low budget well handling cars

• evozero

  31 Jul 04, 02:23

  i'm thinking along the lines of
  
  mini [the original]
  mazda mx-5 [1st generation]
  ford ka
  porsche 911 [pre-993 models]
  
  need not be powerful, just well handling
  
  anymore suggestions?
  
  tot of the following, but not heard about their handling characteristics
  
  toyota mr2 [1st & 2nd generations]
  porsche 924, 928, 944
  bmw 2002
  alfa spider
  daihatsu charade gtti
  
  some cars i listed may not even be available in singapore, but anyway, its for fun
• HENG@

  31 Jul 04, 02:28

  wow. i thot u mean cars like Focus... those cars u named not very cheap.
• toyota_lover

  31 Jul 04, 11:18

  Originally posted by HENG@:

  wow. i thot u mean cars like Focus... those cars u named not very cheap.

  hehehe.... tot so too.
• AE86tofu

  31 Jul 04, 13:19

  MINI!!!! But i dun u can get it 2nd hand.....its damn rare
• ditzy

  31 Jul 04, 13:20

  Full marks for the MX-5.
• saab95

  31 Jul 04, 13:23

  Honda CR-X.
• siaogui

  31 Jul 04, 15:36

  Originally posted by AE86tofu:

  MINI!!!! But i dun u can get it 2nd hand.....its damn rare

  i saw one red mini 2nd hand in turf city hmm...sd? plate one.... beri XXxX also lol..
• eric3417

  1 Aug 04, 07:25

  MR-S not bad either!
• evozero

  4 Aug 04, 01:35

  Originally posted by HENG@:

  wow. i thot u mean cars like Focus... those cars u named not very cheap.

  the cars i list in the 1st list can't be that expensive, except maybe the porsche 911 [pre 993]
  
  i'm talking about second hand cars here, hence the mention of 1st gen etc
• DaKaR

  4 Aug 04, 10:01

  Porsche 924 Handles damn well...
  The original Volkwagen beetle too...
  any of the Old Porsche 911s are not cheap...
  got a friend who bought an original 911S for 80++ k...
  considering it's a 71 model...
  924 cheaper...
  Drove friend's Volkswagen 1303S and 1200(original beetle)... and it really handles quite well...
  
• evozero

  4 Aug 04, 16:50

  looks like porsche 924 is a cult car
  
  a short visit to google revealed quite detailed info
  
  http://www.924.org/
  http://www.connact.com/~kgross/FAQ/944faq.html
  http://autozine.kyul.net/classic/924.htm
  
  doubt there will be many still in good condition in singapore
  
  its history is very interesting, it was semi-volkswagen in the beginning, ultimately culminating in the final 968CS
  
  the closest thing to this class now is the upcoming porsche boxster coupe, although it won't be prized so low
• HENG@

  4 Aug 04, 23:51

  Originally posted by evozero:

  the cars i list in the 1st list can't be that expensive, except maybe the porsche 911 [pre 993]
  
  i'm talking about second hand cars here, hence the mention of 1st gen etc

  oh well ok. thinking of getting a 2nd 911 in UK. or maybe a 2.8l V6 Golf GTi 4motion. the golf costs less than 200 pounds a month.