Fastest Cars Under £5k

[haaran]

http://cars.uk.msn.com/features/photos.aspx?cp-documentid=150774492

Suprise suprise...no mention of an S2!
But apparently Sierra Cossies can be had for £3.5k...i'll take two please!

[Rusty]

Yeah, a few quick motors in there and a few big bruisers. It always makes me laugh how 0-60 times are quotes as gospel, anyone who has ever tried to match factory times will know that they'redamned hard to get close to and not wreck the car

Saph cossie or 5dr M3 is a nice option for some very un-Audi like entertainment MR2 turbos are seriously fast cars too.

[Acidburn]

sapphire cossie in white for under 5k yes
sierra cosworth under 5k no chance, more like 10-15k lol

[pixsaudisex2]

Yeah but no mention is the reason i love me car nobody knows what is is and also staying of the radar like this is a reason there so cheap and also pretty cheap to insure..

[Christophski]

K rephrase.... Saph cossi under 5k is possible but will be buying a high mileage ford dog with some silly additions from halfords!

[cherry1809]

Also no 850-R,
Mitsi GTO is a hatefull car I'd never be seen in,
I'd give my right pinky for an S4 928,
I don't have enough Burberry clothing for an M3, Rather have the E39 M5,
I can see the attraction (now) of a Cossie, I just couldn't

[dm80]

I'd rather have an S2. Call me old fashioned.

[dest]

K rephrase.... Saph cossi under 5k is possible but will be buying a high mileage ford dog with some silly additions from halfords!

Not nessessarily!
You can easily get a decent looking/modded Cossie for well under 5k, although Id be very carefuly of a 100+k one that hasnt had a rebuild yet, and would probably be full of rot.
Personally I wouldnt touch a cheap one, as its a money pit time bomb

[Hammer786]

Surely you'd rather people don't know about the s2/urs4/urs6, for me it's kinda the point of owning one the fact no-one knows what it is! Wouldn't mind that v12 jag for a laugh though.

[cquattropower]

They are only looking at quick cars out of the box, where was the S4? What people dont realise is once remapped most of these cars become seriously quick.

[cherry1809]

They are only looking at quick cars out of the box, where was the S4? What people dont realise is once remapped most of these cars become seriously quick.

And they'll still be within the 5k budget.

[Error404]

to be fair a lot of those cars would pi55 all over a stock S2

[dest]

to be fair a lot of those cars would pi55 all over a stock S2

Agreed. A standard S2 is not that impressive performance wise these days.
The thing is, how many of those would you want to be seen in?
Id have another cossie, and was recently looking at E36 M3 prices, but apart from that you can keep the rest!

[EspenW]

Hmm, the cars are rated by 0-60 times. Even a stock S2 coupe (0-60 in 5.7) would be right up there with the quickest of these.

[bluequattro]

Wot no Impreza?
My WRX was very quick but flimsy
WOuld surely be a sub £3000 car with good performance
I d like the NIssan 300, but with an LS Chevy engine