Recommendations for 2-seater under 7.5k

Hoop66

Bit of a newcomer to the Cars section , so please excuse me if I'm breaking any rules.

I'm looking for a 2-seater, preferrably convertible, preferrably RWD and I can probably spend maximum €7.5k.

I don't mind a bit of work to do, but I'm not really equipped for major bodywork/engineering.

So...any suggestions?

kev1.3s

Mx5 is yer only man and you'd get a nice one for you're budget.

ugglasdav

something like this?

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/4281018

Hoop66

Yeah, I had heard that the MX5 is the sensible option...couple of people whose opinion I would trust.

That MG is gorgeous mind.

Do-more

+1 for the MX5, I ran a 1990 model as my main transport for a while around '97. It was a lovely little go-kart of a car.

This one looks nice, maybe not the best colour but the hard top is definitely desirable from a winter & security point of view and it is well within your budget and cheap enough to run.

I changed the MX5 for a Soarer 2.5 twin turbo another basically 2 seater I could recommend but I wouldn't like to be putting petrol into it these days. It was £70 to fill it back then must be more like €200 now.

Tzar Chasm

ah yeah, ya could go and get a nice sensible reliable MX5, you could even get a decent vintage merc 350/450SL, all in all that would be a pleasent motoring experience.

OR

you could go all out and get yourself a seat of the pants adventure in motoring
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3924616

thats a proper introduction to the world of classic motoring.

ask around in the classic motoring scene, Secretly we love pain and hardship, its what unites us as a group, you'll never truly understand until you spend 9 hours elbows deep in a gearbox fixin something that was only supposed to be a five minute job, or nursing an overheating motor home from the arese end of nowhere, these are the things that define us

Capri

Hoop66 wrote: »

Bit of a newcomer to the Cars section , so please excuse me if I'm breaking any rules.

I'm looking for a 2-seater, preferrably convertible, preferrably RWD and I can probably spend maximum €7.5k.

I don't mind a bit of work to do, but I'm not really equipped for major bodywork/engineering.

So...any suggestions?

Start at the top ?:cool:
http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/SL-Class/280-CABR/201307212433109/advert?channel=CARS



http://www.carzone.ie/search/Mercedes-Benz/SL-Class/280-SLC/201305212227706/advert?channel=CARS


OR

http://www.carzone.ie/search/results?nParam=200588%2B200590&channel=CARS&sortby=Make|0&maxrows=10&page=1&lastFeaturedAdvert=16913409041341740&tab=1#nParam=200590%2B102547%2B285%2B324&sortby=Make|0&channel=CARS&currency=EUROS&searchResultsView=THUMBNAIL&maxrows=10

Hoop66

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

ah yeah, ya could go and get a nice sensible reliable MX5, you could even get a decent vintage merc 350/450SL, all in all that would be a pleasent motoring experience.

OR

you could go all out and get yourself a seat of the pants adventure in motoring
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3924616

thats a proper introduction to the world of classic motoring.

ask around in the classic motoring scene, Secretly we love pain and hardship, its what unites us as a group, you'll never truly understand until you spend 9 hours elbows deep in a gearbox fixin something that was only supposed to be a five minute job, or nursing an overheating motor home from the arese end of nowhere, these are the things that define us

I have owned a DS, so pain and hardship are nothing new to me...but I'm getting very lazy in my old early middle age.

I'm printing out pictures of that TVR for...reasons.

Dades

Tzar Chasm wrote: »

you could go all out and get yourself a seat of the pants adventure in motoring
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/vintagecars/3924616

thats a proper introduction to the world of classic motoring.

Hoop66 wrote: »

I'm printing out pictures of that TVR for...reasons.

I go to sleep dreaming of TVRs. The S Series are lovely creatures! If I had your cash - and a decent contingency/annual tax budget - that's what I would go for.

Really, I'd like a 3000M/S/Taimar, but they're a bit rare these days.

galwaytt

Hoop66 wrote: »

Bit of a newcomer to the Cars section , so please excuse me if I'm breaking any rules.

I'm looking for a 2-seater, preferrably convertible, preferrably RWD and I can probably spend maximum €7.5k.

I don't mind a bit of work to do, but I'm not really equipped for major bodywork/engineering.

So...any suggestions?

+1 on the MX-5.

Spend 2500 on a MX-5 and you have 5k to Tour Europe in it !!

green-blood

seriously folks, the lad has a budget up to 7500

forget mazdas, buy a proper roadster

3.2 flat 6 Boxter S, with 6 months road tax to spare and all before a wrangle with the owner

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4661999

Dades

^^ Just watched the (newish) Wheeler Dealers Boxter episode on Tuesday. Worth a look for anyone interested in one.

I'd say the guy who sold it to them for a grand was sick when he saw what he'd let go.

Hoop66

green-blood wrote: »

seriously folks, the lad has a budget up to 7500

forget mazdas, buy a proper roadster

3.2 flat 6 Boxter S, with 6 months road tax to spare and all before a wrangle with the owner

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4661999

Over 3k/yr to tax and insure it mind...

Tigger

Dades wrote: »

^^ Just watched the (newish) Wheeler Dealers Boxter episode on Tuesday. Worth a look for anyone interested in one.

I'd say the guy who sold it to them for a grand was sick when he saw what he'd let go.

looked at that forum and it looks like a fix

http://www.boxa.net/forum/index.php?showforum=4

Reesy

Do-more wrote: »

...but the hard top is definitely desirable from a winter & security point of view ...

I beg to differ. I've owned a 1991 MX5 for 10 years now (and I love it), with no hard top. Although I had the roof slashed by a thief at Dublin Airport red long term car park, I'm not sure a hard top would have made him go elsewhere - the door locks ain't strong and you can bend the top of the door glass & get a coathanger in. It's the alarm that scared him off, the fookwit.

And as for winter, I disagree. I love driving my MX5 with the top down on crisp cold clear mornings. The MX5 has a small cabin with a great heater. And the hard top is a PITA to store unless you've plenty space. So I suggest buy the car & like I did, get the hard top later if you need it.

Enjoy! More info at MX5Ireland.com

galwaytt

green-blood wrote: »

seriously folks, the lad has a budget up to 7500

forget mazdas, buy a proper roadster

3.2 flat 6 Boxter S, with 6 months road tax to spare and all before a wrangle with the owner

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/4661999

Have you actually priced road tax on a Boxster S ? It's €1,809 per year. That's €34.78 per week in tax, even those weeks you're NOT using it. Madness.

The Wheeler Dealer thing is irrelevant - they only pay £400/yr tax.

I don't car how good a Boxster is - and I'm a big Porsche fan - but the car hasn't been built that's worth paying that much tax on every year tbh.

macplaxton

Something a bit different and perhaps more tax friendly too: Reliant Scimitar SS1/SST/Sabre.

RobAMerc

I hear good things about the Suzuki Cappuccino or the Smart Roadster however I think for pure fun the MX5 is hard to beat.

Some opinions I have on buying one....

I had an iS model with the limited slip diff. What a super little car.

I would try get one as close to original as possible - big tyres etc just don't work, it was designed to be low grip, easy to handle, fun.

Mk2 were probably just as good - maybe a little bit more refined with a more usable boot. Also try get leather - if there is any water getting in at all the cloth seats tend to go very musty and can start to stink.

w124man

Did I see a Honda Beat on DD recently or was I dreaming?