rtbiscuit Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 whats you budget if you decide to change cars instead of mod? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dblock Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 It wont happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Buy a different car. Far more interesting long term, IMHO. That's defo an option....15k to 18k...what would you go for? What are the must have/must not haves of the car? Size, shape, engine, seats, MPG, yearly upkeep etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank93 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 To add a little more meat to the bone as it were...whatever option I take it won't realistically be happening for around 8 months due to other financial commitments. As for budget if I was modding my current zed I'd be looking at around a 10k budget....if i were going to buy a new car 15k to 18k. The car will be a daily, mileage would be around 12k per year, I don't currently own or plan to own a child and have another more practical car so 2 seats is fine, MPG doesn't really matter either thanks as my fuel is paid for and obviously I'd like to keep maintenence as low as possible (one of the reasons a 370 is apealing over something like a BMW M car). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Elise R or Renault R26.R, or in 8 mths time I'd expect BRZ86 cars to be around £18K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I'd change car then. If you're using the car as a daily you'll get pee'd off with a LS2. GTM would be nice but over your £10k budget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank93 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Why would the LS2 be a pain? i thought it was a very reliable motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank93 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Elise R or Renault R26.R, or in 8 mths time I'd expect BRZ86 cars to be around £18K. All lovely cars but they are all a little more track focused and for the amount of track/driver days I'd do in a year it wouldn't be worth the compromise to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Why would the LS2 be a pain? i thought it was a very reliable motor. It'll be loud, uncivilised, not fantastic on mpg, not that you're worried about that, but for me I'd not want to drive an LS2 or in my vision the LSA daily. You may want to but I wouldn't as I do a fair few miles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Why would the LS2 be a pain? i thought it was a very reliable motor. anything that is as heavily built as either an SC or an engine swap requires a certain amount of continuous fiddling. generally anything like this that didn't come from the factory like that needs regualr little tweeks, maintanence etc. its not a fit and forget type of mod. if your not technically minded it may become frustrating if you can't do it yourself and have to keep taking it to a speciailist as something happens each time. its not that it will be unreliable as the engine or SC build are good products. but you'll always find yourself in the engine bay "adjusting" things. 15k-18k is a good budget for a replacement car what about a maserati Gransport http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201305307026362/sort/default/usedcars/fuel-type/petrol/model/gransport/make/maserati/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/radius/1500/page/1/postcode/ip52hr?logcode=p Aston DB7 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306127255785/sort/default/usedcars/price-to/19000/body-type/coupe/engine-size-cars/5lplus/fuel-type/petrol/make/aston_martin/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/ip52hr?logcode=p Jag XK http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306137264817/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/price-to/19000/body-type/coupe/engine-size-cars/4l_to_4-9l/fuel-type/petrol/model/xk/make/jaguar/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/radius/1500/postcode/ip52hr/page/1?logcode=p TVR Tuscan http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306197379544/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/price-to/19000/body-type/coupe/fuel-type/petrol/model/tuscan/make/tvr/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/ip52hr/page/1/radius/1500?logcode=p Porsche 911 turbo http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306177327795/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/body-type/coupe/fuel-type/petrol/price-to/19000/model/911_turbo/make/porsche/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/postcode/ip52hr/radius/1500/page/1?logcode=p lotus esprit http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201302015158930/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/fuel-type/petrol/body-type/coupe/price-to/19000/model/esprit/make/lotus/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/ip52hr?logcode=p Vauxhall monaro http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201301255049775/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/price-to/19000/fuel-type/petrol/body-type/coupe/model/monaro/make/vauxhall/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/postcode/ip52hr/radius/1500?logcode=p BMW M6 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306127245677/sort/pricedesc/usedcars/price-to/19000/fuel-type/petrol/body-type/coupe/model/m6/make/bmw/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/1500/postcode/ip52hr?logcode=p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Out of all of those, I reckon only the Monaro would be suitable as he wants low maintenance. That's why I wrote off anything German or Italian, pretty much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbiscuit Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 the jag is low maintanence as well well that model is the older x100 is a regualr spanner job until you've rebuilt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnH Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I also know another member who has more cash than sense who's be interested as well. NO! I'm twin supercharging!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9H-RX Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 v8 conversion!! I've seen a mid mounted engine 4.2L V8 conversion done to 350z in America.. looks awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wasso Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 (edited) v8 conversion!! I've seen a mid mounted engine 4.2L V8 conversion done to 350z in America.. looks awsome Try this then..... 6.6L stroked LS2 Twin Rear Mounted Turbos Pushing 940rwhp (Against GTR pushing 627hp) Edited June 21, 2013 by Wasso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9H-RX Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 v8 conversion!! I've seen a mid mounted engine 4.2L V8 conversion done to 350z in America.. looks awsome Try this then..... 6.6L stroked LS2 Twin Rear Mounted Turbos Pushing 940rwhp (Against GTR pushing 627hp) [url= [/media[/url]] This is F**KING AWSOME !! I want to put my engine in the boot and have it grow 2 more cylinders or a Viper V10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A9H-RX Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 v8 conversion!! I've seen a mid mounted engine 4.2L V8 conversion done to 350z in America.. looks awsome Try this then..... 6.6L stroked LS2 Twin Rear Mounted Turbos Pushing 940rwhp (Against GTR pushing 627hp) ] 6L V8, not 4.2 as I thought... and 500bhp N/A!! http://www.gtmotorsports.com/project_car.php?vehicleid=17&page=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank93 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 I never, ever get bored of those clips of the zed destroying the GTR....and pretty much anything else it lines up againt....epic car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deank93 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Why would the LS2 be a pain? i thought it was a very reliable motor. anything that is as heavily built as either an SC or an engine swap requires a certain amount of continuous fiddling. generally anything like this that didn't come from the factory like that needs regualr little tweeks, maintanence etc. its not a fit and forget type of mod. if your not technically minded it may become frustrating if you can't do it yourself and have to keep taking it to a speciailist as something happens each time. its not that it will be unreliable as the engine or SC build are good products. but you'll always find yourself in the engine bay "adjusting" things. 15k-18k is a good budget for a replacement car what about a maserati Gransport http://www.autotrade...p52hr?logcode=p Aston DB7 http://www.autotrade...p52hr?logcode=p Jag XK http://www.autotrade...age/1?logcode=p TVR Tuscan http://www.autotrade.../1500?logcode=p Porsche 911 turbo http://www.autotrade...age/1?logcode=p lotus esprit http://www.autotrade...p52hr?logcode=p Vauxhall monaro http://www.autotrade.../1500?logcode=p BMW M6 http://www.autotrade...p52hr?logcode=p So much car is available for reasonable money these days....one of the plusses of high fuel costs i guess. I love the Lotus, always had a thing for them....but as was mentioned the Monaro would be the more realistic of those options, and that one looks very nice in red with the black details, at least i'd still get an LS2. I popped the gym this morning and ended up putting this scenario to a couple of the car enthusiats there....the more we started to talk it through with the various pros and cons I kind of walked away thinking maybe a nice 370 with the abbey stage 3 kit and around 350bhp was the way to go. It does tick many of my boxes, looks great, goes and sound great (with the abbey stage 3), is newer, modern, would be a low mileage car, ultra reliable, rare, cheap to maintain.....and an easy sell to the wife as loves them....no doubt I'll change my mind tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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