Track car: e36 or e46

bryce · 12-03-2012, 11:23 PM

Lads

After top gears episode last night on the rally cross it has inspired me to do something exciting with my free time this year.

On a disposable budget I'm looking for something that will give me big grins for low dolla. I'm thinking along the lines of track set up e36 or e46 m3.

Thoughts?

Barry C · 13-03-2012, 12:49 AM

i would decide what you want to enter, then pick the car accordingly. something like a 205 gti will be cheap to run and great fun or you could get a civic or integra type R for a little bit more but they're super reliable

i would buy a car ready to go rather than build. the cars on the show last night wouldn't have been built on the budgets they quoted. don't forget it'll be 1500 for all your clothing and helmet etc then you need a licence etc.

the trick with racing is to go through you budget loads of time to make sure you didn't miss anything. then double it

bryce · 13-03-2012, 01:38 AM

thanks barry - i think you may have misread my post though. I want to do track days, not rally cross.

Barry C · 13-03-2012, 02:28 AM

ah ok, sorry! The same logic applies though, 205 gti, 306 gti, Integra, civic etc all great little track cars that are cheap to run

do you not track the CSL?

Barry C · 13-03-2012, 02:29 AM

actually.

just buy this http://www.cslregister.com/forum/sho...429#post109429

awesome little thing

Pooky · 13-03-2012, 10:32 AM

I've got an E36 M3 track car as well as the CSL.

Bang for buck nothing can touch the E36, E46s wont be that much quicker or more fun to be honest. But the E36s are getting a bit old so finding a good one is getting difficult.

If it was me building a new car now I'd do an E46 but I think it will be twice as much to build.

12-03-2012, 11:23 PM	#1
bryce S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland (sw) Posts: 1,369 Casino cash: $2512	Track car: e36 or e46 Lads After top gears episode last night on the rally cross it has inspired me to do something exciting with my free time this year. On a disposable budget I'm looking for something that will give me big grins for low dolla. I'm thinking along the lines of track set up e36 or e46 m3. Thoughts?

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13-03-2012, 12:49 AM	#2
Barry C S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 300 Casino cash: $3349	i would decide what you want to enter, then pick the car accordingly. something like a 205 gti will be cheap to run and great fun or you could get a civic or integra type R for a little bit more but they're super reliable i would buy a car ready to go rather than build. the cars on the show last night wouldn't have been built on the budgets they quoted. don't forget it'll be 1500 for all your clothing and helmet etc then you need a licence etc. the trick with racing is to go through you budget loads of time to make sure you didn't miss anything. then double it

13-03-2012, 01:38 AM	#3
bryce S5, Sport On, DSC M-track Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scotland (sw) Posts: 1,369 Casino cash: $2512	thanks barry - i think you may have misread my post though. I want to do track days, not rally cross.

13-03-2012, 02:28 AM	#4
Barry C S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 300 Casino cash: $3349	ah ok, sorry! The same logic applies though, 205 gti, 306 gti, Integra, civic etc all great little track cars that are cheap to run do you not track the CSL?

13-03-2012, 02:29 AM	#5
Barry C S5 - Full Throttle Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 300 Casino cash: $3349	actually. just buy this http://www.cslregister.com/forum/sho...429#post109429 awesome little thing

13-03-2012, 10:32 AM	#6
Pooky S4 - Getting the hang of it Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 187 Casino cash: $11992	I've got an E36 M3 track car as well as the CSL. Bang for buck nothing can touch the E36, E46s wont be that much quicker or more fun to be honest. But the E36s are getting a bit old so finding a good one is getting difficult. If it was me building a new car now I'd do an E46 but I think it will be twice as much to build.