MX5 any good to start drifting

[keith_b]

As above lads me and a buddy looking for a cheap starter car. He wants to do track days and i want to drift. We dont want a turbo so we can fix it as we go. Budget is about €1000 so we were looking at a 1.8 mx5 and strip it out weld the diff and trash it. What do people think opinions please

[twailbait]

As above lads me and a buddy looking for a cheap starter car. He wants to do track days and i want to drift. We dont want a turbo so we can fix it as we go. Budget is about €1000 so we were looking at a 1.8 mx5 and strip it out weld the diff and trash it. What do people think opinions please

Great track day car, take alot of abuse!

[Sean180sx]

To short of wheelbase u would pick up a rusty 180 or 14 for that look around

[keith_b]

To short of wheelbase u would pick up a rusty 180 or 14 for that look around

Would they not be the same wheelbase as a ae86 and about the same power. Wont get a 180 or 14 for €1000 and dont want a turbo

[keith_b]

Great track day car, take alot of abuse!

Would they be any good for the likes of mondello to drift. My friend wants a track car and i want to try and drift

[twailbait]

Would they be any good for the likes of mondello to drift. My friend wants a track car and i want to try and drift

In standard form they wouldnt have the guts to drift mondello.

But as a track car, you wont get much better

[Sean180sx]

A mate bought a s14a on donedeal for just under 1000 other day and it was turbo u will defo get a non turbo 1 for that haha

[hoopsbhoy]

Why not a turbo? I had my 200 for sale for near enough that and all it needed was a bit of welding.

[Keli]

Trixta on here should be able to advise you towards the mx5 route, he's seen the good side and the bad of them.
With regards to options, there are plenty of non turbo s-bodies for sale now for feck all money cause noone wants na's.

For example. . .
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3228157
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3162671

[keith_b]

Trixta on here should be able to advise you towards the mx5 route, he's seen the good side and the bad of them.
With regards to options, there are plenty of non turbo s-bodies for sale now for feck all money cause noone wants na's.

For example. . .
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3228157
http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/3162671

Cheers for that Keli but my friend wants a track day car so ideally he wants a DC2 so were trying to compromise on a car so i can try a bit of drifting. I get what people are saying and forgot about Trixta must drop him a pm although he turbo'ed his one