Cheap car to modify

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Wed 5 Jun 2019 23:48
Cheap car to modify - logger

Not sure where I should post this but my wife has a 1.6 focus company car so I wanted to look at buying a cheap car or classic car to just use occasionally

I was thinking of a £1000 to buy then spend a bit of money over time customising it to make it a bit different from the usual standard hum drum. I am in my 50's but with a long car history from classics to 4x4s

I am happy to look at anything long as it's different

Any suggestions

Cheers

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Thu 6 Jun 2019 00:02
Cheap car to modify - bathtub tom

KIA Pride, if you can find one.

It's a Mazda 121, built under licence, with a Mazda engine and lots of Ford components.

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Thu 6 Jun 2019 01:42
Cheap car to modify - logger

Thanks but honest John's verdict on this car is bad!!!

Felt past its sell-by date, even at the time

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Thu 6 Jun 2019 08:08
Cheap car to modify - SLO76
Buy a tidy Ford Focus ST170. Fast Ford’s always rocket in value at some point and this is on the cusp of that. A great little hot(ish) hatch. Fun to drive, practical and easy enough to keep it going as long as you buy one that’s solid. I personally wouldn’t modify it (not my taste) as it will increase in value more rapidly if kept nice but original.

Otherwise a Fiesta ST150 for the same reasons as above.

Mazda MX5 1.8 for pure fun.
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