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    New Member from london

    Hello everybody.

    I am new to forums and would really appreciate some advice. Basically i have narrowed down my choice to a three cars. Toyota starlet gt turbo, Fiat punto Gt turbo or a Renault clio mk2. If anyone has any views on these cars or any other recommendations. Also I am a training mechanic and do karting championships. So i have no problem maintaining or repairing my own cars and i know my limits whilst driving.

    Andy.

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    Welcome to the forum dude!

    Clio 172 is easily the best when it comes to corners and handling... which you would appreciate as a kart racer. But maybe not much bhp per £ when tuning. Wait - wasn't it the 172s that used to spontaneously combust?!

    Punto GT... sloppy jalopy chassis but turbo tune-ability, looks good for a 15 year old car still but maybe i'm a bit biased! Italian heritage (read: reliability... haha!) but not much cult status. Simple handling improvements like Eibach anti-roll bars are like gold dust and only available second hand. Still plenty of other parts tho.

    So i'd say Starlet GT all day mate Best of both worlds!

    Let us know how you go

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    Thanks for the reply. Will let you know how it goes!

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    Welcome to Psc

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    Lifeless Geek - need to get out more! Todd's Avatar
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    Yeah starlet out of those tbh, welcome to the club

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    New Member from london

    Depends if you want to spend £1k on a punto or £3-4k on a starlet.

    I personally would go for a glanza than a starlet.
    Last edited by sicskate; 21st March 2014 at 14:08.

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    Where can you get a starlet for £3?

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    Punto gt be different mate.

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    Everyone has starlets an all exactly same mods, boringggg but such good engines but big bucks to buy

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