a what '90's / early 00's car challenge

[Hugo 356]

Looks like it's a Hyundai S Coupe then

Shame this one is an auto
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284540148914 ... SwPNxhnOyy

[Timo]

James, to give us all a little help is there anything realistic other than a beetle cabriolet that she does like?

I can see insurance being a killer on an e30 BMW , MK2 escort, early porsche 911 ( ideally white swb with red interior ) or a ferrari F50.

[Timo]

To scratch the Jdm itch what about

A civic?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... obcid=soc3

Or a second gen crx?

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1361341

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1358889

Both come in below the £5k threshold, unfortunately the civic is slightly erm flat backed.

[wildtexas]

she’s pretty specific in what she doesn’t like .

You could ask what she would like to pay for , insure and run? The acceptable list might grow

I thought I'd won the lottery with a clapped out 17 yr old 1974 beetle. I could see more of the road than the floorpan.

[hot66]

The Hyundai and crx’s are a hit

I’ll have to check gocompare to see if insurance is realistic

[Hugo 356]

From the Hyundai S Coupe Wikipedia page:

"This car made an appearance on BBC Top Gear Series 13 Episode 2 as Richard Hammond's car for the challenge where the presenters are finding the perfect car for a 17-year-old driver."

& has competition pedigree winning it's class in the '92 Pikes Peak



& in the hands of rally royalty with the mk2

[210bhp]

The blue crx is less than 10 miles from me.

Regards
Mike

[hot66]

just checked insurance .

crx is about £1K more to insure than a mini1 convertible

hyundai coupes are even more

Mazda Mx3 , Honda civic coupe etc are also all too expensive to insure.

Daughters new suggestion was a Porsche 944

The more I look the more we either end up at boring little hatchback or mini convertible , beetle convertible or older golf convertible ... these can be insured for aabout £900 with no black boxes ( would be less if one was fitted but I have a hatred of those things )

[hot66]

this comes in about £1200 to insure

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165293342549 ... Sws3xh6e36

[rhd racer]

Golf mk3 colour concept convertible?
Merc SLK (though insurance might be prohibitive)
Volvo C30

[hot66]

she loves the clipper convertibles ( golf MK1 ) but I'm reluctant to put her in someting that old of a design . MK3 might be OK

[rhd racer]

she loves the clipper convertibles ( golf MK1 ) but I'm reluctant to put her in someting that old of a design . MK3 might be OK

Yep, avoided the Clipper due to airbag issues. Cool though

[Timo]

Who’ve you tried for insurance James? A bunch of the younger guys in our old vw club used to use a company called bell who seemed to specialise in policies for young drivers, I remember them coming in several hundred pounds cheaper than some of the more well known places. This was a few years ago now but might be worth a try.

[Hugo 356]

hyundai coupes are even more

Is this for the '88 - '95 81-92hp 1500cc or the more powerful, bigger engined mk2 though?

More importantly, how did I become an '88 - '95 Hyundai S Coupe salesman?

Here's a picture of the designer of the S Coupe, Park Jong-suh. He wouldn't want you worrying about insurance costs

[RobFrost]

If a hatchback isn't wanted you'll do well with a VW Jetta. Airbags, inexpensive, lots of protective metal all around.

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