track day running cost

[ludo]

so that too will be much cheaper than the M3 discs!! leaning toward the change everyday a little bit more! I have another 3 trackdays this year, the final one on the 20th of octorber, M3 is for sale on the 21st!

[ludo]

Is it possible to have a VX on a Q-plate "registered" prior to 1982?? if not, what engines could I get?

[ChrisG]

so that too will be much cheaper than the M3 discs!!

Yep, unless you can get M3 discs for about £25 which I think is all my last pair of fronts cost

[ludo]

Yep, unless you can get M3 discs for about £25 which I think is all my last pair of fronts cost

update: M3 is now for sale  

A guy here offered me a stuart with a X-flow 1700, unleaded head conversion done for my M3 (I would value the M3 @ £5k) doesnt look like a great deal for me.

here is his car:

stuart

[ChrisG]

Its a Sylva, not a Stuart

The Striker is a great handling car and you won't find that many significantly under £5k in the UK (Similar car on Pistonheads for £4650), so considering its already registered in France and so presumably saves you a lot of time / hassle compared to importing a UK car, Id seriously consider it.

[ludo]

not too found of the ford kent though... seems a bit old to me    please educate me if i am wrong. I would think that with 150bhp it's at it's top in term of development (while maintening reliability). That's what I like with VX or zetec, I could grow with the car, improving it's performance as my driving progress too

[ChrisG]

The Xflow is a bit old-hat but its still a "fun" engine to use in anger, makes a nice noise and revs OK, and 150bhp will be plenty for a year or two.

If at that point you decide you want more though, flog the Xflow engine and do an engine conversion on it, either to a Vx/Zetec/Duratec etc or a bike engine. The only thing is you'd need to check if an engine change causes you issues with registration etc, it wouldnt in the UK but not sure about France?

[ludo]

chris, you're officialy the new guy my GF wants to hate!

I asked a bit more about the car to the saler and we'll see then. I'll probably let you know about it as soon as I get infos