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good cars for drifting

Thread in 'Drifting Chat / Pictures / Videos' started by cornishnutter, Feb 7, 2011.

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  1. cornishnutter

    cornishnutter Member

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    What cars are good/easy to drift? that are fairly cheap to buy. and what would be a good car to learn to drift in?
     
    #1 cornishnutter, Feb 7, 2011
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    SX_BIG Active Member

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    have a search mate

    press the search bar above, question has been answered once or a thousand times before :)
     
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  3. cornishnutter

    cornishnutter Member

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    ah ok< i will do< its just im very new to drifting and need a fair bit of advice
     
    #3 cornishnutter, Feb 7, 2011
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    Masses of info on here mate :thumbs:

    Generally any car with a front mounted engine to RWD Can be drifted :) How easy they are is down to the car etc.

    I think :wack:
     
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  5. cornishnutter

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    i have seen about volvo 340s< they seem pretty cheap< which i would need
     
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    japdrifter_s13 running out of skill

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    its like the most asked question on here and a thread is started more or less once a day.

    so what would you call faily cheap to buy?

    fairly cheap to me were talking e30 3 series or e36 obviously not m3 but more 320, 325

    mazda mx5's go well, a little underpowered but happy to have the shit kicked out of them

    and good old volvo 340's are cheap and work well

    s13 200sx... ive had 4 of these.. great skids cars but imo stupidly unreliable with a CA

    s14 can be had for 1400 ish quid these days... sr20det sounds crap but go's well and skids perfectly imo... i would say the best bargain.

    from there your starting to go up the ladder towards 2.5 / 3k in price and looking at s14a's and gts skylines and everything else skiddable becomes more available as the price rises...

    its cheap to initially get a skid car but its not cheap to maintain keeping it running and have a constant supply of drift days etc on tap... really you have to be commited to do it regular :thumbs:

    imo get a bmw 3series or an mx5, something you dont mind breaking, weld the diff, strip it out, got a load of tyres for it, go and have the time of your life :thumbs:
     
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  7. cornishnutter

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    thanks< i realised this probably is asked alot, but i just help and advice,
     
    #7 cornishnutter, Feb 7, 2011
  8. lozza

    lozza ChickFoot FTW!

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    Depends on a lot really. Age, money etc, personally i started in a 1.7 volvo 340, went onto Nissan S12 with a CA18, then a Volvo 740 2.3 turbo and now i have an SR20 S14.

    If you want to learn good weight transfer and learn to drift without a handbrake, personally i'd go for a volvo, either the 340 or 740, the 740 would probably be easier but still teach you good skills.
     
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  9. cornishnutter

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    torube is< im 20 and havent started driving yet, and would need a cheap car to run, and stuff
     
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    i like rwd ones, with lots of power. there quite good
     
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  11. lozza

    lozza ChickFoot FTW!

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    Sierra, volvo 340/360 or BMW then, dont think about a volvo 740 if you want a cheap car to run :wack:
     
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    cornishnutter Member

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    ah ok, wouldnt a bmw be expensive on insurance for a first car?
     
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  13. lozza

    lozza ChickFoot FTW!

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    depends where you are, best bet is to ring the insurance companies.
     
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  14. japdrifter_s13

    japdrifter_s13 running out of skill

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    you can always get an online quote, only takes 5 mins
     
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    ok cheers guys
     
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    My favourite car drift is an r32 lad. im on my 3rd one now and have another in transit from japan.

    They aint too bad to run either and can take plenty of abuse.

    As other people hav already said its up to the driver how easy a car is to drift or not.
     
    #16 Stewie, Feb 7, 2011
  17. Sam H

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    Best cars for drifting, if you are young, and on a budget is the citroen saxo. They can be bought for less than 500 quid sometimes.

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    #17 Sam H, Feb 7, 2011
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    Oh my god, I want that. I think the bm might have to go :)


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    Yeah, just make sure you ask if its a RWD model before handing the cash over.


    :rolleyes:
     
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    At 20 and being a new driver you will pay about a billion pounds for insurance on anything worth driving!

    Realistically:
    Car - £500
    Insurance - £2000-3000+ (depending on car, area, etc)
    Running costs depends how many miles a year you do and how handy you are with a spanner/ebay
     
    #20 Tommy Kaira, Feb 7, 2011
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