CAR SALE CHALLENGE 2

Amogh Hampiholi and James. Were tied for 1st in the last challenge so I made the executive decision to award James's daihatsu copen the win.

Now then, onto today's challenge.

As a fan of top gear (divisive I know) I have naturally watched the britcar episode more times than I can count. The diesel 3 series was a solid choice for the event given what they had to achieve but I wonder if we on drivetribe can do better.

With a liberal budget of £15,000 to buy and modify your car, can you come up with a car to compete in the lower divisions of the britcar 24 hour race. A car with good power and fuel efficiency is paramount here and I doubt if a high miler with a suspicious amount of recent work on it is going to cut it. That is where the challenge lies.

I'll be running a BMW 320d touring for this one. The coolness of a black estate is undeniable and the reliable and fast car underneath that cool exterior works for me. It might seem like a bit of a gip that I'm using practically the same car as the effort we're trying to beat but hear me out. A set of good tires will probably eat a couple of grand and the roll cage won't be cheap either. A bit of weight reduction and some performance engine bits should take us up to about 12k and the rest will go on more fuel capacity and a service to make sure it's in good nick before the race.

Let's see what you can do though.