Khanacross Car

[Dirty Sanchez]

I've been looking at a couple of cars for the khanacross this weekend. Normally I'd just buy the cheapest thing I could lay my hands on but given that there looks like being another one before the end of the year and maybe as many as 5 next year I want to buy a car that would be lots of fun.

I looked at a 200B and a stanza. All things being equal, which is better? Which is easier to get parts for? Did either of them come with electronic ignition?

I'm also after some second hand 14 inch rally tires dirt cheap. I don't really want them for performance, I just don't want to get bogged.

[Spac]

Stanza is a bit smaller, which makes it better. At a khana, you won't get enough speed up for the Stanza's handling deficencies to be an issue.

Basically, the exact choice of khana car is pretty well irrelevant, provided you heed the following:

Small = good.
Fwd = fast (couldn't bring myself to use the word "good" there).
Brakes and steering that work properly = good.

Pretty well everything else is irrelevant, including engine power - I've watched a stone-stock beige 120Y carve up all sorts of 'trick' khana cars event after event, simply because it was little and easy to drive.

In terms of the non-competitive differences between the cars, I think they're pretty well equal, with 200B still being a little more common and therefore easier to get bits for. The electronic ignitions come from later Bluebirds, not Stunzas or 200Bs.

[Kagan]

What Size tyres you after??? I have a fair few second hand 14's that I will get rid of cheap... really cheap!!!!

there are varying conditions, but they are just basically ones I wouldn't run in a rally, but still have a hell of a lot more grip than road tyres~~

[Dirty Sanchez]

probably 185/65 but whatever will do. Anything will be better than (nearly bald) road tyres. How much are you after for them? (PM me if you prefer)

Does anyone have any shocks/struts for a 200B?