Buying cars you know have been tracked
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By the seaside...
south yorkshire
I understand what you mean, but at least you know it has been- when buying a second hand car there is no way of knowing where it has been- if the owner is open about having been tracked then at least you are fully informed and can judge the car more accurately for condition and maintenance.
I guess its more about WHO has tracked it ?
If the owner then you would hope it was with some respect , if non owners have been flogging them on a track then i would not want the car
If there was a choice of 2 similar cars & 1 had been tracked the other hadn't which would you choose ? :wink:
If the owner then you would hope it was with some respect , if non owners have been flogging them on a track then i would not want the car
If there was a choice of 2 similar cars & 1 had been tracked the other hadn't which would you choose ? :wink:
You will always regret it, as the next buyer will have the same reservation as you have so you will limit your resell chances.
You will also always wonder if that component failure was due to some track damage, or was that sticky caliper due to a slide into some mud and grit got stuck and so forth.
Get the one you really want, don't make do with the one that is available now ...
You will also always wonder if that component failure was due to some track damage, or was that sticky caliper due to a slide into some mud and grit got stuck and so forth.
Get the one you really want, don't make do with the one that is available now ...
A few interesting points made by pvr. But like paddy stated, every secondhand car has history. Just because it has been on a track, wouldn't necessarily mean it had been treated badly. Some people treat their cars with no respect on the roads, never mind a track. i.e. flooring it when the engine is cold and not doing basic maintenance checks regularly. I guess just a proper look over the car and a test drive is good enough for me. 
Paulwirral
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Can't see the problem myself as long as you check it properly , cars work better being used than getting polished then pushed back in the damp garage after being serviced by a numb head service technician who works at the main dealer .
And I know said numb heads , clueless when it comes to nuts and bolts
Get a properly sorted car off someone who knows what they are doing and you shouldn't go to far wrong .
Your normal track dayer probably gets within 75 per cent of a cars ability .
Half the cars on the road have been involved in some sort of accident that you'll never know about .
And it's a good bargaining point .
And I know said numb heads , clueless when it comes to nuts and bolts
Get a properly sorted car off someone who knows what they are doing and you shouldn't go to far wrong .
Your normal track dayer probably gets within 75 per cent of a cars ability .
Half the cars on the road have been involved in some sort of accident that you'll never know about .
And it's a good bargaining point .
Liverpool
Zed Five said:
Almost all of those could be from a crap driver, riding the brakes and clutch, rather than a tracked car, and a naive buyer would be led to believe it was a 'better' buy because it had never been tracked - and possibly Jonny Essexed (pampered, but not serviced properly
).Mine's done many a track day, and ring trip and I never try to hide that fact.
Still on my original clutch at 134,000 miles, and never had a cracked spring or wheel. Although I will have my new suspension by the end of the week
But saying all that, I'm not a late braker anyway, don't take the kerbs on track, and am not crack-handed with the gears/clutch.
theres certainly an argument that says buying a car from someone who takes it on a track means they are much more likely to have maintained it properly and I do want a car that's been driven, not sat in a garage half its life.
Starting to think the car I was looking at is the one given to all the magazines to review in which case I think the words 'barge' and 'pole' may become appropriate
Starting to think the car I was looking at is the one given to all the magazines to review in which case I think the words 'barge' and 'pole' may become appropriate
mmm-five said:Zed Five said:
Almost all of those could be from a crap driver, riding the brakes and clutch, rather than a tracked car, and a naive buyer would be led to believe it was a 'better' buy because it had never been tracked - and possibly Jonny Essexed (pampered, but not serviced properly
Mine's done many a track day, and ring trip and I never try to hide that fact.
Still on my original clutch at 134,000 miles, and never had a cracked spring or wheel. Although I will have my new suspension by the end of the week
But saying all that, I'm not a late braker anyway, don't take the kerbs on track, and am not crack-handed with the gears/clutch.