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Afternoon all.
I'm in the market for a 150mph-ish car for about £500.
Candidates include the LS400, a Jaguar V8 of sorts, E36 328is, maybe an MG ZT 2.5 190, that kind of thing - basically, if it's got a decent lump and it'll do 140-ish or maybe 150, I'm sold.
Cash waiting and ready to go. Needs some T&T and to be a good(ish) driving car, other than that I don't really care! Bit of a challenge going on.
If you know of anything, please shout!
Cheers,
Lewis
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Saab 2.3t. 93 or 95. Cheap as and pretty quick
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Don't want too much then  Try a saab 9.3 2.3t Or a saab 93 karlson, but you'll be lucky to get one of these |
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If you can't beat em, knock em off
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An 850 t5 would do the trick i'm sure  |
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The Saabs and 850s are great shouts. I'll keep an eye out.
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I think the karlsson might be fwd I can't remember
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If you can't beat em, knock em off
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800 Vitesse should be a few 800s out there but would need to look hard as there is plenty of rotten ones.
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Some days you just need to take a grinder to an inanimate object, just to make your day a tiny bit better!!
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toreno
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"Bit of a challenge going on"
I think we need to know more about this
Sounds interesting
Sent from my GT-S6810P using proboards
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Mr S
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10-4 Good buddy.
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My Alfa 156 2.0TS will do mid 130s and be available at the start of September (MOT til next June and Tax til end of Nov). I suspect it's not fast enough or soon enough for you though.
The V6s will top 140 easily and are quite cheap, handle pretty good for a FWD car too!
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Last Edit: Aug 3, 2013 18:15:26 GMT by Mr S
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I've got my 95 Jag XJ6 4.0 Sport in the for sale section for £575. No idea if it can do that kind of speed though. PM me if you're interested.
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Everything's easy, when you know how its done.
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Cheers phorbiuz. I'll have a look at it.
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Don't want too much then My first thoughts, i know big thirsty (fast) barges are cheap but  Interesting challenge though. I'd suggest a BMW E38 750i V12, factory limited to 155 (sure i read somewhere they are good for 180 unrestricted), i'd expect one at 500 would be a dog though. |
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phorbiuz, you've a PM. Cheers!
Thanks Mark, that's what I thought too. Not found any at the moment though...
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Don't want too much then My first thoughts, I know big thirsty (fast) barges are cheap but Interesting challenge though. I'd suggest a BMW E38 750i V12, factory limited to 155 (sure I read somewhere they are good for 180 unrestricted), I'd expect one at 500 would be a dog though. Although E38 prices are truly ensconced in bager territory, you won't find a 750i for £500 - not yet at least. Certainly not a roadworthy one. As above an Alfa 156 V6 would do the trick too (should you not buy the Jaguar). My Sportwagon 6 speed will do (and has done) over 140mph with more to go; I would suspect the saloon to be slightly lighter and would crack it, probably good for 155mph. |
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A Saab 9-5 aero with do that 'but' i'd be on the look out for a rough Alfa GTV V6 I've seen them go for that kind of money needing cosmetic work, a 3.0 will nudge 150 but a 3.2 if you could find one will nudge 160...
I also saw an MOT'd but rough round the edges supercharged XJ-R go for £430 quid a couple of weeks back..
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The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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I'd go for a Saab 9-3 or 9-5 turbo as well. They are properly well built, and I first drove one when I bought mine at the start of the year and they are very quick. The 9-3 2.0 is around 210 and the 9-5 2.3 is 230+ bhp. The engine ended up in my Astra mk3. They are easily tunable and it cost me 100 quid to get it up to 270bhp (which is more than enough). |
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Think I'm sorted now chaps! Cheers.
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