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Dec 15, 2013 21:25:26 GMT
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for daily duties. Must be ready to go and less than a grand. Somewhere near the northwest would be ideal but I will travel for the right car! Can part-ex a really really curse word mot'd and taxed citroen xsara VTR if it so takes your fancy, it has rain sensing wipers - omg11!
What have you got?
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Dec 17, 2013 23:43:00 GMT
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I remember the days when you could pick up a tidy Capri for £500, a tasty 190E for £400 or if you pushed the boat out a 200sx for £800. I remember when all of the internet was just fields...
It seems I am being delusional thinking I could pick up a tasty RWD retro motor for less than a grand. I fear I may have to just try to get some excitement from something FWD. Sad times. Sad, impossible times.
I'm off to cry into the steering wheel CD changer controls of my Citroen Xsara....
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omega
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Dec 17, 2013 23:59:39 GMT
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plenty of omegas about for that money and the odd bmw.
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Carlton GSi 24v auto any good to you?
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'77 Vauxhall Cavalier coupe 1.9 GLS - the long term project
'81 Opel Senator 3.0S
'81 Opel Senator 3.0CD
'82 Opel Manta SRB coupe
'90 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
'93 Vauxhall Senator 24V
'93 Lancia Thema 16V Turbo
'94 Vauxhall Carlton Diamond
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Viva's, Dolomite's, Manta's can be had for around the grand mark!
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Del
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Mk3 Granny!
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10mpg
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Interesting rwd retro..10mpg
@10mpg
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Dec 18, 2013 10:13:43 GMT
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328i's are well in budget, my vert is almost 20 years old and has a cassette player must be retro... manual box 82k from new even has lpg and i value it well under a grand, it's up for sale on here......
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Last Edit: Dec 18, 2013 10:18:13 GMT by 10mpg
The Internet, like all tools, if used improperly, can make a complete bo**cks of even the simplest jobs...
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Dec 18, 2013 12:36:17 GMT
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Should have said really - it also needs to be half decent on the old go juice - having to drive 2 hours a day 5 days a week at the moment. Late 20s to the gallon minimum really- 30s would be better. That puts anything with more than 4 cylinders out of the equation and probably 2.0 max - the older the better as my insurance for old metal has just plummeted! Paying through the nose for my winter runabout (Citroen Xsara) but a Porsche 924 is just over £100 a year! Go figure..
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Dec 18, 2013 12:39:10 GMT
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Vivas and Dolomites in daily driver condition are 1500 plus from what I've seen.. and a useable Manta for under a grand? 2 grand if you're lucky! It's a week before Christmas and cars on eBay are still fetching a premium- this is good for the owners I guess, and probably for the scene as a whole. Bad for me at the moment though!
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Dec 18, 2013 13:39:33 GMT
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Del
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Dec 18, 2013 15:52:25 GMT
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Still Mk3 Granny  I get 27mpg out of my four cylinder 2.0, and barely get above 30mph when doing ten miles each way along the A11. A decent long run will get you into the thirties, I'm sure. |
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scimjim
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Interesting rwd retro..scimjim
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Dec 18, 2013 16:46:23 GMT
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possibly not retro enough yet but if you want creature comforts on a long run for under a grand you can't beat a couple of tons of teutonic efficiency with leather and full electrics  retrorides.proboards.com/thread/160439/mercedes-e300-tdand it gets 30mpg all day long (and I don't hang around  ) - from a 6 pot durbo tiesel. |
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Dec 19, 2013 11:18:35 GMT
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My 24v Carlton GSi is good for 34mpg on the motorway with cruise control on. All depends on how you drive it really |
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'77 Vauxhall Cavalier coupe 1.9 GLS - the long term project
'81 Opel Senator 3.0S
'81 Opel Senator 3.0CD
'82 Opel Manta SRB coupe
'90 Vauxhall Cavalier SRi
'93 Vauxhall Senator 24V
'93 Lancia Thema 16V Turbo
'94 Vauxhall Carlton Diamond
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Interesting rwd retro..ToolsnTrack
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Hmm, my big volvo fits that bracket, it gets 30 mpg. And I'd be happy to straight swap for that Capri... If only. |
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Haha, Capri's not going anywhere! Thanks for the posts guys, picked up my interested RWD retro car yesterday.. I'll sort a reader's rides thread for it |
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) - from a 6 pot durbo tiesel.