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New Year...New Carbriandamaged
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Dec 27, 2006 18:30:39 GMT
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I'm gonna be looking for a new daily at the end of Jan, have been doing 200m a week in the Range Rover since August, and have a list of mechanical jobs as long as your arm that need doing....nothing serious, the back axle's noisy so it needs new bearings, seals and possibly a diff, and I want to polybush it 'coz it's got all the directional stabilty of an oil tanker at the minute.......plus I've got a load of new panels and stuff to go on it, and want to have a go at doing the headlining and carpets.... I've got a 3-door diesel Pug 205 with knackered brakes and heater, but that's about as much fun as putting your face in a lawnmower to drive...plus I'm loathed to spend any money on it because it's A. worthless and B. horrible. But the shell's solid, and the rally boys LOVE 3dr 205 shells. ;D Got about £1k to spend, have been offered an 3dr 1400 Astra Mk2 which is a 75k one OAP owner minter, will only be about £250 off a lad at work....or do I buy something silly and risk the considerable wrath of SWMBO.......decisions decisions!! I'm seeing a slammed DisAstra.......I'm too old, I'm too old!!  |
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Dec 27, 2006 21:00:32 GMT
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what you want, mr damaged? I've always got some zimmers kicking around. 24v senator for £250? needs mot, 90k, white, 2 owners, one was called bill  clean 95k 535i on "G", manual in black & in your budget. bit of a distance from you tho. |
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New Year...New Carbriandamaged
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Dec 27, 2006 22:06:24 GMT
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Smallish, sub 1400, reliable, fun, different. Insurance ain't much of a problem at 42 with full NCB...the Pug costs me £175 a yr Fully Comp, the Rangey £107 Fully Comp on limited miles policy.
Would LOVE a Senator, but have to travel almost 40m round trip a day commuting though, even at 32mpg the Rangey's costing me over £100 a month to get back and forth to work.
At almost 60mpg the Pug would be ideal for that if it wasnt so horrible to drive, I know some people love em, but I think they are hateful, hateful cars. I only bought it because I killed my Cav and needed wheels pronto out of the local freeads. I can't even think about modifying it, even with 155x13's on the steering's as heavy as lead (no PAS), the gear lever's like stirring a knitting needle in a bucket of wallpaper paste, the heater's knacked and it handles like a greasy pig on ice. YUCK!!
The Astra's looking likely, what would I do to it though?? Nothing of mine remains standard for long, no matter how I resist the temptation, even if it ends up being totally trashed due to my 'Rock Ape' driving style ;D.....and I don't want it to end up looking like a ChavMobile....lmao
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Last Edit: Dec 27, 2006 22:07:48 GMT by briandamaged
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bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 71
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New Year...New Carbstardchild
@bstardchild
Club Retro Rides Member 71
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Dec 28, 2006 11:12:31 GMT
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what you want, mr damaged? I've always got some zimmers kicking around. 24v senator for £250? needs mot, 90k, white, 2 owners, one was called bill Ahhhhhhhh Penny drops (I think :  just can't remember the name of the garage where you work now..... |
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Dec 28, 2006 11:52:29 GMT
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Mk2 astra sounds good, not many around and i think they are great cars. Infact has many of our members got a mk2 astra?? They can be made to look brilliant with tasteful mods.
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markbognor
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New Year...New Carmarkbognor
@markbognor
Club Retro Rides Member 56
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Dec 28, 2006 12:10:31 GMT
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My old mans got a Mk2 Astra, no subtle mods for this one though, its ataying as it left the factory. He took the induction kit it came with off and put a factory spec air box back on.  Although, black wide steels and a whack with the lowing stick may be just what it needs. |
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Dec 28, 2006 12:24:18 GMT
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"Smallish, sub 1400, reliable, fun, different."  You need a Skoda!  If a rear engined one isn't your taste, how about a Favorit? ;)Biased? Me?........yeah, totally! ;D |
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Dec 28, 2006 22:01:32 GMT
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"Smallish, sub 1400, reliable, fun, different." You need a Skoda! If a rear engined one isn't your taste, how about a Favorit? ;)Biased? Me?........yeah, totally! ;D to second, see if you cant get a sub-£100 mot'd fav on ebay. then get 45mpg even driving fairly hard... and they rallied them in gpN for a while with pretty much stock handling and enough poke for me to have rattled off a kill list as long as the range rovers bitZ list lol |
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clean 95k 535i on "G", manual in black & in your budget. bit of a distance from you tho. 
just can't remember the name of the garage where you work now.....
You need a Skoda! 
If a rear engined one isn't your taste, how about a Favorit? 
