sebastiaan
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 07:02 PM |
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New car...
I need to buy a (cheapo!) "new" car to keep me mobile for a few months. Keywords are:
CHEAP
fun
CHEAP
different
CHEAP
hooligan's car
ow, and did i mention it has to be cheap? Take your pick!
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Project7
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 07:13 PM |
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I had a volvo 340 for a while, in the wet it could be frightening
How about a rover 220 or 420 they can be had fairly cheap are quite quick!
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Chris_R
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 08:16 PM |
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I like my VeeDubs. What about a MKII Golf GTi or a Scirocco GT?
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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phelpsa
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 08:19 PM |
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XR2, the only car I have ever driven (round a field).
Adam
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 08:21 PM |
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rover 800 vitesse turbo, ideally the sport model. 200bhp for £500. or less...
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=18262&item=2481800899&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
[Edited on 13/6/04 by JoelP]
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 08:47 PM |
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my alfa 155 2.0 will be up for grabs,deffo fun car
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 09:48 PM |
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on that list, subject to popular opinion that I dont like rovers, I voted 214.
There is some serious crap on that list.
If you wanty to die, get an ax. They are about 100 kilos lighter than a car of its time, and thats gotta show. The tailgate is actually hinged glass
at the top, and the lower part is plastic.
take a look at this page and tell me you dont want a mazda!
http://www.bomber.rally.pl/revmag/mazda323.html
TOTTIE!!!!!
I had the later P reg version.....
[Edited on 13/6/04 by stephen_gusterson]
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 10:40 PM |
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cheers steve, im picking up an ax next week...
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stephen_gusterson
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| posted on 13/6/04 at 11:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
cheers steve, im picking up an ax next week...
its true
they weigh summat like 700 - 750 kilos when a metro weighed 850.
check out the tailgate - clever but crap
atb
steve
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 02:02 AM |
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I've gone BX GTi, they've got fantastic engines, so if all else fails you can rip it out and stick it in your kit car instead!
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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ChrisW
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 09:10 AM |
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XR2 all the way. I've just bought another and I'm loving having a hot hatch again!
It's mint condition apart from a few parking knocks on the doors and a grubby drivers seat. 62,000 on the clock when I got it, every
MOT/receipt since new, full main dealer service history and owes me £600. Bargain!
Photo here
Chris
My gaff my rules
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chrisg
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| posted on 14/6/04 at 07:34 PM |
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What ever you buy, don't cover it in honey and drive it through Halfords - Bolting bits of GRP or"neons" on to it marks you out as a
man who needs a "mopping up cloth" if you know what I mean, and I think you do.....
Cheers
Chris
BTW - What about an Escort convertible, cheap and just right for the weather(this week)
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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greggors84
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 01:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stephen_gusterson
http://www.bomber.rally.pl/revmag/mazda323.html
TOTTIE!!!!!
Hold on, that cars polish, thats not conrods bird is it?
Chris
The Magnificent 7!
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Peteff
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 01:52 PM |
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Hold on, that cars polish,
It's Polish, tell him Conrod. It's polish that makes it shine . I thought they were Japanese actually but what do I know.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Noodle
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| posted on 15/6/04 at 02:26 PM |
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Alfa 75 can be a hoot. Inboard disks, de-dion, transaxle, RWD. The last proper Alfa before they became re-badged FIAT hatchbacks.
You can fit the bushings etc from the Zagatto. The 3 litre sounds great but you'll need an osteopath to sort your back out.
The 'isostatic' gear change is a bit pants though
Great sound, great slides. Don't listen to these mummy's boys who advocate a little hot hatch. You've only got one life!
Cheers,
Neil.
Your sort make me sick
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