Buying a used sports car in Oz
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From: Noddy on 26 May 2010 23:30 "x_d" <xdvu(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message news:f1726071-d2c9-43fe-a053-4a68caa5d307(a)6g2000prg.googlegroups.com... > Curiously Noddy, have you driven one? Yeah, a few. I said I think it's a great driver's car. Certainly not *brilliant*, and it could do with a little more oomph to make it more entertaining in my opinion, but a great drive nonetheless. > I thought the NC had enough power for the road. However on the QR > track in the dry, I definitely wished that there was slightly more > power to get the back out (through some of the slower 2nd gear > corners), though with my driving skills, I wouldn't be sure how much > more it would need before it becomes dangerous. I don't think they're slow, and they're certainly no MGB which are all looks and no go. I think they're balanced pretty well to be honest given that they're a relatively "soft" sports car, but I'd like to drive one with a few more ponies under the bonnet. -- Regards, Noddy.
From: Scotty on 27 May 2010 00:47 "Noddy" <me(a)home.com> wrote in message news:4bfde8c3$0$11949$c30e37c6(a)exi-reader.telstra.net... : : "x_d" <xdvu(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message : news:f1726071-d2c9-43fe-a053-4a68caa5d307(a)6g2000prg.googlegroups.com... : : > Curiously Noddy, have you driven one? : : Yeah, a few. : : I said I think it's a great driver's car. Certainly not *brilliant*, and it : could do with a little more oomph to make it more entertaining in my : opinion, but a great drive nonetheless. : : > I thought the NC had enough power for the road. However on the QR : > track in the dry, I definitely wished that there was slightly more : > power to get the back out (through some of the slower 2nd gear : > corners), though with my driving skills, I wouldn't be sure how much : > more it would need before it becomes dangerous. : : I don't think they're slow, and they're certainly no MGB which are all looks : and no go. I think they're balanced pretty well to be honest given that : they're a relatively "soft" sports car, but I'd like to drive one with a few : more ponies under the bonnet. : : -- : Regards, : Noddy. : : This do you? http://www.bulletcars.com.au/cars/na/
From: Kev on 27 May 2010 03:40 su27dvr wrote: > I'm looking to buy a used sports car for our family of 3 (2 parents around > 50 and a 17 year old son) - 2nd car to replace an aging Commodore. - > Considering an open roadster - 2 seater - used around year 2000. Budget up > to $15k. Wife and son only know automatics but are both happy to learn > manual or sequential shift. Want to keep maintenance costs reasonable. have > been considering MR2 (series 3), MX-5, MG-F, Alfa Spyder, maybe S2000 under > 20k. Are there any other models in Oz (sydney surrounds) that we should > consider and what is the opinion on reliabilty on any of the above. Does it > make any sense in the sydney traffic - maybe some sports car owners are > happy to share their experiences. > > > If you get an MX5 check out the AsitnaGT.com forums a guy there imports MazSpeed performance parts direct from Japan by the container load plenty of nice MX5 gear Kev
From: Diesel Damo on 27 May 2010 04:10 On May 26, 9:43 pm, John McKenzie <jmac_melbou...(a)bigpond.com> wrote: > I'm just glad he hasn't moved into false claims of > romantic endeavours. That would led to a re-defining > of the word pathetic. > > Anyway, gotta run, my magnesium bodied ferrari is > being rubbed back to bare metal (somebody will > hopefully get this) with wet n dry.... http://i48.tinypic.com/2ia8p4z.jpg :)
From: Noddy on 27 May 2010 05:33
"Diesel Damo" <Diesel_4WD(a)yahoo.com.au> wrote in message news:03b4b122-ab1a-4665-bcaf-66d640add787(a)h37g2000pra.googlegroups.com... > http://i48.tinypic.com/2ia8p4z.jpg Well, at least we now know what Oz looks like :) -- Regards, Noddy. |