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From: Pete M on 6 Jan 2008 13:52 Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Iridium,<iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> managed to produce the following words of wisdom > "Iridium" <iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message > news:5uc59gF1grcjaU1(a)mid.individual.net... >>> Anybody got any other ideas? Car should be big enough to seat four >>> adults, not completely silly insurance wise (which rules out >>> Skylines and probably the Evo), have a boot big enough for two >>> suitcases and shouldn't cost more than 3k... >>> >> >> Surely it has to be some form of Nissan SX? 200 or was there a 180 >> or something? >> >> > > Heh, I just read the rest of the thread now. I feel a bit dirty > agreeing with both Steve AND Jack H - so I'm gonna go another route > and suggest a Celica GT4 :-) Celica GT4s are getting stupidly cheap now. I bid �1500 for a Sainz edition one in the trade and very nearly got it. The dealer got �1800 out of another trader for it. -- Pete M - OMF#9 "Save your breath for cooling your porridge! W&P Range Rover V8 Turbo Scorpio Ultima 24v
From: Pete M on 6 Jan 2008 13:56 Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Iridium,<iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> managed to produce the following words of wisdom > "Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote in message > news:xn0fkvgd5quatf005(a)nermal.unix-consult.com... >> >> I need the RWD equivalent of a hot hatch (and no, I don't want a >> Lotus Sunbeam either). >> > > Clio V6 :-p XR4i !!! If you can find one with the 24v Cosworth lump in, they're properly good fun. -- Pete M - OMF#9 "Save your breath for cooling your porridge! W&P Range Rover V8 Turbo Scorpio Ultima 24v
From: Timo Geusch on 6 Jan 2008 13:54 Pete M wrote: > There are loads of things out there that would be a hell of a lot > more fun than a 190E for the same money, and Timo already has an MX5 > that'd be perfect. I'm beginning to notice that. And the feedback you get from it is superb, especially since I swapped out the standard plank of a seat for a bucket seat. Trouble is that this seems to mean that I'd end up with four cars and that's something I really don't want at the moment. -- '89 Mazda RX-7 Convertible '92 Mazda RX-7
From: Timo Geusch on 6 Jan 2008 13:56 Iridium wrote: > "Timo Geusch" <tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> wrote in message > news:xn0fkvgd5quatf005(a)nermal.unix-consult.com... > > > > I need the RWD equivalent of a hot hatch (and no, I don't want a > > Lotus Sunbeam either). > > > > Clio V6 :-p Care to drop by so we an see if we can get a decent-sized suitcase in? :D Actually the bloke I just bought a hardtop off has shown me the luggage rack for his MX-5. A lot bigger and sturdier than the normal chrome & wood jobbies you see on ebay. Definitely big enough to hold the problematic suitcase. If I could find one of them, this may become a non-issue. -- '89 Mazda RX-7 Convertible '92 Mazda RX-7
From: Timo Geusch on 6 Jan 2008 13:58
Pete M wrote: > Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Timo > Geusch,<tnewsSPAMMENOT(a)unixconsult.co.uk> managed to produce the > following words of wisdom > > SteveH wrote: > > > > > Not much wrong with a Sierra Cosworth, other than shite parts > > > availability and rust..... > > > > > > But I'd have a good one, unfortunately, good ones are well over > > > Timo's price range. > > > > ... and I should've pointed out that the money should buy a decent > > example of said vehicle. Not superb, but pretty decent. After all, > > I'd like to see the drive vs fix ratio tilt towards drive, > > otherwise I could just bid on the Jensen Interceptor I'm currently > > watching. > > You won't get a reliable Sapphire Cosworth for under #4k, but that's > where my money would definately go. > > I so miss my Cosworth. > > I will have another one, but I need to concentrate on other things > first. An immaculate 2wd in Moonstone or Magenta, with leather, air > and around 320 bhp would quite possibly get the wallet out though. If you put it that way, 4k doesn't seem to be too bad (but it's still over budget). Pity that I didn't get a bite on the Jensen ;) -- '89 Mazda RX-7 Convertible '92 Mazda RX-7 |