Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:19 am
Oh that’s excellent
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Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:23 am
Mine was that shape. Lovely noise, handling benefitted from having 150kg taken out of it but as a woofly waiter it’s great (though OC has a Mustang for that role).speedingfine wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 12:54 pmThat looks like a winner if it goes under £10k. Didn't JonMad have the previous model?integrale_evo wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:41 am This looks smart
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264768328638
That one looks nice and not a bad price even for 200k as long as loads of stuff has been replaced, I’ve seen them for silly high money.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:58 am
Its an auction...JonMad wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 11:23 am
That one looks nice and not a bad price even for 200k as long as loads of stuff has been replaced, I’ve seen them for silly high money.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:05 pm
Did anyone mention a Mini clubman - love ours and its really quite fun with the jb+ chip and typhoon intake.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:15 pm
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 12:50 am
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:32 pm
Elises are a lot more than £7.5kspeedingfine wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:28 pmElise or GTFO presumablydan wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:02 pmGreat little cars but that ones about 2 grand over priced.Orange Cola wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:51 pm Hmmm. Hot hatch back road fun? Check. Track day fun? Check. Sprints and hill climbs? Check. Doesn’t bustificate the wallet? Check.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... sport-clio
As for the rest of the shit people are suggesting, is anyone here even into cars any more?
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:36 pm
Evonomics, do both.Rich B wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 11:46 pmchop in the leaky vert and get a coupe with a sc then!Orange Cola wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 8:18 pmIf I had a coupe I’d be doing exactly that.Rich B wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 5:51 pm https://shop.ford.co.uk/collections/en ... to-12-2017
Or similar.
It’s not 100% off cards TBH, if it condenses excessively in the Autumn I think that’ll be the solution. If not, I’ll press ahead with the few other changes I wanted to make to it and keep an eye on the used car market and see if CV19 really drops the prices of the coupes over the next couple of years.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:39 pm
It would only be replacing the want for another hot hatch following the riot I had in my two Fiesta ST’s, however I think the Clio will do better long term with prices where they are currently. A Clio Williams might of the price bracket already.Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:25 amYou’ve mentioned Clios at least twice now so that’s clearly what you’re (consciously or unconsciously) after. Get on with it !Orange Cola wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:51 pm Hmmm. Hot hatch back road fun? Check. Track day fun? Check. Sprints and hill climbs? Check. Doesn’t bustificate the wallet? Check.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... sport-clio
I really quite fancy the idea of something Lotus based as I’ve always fancied either an Elise or a Caterfield.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:42 pm
If I just wanted a track car I’d consider that, I wonder how much work would be needed to get it back in her road
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:47 pm
I'd say go for something exciting and I'd be going down the Caterfield route.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Tue Jun 30, 2020 9:52 am
I wouldn't buy a mk1 Clio unless it was soemthing you were going to cherish - they're rare as hen's teeth these days and getting parts will be quite difficult. Renault (and the French in general) used to cease making parts for models more than 2 generations old. I'm not even sure how easy it is to get new OEM parts for the Mk2 tbh.Orange Cola wrote: Mon Jun 29, 2020 1:39 pmIt would only be replacing the want for another hot hatch following the riot I had in my two Fiesta ST’s, however I think the Clio will do better long term with prices where they are currently. A Clio Williams might of the price bracket already.Sundayjumper wrote: Sun Jun 28, 2020 8:25 amYou’ve mentioned Clios at least twice now so that’s clearly what you’re (consciously or unconsciously) after. Get on with it !Orange Cola wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 9:51 pm Hmmm. Hot hatch back road fun? Check. Track day fun? Check. Sprints and hill climbs? Check. Doesn’t bustificate the wallet? Check.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds ... sport-clio
I really quite fancy the idea of something Lotus based as I’ve always fancied either an Elise or a Caterfield.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2020 11:01 pm
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 2:06 am
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:28 am
Rusty wishbones
That’s a perfect suggestion, I’d forgotten about those as a less expensive way into owning a Lotus Elise Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:30 am
The perfect demonstration of my previously quoted test.
VX220. Yes.Rich B wrote: Sat Jun 27, 2020 4:18 pm Acid test - would you still find a place for it in your line up if it had a Vauxhall badge.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:42 am
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:47 am
Isn't the Lotus really a Vauxhall?
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:48 am
Haha! It’s built by lotus as a re-styled Elise S2.John wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:47 amIsn't the Lotus really a Vauxhall?Orange Cola wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:42 amBecause it’s really a Lotus!Rich B wrote: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:30 am The perfect demonstration of my previously quoted test.
VX220. Yes.
Re: Budget: £7.5k
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2020 8:59 am
Regardless. Despite having a Vauxhall badge, it’s still desirable.
Using the earlier example, you put vauxhall badges on an Alfa Guillieta and it has zero appeal.
Using the earlier example, you put vauxhall badges on an Alfa Guillieta and it has zero appeal.