donut
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| posted on 3/2/05 at 09:19 PM |
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What would you buy with £2500?
Ok if you had £2500 to spend on a 2 seat convertible that was small enough to fit a med sized garage and it has to be road legal...(No SVA!!) what
would you buy?
Doesn't have to be a kit car!
[Edited on 3/2/05 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/2/05 at 09:21 PM |
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dutton s3, use the change to max power it! well, not quite max, but certainly beef it up a bit, and give it a polish! its not as ugly as everyone
makes out. 
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donut
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| posted on 3/2/05 at 09:24 PM |
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Ahhh someone else who doesn't mind the dutton! Good value for money i'd say. Theres a nice one on Ebay with a 2.1 pinto in it! Theres also
a V8 one on there too!!!!!!!!
Varoooooom
[Edited on 3/2/05 by donut]
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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flak monkey
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| posted on 3/2/05 at 09:39 PM |
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Chevy Camaro. OK so its not exactly a 2 seater (its got 4 but I wouldnt want to use the back ones!), and its t-top... but they cost around £2.5k. Got
to love that V8... I know a guy who had one that had been tweaked a bit. Sounded real sweet 
Alternatively how about an old Jag? (again a 2+2 rather than a 2 seater)
That weren't much help was it? 
David
[Edited on 3/2/05 by flak monkey]
Sera
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JoelP
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| posted on 3/2/05 at 09:40 PM |
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that v8 just shouts BUY ME!! a lot of car for not much money.
im thinking of buying a dutton front end to use on the front of mine, to get it through SVA easily. covers all the exposed areas.
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locogeoff
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 12:29 AM |
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would have another spitfire, though I only paid £250 for the last one in the mid 80's, cheap parts easy maintenance fun car, wouldn't try
to go too fast in one though, mind you after hitting a lamp post hard enough to push the radiator back into the engine shortening the car by a good
foot and a half, I unclipped the seatbelt and stepped out.
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donut
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 07:39 AM |
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I always saw Spitfires and rust buckets! I hada friend with one once and it was yummy, but rusty. Another friend had one for 2 years and in that short
time it disintegrated before his very eyes!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 09:08 AM |
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A mk1 Toyota MR2 or a Mazda MX5 ?
Or dare I suggest a Fiat X19 ? (if you can find one)
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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Kelvin
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 10:08 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
A mk1 Toyota MR2 or a Mazda MX5 ?
Or dare I suggest a Fiat X19 ? (if you can find one)
hell, you can have my MK1 MR2 for 2.5k! At least it would actually get driven then instead of living in the garage.
Kelvin
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donut
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 10:28 AM |
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For £2000 you can get a really nice low milage T-bar Mk1 MR2 and Mk2's are not much more, infact Mk2's are bloomin cheap!
MX-5..hmmmmmmmmm nice!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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dern
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 10:49 AM |
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Fiat Barchetta? I know it fwd but you'll never know a 1.6 mx5 was a rwd car... could barely tell with a 1.8 (zzzzzzzzz).
89 vintage rx7 cab?
TR7? Drop a v8 in it and off you go.
If you don't mind a t-top like an mr2 (very very slow ime) you could possibly get a 300zx.
Not much money for a cab unless you like astras or escorts.
Mark
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Kelvin
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 10:54 AM |
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of the MR2's go for a MK1. Less 'chav' value than the MK2 and a better drivers car as well IMHO.
MX5's are good also, but preferably with a Mustang lump in it.
If you do fancy a MK1, let me know as we're local and I can give you some pointers on what to look for.
Kelvin
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ChrisW
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 12:25 PM |
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Escort mk1, altho it is a tin top.
Chris
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dern
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 01:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
Escort mk1, altho it is a tin top.
Tin tops are easy... 944 (biased), 928, escort mk1 and 2, opel manta (stick a red top in), ford capri, early
cortina, tr7/8, mgbgt, etc, etc and my personal favourite the gt6 which I must admit I'd bought instead of the 944 but the 944 is my daily
commuter so probably a more sensible choice (relatively).
Mark
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 07:42 PM |
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good god avoid the 300zx... great car but absolutely scandilous on fuel. ive said it before, i once got 90 miles out of £40. gone. knocked it in as
soon as i could...
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dern
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 07:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
good god avoid the 300zx... great car but absolutely scandilous on fuel. ive said it before, i once got 90 miles out of £40. gone. knocked it in as
soon as i could...
A mate has had one for 5-6 years and sure, you can get through that much fuel if you try, but on average he gets about
20-22. I didn't like the way it drives but then I'm not find of the remoteness that seems to be inherent in many japanese cars and
I'm definitely not a fan of turbos. The rather hackneyed "a lot of car for the money" seems appropriate.
Mark
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 08:22 PM |
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maybe i was trying too hard...
indeed it is a lot of power for the money, but i assumed that was due to the running costs.
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dern
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 09:08 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
maybe i was trying too hard...
indeed it is a lot of power for the money, but i assumed that was due to the running costs.
I think that the market has been flooded with
imports so that they aren't as exclusive as they used to be. You can pick up all sorts of japanese exotica for relatively little money these
days if that's your bag.
I think the difficulty with any car like that is that if anything major goes wrong with it then you're looking at a hefty bill unless you can do
the work yourself. I wouldn't run even a relatively lowly 944 unless I knew I could fix it myself... but then I imagine most people on here are
equally capable.
Regards,
Mark
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JoelP
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| posted on 4/2/05 at 09:51 PM |
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not me... 
i got stuck taking a bleeding swing arm of the other day! sold it whole in the end, with bits hanging off...!
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Deckman001
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| posted on 5/2/05 at 09:45 AM |
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I thought there was an indy some where for not much more than that (£2500)?????
Jason
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donut
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| posted on 5/2/05 at 10:17 AM |
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I'm a grand short J !!!!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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bob
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| posted on 5/2/05 at 10:30 AM |
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I'd wait till i had the extra grand,wouldnt you jason
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donut
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| posted on 5/2/05 at 11:22 AM |
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like that'll happen this year!!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 5/2/05 at 12:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveFJ
A mk1 Toyota MR2 or a Mazda MX5 ?
Or dare I suggest a Fiat X19 ? (if you can find one)
Only get the X19 if you are prepared to spend as much time under it as in it, I did this for nearly 10 years, I did love the cars but the constant
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Jasper
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| posted on 5/2/05 at 01:26 PM |
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You get one of the old Fiat 124 Spiders for that money - used to really like those - probably major rust worries though
One here on Ebay:
Ebay
And it's local - Worthing. Left hand drive though...
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