An 80s classic toy, and a cheap run about for £5k?

An 80s classic toy, and a cheap run about for £5k?

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BigsimonY

Original Poster:

616 posts

127 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Looking for a 80s classic weekend toy(no full on restos) and a cheap week day hack. The budget i have is 5k.....

Triumph Man

8,725 posts

170 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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rover sd1.

Matt UK

17,765 posts

202 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Can you find a decent TVR S series in budget? That would be my choice.

Bingo - £3,200
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/t...

Leave you a couple of grand for a K10 / K11 Nissan Micra.

Edited by Matt UK on Sunday 19th October 19:05

BigsimonY

Original Poster:

616 posts

127 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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thinking of more a hothatch vibe. Looked at a XR4X4 but strong money for one. Astra 16V GTE. Really want it to keep its value or maybe dare i say it increase in value !!!

BigsimonY

Original Poster:

616 posts

127 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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325i maybe

Matt UK

17,765 posts

202 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Sorry, are you looking for one car or two?

s m

23,306 posts

205 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=...







http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C538120



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C538531



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C539899



All the above leave you a couple of grand maybe to get a daily runabout and still come in at your 5 k overall budget




Edited by s m on Sunday 19th October 19:38

Cerberaherts

1,651 posts

143 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Porsche 944. Plenty of really nice ones about for 5k, a little more would get you a turbo. Here's an example, an s, in your budget...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Baz Tench

5,648 posts

192 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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205GTi or 309GTi. Massive power not needed for huge fun!

s m

23,306 posts

205 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Baz Tench said:
205GTi or 309GTi. Massive power not needed for huge fun!
Noticed a nice 309 earlier

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C544431


Gruber

6,313 posts

216 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Golf mk2 gti?

s m

23,306 posts

205 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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BigsimonY said:
325i maybe
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C550969


s m

23,306 posts

205 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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BigsimonY said:
thinking of more a hothatch vibe.
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C542767


feef

5,206 posts

185 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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I'd go for

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C495901

but then I'm biased.


gvij

363 posts

126 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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500 SEC.

MC Bodge

21,828 posts

177 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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s m said:
I like that a lot.

SamPet

485 posts

198 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Stella by SamPetyan, on Flickr

Kentish

15,169 posts

236 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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MC Bodge said:
s m said:
I like that a lot.
Me too!

T'is lush!

But I'm a bit biased wink

cologne2792

2,133 posts

128 months

Hangus

1,271 posts

221 months

Sunday 19th October 2014
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Porsche 944 S2 Surely?