Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k
Discussion
Legacywr said:
E24man said:
It's confirmed (and through some thread history as well as a Sytner letter) as a B3.5 so suspension, spoilers, steering wheel, gearknob and wheels but no engine modification and no plaque.
A 535i plus or a B10 3.5 lite, take your pick.
Edit. Quite a 'challenging' and confrontational seller by an account on forum5..... and he's only had it a few months too.
Do you have a link?A 535i plus or a B10 3.5 lite, take your pick.
Edit. Quite a 'challenging' and confrontational seller by an account on forum5..... and he's only had it a few months too.
Edited by E24man on Tuesday 3rd February 07:12
I had an E34 B10 3.5 about 6 years ago.. as dull as ditch water!
Which number B10 3.5 did you have and why so dull?
Blib said:
My ex had one of those, back in the day. Great little cars. Though, the 1.9 was the 'daddy'.
...or an MI16 conversion:http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...
(sorry, off-topic, as over budget!)
W00DY said:
Now I do like a GTE 16v, I remember being impressed when my mate's one wheelspun in 3rd in the wet. 
150bhp (a bit more for the 'pre cat' models) seemed a hell of a lot then.Not feeling the love for that Vectra though, we had a GSi on test once when my missus' company car was up for renewal, and it was a bit crap to be honest. She ended up having an Astra coupe 2.2 instead, and that was crap too - the cam chain snapped at about 20k miles! My love for Vauxhalls diminished by the mid nineties I'm afraid.
s m said:
W00DY said:
Corking drive these are.My old one's still going...as a road rally car
Very tempted to get another.
Just out of interest I had a look on How Many Left...
More on the road than I would of thought, and over 400 SORN'd!
W00DY said:
I thought those were worth a bit more than that?
Although I have no idea what Rev it is to affect its value.
Twin entry turbo rather than twin turbo too though isn't it?
W00DY said:
When I was small and my father had Vectra company cars, I always wished it was one of these:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C567169
Love that! How much?http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C567169
northernmedia said:
s m said:
W00DY said:
Corking drive these are.My old one's still going...as a road rally car
Very tempted to get another.
Just out of interest I had a look on How Many Left...
More on the road than I would of thought, and over 400 SORN'd!
Atmospheric said:
Oh wow. 
I want that so much. Dangerous thread. Dangerous!
s m said:
W00DY said:
Corking drive these are.My old one's still going...as a road rally car
If I had £2k sitting there right now I would buy that, no hesitation.
My mk2 was only a 1.4 but if I could have any one old car of mine back it would be that. It was flawed but ridiculously comfortable and kept on going, shame about the rust 
Seeing that GTE has awoken a deep lust within me! Plus I have a garage now so could hopefully avoid the rust issue to some extent. D'oh On another note (slight thread diversion, caused by seeing various Fords on here), I just looked at Escort Cosworths. Easily available for £15k relatively recently.
HOW MUCH NOW????
This fast Ford thing is a bit silly now. Have to say, the Mk2 Focus RS is looking increasingly like a good futureproof buy, especially as the Mk3 looks so wimpy, 4wd notwhithstanding.
HOW MUCH NOW????
This fast Ford thing is a bit silly now. Have to say, the Mk2 Focus RS is looking increasingly like a good futureproof buy, especially as the Mk3 looks so wimpy, 4wd notwhithstanding.
RobbieKB said:
Atmospheric said:
Oh wow. I want that so much. Dangerous thread. Dangerous!
No room in the engine bay. I believe that even a little job involves taking the engine and ancillaries out. Yikes.
Shame, as I love them.
Harry Flashman said:
On another note (slight thread diversion, caused by seeing various Fords on here), I just looked at Escort Cosworths. Easily available for £15k relatively recently.
HOW MUCH NOW????
This fast Ford thing is a bit silly now. Have to say, the Mk2 Focus RS is looking increasingly like a good futureproof buy, especially as the Mk3 looks so wimpy, 4wd notwhithstanding.
I've watched these for a while.HOW MUCH NOW????
This fast Ford thing is a bit silly now. Have to say, the Mk2 Focus RS is looking increasingly like a good futureproof buy, especially as the Mk3 looks so wimpy, 4wd notwhithstanding.
Most of the 30k cars have been for sale for an age.
I'm pretty sure they'd shift if they were around 20k.
Harry Flashman said:
RobbieKB said:
Atmospheric said:
Oh wow. I want that so much. Dangerous thread. Dangerous!
No room in the engine bay. I believe that even a little job involves taking the engine and ancillaries out. Yikes.
Shame, as I love them.
I had heard about the engine bay now you've said it but I didn't know it was that bad. Yeah that's a real shame. I bet they sound incredible.
northernmedia said:
Harry Flashman said:
On another note (slight thread diversion, caused by seeing various Fords on here), I just looked at Escort Cosworths. Easily available for £15k relatively recently.
HOW MUCH NOW????
This fast Ford thing is a bit silly now. Have to say, the Mk2 Focus RS is looking increasingly like a good futureproof buy, especially as the Mk3 looks so wimpy, 4wd notwhithstanding.
I've watched these for a while.HOW MUCH NOW????
This fast Ford thing is a bit silly now. Have to say, the Mk2 Focus RS is looking increasingly like a good futureproof buy, especially as the Mk3 looks so wimpy, 4wd notwhithstanding.
Most of the 30k cars have been for sale for an age.
I'm pretty sure they'd shift if they were around 20k.
RobbieKB said:
Harry Flashman said:
RobbieKB said:
Atmospheric said:
Oh wow. I want that so much. Dangerous thread. Dangerous!
No room in the engine bay. I believe that even a little job involves taking the engine and ancillaries out. Yikes.
Shame, as I love them.
I had heard about the engine bay now you've said it but I didn't know it was that bad. Yeah that's a real shame. I bet they sound incredible.
So go for it - you are clearly luckier than him.
northernmedia said:
Yep agreed, I had a white 16v years ago.
Very tempted to get another.
Just out of interest I had a look on How Many Left...
More on the road than I would of thought, and over 400 SORN'd!
When this model was current, it was available as a company car where I worked - even the 16v model. I was in my twenties then, and managed to roll one (lift-off oversteer and a large concrete block getting in the way of the resultant spin saw to that!). I can't recall the exact numbers but there were something like 160 Astra GTEs on the fleet and something like 150 had been the subject of insurance claims. They removed it from the list fairly swiftly! Very tempted to get another.
Just out of interest I had a look on How Many Left...
More on the road than I would of thought, and over 400 SORN'd!
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