What new car from 1990 would you run as a DD?

[MGJohn]

CampDavid said:

MGJohn said:

Being PH I doubt few would ever consider one of these. One or more were my DDs for over ten years. Still have a low mileage 1985 example.



MG Montego Turbo

Of everything available in 1990, you'd go with that?

Really?

Yes, really. Incredible isn't it ?

It's a DD.... OK, I'd also like a Formula 1 Ferrari from that era. Yow can keep the rest.

Better now CD ?

[Juber]

If I wasn't 2 years old and had £193k, then an F40

[Amirhussain]

What about, what new car from 1990 as a daily driver, but with today's fuel prices, and all the speed cameras and the 'war on motorists'?

[Konan]

I'd go fetch one of these. Then construct a hermetically sealed garage and fill it with enough silica gel to dry out Richard Burton.

[CampDavid]

MGJohn said:

CampDavid said:

MGJohn said:

Being PH I doubt few would ever consider one of these. One or more were my DDs for over ten years. Still have a low mileage 1985 example.



MG Montego Turbo

Of everything available in 1990, you'd go with that?

Really?

Yes, really. Incredible isn't it ?

It's a DD.... OK, I'd also like a Formula 1 Ferrari from that era. Yow can keep the rest.

Better now CD ?

I remember them from new, I was 8 and could see even then that the Ford Sierra XR4x4 offered better ambiance and quality, interior wise.

Seriously, you'd walk past the fabulous Porsche 928, the sublime Mercedes 560SEL or the BMW 730i to get into a Montego?

If we're sticking with family cars, the Peugeot 405, Citroen BX, Vauxhall Cavalier, the Ford Model T all outgun the Montego.

[Pommygranite]

So apparently we all have the ability to time travel and return with one car from 1990 and this is what has been chosen? Crikey its exciting in here

[Chunkymonkey71]

Honda Prelude.

Edited by Chunkymonkey71 on Wednesday 13th August 02:09

[electricdriver]

GTiRichTea said:

I think for me:

Corvette ZR-1 1990-95

Cool choice

[Hugo a Gogo]

Pommygranite said:

So apparently we all have the ability to time travel and return with one car from 1990 and this is what has been chosen? Crikey its exciting in here

you forgot this

white_goodman said:

[k-ink]

A corvette would certainly be reliable enough. I'd have to ditch the entire shocking interior though. Maybe get a carbon dash and door cards made. Sling out as much cheap plastic as possible and fit alcantara surfaces, bucket seats etc. Sounds like a good project to me actually. Where the hell is 300 anyway?

I was going to say mk3 supra. But the mk3 was 1993, so damn it!!

[braddo]

Kawasicki said:

BMW 318is (E30)

pros-fun to drive, reliable, economical
cons-a little too quick for enthusiastic driving on Victorian(Australia) roads, crap steering, crap stereo!

What sort of stuff do you think is suitable? By that I guess I mean something you can have fun without risk of jail or getting the car crushed... Clearly not anything remotely quick.

I might be resident there one day and I'm getting to think even a basic old Elise will be pushing it!

[electricdriver]

When it comes to Vettes I'd probably opt for plain one for DD simplicity, rather than a ZR1. An R9G might be cool (with it being super rare and all), but this is a DD discussion and I wouldn't fancy driving an R9G daily

[rodericb]

SW20 MR2. Because I do now.

[Soupie69uk]

Hugo a Gogo said:

jesus, we've had VW estates, and now a Ford Escort

that's really your 'any car from 1990' choice?

I thought it was to remain realistic and affordable going by the original post. So if someone is driving a VW passat now I doubt they could afford an M3 or F40. They could probably afford a 205GTI or a Montego though.

[RemyMartin]

5 Gt Turbo. Then take it down to Radbourne Racing in Wimbledon.

Old skool.

[xRIEx]

Soupie69uk said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

jesus, we've had VW estates, and now a Ford Escort

that's really your 'any car from 1990' choice?

I thought it was to remain realistic

The thread's about time travelling; why the fk would realism be on the agenda?

[JB!]

Either:

Mk2 Golf Rallye

or

B3 Passat G60 Syncro

Both with a chip and pulley kit, recaros etc.

[Pommygranite]

Soupie69uk said:

I thought it was to remain realistic and affordable going by the original post. So if someone is driving a VW passat now I doubt they could afford an M3 or F40. They could probably afford a 205GTI or a Montego though.

Well if I was given an F40 and brought it back to the present I'd not have paid for it and would happily pay £15k a year to run it.

[anonymous-user]

[shalmaneser]

Well, this is my 'daily' as it is:



not for much longer though

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201144352764?ssPageName=...

But I'd be tempted into one of these: