the 'what car' musings thread

the 'what car' musings thread

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h_____

684 posts

224 months

Sunday 27th April 2014
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Clio looks good - makes mine look pricey!! :-(

Still I had to buy something and soon.

scarebus

858 posts

171 months

Monday 28th April 2014
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Just saw this beaut, might have to go and break open the kids piggy banks

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/motors/used-cars/bmw/z3/...

6th Gear

3,563 posts

194 months

Saturday 3rd May 2014
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Original Poster:

22,572 posts

201 months

K50 DEL

9,237 posts

228 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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6th Gear said:
God knows what you'd have to do to get that back on the road, it was for sale in that garage in 2010 when I was looking for my first sports car here... never moved in all that time!

6th Gear

3,563 posts

194 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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K50 DEL said:
6th Gear said:
God knows what you'd have to do to get that back on the road, it was for sale in that garage in 2010 when I was looking for my first sports car here... never moved in all that time!
I don't think I could live with that interior.

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Original Poster:

22,572 posts

201 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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spotted a morgan 3 wheeler in california. looked great but rendered fairly pointless out here, more compromised even than a caterham.

those 2 topline cars have been for sale for years. the r26r was there before i even came out here in 2011! the lotus is a decent proposition [it was on display at the 24hrs and looked the nuts] but has no provenance on the mods and the cage is a no-no.

mgb seems in good nick and price has dropped 10k recently but he'll have to come down a fair bit more to sell that now summer has rolled around.


K50 DEL

9,237 posts

228 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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6th Gear said:
K50 DEL said:
6th Gear said:
God knows what you'd have to do to get that back on the road, it was for sale in that garage in 2010 when I was looking for my first sports car here... never moved in all that time!
I don't think I could live with that interior.
Nope, neither could I.... at least it has the later dash though.
My old V8 TwinTurbo in the UK had the earlier dash and it was, simply put, nasty!

Great cars, but they're tempramental even when looked after well, this one would just be one big green money pit sadly.

6th Gear

3,563 posts

194 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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Has anyone driven one of these Beasts?

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/motors/used-cars/dodge/c...

Going to see it this Thursday.

dxbtiger

4,389 posts

173 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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How much cheaper is it becuase its an import?

6th Gear

3,563 posts

194 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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Dodge dealer is quoting 200k for a 0 miles 2014.


dxbtiger

4,389 posts

173 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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6th Gear said:
Dodge dealer is quoting 200k for a 0 miles 2014.
12k then once you factor in warranty? Assume they come with 3 years?

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Original Poster:

22,572 posts

201 months

Sunday 4th May 2014
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theyre the most appealing of the retro muscle cars imo. quite the bruiser [fooking massive!] but the most resolved design.

not a fan of the red on black though and those chairs belong in an old people's home!

6th Gear

3,563 posts

194 months

Monday 5th May 2014
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Not a fan of the colour combo either. This however...



cloud9

The interior has been updated in the 2015 models as has the price. Around the AED 215,000 mark.

http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/challenger/2015.h...



6th Gear

3,563 posts

194 months

Monday 5th May 2014
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dxbtiger said:
6th Gear said:
Dodge dealer is quoting 200k for a 0 miles 2014.
12k then once you factor in warranty? Assume they come with 3 years?
Only comes with a one year warranty. For an additional year it's an extra AED 4000. AED 8000 for the full 3 year cover.

e21jason

717 posts

219 months

Monday 5th May 2014
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Manual Masser

http://tnydu.biz/DOolxx

Caterham ? front suspension looks non standard

http://tnydu.biz/DOoiCx

Supercharged Kia Elan

http://tnydu.biz/DOoffg

Cheap 944 slag
http://tnydu.biz/DOob38

Dusty964

6,923 posts

190 months

Tuesday 6th May 2014
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e21jason said:
Manual Masser

http://tnydu.biz/DOolxx

Caterham ? front suspension looks non standard

http://tnydu.biz/DOoiCx

Supercharged Kia Elan

http://tnydu.biz/DOoffg

Cheap 944 slag
http://tnydu.biz/DOob38
Strangely, I looked at all of those online yesterday!!

The 944 erm, 'needs a bit of work' and rear glass, and some degree of cleaning to the interior. The one spotted by phil was bloody lovely though, although no idea if it was for sale, early model, very good condition.


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22,572 posts

201 months

Tuesday 6th May 2014
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to be a track slag it needs to be capable of going around the track. that is totally fubar'd. over a grand sterling for something you'd be weighing on for scrap is a joke.

kia elan looks fun though, especially seeing as you can get a hardtop for them. plus we haven't been to al awir export section for aaaaages smile