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chongwong
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16 months
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I'm inheriting the family Micra, and will be using it for a minimum of a year. This will be a welcome but boring stop-gap. So as an effort to keep my brain ticking i feel lke getting myself a rough classic, and spending a year restoring it. The only criteria for this are sub £1500, no welding needed, and the ability to seat 4, also no huge engines as insurance is a bugger for me  A boot would be lovely, as i do alot of climbing and shoving gear for 4 in it would be a bonus, however it's not necessary? fictional internet beer tokens will be available to the poster of the suggestion deemed most lovely Edited because my brain is already dying and spelling is difficult, and again because i forgot that big engines cost me a ton. So I've now been convinced that welding may be the way to go, just nothing that will fall apart with a light breeze
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Codswallop
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63 months
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chongwong
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Codswallop said: nice ideas, cheers mate
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chongwong
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16 months
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chongwong
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589 posts
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aww, nobody likes my thread 
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vixen1700
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139 months
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chongwong
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vixen1700 said: THAT IS SO COOL! I'm off to pester insurance companies, and parents to see if it can be done
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tbc
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44 months
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chongwong said: Codswallop said: nice ideas, cheers mate that Merc looks like a cracking car, the chav wheels don't even look that bad and mechanically sound couldn't go wrong for £500 quid as it says ono
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chongwong
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tbc said: that Merc looks like a cracking car, the chav wheels don't even look that bad and mechanically sound yeah, it's a hell of a lot of car for the money
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Studio117
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PetrolDriver
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I do like that Merc.
I do sometimes wonder why we spend so much money on cars when you can cruise around in something like that for less than £1k.
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mark387mw
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Ecurie Ecosse
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Mk2 Golf GTIs are relatively easy to work on and fit into your budget.
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St John Smythe
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86 months
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Ecurie Ecosse said: Mk2 Golf GTIs are relatively easy to work on and fit into your budget. Good shout. They'd also be a hoot to drive
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chongwong
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Studio117 said: it seems dirty and wrong BUT I LOVE IT!
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vixen1700
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PetrolDriver said: I do like that Merc.
I do sometimes wonder why we spend so much money on cars when you can cruise around in something like that for less than £1k. True, that Merc looks great for such a low price. Some original wheels probably wouldn't cost that much either.
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MX7
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43 months
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You're cutting out a lot of possibilities by saying 'no welding', and I think that anything that can be classed as a classic at that price is likely to need a patch or two.
How about taking a couple of hundred out of your budget for a welder?
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chongwong
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589 posts
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mark387mw said: I really like all three of these, unfortunately I could never insure the big Merc or the SD1 (if it's the v8) that old Landy does look really nice though, can the bench seats be fitted in the back legally?
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vixen1700
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139 months
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chongwong
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MX7 said: You're cutting out a lot of possibilities by saying 'no welding', and I think that anything that can be classed as a classic at that price is likely to need a patch or two.
How about taking a couple of hundred out of your budget for a welder? would it be worth investing in my own torch, or is welding difficult to pick up? I'm generally good at most mechanical work and electrical work, and can pick up disciplines very quickly, however I've never even touched a welder, never mind used one :S
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