Classic (old, retro) cars for sale £0-5k

[Hugh Jarse]

Agree, these and 944s are still bargains.
The M100s were very well made thaks to GM and jap mechanicals with reasonable fuel economy.
The rear end styling isnt perfect but kind of cool with the in built wing.
Compared to the contemporary crud of the day, escorts etc, great value.

[loudlashadjuster]

Hugh Jarse said:

Unlikely to be slow as turbo. They are utter bargains, Im amazed the front drive generation dont lap these up.
Looks brill and minty in that red, great spot.

Missed that it was a Turbo, just saw 'SE' in the title and forgot that there was no official 'Turbo' designation.

Bargain...unless it's a pup of course

[mx5ian]

No nasties on its MOT history but until recently spent 8 years with out one, must of been in storage

MOT history of this vehicle
Test date22 April 2016 Expiry date21 April 2017 Test ResultPass Odometer reading91,342 miles MOT test number3373 1989 2355

Test date6 February 2015 Expiry date5 February 2016 Test ResultPass Odometer reading90,929 miles MOT test number1674 3713 5405

Test date21 March 2006 Expiry date20 March 2007 Test ResultPass Odometer reading88,723 miles MOT test number8042 2008 6068

Test date15 March 2006 Test ResultFail Odometer reading88,242 miles MOT test number8538 8477 6059 Reason(s) for failure

[s m]

loudlashadjuster said:

Wow. In my head these should be a lot more, but I guess that's about right for a what is realistically a relatively slow (and leaky?) 24yo Lotus.

'Relatively slow' ...???




For the power they're very quick across country if the driver is competent

[cat220]

Earlier this week I said goodbye to my 1275gt, after 11 years of ownership I finally came to the painful conclusion I couldn't give it the time it deserved ...

[ATM]

cat220 said:

Earlier this week I said goodbye to my 1275gt, after 11 years of ownership I finally came to the painful conclusion I couldn't give it the time it deserved ...

Sad day

[VladD]

ATM said:

cat220 said:

Earlier this week I said goodbye to my 1275gt, after 11 years of ownership I finally came to the painful conclusion I couldn't give it the time it deserved ...

Sad day

Yes, heartbreaking. Fabulous little car. I can't remember the last time I saw an original clubman on the road.

[Fast Bug]

I sold my Beetle after 19 years of ownership this year

I bought another car which will be up for sale soon, I've a lot of catching up to do with cars

[Pat H]

I think it was Jeremy Clarkson who described the MGF as looking like a surprised bar of soap.

Well, the FWD Elan looks like a depressed bar of soap.

I have an irrational love of most Lotus cars. I like the Series 4 Seven and the steaming pile of crap which is the Eclat. I can even find something engaging about the Renault engined Europas.

But there is something about the FWD Elan which leaves me completely cold.

Perhaps I should try one, because they are absurdly cheap.

[interloper]

Try and get a drive in an Elan M100, I ended up taking one for a short spin and was bowled over by the steering feel and that was just a low ish speed poodle.

They are rather unfairly over looked and under rated in my opinion.

[Diesel Meister]

Supposedly one of the best handling FWD cars going at the time. I never warmed to them, buit can see the appeal if you can look past

1. "acquired taste" styling (subjective - I find it anonymous but not offensive to my eyes);
2. FWD (not a deal breaker generally, but in a 2 seat sportscar? Really?!); and
3. small, 4 cylinder FI engine (portentous in hindsight!)

[s m]

Diesel Meister said:

Supposedly one of the best handling FWD cars going at the time. I never warmed to them, buit can see the appeal if you can look past

1. "acquired taste" styling (subjective - I find it anonymous but not offensive to my eyes);
2. FWD (not a deal breaker generally, but in a 2 seat sportscar? Really?!); and
3. small, 4 cylinder FI engine (portentous in hindsight!)

I had a 309 GTi at the time I had a go in one and I'd definitely agree re the handling benchmarking against stuff like the 309

[wibblebrain]

A bit of low mileage Rover for someone so inclined! Sounds like its had plenty of money spent on it recently so should be cheap motoring for someone.

Just look at those comfy velour seats!!

Rover 820Si

[0a]

That lotus seems really cheap.

Slightly over budget but I like this: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C727858#

[Phunk]

0a said:

That lotus seems really cheap.

If you mean the Elan, it isn't that cheap.

I struggled to sell my Mint Elan S2 for £5k

[0a]

Wow. I may look at swapping the SL for one in that case. Personally I love the styling. The ad says sold now in any case.

[0a]

All the others on car and classic seem much more expensive - that might mean that they are just not selling though!

[Poisson96]

There is a silver Elan near me for sale for £5990

Also another one for sale on City Road in Sheffield

[Devil2575]

0a said:

Slightly over budget but I like this: http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C727858#

I didn't know they did 7 series with such a low spec!

[31mph]

This may be more suited to the Barges 1-5 thread, but this seems like an utter bargain




£1250
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/188924/1987...