Cars where the heart says 'yes' but the head says 'hell no'

[Rovnumpty]

In no particular order -

Late 60's notchback mustang. Looked at a couple, but way down the price range, so get scared of rust and rebuild costs, so head win

Porsche 911. Got close with a 964 targa, but was leaking like a seive. Head win.

Last generation Range Rover. Only seem to come in 2 flavours - well looked after and costing a fortune, or totally shagged and needing a bucket of money chucked at them. Head win.

Alfa Gta. Owned a couple of Alfas and mostly been reliable, only let down by crap dealers and cost of parts, so the costs involved on a GTA must be nuts.

Mk2 escort RS2000. Again, came very close with a ropey one years ago, but had just got rid of a capri due to rust problems and didn't want to re-visit that particular nightmare.

[Vitorio]

Rovnumpty said:

Alfa Gta. Owned a couple of Alfas and mostly been reliable, only let down by crap dealers and cost of parts, so the costs involved on a GTA must be nuts.

Its just another V6 though, same intervals etc as the 2.5 unit no? And for service you want a good indy, especially on a GTA, not a main dealer.

Personally the thing scaring my out of a GTA is the fuel cost mostly, that and keeping it in proper tires... (and the small fact i dont have the money to buy a GTA right now)

[Rovnumpty]

Not so much the engine Vitorio, as everything else!

Different suspension, brakes, exhaust, etc. All made in small numbers by Alfa. Take a figure, double it and add some 000.

Forgot to add - building a clubman racecar out of my TT. Heart says "oh yes", head says " don't want to mortgage the kids and my internal organs"

[GC8]

Actus Reus said:

Recently thought about a Ghibli for about five minutes...

I have sat in a number of Maserati Bi-Turbos and a couple of Ferrari Mondials, before realising that they would bankrupt me.

[Pints]

Ste1987 said:

RX8 for me. Love how they look and how cheap they are, but the reliability issues? Awww hell nawww!

+1

Oh, but to have one with a boxer engine. [/daydream]

[irocfan]

blearyeyedboy said:

Easternlight said:

Muzzer79 said:

Ste1987 said:

RX8 for me. Love how they look and how cheap they are, but the reliability issues? Awww hell nawww!

Good shout

If they'd built an RX8 with a remotely sensible engine, I'd buy one in a heartbeat.

You bad people... you've made me google engine swaps for RX8's all afternoon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJscupwIPHQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3F2QdfGYCU

[Leins]

Stickyfinger said:

I keep twitching

I grew up being ferried around in the back of one of these, well an '81 2400 GTi (gold with brown interior). Mad cars, but I do reflect on them fondly

Also, I believe they were only the second car to be badged "GTi", after the Golf

[e600]

B.J.W said:

Think about this.....

Years from now, when the DVLA has taken your licence off you because you are too old to drive, and you are sitting in a piss stained chair at the Twighlight Home for the Hopelessly Bewildered,".............

Exactly this, which is why I bought an AM Vanquish unseen and my DD is an L322 diesel Vogue. The Vanquish in 3 years needed a battery lead and the Vogue in 6 months of daily use including some 100 mile work commutes has required nothing.

Sometimes you can talk yourself into doing nothing for fear of doing something. One life etc.

[groomi]

Pints said:

Ste1987 said:

RX8 for me. Love how they look and how cheap they are, but the reliability issues? Awww hell nawww!

+1

Oh, but to have one with a boxer engine. [/daydream]

Pick 'em up for a little over a grand now, add in a refurbed engine with a 2 year warranty for two grand and you've got a hell of a car for circa £3k. It seems so easy I did it.