Lovely Cars: Interesting, Classic, Retro, Barge 5-10k

[K12beano]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

0a said:

Interesting colour http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

That is fantastic. Great spot.

That does look a bit special!

[K12beano]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

What are these like to own? £9250 seems quite a lot.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C796575

Suit you, Sir.

Having lived with a Griff (as a daily driver!) and subsequently a Tuscan I'd not hesitate to live with another if I could afford to, probably as a second car. Almost anything pre-21st century should be a relative doddle to maintain too.

[E24man]

K12beano said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

What are these like to own? £9250 seems quite a lot.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C796575

Suit you, Sir.

Having lived with a Griff (as a daily driver!) and subsequently a Tuscan I'd not hesitate to live with another if I could afford to, probably as a second car. Almost anything pre-21st century should be a relative doddle to maintain too.

We lived with a Griff 500 for 10 years as well but the birth of our child necessitated a four seat Cab for play days.

The car in the link is a 450 SEAC I think which is rather rare from (hazy) memory, perhsps only a few dozen made?

[Lowtimer]

It's an SE, not an SEAC. Just ordinary GRP body. Still a fine machine though.

[feef]

Surprised I've not seen an obvious mention of the Citroen C6

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[E24man]

Lowtimer said:

It's an SE, not an SEAC. Just ordinary GRP body. Still a fine machine though.

Oops, I assumed wrongly, but as you say, still a nice car.

Edited by E24man on Thursday 6th October 22:46

[Xaero]

feef said:

Surprised I've not seen an obvious mention of the Citroen C6

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Wanted one of these since they came out. The £500 a year tax is unfortunately hard to swallow though, as it is on any other car of that age and engine size.

[Lowtimer]

feef said:

Surprised I've not seen an obvious mention of the Citroen C6

The shape and Frenchness always appeal to me, but the £500 VED (even for the manual 2.2 diesel, tragically) always stands between me and the car, alas. If I were running just one car at a time I would find it easier to swallow the VED. I probably see a couple a year on the roads and always enjoy it when I do.

[bob-lad]

feef said:

Surprised I've not seen an obvious mention of the Citroen C6

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

Not sure what's obvious about them.

I'm more surprised that there are 431 of the things on the road.

[s m]

deadslow said:

CharlesdeGaulle said:

What are these like to own? £9250 seems quite a lot.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C796575

I've always fancied one of these, but suspect build quality would be an issue.

You might have something there.....

Remember shutting the door on the factory demo 390SE......and the dashboard fell off.

Still, it was, iirc, only a couple of screws to re-attach it

[sdkrc]

Phwoar




http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1967-Dodge-Charger-...

[Lowtimer]

Yum. I am astonished to see that still in thread budget, at just under £8k, a couple of hours before the auction ends and will be even more astonished if it finishes at a four-figure price. If it does, it will be a conspicuous bargain for someone.

[Fast Bug]

Can I stray over budget?





www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131964273910?rmvSB=true&aut...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Strela said:

Text for the ad was lifted from this buying guide dated 2003. Thought I recognised it from other CL ads.
http://www.motortrend.com/cars/mercedes-benz/cl-cl...
Great thread, by the way.

Good spot. Or good memory. Or anally retentive weirdo. One of them, anyway!

[anonymous-user]

OK I'm not sure if this is lovely, but it sure is interesting. I didn't even know the AJ16 was available with a manual gearbox. Fuzzy seats too!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C798556




That might have interested me a few years ago when it was a £4k car, but £10k is a lot for a novelty Jaguar.

[bob-lad]

dme123 said:

OK I'm not sure if this is lovely, but it sure is interesting. I didn't even know the AJ16 was available with a manual gearbox. Fuzzy seats too!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C798556




That might have interested me a few years ago when it was a £4k car, but £10k is a lot for a novelty Jaguar.

It's certainly a thing.

I'm not sure about the Wedding Hire White, and that front bumper just doesn't look right.

Not to mention it has half the engine missing

[55palfers]

bob-lad said:

dme123 said:

OK I'm not sure if this is lovely, but it sure is interesting. I didn't even know the AJ16 was available with a manual gearbox. Fuzzy seats too!

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C798556




That might have interested me a few years ago when it was a £4k car, but £10k is a lot for a novelty Jaguar.

It's certainly a thing.

I'm not sure about the Wedding Hire White, and that front bumper just doesn't look right.


Not to mention it has half the engine missing

...yes, the front bumper looks like a pouting adolescents lower lip

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Following the sale of mine, I'd appreciate a moratorium on the posting of XJSs for while. Ta.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Feel like the local GP or Magistrate in this:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C799213

[mx5ian]

Lovely looking XKR with low miles for £5,999 or best offer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1998-Jaguar-XKR-82000-mi...