Dads selling the Alfa, so its time for a new car :)

[DamianBPhoto]

So Dad has put his Alfa Spyder up for sale now. looking to get something with less problems. We probably have a £1.5k budget to use. It has to be convertible!

What would everyone suggest.

Ideas please...

We have discussed,

TVR,
MX-5,
MG TF,
Lotus so far.

[Loopyleesa]

DamianBPhoto said:

So Dad has put his Alfa Spyder up for sale now. looking to get something with less problems. We probably have a £1.5k budget to use. It has to be convertible!

What would everyone suggest.

Ideas please...

We have discussed,

TVR,
MX-5,
MG TF,
Lotus so far.

TVR for £1.5k or do you mean £15k?

[DamianBPhoto]

Loopyleesa said:

DamianBPhoto said:

So Dad has put his Alfa Spyder up for sale now. looking to get something with less problems. We probably have a £1.5k budget to use. It has to be convertible!

What would everyone suggest.

Ideas please...

We have discussed,

TVR,
MX-5,
MG TF,
Lotus so far.

TVR for £1.5k or do you mean £15k?

More of a pipe dream idea with the TVR, but I was talking old S2 shape. But no, defo £1.5k

[Thejimreaper]

DamianBPhoto said:

Loopyleesa said:

DamianBPhoto said:

So Dad has put his Alfa Spyder up for sale now. looking to get something with less problems. We probably have a £1.5k budget to use. It has to be convertible!

What would everyone suggest.

Ideas please...

We have discussed,

TVR,
MX-5,
MG TF,
Lotus so far.

TVR for £1.5k or do you mean £15k?

More of a pipe dream idea with the TVR, but I was talking old S2 shape. But no, defo £1.5k

My brother in law paid £800 for hsi Wedge!

[DarkMatter]

DamianBPhoto said:

...We probably have a £1.5k budget to use. It has to be convertible!... We have discussed, TVR,...

Maybe this TVR S3 will go for under the guide price...

[dwilkie]

MG-TF - I'm biased but they're brilliant for the money

You should get a yellow one...

[matc]

Can't believe I'm going to go for a typical PH response here, but if he wants something more reliable than the Alfa then it would have to be the MX5....or maybe an E30 325i cab?

[Thejimreaper]

matc said:

Can't believe I'm going to go for a typical PH response here, but if he wants something more reliable than the Alfa then it would have to be the MX5....or maybe an E30 325i cab?

Very true,

[dwilkie]

I figured he didn't own a salon though...

[matc]

dwilkie said:

I figured he didn't own a salon though...

I know, but you I can't deny the reliability of these things and they're supposed to be great to drive!....I did chuck in the much better option on an E30 325i cab though; that's if you can find one that hasn't rusted to bits!

[V8S]

Buy an MX5. For the money you really can't go wrong, and it'll be suitable for fun on trackdays too. Cheap to repair and run.

Plus you and your dad will look like Elton John and David Furnish in it.

[ironictwist]

About as cheap as roof down motoring can get. See the blog for my car

[dwilkie]

Ironically though, the two people I know well who have bought MX-5's both failed their MOT's with terminal rust, so I'd check it over carefully

(One of them was a Eunos import so I guess wasn't undersealed, but the other was a genuine UK car on a 99/V plate??)

[ironictwist]

dwilkie said:

Ironically though, the two people I know well who have bought MX-5's both failed their MOT's with terminal rust, so I'd check it over carefully

(One of them was a Eunos import so I guess wasn't undersealed, but the other was a genuine UK car on a 99/V plate??)

Mines rusting quite badly on the arches now after the past few months!

[dwilkie]

You know what you need?

A ZS180

[ironictwist]

I'll pass "fanx". Sorry

[dwilkie]

What about a Micra CC? I recon you'd cut quite a dash around the local shipping facilities in that

[ironictwist]

dwilkie said:

What about a Micra CC? I recon you'd cut quite a dash around the local shipping facilities in that

I have standards Wilkie.

[minimatt1967]

ironictwist said:

I have standards Wilkie.

No you don't.

Anywho, E36 cab?

[V8S]

I rest easy in the knowledge that my car will only rust where I can't see it. And if I can't see it, it's not real.