car for through winter months?
car for through winter months?
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anonymous-user

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83 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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in lieu of the 997, which won't be going away but will be getting considerably less use and given that getting OH out of the Range is simply not going to be possible....

for about £10k, what do you reckon

subaru forrester has been suggested as has Focus ST (not sure how two people came up with such different cars but a few lagers had been drunk)

anyway, 4wd has slight preference, apart from that, not too bothered,

A3?

PHmember

2,487 posts

200 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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Why the need to spend £10k on a winter car? Just get a snotter for a few hundred notes & you can have the pleasure of laughing your ass off when you stack it in the snow.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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fair point

browsing AT I am getting drawn to Defenders, will have a run in one and see how they go

lost in espace

6,586 posts

236 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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JPJPJP said:
fair point

browsing AT I am getting drawn to Defenders, will have a run in one and see how they go
Remove right arm and expect rust. And love it.

Mansell90

224 posts

197 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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1st gen audi s4 could be a giggle in winter with 4wd and turbo'd v6.
From experience I can tell you that you have to rather gentle with your right foot with a focus ST on greasy/icy/snowy roads, lots of torque means it struggles with traction freqently in winter, if your and enthusiastic driver, which you will be with that quattro-esque engine note.

Mk4 Golf R32 may be worth a look as well?

Texpis

275 posts

286 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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Here you go
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/88-Supercharged-Bowler-Tomca...

shamless plug of my own car

Mick

rswift

1,181 posts

204 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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I've been on a similar quest....and the now reasonably cheap Jag X type has an appeal, has to be the 3 litre, or 2.5 litre for 4 wheel drive..the diesels and 2 litres are only front wheel drive....not planning any off roading, just would like to be business as usual in December !

Ricky_M

6,618 posts

248 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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Some sort of cheap Audi with 4WD. Plenty of A4 Quattros on Autotrader for around the 1K mark. As someone said, no big deal if you stack that compared to a £10k car.

Mars

10,088 posts

243 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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I reckon the Forester is the one.

dufusmuppet

937 posts

209 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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cheap jeep with AT tyres...job done

Cock Womble 7

29,908 posts

259 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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Mars said:
I reckon the Forester is the one.
Judas. Everyone knows you need a Caterham for the Winter months.

mat13

1,977 posts

210 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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Just be aware that once you have owned a proper landrover you will feel like you have lost your right arm if you ever find yourself without one. There bloody addictive.

cptsideways

13,881 posts

281 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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mat13 said:
Just be aware that once you have owned a proper landrover you will feel like you have lost your right arm if you ever find yourself without one. There bloody addictive.
hehe Because your arm will be numb from banging your elbow on the window sill constantly hehe

mat13

1,977 posts

210 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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cptsideways said:
mat13 said:
Just be aware that once you have owned a proper landrover you will feel like you have lost your right arm if you ever find yourself without one. There bloody addictive.
hehe Because your arm will be numb from banging your elbow on the window sill constantly hehe
Your doing it wrong, you have the window open for your arm.

anonymous-user

Original Poster:

83 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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Texpis said:
Here you go
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/88-Supercharged-Bowler-Tomca...

shamless plug of my own car

Mick
How did it become a Bowler tomcat(they do the conversion for you?)? and is it road legal?

CaptainSlow

13,179 posts

241 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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Forester is a good call (I'm currently looking for one). Turbo for fun or n/a for dual ratio box.

falkster

4,258 posts

232 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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I bought myself a 40v A8 which is fantastic as a cheap daily. Served me very well in the snow.

jamiebae

6,245 posts

240 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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I think I'm going to go for a cheap Vitara, or maybe a Cherokee. Under £1k and shouldn't lose too much if sold in spring.

Shaw Tarse

31,887 posts

232 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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I'm thinking about a Mitsubishi Shogun/Pajero, maybe a Cherokee. Would like a Series III Land Rover, but from what Ive read they need too much tlc.

edo

16,699 posts

294 months

Sunday 26th September 2010
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JPJPJP said:
in lieu of the 997, which won't be going away but will be getting considerably less use and given that getting OH out of the Range is simply not going to be possible....

for about £10k, what do you reckon

subaru forrester has been suggested as has Focus ST (not sure how two people came up with such different cars but a few lagers had been drunk)

anyway, 4wd has slight preference, apart from that, not too bothered,

A3?
Looking to do the same sort of thing. Like the idea of a defender, but think I prefer the idea of a wafty Range Rover.

£10k gets a nice P38 4.6 Vogue in good nick.