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

[CharlesdeGaulle]

0a said:

Which double 6 for £9k:

Number 1: http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...



Number 2: http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Without doing any due diligence, the red one. With the wheels from the grey one.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

K12beano said:

Probably best to buy both.

This is, of course, the answer. 0a was trying to trick us.

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Lowtimer said:

Never mind, I'd still have one if I could afford it.

This sums it up for me. The wantage is really important, and I just don't feel it for the objectively 'better' modern cars.

I guess those of us that that like the flawed cars of our youth/today's classics are similarly flawed in terms of judgement, which is why we frequent threads like this.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

defblade said:

(A little while later, I went further back in time, skipped the A series (still an itch to be scratched one day) all the way to an Opel GT

...car which might still just about come in thread budget if you could find one?)

If I could find one of those I'd want it regardless of cost. Looks fantastic.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

golfer19 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C803959

Are they all LHD and auto? I know precisely zero about these.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Jimmy Recard said:

Now you know a little more!

I do, thank you. I like them.

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0a said:

Lovely. Estimate in budget. http://www.handh.co.uk/buy/1999-bmw-840ci-sport-in...

Lovely indeed. I wouldn't be surprised if it went for more than 10.

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Trexthedinosaur said:

If serious have a look on;

Www.autoscout24.de (you can switch to English)

There are a few on there. Thanks.

I'm definitely not buying though, no sirree. If I don't downsize I'm a dead man. Madame deG has said so!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Brilliant stuff.

What a pity that most of the major manufacturers aren't making this sort of stuff anymore. Where is Vauxhall's 2017 equivalent of that?

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Trabi601 said:

I make no apologies for going slightly over budget for this one.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/REDESIGNED-TOYOTA-CENTUR...



Toyota Century V12.

I'd love to have that, but am not sure I'd ever love owning it.

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0a said:

I like the look of this but don't know much about w123 mercs. http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C833103

That would be utterly wonderful to drive slowly.

Great car. Great colours. Diesel = meh.

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Jimmy Recard said:

I bet a 17 year old in Tower Hamlets wouldn't pay £112 per year to insure it

I suspect ghetto-kids woudn't want to be seen dead in a car like that.

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mondayo said:

This one I genuinely do like, well more than like actually...
A little closer to home and lovely spec and colours, just a smidge over thread budget
http://m.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C833312

Looks nice. Is that the going rate for these now? Seems a little pricey to me.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Bloody magnificent. I really want this.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C834716

[CharlesdeGaulle]

One search leads to another:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C621284

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Trabi601 said:

Nice, but shame about the modern plates.

True. But changed in a jiffy. Lots to like there I think.

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Because gravel.

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That's a paint job and interior of its' time isn't it?

[CharlesdeGaulle]

This looks fun. Probably about as quick as tectonic shift, but longer-lasting.

The cherry on top is the disguised front number plate.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C843477

[CharlesdeGaulle]

XJS Lynx cabrio. Decent number plate, looks in good nick.

The cabrio was always a little ungainly but it's an interesting car and has the right number of cylinders.

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C822819