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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3629201.htm
These do tend to be slightly higher mileage for that budget
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3527872.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3678090.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3683717.htm
An early Monaro (as posted above) is the answer.
It's modern, simple, great to 'hoon' and rumbles like a V8 should. It's practical, roomy and it's less muted and refined (in a good way) to the everyday German BMW/Audi/Mercs and also i'd wager easier and cheaper to fix.
Manual 'box too!
Hmmm, that's a lot of plus points. Only downer is the MPG but what do you expect from a V8!
Get it bought!
It's modern, simple, great to 'hoon' and rumbles like a V8 should. It's practical, roomy and it's less muted and refined (in a good way) to the everyday German BMW/Audi/Mercs and also i'd wager easier and cheaper to fix.
Manual 'box too!
Hmmm, that's a lot of plus points. Only downer is the MPG but what do you expect from a V8!
Get it bought!
ge0rge said:
Just had a look at the c4's, unfortunately outside of the 7 asking budget..
They start from about £6k, but you won't find them in huge numbers. Sadly most in the UK are auto's, although I think just as many if not more where built as manuals in the US.That said, as far as auto's go they 4l60's in the C4 are not too bad and work well with the big V8.
Shame it's sold
CHEVROLET CORVETTE 300 HORSE 6-SPEED LT1.
£6,000
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3574701.htm
If you don't mind an auto though and don't mind spending a couple of weeks looking you'll likely see a couple of candidates.
ge0rge said:
That actually looks damn cool doesnt it, wonder if the 'show it a corner', tale works with US cars...I.e. it wont go around it 
I recently bought a 3rs gen camaro. It's really really really really bad in the wet. It starts to drift at 20-30 mph on virtually any corner in the wet. Sounds cool but it's a big car. Add that to the fact that it's very torquey low down. It's verging on dangerous on wet country roads at any speed. I'm starting to think there is something wrong with it it's so bad PaulB81 said:
ge0rge said:
That actually looks damn cool doesnt it, wonder if the 'show it a corner', tale works with US cars...I.e. it wont go around it
I recently bought a 3rs gen camaro. It's really really really really bad in the wet. It starts to drift at 20-30 mph on virtually any corner in the wet. Sounds cool but it's a big car. Add that to the fact that it's very torquey low down. It's verging on dangerous on wet country roads at any speed. I'm starting to think there is something wrong with it it's so bad A few aftermarket mods can totally transform them too, which it's worth remembering American cars are designed to modded in the aftermarket, the "out of the box" setup is very much a middle ground to cater for the masses.
300bhp/ton said:
PaulB81 said:
ge0rge said:
That actually looks damn cool doesnt it, wonder if the 'show it a corner', tale works with US cars...I.e. it wont go around it
I recently bought a 3rs gen camaro. It's really really really really bad in the wet. It starts to drift at 20-30 mph on virtually any corner in the wet. Sounds cool but it's a big car. Add that to the fact that it's very torquey low down. It's verging on dangerous on wet country roads at any speed. I'm starting to think there is something wrong with it it's so bad A few aftermarket mods can totally transform them too, which it's worth remembering American cars are designed to modded in the aftermarket, the "out of the box" setup is very much a middle ground to cater for the masses.
... 300hp is right. My Car is very fussy with tyres. I had a near new set of Goodyears removed a few years back as they were crap. For all round use the best it's had so far are Goodyear F1 GSD3's, great grip in the dry when up to temp and fantastic in very heavy rain. unfortunately no longer available. A close second is Michelin Pilot Sports. The Toyos have the grip but lack the feel. Try the CCCUK web site as well for cars for sale
ge0rge said:
That actually looks damn cool doesnt it, wonder if the 'show it a corner', tale works with US cars...I.e. it wont go around it
Have a look and see what you think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyIrH4OiZw&fea...300bhp/ton said:
Have a look and see what you think: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyIrH4OiZw&fea...
Now that is a MANS gear-change. 
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