What Unusual Car – 7.5K

[craigb84]

vixen1700 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C253247

£7250 ONO.

Stunning machine. I remember driving passed one parked up on the side of Lake Geneva. You couldn't have asked for a more fitting photo opportunity. Sadly we couldn't stop.

[cragswinter]

Ok so it's dark mattslic green with the savanna tan interior:
http://www.randwmotorcompany.co.uk/used-cars/porsc...
But at 7,925 p/ex welcome I reckon you'll be in a 911 within budget.

108k miles with the factory sports exhaust, I'm tempted myself!

[kambites]

A modern(ish) 911 is not an unusual car. The things are everywhere!

That is quite astonishingly cheap, though. That "slight blip in second gear" is probably going to cost more than the car is worth.

[cragswinter]

kambites said:

A modern(ish) 911 is not an unusual car.

If you live in Carlisle they are!

As usual I'm talking ste however, just read the full ad & it's on the v car & isn't running right.

[Japveesix]

Sure you can barter them down £500. Twin turbo aertop supra, rare and lovely

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3830307.htm

400bhp V8 goodness:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3770080.htm

Elan M100 Turbo

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3499136.htm

Opel Manta GTE, fully restored

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3802292.htm

3.2 V6 Alfa:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2568801.htm

Or a slightly cooler and older Alfa:

http://cdn.images.pistonheads.com/aimg/3722/372246...

[CurvaParabolica]

vixen1700 said:

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C293888

£4000 for a 1960 Ford Thunderbird, bit scraggy looking but so what?

Oh my

ETA: just saw the rest of the pics :-|

Probably still would though, as a wee project.

[RizzoTheRat]

There's some great stuff on this thread but tell me I'm not the only one thinking it would be the 101 if it was my money.

[Otispunkmeyer]

deltashad said:

Get rid of the gash rims and I'd have that.

[jay140285]

Got to be the Monaro for me:

Modern reliability

Rare

Quick

Sounds awesome

5.7V8

Enough said

[vixen1700]

jay140285 said:

Got to be the Monaro for me:

Modern reliability

Rare

Quick

Sounds awesome

5.7V8

Enough said

But to the non-petrol-head in the street it looks like a bigger Vauxhall, which it is.

I'd go for that lovely 3.8 S-Type, looks great for the money and has bags of style.

[Chris71]

300bhp/ton said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-101-Forward-C...

Come on 300, you were born for this thread. Give us a few more leftfield suggesions...

[Snowboy]

Lost of good suggestions.

I particularly like the 101 landy, the beach buggy, the old French thing and the big Yank tank.

Unfortunately the cookie that would have been the prize has been eaten.
Sorry.

[S2Mike]

Sorry have not figured out making a link to Carandclassic.co.uk website, search Jaguar XJSS, 1979 vintage,3.6 straight six cabriolet, and yes there is an extra S in the title, I know it is over budget £9995 but you wont see another one very often, ticks most of your required boxes, if I had the dosh I would be round there.

Edited by S2Mike on Wednesday 18th April 14:04

Edited by S2Mike on Wednesday 18th April 14:06

[lestershaw]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

'Scuse my ignorance / lack of Tiv knowledge - but whats the catch with the Tiv ?

Too good usually does not equal too good.

there is no catch!
same as all cars you buy the best one you can and watch out for the marques known problems.
then you travel in probably the most fun for the money car around
they sound wonderful and every drive is an occasion
buy one, you know you want to

[vixen1700]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Yes. Yes I do - at that price / condition !

That's a pretty nice looking Chimaera, it has to be said. Get it checked out and get it bought.

[Chris71]

lestershaw said:

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

'Scuse my ignorance / lack of Tiv knowledge - but whats the catch with the Tiv ?

Too good usually does not equal too good.

there is no catch!
same as all cars you buy the best one you can and watch out for the marques known problems.
then you travel in probably the most fun for the money car around
they sound wonderful and every drive is an occasion
buy one, you know you want to

+1

Things like the S-Series and the smaller engined Chims are fundamentally pretty reliable as specialist cars go. Obviously the big manufacturers can spend huge amounts of money on detail engineering and quality control that low-volume manufacturers can't, but basically most of the old school TVRs are a fairly stock Rover V8 or Ford V6 mounted to a well proven drivetrain on a simple backbone chassis.

Small niggles aren't unknown, but big issues are pretty rare. Insure it as a classic and don't do too many miles (at ~20mpg for a Chim) and they can be remarkably affordable cars to run.

So there's not really a catch.

[Paul v8]

Beat me too it, monaro 5.7 value for money all the way and so much fun. debadged many wont know what it is (non petrol heads)

[harryowl]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3784002.htm


http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3825574.htm

[cragswinter]

Z3M coupe?
In yellow??
Under 7 grand???
www.pistonheads.com/sales/3671214.htm

[FRA53R]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3712131.htm

Even better than the Monaro