humour me; what car

[johntempaccount]

Evening PH

a common post of mine as i flick between 'next car' plans, so if you can, humour me, again.
criteria.

rear wheel drive
manual
older - like really bloody simple to do stuff to
probably carb(s)
under £1250
not the worst thing to look at in history.

thaanks
(aware an mx5 fits many, but not carb, criteria, 1st person to suggest mx5, will be told to bugger off, the 2nd will be taken seriously hah.
John

[iva cosworth]

BMW 316 or 320 E30 no injection

[Pipeandacrepe]

Nissan 200

[Meoricin]

Pipeandacrepe said:

Nissan 200

For less than £1250?

[johntempaccount]

on board with the bmw's! have already looked at a couple, seem easy ebough to work on.

the nissan 200's do seem abit complex for what im after.

another one that is on my list atm is an MGB, for under 1250 probe quite ropey, but simple, very simple in the grand scheme of things

[Pipeandacrepe]

Meoricin said:

For less than £1250?

They exist. Early 90s shape definitely. Though the only one on Auto Trader for that money is automatic.

[MagicalTrevor]

iva cosworth said:

BMW 316 or 320 E30 no injection

I was going to also suggest this

[43034]

johntempaccount said:

another one that is on my list atm is an MGB, for under 1250 probe quite ropey, but simple, very simple in the grand scheme of things

Simple to work on yes, but are you handy with a welder? I assume it's the rust that will get them at this price above anything else.

Vauxhall Viva? Or too slow?

[Pipeandacrepe]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2013...

[johntempaccount]

im not great with a welder, but im keen to learn/develope the skill!

the link for autotrader isnt working for me :S

[E30M3SE]

MagicalTrevor said:

iva cosworth said:

BMW 316 or 320 E30 no injection

I was going to also suggest this

There wasn't a E30 320 that ran a carb, they were all fuel injected (320i) , there was a E21 320 which ran carb though.

[johntempaccount]

missed the thing about the viva - never looked at one, will look now

its not much about the speed, its the feeling from behind the wheel, my current car (forester), much faster than anything else ive driven, but no communication of that, i miss the feeling of cogs and 'things happening'

[Efbe]

out of interest, why carb?

[johntempaccount]

Efbe said:

out of interest, why carb?

I want as little wiring and electrics as possible, ive been rebuilding a carb for the last week for a motorbike i have, it just speaks a different language compared to ECU's and all that jazz (excuse the arty farty nature of that)

[davepoth]

E30M3SE said:

MagicalTrevor said:

iva cosworth said:

BMW 316 or 320 E30 no injection

I was going to also suggest this

There wasn't a E30 320 that ran a carb, they were all fuel injected (320i) , there was a E21 320 which ran carb though.

I had an E30 316 that was carbed. It was the 1.8, but with less power than the 318i and shocking economy. E30 is a good call but definitely not with a carb IMO.

[interloper]

Off the top of my head...

Porsche 924, simple single cam engine, big engine bay, handle well....

Reliant Scimitar and SS1, plastic with a steel chassis. The Scimitar tends to come with the oh so simple Essex or Cologne V6.

Mg Midget 1500 (the less desirable one with the rubber bumpers and triumph engine)

[iva cosworth]

E30M3SE said:

MagicalTrevor said:

iva cosworth said:

BMW 316 or 320 E30 no injection

I was going to also suggest this

There wasn't a E30 320 that ran a carb, they were all fuel injected (320i) , there was a E21 320 which ran carb though.

Knew there would be something wrong with my answer

[johntempaccount]

spitfire and tr7 sound nice! look simple too!

sierra also

p6's look to command a pretty high price tag however, and seem abit more complex than the others

[Riknos]

johntempaccount said:

Efbe said:

out of interest, why carb?

I want as little wiring and electrics as possible, ive been rebuilding a carb for the last week for a motorbike i have, it just speaks a different language compared to ECU's and all that jazz (excuse the arty farty nature of that)

Having had a motorbike with a carb and one with FI - I can totally agree.

However; MX-5s are so simple to work on, I wouldn't rule one out for a lack of a carb...

[talksthetalk]

How about this for some fun...