the 'what car' musings thread

[oilydan]

Paid a sniff over 20K for it.

White with grey cloth.

200k kms but had some time on the AUH commute. Full history at dealer including belts and brakes in October.

Failed the test on tyres so seller had to put new shoes on her too Result.

Did the Barracuda run after transfer to blow the cobwebs away. Slight sign of a grumbly bearing at the back, but nothing else to report.

Sounds fantastic, and corners very well.

Still waiting on the report from ARM for the Lambo...

[Onetrackmind]

Sounds good. Gotta love the Barracuda run with those roundabouts going down to the coast road

[oilydan]

Got the report from ARM.

AED3k+ for a window switch

AED1100+ for wipers (Ford focus fitment that actually cost less than 150!)

And major items with huge 'investigation' costs, but unspecified repair costs. Misfire/ABS not working/Alarm fault/steering fault.

Clutch at 57% worn.

Oh dear.

[IanUAE]

Not so much a raging bull then...

[oilydan]

Just comes down to price and risk really.

The risk of the misfire being 100dhs worth of spark plugs, or a 500dhs battery to sort out. Or a 150,000dhs engine.

Or the ABS being sorted by the same new battery, or a 25k control unit.

etc.

They do get terribly temperamental if the battery voltage drops, like it would if its been sat for, say, 3 years doing only 500kms per year.....

Tyres/clutch/badge etc are all known costs and can be factored in, but the other stuff is the billion dirham gamble. I reckon it might be worth a flutter, if the price is right...

[steano]

What model of gallardo are you looking at ?

Im also tempted but sat here wishing there were some manuals in the market

[6th Gear]

https://dubai.dubizzle.com/motors/used-cars/audi/o...

Now this is a cool motor.

[dxbtiger]

http://tnydu.biz/DOuRfa

Anyone?

[Psychobert]

dxbtiger said:

http://tnydu.biz/DOuRfa

Anyone?

Bearing in mind how close to my car my colleague tends to park in the office, I'd struggle with those doors..

[shirt]

This has got oilydan written all over it

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-noble-m12/

[oilydan]

shirt said:

This has got oilydan written all over it

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/2005-noble-m12/

Evil temptress.

[shirt]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/192218091356?rmvSB=true&am...

[Dusty964]

http://tnydu.biz/DOukmT

[Onetrackmind]

Track days

Hey! Look what I found on dubizzle!
http://tnydu.biz/DOumh8

[Harrai]

http://tnydu.biz/DOuzHX

Think it might need a slightly bigger engine...

Edited by Harrai on Monday 11th September 18:59

[Onetrackmind]

Checking out Dubizzle as I’m searching for a new car. Had a BRZ which was sold due to being to small following our second daughter’s arrival. Now want something I can fit the family in (occasionally as have an SUV) and use for a few track days. Seem to have been distracted by lots of stuff that’s much more exciting!

356 - http://tnydu.biz/DOvR5q

Cheap 930 - http://tnydu.biz/DOvRX5

Nice SC - http://tnydu.biz/DOvRI3

Beautiful 328 - http://tnydu.biz/DOvQlB

Good value 997 GT3 (been for sale a while) - http://tnydu.biz/DOvKk4

997.2 becoming good value - http://tnydu.biz/DOvLSb

AC Cobra rep - http://tnydu.biz/DOuzOW

Realistically - Focus STs seem great value - http://tnydu.biz/DOusXp

Hatch STI has always appealed but hear the 2.5 has problems - http://tnydu.biz/DOu7rZ

May look at the newer WRX or wait until a decent E46 M3 comes up

Edited by Onetrackmind on Friday 10th November 03:40

[Paracetamol]

356....a classic priced at fair market value..thats unheard of in the UAE

[shirt]

Onetrackmind said:

or wait until a decent E46 M3 comes up

That'll be a very long wait!

If you don't need read seats then the Cayman is a bargain, seen a few early manuals now with circa 100k kms sell for 40-45k

[Onetrackmind]

shirt said:

That'll be a very long wait!

If you don't need read seats then the Cayman is a bargain, seen a few early manuals now with circa 100k kms sell for 40-45k

Looking at importing one from Japan. Not cheap though!

[Onetrackmind]

MTM supercharged manual R8. Seems cheap.

http://tnydu.biz/DOvQgi