the 'what car' musings thread

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there was one at al awir when del and i visited. sold for 400k iirc. only 6kms apparently but the scrappy paint and interior didn't reflect that.

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went up to ajman AGAIN today and its was closed AGAIN! grrr..... on the way back i very nearly ran of of petrol, what's the deal with the shortages up there?

on the way back, popped into sharjah car souk and there is a stunningly lovely 993 c2s with manual box, but too much for my wallet at 175k. there's a minty 964 c2 in there as well for 85k but didn't give it much of a look as it's a tiptronic.

however, half an hour later i drove dusty's 964 around ras al khor and was mightily impressed, the tiptronic box was nowhere near as terrible as i would have imagined and the whole package feels ideal as a daily proposition. did get a little carried away though, resulting in our picture being taken by those annoying cameras in the middle of the dual carriageway


PS - del, did you manage to make any enquiries re: a trackday toy before you headed home?

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with a bit of luck they'll overlook the fine because we were grinning so much and clearly enjoying life in the desert!

in any other country i wouldn't have taken the keys even if it was insured. very good of you for the drive mate even though it was the first time we'd met sober!

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If I'm here then sounds good to me. Might have moved myself by then hopefully.

Went to Ajman last night with a colleague. The v8 in the 260 is in better nick than it looks, car itself quite tidy, but there's no way that thing will ever be road legal. Sounded like the proverbial god of thunder gargling nails.

Anyway, this may be premature and a jinx but I think I may be sorted. Fell in lust with a 964 last night in Sharjah and left a holding deposit earlier post test-drive. Need an inspection doing asap so who's best - A2B, Alex Renner or A.N.Other? Also, who's best for decent tyres?

In case you're wondering, it's not Dusty's, though I owe him beers for showing me the tip ain't as bad as I imagined and for the buying advice earlier - even after I told him I was looking elsewhere.

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cheers ian, tyres are pretty damn expensive huh? what are my alternatives against pirelli p zero rossa's? couldn't give a st about wet weather handling but something that will last a while would be nice. mark at saluki is going to do the inspection tomorrow.

stumbled upon this earlier. road safety ford exploder made me laugh

http://abudhabi.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/...gte=&year__gte=&year__lte=1994&keywords=&is_basic_search_widget=0&pricelte=

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likewise Mark, was great to see your setup and i enjoyed our chat

i stopped in at MSW on the way out and spoke to Andre re: tyres. will be at the bank tomorrow and the dealer on friday evening!

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>speechless<

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/mer...gte=&seller_type=&is_search=1&kilometers__gte=&price__gte=&year__gte=&year__lte=1994&kilometers__lte=&keywords=&is_basic_search_widget=0&pricelte=

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cheers, i'll bear that in mind. if i don't get a call from the dealer this week then i'll go up when i get back from indonesia and ask him why he hasn't sold it yet!

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didn't notice that, but my first thought on the main pic was that it wasn't taken in the UAE.

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the ultimate shakey z confuser? thi's certainly give them a taste of their own medicine!

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... Two-Nosed Landie: Perfect For Back-Seat Drivers

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^sex wee, especially the black one.

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it looks sufficiently evil, which is a draw, but yeah i don;t like the wheel and struggling to think of a design that would work in black.

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cheap low mileage manual c6:

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/che...gte=&seller_type=&has_photos=1&kilometers__gte=&price__gte=&year__gte=&year__lte=2011&kilometers__lte=&keywords=&transmission_type=378&is_basic_search_widget=0&pricelte=110000&is_search=1&ot=desc&o=3

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/che...gte=&seller_type=&has_photos=1&kilometers__gte=&price__gte=&year__gte=&year__lte=2011&kilometers__lte=&keywords=&transmission_type=378&is_basic_search_widget=0&pricelte=150000&is_search=1&ot=desc&o=3

who do we know who wants one of those?

Edited by shirt on Thursday 14th July 11:18

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[read the ad]

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/por...gte=&seller_type=&has_photos=1&kilometers__gte=&price__gte=&year__gte=&year__lte=2011&kilometers__lte=&keywords=&transmission_type=378&is_basic_search_widget=0&pricelte=150000&is_search=1&ot=desc&o=3

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K50 DEL said:

shirt said:

cheap low mileage manual c6:

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/che...gte=&seller_type=&has_photos=1&kilometers__gte=&price__gte=&year__gte=&year__lte=2011&kilometers__lte=&keywords=&transmission_type=378&is_basic_search_widget=0&pricelte=110000&is_search=1&ot=desc&o=3

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/che...gte=&seller_type=&has_photos=1&kilometers__gte=&price__gte=&year__gte=&year__lte=2011&kilometers__lte=&keywords=&transmission_type=378&is_basic_search_widget=0&pricelte=150000&is_search=1&ot=desc&o=3

who do we know who wants one of those?

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You are a bad man Phil..... stop with the temptation already, I need to buy furniture and stuff first lol

if you have french doors it'll save you the cost of a sofa!

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i noted the price drop but i hate [and mean really hate] the tea tray on a narrow body car.

i'm off to look at doillies and stoke kittens, ciao :mwah:

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RARE-308-GTB-ONLY-3...

110,000AEDish

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i think i'd tire of the non existant cabin cooling first! achingly pretty though and in remarkable nick. you could even flip it and make a tidy profit given the scarcity value.

i was about to post up a lovely blue intergrale from dubizzle, but the price shown is in jordanian dinars and equates to 550k AED!

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i *think* that blue is the top tint of the windscreen.

picture overkill i agree, but a lot of US ebay dealers do the same. contrast to here where all you get is a camera phone nightshot and 'is good car' tagline. i know which i prefer!

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todays lust object:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-cars-sale/6...

both this and the fez make me think i should save and wait until winter before ditching the honda.