Is this a really, really stupid idea?
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OK - go and test drive this tonight - just boot it up and down Trinity Road until you get bored or arrested.
No depreciation - check.
Under half budget - check.
Reliable - it's a Honda engine - check.
Camp colour - check.
Utterly mental - check.
Usable road car - surprisingly - check (unless you have luggage, or a dodgy back, or a desire to speak to your passenger).
http://classifieds.seloc.org/ads/377bhp-sc-honda-e...
No depreciation - check.
Under half budget - check.
Reliable - it's a Honda engine - check.
Camp colour - check.
Utterly mental - check.
Usable road car - surprisingly - check (unless you have luggage, or a dodgy back, or a desire to speak to your passenger).
http://classifieds.seloc.org/ads/377bhp-sc-honda-e...
walm said:
OK - go and test drive this tonight - just boot it up and down Trinity Road until you get bored or arrested.
No depreciation - check.
Under half budget - check.
Reliable - it's a Honda engine - check.
Camp colour - check.
Utterly mental - check.
Usable road car - surprisingly - check (unless you have luggage, or a dodgy back, or a desire to speak to your passenger).
http://classifieds.seloc.org/ads/377bhp-sc-honda-e...
Dear oh dear, that looks totally bonkers. No depreciation - check.
Under half budget - check.
Reliable - it's a Honda engine - check.
Camp colour - check.
Utterly mental - check.
Usable road car - surprisingly - check (unless you have luggage, or a dodgy back, or a desire to speak to your passenger).
http://classifieds.seloc.org/ads/377bhp-sc-honda-e...
Noble really appeals - very different to either of the current fleet: mid engined twin turbo V6 vs Front engined V8 vs skeletal front engined, roofless K-series. I am very much liking mid-engined suggestions too, chaps. So, discounting various Astons and classics, realistic 2 year ownership prospects?
- Exige (four cylinder, so discounted)
- Evora (not in play due to depreciation - and I'd rather have a Noble!)
- 360 (love it, but pricey maintenance and top of budget for a good one)
- Noble M12 GTO 3R(leftfield - but seriously compelling)
- Ferrari 550 (awesome, similar costs to 360 though and not mid-engined)
Erm, kept the Morgan (but added some noisy exhausts to make it more fun!), gained a Caterham 7 and impulse bought this heavily modified beast.
Yes, I'm an idiot, and went completely off-brief. Fun fleet though - and weirdly all British, and all with flat windscreens.
Yes, I'm an idiot, and went completely off-brief. Fun fleet though - and weirdly all British, and all with flat windscreens.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Thursday 6th September 11:59
Harry Flashman said:
Erm, kept the Morgan (but added some noisy exhausts to make it more fun!), gained a Caterham 7 and impulse bought this heavily modified beast.
Yes, I'm an idiot, and went completely off-brief. Fun fleet though - and weirdly all British, and all with flat windscreens.
So you go from an Aston Martin to a Land Rover? Genius but how there'll did you end with that? It's superb - hope its got a hefty V8 lurking under the bonnet.Yes, I'm an idiot, and went completely off-brief. Fun fleet though - and weirdly all British, and all with flat windscreens.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Thursday 6th September 11:59
Idiot? Far from it. Inspired purchase IMO.
Harry Flashman said:
DonkeyApple said:
And all with no room for your right arm 
Inspired choices.
So true!!Inspired choices.
Idiotic choices, and I love them all (even though I'm yet to actually pick up the Landie).
I don't know about you but I can't think of a single occassion when one of these three cars isn't the best for the job. Can you?
Well, its over budget, its too old (but only by a couple of years)
Its quick, its rare, it should hold its value...................
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4115834.htm
Its quick, its rare, it should hold its value...................
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4115834.htm
Harry Flashman said:
No idea! Guessing that's true of all 90's Astons.
Sigh. Back to 90s/noughties Italiana it is then. A good Ferrari 550 may fit the bill.
What about a 512 TR?Sigh. Back to 90s/noughties Italiana it is then. A good Ferrari 550 may fit the bill.
Does the budget buy one? These seem stable in value, or heading upwards from what I've seen from random scans of classifieds. There was a lovely black one for sale through a dealer in the back of Evo recently.
Or the best one of these that you can find within budget.............
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3915964.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3915964.htm
http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
This one? Sorry, first link not working.
Personally, I'd have a look. If it was rebuilt well, preferably by the works department then it could be a bargain. Bear in mind also the demand for these in the rest of the world; once exported, it's no longer a Cat C.
Realistically, it's the perfect car to sit next to your Morgan. You should purchase it.
This one? Sorry, first link not working.
Personally, I'd have a look. If it was rebuilt well, preferably by the works department then it could be a bargain. Bear in mind also the demand for these in the rest of the world; once exported, it's no longer a Cat C.
Realistically, it's the perfect car to sit next to your Morgan. You should purchase it.
DonkeyApple said:
Harry Flashman said:
DonkeyApple said:
And all with no room for your right arm
Inspired choices.
So true!!Inspired choices.
Idiotic choices, and I love them all (even though I'm yet to actually pick up the Landie).
I don't know about you but I can't think of a single occassion when one of these three cars isn't the best for the job. Can you?
- Caterham. Best handling thing ever, superb on track and fast B-roads.
- Morgan. Nothing at the price has such presence, or sense of occasion. Properly fast GT car with a 1930s glamour to it, somehow: and it sounds like aWW2 Spitfire on low approach
- Defender. For when the zombies come. I am actually having it fitted with a gun safe for my winter shooting expeditions!
Fatboy - the Defender isn't a V8 - it's a TD5, but with uprated intercooler, remap and some trick bits (including I suspect a hybrid turbo). Big AP Racing brakes, Bilstein suspension. The previous owner has £29k of bills for the rebuild/modification (!!)
how did I go from Aston to a tricked-out Defender? No idea. Got sick of test driving supercars - the lies, hidden issues and general chicanery really got to me; very different from 4 years of Morgan ownership, which have felt more like belonging to a good club. Final moment was the sheer abuse I got in London driving a Ferrari around for a Saturday.
Saw the Land Rover on PH, loved the look, talked to the owner and the people involved in the 2011 rebuild, got a good vibe. Thought to myself "you've always wanted one in exactly this silly teenager army olive green, but not an actual military one as they are awful. This fits the bill. Why don't you buy it?"
So I did. Unseen.
Edited by Harry Flashman on Thursday 6th September 14:36
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