RE: £100K Garage: Ben Sloan

[bensloan]

This was my Clio that I sold

in order to buy this (different budget, but do to limited number or cars I can own)

[bensloan]

Tribal Chestnut said:

I met a chap called 'Ben Sloan' a while ago. He worked for a small M&E firm. Struck me as more of a 'modern' Beetle/BINI chap though.

Might be me?!?

[Tribal Chestnut]

bensloan said:

Might be me?!?

Not unless you're near Cambridge.

[BogBeast]

bensloan said:

"I know it's only a kit car...'

What do you mean by 'only a kit car' ?

Edited by BogBeast on Saturday 22 November 14:03

[ManFromDelmonte]

Imagine the smell.

[robsco]

soad said:

menousername said:

can anyone shed any light on the difference betwen the T350 and a Saragis, and why a Sagaris would command so much more money?

is it just age, did the Sagaris take over from the T350?

Sagaris is a later model - bigger engine, more power, wilder looks etc.
More exclusive too.

The Targa, as chosen in the OP's list, would be a rarer car than a Sag. Fewer than 100 built.

[smithyithy]

Question guys: when compiling our £100k list, are we keeping our current cars too, or doe sit have to be a garage from scratch?

[silver surfer]

Definitely the best garage yet...all angle sorted with big grin on face!!

Well done.

SS

[fizmo100]

bensloan said:

Hi. I didn't say it would be cheap to run - I'm certain it wouldn't. I said it should be reliable, which it should (fingers crossed!).

So you did - a misquote on my part there. My experience of a C5 was that it wasn't reliable, therefore it wasn't cheap to run! The everyday costs (fuel, insurance and servicing) were chicken feed compared to the cost of repairs and preventative maintenance. They are monstrous things to live with in every regard!

[Monty Python]

bensloan said:

I'm afraid I simply couldn't live with that purple colour - although I can't deny that the engine is a much better unit, but I do love the Rover V8.

Maybe I could take the V8 out of "my" Cobra and put it in "my" defender. Then I could put a 6.3 in the Cobra - now that would be a win win, but I think it would cost more than the £7 I have left in my budget. Darn it!

Me neither, and it doesn't have the all-important side exhausts.

[Rumblestripe]

Great garage. Personally, I would swap the Audi for a Scooby Forester and the Landy for a Landcruiser but I cannot fault the logic or the range of choices.

Can anybody submit one of these?

[smithyithy]

Rumblestripe said:

Can anybody submit one of these?

It seems so:

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=110&i=298...

I sent mine off Saturday

[B'stard Child]

smithyithy said:

Rumblestripe said:

Can anybody submit one of these?

It seems so:

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=110&i=298...

I sent mine off Saturday

I spent a few hours tonight compiling mine (with a twist) and sent it off

I think it might go down well if the team decide to use it but it was quite fun even if they don't.

[SteveS Cup]

That T350 would definitely appear in my dream garage! The Speed 6 is the engine I'd want! So raw and brutal.

[Raman Kandola]

That ac cobra