future practical classic, any ideas?
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Evening Chaps,
I have a question, just something I'm mulling over at the moment. I am not resident in the uk, havent been for years, grew up with hot hatches in the eighties and still love a mechanical feeling car, ie minimal electrics.
Mum has just moved house and there is a garage space begging for something interesting to fill it. My son will be joining her in September to go to school in UK. I will visit whenever possible, mostly school holidays. I am looking eventually at replacing her MK1 Focus collection three door. lovely car but can see it living on the driveway. I am hoping to have perhaps up to 10k all in for something I can leave there, Mum using occasionally just to keep everything ok. She has had Sierra cosworths, Interceptors, scimitars, 8 Golf Gti's. Fiesta RS turbo etc, including racing Mini Cooper Mk 1 when I was a baby so dont say a Nissan Micra please!!!! Fancy something that might even make a few quid over the years but not the most important thing, Am looking at 205GTi's ( never had one) Golf Rivage, Fords unless stupid money, 944's, Mk2 big bumper, (loved mine) Like a bit of poke but power not the ultimate goal, something a bit fun, different, but which spares are not like rocking horse poop.
Suppose the question is any other models that would fit the bill? or more importantly pique the interest?
I have a question, just something I'm mulling over at the moment. I am not resident in the uk, havent been for years, grew up with hot hatches in the eighties and still love a mechanical feeling car, ie minimal electrics.
Mum has just moved house and there is a garage space begging for something interesting to fill it. My son will be joining her in September to go to school in UK. I will visit whenever possible, mostly school holidays. I am looking eventually at replacing her MK1 Focus collection three door. lovely car but can see it living on the driveway. I am hoping to have perhaps up to 10k all in for something I can leave there, Mum using occasionally just to keep everything ok. She has had Sierra cosworths, Interceptors, scimitars, 8 Golf Gti's. Fiesta RS turbo etc, including racing Mini Cooper Mk 1 when I was a baby so dont say a Nissan Micra please!!!! Fancy something that might even make a few quid over the years but not the most important thing, Am looking at 205GTi's ( never had one) Golf Rivage, Fords unless stupid money, 944's, Mk2 big bumper, (loved mine) Like a bit of poke but power not the ultimate goal, something a bit fun, different, but which spares are not like rocking horse poop.
Suppose the question is any other models that would fit the bill? or more importantly pique the interest?
s m said:
For Fords you could get a Capri 2.8 or RS2000 ( fwd )
For stupid money.Civic EP3 - game changer at the time, still looks good.
Fiesta ST150 - don't laugh, they're fun cars, last of the naturally aspirated old school hot hatches and you can still find them with low miles and good condition.
Shuvi McTupya said:
s m said:
For Fords you could get a Capri 2.8 or RS2000 ( fwd )
Surely they are already classics?" Am looking at 205GTi's ( never had one) Golf Rivage, Fords unless stupid money, 944's, Mk2 big bumper, (loved mine) Like a bit of poke but power not the ultimate goal, something a bit fun, different, but which spares are not like rocking horse poop"
Anyway, both available for under 10k
Buy as old and simple as possible, that's the idea. A lot of stuff post 2000 that is borderline interesting is likely to be highly complicated and not ideal for occasional usage nor long term ownership except with quite a lot of input.
I don't know whether it fits the bill for you - but my 1992 MX-5 is fun, simple, and nothing ever goes wrong. With 68k on the clock I have only ever replaced a clutch, brakes, clutch slave cylinder seals, and cam belt. And tyres, but hey. Oh, and I sometimes don't use it for 4-6 months. And I think it's more proper "fun" than my 911 turbo.
Engine issues notwithstanding, I tip the RX7 2nd gen to be a sure fire future classic.
944 Turbo I like too.
I don't know whether it fits the bill for you - but my 1992 MX-5 is fun, simple, and nothing ever goes wrong. With 68k on the clock I have only ever replaced a clutch, brakes, clutch slave cylinder seals, and cam belt. And tyres, but hey. Oh, and I sometimes don't use it for 4-6 months. And I think it's more proper "fun" than my 911 turbo.
Engine issues notwithstanding, I tip the RX7 2nd gen to be a sure fire future classic.
944 Turbo I like too.
I would vote for a 182 Trophy, but I've already seen some up for sale at the kind of places that also sell Veyrons, so perhaps missed the boat?
It's a good shout though. The only cars that will appreciate in any meaningful way is the rare ones. People want limited cars, and they have to be genuinely good too.
A 172 Cup is worth a shout though. Was the lightest Clio they built, and was built for Group N homoglation so has a racing connection / provenance. No ABS, budget interior, no xenons...it is the purist's choice.
I like the suggestion of the 147 GTA. I just fear that ultimately it was not good enough.
It's a good shout though. The only cars that will appreciate in any meaningful way is the rare ones. People want limited cars, and they have to be genuinely good too.
A 172 Cup is worth a shout though. Was the lightest Clio they built, and was built for Group N homoglation so has a racing connection / provenance. No ABS, budget interior, no xenons...it is the purist's choice.
I like the suggestion of the 147 GTA. I just fear that ultimately it was not good enough.
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