what car would you buy ?? a wheeler dealer classic CAR ??

[Ricey155]

for 2011 im going to buy a modern day classic and convert it to LPG (petrol is just do it for me)

im a fan of wheeler dealer and some of the old modern classics are brill, ive fancied a Merc 190 cossy in the past but yet to get there
ive owned a Renault 5 GT turbo, Lancia HF Turbo, Pug 205 1.9 GTI and others so not going there again

what modern day classic am i missing ?? 5-8 grand bracket

My Abarth 500 is going to make way for a retro new classic (sad but 6k in 13.5 months from new)

so far: 2003 M3, Audi S series most take my fancy, Alfa GTV, even an Audi TT old version

any ideas on here ?? something that im missing

[tomsugden]

My advice would be to find a car that someone else has already converted to lpg, although it's hard to find one with reasonable miles. I would also go for a multipoint system, as the single point systems have a tendency to back fire.

[Ricey155]

Cheers Tom im more after ideas on a future classic - LPG i'll enquire about that prior to purchasing the new car

im running my Civic Type R EP3 on LPG thus its saving me a fortune and its amazing when you can go 210 miles on £25 instead of £50+ driving becomes enjoyable again, and removing the spare wheel is pretty much the same weight (back in for long distance trips)

[tomsugden]

I have a 4.0 Range Rover P38 on lpg, and it means it's affordable to run.

How about an Audi S4, 2.7 V6 twin turbo? They'll do about 25mpg if driven sensibly, so you should be able to get ~40mpg equivalent on lpg...

[Benengo]

Bit older bet definitely retro:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/2292031.htm



Plus Wheeler dealers have them covered:

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wheele...

[Ricey155]

not sure i want to go that old im kinda thinking more max 10 years old

the old BMW's are solid ive even thought about the old Mercs i do love the 190's

i'll keep scanning something will turn up

[williamp]

How about the Jaguar XK8?

[A911DOM]

Boxster - ? Cheap enough now
Audi TT - not my cup of tea on design but could be an interesting future classic project
Merc 190 - is a good shout but quite 'ordinary'
Fiat Barchetta - depends if you mind LHD

Cant think of anything that screams classic within the 10 year rule (unless you're talking an expensive sports car which wont fit into the budget).

[Ricey155]

Interesting i like the bottom list ive thought about most of them

XK8 ive seen one already LPG'd and fairly cheap might be worth a test drive :-)