Modern day classics?

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If you had a couple of grand knocking about.. what would you consider buying?

My neigbour has just brought something similar to this:

alltypecarz : FORD CAPRI 2.8I SPECIAL TURBO TECHNICS

All I can say is the drive is amazing. The dipstick left it parked on his drive though. I told him to take the battery out and block it behind some of his other cars. It's getting lots of attention recently. Made me look back twice that's for sure.

 

[Turkster]

yes and no, yer sure its a cool car, but no as it's a ford and TBH i was not a fan of the old type fords, some people are and fair play to them,

I still say the Mk2 Golf GTi 16v is the one to go for, here is my one that i restored,

 

[johnnythepie]

I love capris, had several in my youth.Never did manage to get a tickford though.Now they were the ********.

 

[johnnythepie]

yes and no, yer sure its a cool car, but no as it's a ford and TBH i was not a fan of the old type fords, some people are and fair play to them,

I still say the Mk2 Golf GTi 16v is the one to go for, here is my one that i restored,

Thats beautiful.I also like the mk 1 1800.Has to mars red though.

 

[warren_S5]

Mk2 Golf GTi 16v is such a great car. Most of the handling attributes of the Mk1 with more refinement all round. I adore the Mk1, but the Mk2 just feels a bit more complete.

Always been a fan of the G60 version too. The Rallye is OK, but a bit boxy compared to the wide arch G60 model.

My folks had Fords when I was a kid (Capri 3.0 / 2.8, Sierra XR4 and 4x4 / Cortina 1600E). OK in their day, and and proved you could get good performance for not much money. Not sure how I feel about them now....

 

[jojo]

I love this game, give yourself a £2k budget, then go into Pistonheads Classifieds to see what you can buy!

My money would personally be on a Mk2 16v... I have one of those already!

Others in the price range are Mk2 Honda CRX, Alfa 155 widebody V6, Mk1 Maxda MX5, BMW E30 of some sort, Pug 205GTI... the list is endless.

 

[jb0o]

I love capris, had several in my youth.Never did manage to get a tickford though.Now they were the ********.

Stunning cars. Ive currently got a Brooklands being stored in my unit and a Tickford coming to join him at the end of the month!

 

[johnnythepie]

Stunning cars. Ive currently got a Brooklands being stored in my unit and a Tickford coming to join him at the end of the month!

Git !!!!

 

[johnnythepie]

Mk2 Golf GTi 16v is such a great car. Most of the handling attributes of the Mk1 with more refinement all round. I adore the Mk1, but the Mk2 just feels a bit more complete.

Always been a fan of the G60 version too. The Rallye is OK, but a bit boxy compared to the wide arch G60 model.

My folks had Fords when I was a kid (Capri 3.0 / 2.8, Sierra XR4 and 4x4 / Cortina 1600E). OK in their day, and and proved you could get good performance for not much money. Not sure how I feel about them now....

True, the brakes on the mk1 left a lot to be desired though.I just like the sharp lines and rawness of the mk1.I couldnt afford to buy/insure one at the time so had to settle for a mk1 xr2.Not in the same league though.

 

[warren_S5]

True, the brakes on the mk1 left a lot to be desired though.I just like the sharp lines and rawness of the mk1.I couldnt afford to buy/insure one at the time so had to settle for a mk1 xr2.Not in the same league though.

The brakes were frightening at best! I range black diamond discs, pagid pads, goodrich hoses, dot 5.1 fluid and a Mk2 brake master cylinder and it still wasn't great! I owned my Mk1 back in 1992 when it was 11 years old and had nearly as many owners. It was a shed, but I loved that car!!

 

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how about this? BMW : BMW TECH 2 340IA SPORT V8
the 325i m sport was my mums school run car... Jaysus I feel old now

 

[jojo]

how about this? BMW : BMW TECH 2 340IA SPORT V8
the 325i m sport was my mums school run car... Jaysus I feel old now

Only £5.5k over budget! lol

 

[Turkster]

Thats beautiful.I also like the mk 1 1800.Has to mars red though.

here is how it came from that old car to the showroom car that i made it into,

Golf GTi 16v pictures by Turkish - Photobucket

 

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Only £5.5k over budget! lol

haha oops yeh there were a few but you can get a decent non-m from 2k

 

[Turkster]

how about this? BMW : BMW TECH 2 340IA SPORT V8
the 325i m sport was my mums school run car... Jaysus I feel old now

thats mint,

 

[knoxie]

i know its over the price range but its mint....

mk1 VW Caddy

 

[shariain]

I would have this any day of the week

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/volkswagen/corrado/vw-corrado-vr6/653831

 

[murran]

im thinking of another mk2 gti from my next car. tho i said id never have another fwd car ever. after this 100 c4 quattro i might have another urge for silly childish wheelspin.

need a good winter of snow first to enjoy the 2.8 v6 and do some dohnuts. then i'll think about it.

 

[slepy]

I would get something like Merc 560SEC or a BMW 6 (shark) series.

 

[WAFTER]

Only £5.5k over budget! lol

...and 99% of old BMW's ( any many new for that matter ) are a bit 'council' Essex & thugish

 

[knoxie]

...and 99% of old BMW's ( any many new for that matter ) are a bit 'council' Essex & thugish

so your saying essex is one massive council estate riddled with thugs??