Adding to my fleet ???
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si30boxsters
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yep a manual 635...........red but of course i'm biased!
Suffolk944
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Would certainly love a V8 - all those mentioned so far appeal. Adding to my own list would be a SD1 Vitesse. Interceptors are great but suspect my budget would leave me with a right nail of an example...
Those 635's do appeal despite only having the 6 cylinders. Am going to try and view a 928 this weekend to either confirm its appeal or get it out of my system once and for all !
Those 635's do appeal despite only having the 6 cylinders. Am going to try and view a 928 this weekend to either confirm its appeal or get it out of my system once and for all !
bennyboy
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Hubba, hubba....
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1083986.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1083986.htm
ChasR
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Stag IMO. They have gone as cheap as they can IMO. Forget the Triumph V8 cooling woes. It is IMO a better V8 than Rover's (well, it makes more power per litre, revs freer and sounds alot nicer than a RV8), and with the new water pumps and cooling systems kept in check, they are a nice all round package.
MGB GT V8 could also be done, but I'd look for a nicely converted V8. You get more power (155-170BHP vs 130BHP of the stock cars), and they are oddly enough a balanced car. Maybe not like a 944, but good in their own right. They are nice cruisers too and can be made to handle fine.
MGB GT V8 could also be done, but I'd look for a nicely converted V8. You get more power (155-170BHP vs 130BHP of the stock cars), and they are oddly enough a balanced car. Maybe not like a 944, but good in their own right. They are nice cruisers too and can be made to handle fine.
mr brightside
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I researched TVRs before settling for an S4 and what i found was that the Cerb 4.5l is the safest bet, apparently the Speed Six lump has a habit of going bang any time after 50k which would leave most people severely out of pocket after the rebuild.
By the way don't be tempted by an S4 Biturbo unless it's fairly new, mine was a '99 B5 106k and it was a total money pit. Once it decided it didn't like the battery which had started it fine half an hour earlier and left me stranded in a multi storey, then the air con compressor clutch went (£550 for a spurious one), and while all this was happening it was going through sensors like a child with jelly babies. Hated it and got a Porsche instead.
By the way don't be tempted by an S4 Biturbo unless it's fairly new, mine was a '99 B5 106k and it was a total money pit. Once it decided it didn't like the battery which had started it fine half an hour earlier and left me stranded in a multi storey, then the air con compressor clutch went (£550 for a spurious one), and while all this was happening it was going through sensors like a child with jelly babies. Hated it and got a Porsche instead.
edh
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If you like Lancias
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1015202.htm
I had a dark blue beta coupe (like the one in the background - lovely noise for a 4-pot [
]) My first "proper" car - I bet it would seem very uninspiring now.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1015202.htm
I had a dark blue beta coupe (like the one in the background - lovely noise for a 4-pot [
]) My first "proper" car - I bet it would seem very uninspiring now.si30boxsters
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nice 635 at oldcolonelcars.co.uk
Copperman05
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Morgan +4? or if you like a V8, Morgan +8?
Edd
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hiya, still saddens me when i remember waving bye-bye 10 yrs ago to my 928, loved her totally,but when she needed to be a daily driver, petrol bills etc she had to go, how about an xjs celebration, 4litre engine,all the comforts otherwise an m5 all the way,but watch out for the vanos!!! best of luck jason p
For the love of all that's Holy....why? I am all for eccentric but Morgans are just ridiculous . Granted they look fabulous, and V8's sound superb, but why would you buy a car that uses technology so ancient that it makes cars produced in the former corners of the Empire look modern? The only reason they use petrol at all is because coal is difficult to buy at service stations.
If you want a convertible there is no question - buy a Boxster. They are stupidly cheap to the point where it is almost rude not to have one. People who test cars for a living, almost without exception, say they are brilliant. Why would you consider anything else? Obviously there is the small issue that two blokes can't go out in it for a drive together with the roof down but that is pretty much universal with all convertables (with perhaps the exception of Land Rovers and vehicles painted matt green or sand)
Hilux
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A friend took 6 months to sell his immaculate 25,000 mile early 3.2S Boxster - he got 10K for it!
S`wy 944`s wont sell for much unless they are origianal and unmessed about with.
I have thought about a Z3M roadster - 280bhp and 300 if breathed on - but even Z4`s are sub 10K if you look around.
u63af
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Do not agree with this statement. The only benefit of having the original v8 is that it holds its value better. Having driven both, I can vouch that the stag is far better with a rover v8 in it. It has much better low down torque and accelerates quicker. The rover v8 is very cheap for spares and uprated parts making over 200bhp achievable fairly easily. The rover v8 is also much lighter than the stag engine. Another plus side of the rover v8 conversion is that you are likely to get one cheaper as they are not as valuable
Copperman05
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For the love of all that's Holy....why?
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Ok I see your points, but I dont think they are that bad.. Something of an old tradition the Morgan, the company is still going strong so it must be doing something right... (Which is more that what can be said for some other British manuafctures.
Take it you dont like them then?[
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sawood12
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The problem with the Z3 is that the chassis is rubbish and could't handle the power of the mid range engines let alone the M engine, so a breathed on M engine would be like fitting a V8 to a box cart. The strap line 'The Ultimate Driving Machine' is a marketting ploy and only really applies to about 2 models out of the entire BMW range.
I'm with John - if you want a 2 seater convertable and are not after anything classic, built in someones garage or something track focussed, then the Boxster simply has no rivals. It is out on it's own in a league above the rest.
ORIGINAL: Copperman05
Ok I see your points, but I dont think they are that bad.. Something of an old tradition the Morgan, the company is still going strong so it must be doing something right... (Which is more that what can be said for some other British manuafctures.
Take it you dont like them then?[
Edd
I think they look fabulous but the method of build irks me.
A couple of years ago we had a 944 factory visit. I've not been to many car factories but, believe me, the Morgan factory does not look anything like Aston Martin or Jaguar. I have run joinery factories and even the Morgan woodworking side is antiquated. The resulting woodwork looks like it has been formed with an adze.
And why use wood at all? The Aero 8 has a state of the art bonded aluminium tub and then they start screwing bits of ash frame to it. Why?
They must be the only car company that clings on to the misguided impressing that leaf springs are a good idea. Even Jeep have finally given up on them.
From what I can see they trade on tradition and the notion that you are buying a hand built sports car. And what is so great about hand built? You can tell it is hand built because it isn't perfect. And this is good because of what?
If they built a car that looked the same but used modern build methods, modern technology and modern chassis theory I am sure they would still sell the cars. Granted they will still need to make a few wooden, cart springed, cars for the real eccentrics but they could make a proper car if they wanted to. The Aero 8 was so nearly there - until they got out their chisels and spoke shaves again.
Having said all of the above, if I had unlimited money and unlimited garage space I would have one. [8|] They just look soooo nice.
Copperman05
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I have also been to the Malvern factory and seen the coach builders at work, I guess they still use ash frames because they do the job that is asked of them. If Morgan made a car that was modern then I guess it really wouldnt be a Morgan anymore and they would be competing with the like of Porsche, etc. Their ash frames, hand built makes them unique if a little eccentric.
Granted the leaf springs are not what I would want on my car, but the +8 is no slouch and would give most 911's a run for their money.
Edd
Granted the leaf springs are not what I would want on my car, but the +8 is no slouch and would give most 911's a run for their money.
Edd
Suffolk944
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Well I drove my first 928 yesterday and to be honest was a bit underwhelmed by the experience. That said it was an example that had not long been put back on the road after several years of being sat stationary and it clearly needed a good service and a few things overhauling and as such was overpriced. Think may well have to try another one to see if a more sorted one has greater appeal.
Boxsters - ' fraid not. I know they are very capable but they just don't float my boat and look plain odd, to my eyes anyways.
Thanks for all the suggestions - my list of potential buys just keeps growing and growing [][8|]
Boxsters - ' fraid not. I know they are very capable but they just don't float my boat and look plain odd, to my eyes anyways.
Thanks for all the suggestions - my list of potential buys just keeps growing and growing [
][8|]
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