Anone know this one?

[DivineE]

Just to sum this thread up I thought I'd better post a pic of what I actually ended up buying as my 'cough' practical every day car (haha ooh dear what happened!). I'm very happy though and she is a real beauty of an example. Nicely tuned and a real rare find:

 

[Hairyarse]

that looks tidy, bet its fun to drive?

 

[944Turbo]

very smart, and unexpected!

 

[MarkK]

!!!!!????? Cool!,Enjoy!,and i was going to try and sell you my pug aswell great practical car and really suprises on track,darn too late he bought a gentlemans' roadster!![][]

 

[jonnyporsche]

Very nice[]
But don't forget to count to 10 between gear changes[8D]

 

[pauly]

ORIGINAL: DivineE

Just to sum this thread up I thought I'd better post a pic of what I actually ended up buying as my 'cough' practical every day car (haha ooh dear what happened!). I'm very happy though and she is a real beauty of an example. Nicely tuned and a real rare find:

I give it 3 months [].

 

[Diver944]

ORIGINAL: pauly


I give it 3 months [].

That's a 'keeper' for Ben

Always had a soft spot for Spitfires, good choice Ben - looks lovely [8D]

 

[DivineE]

ORIGINAL: MarkK

I was going to try and sell you my pug aswell

I looked at the 205 gti it is on 'the list' but I heard the gearing is a bit short for motorway work?

I've always liked the spitfire too, just never thought of owning one. When I first got it home I stood looking at it in the garage and thought 'Oh god what have I done!' but she's not doing too badly so far. It appears to be economical to drive, it's cheap to tax, £158 per year to insure, parts are easily available and inexpensive and it's fun to drive (you can saw at the wheel like Fangio even at road speeds

Plus in my usual style it's not quite standard this one. Runs electronic ignition, 45DCOE Webber carb and inlet manifold, big valve head, fast road cam, ballanced and lightened crank/flywheel, new pistons, up rated oil pump and mocal cooler.

Plus it has uprated headlights, brakes, poly bushes and spax adjustables.

Dont confuse it for a fast car though.. it just sounds better

p.s. Actually the gearbox is amazing. I was expecting something terrible but it's as smooth and tight as my modern Golf was and the overdrive engages/dis-engages with the kind of speed you might expect from a DSG box (It sounds fantastic coming into villages as I manually go 4th to 3rd and then flick out of overdrive so you get a Lamborghini type blip in revs as it cuts down a gear.