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Subject:
Re: New car time again - any ideas ?
From: "Bob Sherunckle" <zilspeed(at)beeteeopenworld.com>
Subject: Re: New car time again - any ideas ?
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:41:53 +0100
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>> The Golf is currently getting the vote because it would take all 3 of us
>> and I`m sure the 4 year old would love it. I don`t think depreciation
>> would be a killer either.
>
> Nah, keep it three years and it`ll still be worth £3K or so, and that`s a
> conservative estimate really - `91 Clippers are up to £2K in summer for
> good ones.
>
> Since you already have an Audi, the Audi Cabriolet would probably feel
> boring. Can you find a Mercedes W124 E-class Cabriolet for around the £6K
> mark?
>
> Or you could get a Maserati Biturbo.
>
> Richard
>
Now you`ve lost it - Maserati biturbo indeed...(wait till it rusts then use
the oily bits for the Sylva)
Regarding the E class cabriolet, it appears not. Although I`m seeing one
fairly local for 7 grand.
To be honest, the sheer ordinaryness of the golf is possibly a good point.
Any repair I could think of (with the exception of the hood) would involve
nothing more than nipping into GSF or euro for the bits and doing it. I
don`t see that as being the case with the Benz.
Other than that, life would an endless series of balmy evenings driving
through the Dukes pass to Loch Katrine with the top down and some obscure
Jazz on the CD player...
SUBJECT: Re: New car time again - any ideas ?
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From: RichardK <atari(at)NOSPAMbtconnect.com>
Subject: Re: New car time again - any ideas ?
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:50:37 +0100
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Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>>>The Golf is currently getting the vote because it would take all 3 of us
>>>and I`m sure the 4 year old would love it. I don`t think depreciation
>>>would be a killer either.
>>
>>Nah, keep it three years and it`ll still be worth £3K or so, and that`s a
>>conservative estimate really - `91 Clippers are up to £2K in summer for
>>good ones.
>>
>>Since you already have an Audi, the Audi Cabriolet would probably feel
>>boring. Can you find a Mercedes W124 E-class Cabriolet for around the £6K
>>mark?
>>
>>Or you could get a Maserati Biturbo.
>>
>>Richard
>>
>
>
> Now you`ve lost it - Maserati biturbo indeed...(wait till it rusts then use
> the oily bits for the Sylva)
I might have been joking. Maybe...
> Regarding the E class cabriolet, it appears not. Although I`m seeing one
> fairly local for 7 grand.
Hmmm, if that`s in budget, I think it would be worth a look, especially
if it`s six cylinders and automatic. Very classy indeed, rare, and well
built.
> To be honest, the sheer ordinaryness of the golf is possibly a good point.
> Any repair I could think of (with the exception of the hood) would involve
> nothing more than nipping into GSF or euro for the bits and doing it. I
> don`t see that as being the case with the Benz.
Of course it`s the case with the Benz. Apart from the hood, it`s a W124.
They do loads of W124 bits. Hell, some of the W124 parts are cheap from
Mercedes themselves!
> Other than that, life would an endless series of balmy evenings driving
> through the Dukes pass to Loch Katrine with the top down and some obscure
> Jazz on the CD player...
Very nice :)
Richard
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2006 Mazda RX8, 1992 Sera Phase III -= Do Not Tempt With New Cars =-
"If the thought of something makes me giggle for more than 15 seconds I
am to assume I am not allowed to do it". * 64 is 128 for email *
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From: Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com>
Subject: Re: New car time again - any ideas ?
Date: Sun, 18 Jun 2006 21:57:22 +0100
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Tunku wrote:
> Douglas Payne <douggie(at)cheerful.com> wrote in
> news:4flombF1jnqsnU1(at)individual.net:
>
>
>>Bob Sherunckle wrote:
>>
>>>Cars so far considered - looked at.
>>
>><snip>
>>
>>>Anything else to consider ?
>>>
>>>( Doesn`t have to be dreadfully practical or indeed massively quick -
>>>that`s all covered)
>>
>>You just missed my BX.
>>
>>http://www.paynehq.com/douglas/goodbyeBX.jpg
>>
>>(c:
>>
>
>
> Whats a BX (working) like? I have a ZX I`d like to get rid of, but I`m
> intrigued by the odder Citroens. The ZX is a great workhorse, but if I`m
> forced to stay with budget cars ATM, I would be interested in one with a
> bit of character. A BX sounds like more fun than a ZX. Has to be the
> estate as it would be my camping car towing a trailer. Non pink camping
> that is. I`ve always used Volvo 740 estates before, but can`t afford the
> petrol these days. ZX is a diesel, I hope there is a diesel BX?
BXs come in 1.7D and TD and 1.9D flavours. The engines are similar and
common to 205/405/306/ZX/etc models. Higher spec ones have good seats,
I was very fond of mine. The load area in an estate will be relatively
wide because of the design of the rear suspension.
The Hydropneumagics in a BX are not all that complicated to anyone who
knows what they are doing, but something like a blown bulb can easily
cause the cost of repairs to outweigh the value of the vehicle. Bits
are cheap from the likes of GSF and Eurocarparts.
Ride is very good for a car with its roots in 1983. Steering is a bit
woolier than I care for but they grip and handle OK. And by jings they
stop, the powered brakes can take some getting used to.
The bodies don`t rust, there`s loads of stuff about them on the internet
and the isosceles styling means they look a bit cool, especially if you
were young and impressionable during the 1980s.
--
Douglas
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