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Old 05-09-2006, 02:19 PM
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Default Best fun car for around £3500 - £4500!!!

As above i'm buying an Evo 7 fairly soon but want an in between car as im fed up of the van and cant bear to use it every day!!!! Dont' really know what to get but must be reliable, fun, nippy and relatively easy to sell on. Also MUST have aircon!!!! Gimme some ideas pls!!!!!
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Old 05-09-2006, 02:32 PM
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nice idea but ive had loads of BMWs!!!!!
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integra type r. golf vr6
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GOLF VR6 Highline
Old 05-09-2006, 02:39 PM
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If you can get an integra type r for that money it'll be easy to sell on I'll fucking buy it off you for a start

Recently not been able to sell the older shape 3 series beemers very easily, even when they're cheap and especially when they're the bigger engines.

NEVER been able to sell VR6's quickly

The quickest sellers for us over the last few years have been Fiat Multiplas we've got a waiting list

Room for a wheelchair.
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Civic Vti.

Or sack the aircon, buy a mini and stick a vtec engine in it Wont get much nippier ever.
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Paddy - cant see meself in a Multipla!! True on the Integras, I thought they were 5k+. I had a later shape DC5 Integra a couple of years back so couldn't buy an older one!

89xr2 - Had a Civic VTi and hated it!!!!!! And NO to a mini, my gut would'nt squeeze in it!!!
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Zetec S?

In what way did you hate the Vti? I loved the one I drove.
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zetec s could be a possibility - bet they are cheap at auction now!

Didnt like the Civic because it was too small, too bumpy, not real go in it!!
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No real go in it? You sure it was a Vti. 160bhp standard from a 1.6 is nothing to be sniffed at. Not many similar cars that are as quick as a Vti.
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Honda Accord Type R:
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...00634101588117

Golf VR6 Highline:
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...00634101584038

Mazda RX7:
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...00635248366815

FORD SIERRA SAPPHIRE RS COSWORTH 2WD:
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW...00632245706144
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306 Rallye!
106 rallye?
106 gti
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Skyline GTS-t [but they're a total cunt to sell on as well ]

Seriously mate, go for the multipla. Guarantee that they have the cleanest back windows of any car you look at.

That is if they haven't been licked all the way through.

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accord type-r are awesome cars if in budget
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Volvo S/V70 T5.
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mk4 golf turbo
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can get some decent imprezas now for that sort of money.
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If you want something cheap to run, with a good fun factor, you can't go wrong with a Zetec-S IMO.
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Originally Posted by sidewayz
mk4 golf turbo
Have you ever driven one????????

UTTER SHIT was my discription
Old 05-09-2006, 07:40 PM
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cheers for all the replies!!

89xr2 - 100% vti matey, i bought it from the old editor of Fast Car mag - on coilovers, wings west chav kit, inductio, hks zorst.....- i was about 19 so forgive me!!

Those Honda Accord Type R's could be tempting. I didnt realise they were that cheap!

Fordsportjay - I did think about imprezas mate but there are sooo many around I reckon it would be hard to sell on! Also I need to be able to park it up etc and not really worry too much about it!!

Tiff - never owned a Golf and never will! (unless it was a euro mk1 )

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dare i say a clio 172 ???
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no you shouldn't dare saying that!!!
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Sumin like this not tempt you even slightly ????

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00635247762162
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Not in the absolute slightest matey!!! Bit too small for my liking, and the fact that im not keen on the French doesnt help!!!!!
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One of these maybe ??

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00636248519981

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00634101550835

The deisels are ment to be pretty good aswell

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/www...00634101585670
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yeah i quite like the Alfa's but have heard they are unreliable! (cam chains snap etc...). Deffo want to steer clear of a diesel as well! Had the van far too long to want a diesel again!!!!
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As stated above, the perfect solution is a Volvo T4
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What about one of these?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1981-AUSTIN-AL...QQcmdZViewItem
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Chris,

What about a nice ST-200 ?
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