Hi everyone,
My Dad used to have this 1997 Carina 1.6 Manual in and it was sort of Red / Purply coloured. Oh ... and SUNROOF? I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED the sunroof!
what a fab car ... I really loved that car as a boy and I genuinely cried when my Dad said he scrapped it (since I only saw him on every other weekend, I remember seeing this car turn up and I didn't believe it was my Dad. My Dad and that car were one in my mind). I still really want one
The hard thing is that there are really very few for sale and sometimes someone sets a really absurd price for them. Let's face facts: they are virtually worthless. That said, I am happy to pay up to £700 for what has to be a DECENT example. It's gotta be low milage, few owners because if I am going to keep a car like that it's gotta be as close to being spotless as I can go. No point buying a £300 banger to then pay £1k for a clutch replacement. It's gotta be good.
For me, as long as it is the manual, right colour, and right trim, I'm not going to be overly fussy on specs. I just want to feel as if I am in that car, and trim and colour will be the main priorities I suppose.
Oh, and the trim MUST be this theme:
It's sort of blue and red patches on the seats.
Here is the colour of the car, so you can see.
My Dad used to have this 1997 Carina 1.6 Manual in and it was sort of Red / Purply coloured. Oh ... and SUNROOF? I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED the sunroof!
what a fab car ... I really loved that car as a boy and I genuinely cried when my Dad said he scrapped it (since I only saw him on every other weekend, I remember seeing this car turn up and I didn't believe it was my Dad. My Dad and that car were one in my mind). I still really want one The hard thing is that there are really very few for sale and sometimes someone sets a really absurd price for them. Let's face facts: they are virtually worthless. That said, I am happy to pay up to £700 for what has to be a DECENT example. It's gotta be low milage, few owners because if I am going to keep a car like that it's gotta be as close to being spotless as I can go. No point buying a £300 banger to then pay £1k for a clutch replacement. It's gotta be good.
For me, as long as it is the manual, right colour, and right trim, I'm not going to be overly fussy on specs. I just want to feel as if I am in that car, and trim and colour will be the main priorities I suppose.
Oh, and the trim MUST be this theme:
It's sort of blue and red patches on the seats.
Here is the colour of the car, so you can see.
