Ed
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I'm looking for a very f**king cheap runaround....less than £500....with 12months mot and maybe tax that i can slam and enjoy pimp motoring.
I'm thinking 740gle, but can i lower these?
or maybe a 240gle?
or maybe vw polo mk2/passat estate?
my mind is boggling ;D
anyone else with some interesting ideas?
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Last Edit: Jul 2, 2004 10:41:28 GMT by Ed
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My Scirocco GT2?
1800cc weber fed with a K&N cleaning the air.
1991 car, low, late GTi Steels, Avon ZV1's at the front, some cheapos on the back (usually only has one back wheel on the ground anyway.
Needs a new screen fitting, but it's not bonded, and I've got the screen which you can have (clean, un chipped etc)
111k, MOT'd till Nov, Taxed till about then too, no stereo, but £40's worth of JBL door speakers. (won't fit anything else I've got)
Wanted £550 or thereabouts, but I'm taking offers.
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The lurker formerly known as Cappuccinocruiser.. or wedgedout..
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Something Japanese? Like an old Sunny...or a Sunny coupe?  |
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Ed
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I'm off to look at..... 1979 (facelift) Polo L 900cc. Mandarin Orange (cool!) Brown interior (V.cool!). 61k miles. Just been serviced, inc. cambelt and shocks. 6 months MoT, 5 tax. £300 no offers. tonite, and he only live 5 mins from me. i hope its a sweet one ;D and i used to have a mk2 scirocco, 1.8gtx and the insurance went sky high in gti class after owning it a year  but i like that J si.....  |
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but i like that J si..... It won't matter if the Polo is a good'un! |
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Volvo 240? Mine's hugely juicy. Solid and carries loads. Spares plentiful. I would go for the Polo though for cheap all round motoring.
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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You gotta see this. I found it whilst searching for something blue. It was taken in Madagascar and shows we're not alone!  |
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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i have a nice manta GT/E i want £250 for
email 4 info
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Assumption is the mother of all f**k ups
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Ed
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could be, where was the rust, do you remember? |
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Stu
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Mk1 Polo's are cool! ;D I would look for rust on the sills, front and rear valances and the bottom of the rear arches, these parts were/are problems with mine. Get the carpets up and check the floor too, and under the front wheelarches, where the shocks mount, can be dodgy. Sounds a cool car though, good colour inside and out! Post some pics up if you get it!  |
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'89 BMW E30 325i Sport, '04 MINI Cooper S, '09 Volvo V70 D5
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Ed
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thansk for that info stu  |
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why not get a skoda estelle? They're dead cheap and easy to give retro look. Also great fun to drive and can be mod'd to go even faster... This one hasn't even been modified...  |
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Go for the 740. One of the most comfy cars built in the 80s, and you should be able to get it lowered no bother. McPherson struts shouldn't be too much of a problem. Or you could go the whole way and track down a 760. Big V6 engine, full leather interior, electric interior and air con (although a 740 GL has those two as standard) nicer alloys, and a great ride. Failing that, a 740 is nearly as nice. My old man swears by them, he's had a 1988 740 GL since it was a year old and it still hasn't let go, although maybe we should change the diff soon. (another afternoon on the garage floor!)
Besides, there are loads of them running about with small block Chevy V8s in the US, and thats a wide, heavy old curse word, so you could try a Rover V8 in it if you ever get bored with it!
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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You gotta see this. I found it whilst searching for something blue. It was taken in Madagascar and shows we're not alone! Waaah! Slammed 16. Fantastic! |
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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Ed
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cheers for the replies guys i didnt pick up the mk1 polo, but if anyone wants a sound car that needs two wings and new pads and discs (maybe) its defo a sweet car.... ....... ive been able to get some more money together and I'm picking up a mk3 polo next week, which is a black, 1.6, alloys, 60,000 miles, n reg, lady owner, full vwsh....that i cant wait to scream around the b-roads round here |
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Stu
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i didnt pick up the mk1 polo, but if anyone wants a sound car that needs two wings and new pads and discs (maybe) its defo a sweet car.... It won't need new brakes, they are always that bad!  Mk3 Polo sounds cool by the way |
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How could you tell if a Polo had bad brakes? they couldn't be any worse than standard!
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