retrogeezer Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 that Type R Accord looks the nuts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Honda-civic-vti-s-Vtec-/221486472892?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item33919f5ebc Civic 5dr 1.8VTi. £2k tops for a good one, but can be had from £850 up. My dad had a Scimitar SE6 for his midlife crisis in about 1987 - bought it just after a divorce and all.He's 66 in a few weeks, and he's looking to replace his Civic 1.4 with one of these because his current one isn't fast enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 XJ-S for me. And since we are talking midlife crisis, it must be a V12.Oh, and SODOMGMPG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Got to be an MX5. I may be biased but they are a proper laugh, reasonable on fuel and cheap and easy to maintain. Oh, and you can cart two big dogs around in them and everybody laughs at you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370987053433 V6, 187bhp and it looks lairy as fuck. Vince70, TRW and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JAGUAR-S-TYPE-3-0-V6-RARE-MANUAL-2001-X-/261527868076?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3ce44692ac240 bhp 146mph 6.9 sec 0-60. Mrs N ran one from 90,000 to 220,000 miles it usually returned between 30 -33 mpg and didn't break until the clutch went and I parked it up 3 years ago. You can have this one for free if you sort it and mot it so I can have her plate back. Vince70 and TRW 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Civic 1.8 vti s are pretty dull tbh and no prelude or accord 2.2 is gonna do 30mpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Cougar-2-5-24v-1999-V-REG-VERY-SHORT-MOT/201116185114?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D8294153168306149535%26pid%3D100005%26prg%3D20140122125356%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D141335308224&rt=nc £200 168BHP And I get to spend the rest on coke and hookers. 'You have £1500 coins (or golds) to spend on powerful car that will make you feel better than all the other elfs' One of those hateful things wouldn't even make you feel better than Terry Waite's goldfish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 You'll probably get better mpg from the XJR than the type-r they're woefull. Nice cars but shit on pez.I had a v8 XJR and it got a pretty steady 20mpg. I think the straight six ones are even better on fuel and not quite a likely too throw a hissy fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 This. From before BMW's wor shit. http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/168605/1983-728i-auto-teesside-swap#.U8OTBUC9070 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Xantia V6. They apparently aren't too bad on fuel if you can ignore the sweet, sweet music that comes from thrashing one down the road. Every bit as good as an Alfa V6. Oh yes. Alfa Romeo 164. Not that there seem to be many left. My V6 auto would do 30mpg on a run though. I find the free S-Type intriguing. What's up with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 850 T5. And £1485 of hookers. EFA Junkman and Pillock 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 I find the free S-Type intriguing. What's up with it? Mrs N ran one from 90,000 to 220,000 miles it usually returned between 30 -33 mpg and didn't break until the clutch went and I parked it up 3 years ago. image.jpgYou can have this one for free if you sort it and mot it so I can have her plate back. dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 850 T5R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 £1100 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-3-SERIES-328i-Sport-2dr-Auto-2-8-FULL-LEATHER-BBS-DEEP-ALLOYS-/121371506111?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c424e35bf srad34 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooters Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Seriously though ...MX5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordonbennet Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Its a personal choice, but to me powerful cars and FWD do not make a happy marriage, so i will always (well OK 4WD preferred) plump for RWD in preference, i cannot stand FWD squealing/scrabbling for grip nor torque steer. My suggestion would be a Benz CLK 320, you're only going to get 30mpg by driving like a saint (same with any car with some grunt), but if you find you've bought a good enough motor, nothing to stop you shoving an LPG conversion on, best of all worlds then. Just be careful of the Valeo radiator issue, indeed if the radiator looks new use caution, in case the gearbox has been attacked by coolant and the car is being sold before the gearbox finally pegs it....course a prudent owner would change the rad as a precautionary measure anyway, so the old reliable measure of quack? waddle? its a duck applies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Another vote for a 944 here. My S2 averaged 32mpg touring Skye loaded with the missus and camping gear. Get an early square dash one for cheapest running costs and the luxury that is mk1 Golf switchgear. garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 the clutch on the jag 150 for the normal 5-600 for dual mass (eek) do it waft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sporty-shite Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Celica VVTi 190? Volvo C70 T5 convertible for extra "mullet on the wind" points? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 The broken S-Type hasn't been started for a couple of years,but was running( albeit with EML on for about 30,000 miles) there's a brand new flywheel and plate in the boot, both genuine Jag,I was gradually picking up the bits on ebay. The drivers window mechanism gave up and it needed a heater distribution valve.I'd had my money's worth out of it(did a lot of weddings at £200 a pop) ,Mrs N had got her CLK,so just didn't bother. I haven't seen it for about 6 months,I really should go and make sure it hasn't been weighed in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Some egg sellent suggestions. Big BTec Hondas are too thirsty for my wages (we can't all be the eldest son 4th earl of Junkmantington), mx5s are too small cabin wise, and I kind of already have the quicker Fwd equivalent in the 323fGT. Not as fun as rwd, but still fun. The rest are all awesome suggestions. CLK 230 Kompressor is still out in front. Anyone fancy driving one from Bournemouth to Newcastle for me? Seriously^ Craig the Princess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Unless you've already got a specific one picked out, don't bother with the 230k get a 320 ,they're just as good on fuel and loads smoother and don't seem to suffer as much with oil in the loom like 230's do.In fact you might as well get a 430, I wish we had 4 years ago when we got our 230 cab. It only gets used for short journeys when the suns shining,so the difference between 22 and 28 mpg would be more than made up for by V8 goodness. Jim Bell and Vince70 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Does your crisis need to reflect. Reliving your youth? Showing off in a last ditch attempt to impress the burds? Driving something with 900bhp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig the Princess Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 "Anyone fancy driving one from Bournemouth to Newcastle." (Crap wok computer won't allow quoting) Yes, that sounds fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 "Anyone fancy driving one from Bournemouth to Newcastle." (Crap wok computer won't allow quoting) Yes, that sounds fun!Pm coming at you like the Spanish Inquisition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Some egg sellent suggestions.Big BTec Hondas are too thirsty for my wages (we can't all be the eldest son 4th earl of Junkmantington), mx5s are too small cabin wise, and I kind of already have the quicker Fwd equivalent in the 323fGT. Not as fun as rwd, but still fun.The rest are all awesome suggestions. CLK 230 Kompressor is still out in front. Anyone fancy driving one from Bournemouth to Newcastle for me? Seriously^fly to southampton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 ? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POINEER-TRIKE-125cc-/151348908168?pt=UK_Motorcycles&hash=item233d191088 Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 This is fap worth. Classic turbo coupe, popup lights, orange interior....automatic gearbox http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/168336/nissan-silvia-s12-1950-nottingham#.U8PLq0C9070 Vince70 and Jim Bell 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UmBongo Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Vince70, Minimad5, Jim Bell and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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