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I want a disgusting V8 for £1500, tops. Advice please.

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michael1703 Rank: Renault 16

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Land rover,range rover,sd1,rover p6

 

P5 would be nice but you'd struggle to get one for £1500

Matt Rank: Renault 16

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I don't think there is much choice in the UK is there? Some variant from Rover/British Leyland would probably be easiest to get a hold of but I understand that most of them are a bit poo if you want to actually go fast. Only others I can think of would be BMW, Jaguar or Lexus. I'd love to put a V8 in an old Volvo. In fact I think I know of a 240 sitting unused now that I think about it...

 

Bit over budget but how about this  :-D

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131176128454

dugong Rank: Renault 16

dugong

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X308?

I have to be able to insure it.

To a central Peterborough address.

 

Hrm, this may not be do-able.

 

What do those pillarless SEC Mercs go for?

DS20 Rank: BL Wedge

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735, 740, 535 or 540 BMW might squeak in under £1.5k - I had a 540 and it was tremendous fun. Loved to rev, and good low-down torque, too. It'd do 18mpg in local driving, 27mpg on motorway trips.

dugong Rank: Renault 16

dugong

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Sam Glover's Trans Am GTA.

Oh wait, that's a V7.

 

On the plus side, it's too wide to go into my back garden.

That hasn't been for sale for two years.

warren t claim Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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You could of had the E61 V8 of much rongness for just £2500.

oman5 Rank: Renault 16

oman5

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80s Cadillacs crop up quite frequently and cheaply with the 4.1 or 4.5 v8. They are pretty shit though.

A late 90s Seville sts would be my pick. Should be able to get one for 1500 quid, the northstar V8 is excellent. Plenty of toys with it and they are pretty damned quick too.

purplebargeken Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Buy a Jag, join the VOC and insure through FJ as they recognise most Jaaags as 'classics'. 

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skattrd Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Buy a Jag, join the VOC and insure through FJ as they recognise most Jaaags as 'classics'. 

 

I asked FJ previously about their classic definition and it is a sliding scale.

Jags over 5  or 10 yrs could go on a classic policy with them, even modern MG's (10+yrs old iirc) could squeeze on a classic policy with them, but Rovers had to be over 20yrs old. So Rover 75, not classic MG ZT would go on classic policy.... Unless  they've changed things in the last year or so.

 

Anyway, a V8 for that money would be a Caddy Northstar for me.

chaseracer Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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That IS nice.

 

My 300E has the same problem.  I'm hoping a new idle control valve will cure it.  When I get off my fat arse...

dugong Rank: Renault 16

dugong

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Buy a Jag, join the VOC and insure through FJ as they recognise most Jaaags as 'classics'.

That would involve owning a Jaguar. I don't do Jaguars I'm afraid.

 

Why could you not insure a Jaguar in Peterborough?

 

Have you seen Peterborough? They eat swans, man.

 

You could of had the E61 V8 of much rongness for just £2500.

£2500 is not £1500.

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