Sloth in a bowl Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 The short list of desire changes on a regular basis but frequently goes via:Porsche 924Fiat X1/9Citroen AX GT Basically, low on weight, moderate on power, high on fun at road legalish speed. Essex V6, inconsistant and spike60 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Changes weekly/ daily ,but currently Carlton 2200i CD or maybe 1800L , must be Manuel and saloon flavour , no GL s or other specs. Pref red1800 or green CD EssDeeWon, smiffy637, Essex V6 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercrocker Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I am suffering uncomfortable tendencies toward Carlton-eering at the moment. Local sheepskin has a mint L reg 2.0 auto on the lot at the mo. Problem is I know he would have given fuck all for it and am not paying for the next cruise for him and his fat missus. Ideally, a gold facelift MK1 with teddybear-skin upholstery would be juicy, though. Twiggy and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 There's always loads on my want list, but currently I've got the horn for early examples of the following: Mk3 AstraMk3 Cavalier CDi (I've made an offer on one, just waiting to hear back from the seller)Clio on an H or J-plateXantiaMondeo EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 E32 750i BMW, partly because it's about the last gasp to buy a V12 but mostly just because I want one. I was runner up for a black one about 8 months back on Ebay and still rue it. I got a 924 Porsche consolation prize instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Mk1 Granda ghia Coupe, Manual in either gold,bronze or brown. Nearly bought a miami blue one once but it was as rotten as a pear,still regret not buying it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 A rover 75 connie V6 but that wait should only last another 48 hours. Apart from that I would like a pov spec Rover SD1 2000, just because they are much more rare than TP's and far more easy to work on and tinker with. Lord Sterling and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSdriver Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Most things beginning with R... ...and ending in enault.Granada Ghia. Luckythirteen and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rml2345 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I've got an unforfilled urge to own a Citroën AX. I think it would be ace* for driving long distances.Or a Xantia. mouseflakes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Panhard PL17... I've wanted one for years, and Mrs.F has just bought me a huge ETAI book on them which has increased my WANT to stratospheric levels. All I need to do now is rent a car transporter and drive to France... Oh, and somehow find £2K, which is what a rotten, non-runner PL17 fetches nowadays Craig the Princess, barrett, alf892 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 A rover 75 connie V6 but that wait should only last another 48 hours. Apart from that I would like a pov spec Rover SD1 2000, just because they are much more rare than TP's and far more easy to work on and tinker with.SD1 2000's are ace I picked a Moonraker blue one up for £40 in an auction once ,just because it had a couple of good doors for Mrs N's VdP. I robbed the doors and my dad gave me £40 for it as it had a bit of ticket left- he drove it for about 3 years, never spent a penny on it and only scrapped it because it needed an exhaust and a couple of tyres for MOT one year. It wasn't as tragically slow as you'd imagine, in fact it felt quicker than a 2300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 There's always loads on my want list, but currently I've got the horn for early examples of the following: Mk3 AstraMk3 Cavalier CDi (I've made an offer on one, just waiting to hear back from the seller)Clio on an H or J-plateXantiaMondeo This makes me feel old,apart from the Clit it could be my company car choice in 1994, just add Orion, Rover 400 and the one I went for -Montego Countryman ? EssDeeWon and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman5 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 My volvo is all I want in a car. I honestly don't know what I'd replace it with.For non-practical, will probably end up bankrupting you but want one anyway, one of these brickwall, Bamboocarman, Asimo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 SD1 2000's are ace I picked a Moonraker blue one up for £40 in an auction once ,just because it had a couple of good doors for Mrs N's VdP. I robbed the doors and my dad gave me £40 for it as it had a bit of ticket left- he drove it for about 3 years, never spent a penny on it and only scrapped it because it needed an exhaust and a couple of tyres for MOT one year. It wasn't as tragically slow as you'd imagine, in fact it felt quicker than a 2300.I liked my 2000 - good on fuel and cheap to run. It was quicker than you would imagine but gradients involved making full use of the gears - up and down like a honeymooner's undercrackers. I dread to think what a 3 speed auto must be like - continental drift would be quicker. Unfortunately, most solid 2000 models end up with a V8 in them. I still hanker after a mk1 granada in V6 flavour - however most offered for sale seem to be tarted up shit heaps that the vendor thinks fully justifies its £5k price tag because of a mid 70's cop show. The remains of a consul GT sold on ebay last year for £1k - it consisted of a vin, steering wheel and rust. brickwall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonny69 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 There's a geezer who floats around near work in an immaculate gold and green Rolls Royce Corniche. I want that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panhard65 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Most things beginning with R... ...and ending in enault.Granada Ghia.I can help with the first but not the second. Please someone rehome this little 5With regard to panhards get the 24 it is worth the extra and make sure it has had the timing gear replaced or knock the price right down. They rot like bastards as well. I did buy the rolling remains of a PL17 and a load of body panels a few years ago for less than £20 the lot. They are worth less over here than france so let someone else bring it in and take the hit when they sell Sigmund Fraud and Bamboocarman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Talbot Alpine or Solara.Pre-facelift MK1 Vauxhall Carlton.A MK1 Marina saloonSplitscreen MinorAustin Princess or AmbassadorAustin A30. HMC and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garethj Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I'd like a Peugeot 504 coupe, but I think they're too expensive for a good one and a rotten one would take the enjoyment away. Can you imagine this with the yellow headlights blazing through the night? Awesome I would really love an MG Magnette or Wolseley equivalent. I'm really 43 but in terms of car taste I think I'm heading towards my 60s at least Bamboocarman, alf892, mercrocker and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oman5 Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I liked my 2000 - good on fuel and cheap to run. It was quicker than you would imagine but gradients involved making full use of the gears - up and down like a honeymooner's undercrackers. I dread to think what a 3 speed auto must be like - continental drift would be quicker. Unfortunately, most solid 2000 models end up with a V8 in them..I had an Sd1 2000 auto. Not a bad machine at all, they had lower final drive ratios to compensate for the smaller engine and as such it was quite sprightly. Just as thirsty as the bigger engined ones though, but then I did used to drive it hard. It had 60mm lowered suspension and handled like nothing else I've ever driven.Major plus point is that unlike the sixes the O series engine was pretty much trouble free, I imagine survivors are into single figures now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 1986 D-plate Rover Sterling.W140 Mercedes S-class W126 MercedesE34 5-series (preferably an early one)E32 7-series I think owning an S-class will be a more realistic dream. I don't intend to easily let go of my current S124 if I can help it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest AmbulanceChaser Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 It would have to be a C15 champ for me, an r8 rover.... or anything ford! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Carlton DiplomatVauxhall Belmont CDAustin Montego Vanden Plas EstateA wolseley wedgeFiesta MkII ghia cvt auto/ firefly special edition hmmm thats about it at the mo. Still seem to have a thing for 'posh' versions of bread and butter cars basically. Lord Sterling, rml2345 and RobT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspector Morose Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 SD1 diesel. Hankered after one for years. Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Rover 75 Conniesewer 1992 Astra Mk3 1.4 SPi hatchback. Must be white with blue/grey cloth upholstery and be the LS model. Rover Streetwise The white Vectra B facelift 2.0DTi hatchback with wheel trims that I saw in Morrison's car park yesterday. Those white shittish spec ones are the lookers of the bunch alright. Calibra (early one) Frontera Sport Lord Sterling and RobT 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 A 1980s Yank, like a Chrysler New Yorker or Ford Crown VictoriaI would also like a 1960s Yank such as a Chrysler Newport, Ford Galaxie or Buick Electra but I don't really regard them as shite. An open top car, preferably an MX5, but not adverse to a 306 cabrio.I would like to scratch my 406 Coupe itch, but even classic insurance on one is more than that for a 1960s American so it's unlikely to happen until they are seriously old, and then they will be rare as rocking horse poo.I'd not be adverse to another Rover 75 either. RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 a taunus coupe is on my want list smiffy637, Sudsprint and 155V6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steviemillar Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 Series 1/2/3 XJ6 want is almost fever-pitch......! Sudsprint 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 If anyone says Xantia TD, our sales department are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyG Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 I would really love an MG Magnette or Wolseley equivalent. I'm really 43 but in terms of car taste I think I'm heading towards my 60s at leastHey Gareth, this Wolseley 15/50 went for only £1300 on Brightwells on Wednesday, it was an ex Stondon museum car. It needed 'recommissioning' , and I thought the sills looked a bit suspect, bit it was a solid old bus otherwise. I guess if it had been a Magnette that would at least tripled the price: http://classiccars.brightwells.com/viewdetails.php?id=4883 garethj and NorfolkNWeigh 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted November 28, 2014 Share Posted November 28, 2014 ...Rover Streetwise...TinWorm might be able to help there... Though it is up for a 4-figure sum. It doesn't belong to TinWorm, we're selling on behalf of a mate/customer. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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