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Brodders Rank: Citroen Ami

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2 hours ago, barrett said:

Would a £500 Calibra be a really bad idea? That blue one is definitely giving me the wink 

Not at all judging by the previous comments on here. It seems reasonably priced and it is a Cavalier underneath, so should be simple enough.

Bramz, this Hyundai looks utterly dreadful, but fulfills the brief perfectly. As a bonus, it comes with three spoke wheels, very patterned seats and the worst wood* trim I have ever seen fitted to a car (which is quite an achievement).

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hyundai-Lantra-1-6-GLSI-Auto-Rare/283540711158?hash=item420457e6f6:g:5b0AAOSwFCddIjwB

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6 hours ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

I'm sure fwd Calibres have the same old bendy rear axle as fwd Cavaliers

No.

They have the same IRS as the fwd GSI cavalier. 

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bramz7 Rank: Renault 16

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8 hours ago, Brodders said:

Not at all judging by the previous comments on here. It seems reasonably priced and it is a Cavalier underneath, so should be simple enough.

Bramz, this Hyundai looks utterly dreadful, but fulfills the brief perfectly. As a bonus, it comes with three spoke wheels, very patterned seats and the worst wood* trim I have ever seen fitted to a car (which is quite an achievement).

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hyundai-Lantra-1-6-GLSI-Auto-Rare/283540711158?hash=item420457e6f6:g:5b0AAOSwFCddIjwB

I'd be lying if I said that wasn't in my watch list already. Looks like a likely candidate....

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11 hours ago, MondeoBlues said:

Rover 600? 

Perhaps not something I'd call odd, but they're very good 90s waft-o-barges and they tend to be dirt cheap. 

This, and I know a man with one for sale after FOTU.... 250 would prise it away, Shiter rates.

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Did you say something about missing Rover 800s? I had a shot of snagglepuss's one yesterday and it's very good. Still for sale.
Quietly slips you a fiver...
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AnthonyG Rank: Renault 16

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A Xedos 6 would be ideal, 90s, oddball, yet actually rather competent.

Finding one for £500 that’s roadworthy might prove to be a challenge though. 

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3 hours ago, flat4alfa said:

PASEO

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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-PASEO-1996-5-SPEED-MANUAL-COUPE/293143658298

Life won.

I do like a Potato. 

The best definition of the world “culture” I ever heard is “how you behave when you think nobody is watching you”.

With the Potato- it’s like Toyota were trying really really really hard at the time to make contemporary cars that were a bit more stylish, we all turned our backs for a second and they reverted to type - succumbed to the addiction - and made the Paseo.

want. 

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bramz7 Rank: Renault 16

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Also my budget is equal to and less than £500, not £1k plus like some of the links posted above.

No Toyota Picnics, the only MPV is an early 90s Espace. 

 

Bet you lot can't wait to see the inevitable French shed I end up with.

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On 7/10/2019 at 9:22 AM, Steve79 said:

1st registered 26th March 1993, which was 4 days after these 1st went on sale. Possibly the oldest left

Sorry for Hijack, but woah that's early. Must be Jan/Feb build date, can't tell any more because ETIS has gone all GDPR.

Possibly not the oldest left, but in the top 20.

Shame it's a bit broken, but no rust in the MOT history at all - which is not untypical on low mileage early ones.

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36 minutes ago, Steve79 said:

Ford escort gti 1.6 16v,


https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/ford-escort-gti-16-16v/1345991878?utm_source=com.example.android.notepad&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_content=app_android

miles look genuwine as well!

 

Local to me in Bristol so can have a look if you are interested?

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I don't think that's a GTi...

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2 hours ago, Tenmil Socket said:

I don't think that's a GTi...

Their description.

 

Auto trader says it's a 1.6cl. i'm sure this isn't right as I thought the cl trim level was 1.4 only.

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bramz7 Rank: Renault 16

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My budget is £500 and below. And I don't want a crappy Escort. 

 

To be honest nothing is blowing my socks off. I'll probably just play the waiting game and hope that Espace I so dearly want appears eventually. And then end up buying something else. 

 

 

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