davehedgehog31 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 There's loads I'd like to own, but realistically, at the arse end of the market; Peugeot 106 diesel. MG F/TF 406 with HDI lumpRover R8 DieselX300 JagToyota Avensis MK2 (T250)Lexus LSCitroen BXCitroen ZXCitroen C15Citroen Berlingo MultispaceJaguar S-TypeMK1 Bini Cooper SCitroen C5Smart Roadster Fuck me, that's a grim list. Uncle Jimmy, JoelIoM and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadders Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 1970's Opel Ascona 1.9SR - I had a 1.6S estate and it was a great car apart from the carb problems Jaguar XJ12C - probably a hang over from seeing the Broadspeed racers Mk2 Golf GTi - I had to get rid of mine when my first son was born as we were short of cash - the 1st Gulf War had just quadrupled the cost of oil for our central heating. I still tell him about this now - 27 years on - I think he's got a bit pissed off with it now though. blakey79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John F Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 puddlethumper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoftyvRS Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 There are many varied cars i'd love to have under my wing but these are a few of the most tempting Mk1 Fiesta 1100s Early MG MetroSierra Mk1 1600L Mercedes 124 300dMercedes 190 2.5d Povvo specVauxhall Nova 1.3SRVW Golf Mk1 Driver with 1.9 PD 130 transplantSkoda Felicia 1.9 GLD Rover 623 GSi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 i really want the renner & neesaan back on the roadthe spaceship would be hard to let go would likes:cx estate505 estateposh montego/maestrosunny 1.8 zxrenner 12civic ix tourercivic x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Wolseley Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I put up a list of dream motors in another thread but I'd happily just settle for a Rover P6 2200TC or 3500S preferably in monza red. My total lack of mechanical knowledge or having the skills to make sure I didn't buy a pile of scrap that looked decent is the stumbling block though alas. Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Very few on my list, a Citroen DS, Lancia Fulvia, Ariel Atom and another 3.0 Capri, other than that I can take or leave most things depending on price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-T Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 My list changes every time the wind changes but mainstays are everything I wanted when I was 15; Impreza P1 or late 2 door STIEscort CosworthDelta Integrale Evo II Then bit older Range Rover V8 either early 2 door or run out classicEarly Citroen CXEarly Panda as mingebag as possible for something at the other end of the spectrum Sadly the Panda is probaby the only possibility price wise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 Well if they came with enough money to tax and insure them I think this week I'd have. Fiesta mk2 van. Escort mk4 2 door, 1300, black.Sierra 2 door, any spec but not Cosworth.Transit mk3 the smallest, as in swb, low roof that kind of thing. Fiat 500 in words or 600 in words SX or sporting.Rover 213DeLorean DMC-12 in rhdNSU kettenkradM3 Halftrack Some kind of early to mid 80's David Brown tractor made in my home town. That's all I can think of for now. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 One of these, preferably a 2-litre manual in Cardinal Red, Titan Blue, Crystal Green over Strato Silver or Titan Blue over Strato Silver: theorganist, ProgRocker, Yoss and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 You could (routemaster enthusiasts look away now) convert that so you could drive the Invacar into the back, like The Italian Job, and the rest of the bus into living quarters, then roam around the country like The Littlest Hobo fighting crime and solving problems.Not with that bus you're not! Go and find your own and you can do whatever you want with it. I'd have a Tatra 613. More understated than the earlier cars but I like that. Preferably a late one as it shares air vents, ash tray and big knobby buttons with my Favorit (though it has a lot more of them. Can't imagine what they all do. One must be an ejector seat). And a Felicia Bohemia. Best of all the Felicias and yet it was right at the start of production and there are virtually none left. egg, Joloke, LightBulbFun and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purplebargeken Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hmm. Baby blue Simca 1000 from around 1975 to 1977. Mk1 Ford Escort Ford Corsair 2000E in gold Mk3 Ford Cortina 1600XL in Daytona Yellow Hillman Husky (the one that looks a bit like the Imp) These are all cars that my parents owned and I have hugely fond memories of the cars. Any one will do. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 ....I'd have a Tatra 613. More understated than the earlier cars but I like that.f26183as-960.jpg Preferably a late one as it shares air vents, ash tray and big knobby buttons with my Favorit (though it has a lot more of them. Can't imagine what they all do. One must be an ejector seat).Tatra_613-4_Mi_Long_Electronic_2.jpgTatra-613-There-Arent-Enough-Eccentrics-kaszni.blog_.hu_.jpg You might even be lucky enough to scoop one of the four 613s that were built in RHD to test the UK market. One came up on eBay several months ago; it reached about eleven grand. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 That sounds like a good price. Unless it was fucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 That sounds like a good price. Unless it was fucked. It looked sort-of-alright in the photos, but hadn't been on the road for a while. It wasn't the same car that Chris Goffey drove for Top Gear. Definitely a rarity, and not sure where you'd obtain parts for the RHD-specific areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Indeed. Not least the dashboard was completely different, not just a mirror of the LHD one. Very late cars upped the engine from 3.5 to 4.4 litres and had a neat system where if you gave it full throttle it would cut power to other systems, mainly the massive cooling fans (air cooled), for twenty seconds to give you an extra 20bhp for overtaking. 0-60 was around 7.5 seconds which was as good as its contemporaries (if it really had any). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSchwifty Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 In no particular order: - Citroen CX- Citroen GSA, preferably a pallas in cream with a brown interior- Peugeot 504 Coupe with Kugelfischer injection- Renault 4- Series 3 Land Rover, SWB pick-up - Early poverty spec Metro, in beige with brown interior- BMW 635 CSi, manual (my friend had one and it was the most obnoxious toff mobile I've ever been in)- Fucked Mk2 Jag, Withnail & I style- MG Midget (1275) with a supercharger on it - Rover P6 3500 in Tobacco - Lancia Thema 8.32 - VW Passat B2 GL5, in Sahara Gold - (my first memory of a car was one of these, now hens teeth with added scene tax ) - Toyota Corolla 4WD Estate Thats it for now, I'm sure there is more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Fuck it here's a few,Fiat 130 coupe with the red alcantara interior.Simca 1501 estate complete with fold out picnic table.Pug 504 estate.Simca 1000/1200 coupe, though you need wee feet to drive em and a very long back to see over the steering wheel.A good, rust free Fiat 124BC coupe with the later single carb 1756cc engine.A runout Lotus Excel Celebration A Volvo 165 with various add ons including vinyl wood type side panels and full length roof rack.A Volvo duett with curtains in the back.A twin engined Saab 96 two stroke.A police cruiser with firearms, Ford Galaxie or summat.A Nash Ambassador from c1950 with all the wheels faired in and a Raymond Chandler book on the rear bench; preferably in a dismal green colour.A Don Yenko Stinger type Corvair.A rare Alvis from the 1960s with some sort of one off Graber body.A Sunbeam Talbot convertible with appropriate female adornment sat in it, in imitation of Grace Kelly. dozeydustman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Case Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Yesterday, I sat in a 1963 Lancia Flavia Pininfarina coupe at a local classic car specialists, while I went to look at something else. It has immeditely rocketed to the top of my wish list. It is one of the most beautiful and well-integrated styles ever, the design and engineering of every detail is sublime, except possibly for the gearchange, which is a bit like stirring a Christmas pudding. That wouldn't put me off, however. Best of all it is for sale at a very attainable (if not for me ) £23k: http://sunningdale-classics.co.uk/vehicle/lancia-flavia/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I'll have to add a Riley RM to my list, having just mentioned it in the 30s-40s-50s thread. They are a gorgeous place to sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 T5 auto for me, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi paul Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Volvo C70 T5. Or a Toyota Celica floppy top. Both should be easy do able when I am out of austerity measures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davocano Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Something smollish and Japanese for daily use Something vast and American for wafting around at one RPM Something for carting shit around Something to take the family to the seaside Something that fits none of the above criteria but I've always wanted one Oh, and a bike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I’m adding a 1969 Mach 1 mustang gt350 to my already huge list of an f250 with a power stroke. I’m not greedy. Honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Alvis Stalwart. Prefer a swimmer.Glad I read this before I drove a Stalwart, I assumed they were all amphibious. That could have been embarrassing , not to mention drowny. D Spares & Tyres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Jaguar XJ40 2.9 manual, in white with hubcaps and tweed trim. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 One of these Or one of these egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorpunk Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Facel VegaLotus EvoraAlfa GT JuniorVolvo 850R That should do it. I had an 850R once and regret selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leanycan Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 1.4 Micra K11. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 I really want a Citroen Ami 6 or a GSA. The main issue with the Ami idea is that it'd be like owning the 2CV, but with poorer engine access (albeit some jobs can be done without having to take the wings off). Still, there would be a real difficulty with knowing what to take to 2CV events. So, maybe 2019 needs to be the year of the GSA, ahead of the GS anniversary in 2020... egg and skoda_fan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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