what car for runaround?

[Philsutton]

im looking for a new car as a runaround and i quite like the idea of a really old car like a viva, in fact i really want one, or some like it. Ive already had a capri, bmw and nova to run a round in and i like my rear wheel drive cars. Just wondering if classic cars are cheap to insure, i no they dont pay tax.

Other option is to get a new corsa/astra and get free insurance. Thing is i dont like new cars they dont have any character just not sure what to do.

[dan_mk1]

dont get a new car, lose far too much money on em

thought about a carlton gsi 3000!?

[Philsutton]

i no i will lose money on them but i will save so much on free insurance. and yes i have thought about a carlton GSI but 1. i wouldnt be safe in it and 2. i'd get raped on insurance.

Actually i would like a Mk 2 escort, i love them only they dont sell cheap.

[dan_mk1]

how would you save so much on free insurance?!
youd maybe save a grand on insurance and lose about 6grand in 3 years

[Philsutton]

im paying about 2 grand for the 1.4sr which is standard.

[Stuart]

i think you'll find classic insurance isnt free. but its heavily discounted.

and for classic tax it must have been registerd pre 1975 (as far as im aware)

[Philsutton]

yeah nice discount sounds good to me, and i want a really old car anyway.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2192&item=2477534821&rd=1
:D

[dan_mk1]

built in walnut picnic tables, lmao

[Will]

classic insurance is cheap cause it doesnt use any ncb its just a weird kind of policy

you normally have to be 21+ or 25+ for it tho

mk2 rs2000 escort was ?330 for me to insure for example

[Philsutton]

yes and i shall use those picnic tables to there full advantage. I think old cars have so much more character than new ones, i think i'll have to go get some quotes first though.

[epo]

what about a saxo phil vtr's r cheap to insure :lol:

chris 16v is sellin a carlton gsi for only 350 notes i think i know its not much ne way

[Philsutton]

no i need a car that will last my longer than a few hours. I just got a quote for a carlton GSI very very very worrying, its only a little bit more than the sr. Some lovely side ways action then

[epo]

what group r they and who quoted u

[Philsutton]

dunno what group they are but i'd expect somewhere the top. I was from its4me insurance was an online quote.

[cooper_nova]

phil get a ford anglia and drop a 2.0 pinto lump in it!!!!
lots of sideways action
:lol: :lol: :lol:

[epo]

chris said they were about a group 20

[Jordi]

get a stage 1 kitted 1275 or 1380 mini, bundle of fun!

can get yer classic insurance and own a super car for its era and ever since...

[Philsutton]

thing about minis, is the same as a mk 2 esocrt really they tend to keep their value well and still sell for quite a lot of money.
Group 20 f**k thats as high as it gets, could always go back to a capri. It was unreliable no power, but a hell of a lot of fun in the wet.

[epo]

me personally id love a mk2 escort nearly got one
r lass was goin "what u want that 4 its horrible bla bla bla"
:lol:

[Philsutton]

r lass was goin "what u want that 4 its horrible bla bla bla"

go slap her. Never never take a female to a car show its the worse thing you can do, all you get is oh thats crap whats that oh isnt that nice much better than you crap nova. :?

[epo]

she doesnt come to em with me ne more as she's workin
shes not that bad at em like but knows what she likes :lol:

[cooper_nova]

<< used to have a mk2 escort RS2000
:cry:

[_JH_]

phil get a ford anglia and drop a 2.0 pinto lump in it!!!!
lots of sideways action
:lol: :lol: :lol:

1 guy I know tuned his anglia right up and rolled it going up a hill lol and another used to keep a handful of cement bags in the back in a vain attempt to get some weight over the back wheels lol


Get a twin cam sierra. fairly cheap, parts a plenty in scrappys, and you'll have plenty of arse winking moments in it in the wet

[cooper_nova]

phil get a ford anglia and drop a 2.0 pinto lump in it!!!!
lots of sideways action
:lol: :lol: :lol:

1 guy I know tuned his anglia right up and rolled it going up a hill lol and another used to keep a handful of cement bags in the back in a vain attempt to get some weight over the back wheels lol


Get a twin cam sierra. fairly cheap, parts a plenty in scrappys, and you'll have plenty of arse winking moments in it in the wet

try and get a seirra wivout the cvh lump if u go for one at all coz the aren't that good

[peester]

and for classic tax it must have been registerd pre 1975 (as far as im aware)

its >1972 aprox.
both my 1975 vivas i had to pay tax on. vivas are ace; well i like em anyway ive had so many good memories in 'em my first billings, classic car shows, jumbles etc etc the looks @ cruises people thinkin i was running a V8 or something.. trouble is even in summer are a pain in the arse to own; loadsa niggles, will spend a lot of time off the road; they're just so old now. but a laffs a plenty. i will own some more vivas. 1256's are slow so i might try 1600, 1800 or even 2300 next. can pick vivas up for nothing now. they litterally are giving them away; 'save from the scrapper'

[benji]

my mate has a mint 'a' reg capri for sale it's a 2.9 i thin he wants aroud a grand for it he is also selling a mk2 rs2000 for 2k

[novahead]

Pill, i work in a classic car garage, and the car has to be 1972 or before for free tax, and the insurance in very cheep.

[novahead]

but u have to be 21 to get insureance on any classic

[cooper_nova]

my mate has a mint 'a' reg capri for sale it's a 2.9 i thin he wants aroud a grand for it he is also selling a mk2 rs2000 for 2k

has it been bored out????
as they only did a 2.8 and a 3.0 :?

[Jack]

chris said they were about a group 20

Carlton GSi is group 16. Phil, how about a Triumph Dolomite? Cheap as chips to buy, run, and insure, and good engines in them too.

[Philsutton]

yeah ive seen a few of them, and they are quite cheap to pick up

[benji]

my mate has a mint 'a' reg capri for sale it's a 2.9 i thin he wants aroud a grand for it he is also selling a mk2 rs2000 for 2k

has it been bored out????
as they only did a 2.8 and a 3.0 :?

it will be a 2.8 then :oops:

[_JH_]

dunno about the capri range but they did do a 2.9 ford v6. maybe its been swapped? but none of this is relevant to the topic lol

[cooper_nova]

phil have u thought about a mk1 vaux cavalier as i think they were rwd!!!
:)

derek zoolander said
[quote]
dunno about the capri range but they did do a 2.9 ford v6.[quote]

yes they did but that woz in the granada's as they had stopped making the capri when they brought out the 2.9

[Breeny]

My 21 Turbo :wink:

Currently on ebay at ?300!

[novahead]

stag :o :o :o 3.0 v8 :o :o

[Philsutton]

right ive made my mind up, im definately getting a Mk2 escort. Once the sr has been sold im going shopping for a nice cheap one which i can ram a 2lt pinto into.

[epo]

good choice :+:

[cooper_nova]

deffo a good choice mate 8)

and it will go up in value too if u get a good 'un and look after it too
:lol:

[benji]

good luck finding a cheap one that isn't falling to bits

[badnova]

that wont be easy

them cars are like finding a nice girl in my village :lol:

[Philsutton]

i no its not gonna be easy finding one but ive got my eye open for a bargin.

that wont be easy

them cars are like finding a nice girl in my village
:lol: