New Manta anyone?

[skud52]

http://hvtm.totalcar.hu/car/m/opel/713232.jpg

[Stanley]

hmmm not as original as the err original manta

is it just me or are all new vauxhalls looking identical?!?!?!

the new, new vectra just looks like the new astra but with a boot.

sort it out!

[Ste L]

same as ford's all their new cars look very similar

[Stanley]

same as ford's

how dare you compare the griffin to ford!! haha.

ye ive noticed that too

infact, most companies are doing it now if you think about it.

i guess there meant to in a way but look at the mk2 astra and mk3 cavvy, not exactly identical......

old skool rules i fink!!

[Stuart]

there is a reason why most manufacturers make their cars "the same" if you like the look of one car it means your very likely to like the look of the rest of the range. So when you upgrade your car you remain with them but with the next model up etc. Unfortunately it does mean if you dislike one car in the range your likely to dislike the rest so they lose you totally as a customer.

[SPipower]

All the cars at the moment look like plastic boxes, horrible, they are all lookin the same so they can all be branded as euroboxes.:)

[Stanley]

saying that, i did see the new 6series BMW (possibly M6??)

oh my god do i want one!! drool! hehe

but yeh most new hatches etc are pretty boring.

astra VXR is ineresting of course....

[Lee]

It better be RWD or its just gonna be the 'new' calibra, and probably based on the veccy chassis! Pah!

[Philsutton]

It better be RWD or its just gonna be the 'new' calibra, and probably based on the veccy chassis! Pah


just what i was thinking

[starkmotorsport]

New Manta:

http://hvtm.totalcar.hu/car/m/opel/713232.jpg

My Manta:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/12345six/f86e3a7b.jpg

Hard choice really...:thumb:

[wisewood]

The old manta is essentially a cavailier coupe... and the "manta" shown above looks very much like a vectra coupe.

Evolution, nothing more, nothing less.

The 9 year olds of today will grow up wanting Citroen c2's and will scoff at all the cars that are around when they're 20+ just like we do.

[skud52]

i dont think it looks to bad to be honest. better than the new astra twin top

http://gblx.cache.el-mundo.net/elmundomotor/especiales/2005/09/salonfrancfort/coches/opel/astra_twin_top/g/1.jpg

http://gblx.cache.el-mundo.net/elmundomotor/especiales/2005/09/salonfrancfort/coches/opel/astra_twin_top/g/2.jpg

but as said lets hope its RWD, maybe monaro running gear and engine perhaps...

[Jack]

there is a reason why most manufacturers make their cars "the same" if you like the look of one car it means your very likely to like the look of the rest of the range. So when you upgrade your car you remain with them but with the next model up etc. Unfortunately it does mean if you dislike one car in the range your likely to dislike the rest so they lose you totally as a customer.
Exactly that, its also a brand image. Novas looking similar to same age cavs, calibras, Astras and all that.... you find it on a lot of products, not just cars.

Can't beat proper mantas

http://www.erezee.be/images/pompier/bal_05_07_opel_manta_a.jpg

[skud52]

the original manta is awesome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/skud52/manta1.jpg

with a bit of work mind

[Give it some rev]

im lovin those strut top mounts comeing out through the bonnet :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

[peester]

thats that vectra shooting brake thing - lol @ colour..

[SRlew]

i love mantas, but not the new one. i kept seeing a black GTE going round, saw it in his drive and was thinking of going to ask if he wanted to sell it.

and guess f**king what................................the last week its not been around and instead there an audi in his drive, im well gutted. it looked well good and had no rust! just needed a polish!

[SRlew]

ahh also does any one the insurance groups of them?

bloody hell that pics just loaded, thats one mental manta!

cheers, lew

[Stuart]

Personally i prefer the "new" manta to the old one(s), maybe my muppet housemate at uni put me off them lol. Munta pah ugly car, only redeeming point was RWD

[Jack]

ahh also does any one the insurance groups of them?
Those that are grouped fall into 9-11 range, and the turbo is 14

[hendrix]

My Manta:

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c296/12345six/f86e3a7b.jpg


how much should i be looking at for one of these, in similar condition, although its the shape with a bit more a of a boot but same front end
there is one forsale and im going to enquire about it but dont wanna get raped on price lol
cheers

[Give it some rev]

id probably say anything above ?1000 for a manta in that condition.

[starkmotorsport]

Mantas are usually around the 300-700 mark but usually require extensive restoration.

Good condition cars usually fetch between 1-2k but can still require work

Mine cost a fortune, but its been garaged all its life and has literally no rust. Its arches are smoother than the Novas were when they were new! LOL!

If your serious about buying one then be prepared to crawl right under the car to check for corrosion - 99.9% of Mantas sadly need work...

[hendrix]

well went to look at it lastnight, the guy wants a grand for it.
Absolutely mint, no rust or rot anywhere and has 12months mot, sadly im not getting it as the missus thinks its too big for her and doesnt wanna drive it :cry: so i guess calibra instead :tard:

[Jack]

sadly im not getting it as the missus thinks its too big for her and doesnt wanna drive it :cry: so i guess calibra instead :tard:
The Manta is actually a few centimetres smaller than a Calibra each way lol

[MC FARMER_D]

keep it oldskool, most of the cars these days are just overpriced trash (although there are sum nice models out there) nice manta btw...

[starkmotorsport]

well went to look at it lastnight, the guy wants a grand for it.
Absolutely mint, no rust or rot anywhere and has 12months mot, sadly im not getting it as the missus thinks its too big for her and doesnt wanna drive it :cry: so i guess calibra instead :tard:

Who's car is it!?!? YOURS! So YOU decide!

Buy it, they're miles more fun than a Calibra