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Post by V6 on Sept 10, 2016 13:14:37 GMT
Following on from others suggestions that I should take up winter canoeing (to save my tidy five), please post up your ideas...
I am thinking something small, reliable, fun. Nothing which will need work or money spending on it.
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Post by atlex on Sept 10, 2016 13:55:26 GMT
usual suspects... (heh)
mid 90s through mid 2000s FWD econoboxes and lux-econo-boxes.
fnord focii / mundanae
golfs and their cheaper hispanic/czech cousins
vulvas with renault engines, because you know.. french diesel is always good.
I drive a mk2.5 in winter because I already own it and it is already rusty and.... sunken cost et al.
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Post by V6 on Sept 10, 2016 14:26:47 GMT
I only really have a love for mk1 fives, so I would feel like I was cheating on it by getting a mk2. Plus there is a danger I'd end up fettling it, if I had another five. Dangerous for my bank account. I'd also like to eat  I agree with keeping it Japanese. The Germans can canoe right off. As can the British. That narrows it down! |
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Post by Dweenimus on Sept 10, 2016 15:12:33 GMT
Just get it undersealed and drive all year long!
Even if you don't get it undersealed... Sill repairs will cost less than running another car!
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Post by V6 on Sept 10, 2016 16:03:38 GMT
Good point. Mmm, what to do.
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Post by Dweenimus on Sept 10, 2016 16:58:51 GMT
You'll miss the top down experience in winter. I think I probably take the roof down more in Autumn/winter than summer.
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Post by jackyboy on Sept 19, 2016 22:06:03 GMT
a rusty mx5? pick one up for less than a grand. patcht up as and when needed. obviously dont buy one with wholes in it.. but yeah
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Post by atlex on Sept 19, 2016 22:10:23 GMT
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Post by Rickster on Sept 20, 2016 13:42:01 GMT
You can pick up ford pumas pretty cheap and they are good fun (yammy engine obvs)
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Post by AutotestAddict on Sept 20, 2016 13:48:35 GMT
Why would you purposefully buy a prarrie canoety car just when the roads are ripe for top down seat of your pants fun at sensible speeds?
What is the point of having your cake if you never get to eat it? A cake is not for looking at. A cake is for eating.
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Post by wannabe on Sept 20, 2016 13:53:13 GMT
Because I want to make my cake last for a long time, not just have it crumble apart in 3 years  lol But yes, I do agree - winter driving (low grip, empty roads, clear skies and crisp weather) is always a great time to be driving! I'm half tempted to buy a rustbucket mk2 and run it over winter, but then I'd have four cars and only 50% of them working, and the missus would actually kill me lol |
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Post by V6 on Sept 20, 2016 14:57:36 GMT
I don't actually have any spare funds at the moment anyway, so this is all in theory! I have a new mohair hood and other bits to buy. So for now I'll be keeping it as clean as possible and using it as intended. I enjoyed a damp top down night drive last night. I am sure there will be many more!
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Post by josho on Sept 21, 2016 9:28:14 GMT
There are many bargains out there to be had, I picked up my current daily for £200 and insured it for the same, its got 26k on the clock and is great, utterly mint car and mildly entertaining to momentum drive too! Peugeot 106 |
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Post by V6 on Sept 21, 2016 13:10:41 GMT
My new at the time 106 GTi had the best steering feel of any hot hatch. Cheeky little tykes those things |
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Post by boringgit on Sept 29, 2016 11:10:19 GMT
I have had varying degrees of old bangers as second cars, but now I just have an MX5. Well, between us we have two.
Focus diesel is a good shout, I had one of those for a while. In estate flavour. If you can afford to out fuel in it, you can get a nice luxobarge for peanuts, an old S80 I had was very fast. And a massive Honda Accord 2.2 litre automatic that my 5 foot nothing other half used to commute to Uni in. I think it cost her about 10 pounds a day in petrol though.
To put it in perspective for what your money can get you, my father has just bought a 1.9tdi Octavia for the grand sum of £100. It even has MOT and works, apparently.
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lol
le sigh