I'm in the process of flogging my old, faithful Golf GTi because I'm in the
mood for something a bit older.
I have a few problems..
I'll only have about £500 to spend, and I'd like something taxed and tested
I'd like something fairly quick and preferably rear wheel drive
but I'd like it to be fairly reliable and comfy as it'll be my only car

I've owned and enjoyed the following and would like to get my grubby mitts
on something similar, but don't think I'll be able to find a nice example of
any for the money..

Mercedes 280TE
Jag SIII 4.2
Granada 2.8i Ghia X
Granada 3.0 Ghia / GXL
Vauxhall Royale / Monza / Senator 3.0
Capri 3.0
Rover SD1 V8
Rover P6 V8 (but the vapourisation problems are a bugger)
Triumph 2500S
BMW 528i
Alfa 75
Sierra XR4x4 or 4x4 Ghia Estate

Am I in cloud cuckoo land? I've bought tidy examples of all of these (apart
from the Vauxhall or Triumph) in the past for £500 or less, but I suspect
the prices have risen on all of them.

Even a Cortina 2000E 2.0 S or Ghia would be nice (I'm a dab hand at void
bushes)

Suggestions welcome.

Pete M

Am I in cloud cuckoo land?

Unless you lucky.... Yes

Tim Anderson wrote:


Am I in cloud cuckoo land?

Unless you lucky.... Yes

If you were willing to go front wheel drive, and were happy with something
from the late 70s / early 80s, then there ain't anything more comfortable
than a big old Citroen, and you should be able to pick up an untidy but
legal CX for 300. Make sure it's been maintained by someone who knows what
they're doing though, otherwise it'll be as realiable as Geoffrey Archer as
a history teacher.

Dylan Harris

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Vauxhall Royale / Monza / Senator 3.0

Am I in cloud cuckoo land? I've bought tidy examples of all of these (apart
from the Vauxhall or Triumph) in the past for £500 or less, but I suspect
the prices have risen on all of them.


Most Senator 3.0 fetch a lot less than £500, and as a consequence are
dogs. Royales are ALL rust buckets by now, if you can even find one,
the last I saw was in a scrappie about 4 years ago. Monza's fetch tidy
sums, as they were considerably longer-lasting than the royale, again
you'll have difficulty picking one up for that money that isn't a dog.

Out of these three, the Monza is probably the best, but the Senator is
the one you're most likely to come across.

Alex

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Am I in cloud cuckoo land?

Unless you lucky.... Yes

If you were willing to go front wheel drive, and were happy with something
from the late 70s / early 80s, then there ain't anything more comfortable
than a big old Citroen, and you should be able to pick up an untidy but
legal CX for 300. Make sure it's been maintained by someone who knows what
they're doing though, otherwise it'll be as realiable as Geoffrey Archer as
a history teacher.

Ah, a CX, not seen one of those for years, but they've disappeared into
"cost a bomb classic price stratosphere" haven't they? I'd like one thought,
even if it's unfortunately FWD

Pete M

You could get a reasonable 2.3 Magnum or Firenza for that, though not a
Droopsnoot. You might get a rough Sportshatch, they're quite practical being
an estate car. Also I know someone who just picked up a very tidy Vauxhall
VX2300 for under £500.

HTH
Mike.

"Pete M" pete.murray@blueMOONYOUSAWMESTANDINGALOOOOONEyond er.co.uk wrote
in message ...
I'm in the process of flogging my old, faithful Golf GTi because I'm in
the
mood for something a bit older.
I have a few problems..
I'll only have about £500 to spend, and I'd like something taxed and
tested
I'd like something fairly quick and preferably rear wheel drive
but I'd like it to be fairly reliable and comfy as it'll be my only car

I've owned and enjoyed the following and would like to get my grubby mitts
on something similar, but don't think I'll be able to find a nice example
of
any for the money..

Mercedes 280TE
Jag SIII 4.2
Granada 2.8i Ghia X
Granada 3.0 Ghia / GXL
Vauxhall Royale / Monza / Senator 3.0
Capri 3.0
Rover SD1 V8
Rover P6 V8 (but the vapourisation problems are a bugger)
Triumph 2500S
BMW 528i
Alfa 75
Sierra XR4x4 or 4x4 Ghia Estate

Am I in cloud cuckoo land? I've bought tidy examples of all of these
(apart
from the Vauxhall or Triumph) in the past for £500 or less, but I suspect
the prices have risen on all of them.

Even a Cortina 2000E 2.0 S or Ghia would be nice (I'm a dab hand at void
bushes)

Suggestions welcome.

Pete M

In article ,
says...
I'm in the process of flogging my old, faithful Golf GTi because I'm in the
mood for something a bit older.
I have a few problems..
I'll only have about £500 to spend, and I'd like something taxed and tested
I'd like something fairly quick and preferably rear wheel drive
but I'd like it to be fairly reliable and comfy as it'll be my only car

I've owned and enjoyed the following and would like to get my grubby mitts
on something similar, but don't think I'll be able to find a nice example of
any for the money..

Mercedes 280TE
Jag SIII 4.2
Granada 2.8i Ghia X
Granada 3.0 Ghia / GXL
Vauxhall Royale / Monza / Senator 3.0
Capri 3.0
Rover SD1 V8
Rover P6 V8 (but the vapourisation problems are a bugger)
Triumph 2500S
BMW 528i
Alfa 75
Sierra XR4x4 or 4x4 Ghia Estate

Am I in cloud cuckoo land?

Yep.

Capri 3.0 £2000+
Rover SD1 V8 £3000
Rover P6 V8 £3000

Even on E-bay the last two are fetching in excess of £1500.

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Granada 2.8i Ghia X

There are a few old-boy-owned nice ones about; the local free-ad rag is
normally the place

Granada 3.0 Ghia / GXL
Vauxhall Royale / Monza / Senator 3.0

I'd have thought that you could find a Mk1 Senator for that sort of
cash..Might be white and have manual windows...ex-Police issue

Capri 3.0
Rover SD1 V8
Rover P6 V8 (but the vapourisation problems are a bugger)
Triumph 2500S
BMW 528i

Old Beemers are worth nowt, even if they are okay, so that's a possibility.

Alfa 75
Sierra XR4x4 or 4x4 Ghia Estate

Try and find an XR4x4 without a noisy transfer box for that money,
though...An XR4i would be within reach, though.


Am I in cloud cuckoo land?

Maybe not...

On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:57:41 +0100, "Nick Read"
wrote:

CX's are still cheap, you'll get a scruffy one for £500

Not round here (Brissel). £500 just gets you one that's broken and
it's pushing £1,000 for one that's going to run for a year without
major surgery. I think they're starting to get a little rare, if you
want a good one, or an estate.

On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 22:14:55 +0100, Andy Dingley
wrote:

On Wed, 6 Aug 2003 17:57:41 +0100, "Nick Read"
wrote:

CX's are still cheap, you'll get a scruffy one for £500

Not round here (Brissel). £500 just gets you one that's broken and
it's pushing £1,000 for one that's going to run for a year without
major surgery. I think they're starting to get a little rare, if you
want a good one, or an estate.


Four figures for one that's going to last without major surgery, sure
- 500 gets one that runs, but with tinworm - three in this month's
Citroen Car Club mag.

Would a Vauxhall be any more solid?