Top Gear style challenge - car needed

[Millietant]

Trojan Cars, in Southsea, Hampshire, have a Vauxhall Vectra 1.8 petrol, with MOT, for £495, listed on Pistonheads


Don't know any more but I had one of those in the late '90's and it wasn't a bad car - dead reliable over 132,000 miles.


They also have a Rover 211 listed on their stock list - described as "beaten and bruised" but only £295 and has MOT until April.

[Arfa]

How about this? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUSTIN-MAESTRO...4ae3c27798

Almost identical to my first car - except all the panels are original and the same colour...


Wasn't bad for a shit student car, took several years of abuse and stuck to the road surprisingly well considering my shit driving. That said I paid £450 for mine back in 1998...  Wasn't there a tweaked up MG version of one of these too?

[stevierst]

There were three MG versions. The first was a twin carb'd 2 litre giving 100bhp ish.
A fuel injected 2 litre giving about 115bhp, and the daddy was the MG turbo designed by tickford. 152 bhp. It held the hot hatch production car 0-60 for a good few years. 6.5 seconds!!!

It was still a Shit car though

[stevierst]

Apologies, the twin carby was a 1600.

[GTW]

I've got a BMW 530I M-Sport 2001 You can have for £1200. Steering rack leaks fluid and it will need an MOT. Advisory on a Brake line last year. Repaired and tidied up they can see 2k. Its just sat on my drive collecting dust at the moment as I'm far too busy to do anything with it.

[FuZzBoM]

Thanks for the offer but I will decline, this is just for a bit of fun. I have no interest in spending time and money getting a car roadworthy only to trash it and probably scrap it after my trip. I spend enough time and money on my Impreza as it is lol.

At present we are looking to fall back on my car or my mates 911.. Maybe not a bad idea as we know they are mechanically sound  :lol

[midden]

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-Reliant-kit...Track=true


Shame the Robins are so expensive

hey mids.....thats a kitten,a four wheeled robin..........nice thought though,a trip to germany has to be something truly british,whats the chances of finding two kittens....
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I know it's a kitten  Paul.  I was saying shame Robins are so expensive because the 3 wheeler would be more fun

[midden]

Look for an Austin maxi 1750.  It'll easily get you there in comfort and with the double bed feature save you on hotel bills

http://www.theadventurists.com/mongol-rally-the-rules/
Pretty sure the mongol rally was always a limit of £500.  Seems it's all change this year though and 125cc bikes can enter  

[FuZzBoM]

Look for an Austin maxi 1750.  It'll easily get you there in comfort and with the double bed feature save you on hotel bills

http://www.theadventurists.com/mongol-rally-the-rules/
Pretty sure the mongol rally was always a limit of £500.  Seems it's all change this year though and 125cc bikes can enter

Cheers for suggestion. are they not all rotten by now? lol. Already paid for camping so sleeping in it will not be needed.
Nothing quite tops a Jag for the pose factor and having a V8 in my book

And the Mongol rally we have discussed doing before. Might get round to it one year.