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Re: What would you buy?

Post by gibbzy2k1 » Wed Jun 04, 2014 7:22 am

I am after a manual too. I read somewhere there are about 60 in the country... I just missed the chance to see one for 2900 :-(

I haven't found anything else that takes my fancy so I know how hard it is to find a replacement. Good luck with the search, keep the ideas coming too...
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by CHR15E » Sat Jul 12, 2014 12:00 am

Well I seem to have taken leave of all sense. :lol:

I now own this. Best of all? It's diesel. :roll: Happened out of the blue, it'll do for a bit. It goes well and has a lot of torque.

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Re: What would you buy?

Post by Richard Moss » Sat Jul 12, 2014 7:58 pm

You're getting old.
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by rovercoup » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:34 pm

Richard Moss wrote:Vectras are decent cars - there is a tendency for people to dismiss Vauxhalls without ever really looking a them.
Exactly the same as they did with Rovers.

Only Ford seem to have got away it for a reason I cannot fathom, although yours does look tidy Chris, but then ford did improve from around 2004 with their designs
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by CHR15E » Sat Jul 12, 2014 9:24 pm

Richard Moss wrote:You're getting old.
I know. :roll:

Mid life crisis on the way. :lol:
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by BlueRover » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:51 am

I'm assuming it's an ST unless the wheels have been added later. I fancy a Focus ST170 one day. I used to have them as a hire car in the IOM, they go like stink and I'm assuming the Mondeo is no different
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by Richard C » Sun Jul 13, 2014 7:49 pm

Who'd have thunk it!

Seriously though it will do you fine as a hack
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by CHR15E » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:56 pm

It is an ST Gordon, though diesel! So quickish but not a rocket ship.

I know Rich, shocker?

Only concern is fuel injectors/pump. Common and potentially expensive problem.
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by tonewheeldude » Mon Jul 14, 2014 8:07 pm

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Re: What would you buy?

Post by CHR15E » Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:41 am

All bargains. :D

Some nice cars there, but generally more than I was planning to spend.
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by gibbzy2k1 » Tue Jul 15, 2014 6:43 am

Decent looking cat Chris. A few mates have them and with a remap see them with a nice bit of power. The were on my list if I had to get a diesel.

On a side note I managed to find a spec B manual estate. Should concluding the deal and driving it the 440 miles home on Thursday.
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by CHR15E » Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:36 pm

I didn't want a diesel. :roll:

I just gave up looking at rare cars and bought something completely different to what I said I wanted, who doesn't do that?. :lol:

I do like it though, I had a bit of luck too. Normally I would have bought the petrol. Good job I didn't though as it turns out the ST220 isn't type approved for a towbar. So no good for camping.
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by CHR15E » Thu Mar 12, 2015 12:20 am

Well shocks of shocks, I can't stand the engine in the Mondeo. So I'm thinking of selling it, trouble the list of possible replacements has nothing on it yet.

I like the car just can't live with diesel.

Wonder if I could put diesel badges on an ST220 and no one would notice? :D

I could fit a towbar to it then.

Back to the drawing board, any ideas folks?
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by BlueRover » Thu Mar 12, 2015 7:52 pm

My son put 418 SLD badges on his 420 GSi turbo. Someone said it's illegal but I doubt that is true. As for ideas ? How about looking for a 75 V8 tourer ? I'm sure they're pretty cheap nowadays and once you stick a supercharger on it, 400 bhp fun ensues.
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Re: What would you buy?

Post by CHR15E » Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:32 pm

Not wanting anything RWD tbh.

My other half will drive it now and then and can't imagine that going well. :D

I am tempted to try and find a mint V70R, though I wanted something newer. Not much about though.
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