Peter M Posted 28September, 2014 Author Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 ....TR5 would have my preference....I think you've just won the "Curved Ball" award! Didn't foresee a Triumph getting a mention.This one looks pretty cool with it's Motec and photo of Jack Brabham:http://www.carsales.com.au/private/details/Triumph-TR5-1968/SSE-AD-825410/?Cr=1&sdmvc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 $66k for a triumph......wow! I thought they were cheap unreliable rusty wheezy old things......? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 Hmm.., I think you guys are being a bit marque - sist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 i'm a sucker for box flares plus it would sit neatly between the E9 and the 2002! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 Hey KBG what do you make of this? Smokin' sex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 I'll try stick to the subjective 'not too expensive' rule... And then Ive been watching this car for a year, wondering if I could make it work http://carsales.mobi/cars/details/2006-aston-martin-v8-vantage-no-series/SSE-AD-2240608 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 ^^^^ on the money Tit, like your thinking. No surprise we have twin cars I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 Hmmmm..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 I'll try stick to the subjective 'not too expensive' rule... Here's one for sale:http://www.my105.com/ListingDetails/tabid/65/p/4/cid/518/id/14126/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 $30,000 Hachi - that's Takumi tax!! Nice thing though... If our next 'weekend' car isn't a classic Mini I'll be in serious hot water with the wife! Here's one for sale:http://www.my105.com/ListingDetails/tabid/65/p/4/cid/518/id/14126/Default.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 Do your research on Aston service costs. Guy I know (quite wealthy) got rather sizzled after getting the hots for one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 Yep. That's the bit that makes it an unrealistic proposition. Do your research on Aston service costs. Guy I know (quite wealthy) got rather sizzled after getting the hots for one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC78 Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 ..... a new Porsche Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch-monkey Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 $30,000 Hachi - that's Takumi tax!! Nice thing though... If our next 'weekend' car isn't a classic Mini I'll be in serious hot water with the wife! they are so simple, so many cheap parts, but half the people i know with one have them unfinished in the back of the shed haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tit Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 Minis or hachis? Both I assume! they are so simple, so many cheap parts, but half the people i know with one have them unfinished in the back of the shed haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simonoz Posted 28September, 2014 Report Share Posted 28September, 2014 If you couldn't have an old Porsche, what would you have? I'd have a heck of a lot more money for a start! Daimler SP250 Ford RS2000 Volvo 122S with a 740 Turbo or a 16 valve 940 motor in it Volvo PV544 ditto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 Edgy, You're not going to get out of it that easily. I thought 996's were "new" too! If you couldn't have the old Porsche that you have, what would you want? Sub $100k, can be impractical but must definitely has to be fun. 996 is a classic/old... news to me! I would assume the reasons I couldn't own it, is for practical reasons... so I guess I should look at the car that was next in the firing order before fulfilling the 911 dream! E90 M3 6 Speed sedan http://www.carpoint.com.au/all-cars/dealer/details.aspx?R=AGC-AD-16333510&Cr=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orion03 Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 Do your research on Aston service costs. Guy I know (quite wealthy) got rather sizzled after getting the hots for one of those. How much is an Aston service???? I remember asking about service costs on a Ferrari 308 .... ouch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 How much is an Aston service???? I remember asking about service costs on a Ferrari 308 .... ouch No idea , they don't service them down here so you have to take a couple of days off work , drive a few 100km , get on the overnight ferry , pay the Vic roads toll & speeding fines etc etc and come home again. But a 308 you can service yourself at home, even if bits are more $ than a similar era 911. The AM bonnet is worth 7k , as the guy found out when his sustained a minimal injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coastr Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 No idea , they don't service them down here so you have to take a couple of days off work , drive a few 100km , get on the overnight ferry , pay the Vic roads toll & speeding fines etc etc and come home again. But a 308 you can service yourself at home, even if bits are more $ than a similar era 911. The AM bonnet is worth 7k , as the guy found out when his sustained a minimal injury. . What vintage AM are we talking? I was speaking to someone on the weekend whose father on law bought an Aston convertible, fulfilling a lifelong dream. But sold it after six months because it was unbearably hot. Apparently a ton of heat soak from the engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterP Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 Love the Mini, had a clubman running a 1380 with a lot of good bits ( lot thinner then) used to be massive fun....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzieman Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 . What vintage AM are we talking? No Lambo or AM specialists in poor old Tassy! Or Maybach , etc. The older AMs must be serviceable (I've seen a couple) , albeit at a cost given their many weaknesses. Though it's possible the owners take the cars interstate for major work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 My lawyer had a DB9 (I think) V12.. Motor shit itself, he thought he might try save a quid and import a crate motor from UK, after thinking about it he decided against it and decided to go through the dealer. After all that the new crate motor also shit itself.. They had to replace it at their cost... He said something about $40k plus labour... Needless to say he got rid of it.. I've known another guy to get one in a small front end bingle and as a result run up a 6 figure repair (thankfully insured). Those are all first hand.... Scares the hell out of me! Such a shame they are a nice machine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJM Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 Meh, AM doesn't float my boat - they all look the same to me. I can't tell a DB9 from a DBS from a Vanquish or 2007 from 2014. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted 29September, 2014 Report Share Posted 29September, 2014 No Lambo or AM specialists in poor old Tassy! Or Maybach , etc. The older AMs must be serviceable (I've seen a couple) , albeit at a cost given their many weaknesses. Though it's possible the owners take the cars interstate for major work. There's a late 70's V8 Vantage convertible near me, well i assume he drives it sometimes but i've only ever seen it at the local mechanic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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