HI All
Has anyone got experiance of these cars?
It seems from what i have found, engines are pretty unreliable, but a cam belt change is a must.
I had seen a couple with Rover V8's, but auto boxes, never owned a auto(driven a few) im not sure what its like to like with daily, i like country lanes and like to be in the gear i want, im pretty scared of a autobox changing half way through a bend etc.
I just fancy something a bit differant with 4 seats, RWD a must. ta
Autoboxes won't change midway through a bend, not normally anyway, because they respond nicely to your accelerator. You toe it a bit to make it kick down before the bend, hold the revs through the bend, then lift off a little afterwards to change back up.
I like to "drive" a car, I like to push them a bit and throw them about. And I like autos, I have three currently. They are great to drive. That shouldn't be a worry.
Chris Bolus ( snipped-for-privacy@RILEYELFb0lus.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
There's also the manual selector, of course.
It's more a question of how well a v8 Excel's been converted, I'd s'pose.
The message from "Jules" contains these words:
a) They rarely do change at awkward moments - you have a lot more control over an automatic than the name suggests, by using the gas pedal and a bit of practice.
b) On a good autobox it'll not matter anyway 'cos the changes are so smooth.
thanks, i like to be in the right gear when i want then power through a bend, i wasnt so much worried about the exit, just the entrance to a bend, i didnt want it to shift down and transfer the weight to the front as i went into a bend.
last time i drove a rover V8 engined thing was a mk3 or 4 cortina 15 years ago, but not under agressive driving but i do remember a volvo 440 auto thing that changed halfway round a roundabout and i hated it. It changed too early for my liking and wished it had gone longer
I just rememberd i have to drive to the very East of Germany a couple of times this year, so thinking of the v8 option may not be a good idea...as thats the reason im getting rid of my other car.
I thought that was for towing.
Looked nice on ebay, seemed a proper conversion
The message from "Jules" contains these words:
It's for locking it in a lower gear - for whatever purpose you choose.
Jules ( snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :
No. It's for manually selecting a lower range of gears. For whatever reason.
A terrifying combination of words...
Well the 2 on ebay.....ones now been pulled and the other now says bad gearbox.....
I have been looking at BMW's now, never had one, something like a 5 or 7 series with a largish engine. 99% seem to be auto's. Seem to be cheap and just in my price range, and a lot of full FSH and only about 140k on the clock. I must have something RWD.
The message from "Jules" contains these words:
Must?
Just as well really,
LOTUS = Loads Of Trouble, Usually Serious ;-)
Z
thats seemed about right from what i gatherd, i just like older RWD cars that are a bit differant, hate modern cars or FWD.
It seemed timing belts and engine rebuilds on Lotus's were common problems, ouch
Now looking at a getting a BMW, 5-7 series. never had one before. I need something cheap but ok, seems 150k with fsh isnt a problem, seen many old Toyotas do that easy. quite a few on ebay.
I have about 800 at the max.....seen a really nice looking oldish 518 but i think a 1.8 is way underpowerd(unless anyone knows here differant) for a 5 series car. Saw a nice 750!!!! Ins for a 518 and a 750 is 100quid dufferance......
yes, no 2 ways about it
Good plan. I did that for a while, buying old fast RWD cars. Nice when you get old enough to get cheap insurance on the cars you lusted after as a teenager...
Had a Carlton GSi (3.0, 24V, 204bhp) and a Supra (3.0, 24V, 204bhp!). Both about 22mpg, both excellent fun, although I have to say the Carlton was more fun to drive, far more useful cargo and passengerwise and except for the very harshest cornering handled equally well.
If I was doing low miles again I'd have the Carlton no question.
As it is I've got a 2.0 Mondeo. 'Which is nice'.
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