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Amigo

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Cheap honest runaround?
« on: 18 December 2010, 20:05:15 »

I know it's only a 2 litre but it's manual, £150 worth of road tax fair mileage & history & a tad different. As a budget motor i'd prefer it to a eurobox, just depends on the reserve.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1984-VAUXHALL-CARLTON-S-RED-/160520607482?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item255fc616fa
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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #1 on: 18 December 2010, 20:07:34 »

i really like that, 2.0 sufficient for pottering back and forth, and be great to have clean and standard

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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #2 on: 18 December 2010, 20:09:31 »

its a 1.8 not a 2 litre, from the photo,s seems a good honest motor with low miles, they are usually bullet proof if looked after,
mate of mine had one as a taxi it did 397000 miles before he gave it to a mate of his, who still runs it!!!!
as you say reserve would be the killer on amotor like this

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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #3 on: 18 December 2010, 20:11:11 »

hmmm 1.8  might pull you out of bed, but wont take the skin off your custard..  ;D ;D

would still have it tho.
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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #4 on: 18 December 2010, 20:12:28 »

good car ,  but Amigo why you dont consider something smaller also for easy parking, easy washing etc.. 

ps :today I washed both omega and clit .. they were muddy .. and miggy exactly took twice the time for washing clit :o
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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #5 on: 18 December 2010, 20:13:57 »

The 1800 was not to bad in those, the 2.0 was only 100bhp (cam in head engine)
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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #6 on: 18 December 2010, 20:42:10 »

Not looking to buy it, i'm happy with the MV6 & the Cortina but if i was looking for a solid old bus to run around in i reckon i could do worse.
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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #7 on: 18 December 2010, 21:20:29 »

i think your idea of cheap is diffrent from mine.
mine is 250 pounds with a long mot and a bit of tax
thats 500 and not met the reserve yet.


but i still like it
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Re: Cheap honest runaround?
« Reply #8 on: 18 December 2010, 21:32:40 »

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i think your idea of cheap is diffrent from mine.
mine is 250 pounds with a long mot and a bit of taxthats 500 and not met the reserve yet.


but i still like it

Not many 'Bangers' around these days, or not up here at the moment.......was looking the other day, .... ::)
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