Based in South Wales but happy to travel for the right car, again budget can vary but generally between £7k-£10k depends on the carWhat’s your budget and where are you based?
Too low a budget for anything that doesn't want a lot of work.Based in South Wales but happy to travel for the right car, again budget can vary but generally between £7k-£10k depends on the car
Too low a budget for anything that doesn't want a lot of work.
Would have to be a project car or cat c/d car.
What about the black car on here? 73k miles, manual, seems to be in very good condition and full history, advertised at £10k
Always a bit of room for movement if it means a big difference in price, couldn't do a CC, I know a lot of people love them but wasn't a fan on the one I drove and the frequent clutch changes don't excite me too muchYou said it MUST have less than 70k. ?
Okay, well that rules out my car by some margin then, so I’ll wish you luck with your search and leave it at that. You will find a car in that price range but a few brave pills will need to be swallowed and if you’re lucky you will get a bargain, if not then your garage bills could soon exceed your purchase price unless you are willing to do all the work yourself. As I said, good luck and keep us all posted on how you get on. By the way, mine is in Aberdeenshire, so a bit of a distance!Based in South Wales but happy to travel for the right car, again budget can vary but generally between £7k-£10k depends on the car
Thank you, and I do appreciate the advise! I work in the trade so I'm always looking for a bargain, otherwise I'd opt for a gransport! I'll keep everyone posted hopefully with a photo of my own car one day. Lucky enough to have a very talented mechanic as my father, between us we have owned a plethorough of performance cars and worked on a lot of them so never afraid to pick up a spanner!Okay, well that rules out my car by some margin then, so I’ll wish you luck with your search and leave it at that. You will find a car in that price range but a few brave pills will need to be swallowed and if you’re lucky you will get a bargain, if not then your garage bills could soon exceed your purchase price unless you are willing to do all the work yourself. As I said, good luck and keep us all posted on how you get on. By the way, mine is in Aberdeenshire, so a bit of a distance!
And the CCs can be a money pit if the pump needs fettling or it's chewed its clutch. There are advantages to both systems. A well adjusted manual if fantastic in operation, just as a well adjusted CC is (especially with a new clutch.....)if you haven’t already done so, try before you buy. The manuals can be very notchy unless the cables are in good condition. I fancied a manual until I drove one and then bought a CC and I haven’t regretted it for a second.
There is an old saying that the only thing more expensive than a cheap Porsche is a cheap Maserati. Even if you do all the work yourself, parts prices can be eyewatering. You can't swing a cat at one of these without hitting something that costs thousands. Spend some time on Scuderia, or Ricambi, or other parts places looking at prices for parts. Look up @lambertius posts, all those parts he's working on are either NLA, or very expensive. The money spent upfront on a better car will return more to you than trying to buy cheap and fixing it. I have a manual car and love it, but IMHO any 4200, cc or manual bought for less than 10k is a poor investment. Loz is the exception......
And that, to me, is exactly why I like a manual over a cc car. With all that torque, you can drive in almost any gear with the manual, while the cc box ( being essentially a sequential transmission) makes you shift through every gear.very close ratio box for such a torquey big capacity lump. I loved my old Cambiocorsa but I do prefer this.