After my car was written off after 5 years of loving ownership whilst I was 50 miles away I need another one .. The 2l diesel I'm driving is killing me ..


I'm after a nice classic for less than 5k ..

Does anyone have any sites ? other than piston, Auto and eBay ?

Ideally I want it to be around 300bhp .. as my classic was 280 ..

Anyone ?

 

How far are you willing to travel and roughly what area are you in now?
Interested in uk and jdm or just uk?

Tony

 

whats your budget?

 

A selection, tried for fsh and lowish miles, most are fairly standard.

£5-4k
Its green
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1966809.htm
Nice mica red one
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1899868.htm
RB5
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1807023.htm

£4-3k
Green but a wagon with low miles
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1807023.htm
Dark blue one
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1966736.htm
Silver, low miles, 1 owner and ac!
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1921925.htm

£3-2k
Another silver one, fsh, ac, lowish miles etc
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/1791529.htm


Tony

 

The world is your Oyster for a classic with £5k to burn !!!

Suppose it depends on if you want a specific colour etc

 

Thanks guys ..

I have no preference on colour or model, although I've heard 1999 + is the safest option ..

Thanks for the links I'll check them out ..

 

Ideally 4k ..

I'd like a little more to the car .. I want something that pops out at me .. something some has loved and made some interesting changes to ..

Heres my current car .. although its been written off now ..

 

This one looks smart



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...49pe?logcode=p

 

Grab the spoiler off your old one mate myn's the same colour and it would look nice lol

 

To let you know. Paid £4000 for my green 1999 classic, 100% completely stock with 62,000 miles on the clock. Bodywork was in good condition. Effectively that was 3300 due to Ibiza trade in.

 

a bit over budget but this to me would be my perfect classic!
https://www.scoobynet.com/private-fo...sti-wagon.html

 

It was a great looking car you had before some idiot crashed into you
The green and gold worked so well together
Exactly the same as my wagon with those wheels
Mine is bubblewrapped in it's carpetted garage and it would brake my heart if anything happened to it

Can anyone help me
What was the make / modle of those wheels as I can't remember as mine are 8 years old now??


Good luck with your search and check the rear arch just under the petrol cap for any bubbling

 

Have contacted the seller

Might still buy it back ..

Too expensive mate, but a really nice car

 

 

i would try to wip the ecu off your old one if you have paid the licence for it and are getting the same model again.

save you quite a bit when it comes to mapping and it's not as if they will be driving it anywhere.

sorry to hear about it getting smashed up like that but at least there are so many about at a good price at the moment you should find something at least as good as you had.


silver one above looks nice enough

 

The ECU, wing and wheels would be worth buying it back for alone .. the engine was an excellent runner too ..


Stop making me think about it ..

 

I HAVE A GREEN CLASSIC FOR SALE , UK VERSION T REG 1999 120,000 MILES STANDARD JUST HAD WHEELS REFURBED MINT CONDITION , AM LOOKING FOR ABOUT 3875 , IF YOUR INTERESTED PLEASE CALL ME ON 07984321566

 

Just a thought..

Would it be worth buying just a rolling shell and your car back and then shifting all the bits over?

It will mean you keep the good bits, have an engine etc that you know the history of and will mean that the old car is still living on....

 

Bad luck with your old one mate!

I know from my experience that finding the "right" classic is getting very hard with low miles and owners.........i bought my first 4 years ago (1 owner,a/c fsh and 52k) and sold it to a mate as a Bobeye STI took my fancy,anyway,mate trashed the classic and the blob was a bit disappointing!

Ever since i have looked every time i sold a car to find another nice one but never could until about a month ago,so while it's never been a full on serious search each time,it still took the best part of 3 years off and on to find the right one.

Anyway,if my experience is anything to go by,your budget and some patience will certainly get another.
My car is 2001,X reg,UK model,1 owner,FSH,50k,A/C,and been modified gradually over the years by the last owner with a full exhaust,Ecutek etc and wasn't far from your budget.

 

That would be a good alternative, plus you would have cash left over to spend