sorry guys, another dreamy thread!

Being as the majority of this forum have never even sat in a classic car let alone owned one I feel I can speak with an air of authority here. If you buy a complete running car with MOT and tax, all you need is to buy some tools on top and a Haynes manual. Maintenance is dead simple.

I think a complete running car with MOT and tax is a lot more sensible than taking on a project for your first car. You can work on the project while you drive this one :)

For the record, a well maintained classic does not break down all the time.
 
Overlag said:
seriously yantorsen, you have no idea, so come here asking questions, then tell us we are all wrong.

How can you say any car is crap when you've never driven it? Oh and what kind of uni student wants a old rust bucket? (no insult intended to the "proper" guys that do these cars up and treat them well)
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I'm not telling you your wrong, your most probably correct. But once I've stated that the issue you have bought forward I would not mind, then there is no need to keep banging on about it.

And I can say a car is crap, because I can go on what a lot of people say. I can also go on what I think looks better. Clearly looks aren't that important to a lot of people on here, and that's fine, but to me looks are very important. I don't mean that in a shallow vein kind of way, but a lot of the enjoyment I would get out of a car would come from how good it looks. Find me a better looking car for less than £2000.
 
Tom|Nbk said:
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Well although this isn't relevant research by a guy called Asch shows that in general people that do not confirm are of a higher intelligence.
 
You will have a knock in your first car, almost certainly. But so what? They fix easily.
 
R420LA6X2/4MNA said:
I'd imagine that, for example, something like a £2k BMW 728i (which is a near 2 ton barge!) would return as good if not better fuel consumption than an old Triumph.

I say this as a friend of mine has an S reg TR7, he puts roughly twice as much fuel in it as he did in his previous Calibra, and shock horror, it breaks down constantly, something his Calibra only did now & again.

Learn to drive & then decide.
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Possibly, but then insurance on a big barge is still very steep (upwards of 3k) since I live in a very high risk area.
 
InvaderGIR said:
I don't think my brother's has a stereo.

They are briliant cars, IF you can drive and know how to fix cars. They are getting on for 40 years old and they will have problems and need regular maintenance. Unlike a modern car you will need to use you noggin to work out what is wrong with it...this means you won't be able to work out what's wrong with it. ;)

The fact the spitfire is a 1500 does NOT mean it's a weak slow safe car, it is in fact a relativly quick, dangerous car. As Mattius from the forums found out at VERY low speeds.

Seriously, stop having ideas of grandeur and get a Fiesta 1.25 for the first year or two, THEN get something more interesting.

Get over the idea of something interesting, the reason few people at your age have interesting cars is simple, because it's a stupid idea to get something that isn't a simple and safe car to drive.
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Everyone starts somewhere, and I'm not going to waste time I could spend studying for school studying the mechanics of a specific car until I know for certain I want one. Despite what you and many people on here would like to think, and without wanting to sound cocky, I am far above average intelligence, and I am confident that I would be able to work out how to do some basic mechanics.
 
......and for the record you can get quite a tidy Spitfire for well under 2K! :)

This for 1.5k for example, new engine 25k ago (not that this means much), plenty of history and in fine fettle:

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Personally I'd avoid a Spitfire as a first car anyway (in line with my 'suitability' thing) just because you've only got two seats and not much space for moving things around. Consequently, it can potentially be a drag with friends and going out, picking things up and so on (that was why I had a Dolomite instead, 5 people and a big boot).

......but if you've not got any friends, I guess it's a non-issue! :p

The 1500 engines do get a bit slated for having crank and bearing issues but if you pick wisely (i.e. one with no excessive endfloat) and take care of them (like not riding the clutch, keeping it in neutral when sat, spinning it over before starting to build up oil pressure) then they can return long service and have a great exhaust note.

I had a 1500 in my SE and thrashed it, frequently bouncing the valves.....loved every second of it and never gave any grief :D
 
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yantorsen said:
Well this is for me remember, I don't want to go to work in it.
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No, but you want to use it for driving around for things other than just driving around, as you've already told us:

Cheers, well sometimes it isn't practical to walk, I have a lot of music equipment I need to carry around, so often walking isn't an option.
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You won't get any piece of art that looks as good as a Spitfire for under £2000 in my opinion. Plus you'd still need to get a car then.
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You wont get a Spitfire for £2000 either, its already been pointed out to you that the cheapest decent working Spitfires start at about £3000. Less than that are the sheddy junk.
 
Jonny69 said:
You will have a knock in your first car, almost certainly. But so what? They fix easily.
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Hi Jonny69 :)

I agree that I will probably knock it but then I probably would in any car, and it probably wouldn't cost more to fix. By the way thanks for some of your last posts on the previous page which I haven't commented on individually, but they certainly contained some useful informations.

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......and for the record you can get quite a tidy Spitfire for well under 2K! :)
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From what I can tell from the adds that seems to be true, however I would have to check them out properly :)

Thanks for your last few posts by the way, found them very helpful, so thank you for helping me :)
 
Jonny69 said:
£3K? Rubbish. You're looking in the wrong places. You don't need a minter.
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Why would you want a nail unless you know what you are doing?

This guy doesn't have a clue, if he had a clue he wouldn't be posting threads like 'Where can I buy an old 70's Metro for £10'.
 
yantorsen said:
Do your research :rolleyes:
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And you do yours a 'banger' is £500 not £1500, you mother drives a Matiz not a Bently.


yantorsen said:
Who says I have no idea about cars? I know loads about cars thank you very much, and I am pretty technically minded.
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No you don't that is woefully apprent to every single person in the thread, you claiming otherwise is lol'tastic.


yantorsen said:
I am far above average intelligence
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hahahahahah, compared to what?!
 
[TW]Fox;13442935 said:
Why would you want a nail unless you know what you are doing?

This guy doesn't have a clue, if he had a clue he wouldn't be posting threads like 'Where can I buy an old 70's Metro for £10'.
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yantorsen said:
Do your research :rolleyes:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/863559.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/827430.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/884176.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/876120.htm
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I asked about the metro half jokingly since that was in a thread where insurance costs were being discussed and I was shocked (since I hadn't looked into it before) at just how expensive insurance was. So I suggested that, then I was told that that would not really be much cheaper to insure. I was also thinking at that time I would get a "shed" for a bit first, to give me time to save for something nicer. But I went off the idea because if I'm spending that much on insurance I want something I like.
 
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