Help!

Chives · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:50

My dad needs a car ,if it helps he likes classic cars , eg ford capri , ford cosworth RS.

Needs to be under £1000 , cheap to run and maintain.doesnt need to be pratical. everything I have shown him , MX-5's ect he doesnt like :rolleyes:

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Janesy B · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:52

If he wants a good classic for for less than a grand, stay away from old Fords.

godinman · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:53

E30 BMW? Could get a solid 320i for that...although I suppose at 25mpg that doesn't quite equal cheap to run.

Chives · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:53

I have told him this , he wont listen. he seems to have his heart set on a ford capri.

bledd · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:54

Does not compute

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1496294.htm
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1496294.htm

This maybe?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1509231.htm

Janesy B · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:54

Chiiives said:
I have told him this , he wont listen. he seems to have his heart set on a ford capri.

You better tell him to get some welding lessons in

Firestar_3x · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:56

bledd. said:
Does not compute

Lopéz · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:57

He'll struggle to get a Capri worth having for that budget - they have been appreciating steadily for a few years now. I think he'll need to spend nearer £1500 - £2000 for a halfway tidy 1.6 or 2.0 Capri (2.8 should be over that budget unless it's a bit of a nail)

Look for rot on the sills, strut tops, wings, rear 3/4 "pockets", B-posts, battery tray - pretty much anywhere you'd expect a 70s/80s car to rot really. Mechanically they are pretty much bombproof aside from the Pinto engine which can develop cam issues and a smoking habit when the miles pile up.

Chives · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:57

***** sake , he has just gone and bid £1050 on a ford capri that looks like it needs a lot of work done. what an idiot he is.

dave1983 · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:57

Classic Vehicle, thats cheap to run for under 1k !!!? hmmmmm

Chives · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:58

dave1983 said:
Classic Vehicle, thats cheap to run for under 1k !!!? hmmmmm

I didnt say it needs to be a classic car , all I said is that he likes classic cars..

Janesy B · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:59

Chiiives said:
***** sake , he has just gone and bid £1050 on a ford capri that looks like it needs a lot of work done. what an idiot he is.

Link?

It's a shame that he does not like the MX-5, it fulfils the brief perfectly.

Peerzy · 9 Mar 2010 at 14:59

They are not going to be cheap in the slightest. Tell him if he really wants one to spend double this budget on a good one so he doesn't have to spend so much running it.

He's asking for trouble and really can't expect anything other than problems with a £1k classic car.

Chives · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:01

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300404451220
I'm just hoping he doesnt win the auction.

Firestar_3x · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:02

So he's bid on a car with 5days left its already over 1k but he wants to spend less than 1k.

What?

Lopéz · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:02

dave1983 said:
Classic Vehicle, thats cheap to run for under 1k !!!? hmmmmm

My Manta has been exceedingly cheap to run. In fact at the moment it probably only owes me £50 more than the Mondeo did over a similar timescale. You do need to know one end of a spanner from the other of course.

This Capri is a bit over budget but looks about right for the money:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C127942/

godinman · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:02

Doesn't look too bad, guess in 5 days time it'll be well over budget anyway.

Chives · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:03

Firestar_3x said:
So he's bid on a car with 5days left its already over 1k but he only wants to spend less than 1k.

What?

Yes I know , the man is a fool. he is usually sensible with money but this car is just going to be a money pit if he gets his hands on it.

Lopéz · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:05

Chiiives said:
***** sake , he has just gone and bid £1050 on a ford capri that looks like it needs a lot of work done. what an idiot he is.

There's nothing in that listing that indicates it needs a lot of work done :confused:

If that Capri doesn't fetch well over 2k with 11 months ticket I will be extremely surprised.

Janesy B · 9 Mar 2010 at 15:05

Lopéz said:
My Manta has been exceedingly cheap to run. In fact at the moment it probably only owes me £50 more than the Mondeo did over a similar timescale. You do need to know one end of a spanner from the other of course.

This Capri is a bit over budget but looks about right for the money:
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C127942/

Pinto lumps look hilarious in Capris, you could stand in the engine bay with the engine still there! When you buy a Capri, you buy a V6, it's the law

The Capri listed looks fine and will go for a lot more than £1000.