Colin
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Or a TVR T350 
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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Save another 15k and buy one of these
http://mobile.pistonheads.com/sales/2185815.htm
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Fro
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Registered: 20th Jun 06
Location: Rainham, Essex Drives: A3 2.0TDi Sport
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quote:
Originally posted by Fad
Can you stretch another grand?
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/2088456.htm
Two different number plates
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Jambo
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Registered: 8th Sep 01
Location: Maidenhead, Drives: VXR Arctic
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Tvr gets my vote too!
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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If you're planning on using the car daily / regularly, a TVR is deffo not the one to go for!!!
A mate bought a T350 a couple of months back and he's had so many issues with it already it's unreal! 
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Colin
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quote:
Originally posted by Rich H
If you're planning on using the car daily / regularly, a TVR is deffo not the one to go for!!!
A mate bought a T350 a couple of months back and he's had so many issues with it already it's unreal!
What sort of issues? T350 is on my 'list' of cars to own.
I watched a re-run of top gear with one on & it didnt look massivly well put together. Bonnet was almost shaking itself off on a brisk run 
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Well he didn't even manage to drive it away from the garage on the day of collection without it developing a fuel sender fault.
Then the drivers window got stuck down (which required most the dash to be stripped down to replace the button on the dash)
The alarm goes off when it feels like it and is incredibly sensitive
It leaks like a sieve each time it rains
It leaks oil everywhere
It needed a new drivers mirror glass which TVR supply for £90 ( A corrado wing mirror ffs - my mate bought 2 new corrado mirrors off ebay for cheaper in the end)
It's needed almost every bush replaced
Also, general consensus seems to be that the engine will expire come 40k and need a rebuild - his is on 38k atm
There's still more he needs to address too but I can't remember what off the top of my head.
Considering it was sold by a proper TVR specialist dealer and was a good condition one for the money (£17.5k iirc) he's already had to fork out ~£2k himself on repairs etc.
[Edited on 31-10-2010 by Rich H]
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Eck
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Registered: 17th Apr 06
Location: Lundin Links, Fife
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£2k in repairs on a TVR is cheap
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CorsAsh
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I'm not put off by that at all...
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richc
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Location: Ilkeston
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MK5 R32 golf.
Good compromise between smart enough to go to the office in and race your chavvy mates at night ..... its nippy, can get 5 people in it, cracking noise!
Or megane R26.R if you want something hardcore track style racer.
BMW X5? Can get a nice one for that!
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Jambo
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
I'm not put off by that at all...
Highly strung sports car 
I want an Esprit and they too leak water inside and oil outside  half the Fun is repairing it I'm led to believe 
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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996 ?
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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John
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Corsa D 1.3cdti special edition straight from Vauxhall.
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big eck
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quote:
Originally posted by richc
MK5 R32 golf.
Good compromise between smart enough to go to the office in and race your chavvy mates at night ..... its nippy, can get 5 people in it, cracking noise!
I'm really starting to like them as well, not sure if i'd go for the mk4 tho.
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Robin
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R32 is a good shout, definitely a mk5 though.
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Butler
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Location: London
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http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/888242.htm
[Edited on 31-10-2010 by Butler]
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Robin
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Really? I expected better of you James.
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Butler
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Registered: 2nd Jun 05
Location: London
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I love them.
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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MK5 Golf R32...in blue with the DSG box...please
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big eck
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That's my mind made up. An r32 golf just went past my local garage at full chat and it sounded the fuckin nuts. No way it had a standard exhaust sounding like that.
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CORSA NUT
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Most have the Milltecks on eck 
Must admit they do sound very distinctive on full chat
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CORSA NUT
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Eck Perfect vid for you mate!!
Last one is 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LA6Pr0-I4IE
Oh and this is the exact wheel/colour combo i'd have mine in
[Edited on 31-10-2010 by CORSA NUT]
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CORSA NUT
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Nice in car footage of a turbo'd example here...Looks quick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzGzj6y6O90&feature=fvw
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Ash_EP3
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Could get a decent 400bhp Supra for that...
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big eck
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Neuspeed catback sounds pure sex.
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