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Thanks guys, some really interesting insights.
I guess it comes down to what suits best because they are quite different as a driving experience by the sounds of it.
I do love my little Toledo and have put a lot of effort in to create a lightweight B road toy, including quite a few compromises in civility, so it is probably even further away far away from a P6 than a genuine Sprint.
I find myself wringing its neck less and less though. I love taking it for a drive, but I either have my family with me, or find very places where I Really give it the beans for any distance. I certainly don't throw it around minor roads because there are cyclists everywhere around Dorking so you have to drive fairly defensively.
Question is, would a low revving British muscle car suit my usage more.
Jonners, want to lend me your car for a week?
Ready for the pipe and slippers then Al?
I have lots of cars (15 at the last count) but the car I love driving most is the Toledo which, in style and execution, matches yours, it's light, quick, noisy, harsh, uncomfortable, devoid of creature comforts........and the most fun you can have with your clothes on!
Unlike you, I have Shropshires undulating A and B roads to play on, so it gets plenty of workouts!
But I also have a hankering for something a bit more civilized (like my Cavalier, but older and RWD) and having been priced out of my first choice (a 2.5PI Estate, with perhaps a Turbo'd Skyline powerplant) I am now building my Sprint Auto which will be, by design, the antithesis of the Carledo. It will have automatic transmission, power steering central locking, electric windows, leather upholstery, a nice sound system and a torquey but lolloping 2.2 litre 147 bhp Omega lump. The suspension will still contain rubber, the ride height will be only a tad below standard, all in order to maintain ride comfort. I will be uprating the brakes TJ+ and 256mm vents and it will roll on 5.5x14s, but the aim is to create a competent mile munching cruiser which can still be hustled along if need be. Sure I could just go out and buy a Beamer, but where would be the fun in that?
Steve