What would You Buy???

[mbellinger]

The thread on Alun's old TR6 set me thinking.<br>
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I notice from eBay that the car is surging towards £13K already, with a couple of days still to go.<br>
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My opinions of TR6's are documented elsewhere so I do not need to rehearse them again. BUT, what a way to blow £13 grand!!!<br>
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I mean for goodness sake, that would buy three top class Sprints. Or A superb Sprint and an equally good GT6 and an equally good Spitfire for good measure. Or a nice Stag and a Sprint with a bit left over.<br>
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Or any number of Alfas, Lancias, plus British iron......<br>
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So, what would you buy?<br>
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For me, probably a sorted Sprint track car (and trailer<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> ). A 1300FWD rally weapon, and a diesel Landie to tow them. Or maybe an 80's 911, or an Alfa Spider, or........<br>
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.....so many choices.<br>
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What's yours?

<p>Martin<br>
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1968 Triumph 1300FWD<br>
1975 Triumph 1500TC Auto<br>
1989 Honda Civic 1300 Auto<br>
2006 Mondeo 2.0 Ghia X Auto<br>
2002 Renault Scenic<br>
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[iandollysprint]

Similar situation myself. Owned a BMW M635 for the last 7 years which has been practically rebuilt and was bought fairly cheaply. Always hankered after a sprint and bought a great sprint for average money last weekend. Not planning on selling the BM though.<br>
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13k for a classic car is alot of money. I have never spent more than 8k on buying any car. I'd never get it past the misses.<br>
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My plan worked out in that I have probably spent 13k in total on the two above cars but slowly!!!!!!. Sprint is to be uprated in the next 6-9 months.<br>
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If I turned up with a 13k classic car the wife would be the wife no more.<br>
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Doing it my way I don't think she realises the full picture.<br>
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Wifes, don't you just love them.

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[tinweevil]

Much as I disagree with Martins views of TR6s I do completely agree with the sentiment. I couldn't bring myself to spend that much on any car. Not a modern because of depreciation and not a classic because several classics is so much more fun and value for money. <br>
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I'm happy with what I have. In a hurry or up for a grin? Take Blue. Long boring journey? Take Orange (comfortable, has radio and good economy). And for those very rare occasions that I give a toss what people think of what I turn up in there's Little Blue. A fleet is just so much more practical and fun.<br>
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So what would I spend that sorta money on? Easy. Moving house to one with a garage and a decent drive. If we were talking the sort of figure this TR is likely to go for I'd do same and have enough left to fix up VA41 to replace Blue, complete Blues orginal mission as a historic rally tool and still have change to get my teeth well into the Spit.<br>
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Julian

<p>1978 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/704">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Blue, a bit tetley. - Current daily drive.<br>
1972 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/754">Spitfire IV</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> No name, in bits.<br>
1968 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/705">GT6 II</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Little blue, nice!<br>
1973 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/755">Dolomite Sprint</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> VA41, seriously tetley.<br>
1980 <!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.triumphowners.com/864">Dolomite 1500HL</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--> Orange, really quite tidy.</p><i></i>

[LewisK]

De Tomaso Pantera or Alfa Romeo Montreal...or a nice Dodge Challenger or fastback! <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :smokin --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/smokin.gif ALT=":smokin"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[Dolly Bird]

I'd buy:<br>
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Triumph 1300 FWD, Triumph Toledo, Mk 4 Ford Escort 1600 Ghia, Austin A55 Cambridge ............ and I'd still probably have £11K spare <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

<p>Debs<br>
Custodian of "Molly the Dolly"<br>
</p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p206.ezboard.com/bthetriumphdolo ... club>Dolly Bird</A> at: 27/7/06 12:41 pm<br></i>

[dollysteve]

I`d have to have a Jaguar XJR, one of about 1996 vintage with the supercharged 6 pot, you gotta love big jags. BMW 2002 ti (have got a 2002 touring), rover SD1 vittesse. I think that would eat all of the 13k.

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[Stan Part]

Think I'd be tempted to blow it all on out bidding Terryman at the last knockings, not sure what I'd do with the car after that though!

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[Mark Larmour]

Hey Dollysteve,<br>
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I like your taste in Jaguars. I have a 1996 XJR, which I use to tow my race Sprint. Fantastic tow car and a great highway cruiser. There is not much that can match it as a tow car when hill climbing, I think that the 500+nm of torque has something to do with it.<br>
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Mark

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[miniman]

Looking to buy an XJR myself in the not-too-distant future - prefer the V8 though, personally...

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[SMIFTER]

I was in the position of having that sort of money to spend on a car - sadly it wasn't really my money so I had to buy a new or nearly new car with it. I wanted to buy a Caterham but couldn't get approval from the boss!<br>
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But if I could have spent it on whatever I want it would have to be my bro-in-laws Cossie Mark 1 Escort and spend the change paying someone to finish my Sprint for me!

<p><!--EZCODE LINK START--><a href="http://www.smifter1971.pwp.blueyonder.c ... >Smifter's Dolomite Sprint Website</a><!--EZCODE LINK END--><br>
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Scary XE powered 1974 Dolomite Sprint Trackday Experiment. Maybe someday soon<br>
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2002 Octavia VRS - 20 valves, leather, a turbo and 146mph - Czech it out!! </p><i></i>

[alun n]

I can't find it on the 'bay Martin...<br>
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TR6: Much maligned by folk who have driven dogs (of which there were many) I surprised many such people by allowing them to drive mine; went like stink, a great noise and cornered (unusually apparently) as if it were on rails.<br>
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For £13k I would get a 'decent' TR6 and a 'decent' Series III Interceptor with a bit left over to fuel the Mopar!<br>
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...or maybe a Daimler Dart or V8 250 saloon...or maybe an early Vantage...Shelby 500...<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START : --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/ohwell.gif ALT=":"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[PurpleBargeKen]

Would probably go for a mint 1300fwd ( I do miss Gigi). I am also a Jag fan. Have had 3 XJ40's over the last 5 years. Plan to get another one next year or might try and get an early X300. Would also like to have a lovely Stag and a Jag 320G.

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[2F45T4U]

I'd spend the money fitting a huge V8 in to a Dolomite <!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :D --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/images/emoticons/happy.gif ALT=":D"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END-->

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[dollyboy]

I'd bank it and keep saving for an arial atom, or maybe a caterham academy package, or maybe pay of all my debts and buy a new shape triumph daytona 955...<br>
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better still just pay someone to finish off my 'projects'

<p>project orange - slow progress<br>
project black - coming on, could be sold...<br>
project white - pimp my tolly, next year!</p><i></i>

[george]

alun bit optomistic a 500 for 13k<br>
lewis theres a chalenger just up the road from me but only a 318ci<br>
nice saloon car would be a de-tomaso deuville sympathetic to jag's style and a good old 351v8 <br>
or a good 70s 454 vette for straight lines only not the best handling.. but got the best looks by far

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