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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 25, 2021 9:22:26 GMT
I think that's brilliant - superbly played and a lovely-looking old bruiser! An X-Type estate is a solid shout - my BiL had a diesel one and it was a very dependable hack. And just sufficiently out of the ordinary to be interesting - and if you find a green one, you'll be able to say you drive the same car as the Queen, who appears to still tootle around Windsor Great Park in one, although I imagine hers is a 3.0. X-Type estates still look good today and have aged gracefully. Marvellous man maths - I'd need Carol Vorderman's help to get something like that past my missus. Like John has said used car inflation may make a good £3k daily driver and tow car a challenge though. |
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Post by Martin on Oct 25, 2021 9:31:22 GMT
I agree that £3k is going to be a real challenge for something that has to do both jobs well, it might need a bit more man maths to get the right thing.
Can you get a Saab 95 estate in budget?
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Post by Martin on Oct 25, 2021 9:36:55 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 25, 2021 9:53:05 GMT
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 25, 2021 9:59:19 GMT
How do we know it's been looked after? Balmoral is a closed estate - she could have been hooning it round, doing doughnuts in the back fields? |
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 25, 2021 10:04:20 GMT
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Post by chipbutty on Oct 25, 2021 10:05:31 GMT
Do WBAC take caravans as well ?
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 25, 2021 10:08:50 GMT
How do we know it's been looked after? Balmoral is a closed estate - she could have been hooning it round, doing doughnuts in the back fields? Are you doubting the veracity of articles published in the Mail!?! |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 25, 2021 10:26:09 GMT
How do we know it's been looked after? Balmoral is a closed estate - she could have been hooning it round, doing doughnuts in the back fields? Are you doubting the veracity of articles published in the Mail!?! To be fair I was surprised they didn't pitch it as a Brexit Bonus. |
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Post by Blarno on Oct 25, 2021 11:16:17 GMT
That is massively overpriced. 2K for a pre-facelift 93 that isn't an Aero is insane. I paid £2800 for mine back in 2016 and that was a 2008 facelift with 128k on the clock. From a dealer.
That said, it won't have a DPF so it will be smoky, but it also won't fail and cause untold misery. Very comfy cars, surprisingly agile considering it's a butchered Vectra underneath and more than capable of towing a roadshed.
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Post by Martin on Oct 25, 2021 11:20:42 GMT
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Post by Blarno on Oct 25, 2021 11:40:31 GMT
Ah yes, their version of the Allroad. I'm not sure how good the 4wd system is on those, they only sold about 3 of them.
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Post by Andy C on Oct 25, 2021 11:43:42 GMT
It was kind of a joke, but fair fucking play!  Got any other good ideas? Stu… sell the caravan  |
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Post by PG on Oct 25, 2021 12:05:36 GMT
I didn't know those existed either. It's weird, but jacking it up a bit and fitting some cladding just makes it look better. |
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Post by Martin on Oct 25, 2021 12:16:10 GMT
Got any other good ideas? Stu… sell the caravan You're on fire with good ideas and advice! |
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Post by garry on Oct 25, 2021 12:35:03 GMT
Loving the V8!
Re the other car, how about a cheap lease? Skoda Octavia Estate 1.5 TSi is being advertised at £133 per month with £1,100 down on carwow. And its a towcar of the year winner in the 1400kg class, whatever that means!
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Post by Blarno on Oct 25, 2021 12:41:00 GMT
330d.
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Post by ChrisM on Oct 25, 2021 13:53:10 GMT
Love it. I am fully behind another 75/ZT or maybe an X-Type 2.2d. I like the idea of a Kuga being an investment. Makes me think Chris M should be WBACing his and getting an M5 V10. For reasons I don't want to go into here, I have a feeling I will be keeping the Kuga until I can afford to retire. One of the main issues with it (soft paint) probably means that WBAC would chip (pun intended) any offer down a lot due to the number of paint blemishes. With heated leather seats, glass pano roof and some other nice features, it's actually a good and soothing place to be when travelling, and as I get older the desire to have a much more powerful car "for a laugh" decreases every month. I think I will have to wave goodbye to any aspirations of owning a Mustang V-8 or M5 V-10 and am instead mulling over the thought that my next car may end up being electric, perish the though |
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Post by Martin on Oct 25, 2021 14:05:40 GMT
Love it. I am fully behind another 75/ZT or maybe an X-Type 2.2d. I like the idea of a Kuga being an investment. Makes me think Chris M should be WBACing his and getting an M5 V10. For reasons I don't want to go into here, I have a feeling I will be keeping the Kuga until I can afford to retire. One of the main issues with it (soft paint) probably means that WBAC would chip (pun intended) any offer down a lot due to the number of paint blemishes. With heated leather seats, glass pano roof and some other nice features, it's actually a good and soothing place to be when travelling, and as I get older the desire to have a much more powerful car "for a laugh" decreases every month. I think I will have to wave goodbye to any aspirations of owning a Mustang V-8 or M5 V-10 and am instead mulling over the thought that my next car may end up being electric, perish the though Over washing!  |
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Post by ChrisM on Oct 25, 2021 14:08:10 GMT
It was soft and chipped easily from new, despite having some form of Autoglym paint treatment that was supposed to make the paint harder !
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Post by Alex on Oct 25, 2021 14:49:13 GMT
It was soft and chipped easily from new, despite having some form of Autoglym paint treatment that was supposed to make the paint harder ! The paint on my Focus was awful and bird mess caused absolute havoc with it if left for more than a day without cleaning it off (don't criticise I often had to leave it at airport car parks) |
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 25, 2021 15:26:13 GMT
The paint on both my Lexus was quite soft, which was disappointing. The BMWs I've had have resisted chipping far better, despite doing exactly the same trip, day after day. After 2 years and 30k miles my last 3 series had only picked up a small chip on the bonnet and one on the lower plastic front bumper.
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Post by Martin on Oct 25, 2021 15:33:28 GMT
I had a few chips on my last BMW, but it had done around 50k miles and was a lot better than the previous one. I probably shouldn't mention this, but the only mark on my current car, which has done 29k miles, is one that has been inflicted by a careless tosser in a carpark. No stones chips yet..... The Golf has a couple of small chips, so is also better than expected.
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 25, 2021 16:48:44 GMT
The paint on both my Lexus was quite soft, which was disappointing. The BMWs I've had have resisted chipping far better, despite doing exactly the same trip, day after day. After 2 years and 30k miles my last 3 series had only picked up a small chip on the bonnet and one on the lower plastic front bumper. After 40k miles, my BMW has quite a bit of chipping at the front - but that might be due to the combination of a relatively low nose and a high proportion of fast motorway miles, meaning that any stone is packing some punch when it hits the car. |
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 1, 2021 18:42:46 GMT
How do we know it's been looked after? Balmoral is a closed estate - she could have been hooning it round, doing doughnuts in the back fields? Well, presumably they buy them in job lots at Buckingham Palace as Brenda was spotted out driving a green X-Type estate in Windsor Great Park just this morning and doing so "quite fast" to your latter point! |
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Post by Roadsterstu on Nov 2, 2021 7:28:28 GMT
The 260 has landed. Collected last night and driven for 1.5hrs back home along some nice flowing roads. It's just as I remember - not outright fast but an absolute torque monster that will pull in 5th from well under 30mph. The big difference with this one is the X Power exhausts, which sound ABSOLUTELY FUCKING FANTASTIC. The car drives nicely. I think it will be better with an alignment to the correct ZT260 settings and the wheels need a bit of balancing but other than that it bowls along well.
I've come away with a box file full of invoices and a small box with some random spare bits in it, including a digital TV receiver to convert the standard TV (lol) which the last owner just never got round to. I've not tried the satnav yet but I suspect it's quite comical by today's standards.
I've not found a daily yet but got some ideas, similar to those suggested.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Nov 2, 2021 8:55:42 GMT
I've been reminded this morning, on the way to work, how heavy the clutch is and how much the car is hard work in queueing traffic!
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Post by Stuntman on Nov 2, 2021 20:59:25 GMT
You big jessy Well done! |
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Post by LandieMark on Nov 2, 2021 21:28:29 GMT
To be fair, it would be easy enough to add a remote clutch servo should you wish to use it more.
Enjoy and have fun looking for a daily.
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Post by Roadsterstu on Nov 3, 2021 8:01:42 GMT
To be fair, it would be easy enough to add a remote clutch servo should you wish to use it more. Enjoy and have fun looking for a daily. Never heard of such a thing, must look into it. To be fair, I just need to get used to it. The last one was the same, it's just how they are. The throttle cable needs replacing or adjusting in some way. It's stiff, making applying the throttle a bit of a jerky affair. It's a known issue and easily resolved but it would make the driving experience a little smoother and easier. I wonder if anyone really noticed it in the traffic yesterday, although you really don't see that many about now, certainly not V8s. Driving down the High Street in the village I stopped to let a Mustang out of a parking bay. We rumbled off in opposite directions and it must have sounded rather good in the street for a few seconds. |
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Got any other good ideas? 
