flibble
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 09:35 PM |
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Tintop V6 choices, cheap and cheerful!
I've spent 3 days going round in circles on deciding which cheap tintop to buy (under £2k) and not really knowing as much about most cars as
I'd like thought I'd throw it out for some other opinions, if indeed there are any 
I recently got rid of my old Mazda MX-6 which I loved but was tired and abused (DIY superchargers etc), and now in the space of a month have bought
and sold a Nissan Almera GTI (thought it might be a fun little car), and a BMW 328, I realise now that I really only love V6`s as 4 pots to me felt
all harsh and slow unless they're in their proper home, a bike or 7
I`ll do very few miles a year in it (under 3K).
Long story short in some order of importance:
1: The more I can service/repair it myself, the happier I'll be, the MX6 was ace for this, easy access, not too many little black boxes to worry
about etc.
2: I'd rather it didn't break down every day or cost millions to repair if it does (Alfa?).
3: As long as it's over 20mpg I'm happy, 30+ even happier
I'm especially fond of coupes, A for the looks and B for the seating position.
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big_wasa
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 09:39 PM |
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mg zs 180  You would get an 03 for 2k
edit for
link
[Edited on 28/1/10 by big_wasa]
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 09:41 PM |
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defo the alpha.
love their engines
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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flibble
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 09:45 PM |
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quote:
defo the alpha.
love their engines
I've never been in or near alfa, but you do hear a lot of good things, just paranioa about them falling apart/catching fire every day, no idea
if it's true or just over-exaggerated 
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mg zs 180 You would get an 03 for 2k
I'll go have a look, no clue about them, will go look, thanks
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swanny
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 09:47 PM |
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get a rover or mg. cracking v6, smooth like a limo with a lovely note with you press it. mie was 2.5 k electric everything a 27grand special order car
in 2002. 2.5 k in 2009 with 18thousand miles on and a full service history from one old chap.
amazing looks better than an x type, and cheap as chips. fun too when people assume it must be an old git in a rover at the lights!
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morcus
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 09:49 PM |
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XJS with a straight six. your not likely to get a V6 Jag for 2K as only newer Jags have them.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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JoelP
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 09:51 PM |
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406/407 v6 exec.
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Danozeman
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:05 PM |
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Id go for an MG too. excellent cars.
My BMW 525 tds is going up for sale next week. Straight 6 with nearly 150bhp and 35+mpg Probably not sporty enough for you though.
Dan
Built the purple peril!! Let the modifications begin!!
http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk
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bj928
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:06 PM |
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little hot hatch v6 would be a vr6 golf or one i was pointed at an A3 3.2 quatro, not sure on the A3 price, but you'd get a v6 golf, the really
fast fun vw is the corrado vr6 2.9, i think it was clarkson that said it was very fast and fun, even though its front drive.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:08 PM |
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Steer well clear of Alphas -- electrics are terrible and I won't even mention the potential engine problems.
If you do go for a MG/Rover V6 keep in mind the cambelt change interval is 90,000 miles and this is a fairly major job requiring expensive special
tools. Also bear in mind although it is a terrific engine and makes for a very quick and good handling package the body it is based on a ten year old
stop gap Honda model.
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flibble
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:14 PM |
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quote:
My BMW 525 tds is going up for sale next week. Straight 6 with nearly 150bhp and 35+mpg Probably not sporty enough for you though.
Not hugely worried about outright sportiness, as long as theres enough grunt to overtake at 60+ if needed, I've just never got on with
BMW's, the only reason I bought the one a couple of weeks ago was as a bargain off my sister, and the moment I sat in it it just felt
'wrong' for no good reason at all, think I just got too used to the mx6
The Almera was just plain poo, I felt like a chav and my legs were too long to sit comfortably, felt like a 30yr old on a BMX
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:14 PM |
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£500 on a vauxhall omega MV6 and the rest on petrol and tyres
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flibble
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:20 PM |
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£500 on a vauxhall omega MV6 and the rest on petrol and tyres
Hehe, I had been looking at them for the RWD aspect and general cheapness+old style engines (relatively), now I'll have to go look again!
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Steer well clear of Alphas -- electrics are terrible and I won't even mention the potential engine problems.
Yup, that's what I'm scared off, although at only 3k miles a year I thought I may get away with it, pretty sure I'd pick a duffer
though, 'tis my luck!
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little hot hatch v6
I can't bring myself to try hot hatches again, they all feel too small and boxy, I like some sretch room
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ettore bugatti
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 12:10 AM |
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+1 406 V6
Such wonderful cars. Only the coil on plugs do let down.
Otherwise quite excellent.
Nice handling, good comfort and good performance. (everybody expects diesel performance, but a v6 pulls a little longer  )
Quite economical too. Our 3.0 v6 autobox wasn't that much uneconominal then a 2l autobox.
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Davg
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 12:46 AM |
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Standard 97 black mx3 V6 available 87k & mot'd till july available! drive away for £800
[Edited on 29/1/10 by Davg]
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JonnyS
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 07:57 AM |
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Fiat Coupe 20VT
I've had and been around them for years. Fantastics cars- handle well compared to cars of that era, sound fantastic and if well maintained are
no less reliable than other cars.
The forum www.fccuk.org/forum is one of the best out there and you'll never be stuck for an answer. If tuning is your thing, then up to 400bhp
is possible 'relatively' cheaply.
[Edited on 29/1/10 by JonnyS]
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Liam
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 01:13 PM |
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Definately a 3 litre Vaux Omega!! RWD is the only way to go. Manual hard to find if you want full pimp spec, but since I got my Elite I'm a
total auto convert. It's the only way to roll. It's been fantastic fun in the snow too
Liam
EDIT: Oh forgot to mention - I can get 37MPG average for a motorway cruise which aint at all bad. Mid 20s for short run urban though.
[Edited on 29/1/10 by Liam]
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 02:38 PM |
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156 V6. A GTA if you can afford one. You know you want to....
I've been living with one (a 4 pot version) for two years before selling it on. It needed quite a bit of work during those years, but in
hindsight, it was worth it. Great looking / sounding / driving car.
O, and easily better then any Rover / MG / Honda piece of cack....
best sounding road car engine EVER! <-- Clicky!
Oh, and: Clicky too! same engine in a GT.
[Edited on 29/1/10 by sebastiaan]
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britishtrident
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 02:52 PM |
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The electronics on Vauxhall Oh-my- god ! tend to make the Alfa's look reliable,
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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sebastiaan
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 06:30 PM |
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Indeed! back when I was doing emissions tuning work for the Millbrook LPG converted Vauxhalls, the ones we got had at least 8 random error codes, and
those were BRAND NEW...
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flibble
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 06:50 PM |
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The circles I was going in at first are now bigger and more confusing
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/1/10 at 08:12 PM |
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i had 5 different 406s and loved them to bits, never had a bad mechanical failure on them. In fact, i dont remember any problems at all, though a few
pulled harder than others. Always like the way it was built as a fast luxury car rather than a sports car, nice and soft when you hit speed bumps at
50.
Also had an omega 2.5 elite, which was very nice. Both cars unbelievably cheap for what you got - the omega had an electric rear blind!
Other favourite classic is subaru legacy turbo, though obviously its not a v6.
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