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As the title, if you were suddenly able to travel back in time and given any amount of money, what car would you go and buy new?
And to make you think, it would be something you could realistically buy, like afford to insure, maintain etc with a steady income .
Think of it as if someone was buying you the car but you have to cover the costs of keeping and running it.
For me, I think it would be a Peugeot 405 t16x4. About as rare as they come these days and combines everything I like in a car, classic looks, brilliant engine, motorsport heritage, rarity, performance etc etc
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(10-01-2014, 11:55 AM)adamm306 Wrote: phase 1 cossack 6...
Mmmm yeah <3
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No limit on money and you'd still buy Peugeots? Damn! 
No idea what I'd buy, something quick but comfy....with a massive supercharged petrol engine probably.
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BMW E30 M3 Sport Evo please.
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There's plenty of exotica worth far more of course, but as a do-anything car, an E30 M3 is hard to beat.
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(10-01-2014, 01:42 PM)Toms306 Wrote: No limit on money and you'd still buy Peugeots? Damn!
No idea what I'd buy, something quick but comfy....with a massive supercharged petrol engine probably.
Yeah 
Maybe il change the title to what you'd realistically own, like something you could afford to insure and maintain with a steady income.
Otherwise everyone would jus say Ferrari or something lol
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If I could go back and LIVE with the car in that era, I'd love to have a 306 GTi6 when they first came out... They were a very special car when they were released...
But probably in reality, I'd go and get a Delta Integrale Evoluzione 2...
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F40. All day. Any day.
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(10-01-2014, 02:03 PM)Ruan Wrote: If I could go back and LIVE with the car in that era, I'd love to have a 306 GTi6 when they first came out... They were a very special car when they were released...
But probably in reality, I'd go and get a Delta Integrale Evoluzione 2...
Yeah I definitely get that, I found the brochure for the ph1 gti6 yesterday and every page is just 100% want
They were £18k new in 1995, we live in a good time to buy a gti6 now haha
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(10-01-2014, 02:16 PM)ozonehostile Wrote: (10-01-2014, 02:03 PM)Ruan Wrote: If I could go back and LIVE with the car in that era, I'd love to have a 306 GTi6 when they first came out... They were a very special car when they were released...
But probably in reality, I'd go and get a Delta Integrale Evoluzione 2...
Yeah I definitely get that, I found the brochure for the ph1 gti6 yesterday and every page is just 100% want
They were £18k new in 1995, we live in a good time to buy a gti6 now haha
Totally, you forget what a special car you buy these days for £800... There'll be a time they're NOT £800 for an OK one...
Enjoy it whilst it lasts - I have considered getting another just to keep and store, because we all know they will be as much of an unsung hero just like the Corrado VR6, 190E Cosworth, Manta GTE that are all worth a FORTUNE these days... It's just that Top Gear haven't yet said that the 306 GTi6 is a future classic...
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(10-01-2014, 02:52 PM)Ruan Wrote: (10-01-2014, 02:16 PM)ozonehostile Wrote: (10-01-2014, 02:03 PM)Ruan Wrote: If I could go back and LIVE with the car in that era, I'd love to have a 306 GTi6 when they first came out... They were a very special car when they were released...
But probably in reality, I'd go and get a Delta Integrale Evoluzione 2...
Yeah I definitely get that, I found the brochure for the ph1 gti6 yesterday and every page is just 100% want
They were £18k new in 1995, we live in a good time to buy a gti6 now haha
Totally, you forget what a special car you buy these days for £800... There'll be a time they're NOT £800 for an OK one...
Enjoy it whilst it lasts - I have considered getting another just to keep and store, because we all know they will be as much of an unsung hero just like the Corrado VR6, 190E Cosworth, Manta GTE that are all worth a FORTUNE these days... It's just that Top Gear haven't yet said that the 306 GTi6 is a future classic...
A guy near me has a Manta Berlinetta and a mk1 Cavalier Coupe (not the Sports Hatch, the 2 door coupe), I've asked a few times but he will not sell them...
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(10-01-2014, 02:52 PM)Ruan Wrote: (10-01-2014, 02:16 PM)ozonehostile Wrote: (10-01-2014, 02:03 PM)Ruan Wrote: If I could go back and LIVE with the car in that era, I'd love to have a 306 GTi6 when they first came out... They were a very special car when they were released...
But probably in reality, I'd go and get a Delta Integrale Evoluzione 2...
Yeah I definitely get that, I found the brochure for the ph1 gti6 yesterday and every page is just 100% want
They were £18k new in 1995, we live in a good time to buy a gti6 now haha
Totally, you forget what a special car you buy these days for £800... There'll be a time they're NOT £800 for an OK one...
Enjoy it whilst it lasts - I have considered getting another just to keep and store, because we all know they will be as much of an unsung hero just like the Corrado VR6, 190E Cosworth, Manta GTE that are all worth a FORTUNE these days... It's just that Top Gear haven't yet said that the 306 GTi6 is a future classic...
I still find it amazing that Peugeot could sell you a naturally aspirated 2l hatchback with near as dammit 170bhp and 6 speed gearbox wrapped up in a pretty hatch almost 20 years ago.
167bhp is still pretty impressive these days for a standard car
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(10-01-2014, 02:52 PM)Ruan Wrote: Totally, you forget what a special car you buy these days for £800... There'll be a time they're NOT £800 for an OK one...
This. You've only got to look at the price of 205 GTi's these days as a good example - was only 5 years or so ago that you had free choice of good examples for sub-£1k and a few hundred quid would buy you something quite usable.
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If you could go back in time and buy a new car then obviously you'd go back and buy ALL of the homologation Group B cars.
When group B got canned they got rid of em quick, you could have got a f*cking storming bargain!!
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Not if it had to be something I could afford to run, insure, buy....
In fact, I'd probably go for an early mk2 8v Golf GTI...
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(10-01-2014, 02:13 PM)Grant Wrote: F40. All day. Any day.
definitely this.
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What liam said! 190-e evo.
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(10-01-2014, 06:47 PM)Bananalad Wrote: Corolla gt coupe
Don't even buy em new.
Go back ten+ years and buy shitloads of them when they were worth £500 each.
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Style, looks,performance and heritage...... Subaru impreza wrx sti 22b only 400 made
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(10-01-2014, 02:23 PM)THE_Liam Wrote: Mercedes 190E 2.5-16 Cosworth in platinum silver with the half-leather and checked cloth seats, dogleg ZF manual and a working lap timer
Oh yes but in black and the evo edition
Or a Renault Alpina v6
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