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18-05-2016, 05:03 AM
So here's a conundrum that is potentially realistically possible for people. Say you have a really well equipped garage at home and plenty of engineering talent, you get a tax free bonus in the region of 20% of your current gross annual salary and can only spend it on building a really cool car, what do you build?
I reckon a brand new Peel P50 replica kit and the engine out of one of those 650cc mopeds could be hilarious.
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Im boring AF id pay more of my morgauge off.
However plans are already in motion for a 240 with a t5/t6 engine in with ridonculous hp, so that but faster than i could on regular money
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Erm.... I'd probably be able to afford a decent 306... With no change. So not much.
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Bearing in mind it'd be something I'd be working on I'd probably go supercharged ZS with vvc engine and ported out head/coilovers/track spec so lightweight panels etc
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20% salary increase? probably an evo or something.
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Given the choice between Niall and the sheep. I would choose the sheep!
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Easy, one of these.....Alpina B6 3.5S (but ditch the M30 lump for an S50/S52). Oh, and finish my 205 rebuild.
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OOH.
now that looks lovely, never heard of that particular variant before, must be rarer than an M, big six in an E30 
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20% would simply allow me to build around half of the 306 that I've always wanted to build.
(16-05-2016, 10:45 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Oh I don't care about the stripped threads lol, that's easily solved by hammering the bolt in.  Nanstone GTD5 GT17S - XUD9TE
Volvo V50 D5 R-Design SE Sport - Daily cruise wagon.
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Anyone can buy an Evo. Few could build something to beat one.
Anyway so very cool answers aside the financed Vauxhall/Ford stuff.
Id like to point out LS crate engines start at about £3500.
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High boost the Rallye.
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Send my spare Xu10 engine off to Sandy Brown
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Twin turbo XU10J4RS or k20 in a 306/205
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I'd low rider a Phaeton V10. Proper drop it low on some 20" Rotiforms.
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(19-05-2016, 04:56 AM)399road Wrote: I'd low rider a Phaeton V10. Proper drop it low on some 20" Rotiforms.
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19-05-2016, 11:50 AM
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go for the W12 imo.. bentley engine is spectacular!
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TB'd and modernised 240z. Although might need something closer to 200%. 
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Still got a thing about a Smokey and the Bandit Trans Am. It'd need some modern Snowflake wheels though and about a foot of lowering. The one Gas Monkey did looked bang on, but was spoilt by having their graphics instead of the proper Firebird.
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At 20% a 306 that doesn't break monthly, although I'd love a 240z (cheers for setting me off again poddle,now I'm gonna be on eBay forever and a day)
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505 4x4 dangle state for the kids!
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(20-05-2016, 12:01 AM)Redordead89 Wrote: 505 4x4 dangle state for the kids!
I need one of these!!!!!!
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