AUTOLOUD goes car shopping: Part One!
August 30th 2008 13:53
For the first time in many years AUTOLOUD may have to buy a mode of transport! Now obviously there is a car in my driveway but it is jealously guarded by Mrs Autoloud, for it is her baby!
I have decided to shun mediocrity, whatever I buy will have character. The tack I have decided to take is to set myself a “TOP GEAR/AUTOLOUD challenge”
The budget is limited and will not extend to my dream cars, but in saying that there are also affordable dream cars. The other consideration is a 17 year old daughter who is close to getting her L plates.
So, it must be safe, it must carry three or four (so that takes sports cars out, which is a shame because a Japanese import MX5, Eunos roadster would be perfect) possibly older and it can’t be too powerful ( for her sake, not mine). Otherwise I am open minded.
A mental checklist helps: Italian- rusty and too unreliable, but a nice Alfasud might be okay. Maybe an old Benz? Stacked light 230 perhaps. Swedish? Would love to find a VOLVO 242 GT or a 262C, have always liked those. Saab? Maybe an early Kombi Coupe 3 door would be okay, but then again it is a SAAB! Mmmm maybe not!
The idea of driving a British car everyday holds some appeal for me, if I can find a Japanese import MINI but then that would be out of the budget. I have always hankered over a Landrover S2 swb or 109” soft top, paint it khaki green and that would be cool!
Ford? Well only if it is an Escort or a Capri (not the Mazda 323 convertible they used to build) if you could find one!
The other car I would love to get my hands on is an old London Taxi, now that would be super cool, I would look good driving one of those, and sensibly the later ones are powered by a Nissan diesel engine, same as a Navara. But then you have to import one, too hard!
A VW Kombi? too rich for my blood with basket cases now making silly money.
This may take a little more thought than I originally anticipated!
I have decided to shun mediocrity, whatever I buy will have character. The tack I have decided to take is to set myself a “TOP GEAR/AUTOLOUD challenge”
The budget is limited and will not extend to my dream cars, but in saying that there are also affordable dream cars. The other consideration is a 17 year old daughter who is close to getting her L plates.
So, it must be safe, it must carry three or four (so that takes sports cars out, which is a shame because a Japanese import MX5, Eunos roadster would be perfect) possibly older and it can’t be too powerful ( for her sake, not mine). Otherwise I am open minded.
A mental checklist helps: Italian- rusty and too unreliable, but a nice Alfasud might be okay. Maybe an old Benz? Stacked light 230 perhaps. Swedish? Would love to find a VOLVO 242 GT or a 262C, have always liked those. Saab? Maybe an early Kombi Coupe 3 door would be okay, but then again it is a SAAB! Mmmm maybe not!
The idea of driving a British car everyday holds some appeal for me, if I can find a Japanese import MINI but then that would be out of the budget. I have always hankered over a Landrover S2 swb or 109” soft top, paint it khaki green and that would be cool!
Ford? Well only if it is an Escort or a Capri (not the Mazda 323 convertible they used to build) if you could find one!
The other car I would love to get my hands on is an old London Taxi, now that would be super cool, I would look good driving one of those, and sensibly the later ones are powered by a Nissan diesel engine, same as a Navara. But then you have to import one, too hard!
A VW Kombi? too rich for my blood with basket cases now making silly money.
This may take a little more thought than I originally anticipated!
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