A banger & a caterfield?

[willdew]

I'm moving out of London at the end of this month to Northampton, party so I can indulge my car fetish much further.

I still have limited resources and am considering running an old Jetta we've had knoking about at my parents for the last couple of years for mundane use so I can afford something 7 esque. Does anyone here have a banger for midweek use to they can afford their hobby?

Otherwise I'm looking at something like a E30 M3, Fiat Coupe Turbo or Cosworth Merc. They are all very accomplished, good fun cars, but they'd all be a compromise.

[Paul V]

I run a old mini as my every day car, only cost £375, although since spent more than that on mods to make it more fun, it means I can keep the miles off the Griff though which is good and saves me a fortune in petrol.

Go for it, why compromise, you can always sell the 7 later if you decide it’s time to change

[Mark B]

I run a MkII Golf GTI on a daily basis, bought a 1999 Mondeo Zetec for my wife to cart the little one around and my toy is in the garage - An SSC Stylus Zetec (In the middle of a huge rebuild!)

Mark B

[peetbee]

I'm currently driving a mk2 Golf Driver everyday whilst I rebuild a Dutton Phaeton. So everything is on a budget at the moment!

I'd be tempted to run the Jetta and get a 7 as Paul V said, you can always sell it and go for something different later.

[dern]

Carlon (750 quid) and a Westfield. When funds allow I'll get a decent car and keep the westfield but the carlton has served me for 10k miles so far and is still going.

Mark

[Justin S]

Dern,nice to see you back.You have been spotted round Thatcham!!!.Just couldn't catch you up.Got my Westie now!!! and I have a works van which is handy for car bits in the back and if I change my current employer would get a Mondano estate for a couple of K to run into the ground( could be happening thats why I have thought about it)

[dern]

Justin S said:

Dern,nice to see you back.You have been spotted round Thatcham!!!.Just couldn't catch you up.Got my Westie now!!! and I have a works van which is handy for car bits in the back and if I change my current employer would get a Mondano estate for a couple of K to run into the ground( could be happening thats why I have thought about it)

Nice one Justin. Drop me an email and we can meet up for a spin and compare oil leaks over a pint

Mark