Fun car for 4k?
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Since posting the Legnum/Supra/GT-R thread the situation has slightly changed. I did not know of the arcane and outdated provisions in the UK, one has to face when getting a dog to move with you. In short, it might have to spend several months in quarantine. This will significantly eat into the initially planned budget for the car, as well as provide an added impetus for getting one (since most kennels do not have convenient transportation options otherwise).
So not a daily driver, still but something to visit the dog regularly (several times a week), two seats suffice as such (it's a foxterrier and likes to ride in the passenger footwell), should be reasonably priced to operate and fun to drive. And most probably Japanese
So not a daily driver, still but something to visit the dog regularly (several times a week), two seats suffice as such (it's a foxterrier and likes to ride in the passenger footwell), should be reasonably priced to operate and fun to drive. And most probably Japanese
You'd get a Legnum VR4 for as little as £3500 if you look in the right places. Otherwise you could have a look at: Honda Prelude 2.2 VTi, Honda Civic 1.6/1.8 VTi, Mazda MX-5, Old Supra 3.0 Non Turbo....
That's all I can think of for now, i'm sure lots more ideas will be posted below though.
That's all I can think of for now, i'm sure lots more ideas will be posted below though.
Doesn't get much funner than this:
www.pistonheads.com/sales/80508.htm
Although if mine and Als experiences are anything to go by, stay away from the red ones!
www.pistonheads.com/sales/80508.htm
Although if mine and Als experiences are anything to go by, stay away from the red ones!
MrFlibbles said:
Doesn't get much funner than this:
www.pistonheads.com/sales/80508.htm
Although if mine and Als experiences are anything to go by, stay away from the red ones!
www.pistonheads.com/sales/80508.htm
Although if mine and Als experiences are anything to go by, stay away from the red ones!
Is there anything I should know about the red ones?
Or there are loads of 200sx;s about for the money.
www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=69
I think on the basis that you will effectively have 0 ncb (with just moving back to UK) on any jap turbo nutter machine, insurance is going to be your biggest hurdle
www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=69
I think on the basis that you will effectively have 0 ncb (with just moving back to UK) on any jap turbo nutter machine, insurance is going to be your biggest hurdle
MrFlibbles said:
Or there are loads of 200sx;s about for the money.
www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=69
I think on the basis that you will effectively have 0 ncb (with just moving back to UK) on any jap turbo nutter machine, insurance is going to be your biggest hurdle
www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?s=69
I think on the basis that you will effectively have 0 ncb (with just moving back to UK) on any jap turbo nutter machine, insurance is going to be your biggest hurdle
True. I am 27, have no accident history, no speeding tickets the UK police can know about etc. Does that translate to totally unacceptable, still?
Do things like a garage with CCTV help? I could in that case look for a flat that has one.
And the award for "Most Diverse range of topics covered in one post" goes to.... The rabies protection is the official excuse. First of all there is rabies in the UK and the quarantine will not eliminate that. Second of all I do support preventive measures. My dog has been vaccinated several times already and I support the blood test too. But I have yet to find a vet, who will explain why the passed blood test needs to be 6 months old. If the dog has sufficient rabies protection now, it is going to be the same in 6 months (booster shots are given annually but are effecive for 3 years). The schemes are purely a remnant of the past that the British bureaucracy has trouble giving up.
Gazboy said:
Rabies is in this country, but it isn't as prolific as on the continent. Some bats have it, and I'm sure the odd rat does too, but our pet population is 99.9% clear. Iirc we don't even have rabies innoculations here. I'll get my dog's med certificate and tell you what he's innoculated against....
I agree that there are fewer rabies cases in the UK and am fully in favour of preventive measures. My dog will not bring rabies to the UK, as the blood test has proven. Why this cannot be enough but the blood test has to be 6 months old beats any vet. The longest quarantine in other EU countries is 4 weeks, which I would understand, or 3 or 4 months in Sweden, where one can quarantine the pet at home, though - again acceptable. The UK system seems to simply be a remnant of the old times, not removed because the various kennels and catteries, who provide the quarantine service stand to lose money from change and seem to be strong politically.
And had the dog been younger than 3 months no restrictions would apply either, which totally enrages me, since such a dog has had little to no time to have developed any sort of immunity!
I was just about to put up another thread asking what people thought of this beauty I found on DW.
But it also fits in this thread quite nicely aswell.
Fun Jap car for £4k??
www.driftworks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19854
SR20 Powered 4dr R32 Skyline with Aeroe kit in white, not the best colour for the R32 shape, but so, so sweet. FOB £2490 (approx) plus just under £1k in fee's etc.
I want it
edited twice for mong spelling
But it also fits in this thread quite nicely aswell.
Fun Jap car for £4k??
www.driftworks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19854
SR20 Powered 4dr R32 Skyline with Aeroe kit in white, not the best colour for the R32 shape, but so, so sweet. FOB £2490 (approx) plus just under £1k in fee's etc.
I want it
edited twice for mong spelling
Edited by turbo-tastic on Friday 4th August 14:55
Gazboy said:
6 months is too long (I thought they shortened it?). Blood test shows your dog is clean, but it doesn't show if your dog has infected mites/lice hitching a ride. On the upside, you can bring your dog into this country- if work relocate me to Germany I'd have to give up my dog as he's a banned breed in Germany.
I know this is totally out of the blue but since you are one of the very few dog owners I know in the UK and seem to be very well informed, too...
I know exceptions have been made for people and that there is a possibility in getting a dog in without the quarantine even if the test is not 6 months old. If you have any information or access to it, on how this can be performed, I'd be eternally grateful. As I said (not sure it was this forum), I would do anything short of selling my soul to the devil, to get around the quarantene
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