The Best AW11?

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fidgits

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17,202 posts

235 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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steve bowen

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230 months

Sunday 6th August 2006
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I wish I had some spare cash, I loved my AW11 but rust killed it.

Whats the bets thats worth /will sell for, as it is litterally new i'd happily part with £15K if i had £15K to spend, got to worth as much as a new mk3, then the collectable nature.

fidgits

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Sunday 6th August 2006
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well - its practically a new car..

Okay registered in 2000, but only 35 miles, and apparantly genuine! (do a RAC check)

I have no affiliation with the owner or anything before you ask, im just blown away with the car and had to share!

mr2aw11

811 posts

229 months

Monday 7th August 2006
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I'd love to get my hands on that car (like Steve's above, mine had a terminal case of rust ) - unfortunately just don't have the spare cash.

Currently at £6250, reckon it will double that easily.

Oh well, there's always the lottery on Wednesday night

Edited by mr2aw11 on Monday 7th August 10:07

AndyB_WRX

541 posts

231 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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Currently at £9100 and reserve not met, theres some dodgy looking bids tho

System-G

420 posts

236 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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The only problem with a car like that is do you drive it like they were designed to or do you keep it in a temperature controlled environment and whenever it comes out it gets trailered to show it off?

fidgits

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Tuesday 8th August 2006
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System-G said:
The only problem with a car like that is do you drive it like they were designed to or do you keep it in a temperature controlled environment and whenever it comes out it gets trailered to show it off?


I'd drive the wheels off it

mr2aw11

811 posts

229 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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System-G said:
The only problem with a car like that is do you drive it like they were designed to or do you keep it in a temperature controlled environment and whenever it comes out it gets trailered to show it off?


Obviously a bit of spirited

Although if anyone else bought it, could they keep it pristine and with no more miles 'til I've got some spare reddies?!?

steve bowen

1,268 posts

230 months

Tuesday 8th August 2006
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I think it should only be allowed to be sold to an enthusiast, i.e. not the Lawers wife as she had one in 1985 and it'll make her day to have this one as a runabout.

It could easily be owned by someone that drivers it and cares for it, i.e. use it all summer, trackday it, take it to show's but put it to bed in a nice dry garage eacy night, hose the underside off after every couple of runs, new oil every couple of thousand miles it wouldn't be hard to keep a mint car as good as new.

sadako

7,080 posts

244 months

Wednesday 9th August 2006
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That needs to be in a museum

MeLLoN Stu

21,410 posts

221 months

Thursday 10th August 2006
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sadako said:
That needs to be in a museum


must just be me that hates that idea. They were made to be driven, so drive it i say.
amazing to see such an immaculate example, very rare you see old jap cars that have been kept like that, but no way in hell i'd pay for it lol. nice cars, great fun, but i think i'd take a rotten one for a grand and give it some abuse rather than paying 7 grand or whatever and being terrified of ruining its immaculate looks etc.

System-G

420 posts

236 months

Thursday 10th August 2006
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fidgits said:
System-G said:
The only problem with a car like that is do you drive it like they were designed to or do you keep it in a temperature controlled environment and whenever it comes out it gets trailered to show it off?


I'd drive the wheels off it


You and me both then

I have two of them that I drive the nuts off of regularly... Would be nice to thrash a brand new one around a track though - just to see how knackered (or "improoved" mine actually are