small fun car with manual gearbox

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Lada Niva perhaps?

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Now we are getting ridiculous!
Fiat tech built by Russians . What could go wrong?
Regards PhilipA

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Originally Posted by PhilipA

Now we are getting ridiculous!
Fiat tech built by Russians . What could go wrong?
Regards PhilipA

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If they were around today with proper QC and the bare minimum ADR's they'd sell like hotcakes.

DL

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Originally Posted by 350RRC

If they were around today with proper QC and the bare minimum ADR's they'd sell like hotcakes.

DL

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Just make sure it has air con because the heaters do not turn off [bighmmm] and they do sell like hot cakes [wink11]

Here's a pic of my old one without the puddle !!

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Originally Posted by jerryd

Just make sure it has air con because the heaters do not turn off [bighmmm] and they do sell like hot cakes [wink11]

Here's a pic of my old one without the puddle !!

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If that was an mp4, you'd see it thrashing about.

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Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

well we have had the twin cab ute thread .... How about a small fun reasonably priced car thread. Boss womens cars getting long in the tooth .... and a small run-about would probably be ideal (with one kid able to get there 'P' plates later this year and another able to get "L"s at about the same time).... Anyway, I was having a quick look around ... and what jumped out at me was the Citroen DS3 .... 1.6litre turbo charged car with 6spd manual gearbox. you could get one with low kms from the last decade for around $12,000 ......... They aren't as fast as a lot of the hot hatches ... but still as fast as a lot of supercars from the 70s' .......

then I found out about the issues with that 1.6litre motor .... .urggghhhhh..... Well that rules out the mini as well then .... and the poogoes with that 1.6 litre turbo petrol.

She'd like a Mustang ... but those thing have gone up in value rather than down by the looks of it over the last two years. What are other peoples thoughts on a small fun car ?

seeya
Shane L.
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fiat abarth 595- saw one beside me with a gent with a HUGE grin on his face Whoops just saw the price! Perhaps the 500[biggrin]

Nivas are around today except their name is Suzuki Jimny.

Regards PhilipA

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Nivas are around today except their name is Suzuki Jimny.

Regards PhilipA

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Nothing wrong with a Jimny, except for internal space. I'd have one as a vehicle for solo beach trips any day.

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Originally Posted by NavyDiver

fiat abarth 595- saw one beside me with a gent with a HUGE grin on his face Whoops just saw the price! Perhaps the 500[biggrin]

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I was going to suggest one of these [bigsmile1] the maddest car on the planet, I owned one briefly but swmbo (back then) said no [bighmmm]

I sold it to a sensible young lad who drove off with the biggest grin on his face

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Originally Posted by jerryd

I was going to suggest one of these [bigsmile1] the maddest car on the planet, I owned one briefly but swmbo (back then) said no [bighmmm]

I sold it to a sensible young lad who drove off with the biggest grin on his face

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Noticed two more this morning. Both had a perma grin planted squarely on their faces [thumbsupbig] They are quirky as in a good way I think.

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Originally Posted by jerryd

I was going to suggest one of these [bigsmile1] the maddest car on the planet, I owned one briefly but swmbo (back then) said no [bighmmm]

I sold it to a sensible young lad who drove off with the biggest grin on his face

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Oh .... now that is something I hadn't thought of .... a little 1.4 petrol turbo ... proper gearbox. Could be a lot of fun. there isn't even a 4door version now I've just checked (pity they jacked it up in a stupid attempt to compete with the "SUV" market that every middle aged women seems to want).

I might see if there is one for sale locally to go and have a look at.