Thread: small fun car with manual gearbox

Well we put off buying the boss women a car ..... and we just couldn't find anything that would be a bit of fun .... that wasn't hugely expensive. we ended up buying youngest daughter a little car to learn in as she was very anxious about driving all the big full sized cars here with manual gearboxes.





A little citroen c2 skitzodrive.... that's only has 58,000km on it from new.... Since its arrived she has gone from 1 hour driving practice to about 80hours. So the things been magic for her confidence.



Now boss women has finally found a small fun car she'd like ..... Something I'd never have thought of in a million years. She saw one in a carpark and went and asked the owner "what is this car" ....





Hmmm..... I took one for a drive ... not fast, useless rear seat ... But gee's, what a nice little car to drive.

I have to look at buying #1 son a car.
He has saved up some money but SWMBO has decreed he can only spend half on a car.
I have discovered that there isn't a lot of choice in Curry/Mt Isa but there is an older (late 90's) Subaru Forester for about $5000.
It has a bull bar, is auto, good tyres, A/C & OK interior. Paint is going & it has some minor body damage.
Might do for a first car? We don't want him to have anything flash to damage & drag his grubby mates around in & Subies are AWD & I think pretty reliable.
I will have a look at it if it's still around next time I get down that way.
Jonesfam

I just purchased this small car with manual gearbox

It's a bit of a ''Wolf In Sheep's Clothing''

V8 and/or NOS?

Originally Posted by jonesfam

I have to look at buying #1 son a car.
He has saved up some money but SWMBO has decreed he can only spend half on a car.
I have discovered that there isn't a lot of choice in Curry/Mt Isa but there is an older (late 90's) Subaru Forester for about $5000.
It has a bull bar, is auto, good tyres, A/C & OK interior. Paint is going & it has some minor body damage.
Might do for a first car? We don't want him to have anything flash to damage & drag his grubby mates around in & Subies are AWD & I think pretty reliable.
I will have a look at it if it's still around next time I get down that way.
Jonesfam

You will get tired of looking really quickly. I have a passionate dislike for high milage automatics..... .and everything in this price range is high milage (as when, not if that auto dies .... it will cost far more than the cars market value to repair).

I thought foresters had always been great little cars. Its probably best to find a suburu forum and make sure the model your looking at isn't one to avoid.

Originally Posted by jerryd

I just purchased this small car with manual gearbox

It's a bit of a ''Wolf In Sheep's Clothing''

Wolseley were very cool and sporty. My brother had a 2480 lent itself very well to a very worked 161 Holden motor and 100mph top end...very . Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

Wolseley were very cool and sporty. My brother had a 2480 lent itself very well to a very worked 161 Holden motor and 100mph top end...very . Cheers

My father bought a new Black Wolseley 24/80 Mk1, always loved that car, performance was quite good, reasonable handling, very comfortable with the leather seats & nice Bur Walnut dash. Would love to own it now. A step up in class from the Holden & Falcon you could buy at the time.

Originally Posted by DoubleChevron

Well we put off buying the boss women a car ..... and we just couldn't find anything that would be a bit of fun .... that wasn't hugely expensive. we ended up buying youngest daughter a little car to learn in as she was very anxious about driving all the big full sized cars here with manual gearboxes.





A little citroen c2 skitzodrive.... that's only has 58,000km on it from new.... Since its arrived she has gone from 1 hour driving practice to about 80hours. So the things been magic for her confidence.



Now boss women has finally found a small fun car she'd like ..... Something I'd never have thought of in a million years. She saw one in a carpark and went and asked the owner "what is this car" ....





Hmmm..... I took one for a drive ... not fast, useless rear seat ... But gee's, what a nice little car to drive.

So what is the car please?