future classics?

Gogs253

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A lot of folk seem to talk down Saabs as much as they do Maseratis. The 9-5 aero estate in manual guise is a very underrated car. Parts are plentiful and cheap and home servicing is easy. Not beautiful, I admit but a late aero has all the toys you could think of. Practically unmatched as a load carrier( I folded down the seats and moved a full size wardrobe today with the tailgate shut and with 260 hp out of the box it is no slouch. I took mine to Southern Spain last month and averaged 40 mpg on the motorway while rarely under 80 mph.
The 9000 aero is a different beast. I have a few mods on mine and with nearly 500 nm and only about 1300 kg it doesn't hang around.
If I want a really memorable drive I take out the 3200.
I suppose I just love forced induction.
 
allandwf

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It's worth what someone is willing to pay, so if you want the last then so be it. Some of the others in the lists, I just can't see it. Just old, but fast cars, to me.
 
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If you want to know a sure fire classic before it jumps in price... just buy the next old car I sell as I always appear to sell just before the market takes off... so wish I had kept the Golf mk1 Cabriolet I sold to Phill's mate a few years back.

Now selling for £6k whereas I let it go for less than two.
 
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You guys might like Modern Classics this month. Jus’ sayin’. Particularly the bottom right bit...
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I have it on subscription and it just dropped through my door. Now gone monthly I can’t keep up! Love the mag mate
 
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safrane said:
If you want to know a sure fire classic before it jumps in price... just buy the next old car I sell as I always appear to sell just before the market takes off... so wish I had kept the Golf mk1 Cabriolet I sold to Phill's mate a few years back.

Now selling for £6k whereas I let it go for less than two.
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I just had a call on my GTI at £25k... if I sell it it will be the biggest % increase in two years from any car....
 
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Contigo said:
I just had a call on my GTI at £25k... if I sell it it will be the biggest % increase in two years from any car....
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25k for a old Golf GTi.. :eek: They were rubbish when they were new, I know, as I had one as a company car!

You've got some balls Phil!

Dave
 
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Golf GTis were great in the day and still handle even by todays standards, brakes were always poor so they must be shocking today
 
safrane

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Brakes were bad... due to the position of the servo... it was operated by a long leaver in RHD cars as a result of the position of the engine and mounting points for the servo.
 
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Mine has uprated drilled and grooved fronts and it stops really well now, they were underservo'd though so most had the mk2 servo fitted.

I love it. Ask Phil W about Golf's!
 
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Sorry Phil mate, but the Alfa Sud was miles better.. engine, braking, handling, gearbox ,in fact everything!

I had a mildly tuned Mangoletsi 1.5 Ti back in the early 80's in Coventry, suppose it had around 120hp, nothing would touch it, let alone anything with a VW badge!

Dave
 
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Yes but you could take the Golf out in the rain! Alfa Sud blah.... how many left? Golf were truly over engineered....
 
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After missing the Saab the same dealer had this bit of stock coming in so I agreed on it over the phone after seeing the pics. It's a 9k mile mk2.5 MX5. Never get the chance to buy one like this again and it will join the mk1 (NA) in a lovely garage for the minute. One owner, 9k miles, crystal blue, 1.8 NBFL.... it's never been used in the rain/wet/winter and is as good as the day it rolled off the factory floor.

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allandwf

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I never got the golf thing either boxy horrible thing. Must be an age thing, I was past hot hatches by the time they came out.
 
MrMickS

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Contigo said:
Yes but you could take the Golf out in the rain! Alfa Sud blah.... how many left? Golf were truly over engineered....
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Does the fact that they weren’t made out of cheap Russian steal make the Golf the better car though?

My ‘Sud was condemned due to rust but it was a fabulous car prior to that. Nimble, quick, and a glorious flat-4 twin Weber engine.

I’d take a ‘Sud over a Golf every time.
 
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