Stupid But Affordable Cars That We Are Tempted To Buy

[philw696]

Did a lot of work on a Mondial in New Zealand very simple to work on compared with many exotica and very nice to drive I felt too.
Not the prettiest or the quickest but a good pick in my opinions.

 

[RodTungsten]

Not sure if this qualifies as stupid but they are affordable. I know of one not far away which hasn’t turned a wheel for a while. One day I might make an offer…….

 

[Ewan]

A Lotus Excel keeps popping in to my mind.

 

[Nayf]

A Lotus Excel keeps popping in to my mind.

There were a few lovely ones at the NEC, including one on 194,000 miles…

 

[Geo]

Seriously tempted!

 

[GeoffCapes]

There's a house near Shepherdswell station that has about 6 of those on his drive.

 

[P5Nij]

Seriously tempted!

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A mate at work has one tucked up in his garage, it's gradually disappearing under various household items and gardening gear.

 

[mjheathcote]

There were a few lovely ones at the NEC, including one on 194,000 miles…

There was.
My Dad had one new in 84, I drove it on L plates before passing my test!
Identical to this one at the show apart from being silver not blue.

 

[Vampyrebat]

There was.
My Dad had one new in 84, I drove it on L plates before passing my test!
Identical to this one at the show apart from being silver not blue.

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The alloy wheels look like the Toyota Celica ones...

 

[Oneball]

The alloy wheels look like the Toyota Celica ones...

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There’s a lot of Toyota parts in them. At least you know the gearbox will work and the wheels won’t fail off!

 

[Nayf]

Today I have been giving semi serious thought to restoring three very personal icons, all of which I’ve enjoyed driving in the past. One I’m fascinated by the colour

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[GeoffCapes]

Today I have been giving semi serious thought to restoring three very personal icons, all of which I’ve enjoyed driving in the past. One I’m fascinated by the colour

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Dean @rockits has a GTi6 if you need any pointers.

 

[Nayf]

Dean @rockits has a GTi6 if you need any pointers.

Only semi-serious, the Ghibli Cup comes first.

 

[mjheathcote]

There’s a lot of Toyota parts in them. At least you know the gearbox will work and the wheels won’t fail off!

That's right, Toyota had a major shareholding in Lotus at the time, and apart from the Lotus twin cam engine, the drivetrain was all Toyota, including the wheels.
There was a very rare same era Supra at the NEC too.

 

[mjheathcote]

Only semi-serious, the Ghibli Cup comes first.

Again at the NEC.
A very nice example indeed.

 

[Nayf]

Again at the NEC.
A very nice example indeed.
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That was the one at the Cotswold Car Broker for months; I should have taken the plunge. It did look great.

 

[gb-gta]

Again at the NEC.
A very nice example indeed.
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It was a poor turnout of cars in the Maserati area. By that I don’t mean poor cars, they were very nice, just not many.

 

[Mavster]

The alloy wheels look like the Toyota Celica ones...

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Its a Mk1 Supra, no ? I used to love these and the Mitsubushi Starion when I was a teen

 

[Vampyrebat]

Its a Mk1 Supra, no ? I used to love these and the Mitsubushi Starion when I was a teen

I heard the name was lost in translation. It was supposed to be called 'Stallion' but the Japanese person saying the name couldn't pronounce it properly!

 

[safrane]

I heard the name was lost in translation. It was supposed to be called 'Stallion' but the Japanese person saying the name couldn't pronounce it properly!

Urban myth - "Star of Arion" is where the name comes from