Luxury Bangernomics

[Moodyman]

Bangernomics is brilliant. £500-£1000 should get a car good enough to offer reliable daily service but cheap enough to buy another if something major goes wrong.

I'd always opt for Japanese.

Just looked at the Accord - 3.5l automatic with 189k miles. Might be a bit thirsty for local use.

 

[biggs682]

In what decade is Honda making luxury cars?

Honda have been doing it for 30+ year's

 

[FishFright]

Honda have been doing it for 30+ year's

Yeah but they aren't German and you can't be proper middle class in a non German car. *

Saab get a bye for creatives only.

 

[Grant Fondo]

Just looking at Autotrader for no real reason , and came across this beauty

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201801202929719?make=HONDA&postcode=nn85bz&price-to=1500&radius=15&price-from=500&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&sort=distance&advertising-location=at_cars&page=1

ok loads of 5 series , big Citroens , Peugoets and other more main stream motors but nothing like this one , slap a private reg on it sort the blemish on the rear bumper and hey presto one cheap limo

Wow haven't seen one for years... Lovely engine that should be good for a load of miles. I fancy an Alpha 166 tho not as reliable.

 

[Drago]

£999 for a 22 year old luxobarge with interstellar mileage and a big engine? He's optimistic.

Yeah but they aren't German and you can't be proper middle class in a non German car. *

You can't be middle class in German car - people only think they can.

 

[biggs682]

Wow haven't seen one for years... Lovely engine that should be good for a load of miles. I fancy an Alpha 166 tho not as reliable.

Brave man who buys any Alfa never mind a 166

£999 for a 22 year old luxobarge with interstellar mileage and a big engine? He's optimistic.



You can't be middle class in German car - people only think they can.

its only just run in

 

[Drago]

It a 6 pot Honda. Not their finest hour.

 

[Jenkins]

Brave man who buys any Alfa never mind a 166

I've had 3 - including a 3 litre 164 which was the predecessor of the 166. Only the 145 lived up to the Alfa reputation - 2 engines were replaced under warranty.

 

[Drago]

The 164 was one of the offspring of the excellent Type 4 programme, along with the Lancia Thema, Saab 9000, and Fiat Croma. All excellent machines in their era.

Bangeromics is excellent. £700 bought me Grandad's Ford Fusion with 61,000 miles, one owner and FFSH. Never had so much as an advisory on an MOT. It looks 2 years old, not 12, with nary a mark in or out. £700 is 2 or 3 months repayments for a similar sized new car, so I'm quids in. I could buy 4 each year and still break even, though I've now had it for 17 faultless months, so I'm quids in. I don't car what the neighbours think, I don't need to compensate for a small winky, I just want cheap, reliable, economical transport. All boxes duly ticked. £18,000 for a new Fiesta? Yeah, right.

 

[NorthernDave]

The 164 was one of the offspring of the excellent Type 4 programme, along with the Lancia Thema, Saab 9000, and Fiat Croma. All excellent machines in their era.

Now, if you can find a Lancia Thema 8.32 that really would be interesting...

 

[biggs682]

Here are a couple more

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...nesearchad=New&radius=15&sort=distance&page=1

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...chad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.9&page=1

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...from=500&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.9&page=3

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...=distance&advertising-location=at_cars&page=4

and one for @Jenkins https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classi...e-size=1.9&make=ALFA ROMEO&radius=1500&page=1

 

[slowmotion]

Now, if you can find a Lancia Thema 8.32 that really would be interesting...

What is it that the Italians put into their steel that makes it quite so reactive?

 

[Drago]

Now, if you can find a Lancia Thema 8.32 that really would be interesting...

The turbo was an Integrale motor with the boost turned down. Very easy to restore it to Integrale tune, whereupon it would kick the 8.32 in the knackers. 8.32 is a lovely rarity though, only 6 or 8 ever registered here.

 

[NorthernDave]

The turbo was an Integrale motor with the boost turned down. Very easy to restore it to Integrale tune, whereupon it would kick the 8.32 in the knackers. 8.32 is a lovely rarity though, only 6 or 8 ever registered here.

I used to see one on the way to work, back in the day - not in the best part of town either.
Mind you, on the rarity scale I used to see a Subaru SVX on the commute as well...

 

[DCLane]

Here are a couple more

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201803285027971?postcode=nn85bz&price-to=1500&price-from=500&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&radius=15&sort=distance&page=1

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201801122686247?price-from=500&sort=distance&postcode=nn85bz&radius=15&price-to=1500&advertising-location=at_cars&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.9&page=1

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201803224839728?onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&radius=15&postcode=nn85bz&price-to=1500&sort=distance&advertising-location=at_cars&price-from=500&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.9&page=3

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201803174663843?postcode=nn85bz&price-to=1500&radius=15&price-from=500&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.9&sort=distance&advertising-location=at_cars&page=4

and one for @Jenkins https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201710190456225?price-from=500&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=New&model=166&sort=distance&advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=2500&postcode=nn85bz&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.9&make=ALFA ROMEO&radius=1500&page=1

Alfa's got 6 weeks' MOT - so that's out.

Merc's from their 'bad' years - avoid.

Previa's been to the moon - ? leggy

X-type = Mondeo

Saab or your first Honda choice for me. Just make sure you can get a bike in ;-)