What car do i get to replace the Bravo?

[Buzz]

I get to do quite enough spanner work even on my modern cars, though i do see the appeal of engines that you can work on easily, and not the plastic shrouded electronically controlled ones we have today.

What i'm prescribing for the original poster is a daily driver, and what you are describing is basicaly only suitable as a 2nd car. Personally i'd LOVE a weekend car, as i'd be in the garage working on a 1990's rover mini cooper 1.3 most of the time if I wasn't whizzing around the country (or a track) in it.

Buzz
The champion of the Bravo 1.4
& now ex owner of a Bravo 1.8

 

[M G]

Another thing is, you can't distiguish one make of car from another that much any more.

I drive an Alfa, I pop the bonnet and look at a GM engine full of bosch parts. Now I'm thinking where is all this italian build quality and superior german engineering crap coming from, I mean, all the problems on the Alfa's seem to be bosch parts??? Then I realise that alfa did, and quite rightly so, have a BAD rep in the 80's-90's so it's drummed into our heads that these cars will break down etc etc.

I am like you to shaun, no kids etc to worry about. Doesn't mean I want to drive round in a clapped out R5 gt lol. I want reasonable power, good handling, style and reliability (NO RUST TOO) Attributes I'm sure the OP is looking for aswell.

Speaking of which, where is the OP??? lol.

 

[M G]

Heres something that I would calss as an old car
http://search.autotrader.co.uk/es-uk/www/cars/ALFA+ROMEO+GTV/Ne-2-4-5-6-7-8-27-44-49-53-61-64-67-103-133-146-236,N-10-14-240-4294966637-4294967222/advert.action?R=200836318177949&distance=147&postcode=wf7+7az&channel=CARS&make=ALFA+ROMEO&model=GTV&min_pr=2000&max_pr=3000&max_mileage=

It's a 1999 so a few years older than the op is looking for. But miles better than any clio.

 

[Stephen01]

Shaun don't get me wrong I'm not a new car snob! This is the first new car i have had and the main reasons i had it was, safety, MPG, comfort & reliability*

I also had a 1980mgb, rubber bumper model, when I was 18 this was a great car even when it wouldn't start, my MG was older than me and I didn't class it as being an old car!!

I suppose a big reason for me keeping the Rat is so I still have an old (er) car I can have a play with at the weekend,

*only time will tell

 

[Shaun Cook]

well people class old as broken normally...

so if it aint broke it aint old..

Its a 1.4 Chassis, 1.6 Engine and 2.0ltr Brakes and half a Marea

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