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type81 · 25-01-10, 02:18 AM

jaguars look nice and have amazing rides, but they not reliable, that twr 5.3 looks amazing

but you will have to keep ten grand spare for when it goes wrong! and it will go wrong,

had the 3.6 version and guess wot it went wrong, had a daimler 4.0 and that went to, seats stopped working windows stopped air suspension went, oh it had a folder full of receipts and work that had been done to it £20000 worth! do you know why? coz it kept going wrong!

now that honda legend looks more promising never seen one on
the hard shoulder, old folks must be doing something right

5potnoodle · 25-01-10, 02:27 AM

If you want reliability, cheap parts, easy modification, 4WD and performance, you could look at a Subaru Forester turbo of some description. The impreza boys are always taking bits off their cars and selling them cheap on ebay and they all fit the Foz because underneath it's just an Impreza with a grown-up body and extra ground clearance. They corner well because of the low centre of gravity offered by the flat four engine and they at least sound okay... though not as good as a 5 pot

Just don't get one with an auto box though, because they are a bit boring to drive.

Micky · 25-01-10, 10:10 AM

yes i have had 2 scoobys 1 wrx and a forester

great cars but the insurance went mental on the wrx and the forester was a tad small for me .i am 6ft 3" and i had to have one without the sun roof just to get in

the more i here about the leon it seams like a good bet

Micky · 25-01-10, 10:19 AM

just spotted this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1449073.htm

what engine is it and bhp i wonder ?

Coxy · 25-01-10, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Micky

just spotted this

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1449073.htm

what engine is it and bhp i wonder ?

1.8 turbo engine.
Very tuneable with anything from 150bhp to how much your wallet can take!!

maybe you could try finding a car a little further away!!

ZermattGT · 25-01-10, 11:37 AM

I like the Leon Micky. The nose is great, with the black meshed grills. Nice alloys. Love to see one in another color like blue metallic or even white. Looks a little like the last of the Saab 900 series. We do not have this Marque in the States. 150 bph out of the box?

25-01-10, 02:27 AM	#22
5potnoodle OCD member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Lincolnshire, England. Posts: 196	If you want reliability, cheap parts, easy modification, 4WD and performance, you could look at a Subaru Forester turbo of some description. The impreza boys are always taking bits off their cars and selling them cheap on ebay and they all fit the Foz because underneath it's just an Impreza with a grown-up body and extra ground clearance. They corner well because of the low centre of gravity offered by the flat four engine and they at least sound okay... though not as good as a 5 pot Just don't get one with an auto box though, because they are a bit boring to drive. __________________ Current: 99 Subaru Forester S-Turbo Auto - interesting... but it's not a quattro 91 Reliant Scimitar SST 1400 - no.39 of 42... something for the weekend Previous: Two consecutive 1989 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo Avant, 1B 1990 Audi 100 SE Avant, NF 1986 Audi 100 CD Avant, KU 1987 VW Passat GL5E Estate, JS "Honorary" triple member of the 200,000+ Club Audi 200 in the UK (legacy website) Classic Audi member no: 258

25-01-10, 11:37 AM	#26
ZermattGT Quad Lamp Commando Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Massachusetts, U.S.A. Posts: 4,299	I like the Leon Micky. The nose is great, with the black meshed grills. Nice alloys. Love to see one in another color like blue metallic or even white. Looks a little like the last of the Saab 900 series. We do not have this Marque in the States. 150 bph out of the box? __________________ 1983 US Model Zermatt Silver Coupe GT

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25-01-10, 02:18 AM	#21
type81 Senior Member Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: manchester Posts: 1,691	jaguars look nice and have amazing rides, but they not reliable, that twr 5.3 looks amazing but you will have to keep ten grand spare for when it goes wrong! and it will go wrong, had the 3.6 version and guess wot it went wrong, had a daimler 4.0 and that went to, seats stopped working windows stopped air suspension went, oh it had a folder full of receipts and work that had been done to it £20000 worth! do you know why? coz it kept going wrong! now that honda legend looks more promising never seen one on the hard shoulder, old folks must be doing something right

25-01-10, 10:10 AM	#23
Micky Mr Fifty Thousand! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 8,738	yes i have had 2 scoobys 1 wrx and a forester great cars but the insurance went mental on the wrx and the forester was a tad small for me .i am 6ft 3" and i had to have one without the sun roof just to get in the more i here about the leon it seams like a good bet

25-01-10, 10:19 AM	#24
Micky Mr Fifty Thousand! Classic Audi Club Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 8,738	just spotted this http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/1449073.htm what engine is it and bhp i wonder ?