Jag! The Ghostly fleet thread

[Hooli]

Sl500 in the ebay thread & cash left for deposit to rent a shagpad.
Sorted.

[John F]

Whatever I'm buying is a long termer, I think I have a right to be a bit picky!

Get a fucking grip, man. Your last few comments have been so fucking drippy that words genuinely fail me.

[fried onions]

Ghosty says he's getting a Chevy Caprice.
Ghosty gets an Ovlov.
Ghosty says he wants something British.
Ghosty gets an MX5.
Ghosty says he wants a Farina.
Ghosty starts looking at Granadas.
Ghosty says he wants a Dolomite.

Place your bets.

[Hooli]

Ghosty says he's getting a Chevy Caprice.
Ghosty gets an Ovlov.
Ghosty says he wants something British.
Ghosty gets an MX5.
Ghosty says he wants a Farina.
Ghosty starts looking at Granadas.
Ghosty says he wants a Dolomite.

Place your bets.

Invacar or Ferrari... similar seating positions.

[bub2006]

1974 daf 66

[Junkman]

Fiat Punto.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Esther Rantzen.

[DodgeRover]

Transit with a bed in the back and 4k left for coke and hookers...

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Tbh, I don't like Jags past the XJ40, they just aren't for me. Too modern.
Whilst I like BMWs I can't get past the image of them. I'd make an exception for good E28s though.

It's 1500 quid, or a decent pair of shoes past that fucking MX5.

I guarantee you, that once you've driven it for 5 miles you'll be owning it.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Like?

My E32. Even now it wouldn't break 2 grand on a good day. Therefore it's worth half as much as a rusty example of an inferior car that folk buy because it reminds them of the good old days, whatever they were.

Like Junkman, I owned a lot of these 'valuable' classics when they were bought by mere mortals and priced accordingly. That Granada Estate is worth 500 quid to me. It's fucked.

I sort of agree with you but the Granny is a much older rarer car that’s in more demand. Tbh, it’s totally irrelevant if it’s better as a car or not than a modern BMW. The desire to own one is not necessarily a reminder of ‘the good old days’ but it’s a toy someone wants because they like them.
I’d still have the Granada over your BMW, I just like Granada’s much more. That’s all there is to it. Plenty of other people would say the opposite.

That particular Granada is/was fucked, yes. The give away being the vinyl top. There’s only one reason you’d fit one to a car that didn’t have them in the first place! I wouldn’t have even bothered looking at it based purely on that. Plenty of others around though.

Ghia X = King of the council estate. They were ever thus, not my scene tbh. That horrible grille, that ghastly leather. The only Mark II I'd consider is a pre facelift 2.8, preferably a GL. The later Ghias are a bit too Rigger Boots for my mates. You see them at shows, fat tattooed owners, best fookin' car I ever 'ad pal.