The Dark Wob

1850 is arguably the thinking man's Sprint.
Still, is it the right car for Ghosty?
I think not.

Has an autobox, it is older than him and is British. Ticks all the usual boxes he likes.

That's the problem.

If he were normal, he'd like this.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264424202788


It would match his shirts much better, too.

If it really must be an auto estate (fuck knows why).

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202753310027


It'd leave enough change to get a shagpad and has enough space to do the move.

Ah, but it's the HL that's a thinking man's Sprint. And I hate Pageant Blue, it cheapens the looks.
The GTV is nice and I know how comfy it'd be, but again it's not me somehow. Shame auto Alfas have awful sillyspeed gearboxes.
It doesn't have to be an estate, and having tried one I don't like XMs. I prefer the BX.

Why are you looking at Granada Ghia estates then?

Junkman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:24 am That's the problem.

If he were normal, he'd like this.

Or he was normal, he'd still have that MX5 and retrofitting a manual box while figuring out how to put a R53 Mini based supercharger kit on it. Then learning how to not interface with the scenery.

ghosty wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:50 am Ah, but it's the HL that's a thinking man's Sprint. And I hate Pageant Blue, it cheapens the looks.

HL is only the trim level. All slant-4 Dolomites effectively came as HL (only badged as HL around 1974 on).

Junkman wrote: ↑Mon Aug 19, 2019 8:55 am Why are you looking at Granada Ghia estates then?

More prevalent and nicer styling IMO.

Isn't the point on here that we aren't normal?