Reliant Scimitar GTE

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:31 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:15 pm Stay away from anything British if you want to be able to ever drive it.

Driving it is an added bonus for me; British is the way forward when it comes to classic cars. Wouldn't expect you to understand.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:38 pm

I understand very well. Owned one British made car, worst I ever had. Discovery, enough said

But you don’t own the cars long enough to break down on you often enough

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:50 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 10:38 pm I understand very well. Owned one British made car, worst I ever had. Discovery, enough said

It's all about nostalgia when you get to our age.
You know how you get all glassy-eyed when you see a windmill or an old pair of clogs, or a bunch of tulips; or someone smoking weed in public?
Nostalgia. Gets to us all!

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:46 pm

Saab turbo maybe? Or a Triumph Spitfire, cheapish to buy and easy to maintain.

Argyll Andy · Post by **Argyll Andy** » Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:57 pm

MikeyH wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:46 pm Saab turbo maybe?

A Viggen if you can find one in decent shape

MikeyH · Post by **MikeyH** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:06 am

I had to google that

Griffo46 · Post by **Griffo46** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:15 am

Something red without rust but LHD. Well under budget too.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/155322043347 ... media=COPY

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:25 am

LHD would be a PITA, and those bumpers look minging.

Nice car otherwise!

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:24 am

Mr Tidy wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 12:25 am LHD would be a PITA, and those bumpers look minging.

Agreed. I can barely deal with a RHD, couldn't imagine a left hooker. And those bumpers are minging. In fact the whole car looks minging and only £10k!

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:27 am

MikeyH wrote: ↑Wed Dec 28, 2022 11:46 pm Saab turbo maybe?

No Saabs. I had a very bad experience with an ex business partner over a Saab (long story). My dad had a Saab 96 (900cc two stroke) when I was a little kid. I loved it but think it may have contributed significantly to global warming.

Those were the days before Carbon Dioxide had been invented.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:30 am

I love threads like these. You don't get them on other forums anymore. All the other BMW forums talk about are Range Rovers, Teslas and fecking Porkers.

biZ4rreMids · Post by **biZ4rreMids** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:51 pm

Sticking to the Reliant theme how about one of these……

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:29 pm

biZ4rreMids wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:51 pm Sticking to the Reliant theme how about one of these……

They are pretty funky!

I can't help but laugh at what my lovely wife would say if one of those turned up. It would definitely start with "I am not getting in that f***ing thing".

Special Kay · Post by **Special Kay** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:01 pm

wouldn't be fun watching a 10 year old go past you on his electric scooter if you were driving that thing

biZ4rreMids · Post by **biZ4rreMids** » Thu Dec 29, 2022 3:26 pm

Pondrew wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 2:29 pm
biZ4rreMids wrote: ↑Thu Dec 29, 2022 1:51 pm Sticking to the Reliant theme how about one of these……
They are pretty funky!
I can't help but laugh at what my lovely wife would say if one of those turned up. It would definitely start with "I am not getting in that f***ing thing".

I remember giving my gran a lift to the railway station, she couldn’t climb out so i had to physically lift her out!

Seized the original 700cc high compression engine cracking 100mph along the a500. Happy crazy days

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