Retro daily...

[ANDY325TOURING]

i dont like modern stuff, and im after a new daily.

Ive always had a Manta itch, am I mad to give it a scratch?

Any other suggestions?

[nickso]

Morris Ital?

[capri_rob]

Ive always had a Manta itch, am I mad to give it a scratch?

Manta with a red-top donk would go well

Do it

[maxfield]

Ive always had a Manta itch, am I mad to give it a scratch?

Manta with a red-top donk would go well

Do it

+ 1

A well looked after XE is reliable and returns decent mpg figures, with plenty of tuning capability

[ANDY325TOURING]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/170982233850? ... 1423.l2649

Two door would be crackin but man they hold there money!

[spook]

Prefer the earlier version myself

[pacerpete]

Prefer the earlier version myself

Yes, the Manta 'A' is the one









Obviously, most peasants would rather spend a lot more on an ugly inferior cart sprung Ford

[ANDY325TOURING]

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pacer youre so right. I spoke to a dude recently who mentioned £12k for a back axle! Ford boys are a little wierd.

A manta A would be lovely just a little too old for a daily.

[pacerpete]

Fook the 80s Manta, here's a rare manual Monza GSE !



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-OPEL-MON ... 3cceb3115f

[Kos]

Fook the 80s Manta, here's a rare manual Monza GSE !



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-OPEL-MON ... 3cceb3115f

One of my dads best mates had one from new which he parted company with a few years back and was replaced with a Laguna !!!

However he still has the DB5 , MGA and original Mini Cooper

[B7]

Fook the 80s Manta, here's a rare manual Monza GSE !



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1985-OPEL-MON ... 3cceb3115f

NOW you're talking. I was never into Mantas, wheezy old shitters IMO. But the Monza was a good looking mans car.

[ANDY325TOURING]

Funny you should bring that one up Pete....

Was wondering about reliability of the dash? I think these have a slipper too?

[pacerpete]

I believe they all had an LSD at that age. The biggest issue is rust. They had inner flitch dramas by the 90s and I believe rear trailing arms rot out as well
Its mileage and spec are great, its location(handy for you for collection though !) not quite so To have lasted this long, I assume the owner is a paedo and it is dripping in waxoil etc .

[Andyboy]

I'd have either an early (pre '83) Monza or the Vauxhall Royale - silver with red velours. You could have the 2.8 140 bhp donk with the 4A1 Solex carbatooter or the 3.0 with L Jet.
If you can find one, the pre 83 four door Senator or Royale saloon would be a fine chariot.

[rh306]

..how about a Bitter SC Because of the underpinnings, never really a proper exotic...



..file under the all marketing and no trousers brigade like the Panther Rio.. possibly

[B7]

[quote="diable"]Did that Monza have the same electronic dash that the Astra GTE have?[/quote

Similar. I had an 84 A 3.0 CDE Senator (Opel). The dash was well funky!

[pacerpete]

..how about a Bitter SC Because of the underpinnings, never really a proper exotic...



..file under the all marketing and no trousers brigade like the Panther Rio.. possibly

The Bitter is a proper hero chariot and always has been, unlike said Panther, or any Panther for that matter.

[ANDY325TOURING]

Panther? pooey, I spit in their general direction!

Guy selling the monza has an Astra GTE for sale too...(if anyone cares)

[pacerpete]

Panther? pooey, I spit in their general direction!

Guy selling the monza has an Astra GTE for sale too...(if anyone cares)

So ? when are you collecting the Monza ?

[ANDY325TOURING]

Ive a few things lined up for weekend viewing (and next week).

Monza will be a pretty committed viewing!

[ANDY325TOURING]

Did a little Monza research, il pass

[pacerpete]

Did a little Monza research, il pass

Tell us more ?

[ANDY325TOURING]

According to the bahnstormer site, a lot of parts are simply non existant, including some regular service items and body panels just dont exist.

not what i expected at all....