What 80's - 90s cars for sale have caught your eye recently.

[mooG60 11]

This looks like a very nice motor . can't remember the last time I saw one of these on the road. They built less of these then the Audi Quattro and rarer, they are going to go up very steeply in the next few year imo.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113761413990?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l5999&_trkparms=gh1g%3DI113761413990.N36.S1.R1.TR4

 

I owned a 2.3 Quattro J reg white with 17" Borbetts. It was a beautiful car, inside and out. The 2.3 needed more power to make it go like it looked, but it was still fairly fast and super comfy.

 

The only time I've ever cr**ped myself in a car as a passenger was on a test drive in an S2. We where hurtling down a country road with a really bad bend looming when I glanced at the speedo to see it was at well over 100 mph. "Stop, I've seen enough!" I cried

out :lol:

 

What an awesome motor they are and a real regret I didn't buy that S2.

[Keyo 47]

I owned a 2.3 Quattro J reg white with 17" Borbetts. It was a beautiful car, inside and out. The 2.3 needed more power to make it go like it looked, but it was still fairly fast and super comfy.

 

The only time I've ever cr**ped myself in a car as a passenger was on a test drive in an S2. We where hurtling down a country road with a really bad bend looming when I glanced at the speedo to see it was at well over 100 mph. "Stop, I've seen enough!" I cried

out :lol:

 

What an awesome motor they are and a real regret I didn't buy that S2.

 

I've never been in one but they were certainly one of those cars when I was a youngster that when I walked past one I thought I wish I could own one of them one day. These will double in price in the next 5 years I'm sure of it.

[mooG60 11]

I've never been in one but they were certainly one of those cars when I was a youngster that when I walked past one I thought I wish I could own one of them one day. These will double in price in the next 5 years I'm sure of it.

 

I test drove a 2.0 16v as well. IIRC the 2.0 version was fitted with a Passat engine and box, it felt a lot less refined than my Quattro and a bit lack lustre power wise. It is a heavy car so was to be expected I guess.

 

The S2 was in a class of it's own though and will definitely be a high value classic in the future.

 

Dam it, I want one now!!

[fendervg 33]

I used to own an 87 Coupe Quattro Type 85 with the I5 KV naturally aspirated engine in it - made about the same power as a 16v Golf, 136 or so. What a car - the only one I'd like to have back. It had the same quattro drive train with a bulletproof k-jetronic engine - not nearly as powerful as the Ur with a turbo, but more practical and nearly as much fun. There were actually less CQs produced than there were turbo cars.

 

The later shape like the S2 always looked weird to me and a little bit dated, but they are a great car.

[Keyo 47]

I used to own an 87 Coupe Quattro Type 85 with the I5 KV naturally aspirated engine in it - made about the same power as a 16v Golf, 136 or so. What a car - the only one I'd like to have back. It had the same quattro drive train with a bulletproof k-jetronic engine - not nearly as powerful as the Ur with a turbo, but more practical and nearly as much fun. There were actually less CQs produced than there were turbo cars.

 

The later shape like the S2 always looked weird to me and a little bit dated, but they are a great car.

 

Very Nice looking motor that is !

[Geeba 0]

call me mad....

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TR8/273901691282?hash=item3fc5d02192:g:n8cAAOSw0ohdD5Ve

 

But I was always a big fan of the Grinnal V8 cars.

[mooG60 11]

call me mad....

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-TR8/273901691282?hash=item3fc5d02192:g:n8cAAOSw0ohdD5Ve

 

But I was always a big fan of the Grinnal V8 cars.

 

I've loved the TR6 from an early age and was quite shocked at the TR7 when it was launched. Seeing it in the flesh with all it's horrible black plastic trim parts confirmed my thoughts that the age of the classic British roadster was dead.

 

They can look pretty nice though with subtle mods and the V8 is a very rare beast indeed with only 20 registered.

[coullstar 0]

I had an S2 after a Vr6 and not sure Id say it was that much faster, in a straight line but then it felt more agricultural. Certainly wouldn't be paying the £10k+ they seem to be going for now. A lot more fun to be had for that sort of cash. Coupe's also leak like hell. I think they are a bit of a rose tinted spec type car.

[Keyo 47]

This looks a well sorted car and nice colour.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-Corrado-VR6/293242898981?hash=item4446a38a25:g:v48AAOSw1EZdh04H

[Keyo 47]

Rare kermit for sale.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volkswagen-Corrado-1-8-16v/293272393263?hash=item444865962f:g:kHsAAOSw~Wxdn5up

 

Also very clean 8V one owner from new.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-CORRADO-2-0-8V-96N-54000-GENUINE-MILES/183968629101?hash=item2ad562816d:g:fEgAAOSwFW9dZQCK

Edited October 13, 2019 by Keyo

[Keyo 47]

This is about the only good golf 16V I have seen on the market in the last six months for not silly money if anyone is looking to add a friend for their Corrado.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1990-Volkswagen-Golf-GTI-MK2-16v-3-owner-blue-Big-Bumper-Rare-ROYAL-Blue/283651807945?hash=item420af71ac9:g:lPMAAOSwMN5dr~QG

[Kevin Bacon 5]

I thought a 325i Sport would be around the 5K mark. Wrong! Just looked them up......good ones are fetching £20K!!!! FFS, what is going on with the car market :lol:

 

But yeah, if this was £5K, my eye would be well and truly caught!

 

To think I paid 500 quid for one of these back in 2001. Loved that car.

 

[Keyo 47]

I thought a 325i Sport would be around the 5K mark. Wrong! Just looked them up......good ones are fetching £20K!!!! FFS, what is going on with the car market :lol:

 

But yeah, if this was £5K, my eye would be well and truly caught!

 

To think I paid 500 quid for one of these back in 2001. Loved that car.

 

 

That looks a lovely motor, its amazing how small these cars look to their modern counterparts. These have such a great front body with the grill and Hella headlights, also some great BBS options at much better value then the VW world, may I add a bloody great interior and dash.

[_Matt_ 32]

The E30 325i Sport was the other car I wanted when considering the Corrado. The price difference was waay too much to stomach. I remember tidy examples being available 2500 about 10 years ago.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

They're fantastic cars. I got through 4 of them before I moved into Corrado land. 2 Tourers, 1 saloon and a sport. All 325i flavour. It's another car I'd love to modernise alongside a Corrado, but time, money......neither are in plentiful supply!

 

Yeah they are tiny. MK2s and Corrados also look very dinky today. The thing is though, car sizes have grown but road width hasn't. I used to be able to bomb down my favourite B roads in MK2s, E30s and the Corrado keeping them inside the white lines. No chance with anything bigger than a MK5 Golf now. Passing on a narrow road is a real chore now with stupid SUVs taking the whole road up......and they with their 'off roaders' force the cars into the verge!

[robrado974 1]

In the early 90s I bought my first flat . A woman that lived in our block was a sales rep . She used to go back to Ireland at Christmas and let me have the use of her 325i . I loved it , great car .

[Keyo 47]

Pricey but looks fum.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-3-0-M3-RMS-Supercharged-S50b30-443BHP-1990-318IS-Sleeper-16-950/153667506939?hash=item23c74c12fb:g:XsMAAOSwKF9c~sTm

[fendervg 33]

They're fantastic cars. I got through 4 of them before I moved into Corrado land. 2 Tourers, 1 saloon and a sport. All 325i flavour. It's another car I'd love to modernise alongside a Corrado, but time, money......neither are in plentiful supply!

 

Yeah they are tiny. MK2s and Corrados also look very dinky today. The thing is though, car sizes have grown but road width hasn't. I used to be able to bomb down my favourite B roads in MK2s, E30s and the Corrado keeping them inside the white lines. No chance with anything bigger than a MK5 Golf now. Passing on a narrow road is a real chore now with stupid SUVs taking the whole road up......and they with their 'off roaders' force the cars into the verge!

 

Not to mention the fact that the size of parking spaces hasn't changed much either!

 

But that generation of 3 series would be the last I would consider, maybe the slightly later 90s 5 series as well - and for some strange reason I always had kind of a soft spot for the early 3 series Compact as well.

[coullstar 0]

Not much for less that £5k these days that's worth considering from that era as most of the good stuff is well over £5k i.e. the non rot boxes.

Theres a few little retro gems out there but not a lot that are genuinely fun to drive.

 

Does an early Boxster count? They are total bargins IMO. I bought a 2001 3.2 S for £4500 and it was brilliant until I parked it under a lorry.

[Kevin Bacon 5]

Pricey but looks fum.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-3-0-M3-RMS-Supercharged-S50b30-443BHP-1990-318IS-Sleeper-16-950/153667506939?hash=item23c74c12fb:g:XsMAAOSwKF9c~sTm

 

Nice!

 

The paint scheme is too garish for my tastes but I cannot fault the engineering of this beast - https://www.driftworks.com/blog/2018/07/full-build-driftworks-e30-m3-s65-dct-track-project/

 

For TLDR people, it's an E30 M3 with the Dual clutch V8 powertrain from the E90 M3 :thumbleft:

[Keyo 47]

Not much for less that £5k these days that's worth considering from that era as most of the good stuff is well over £5k i.e. the non rot boxes.

Theres a few little retro gems out there but not a lot that are genuinely fun to drive.

 

Does an early Boxster count? They are total bargins IMO. I bought a 2001 3.2 S for £4500 and it was brilliant until I parked it under a lorry.

 

Problem with the boxster mate is the bore scoring, looking at a 10 K rebuild,used parts will be plentiful for the 996 and Boxster generation as so many will be written off because they have several variant catastrophic engine failures, the engines are chocolate. Also the gear boxes are starting to go on them as well. Had a 996 with bore scoring only 62k on the clock , still miss the car though.

Edited October 29, 2019 by Keyo

[coullstar 0]

On the first boxtsers the bore score is not really much of an issue. Same with the 3.4 996 (which I have). Its the 3.6 and above that's are prone but again I think its made out to be more prevalent than it is. The 2.5 and 2.7 with the 5 spd boxes are pretty good, its the 6 spd that more prone for issues but again I don't think its a massive issue. Far from say they are chocolate engines, Ive had 3 now of that era and had zero issues.

[Keyo 47]

Agreed not much as an issue on the 3.4 , the 3.6 all the way from 2001 - 2009 + 997 have huge problems with bore scoring. My Porsche specialist after boroscoping my 996 2003 3.6 actually advised me do not touch any 996 or 997 unless its the Gen 2 from 2009 onwards. However I have read articles now that the first cases are starting to come in on these models as well now. Don't get me wrong bore scoring can happen on a lot of engines but should not happen with a car that is 5 years old with low mileage. The catch is it's a 10-15k cost engine rebuild which for most 996 or 997 is not far off the value of the car so puts the owner in a horrific position.

 

The three Porsche owners I Know.

 

Mate owns a 996 3.6 4s had d chunk in engine at 70k - 13k rebuild

 

Landlord at yard scrapped a red 2.7 boxster -engine failure at 50 s on clock

 

My car that got bore scoring with full service history at 62k/

 

 

Was thinking about getting another 996 last year and went to see one in Dover as I do love the way they drive. Put a deposit down but through my own initiative called the Porsche specialist that the last receipt was a signed to , he told me do not touch that car we tried to change the IMS bearing and could not remove it as the timing was out, does appear the engine needs a rebuild, contacted the seller and he gave me my deposit back . If I was going to get one again I would source a Hartech rebuild myself. Sorry to sound so negative on the model but from my experience was not to good to be honest. As most people know these also suffer from the IMS bearing shattering and destroying the engine just to add to the list of catastrophic engine failures.

[coullstar 0]

Yeah there expensive if they go wrong and they do from time to time. Your right you have to go in eyes open and pick a good one, I love mine to bits and other than that potentially they are really cheap to maintain IMO.

[Billzeebub 1]

The 996 has those issues. The main Boxster issue is IMS bearing. Vastly over egged though as an issue. In my opinion the issue is more prevalent in very low mileage cars that haven't been driven and had regular oil changes. I have owned 6x 986 3.2 Boxster S to date and never had any engine issues. I have covered approx 150k miles across all These cars. Indeed the most I have had go wrong is a flat battery. Always buy slightly below average miles with immaculate histories. Top of the market prices, preferring to put the money in at purchase rather than chase faults round the car. But at the under £5k level it can be somewhat a game of roulette. The more hands a car has passed through the more chance of an unsympathetic owner who has abused the engine/mechanicals and not maintained it properly. A well maintained 986 is a wonderful reliable thing.