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ShEp

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6th Mar 12 at 22:13

Remember seeing this sat in the showroom a few times as a boy,

Pretty sure the car hasnt moved from the showroom in about 10 years

Price is a bit mental though

http://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/fastest-production-4-door-saloon-in-the-world/97815529

corsa_sean

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6th Mar 12 at 22:19

Seen this aswell 50k a bit steep lol

Jambo

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6th Mar 12 at 22:28

For £50k I would want concours tbh.

Sam

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6th Mar 12 at 22:35

£50k... Fuck off

N3CRO

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6th Mar 12 at 22:47

The low mileage is why the price probably.
Look at all the Nova's/Corsa's with mileage that low that go for stupid money.

Mark.W

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6th Mar 12 at 23:16

Think it will be there for another 10 year at that price.

Jambo

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7th Mar 12 at 00:33

quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
The low mileage is why the price probably.
Look at all the Nova's/Corsa's with mileage that low that go for stupid money.

Yes like £3k not £50k

Cybermonkey

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7th Mar 12 at 02:08

FASTEST PRODUCTION 4 DOOR SALOON IN THE WORLD - in the 1990's.

recarouk

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7th Mar 12 at 07:47

quote:
Originally posted by Cybermonkey
FASTEST PRODUCTION 4 DOOR SALOON IN THE WORLD - in the 1990's.

to put it into perspective though it gets to 60 .3 of a second slower than an E60 M5, but because its not limited its top speed of 164mph is higher than the beemer's restricted 155. and its running less power than the beemer, its down 122bhp. still bloody impressive by todays standards imo as its over 20 years old!

[Edited on 07-03-2012 by recarouk]

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7th Mar 12 at 07:54

if i won the lotto id buy that and make it mint

connollygt30

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7th Mar 12 at 08:14

Wouldnt be far off a working class concours car

SXI - Matt

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7th Mar 12 at 08:40

There's one like this in Northampton remeber seeing this when me & my dad used to go looking at cars still there now, sure the price isn't far off this either

N3CRO

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7th Mar 12 at 12:30

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo

quote:
Originally posted by TheNobleOne
The low mileage is why the price probably.
Look at all the Nova's/Corsa's with mileage that low that go for stupid money.

Yes like £3k not £50k

What do these usually go for? £10 - 20k?

Jambo

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7th Mar 12 at 13:14

quote:
Originally posted by connollygt30
Wouldnt be far off a working class concours car

Yes dry baggy leather and rusty suspension. Where's my cheque book.

3CorsaMeal

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7th Mar 12 at 13:24

i reckon if someone bought that and started using it properly, hoses would be bursting and popping off everywhere

Baskey

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7th Mar 12 at 13:42

Would love that

connollygt30

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7th Mar 12 at 13:43

quote:
Originally posted by Jambo

quote:
Originally posted by connollygt30
Wouldnt be far off a working class concours car

Yes dry baggy leather and rusty suspension. Where's my cheque book.

Wouldnt say it was rusty just needing a good clean,leather looks near new to me too

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7th Mar 12 at 13:50

You never pay full price for a Vauxhall from a dealership though

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7th Mar 12 at 13:53

If you take a long banked corner in them, say on a test track, at top speed then the rear diff overheats. Factoid.

Rich H

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7th Mar 12 at 14:04

quote:
Originally posted by ed
You never pay full price for a Vauxhall from a dealership though

£50k =

Also, I can never see a photo of a Lotus Carlton engine bay now without thinking of 'that' thread on here a few years back

antnee

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7th Mar 12 at 14:09

Give it to a detailer and they would get it looking spot on.

BarnshaW

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7th Mar 12 at 14:13

stolen off wiki

"The Carltons were a favorite target of joy-riders and other thieves, which posed a problem for the police, who had nothing quicker than the 24V Senator Bs. A gang of robbers used one in a string of ramraids of liquor stores and newsagents, stealing tens of thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes and alcohol. The small 'panda cars' used in urban policing were limited to just 90 miles per hour (140 km/h), leaving police unable to give chase.[6]

While the base Omega A and the Lotus Carlton/Omega were never federalized for sale in the USA, the Lotus Omega is now allowed to be imported into the USA under the DOT's "Show and Display" exemption.[7]"

mattant

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7th Mar 12 at 14:54

quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
stolen off wiki

"The Carltons were a favorite target of joy-riders and other thieves, which posed a problem for the police, who had nothing quicker than the 24V Senator Bs. A gang of robbers used one in a string of ramraids of liquor stores and newsagents, stealing tens of thousands of pounds worth of cigarettes and alcohol. The small 'panda cars' used in urban policing were limited to just 90 miles per hour (140 km/h), leaving police unable to give chase.[6]

While the base Omega A and the Lotus Carlton/Omega were never federalized for sale in the USA, the Lotus Omega is now allowed to be imported into the USA under the DOT's "Show and Display" exemption.[7]"

Reminds me of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yptiCYBSZo police had no chance

Kano

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8th Mar 12 at 07:38

50k and a 1 line advert.. Arse.

Mark.W

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8th Mar 12 at 09:57

Reminds me of this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yptiCYBSZo police had no chance

thats bloody quick

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