A good weekend's work

[Gerry H]

On Saturday, these two






went to the local main dealer and were exchanged for this:



Saying goodbye to the Escort was tinged with a little sadness as Liz has owned it from new but Gordon's bait of a

[Rob S]

Genuinely pleased for you Gerry:)
Cars certainly press buttons in us that many things can't.
I know from the grief I've had how they can nag at your sub conscious more than they should when they play up.....so I can imagine your relief.
As for replacements, at the risk of getting an online kicking, M3's take some beating, as do Evo's if you need some booooooooooooooost

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1996-BMW-M3-Evolu ... 3ca90840da

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/bmw-m5-lpg-and-pe ... 2a045ea367

Have fun hunting buddy, can't wait to see you out there again!

[Gerry H]

Spot on with the first two Rob and exactly the sort of things I've had in mind.

I'd seriously have to eat my words with a BM though. The cars are nice but the type of driver they attract caused me to get the Impreza in the first place.

I'll just quantify that last remark by saying it's the road going 'boy' racers that piss me off as opposed to the more serious types on here

M3 is attractive if only to continue chasing MikeB. But the thought of chasing Logan, with similar machinery is quite inviting too.

First things first though, the Dax needs to go to fund the next one.

[Tk]

not cheap but im liking this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Ford-Cosworth-Esc ... 45f0bc08a9

or a lancia integrale , but again not cheap for a good one


looks like its an evo then

[Stuart]

Congratulations on moving the RX8 Gerry. I am sure Liz will be delighted with that Honda and it will serve her requirements so much more appropriately.

In terms of a replacement............well, we've been here a number of times mate

Are you still looking at around 10k for something road legal but focused?

Which class do you want to be competitive in for sprints? Rear wheel drive is huge fun but very difficult (for me) to be on the mark in the wet, but that's probably lack of control and skill on my part.

It's very difficult to look passed a decent Evo 7 in my opinion. Something like John Start's old one was fantastic and for Dax money, you can get an absolute belter.

Best of luck. Two down, two to go

[Gerry H]

Looking at

[Stuart]

I was even contemplating taking a year off to get a few things done about the house.

Amen to that
You'd miss it all by Easter though I bet.

The only other thing to think about is the running costs. Anything NA will be cheaper to run but probably dearer to tune. All stuff you already know mate.

[Gerry H]

Too late for your sage words Stu.

[Stuart]

What you bought then?

[Gerry H]

Bought what?

You know my opimions of Evos and BMWs:)