Stewcumber
New Forum User
I'm after a bit of info on these cars.
What appeals to me is that they're old and interesting and "cool looking" with targa tops especially but with enough power to keep up with modern traffic and creature comforts that I take for granted (mostly power steering and windows). I've test driven one and I got on with it fine.
First of all obviously there's not many left and after a bit of research there doesn't seem to be much part availability at least in the UK (I think this a is UK based forum?) which is putting me off. In the US there seems to be a lot more options, are LHD and RHD cars generally compatible?
For instance the Speedo and fuel gauge seem like common points of failure but there doesn't seem to be a straight forward fix for this (or is there?) What else is a common problem with the obvious exception of rust?
The wheels are a weird size with very limited tyre choice. Quite a few have aftermarket wheels which I would be exploring too for daily use to be honest.
Finally the prices seem everywhere - I looked at a nice NA manual in September which was £12k there is a £9k NA auto which has been available a similar amount of time. But when they pop up on eBay auctions they only go for a couple of grand for poor to average condition ones. I've watched a red na auto one go through auctions for under 3k but gets relisted as buy it now for 5.5k. then there are the premium dealers listing them for 25k so I'm struggling with how much they're worth.
So I guess my questions:
Does part availability prohibitively hinder maintaining one?
Are they actually reliable (in the context of a 35+ year old car that is)
Does anyone have a manual car for sale?
What appeals to me is that they're old and interesting and "cool looking" with targa tops especially but with enough power to keep up with modern traffic and creature comforts that I take for granted (mostly power steering and windows). I've test driven one and I got on with it fine.
First of all obviously there's not many left and after a bit of research there doesn't seem to be much part availability at least in the UK (I think this a is UK based forum?) which is putting me off. In the US there seems to be a lot more options, are LHD and RHD cars generally compatible?
For instance the Speedo and fuel gauge seem like common points of failure but there doesn't seem to be a straight forward fix for this (or is there?) What else is a common problem with the obvious exception of rust?
The wheels are a weird size with very limited tyre choice. Quite a few have aftermarket wheels which I would be exploring too for daily use to be honest.
Finally the prices seem everywhere - I looked at a nice NA manual in September which was £12k there is a £9k NA auto which has been available a similar amount of time. But when they pop up on eBay auctions they only go for a couple of grand for poor to average condition ones. I've watched a red na auto one go through auctions for under 3k but gets relisted as buy it now for 5.5k. then there are the premium dealers listing them for 25k so I'm struggling with how much they're worth.
So I guess my questions:
Does part availability prohibitively hinder maintaining one?
Are they actually reliable (in the context of a 35+ year old car that is)
Does anyone have a manual car for sale?