Mantakdy Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Having just today finished paying my mortgage I was thinking of buying a new car. My initial thoughts were for any one of a number of great new models from Ford, BMW, Mercedes etc but then an old photo caught my eye of a young me with my first car. It was a manta GT/E coupe. So now older middle aged me thinks it would be a good idea to try for another manta. I’m no good with welding so I would be looking for a two door GT/E or Exclusive which is already sorted and preferably on an E or F plate. There don’t seem to be many around at the moment so I’ll jeep an eye on the listings but for now I’m just asking what sort of budget would I be looking at for such a car. Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny D114BCW Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Hi there, it all depends on condition but if you want a full restored or as new exclusive coupe then you are going to need around £12,000...... that's if you can find one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mantakdy Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 Don't mind a bit of work Danny, as long as the rails and major metal work has been done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickfrad Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) Hi and welcome to the omoc. There is a 1984 gsi coupe for sale in N Ireland, has had a few mods including blitz interior and rear lower spoiler. may not be what your after and earlier than you wanted, but reasonable cars don't come up that often. Its a garage sale and price on application so may be overpriced. Depends how much you want one. Good luck on your search. https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1058294?utm_source=usedcars.mitula.co.uk&utm_medium=referral mick Edited February 5, 2019 by Mickfrad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutty2006 Posted February 7, 2019 Share Posted February 7, 2019 A manta GTE as a first car? Boy you were lucky! I had a mk3 1.1 fiesta that was hanging out of its own ar5e. GOod luck with your search. You should be able to find a good GTE under 10 grand just be prepared to wait and hold on for the right one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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