been dithering for a while ...

[trickydick]

Not seen much of the sweeney but have seen the modern sweeney movie with Ray winstone. I must admit i like that car though.

[cpw_cpw]

be careful if you go for a convertible...

[jiltedjohn]

I'm sure Uncle Sammy will have had a topless model or two in his time, probably Escorts.

[bwfcforever]

[quote="yoonited"]The first two series of The Sweeney featured a Consul 3.0 GT, easily distinguishable from a Granada by the twin spotlights in front of the grill. They were popular with police at the time as they had stiffer suspension than the Granada, which they would beef up even more.







got to be the post of the week :-)

cheers mate


As for a classic Escort, I'd hunt for a mk1 1300E which had a walnut dash and the extra dials like the Cortina 1600E had. both of these are very rare now, there's only a few hundred of each left on the road, hence they command mega bucks if they're in even half decent nick.

One of the best in the medium SUV range is the Nissan Qashqai. British built, reliable, been a huge sales success so plenty available second hand for sensible money. The 1.6 diesel has plenty of torque for towing and it's only £30 a year to tax. If you're adamant it has to be at least 2.0 then hunt

[chalky-ncfc]

[quote="alfinyalcabo"]The first two series of The Sweeney featured a Consul 3.0 GT, easily distinguishable from a Granada by the twin spotlights in front of the grill. They were popular with police at the time as they had stiffer suspension than the Granada, which they would beef up even more.




As for a classic Escort, I'd hunt for a mk1 1300E which had a walnut dash and the extra dials like the Cortina 1600E had. both of these are very rare now, there's only a few hundred of each left on the road, hence they command mega bucks if they're in even half decent nick.

One of the best in the medium SUV range is the Nissan Qashqai. British built, reliable, been a huge sales success so plenty available second hand for sensible money. The 1.6 diesel has plenty of torque for towing and it's only £30 a year to tax. If you're adamant it has to be at least 2.0 then hunt for a