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Old 09-02-2006, 11:18 PM
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I bought my WRX as a tow car. It's effortless, but when towing it *REALLY* drinks fuel. Top fun but not exactly cheap to run. That's offset I suppose by the fact that they are dirt cheap to buy. In fact here you go. Insurance on a PPP via admiral/priviledge I think, they cover the PPP'd car for the same as standard (shows as a WRX 265).

Scarily the best tow car I've ever owned was a Freelander diesel. Not really gonna set your work on fire. Fits in most garages though as long as you remember the aerial when reversing out...
Old 09-04-2006, 12:56 AM
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Originally Posted by chilled,Sep 3 2006, 01:19 AM
And I might have convinced my mate Chris to hire a caterham and come along to donington
Can't recommend it enough, but be careful, it could lead to starting threads about estate cars on a sports car forum

[QUOTE=juansolo,Sep 3 2006, 08:18 AM]I bought my WRX as a tow car.
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For all that they're driven by wankers, it's not BMW's fault, and they do make good cars.
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I couldn't live with a Subaru interior unless the car was very cheap

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Is it a pure tow car, or is it a daily driver also?

I know you said no 4x4s, but
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Originally Posted by ge2,Sep 1 2006, 04:21 PM
That's the sort of thing, for 13k though?
Thought you might be one of the anti-BMW brigade when I suggested that...

You should be able to get a post-2001 facelift E46 330d Sport Auto Touring with the MV mutlispoke alloys and all the toys for
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[QUOTE=gaddafi,Sep 4 2006, 10:09 AM]I couldn't live with a Subaru interior unless the car was very cheap

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Five here, the Imola Red one looks a beauty!

http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/WWW/cars_...rch_full=SEARCH

EDIT: Ge, ignore the fourth one down
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[QUOTE=MarkB,Sep 4 2006, 11:12 AM]Is it a pure tow car, or is it a daily driver also?

I know you said no 4x4s, but
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[QUOTE=matthehat17,Sep 4 2006, 11:23 AM] Thought you might be one of the anti-BMW brigade when I suggested that...

You should be able to get a post-2001 facelift E46 330d Sport Auto Touring with the MV mutlispoke alloys and all the toys for


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