davekmoore wrote:93_Clubman wrote:congrats dave! i assume from your earlier post above you're looking for a silver '00-'05 nb8b, as opposed to a silver '98-'00 nb8a?
Well I'm caught between getting financed up for an S2 6 spd SE/SP or the supercharged car or similar or buying a cheap NB Series 1 such as the one I've dríven today. Underwhelmed by the lack of immediacy, the steering pulling left,the road noise (wheel bearing?), the lack of ABS, the tickover winding up to 2k when the a/c is switched on, and the pinging. Impressed by the better safety and convenience kit and refinement though and by the fact that it'd effectively cost me the 91 NA plus only $4k.
May have to do the upgrade in stages, e.g; make the NB a bit more interesting with exhaust/CAI etc, run it 6-12 months, then take the deeper plunge when I've built up more of a car fund.
PS If the Clubman on ebay is yours then you can tell how confused I am by the fact that it might have interested me as well if it had power steering and air con. Looks a nice car by the way and well priced.
no the red clubman on ebay isn't mine, but it does look very tidy. when i saw your post about it i thought you might have been in two minds. btw, from the ebay pic of the engine bay i'd say it has no ac.
there certainly are some very cheap NB8As & NB8Bs around - in fact there was a cheap NB8B in BRG in Melbourne recently - i'll see if i can find it again.
then take me for a ride when i come to melbourne
