Members dZjupp Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 well, you don't see much of them over here, when I first saw these (there were 2 for sale), I thought it was US importedand they were, although it was not offered officially in the USA back in the day. Many still made their way to the USA and the USA has the largest number of known Type 34s left in the world (400 of the total 1,500 to 2,000 or so remaining i can tell you one thing, they look totally bad ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dZjupp Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 MGB GT is a cool car, and if you know how to work on MGBs, than that would make more sense I always liked the Triumph GT6, but after my Spitfire experience (used on a daily basis, it was really high maintenance), I stayed away from 70s Triumphs i have always had an interest in GT6's, the problem is, everyone i have seen in my area (like a quad state area) have been in EXTREMELY rough shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 some good karmann info in this thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members silent-strat Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 There are a number of very interesting engine transplant options with the Karmann, not all of them are perilously expensive either. How big a project are you willing to take on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dZjupp Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 There are a number of very interesting engine transplant options with the Karmann, not all of them are perilously expensive either. How big a project are you willing to take on? what are the options? i know if i did another mgb, i'd put a FI 4.3 v6 in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Kidbs Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 I had a ghia for about 7 years as my "fun" weekend driver. They are temperamental as hell in the winter. They are hard to get started and warmed up enough that they won't conk out on you at the first stop light or stop sign you come up to. You will also bake in the summertime. They are also rotten for driving in rainy weather or weather where your windshield may fog up. I ended up not being able to drive it most weeks out of the year. As others have also said, they aren't the best handlers on the highway. I would never get one as a daily driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dZjupp Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 i've also been looking into a Datsun 260Z Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dZjupp Posted August 27, 2012 Author Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 I had a ghia for about 7 years as my "fun" weekend driver. They are temperamental as hell in the winter. They are hard to get started and warmed up enough that they won't conk out on you at the first stop light or stop sign you come up to. You will also bake in the summertime. They are also rotten for driving in rainy weather or weather where your windshield may fog up. I ended up not being able to drive it most weeks out of the year.As others have also said, they aren't the best handlers on the highway. I would never get one as a daily driver. i'm starting to see the cool factor drop on the Ghias thanks for the reply! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NITROHOLIC Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 vws. but {censored} having them be your only car. that should tell you something.. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Flogger59 Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 I had a ghia for about 7 years as my "fun" weekend driver. They are temperamental as hell in the winter. They are hard to get started and warmed up enough that they won't conk out on you at the first stop light or stop sign you come up to. You will also bake in the summertime. They are also rotten for driving in rainy weather or weather where your windshield may fog up. I ended up not being able to drive it most weeks out of the year.As others have also said, they aren't the best handlers on the highway. I would never get one as a daily driver. When I was a kid and my Dad was in Uni, he had a friend with a Kharmann Ghia. I can only remember him saying one thing: "We'll take my car, if it doesn't rain." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.P. Lovecraft Posted August 27, 2012 Members Share Posted August 27, 2012 {censored} all that. Get an El Camino! Its the Mullet of cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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