Gooooood evening everyone! I was nudged this direction by a few of you, JamesT5R, Ade and Mr insane double engined Volvo and I've been doing a little research and getting very confused.
I'm currently pottering up and down motorways in England in a very spaceship shaped '86 Honda Aerodeck on photoshoots, but the miles are piling up and I'm finding I'm needing more luggage space for flashes, lights stands etc. and a nice low and long rear bed for some tracking shots would be great too!
A nice 850 estate is looking like the best contender and checking out a few at RRG really has whet my appetite for one too.
The question is, what spec list should I be looking out for? Some criteria for you.
Pretty much needs to be a diesel. The MPG is the main reason I changed from my V8 Series Landie to the Aerodeck, but I now need a step further. The more I save on travel, the more I make on the shoot, as it were. Is it just the 2.5 diesel in this era?
Not too worried about the gearbox. Swaying towards an Auto but curious as to how they perform.
I'm not too worried about the colour as I'm heavily considering a respray when it comes (Ade has convinced me away from the matt black bonnet though haha) but a Dark colour would help my OCD around the engine bay etc as it will probably be a dark blue/green spray job.
Interior? Well what's the spec list like across the models? What can I expect? I'm kinda hoping for a tape deck as I bought a number of tapes to play in the Aerodeck and dug out some of mine from my teenage years to, so I'm guessing a tape deck came as standard anyway.
I do like the split leather/suede seats, but I THINK they're R only, yes? Looks like a scrappy job for that and fit them myself. Could be a good bargaining tool if the seats are in poor nick.
After that I'm sure I'll end up dropping some more R aesthetics on and lowering it a fair bit. I've seen a couple of V70 tailgates going on... is that purely because they're easier to get hold of?
What other practical modifications should I be thinking about budgeting for?
SO SO excited, but I've got a good 5-6 months to find this car so no rush. I'm 'capable' with my spanners and welder so not scared of a little repair work if needed
Other than that, thank you very much for putting up with my curious post, and thoroughly look forward to catching up with you all!
Chris!
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