Which 'budget' Bond car would you choose from?
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Whilst an Aston Martin would be nice, it's still a way off for many of us I imagine.
So to keep a Bond theme until that day, which of the 'budget' cars that have been driven in the films would you choose and why?
As a prompt, we've seen Craig's Bond in the likes of a Ford Mondeo, Ka and Kuga, a Volvo S40 and chased by an Alfa Romeo 159 to name just a few.
So to keep a Bond theme until that day, which of the 'budget' cars that have been driven in the films would you choose and why?
As a prompt, we've seen Craig's Bond in the likes of a Ford Mondeo, Ka and Kuga, a Volvo S40 and chased by an Alfa Romeo 159 to name just a few.
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Edit: A recent pic of it in this thread https://www.ajb007.co.uk/topic/43943/the-silencer-and-bra-strap/page/274/ - two, to be exact. Rather covered by snow, but you know what one looks like.
Bridge in SF, before M's office explodes )
"Been" in a Bond, if not a Bond in it
Although I too would go for a Mondeo. The Classic
Stag ( DAF) seems to be a reasonable buy for an
Older classic sports car.
Then they are talking utter bollocks
They cost a bloody fortune to repair and maintain...they are awesome though -{
@nobody, is yours the 150 hp Saab Soft Turbo?
I‘ve had a 2005 9-3 for more than 10years and still regret selling it.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
You can get a rough example Mach 1 from 1971 for about 12k (or hunt in every American junkyard like a hawk, like the roadkill one) and have it as a project car but you could also get a S40 for about the same money.
That said, I'd choose a Mach 1 as a project car, maybe a Bug (Blue OHMSS version) for extra hipster points as it is basically a 911 (kidding) or a Mini (stock car racing, OHMSS), the BMW 740iL (it was rebadged as a 750iL) if we're talking about sedans (on the topic of Bimmers, the Z3 was a joke. He might as well had a M3 Convertible) though the right S40 would also be nice.
How about the Fiat 500 that was seen in SPECTRE?
No takers?
TP, we used to have a Micra, damned thing was in the shop every other day.
It was a England-made one {:) as opposed to the Japanese made ones on higher trim levels. I guess my dad's '92 E36 Sedan kind of counts as a Bond car as it was seen in the parking lot and during Bond's escape from the print works in TND.
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I guess if you want a real bona fide Bond car a BMW Z3 or late 90s 7 Series will cost you almost nothing now. You could go for an Audi 200 from Living Daylights, but I think they're rather tricky to find now. Maybe a Jaguar XKR from Die Another Day? The Volvo S40 Dufus mentioned is pretty cool, I think.
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Quite sure a Vespa makes more power than a 2CV and doesn't make you look like a complete, utter bonehead madman for spending money... on a 2CV.
A thought: it's never appeared in a Bond film as far as I'm concerned but a grey/white Nissan S30 240Z would make for a decent DB5/2000GT alternative. It's an attractive (though that's completely subjective), classic sports car at a comparatively low price.
The Jag XJR is also anlovley looking car (subjective I know).
I think the good old Mondeo may serve well (a Bond car for a family of five - rules out so many others!))
My older Brother had a Saab 900 Turbo, which I occasionally got to drive.
Brilliant car
Love it!
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I guess that sort of counts.
Oddly enough an 8 Series appeared in TND, which makes for 2 BMW V12s in the same movie.
Considering how bankrupt you can become from owning one of these, I'd veer away from it, no matter how sweet owning a V12 for at most 10k must feel like.
I guess you could also include older Range Rovers as he's driven about in a few.
It may just be me but I've never really been a BMW fan and I didn't like that particular product placement.
I have to agree. I loved the Saab 900s back in the 80s.
The wall fell down, ...... The Saab was unscathed !