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16th May 2012, 04:19 PM
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Opel Manta A Series
Always liked the Manta but you don't see them for sale very often
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Opel-Manta...item19d0b66f12
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#2
16th May 2012, 04:48 PM
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That one is a bit, erm, 'chavvy'....
Normal ones are cool... 
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16th May 2012, 05:20 PM
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Ok agreed this one is a bit of a tart, but it's the only one i've seen for sale since i was about 18.
It was more the model not this particular car
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16th May 2012, 06:38 PM
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NO NO NO NO NO. It's just a pale imitation wannabe Capri. A car that was enormously better looking, far more innovative, handled better and was in every way superior. Ford pulled a blinder with the radical idea of something that didn't look like a 3 box design but still had "normal" running gear meaning it was cheap and damn popular. Opel just fell on the passing band wagon several years after it started rolling. The Opel Manta? Pffffffft! a facsimillie of greatness and therefore not and never will be great. I shall now put my soapbox back in the cupboard. Thankyou for listening.
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16th May 2012, 08:04 PM
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Not my sort of car, I don't like it
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17th May 2012, 06:39 AM
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I'm with B@fink on this one. Horrible IMHO!
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5th June 2012, 08:53 AM
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I always loved the style of these cars, when I was a schoolboy, the PT teacher had one, a primrose yellow example, inspite of the colour, was a good looking car I always thought.
Capri did start the trend, but IMHO the Manta was far more easy on the eye!
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#9
6th June 2012, 06:45 PM
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Having driven and owned both capris and mantas I am on the side of the manta for the driving experience. Capri fun but manta felt more sorted. Production started in seventy and looks wise it's less derivative than the capri.
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