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911 tops 'dream car' poll

It might still carry a hefty car loan cost, but the iconic Porsche 911 has come out on top of a new poll of dream motors from the 1980s.

The power-packed German sports car beat out the Audi Quattro by just one percentage point in the study by vehicle check specialists HPI.

Both cars proved around twice as popular as their nearest challengers, the Ford Sierra RS Cosworth and the BMW M5, when poll respondents were asked which 80s vehicle they would most like to own.

The study also proved sobering reading for car dealers - as two-thirds of buyers said that they felt "more confident" than today when purchasing a used car in the 80s.

HPI director Nick Lindsay said: "The revelation that used car buyers felt more confident buying a car in the 80s is, I believe, down to the greater levels of awareness now about car crime, such as clocking and cloning."

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