E3 Series 1978 - 1985
1978 Bogliq Busker
The E3 Busker has grown in size vs the outgoing Exordium.
The outgoing E2 Exordium was a tale of riches to rags; massive popularity and sales goodwill squandered on a poorly engineered engine upgrade. The E3, now known as the Busker, was aimed at restoring the public’s faith in Bogliq’s small car. Reliability has been substantially improved, fuel economy has been maintained and the model range has been rationalised. E3 variants have been carefully tailored tailored to better suit particular buyers needs and styling has been enhanced for a more mature, upmarket focus.
Busker Model Range
518B - $3,959 Driveaway, $157 p.a. servicing (5dr hatch, 1.8L I4, 43Kw, 165Km/h, 16.4s, 8.8L/100Km) Reliability - 67.8
518F - $4,049 Driveaway, $164 p.a. servicing (5dr hatch, 1.8L I4, 43Kw, 157Km/h, 18.7s, 9.3L/100Km) Reliability - 66.1
518Exec - $4,299 Driveaway, $181 p.a. servicing (4dr Sedan, 1.8L I4, 43Kw, 158Km/h, 17.2s, 9.3L/100Km) Reliability - 65.4
518E - $4,299 Driveaway, $188 p.a. servicing (3dr hatch, 1.8L I4, 53Kw, 183Km/h, 12.8s, 9.7L/100Km) Reliability - 65.9
132S - $4,999 Driveaway, $185 p.a. servicing (3dr hatch, 3.2L V6, 77Kw, 189Km/h, 11.9s, 12.1L/100Km) Reliability - 67.6
1982 Bogliq Busker Mk 2
“Age of Aquarius” golden bumpers replaced with sensible silver greys, making the Mk 2 a nicer car to look at.
Bogliq USA was having financial difficulties. They’d over extended into the hypercar market and had over-captalised in South America. The E3 Busker Mk 2 wasn’t skimped upon though, unlike the Buttress and Baller, because it represented Bogliq’s core constituency; the working class. The Busker had been facelifted, giving it a corporate look, plus deleting the questionable usage of gold as a contrast hue. There was a wagon bodystyle now available and there were a couple of new inclusions; a new 2.4L for the 524S and a new halo model.
The new RLH trim, “Rides like Heaven”, was the performance and handling apex of the Busker range. Designed and conceptualised by the famed designer João “Joe” Dunha, the DLH model combined high performance looks and high performance upgrades into a single, no compromise, road racer package.
Busker Mk 2 Model Range
518B - $6,189 Driveaway, $241 p.a. servicing (5dr Wagon, 1.8L I4, 48Kw, 169Km/h, 16.1s, 10.3L/100Km) Reliability - 66.3
518F - $6,229 Driveaway, $243 p.a. servicing (5dr Hatch, 1.8L I4, 48Kw, 171Km/h, 16.3s, 10.1L/100Km) Reliability - 66.3
518C - $6,229 Driveaway, $243 p.a. servicing (4dr Sedan, 1.8L I4, 48Kw, 171Km/h, 15.9s, 10L/100Km) Reliability - 66.3
524S - $6,279 Driveaway, $256 p.a. servicing (3dr Hatch, 2.4L I4, 71Kw, 197Km/h, 10.9s, 11.1L/100Km) Reliability - 67.4
524S-RLH - $6,789 Driveaway, $301 p.a. servicing (3dr Hatch, 2.4L I4, 83Kw, 195Km/h, 9.31s, 11.5L/100Km) Reliability - 68.5
@Marcus_gt500 = João “Joe” Dunha