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- Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:23 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: 1968 Austin 1100 Mk1 (Take 2)
- Replies: 397
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Re: 1968 Austin 1100 Mk1 (Take 2)
i had the aussie version with teh 1500 ohc maxi engine and 5 speed. i had the b.l special tuning twin carb kit and a mild port and polish. the thing flew. like off the end of the strip speedo. the front subframe was different and beefier as was the shell. was a riot. ex wife hated it. too bumpy and ...
- Wed Jul 22, 2020 3:58 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: What did you do today?
- Replies: 15710
- Views: 3255427
Re: What did you do today?
wasted my time with this...
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 4:14 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Claim's Cabbies Corner. Repo Revenge.
- Replies: 1977
- Views: 469191
Re: Claim's Cabbies Corner (Again)
im enjoying this, a neighbour in hull had an n plate cav tdi for eons as a taxi. he bought it new and ran it for 15 years or so. thing had 670000miles on it when the ol girl went. he replaced it with a mk3 astra tdi on an s plate.
- Fri Jun 14, 2019 1:31 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
- Replies: 101
- Views: 50455
Re: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
HOLDEN VF GTS LSA. TOO MUCH POWER IN A FUCKING TAXI. CAN BE OUTCORNERED BY A DACIA SAQNDERO
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 1:40 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
- Replies: 101
- Views: 50455
Re: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
sorry, i should clarify, i spent 5 years fixing the damn things for a day job and it actually ended up with me on a decent anti depressant and therapy. no joke.
i like the new ones but anything pre 2012 is pure bleh.
though i have a fierce passion for vauxhal novas and mk1 cavaliers....
i like the new ones but anything pre 2012 is pure bleh.
though i have a fierce passion for vauxhal novas and mk1 cavaliers....
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 12:40 pm
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
- Replies: 101
- Views: 50455
Re: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
May I politely suggest that you drove a fucked one? You may suggest that but others said it was a good one. It just didn't impress me at all, in any way. Nova Gte was a better car & that's saying something. id agree the nova was better. though a 106 rallye is close. the 205 was more fun as a 1....
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:30 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Cars that I thought would be shit but weren't.
- Replies: 69
- Views: 34448
Re: Cars that I thought would be shit but weren't.
gm did a 1.6 dizzler in the mk2 astra and mk2 cav. they then used the 1.7 izusu dizzler in the mk3 cav and some mk3 astras. they then bored the og 1.6 to 1.7 and called it the low blow and wedged it in mk1 vectras and some astra mk3s. meanwhile the izuzu got thrown into the later vectras and then ha...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:10 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
- Replies: 101
- Views: 50455
Re: Cars that I thought would not be shit but were
k11 micra. utter fucking garbage.
mid 90s corollas. toss.
mk1 + 2 ford escorts. the normal ones are worse than a marina and the hot ones are a boat anchor in a fucking bog roll. plus ford tax, utter twattery.
land rover anything. owning one means you should be aborted. with a exocet missile.
mid 90s corollas. toss.
mk1 + 2 ford escorts. the normal ones are worse than a marina and the hot ones are a boat anchor in a fucking bog roll. plus ford tax, utter twattery.
land rover anything. owning one means you should be aborted. with a exocet missile.
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:05 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: The Cuckoos of Automotive History - Developed by one brand, built by another
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18360
Re: The Cuckoos of Automotive History - Developed by one brand, built by another
og polo was the audi 50.AutoshiteBoy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 7:46 am Original VW Polo was supposed to be an Audi
Honda Accord Aerodeck was supposed to be a replacement Scimitar
Wasn't the BX supposed to be a Reliant until they went tits-up?
bx was originally a volvo design idea...
- Wed Jun 12, 2019 8:04 am
- Forum: Motorised Conveyances
- Topic: The Cuckoos of Automotive History - Developed by one brand, built by another
- Replies: 34
- Views: 18360
Re: The Cuckoos of Automotive History - Developed by one brand, built by another
fucking hell how did i fuck that up.Eddie Honda wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 3:22 amHey Trump. Is that like Tim Apple of Apple? I think you mean Tom Karen...