Your other cars
- Thread starter Eldavo
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2012 Ford Focus TDCI company car, which replaced my beloved CLK 320 'Brynhildr'
Girlf has a rattly 206 1.4i which i recently tried in vain for her to upgrade to something more interesting, like a Z4 3.0si. She liked the way it looked, but i knew it wasn't gonna happen when she asked whether they did a 1.6 version!
I occasionally borrow my dad's Evo X FQ300 but not so much now he knows how i drive it. After hearing my S2 revving up he decided to fit a full sports exhaust system to his and now it sounds brutal. Not what you expect from a 64 year old.
Girlf has a rattly 206 1.4i which i recently tried in vain for her to upgrade to something more interesting, like a Z4 3.0si. She liked the way it looked, but i knew it wasn't gonna happen when she asked whether they did a 1.6 version!
I occasionally borrow my dad's Evo X FQ300 but not so much now he knows how i drive it. After hearing my S2 revving up he decided to fit a full sports exhaust system to his and now it sounds brutal. Not what you expect from a 64 year old.
ChasR
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Now that is interesting. I am in two minds with that car. Do I throw a bundle of cash at it and keep it going (I was eying up the Eibach/Bilstein combo which should do the trick if your improvements are anything to go by
) or buy something similar but in better condition (which seems to be ££££)? I could always put up with the car until its heart can beat no more...I did have a 147 JTD as a daily once in addition to a brief flirtation with a 147 2.0 Twin Spark. Contrary to the haters the JTD never gave me any trouble bar when a Boost hose split. The VAG after it gave me way way waaaaaaay more jip! Even my French cars were not that bad truth be told.
ORIGINAL: Hairyarse
Chas - I love your Stag, looks fantastic!!205 looks nice too. I've got my eye on them at the moment, I may be viewing one to do up shortly [
Many thanks Andy
. I may be selling the 205 if you are interested (it will be a respray if you are after a minter but mechanically it is spot on). If you need a hand let me know (viewing etc.) As I eventually found out there is a gulf between how people think a 205 should handle (i.e swinging their tail out at every corner) to how they should, especially on good modern rubbers (still playful but more provokeable and more importantly, predictable ).
ChasR
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Thanks Chas, will do
In which case make me an offer, I can only say no (for both the Stag and the 205).
Here is a link to what has been done to the 205. I shall take less than the asking price for it truth be told
.http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/167387/1989-peugeot-205-1750ono-warwick#.U7rdBpUg_IU
I have a Mk4 golf 2.0 GTI... yes, the one that people say isn't a proper GTI (and they are mostly right)
It was my carriage to the Rutland meet this year and is adequate for the commute, transporting the dog and bootfulls of 944 parts.
I have a hankering for a 928 as a third car...
It was my carriage to the Rutland meet this year and is adequate for the commute, transporting the dog and bootfulls of 944 parts.
I have a hankering for a 928 as a third car...
ChasR
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I hanker after a 928 myself truth be told. They have plenty to offer for the enthusiast. In the same token they also have plenty of things that are costly for an owner (to an extent where 944s look comparatively cheap to run!).
I guess the 928 has to be respected as being a top end sportscar of the day and as such coming with the price tags to match.
My daily road car is 1998 993 Targa manual, and sometimes my 1964 Austin Cooper S:
Suffolk944
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Just an Insignia as my daily workhorse though it does have two turbos so I can get my boost fix when required (well sort of [])
Keep thinking could add another interesting car to the fleet (assuming Mrs Suffolk 944 gave permission) but not sure if it would get enough use to justify the outlay.
]) Keep thinking could add another interesting car to the fleet (assuming Mrs Suffolk 944 gave permission) but not sure if it would get enough use to justify the outlay.
Hairyarse
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ORIGINAL: ChasR
ORIGINAL: Hairyarse
Thanks Chas, will do
In which case make me an offer, I can only say no (for both the Stag and the 205).
Here is a link to what has been done to the 205. I shall take less than the asking price for it truth be told
http://retrorides.proboards.com/thread/167387/1989-peugeot-205-1750ono-warwick#.U7rdBpUg_IU
Thanks for the link Chas. It looks nice! I'm hoping to look at one shortly that's around the £800 mark - it does need some tidying but I'm hoping not too much! lol
Ex Skyline
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You poof ! [
]Ex Skyline
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200 bhp, factory Black, T4 [8D] (that's a Volkswagen Transporter to the uneducated []).
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pauljmcnulty
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I've got a Toyota Hiace, in French Turquoise. Pete, it might not be a modded, stealth-black T4 but you dare call me a poof! ![[sm=kiss.gif]](/forum/styles/default/pcgb/kiss.gif "Kiss [sm=kiss.gif]")
170K miles and still going strong! Last MOT was a bit of a let-down, as there was an advisory for one tyre: Toyota reliability finally let down by cheap rubber. [&:]
And still got the flippin' Legacy. Nearly 140K miles on it and can't agree what to change it for....it's just too good a car to be worth selling for a grand. [&o]
170K miles and still going strong! Last MOT was a bit of a let-down, as there was an advisory for one tyre: Toyota reliability finally let down by cheap rubber. [&:]
And still got the flippin' Legacy. Nearly 140K miles on it and can't agree what to change it for....it's just too good a car to be worth selling for a grand. [&o]
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