Some nice motors on here!! Ive had to scale my motors down to allow me to fund buying watches - catch 22 - I’m just about to take delivery of a Skoda (much to one of my fellow TZ users amusement!)
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https://twitter.com/johncusack/statu...64251553353728Originally Posted by GraniteQuarry
Thought I'd treat myself to something for my upcoming 50th!
Takes me back to 1985, and no doubt some A&E visits beckon.
It's a Colony Sweet Tooth if anyone's wondering, and justified in my head as my son can have it in a few years
^ it is things like that I always wonder how do you learn you can / cannot do that. I get the whole building up from slow / small things, but this has a bucket load of hurt when practicing written all over it.
Astounding to watch, also some of the downhill mountain bike riding from red bull channel is equally as mental.
Back on topic, the Smart station car is now fixed & EML light sorted. Cayman now back to weekend fun, sadly!
I nearly drove a new Golf R estate as of last night, after a test drive and deposit popped down... but SWMBO later made me promise not to buy it until after Christmas :(
So still in the widowmaker...
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My mate purchased a BMX “for his son” a few weeks back. Following a “watch this son” moment he now has a torn rotator cuff, broken rib and a large gash in his head. Funny thing is, he was only trying an endoThought I'd treat myself to something for my upcoming 50th!
Takes me back to 1985, and no doubt some A&E visits beckon.
It's a Colony Sweet Tooth if anyone's wondering, and justified in my head as my son can have it in a few years
Pound for pound still one of the best handling cars around! I loved my Spec D and was a muppet for moving it on so I could get into M cars....I nearly drove a new Golf R estate as of last night, after a test drive and deposit popped down... but SWMBO later made me promise not to buy it until after Christmas :(
So still in the widowmaker...
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Lovely, TBH something like that was what I really wanted when I bought the Spec B but there was no way I'd get it past her indoors, I have owned a couple of Imprezas in my time and really wanted another, back in 2005 or so we took one a bit like yours for a test drive and her opinion was an unequivocal no!I nearly drove a new Golf R estate as of last night, after a test drive and deposit popped down... but SWMBO later made me promise not to buy it until after Christmas :(
So still in the widowmaker...
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I'm slightly surprised I managed to get the Spec B approved, but glad I did.
What should be 10 minutes trips to the shop are taking about an hour at the moment, can't resist finding something nice and twisty and having a play, been a while since that's happened! It's not the fastest thing I've ever driven but the handling is lovely for a car like this
Not a ferrari- but bought this last week Vauxhall insignia sports tourer vx-line Sri, petrol, manual & put the No plate on this week, needed somtething with a large flat boot, to make it easier to load the bikes , and carry out my duties of odd job man since retiring in march!
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That's some big dick energy right there. The man with the confidence to pull this off...Time to take this thread down a few notches. This old girl has just turned 20 and flew through it’s MOT with no advisories. Th MOT tester said it still had loads of life in it, and will run for many more years if we want it to.
Who buys such a fugly car I hear you ask. Well, my wife’s grandmother bought the car new when she was 75, 20 years ago. She ran it for 10 years and then gave it to my wife. It’s just been our second car runabout ever since. Never goes more than a few miles for home.
We know it was faultless for the first 10 years, and in the last 10 years all we have had to replace (beyond very cheap consumables) is the water pump. No rust anywhere. It’s basically a Jap car with a Vauxhall badge and engine, hence why it’s lasted so long. Currently on 52k miles.
I treat it to a £50 oil and filter change every year, a £6 air filter every 2-3 years, turkey baste the brakes reservoir every couple of years, and change the spark plugs every 5 years or longer. Coolant was changed when the water pump was done, so never have to do that again. That’s all the maintenance it gets, and all that it needs to plod on.
After this blip, I’m sure normal service will resume with your high end beemers, porkers and audis.
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Not a ferrari- but bought this last week Vauxhall insignia sports tourer vx-line Sri, petrol, manual & put the No plate on this week, needed somtething with a large flat boot, to make it easier to load the bikes , and carry out my duties of odd job man since retiring in march!
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Are we forgetting something................??
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
My inlaws had one of these for a while, and I'd borrow it some summers when I was back in the UK, and I ended up having a grudging respect for it. The manual gearbox was fast and loose, although with a ling throw, and it was tiny on the outside, but big on the inside. Funny little thing. I still notice them, out and about.
Who buys such a fugly car I hear you ask. Well, my wife’s grandmother bought the car new when she was 75, 20 years ago. She ran it for 10 years and then gave it to my wife. It’s just been our second car runabout ever since. Never goes more than a few miles for home.
An Exige
Exige
Do we win the car if we guess correct?
Welcome back. I did wonder and just had a look through your posts then this popped up.
Some good hiking there!And the one with the even bigger arse.
Ha ha ha, well spotted!
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Wouldn't your plate be German like your location?, having said that, in that picture the sky looks good man.And the one with the even bigger arse.
Nice play on words! Wondered how long it would be before Icarus rose again!
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
So did you buy the BMW R 18 yet?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Thought you had ordered one?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Well either that or you bought this off Skyman!
And the one with the even bigger arse.
Just to make myself more popular.
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Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
It’s only a 350. Poverty model. You want a G63 maaaaaate. All the rich guys get that one.
I wanted the Exige! OK, if the sky is the limit man I’ll have the G wagen too.
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Sometimes it’s too easy. This one didn’t even need Inspector Raffe.
I thought I recognized the car and registration from somewhere.
Sent through the ether by diddling with radio waves
Seen it parked on double yellows or in a disabled spot somewhere perhaps?
People “Considerably richer than Yyaaawwwww” can park where they want.
So did Eddie let you back or did you just sneak in?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Paging inspector Raffe !
Oh I see. So you're not Skyman then. You just happen to have his Mercedes G Wagen. Is it a dual personality thing?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Your reflection on the Mercedes star almost makes it look like you're wearing a Klan mask .
Big coincidence, same car with same licence plate
You claimed to be considerably richer than anyone else here but you were not stupid until you drank too much
I'll add that considering what were to be your parting words regarding Eddie, I hope you disappear quickly into your hole.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
That's the salesman, not the owner.
sorry old ,bit slow today what ?Are we forgetting something................??
The coupe lurking in the background........
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
You don’t understand the science of bellendery.
I was taught one should not play with food.
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
AH- not exactley everydays cars though. :-)
1935 ford model Y
Ha ha, what a beauty, had to winkle out a picture of that! Thanks.AH- not exactley everydays cars though. :-)
1935 ford model Y
Must admit I thought it was a 3 window when I first saw it ( showing my ignorance!).
Must be fun.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
not at all, its is very 34 ford coupe from the front,yep its not inconspicuous . and dont think i have not mentioned my other other car either , yet :-)
i am very old school, but with modern comforts
Nice looking Mk2. Never had a Mk2, only a Mk3 in the distant past and they never really had the same appeal. Do you do your own painting, see the masking paper in back?not at all, its is very 34 ford coupe from the front,yep its not inconspicuous . and dont think i have not mentioned my other other car either , yet :-)
i am very old school, but with modern comforts
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
So come on then, did the boss let you come back after all the stuff you said about him?
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
That is just lovely. My dad had one, a white 1600 GT with a raised clock binnacle, which was replaced by a gold 1600E. I much preferred the GT because of the closer link to the Lotus appearance.not at all, its is very 34 ford coupe from the front,yep its not inconspicuous . and dont think i have not mentioned my other other car either , yet :-)
i am very old school, but with modern comforts
hi, yes for my sins i was many years repairing accident damage / body repairs, so i can paint, weld etc with set up in my garage and do my own mechanicals/ engine rebuilds ,that was before i became a desk jockey/ insurance assessor using computers !old age is taking its toll now doing the work, and i dont really touch new stuff other than brake pads & occasional code reading.
TomGW
the top dials were on the series 1 cars 67-68, GT and 1600E were same set up as lotus just minus the engine .
Know the feeling, in my youth I worked in the paint rectification dept at a car plant for a while. Came in handy a few times over the years with cars and bikes.
Like you I don’t do much anymore. The car’s too new to play with although I do tinker with the bike. A far cry from rebuilding a Pontiac when my Trans Am decided to become a real Firebird thanks to a leaking fuel bowl pipe on a Holley carb!
Thanks for showing your cars, nice to see.
Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.
Don’t think I’ve added to this since the RS Clio, which has now gone, along with the Altea, which died a complicated and expensive mechanical death that I never got to the bottom of.
In their place:
This old knocker of a mk2 Golf. Straight and solid and rocking a 1.8 carb mated to a 3 speed auto. Oh dear.
It’s on the worst coilovers known to man and had a badgeless Jetta front end on it when I picked it up. It’s heading for an 1.8 20VT engine conversion and about 260bhp come February.
For the general running around in.
I needed something reliable and still had the ‘while it lasts’ benefit of cheap VED. It’s not mint but it’s not far off and had a full history. The S-Lines have a few extra styling niceties but this one had the tech and a proper FASH and it was £4K cheaper than an equivalent S-Line.
Because I can’t leave them alone, it’s had some Still Static modified H&R ‘Deep’ coilovers which drop it a minimum of 70mm and go down to 140, some Rotor alloys which I had repainted silver and a set of S5 brakes (not pictured). The Audi tyre spec is 255/35/19 but I am looking at going down to a 235 as the current width is what’s stopping me bringing it closer to the floor.
Nice - always liked Audi Avants (especially fast ones).
WRT the ride height mods - I'm assuming you don't have speed bumps in your area? ;-)
So is skyman back or not?
Asides from my daily car (Mercedes C220) I've owned this for 7 years now (you know... it's law... I own an MX5!)
Just 41k on the clocks and I've probably spent the same as the car cost, modifying it into a fast B road toy. Main mods are:
- MeisterR CRD Coil Overs
- Jass Performance Chassis Rails
- GCFabrications Roll Bar
- Complete teardown of the car from the gearbox back, bare metal strip and repaint
- IL Motorsport Uprated Bushes
- IL Motorsport adjustable droplinks
- Racing Beat rear exhaust section
- IL Motorsport mid section
- K&N Typhoon Induction
Power is the standard 150bhp VVT 1.8 which I do find is enough to exploit. The car is really nice and stiff with the chassis upgrades, so it's just fun on the small B roads here in NI.
Despite only 41k on the clocks and a "garage queen" life, the underneath needed time out and some TLC:
Now, the underneath is back to new - everything built up with new bushes and OE bolts:
Interior, well.. it's custom trimmed. The original seats suffered from a mouldy smell from I bought the car. It must've got wet at some stage with the roof down.
I've thought of changing it many times, but its just a toy for warm/dry days. I take it out for a blast just to clear my head mostly and it's definitely up to the job! Parts cost next to nothing. Reliability is flawless. Definitely deserves the reputation that it has.
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Looking good...Asides from my daily car (Mercedes C220) I've owned this for 7 years now (you know... it's law... I own an MX5!)
Just 41k on the clocks and I've probably spent the same as the car cost, modifying it into a fast B road toy. Main mods are:
- MeisterR CRD Coil Overs
- Jass Performance Chassis Rails
- GCFabrications Roll Bar
- Complete teardown of the car from the gearbox back, bare metal strip and repaint
- IL Motorsport Uprated Bushes
- IL Motorsport adjustable droplinks
- Racing Beat rear exhaust section
- IL Motorsport mid section
- K&N Typhoon Induction
Power is the standard 150bhp VVT 1.8 which I do find is enough to exploit. The car is really nice and stiff with the chassis upgrades, so it's just fun on the small B roads here in NI.
Despite only 41k on the clocks and a "garage queen" life, the underneath needed time out and some TLC:
Now, the underneath is back to new - everything built up with new bushes and OE bolts:
Interior, well.. it's custom trimmed. The original seats suffered from a mouldy smell from I bought the car. It must've got wet at some stage with the roof down.
I've thought of changing it many times, but its just a toy for warm/dry days. I take it out for a blast just to clear my head mostly and it's definitely up to the job! Parts cost next to nothing. Reliability is flawless. Definitely deserves the reputation that it has.
Just read your build thread on nutz, top work!! Im currently working my way through my mk1,doesn't look quite as good as yours though
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Very nice. I’m assuming you’re fairly local to me as the detailing outfit is just around the corner from my office.Asides from my daily car (Mercedes C220) I've owned this for 7 years now (you know... it's law... I own an MX5!)
Just 41k on the clocks and I've probably spent the same as the car cost, modifying it into a fast B road toy. Main mods are:
- MeisterR CRD Coil Overs
- Jass Performance Chassis Rails
- GCFabrications Roll Bar
- Complete teardown of the car from the gearbox back, bare metal strip and repaint
- IL Motorsport Uprated Bushes
- IL Motorsport adjustable droplinks
- Racing Beat rear exhaust section
- IL Motorsport mid section
- K&N Typhoon Induction
Power is the standard 150bhp VVT 1.8 which I do find is enough to exploit. The car is really nice and stiff with the chassis upgrades, so it's just fun on the small B roads here in NI.
Despite only 41k on the clocks and a "garage queen" life, the underneath needed time out and some TLC:
Now, the underneath is back to new - everything built up with new bushes and OE bolts:
Interior, well.. it's custom trimmed. The original seats suffered from a mouldy smell from I bought the car. It must've got wet at some stage with the roof down.
I've thought of changing it many times, but its just a toy for warm/dry days. I take it out for a blast just to clear my head mostly and it's definitely up to the job! Parts cost next to nothing. Reliability is flawless. Definitely deserves the reputation that it has.
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