Reply With Quote+1 but insert e220d for c200 and Kawasaki 1100 for Honda 1000.Originally Posted by Barryboy
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Last edited by onlynik; 11th October 2012 at 06:18.
+1 but insert e220d for c200 and Kawasaki 1100 for Honda 1000.
Hello from a fellow Europa NA owner :DAnd this if its ever sunny, as the tyres don't work in the rain or cold...!
Pic is from the top of the Stelvio pass. Not the most relaxing drive I've ever made.
Honestly...? No lol.
Hello! You on vx220.org?Hello from a fellow Europa NA owner :D
Is yours supercharged? I've been thinking abut it but instead looking to upgrade the wrist wear instead :)
Took the car on a track day to llandow in the summer and it was keeping up with road tyre'd turbos easily, as it's running R1R tyres.
Bit crap in the bad weather though.
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Yup same username on .org been on there over 8 years and had the car 7.5. Didn't make it to the national though as it was the weekend after a bit Scottish Elise event.
Used to have plans to move to a tubby or supercharge it but I love it so much I'm scared of ruining it. so bought a motorbike instead :D
Close, Pininfarina :D
That looks very much like Clevedon, my home town :)
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Close, Pininfarina :D
That looks very much like Clevedon, my home town :)
This looks like my home town of clevedonClose, Pininfarina :D
As soon as I saw the pic I too thought it looks like Clevedon.
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Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
Had enough of the diesels, now back into a gorgeous V8 - 26-28MPG average - I'm quite content with that.
HAGWE
Peter
and this for the lovely sunny days, now with Spanish plates...
( and a wee Golf V6 4-motion for local town driving - here small is beautiful.... )
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Seeing the VX above inspired me to post up a pic of my Lightweight P&J . . . However I'm down to around 1K miles a year now .
L200 barbarian company "car" great on tax for myself a beach buggy for sunny days. Will be getiing rid of the truck in the new year for a VW t5 camper i think.
Wifes is the merc c220D sport.
I got myself a smart brabus roadster coupe a few months ago
as my Evo is now a weekend car and have to say I love it, its
great fun to drive as its been chipped to 118 bhp and returns
around 45/52 mpg were as the Evo is 14/20 mpg
One of these:
It's a bit of a restoration jobby and the one on the right is the donor car...
R
Ignorance breeds Fear. Fear breeds Hatred. Hatred breeds Ignorance. Break the chain.
I used to have an aubergine 111R but it went from this...Seeing the VX above inspired me to post up a pic of my Lightweight P&J . . . However I'm down to around 1K miles a year now .
To this...
sorry
havent been on this thread in ages, is a 360 modena,
will add some pics later
Since my last car failed it's MOT, and having no real need for a car as we both worked fairly close to home, we didn't have a car for a few months. The Wife got offered a new job recently, just as I finished my nurse training, in a rural part of Scotland that we've aspired to move too for a long time :). So we had nine days to source a car for not a lot of money before we moved! Picked up a SAAB 9-3 low pressure turbo coupe, MY 2000, 95k, years MOT and taxed until end of December, under two miles from home and two days before we left! Had a red NG900 previously so knew what I was letting myself in for
Looks far better in the oics than it really is, but it's a tidy old thing for £600. Needs some suspension work and a set of winter tyres are on order as we now live 14 miles up a single track road. It returns 33mpg roughly, and has a fair turn of speed when you need it. It's also about to undergo a 400+ mile weekly commute in my new job!
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Used to have this:
But it has now been replaced by an X3. (which itself is due to be replaced in November)
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Needs some suspension work and a set of winter tyres are on order as we now live 14 miles up a single track road.
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Ah, in Norway this was referred to as ''The winter car'' - hugely underrated chariots here in UK !!!
Very sad to see they are now history (hope I am wrong !)
That's Balmoral. You are Prince Charles, and I claim my £5!Used to have this:
But it has now been replaced by an X3. (which itself is due to be replaced in November)
Still these two.......
You have to love a good Jaaaaag!Used to have this:
But it has now been replaced by an X3. (which itself is due to be replaced in November)
I used to have one of these. Like yours it was an LPT but for about £100 it soon became a HPT with about 220/230 hp. Made a massive difference. If you car is a Tri 3 rather than a Tri 5, check out the Saab forums if interested.Since my last car failed it's MOT, and having no real need for a car as we both worked fairly close to home, we didn't have a car for a few months. The Wife got offered a new job recently, just as I finished my nurse training, in a rural part of Scotland that we've aspired to move too for a long time :). So we had nine days to source a car for not a lot of money before we moved! Picked up a SAAB 9-3 low pressure turbo coupe, MY 2000, 95k, years MOT and taxed until end of December, under two miles from home and two days before we left! Had a red NG900 previously so knew what I was letting myself in for
Looks far better in the oics than it really is, but it's a tidy old thing for £600. Needs some suspension work and a set of winter tyres are on order as we now live 14 miles up a single track road. It returns 33mpg roughly, and has a fair turn of speed when you need it. It's also about to undergo a 400+ mile weekly commute in my new job!
Nice 308 I started with a 328 wifey said it looked like magnums car (which was a 308) upgraded to a 355 then a 360 came back to earth this year with a 997 :)
Here is mine, on the hunt for an mx5 as a daily (hint :))
Can't kill this old thing....2007 and 104,000 miles.
At least can find this in car park,and can raise few eyebrows.Volvo 850 T5-R
I recall getting seriously blown away by one of these back in the day, some really stealth ones out there.At least can find this in car park,and can raise few eyebrows.Volvo 850 T5-R
Admittedly not in that colour though!
Have a sneaky feeling that this may well be mine by the weekend...
Bit of a difference from the Clio 182
I have an E300td as a daily just now, barges are great.Have a sneaky feeling that this may well be mine by the weekend...
Bit of a difference from the Clio 182
Ford Mondeo ST Tdci with a little tuning box on itquite fun to drive, good economy too.... but looking for something different.... seen some very nice LS430's out there....Mmmmmmm
That is a bargain. I know it's got a certain amount of Vauxhall in, but it still looks and feels like a Saab. The prices for the pre-GM ones has gone well above what I'd be prepared to pay.
I think the rest of the day will be spent on autotrader and reading up on how to do this
Heres mine:
Just love my V8 grand cherokee, I had a normal 4.0 cherokee for three or four years and loved it , This one cropped up and i couldnt resist Its a 2000 4.7 that belonged to a surgeon as a toy, It has just about every extra you can imagine (inc engine bits) and is unbelievably quick! I do envy you living in the land of easy spares, for all the bits & extras you can buy so cheap, Never any need to get rid of a jeep really, Over here its not as easy finding nice little add ons, Could desperately do with a set of window lower trims but over here they are the price of a little car LOL.Can't kill this old thing....2007 and 104,000 miles.
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Now that's a proper gentleman's carriage :) been entertaining idea for a while, are they a money pit or quite bearable?Used to have this:
But it has now been replaced by an X3. (which itself is due to be replaced in November)
Fas est ab hoste doceri
Some really interesting stuff on here, here is my lot.
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Wow! A Jalpa! You don't see many of those around!!Some really interesting stuff on here, here is my lot.
Well spotted, not a lot of people ever know what it is.
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Nice Monte Carlo in the back ground as well, not to mention the integrale!
And a tidy looking Beta Spyder too.
Would love to hear more about long-term Jalpa ownership - can you give a little taster of how things have panned out in terms of the driving experience and costs?
I spent a few weeks thinking about it a few years back but my lack of knowledge about specialists put me off.
With the arrival of children, it's no longer on the cards but I still remember my initial interest was sparked when I saw this:
AlphaOmega, this clip of it in the Alps probably says more than i ever could. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4W-Jr8FXrxw
0.55 to 3.something you can almost feel the heavenly pleasure of it with your fifth point ;)
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Fas est ab hoste doceri
As much as love the Italian cars, they sucked at being reliable, lol
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As much as love the Italian cars, they sucked at being reliable, lol
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As much as love the Italian cars, they sucked at being reliable, lol
All you need for the low pressure turbo models is an APC valve and a re-map, 100ish quid all in and it goes from 154bhp to 225bhp! They go like stink, awesome overtaking power and quite economical too, mid 30's easy on a steady run. They changed the engine and management system in mid 2000 so mine is the last of the trionic 5 cars; engines are good for 450bhp standard! Later trionic 7 cars are only good for 300bhp before they need forged pistons. Worst thing about them is the handling, needs £120 spent on the 9-3 of that era straight away. Hugely practical with the rear seats folded, I got; a fridge, cooker and three kids bikes in the back, to take to the dump. They are great beaters for the money.That is a bargain. I know it's got a certain amount of Vauxhall in, but it still looks and feels like a Saab. The prices for the pre-GM ones has gone well above what I'd be prepared to pay.
I think the rest of the day will be spent on autotrader and reading up on how to do this
Go to uksaabs.co.uk for anything you need to know, fantastic bunch on the site and a few are members on here too :)
Absolutely! LOL. Cars to be admired, not owned
That's absolutely great. Could we now see the video of the MG 1300 along the same route, please?
EDIT: In fact, where did the picture of the MG go???
Ah, you mean my 1300GT?That's absolutely great. Could we now see the video of the MG 1300 along the same route, please?
EDIT: In fact, where did the picture of the MG go???
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