Is that how much a gallon of petrol and a box of matches costs in these insane times?
Today’s want
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- 16vCento
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Get it bought
I'd quite like a to have a go in a MG Montego Turbo like my dad had when I was little, to see if it still feels as mental as it did when I was five, that was a quick car!
He still complains about how shit it was, even now all these years later if he sees anything related to it
He had a red 1.6L, a light blue 2.0 Vanden Plas and then a white MG one.
I'd quite like a to have a go in a MG Montego Turbo like my dad had when I was little, to see if it still feels as mental as it did when I was five, that was a quick car!
He still complains about how shit it was, even now all these years later if he sees anything related to it
He had a red 1.6L, a light blue 2.0 Vanden Plas and then a white MG one.
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this may explain some things...16vCento wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:10 pm Get it bought
I'd quite like a to have a go in a MG Montego Turbo like my dad had when I was little, to see if it still feels as mental as it did when I was five, that was a quick car!
He still complains about how shit it was, even now all these years later if he sees anything related to it
He had a red 1.6L, a light blue 2.0 Vanden Plas and then a white MG one.
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My dad never had anything remotely cool when I was around, he did have a VW Fastback on twin 40's before I was born, but the best achieved when I was around was his Celica 1.8VVTi (when I'd left home), a MK3 Cortina 1.6XL, Talbot Horizon 1.3LS, MK2 Cavalier 1.6GL and Nissan Primera 1.6 Circuit were the bang average cars I was ferried around in as a kid and teen.
I've never had anything boring.
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My dad had mainly 2litre rep mobiles that he bought at about 5 years old and ran them til they died (apart from his yellow SD1!) He never had a BMW or even anything German, yet I'm a big BMW fan - which started with an E30 I wasn't really planning to buy.drcarlos wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:35 pmMy dad never had anything remotely cool when I was around, he did have a VW Fastback on twin 40's before I was born, but the best achieved when I was around was his Celica 1.8VVTi (when I'd left home), a MK3 Cortina 1.6XL, Talbot Horizon 1.3LS, MK2 Cavalier 1.6GL and Nissan Primera 1.6 Circuit were the bang average cars I was ferried around in as a kid and teen.
I've never had anything boring.
what's your car history?
- 16vCento
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I'm not sure how cool a MG Montego ever was tbh
My dad had some interesting stuff, Granada 2.8i Ghia X, some sort of sporty Kadett, Cavalier 16v, Escort 1.8 16v LXi which was pretty much a 5 door XR3i, Xantia Activa and more I can't remember.
He had some proper bad stuff too, Marina, Allegro, Lada Riva, Sierra 1.8, Mondeo 1.8td to name a few!
Better than his current Kadjar in my kind, but the way things are, the Kadjar is probably quicker than most of them!
My dad had some interesting stuff, Granada 2.8i Ghia X, some sort of sporty Kadett, Cavalier 16v, Escort 1.8 16v LXi which was pretty much a 5 door XR3i, Xantia Activa and more I can't remember.
He had some proper bad stuff too, Marina, Allegro, Lada Riva, Sierra 1.8, Mondeo 1.8td to name a few!
Better than his current Kadjar in my kind, but the way things are, the Kadjar is probably quicker than most of them!
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After the Maestro, Volvo 480 Turbo, Civic EG VTi, Mk1 CRX-16v, Granada Scorpio 2.9 (owned at the same time as the CRX), Civic EK VTi, L200 Strada, Accord Type-R, Mecedes A160 (owned at the same time as the Accord while I waited for a clutch on backorder for it), Civic MB VTi, Fabia VRS, Saab 9-3 Aero 2.0T, Saab 9-3 Aero V6T Wagon, Subaru Hawkeye WRX, currently L200 Barbarian and TVR Chimaera.Rich B wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:46 pmMy dad had mainly 2litre rep mobiles that he bought at about 5 years old and ran them til they died (apart from his yellow SD1!) He never had a BMW or even anything German, yet I'm a big BMW fan - which started with an E30 I wasn't really planning to buy.drcarlos wrote: ↑Tue Jul 05, 2022 4:35 pmMy dad never had anything remotely cool when I was around, he did have a VW Fastback on twin 40's before I was born, but the best achieved when I was around was his Celica 1.8VVTi (when I'd left home), a MK3 Cortina 1.6XL, Talbot Horizon 1.3LS, MK2 Cavalier 1.6GL and Nissan Primera 1.6 Circuit were the bang average cars I was ferried around in as a kid and teen.
I've never had anything boring.
what's your car history?
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That's a lot of fwd-love!
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^ Ooh, wonder if it's one of the Mr. & Mrs. ones from way back when. G60 LTD was one, can't remember the other, maybe G6 OVW (?). Certainly not common.
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https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/tg19 ... zer/789626
https://www.classicdriver.com/en/car/po ... 958/694519
https://www.hemmings.com/stories/2007/0 ... he-kreuzer
A kit replica would do (I've long regretted not buying an on-the-road kit 356 coupe for £4000 many moons ago I still my eye open for a Banham 550 but on the rare occasion one does pop up the prices seem to be £toomuch).
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Banal Vapid Platitudes
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Surely not much if you’re not getting one of the big engines?
Seems like a decent cheap barge.
Seems like a decent cheap barge.
An absolute unit
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Yeah, and you can use cheap Bentley parts when it breaks... oh.
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There's a guy on Boatshoes that bought a high mileage 3L TDi one of those. Might be worth a read for inspiration/sanity checking.
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I fancied one of those a while back. I can’t remember why as I had no need for such a car..
Think it was a ‘lot of car for the money’ type things.
Think it was a ‘lot of car for the money’ type things.
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