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GG. wrote: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:57 am
Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:17 am It’s prime stomping ground for my Urban Warrior Spackerwagon (TM). But no had to dash out to Braintree, can honestly say it’s the most deprived town in the UK that I have ever been to - it makes Dover look classy!
Dartford has to be up there too. Jesus its rough and I'm from the North.
I had a drive round Jaywick once. Like some kind of shanty town.
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240PP wrote: Thu Aug 23, 2018 1:34 pm
GG. wrote: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:57 am
Mito Man wrote: Thu Aug 23, 2018 11:17 am It’s prime stomping ground for my Urban Warrior Spackerwagon (TM). But no had to dash out to Braintree, can honestly say it’s the most deprived town in the UK that I have ever been to - it makes Dover look classy!
Dartford has to be up there too. Jesus its rough and I'm from the North.
I had a drive round Jaywick once. Like some kind of shanty town.
Ah yes - you probably have the winner there. Isn't that where the enormous man on Gogglebox lives?
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If it’s the one I think you mean then they live in Clackton

We went for a drive round Jaywick out of morbid curiosity after watching a series about the place. Felt quite guilty afterwards. What a fucking desperate, depressing environment. I don’t know how you’d get yourself out of there if that’s where you were born/grew up.

A few decades ago it was the place to buy your holiday home if you were coining it in in the Smoke! Now it’s just neglected and is where they move all the people that nobody wants living next door.
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From the deprived to the ostentatious. I needed to buy some good quality cheese and nuts so drove my Urban Warrior Spackermobile to Sloane street expecting to be the guy with the coolest car.
Competition started off weak
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Then this bastard started revving the nuts off his car getting all the attention
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Then I got out 4x4’d
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And again
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Then I came across some cars where it is safe to assume their owners are married to their cousins
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A black black!
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New Continental out in the wild. I like it a lot.
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Particularly the calliper size
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Blue drophead is class
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Overall a good nights free entertainment as everyone was driving like a wanker and revving the cars - more action that your average car meet. Driving back I saw an Aventador SV, Superfast and the Evora thing Mik kept posting about a while back. The one you can see the tyres through the bumper.
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At least you have the most suitable car for ram raiding the posh shops.
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Lovely 991 GTS in drab/baby poo grey.
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Saw some variant of McLaren go past yesterday, I'm guessing 675 because the number plate said M675 something. Still think they look a bit shit.

Saw a 612 Scaglietti in that blue they look quite good in not long after. Much more interesting to me, has a proper imposing presence to it. Probably because it's massive :lol:.
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They had a 612 in red with crema interior in the dealership I bought the 911 from - looked awful! Agree that in blue or grey and dark leather they look much better.
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A neighbour has a red one but he’s had the lower bits painted in black which I think looks good - still my favourite 4 seat Ferrari.

Saw a Veyron yesterday, still a very nice thing but funny to think it started the whole £1 million car segment but is now one of the cheapest cars in that segment.

A lot of Lamborghini Anus’ about. Bit of a shame that it’s turned a special marque into something you see everywhere.
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Mito Man wrote: Fri Aug 31, 2018 12:01 pm A lot of Lamborghini Anus’ about.
Haven't seen one in the flesh yet (pun intended). Not sure I want to...
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ZedLeg wrote: Fri Aug 31, 2018 11:44 amSaw a 612 Scaglietti in that blue they look quite good in not long after. Much more interesting to me, has a proper imposing presence to it. Probably because it's massive :lol:.
I’ve always liked the 612, especially in that blue. They look wrong in red.

The Top Gear ‘race’ to Verbier is still one of my favourites.
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An orange Miura drove past me yesterday - just so low and wide - like it could fit through a letterbox shaped slot! 😎
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Rich B wrote: Fri Aug 31, 2018 1:01 pm An orange Miura drove past me yesterday - just so low and wide - like it could fit through a letterbox shaped slot! 😎
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Stumbled across this photo not long ago of Rod Stewart's matching pair (and model gf natch) back in the 70s

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The want level is high!
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Just remember that fire extinguisher!
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Quite a few driving North to South today.

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A V plate wedge Ferrari (1980?) and a pristine looking Orion RS Turbo on the M3 last night.
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Two Alfa montreals in convoy heading north on the m11 near stanstead. One orange one red. Must have been a rust gathering somewhere...

I know they weren't ever all that good, but they're still lovely looking things.
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Wedge TVR (in yellow) & a couple of late curvy ones, all at different locations and none of them broken down 8-)
A Meriva VXR, mentioning because they only sold 272 in the four years they were on sale so a pretty rare sight.
A traction engine :P
A lowered Subaru Forester, it looked surprisingly right. I was looking for a pic of a similar one but this is more interesting;

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My mate's Testarossa. First time I've seen it IRL.

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