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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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After nearly 10 years today I say goodbye to my BMW 330i. An absolute dream to drive and so sad to see it go.
So what has been your favourite car to drive? |
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over a year ago
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"Oh easy I loved my Peugeot 306GTi6
Awesome car to drive especially on country roads. The poor thing finally went up in flames ?? "
My garage looked at mine and said there was a very real risk of that happening and to get whatever I could sell it for. Totally gutted, handles like a dream, quick as anything and just wonderful to drive. Never been much of a car person but I may even shed a tear |
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By *rGuyMan
over a year ago
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After nearly 10 years today I say goodbye to my BMW 330i. An absolute dream to drive and so sad to see it go.
So what has been your favourite car to drive?"
Out of all the cars I have had from skylines to cosworths my favourite was my Clio williams. Always regretted letting that go. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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After nearly 10 years today I say goodbye to my BMW 330i. An absolute dream to drive and so sad to see it go.
So what has been your favourite car to drive?"
I had a 330i beaut of a car.
Most fun car I drove was an RX7 import with about 700 horses. Impossible to keep in a straight line but just a laugh beyond all laughs |
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I had a Capri. One of my first cars. Head turned when that bonnet came down the street a few minutes before I did. 
My nicest car was my Escort. 1.6. Top of the range and the interior was lovely.
I wish I had that car now.  |
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over a year ago
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I briefly (about 6 months) had a Nissan Cherry Turbo....don't laugh!
It had been chipped, re-mapped and had a bigger turbo fitted by previous owner. It had stupid bhp for a car that was basically a shopping trolley on fat wheels.
If you hit the pedal hard it basically slammed you onto the back seat. Escort RS turbos were all the rage at the time......it used to eat them.....until it disappeared in a cloud of blue smoke when I blew the turbo! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My classic mini's, by far the most fun on four wheels  - ess"
I had a mini. Not my favourite but boy, it had character. Wouldn't drive over 60. The boot held shut with a padlock, and it was Orange.
I drove to the seaside with 5 lads in the car.  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My classic mini's, by far the most fun on four wheels - ess
I had a mini. Not my favourite but boy, it had character. Wouldn't drive over 60. The boot held shut with a padlock, and it was Orange.
I drove to the seaside with 5 lads in the car. "
Regularly had the pink one up to 75, you what they say... "when I die I want to be buried in my mini, it'll save the fire brigade cutting me out of it" |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Cant pick a total favourite... but my clio 172 came close.. the first one... then my type r subaru.. just because it was one of the first imported 2drs and had people confused at the time and was awesomely fast..
And my last two that i loved was my metro vvc with 200bhp but looked like a standard one. But i have a soft spot for my 156 v6 alfa too...
But I think from that list it would be my clio thay wins... |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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"Must be heart wrenching watching a loved one go.
Will you miss the gear shifts? Her big boot? "
Totally, in sports mode you simply didn't notice the gears shifting, the boot wasn't big but was beautifully formed. Sleek lines, gorgeous figure and a real head turner. Gave me so many memorable rides. |
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"My classic mini's, by far the most fun on four wheels - ess
I had a mini. Not my favourite but boy, it had character. Wouldn't drive over 60. The boot held shut with a padlock, and it was Orange.
I drove to the seaside with 5 lads in the car.
Regularly had the pink one up to 75, you what they say... "when I die I want to be buried in my mini, it'll save the fire brigade cutting me out of it" "
I forgot. I had to push the window up by hand. Not 'wind'. I said 'push' haha.
I sold it to a friend. He offered twice what I paid for it.
75mph in a mini. That would have drove like a scalextric. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Back in the day of the hot hatches (late 80s) I had a Peugeot 205gti,I thought I was the dogs blocks lol.
As I got older car became more conservative and family orientated,but I still harm back tome lovely wee 205. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My classic mini's, by far the most fun on four wheels - ess
I had a mini. Not my favourite but boy, it had character. Wouldn't drive over 60. The boot held shut with a padlock, and it was Orange.
I drove to the seaside with 5 lads in the car.
Regularly had the pink one up to 75, you what they say... "when I die I want to be buried in my mini, it'll save the fire brigade cutting me out of it"
I forgot. I had to push the window up by hand. Not 'wind'. I said 'push' haha.
I sold it to a friend. He offered twice what I paid for it.
75mph in a mini. That would have drove like a scalextric. "
it was lots of fun, currently on the look out for another but shh don't tell the mrs  my eunos roadster was fun for sideways action |
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Jensen Healy little pocket rocket it was my dads car not the most reliable car ever but it turned heads it was a sad day when that car went and a pure joy to drive. |
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"MkII Golf Gti - I had it from new and it was molded to me, went like the clappers even on the way to the scrap yard 13 years later "
My first car was a MKII golf, indestructible, managed a 200 mile journey after the garage forgot to put in oil after a service  |
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"My range rover, beautiful truck to drive. Unfortunately when they go wrong they go expensively wrong "
Yea agreed, love my Range Rover sport, but man even the petrol consumption, still my fav tho xx |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My classic mini's, by far the most fun on four wheels - ess"
Agreed
I had a 1275gt.
With some modifications.
It was just such fun, every time I drove it I was smiling.
Until the day I wrote it off.
Poor baby,if I hadn't been driving like such a tosser i would have kept it as long as I could have.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My classic mini's, by far the most fun on four wheels - ess
Agreed
I had a 1275gt.
With some modifications.
It was just such fun, every time I drove it I was smiling.
Until the day I wrote it off.
Poor baby,if I hadn't been driving like such a tosser i would have kept it as long as I could have.
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Always a sad day when a mini dies |
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I've loved all of my cars with a special soft spot for the little mini I had at 17 but nothing gives me more joy than my current car. I look out the window at him and he makes me smile. I own my dream car.  |
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i had an old J reg polo - was practically a gift off my sis in law - lots of memories of days out with the kids and their mates mostly - it moved us from exes to here - we piled in camping stuff and disappeared for a few days - it died on the motorway - we called it the tornado (tornado red) - kids still yak on about it now |
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"Oh easy I loved my Peugeot 306GTi6
Awesome car to drive especially on country roads. The poor thing finally went up in flames ?? "
This has to be a 306 thing! My d turbo did exactly the same thing on the m5 |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Oh easy I loved my Peugeot 306GTi6
Awesome car to drive especially on country roads. The poor thing finally went up in flames ??
This has to be a 306 thing! My d turbo did exactly the same thing on the m5"
Our range Rover spontaneously combusted, the only liquid we had with us was an 8oz bottle of baby milk, turns out it's really good for fighting fires |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My range rover, beautiful truck to drive. Unfortunately when they go wrong they go expensively wrong
Yea agreed, love my Range Rover sport, but man even the petrol consumption, still my fav tho xx"
Lpg conversions are your friend  |
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Sigh ... This thread makes me sad!!!
All those good times,late nights, road trips and speeding fines!!! I too miss my car and fucking wish I never sold it  What the fuck was I thinking
Was an Audi RS4 and she was beautiful |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!"
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days |
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My Escort RS Turbo around 15 years ago.
It had Spax adjustable suspension, big brakes and was running around 230bhp
For a car built in 1986 it was amazing! Accelerated like a bullet and handled like it was on rails.
My current Fiesta ST is not far behind it though! Real drivers car |
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"My Escort RS Turbo around 15 years ago.
It had Spax adjustable suspension, big brakes and was running around 230bhp
For a car built in 1986 it was amazing! Accelerated like a bullet and handled like it was on rails.
My current Fiesta ST is not far behind it though! Real drivers car "
Is it the new fiesta St? I want one as my next car- back to a 1.6 turbo engine in light car just like the old feistas and escorts rsts. |
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"My Escort RS Turbo around 15 years ago.
It had Spax adjustable suspension, big brakes and was running around 230bhp
For a car built in 1986 it was amazing! Accelerated like a bullet and handled like it was on rails.
My current Fiesta ST is not far behind it though! Real drivers car
Is it the new fiesta St? I want one as my next car- back to a 1.6 turbo engine in light car just like the old feistas and escorts rsts."
It's not the new shape no - it's the older one with the 2.0L engine but heavily modified for track use.
The new shape are also excellent but drive a little differently due to the turbo (power in different places etc)
Bother cars handle incredibly! Either on a country lane are an absolute hoot! |
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"MkII Golf Gti - I had it from new and it was molded to me, went like the clappers even on the way to the scrap yard 13 years later
My first car was a MKII golf, indestructible, managed a 200 mile journey after the garage forgot to put in oil after a service "
Yikes!! I put too much oil in my first Beetle and blew the head gasket! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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After nearly 10 years today I say goodbye to my BMW 330i. An absolute dream to drive and so sad to see it go.
So what has been your favourite car to drive?"
Lotus Exige. For the turn in. That thing could pull lateral G I couldn't believe. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Sigh ... This thread makes me sad!!!
All those good times,late nights, road trips and speeding fines!!! I too miss my car and fucking wish I never sold it What the fuck was I thinking
Was an Audi RS4 and she was beautiful "
I had an S4 so I can only imagine  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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My favourite car was a 20 yr old rover metro. Sounds silly but that car was ace, basic, no stupid gadgets, drove well, nippy, reliable, unfortunately she rusted through underneath and was no longer safe. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Sigh ... This thread makes me sad!!!
All those good times,late nights, road trips and speeding fines!!! I too miss my car and fucking wish I never sold it What the fuck was I thinking
Was an Audi RS4 and she was beautiful "
I'm having all those emotions |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!"
They were beasts of cars....went through a few others before i went back into motorcycles |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I've never owned a fast car for the road although when I was younger I used to build and race cars on tracks, nearly all of us who did it had shit cars that were A good for towing your race car B cheap because we'd spent all our money on racing and C big enough to sleep in!... Great days |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Easy. Saab 900 turbo.
Worst car I've driven is a trabant."
My saab 900 turbo was maybe my worst car. Quick in a straight line but awful in the bends. Wasn't bothered when I wrote it off |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I've never owned a fast car for the road although when I was younger I used to build and race cars on tracks, nearly all of us who did it had shit cars that were A good for towing your race car B cheap because we'd spent all our money on racing and C big enough to sleep in!... Great days"
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I forgot to add that on those points I had a Citroen ds safari that was 20 years old...I loved it and hated it in equal measure  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Certainly not my new skoda octavia.
2 new clutches and engine failures in under 10,000 not covered by their cowboy warranty. Also it's one of the ones with the shifty omissions chip so can't even sell the hunk of suite... |
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Honda civic typeR wow!! you could take that up to 7000rpm shit of a shovel,And the old focus RS, put your foot down and the steering wheel kicked out of your hands insane should have been 4 wheel drive. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Selling my SL i nearly cried! The guy that bought it knew i was upset about it...he even text me a few weeks later to tell me she was fine!
First proper car i spent some serious money on |
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By (user no longer on site)
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favourites for very different reasons,
Morris Oxford, 2 bench seats as a stearing wheel that did a quarter turn either way before the wheels noticed.
Lotus Elan, sexy crisp drive not fast by today's standards but in its time, it was awesome.
Transit van with the usual rust smoke sticky gears etc. a mattress in the back we did a couple of years of festivals pretty much living in the van if we were not in work.
These days I prefer bikes. |
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"Alfa 147 GTA with plenty of AutoDelta upgrades. She handled like on rails and left supercars in its wake, brings a tear to the eye thinking about her! "
Mine was an Alfa Spider 3.2 (same Basso engine as the GTA) I had a 3.2 GTV afterwards but it wasn't the same. The sound of that engine with Ragazzon pipes, especially from cold, was extraordinary. The torque delivery and the way people stopped and looked when you drove past. It was a proper drivers car too, handles like it was in a cartoon most of the time but would bite you if you were being a plonker.
I have a GT now and although it's a "better" car it's nothing like the older Alfa's, especially since they switched from the Busso engines to the GM based JTSO's. |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days "
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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After nearly 10 years today I say goodbye to my BMW 330i. An absolute dream to drive and so sad to see it go.
So what has been your favourite car to drive?"
For sheer fun my Toyota JZX100 as it spent most of it's life sideways. For A/B road fun it has to be my old Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 that car was evil.
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After nearly 10 years today I say goodbye to my BMW 330i. An absolute dream to drive and so sad to see it go.
So what has been your favourite car to drive?
For sheer fun my Toyota JZX100 as it spent most of it's life sideways. For A/B road fun it has to be my old Mitsubishi Lancer Evo 9 that car was evil.
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A mate of mine has the FQ400. It's fucking insane! |
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The car I regret selling the most was my Series 2A 1961 Land Rover.
I went everywhere in her including on the sea when it froze over in Denmark.
I never knew the roof had a leak on the passenger side until we started courting.
I part exchanged her for a 1977 Range Rover and a tree fell on that five days later after the storm a certain Michael Fish said wouldn't happen in 1987.
The car that's impressed us the most was the hire car we were loaned when my Isuzu was side swiped, an Audi Q7.
Wow, what a car!! |
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"Alfa 147 GTA with plenty of AutoDelta upgrades. She handled like on rails and left supercars in its wake, brings a tear to the eye thinking about her!
Mine was an Alfa Spider 3.2 (same Basso engine as the GTA) I had a 3.2 GTV afterwards but it wasn't the same. The sound of that engine with Ragazzon pipes, especially from cold, was extraordinary. The torque delivery and the way people stopped and looked when you drove past. It was a proper drivers car too, handles like it was in a cartoon most of the time but would bite you if you were being a plonker.
I have a GT now and although it's a "better" car it's nothing like the older Alfa's, especially since they switched from the Busso engines to the GM based JTSO's."
Yeah it's fair to say that was the last 'proper' alfa engine. Same with the t-sparks before they went over to the jts units. Mine was running just over 400bhp with a straight through exhaust, it turned heads everywhere it went. Okay now the tears are here!
You can get the gt with the busso engine, It's on my list of potentials, as long as it's got a q2 fitted and is of course black and tan! |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp."
I stopped with the 2wd's had a 3dr and a escort both at the same time and the escorts handling was great but the 3dr was a hooligan machine.... sold both and got a evo but it's ok now gotta bigger turbo Escort Cosworth |
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"Alfa 147 GTA with plenty of AutoDelta upgrades. She handled like on rails and left supercars in its wake, brings a tear to the eye thinking about her!
Mine was an Alfa Spider 3.2 (same Basso engine as the GTA) I had a 3.2 GTV afterwards but it wasn't the same. The sound of that engine with Ragazzon pipes, especially from cold, was extraordinary. The torque delivery and the way people stopped and looked when you drove past. It was a proper drivers car too, handles like it was in a cartoon most of the time but would bite you if you were being a plonker.
I have a GT now and although it's a "better" car it's nothing like the older Alfa's, especially since they switched from the Busso engines to the GM based JTSO's.
Yeah it's fair to say that was the last 'proper' alfa engine. Same with the t-sparks before they went over to the jts units. Mine was running just over 400bhp with a straight through exhaust, it turned heads everywhere it went. Okay now the tears are here!
You can get the gt with the busso engine, It's on my list of potentials, as long as it's got a q2 fitted and is of course black and tan! "
Yeah I know. It was on my list too but couldn't justify the fuel economy of the 3.2 GT
My 1.9 has the Q2 and as you said, it's vital in the 3.2. Autolusso supply and fit them for reasonable money (they've also developed a sequential gearbox with Quaife, ask Ned to take you out for a drive in his).
The only other things to watch for on the GT is the floor rusting, crushed sills from dodgy mechanics and upper wishbone bushes. |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp."
Yes!!!!
My fez has a 2L cossie duratec in it |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp.
Yes!!!!
My fez has a 2L cossie duratec in it "
If it doesn't have a Cosworth badge on the rear outta the factory then I win |
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"Alfa 147 GTA with plenty of AutoDelta upgrades. She handled like on rails and left supercars in its wake, brings a tear to the eye thinking about her!
Mine was an Alfa Spider 3.2 (same Basso engine as the GTA) I had a 3.2 GTV afterwards but it wasn't the same. The sound of that engine with Ragazzon pipes, especially from cold, was extraordinary. The torque delivery and the way people stopped and looked when you drove past. It was a proper drivers car too, handles like it was in a cartoon most of the time but would bite you if you were being a plonker.
I have a GT now and although it's a "better" car it's nothing like the older Alfa's, especially since they switched from the Busso engines to the GM based JTSO's.
Yeah it's fair to say that was the last 'proper' alfa engine. Same with the t-sparks before they went over to the jts units. Mine was running just over 400bhp with a straight through exhaust, it turned heads everywhere it went. Okay now the tears are here!
You can get the gt with the busso engine, It's on my list of potentials, as long as it's got a q2 fitted and is of course black and tan!
Yeah I know. It was on my list too but couldn't justify the fuel economy of the 3.2 GT
My 1.9 has the Q2 and as you said, it's vital in the 3.2. Autolusso supply and fit them for reasonable money (they've also developed a sequential gearbox with Quaife, ask Ned to take you out for a drive in his).
The only other things to watch for on the GT is the floor rusting, crushed sills from dodgy mechanics and upper wishbone bushes."
I have heard that they were doing this and reckon it's better than the Q2! Is that a retro sequential or if the sillyspeed is already in? All the same issues as the 147, since they are the same car hardly surprising lol |
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"Alfa 147 GTA with plenty of AutoDelta upgrades. She handled like on rails and left supercars in its wake, brings a tear to the eye thinking about her!
Mine was an Alfa Spider 3.2 (same Basso engine as the GTA) I had a 3.2 GTV afterwards but it wasn't the same. The sound of that engine with Ragazzon pipes, especially from cold, was extraordinary. The torque delivery and the way people stopped and looked when you drove past. It was a proper drivers car too, handles like it was in a cartoon most of the time but would bite you if you were being a plonker.
I have a GT now and although it's a "better" car it's nothing like the older Alfa's, especially since they switched from the Busso engines to the GM based JTSO's.
Yeah it's fair to say that was the last 'proper' alfa engine. Same with the t-sparks before they went over to the jts units. Mine was running just over 400bhp with a straight through exhaust, it turned heads everywhere it went. Okay now the tears are here!
You can get the gt with the busso engine, It's on my list of potentials, as long as it's got a q2 fitted and is of course black and tan!
Yeah I know. It was on my list too but couldn't justify the fuel economy of the 3.2 GT
My 1.9 has the Q2 and as you said, it's vital in the 3.2. Autolusso supply and fit them for reasonable money (they've also developed a sequential gearbox with Quaife, ask Ned to take you out for a drive in his).
The only other things to watch for on the GT is the floor rusting, crushed sills from dodgy mechanics and upper wishbone bushes.
I have heard that they were doing this and reckon it's better than the Q2! Is that a retro sequential or if the sillyspeed is already in? All the same issues as the 147, since they are the same car hardly surprising lol "
It's a proper sequential, pretty much the same as the Alfa 155 touring cars but with fast road ratios.
Fun fact about the Selespeed box, it's exactly the same system as used by Ferrari. The reason most people have issues with it is because of crap mechanics not knowing how it works (they're actually quite easy). |
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I was amazed the garage that bought it didn't ask if there were any warning lights or problems fortunately it behaved the day they valued it and today when I dropped it off. Will be interesting when they plug in the diagnostics and realise it's fucked! |
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My favourite car has to be my 1st, a little nippy 306. Loved it, traded it in for a RAV4 my boss brought me...now that was fun to drive as well but kept having problems with the water pump so sold it on eBay and it's now living in Africa |
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"Am already thinking about something fun to buy soon. Would love to have the money to get a supercar, a McClaren or something similar "
Pointless unless you take them on track days. You'd be better off with something like a Lotus Elise/Exige, Alfa 4C or similar.
Failing that my personal choice would be a Mercedes C63 AMG (I bet no one saw that coming). |
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"Am already thinking about something fun to buy soon. Would love to have the money to get a supercar, a McClaren or something similar
Pointless unless you take them on track days. You'd be better off with something like a Lotus Elise/Exige, Alfa 4C or similar.
Failing that my personal choice would be a Mercedes C63 AMG (I bet no one saw that coming)."
I know, totally impractical and the ultimate penis extension, but would be fun for a while  |
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"Am already thinking about something fun to buy soon. Would love to have the money to get a supercar, a McClaren or something similar
Pointless unless you take them on track days. You'd be better off with something like a Lotus Elise/Exige, Alfa 4C or similar.
Failing that my personal choice would be a Mercedes C63 AMG (I bet no one saw that coming).
I know, totally impractical and the ultimate penis extension, but would be fun for a while "
How about a Maserati Gran Torissmo? Stunning design and much less common than a lot of other super cars. |
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"Am already thinking about something fun to buy soon. Would love to have the money to get a supercar, a McClaren or something similar
Pointless unless you take them on track days. You'd be better off with something like a Lotus Elise/Exige, Alfa 4C or similar.
Failing that my personal choice would be a Mercedes C63 AMG (I bet no one saw that coming).
I know, totally impractical and the ultimate penis extension, but would be fun for a while
How about a Maserati Gran Torissmo? Stunning design and much less common than a lot of other super cars."
Good choice |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp.
Yes!!!!
My fez has a 2L cossie duratec in it
If it doesn't have a Cosworth badge on the rear outta the factory then I win "
Wouldn't on the track though!
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp.
Yes!!!!
My fez has a 2L cossie duratec in it
If it doesn't have a Cosworth badge on the rear outta the factory then I win
Wouldn't on the track though!
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We should do a Fab go-karting social, would be fun to who is the fastest fabber in town! |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp.
Yes!!!!
My fez has a 2L cossie duratec in it
If it doesn't have a Cosworth badge on the rear outta the factory then I win
Wouldn't on the track though!
We should do a Fab go-karting social, would be fun to who is the fastest fabber in town!"
I'd be up for that
Daytona Milton Keynes? |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp.
Yes!!!!
My fez has a 2L cossie duratec in it
If it doesn't have a Cosworth badge on the rear outta the factory then I win
Wouldn't on the track though!
We should do a Fab go-karting social, would be fun to who is the fastest fabber in town!
I'd be up for that
Daytona Milton Keynes? "
ill be up for that 2 |
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"My VW Golf mk 3.....2.6ltr turbo injection..the thing flew
It was also my first car
I had a mk3 2.8 vr6. Thing was a weapon!
I had in 1997 a 350hp Cosworth Sierra that destroyed 2.8 vr6 golf's.. i'd let them go past just to get behind them then unleash the destroyer.. ahhhh the good old days
My old Cossie was built by Seven Valley. It had 575bhp and demolished most things on the road at the time. I thought I'd regret selling it when I first started tuning it but it was actually the best thing I ever did. The clutch was brutal in traffic or when cold and with so much power coming through the back wheels all the time it constantly wanted to swap ends even in the dry regardless of what chasis mods I'd done. It would have been perfect if I'd stopped at around 400bhp.
Yes!!!!
My fez has a 2L cossie duratec in it
If it doesn't have a Cosworth badge on the rear outta the factory then I win
Wouldn't on the track though!
We should do a Fab go-karting social, would be fun to who is the fastest fabber in town!"
Yes!!! What a suggestion
I'm a swift swinger watch your mirrors |
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Ive had ALOT of cars and can honestly say I regret getting rid of my Skyline.
However now I have an 18 year old BMW 323 coupe amd absolutely love it to bits. |
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BMW 335D.... Had to go after I got my last trio of points taking me up to nine. Only took 11 months from first indiscretion to my last court appearance! That last one was 97 mph in a 70 and the copper made a mistake and told me 96.. After the error was discovered, they decided to leave it at 97, but not give me a court appearance!
Then got the Jag which has finally died 6 years later.. No idea what to get now... |
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"BMW 335D.... Had to go after I got my last trio of points taking me up to nine. Only took 11 months from first indiscretion to my last court appearance! That last one was 97 mph in a 70 and the copper made a mistake and told me 96.. After the error was discovered, they decided to leave it at 97, but not give me a court appearance!
Then got the Jag which has finally died 6 years later.. No idea what to get now..."
A pushbike would possibly be a good idea! |
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But for fun it was either the Capri I briefly drove or my Calibra 
