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Jan 21, 2019 20:00:49 GMT
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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qwerty
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seriously...wtf?!!qwerty
@qwerty
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Jan 21, 2019 20:47:28 GMT
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Supposedly those Reliants had weights strategically placed to make a rollover easier.
Tom
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seriously...wtf?!!accord83
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Jan 21, 2019 21:21:25 GMT
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Supposedly those Reliants had weights strategically placed to make a rollover easier. Tom There was a useless lump on the drivers side.... |
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74 Mk1 Escort 1360, 1971 Vauxhall Victor SL2000 Estate.
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Jan 21, 2019 23:54:21 GMT
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There's actually a trike law in Germany where you can convert a normal car to trike with speed limiting so as to allow younger drivers to drive a year earlier than with a 'normal' car. I've seen pix of Polos, Fiat Cinqs, Ibizas, 'Zuki Alto - that sort of thing...     [technically they still have 4 wheels, but they're v. close together and effectively work as one fat wheel rather than two]  Article about them on Jalopnik - mostly converted by one company- Ellernator And yes. They do this if you go too fast round a corner  |
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There's actually a trike law in Germany where you can convert a normal car to trike with speed limiting so as to allow younger drivers to drive a year earlier than with a 'normal' car. I've seen pix of Polos, Fiat Cinqs, Ibizas, 'Zuki Alto - that sort of thing... Every day's a school day, never knew these existed! I want to have a go in one vs a standard 4 wheel version back to back. I have a feeling they'd be good fun |
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Current cars:
Mazda RX7, Subaru Legacy, Citroen Saxo VTS
Previous Cars:
Mazda RX7, Toyota MR2, Toyota Yaris TSport, Mazda MX5, Nissan 350z GT4, Citroen Saxo VTS x2, Citroen Saxo VTR x2
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Jan 22, 2019 15:20:56 GMT
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I love Morgan 3 wheelers... Jay Leno did a JLG episode on his vintage Matchless powered version:
Here he is in the new one which Autocar rated 5/5:
The 'S&S motor' he refers to in this new one is a performance aftermarket 2 litre pushrod V-twin. S&S make a range of high spec Harley Davidson bolt in replacement engines, but this is a completely fresh design - it's aircooled and push-rod for the looks, but has 3 camshafts and fuel injection, and is certified to the highest Euro & California emission rules. Mated to an MX5 gearbox... makes me wonder what tuned one would be like in an A30 or a Sprite!
I've ridden a few big twins, and they are like nothing most car drivers will experience. Imagine a turbo diesel with no lag that wobbles and throbs at idle and sounds like the coming of the apocalypse and you're about halfway there. They are flat out at 5000rpm but the action is at lower rpm and all about mountains of torque - most similar thing petrol thing I've driven in terms of torque characteristics is probably a 4.2 litre Jaguar.
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Last Edit: Jan 22, 2019 15:21:28 GMT by wilko373
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paul99
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Jan 22, 2019 16:05:29 GMT
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There's actually a trike law in Germany where you can convert a normal car to trike with speed limiting so as to allow younger drivers to drive a year earlier than with a 'normal' car. I've seen pix of Polos, Fiat Cinqs, Ibizas, 'Zuki Alto - that sort of thing... That's insane, especially coming form the normally sensible Germans.... make a car more dangerous, then give it to a young, inexperienced driver ? |
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Jan 22, 2019 17:10:54 GMT
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I've seen this crazy creation about on road  |
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Jan 22, 2019 18:19:03 GMT
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only one word springs to mind....why?
surely it can't improve one of the sweetest handling of things??
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Jan 22, 2019 19:17:57 GMT
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Jan 22, 2019 19:25:01 GMT
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if....and its a mighty big IF..i had to drive something running on lectrickery..it would have to look like this.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Jan 22, 2019 20:19:33 GMT
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only one word springs to mind....why? surely it can't improve one of the sweetest handling of things?? The owner probably got a bit excited when cutting the rear archs out to replace them |
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Jan 22, 2019 21:32:09 GMT
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Saw this today (on Instagram) and thought of this thread  |
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npp
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Jan 22, 2019 21:45:37 GMT
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There's actually a trike law in Germany where you can convert a normal car to trike with speed limiting so as to allow younger drivers to drive a year earlier than with a 'normal' car. I've seen pix of Polos, Fiat Cinqs, Ibizas, 'Zuki Alto - that sort of thing... Every day's a school day, never knew these existed! I want to have a go in one vs a standard 4 wheel version back to back. I have a feeling they'd be good fun I must admit I never heard of this, nor have I ever come across such a vehicle - and I've lived in Germany for 40 years, and been back there a dozen times per year for the past decade |
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can't help thinking its a lot of work just to get the little bas...darlings...on the road 365 days sooner than mother nature intended?!!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Jan 24, 2019 13:29:08 GMT
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There's actually a trike law in Germany where you can convert a normal car to trike with speed limiting so as to allow younger drivers to drive a year earlier than with a 'normal' car. I've seen pix of Polos, Fiat Cinqs, Ibizas, 'Zuki Alto - that sort of thing... That's insane, especially coming form the normally sensible Germans.... make a car more dangerous, then give it to a young, inexperienced driver ? I was wondering why they don't just have those god awful 28mph cars you can drive as a youth without a full license in France and Italy. You can also drive them without a license as an old fart, so they are popular with rural drink drivers in France - allegedly! |
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