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Discuss!!!   When i came to forum land, I'd never dream of chatting about forgotten crusty old 80's Austin Rover, I also was not intending to start threads on my beloved Daily, but coming to Retro rides was ace, like minds, whether we all agree or not, a healthy discussion is fine. So thats great. We're generally enthusiastic (good or bad) about all 'old stuff' here and even if theres bad experiences clung to it.  What most of us have in common is we all drive ar lust after some (most of the time) unfashionable or slagged off at some time cars, basically majority of people frown on us! but we're happy. ;D  So question for discussion Does everyting has potential, or will some cars always be curse word?Now I accept some cars are $hit, however i always have perverted thoughts on how they could be modded to oblivion or made to be fixed of their lis of errors, two on this list include re engineering a crappy old Fiat Uno or Panda, or bracing, caging, and mental powering an old Nissan Micra, or doing summat stuppid with a Rover 213, or even geting an old yank tank and getting it to go round a twisty track like the PPC Roller, not forgetting Bryns idea to de-chav an Escort Cabbie FWD and roadster it. At present I lack the skillzors to see it through but radically changing a car really gets my juices flowing.  Is it a waste of effort, money, and parking space, or should i look to park up a forgotten old car that I know little about its existence?  potential for all? ideas, no potential persona examples. photo's and vids to document your cases would be an advantage.  one car that will always be $hit is those Chinese Frontera copies.  |
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Every car has potential, I think any current cars which are God awful may even be seen as doable in future. Mind you, you could remind me I said that in twenty years time when I`m stood laughing at a Ford Ka |
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Corsa Apology Champion 2014.
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I'm a complete believer in the 'anything has potential' philosophy.
Furthermore, most things look good clean, with the right rims and with the right stance.
Wheels and stance can make or break a car.
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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I'm a complete believer in the 'anything has potential' philosophy. Furthermore, most things look good clean, with the right rims and with the right stance. Wheels and stance can make or break a car. *n Stealing someone elses point here, but what if it handles like a pig and performs like a double decker up a 10% hill? |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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tigran
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In rust we trust. Amen.
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Tbh i always hated mkIII capris with a passion - after getting into RR i love the chavvy hairy chested things (especially mine)
I am not so bitten by it that I reckon our RCC club car (an allegro) even has potential.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
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2013 BMW F31 320d
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bstardchild
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Discuss!!! Nothing to discuss First statement is totally correct....... Only thing is with us all being individual opinions as to what is wibblepoo and what isn't wibblepoo will differ..... Vive la Difference |
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Discuss!!! Nothing to discuss First statement is totally correct....... Only thing is with us all being individual opinions as to what is wibblepoo and what isn't wibblepoo will differ..... Vive la Difference Agreed! ;D |
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well said ^^ there are cars that i consider will always be of the non-good variety, ever. i'll not mention because they're popular ones. but then other people will tell me what i drive is of the equal non good variety. don't care much though  what i don't like is being told i have a good car in the 5series. it needs as much or more work than most i have and will cost the most because its a bm, of course. vive la rustbox! |
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st182
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I'm a complete believer in the 'anything has potential' philosophy. Furthermore, most things look good clean, with the right rims and with the right stance. Wheels and stance can make or break a car. *n amen to that. the reason i bought my micra was so that i didnt modify it, cos its a piece of horse curse word- so this would allow me to spend time on my celica. guess what? its modded. i saw potential in it. most say i'm an idiot. i agree. |
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Dan  '93 JZA80 '79 TA40 '99 SCP10 |
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Kyle67
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Where did the pic of the 480 come from?
It looks just like my old turbo parked in my old drive!
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slater
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Generally the shiter the better |
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I'm a firm believer in the everything has potential camp, just some things take a lot more work than others to realese said potential.
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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2 things that prove everything has potential,.. Slaters signature pictures and Eddie's old Nissan Prairie...
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qwerty
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Everything has potential, I'm mad and pretty much love and would drive any car ever made!
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I'm a firm believer in the everything has potential camp, just some things take a lot more work than others to realese said potential. Definitely. My office overlooks a road which has 30-minute parking so I see all sorts of things come and go. Was recently looking at a tidy P-reg Hyundai Accent (which reminds me of the original Datsun 100A in any case), ended up thinking what that would look like super-low on fat little wheels. |
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Argh! I hate Accents! I remember looking at one in Sunderland with its horrible grey plastic interior, white paint and non-tinted glass and thinking how it would doubtless be owned by some traveller makem family who’d had it provided by the council to help with their disabled dad, then auctioned off in a shocking condition at 4 years old due to having mini-motos leant against it and a big dog living in it at night, and then left in the scrapyard 18 months after at the latest.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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qwerty
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See I like Accents. I've always wanted to build a turbo one using an S coupe Turbo engine |
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A lot of cars got dismissed as deeply unfashionable in the past, only for their time to come up when they're rare. I'm not sure whether rarity comes into it, but it certainly helps a cars case for potential. Be interesting to see whether my mums elderly Volvo 440 or the neighbours Kia MPV will ever get to the same desirability of a Renault 16 or Toyota Hiace.
Engine transplant and suspension/wheel mods make the difference too.
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I'm a complete believer in the 'anything has potential' philosophy. Furthermore, most things look good clean, with the right rims and with the right stance. Wheels and stance can make or break a car. *n Right then, that's the looks sorted. However it's a car, so what about the driving experience? A dog curse word sandwich is still going to be pretty unpleasant regardless of how much ketchup you put on it. |
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The future retro, and future auto-wibblepoo subject comes into it doesnt it, seeing the potential in cheeky new cars, and new tat you hate. I guess there is always gonna be some auto-wibblepoo tat to buy somewhere old or new. Should we be saving old less obvious 'classics' going for peanuts instead? and why? Just curious BTW |
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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