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Mar 12, 2007 22:12:49 GMT
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It dawned on me recently just how few of these you see on the roads any more. They are now in prime retro-age territory (they came out in 83, just three years after the Metro!) and are, to my eyes, sharp looking and neatly proportioned little machines. Amazingly successful rally cars too - a greater motorsport heritage than most superminis... Simple mechanicals, LOADS of tuning bits available, 2.0 XE swaps-a-plenty... And, of course, those supercool blistered arches on the Hatches ;D There is a Nova that I am deliberately missing out from these pics, someone else can post it (it's a well known RR car ;D )      |
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Mar 12, 2007 22:13:53 GMT
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Mar 12, 2007 22:15:11 GMT
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Mar 12, 2007 22:16:15 GMT
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zeus
Part of things
Penguins steal your sanity
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Mar 12, 2007 22:21:19 GMT
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Alain
Part of things
Dance monkey boy, dance!
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Mar 12, 2007 22:31:21 GMT
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My first car, and the one I learnt to drive in. I had years of people taking the curse word, and I often say I wish I still had it   After 4 years of owning it (got it with 46k on the clock)   |
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 '74 Type 181 - Undergoing 'resto' (albeit friggin' slowly! 2 years and counting...) Wedge Panel Van GTi (Still needs finishing) '85 Passat GL5 Estate (Now Breaking) '87 Passat GLS5 Estate (Daily Hack) |
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Mar 12, 2007 22:41:10 GMT
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Nice thread. This is parked about 300yards from my house. Ready for a big sticking ??  |
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zeus
Part of things
Penguins steal your sanity
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Mar 12, 2007 22:41:16 GMT
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Stil miss mine too
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Colonelk
Posted a lot
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Mar 12, 2007 22:41:42 GMT
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I think they are fab. I especially love the 2 door saloons with dishy rims. I wanted one as a first car, but then my brother rolled his and I was told I had to get something 'safer' LOL I then persuaded them a carlton was the way to go. I then rang the insurance company Surprised there arent more on RR TBH. As you say, prime age, and getting rare now. |
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Nathan
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Mar 12, 2007 22:50:10 GMT
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I recently sold mine, it was a 1.2I merit with 74K on the clock, on a J plate. I loved the bloody thing and best of all it still smelt like a new car in side.
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Mar 12, 2007 22:51:12 GMT
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Surprised there arent more on RR TBH. As you say, prime age, and getting rare now. I think they are still tarred with the barryboy (I hate that term) brush, despite the fact that they were fashionable amongst that crowd about ten years ago, it's all Saxos and cheap-finance new stuff these days ;D The time is right for their image to change for the better IMO  |
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bstardchild
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Mar 12, 2007 23:46:34 GMT
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Surprised there arent more on RR TBH. As you say, prime age, and getting rare now. I think they are still tarred with the barryboy (I hate that term) brush, despite the fact that they were fashionable amongst that crowd about ten years ago, it's all Saxos and cheap-finance new stuff these days ;D The time is right for their image to change for the better IMO I must have been ahead of my time when I had mine as I fitted a Cavalier SRi 130 lump up front and commander steels for a stealth approach and a bit more rubber - looked totally bog stock - went like heck  Sold it to some muppet who smashed it up in just a few days tend not to sell cars now ;D |
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arounds 96ish a mate of mine made a dimma styled one using the blistered arches from a frontera (lots of work  it was metallic forest green with a twin headlamp/grille combo and 16" allesios on it it was absolutely amazing at the time don't know what ever came of it |
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tigran
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In rust we trust. Amen.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
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2002 BMW E46 330Ci
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those are the wheels he had on it |
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tigran
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In rust we trust. Amen.
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Gah i always get allessios mixed up with softstars. Either ones are awesome tbh.
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1964 Rover P5 i6
1987 BMW 525e - The Rusty Streak
1992 Micra K10
2001 BMW E46 316i
2002 BMW E46 330Ci
2013 BMW F31 320d
2018 BMW G31 530d
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they might be softstars
i might be wrong
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In my opinion (and to quote Tony the Tiger) : They'rrrre Grrrrrrrrrrrreat!! I must have been ahead of my time when I had mine as I fitted a Cavalier SRi 130 lump up front and commander steels for a stealth approach and a bit more rubber - looked totally bog stock - went like heck Sold it to some muppet who smashed it up in just a few days tend not to sell cars now ;D ^^^^^^ Go team! That sounds like it would've been the wasp's nipples! A guy in my town used to have a savage looking cherry red one with a fully chromed engine bay and feckin big allessio's before people were doing the big rim thing. It was so cool that it never ever ever looked like a gouger's car it was just too cool for school. He sold it and bought a peugeot 106 ralleye ....what gives there?  On the other hand, my dad used to have an NHS-white 'long 12' (saloon 1200) and it was sh1te!!It was a small runaround until some little plank stole it and unfortunately wasn't killed in it |
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Theres a fairly mint looking one for sale local to me for £450 ONO at a dealer. Looks like a trade in from some old dear. Its a series 1 3 door.
I pass it every day, can find out more if anyone is interested. Was tempted myself but am under instruction not to buy any more cars.
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My fave is this :  |
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it was metallic forest green with a twin headlamp/grille combo and 16" allesios on it
