bstardchild
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May 20, 2007 21:52:05 GMT
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Well the first surprise was same as UK drive on the left........ Apologies for a modern to start but this is the battlescar'd mental rental  Well I've looked hard and there is definately not a straight panel on the car even the roof is dented!!!  And so all the locals know to keep out of your way - you get red plates!!!!  It's feeking slow and only needs the first three gears as it can't pull the other two "this car does have 5 gears" The missus said "I know - watch" select 5th and yep foot to the floor and the speedo's falling like the brakes have been applied "OK - it's gonna be one of those holidays!" she says "yep!!!" Anyway - Pics from todays meandering along the coast road near Paphos Crusty old truck - hasn't moved in a while but Ialways find these after life advertising hoardings appealing  All looks in half decent shape  But it's probably seen better days  Now almost as soon as I'd found that I found this (Paul H saw this thought of you) For sale to........  Most of the rest of the day was pretty modern stuff and nothing to write home about except a whole gaggle of Mitsi EVO/Lancers went past - must have been a club meet or summut cos it was one after another after another etc etc - camera was in her care and she was "shopping" Did spot this (for the many Skud fans on here)  So any way on the long walk home I got custody of the camera again I recognise that sound (get camera out of bag, turn on focus and take pictures as they drive past.)      Obviously all going home from a meet....... Anyway any other notable spots I'll add to the post here |
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dugong
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May 20, 2007 22:28:29 GMT
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Depressingly that Amazon looks in better shape than mine.
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Pid363!
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About 5 mins up the road from the A60 van there is 4 16/60s a mk4 magnette an A60 estate and a mk2 A55 in diffrent places but all with in a mile of each other!!!
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Stupid is as stupid does!
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bstardchild
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About 5 mins up the road from the A60 van there is 4 16/60s a mk4 magnette an A60 estate and a mk2 A55 in diffrent places but all with in a mile of each other!!! I'll keep an eye out then. we walked about 7 miles yesterday on the coast road but we didn't explore the back streets much. Managed to understand the tag system here (I think!) - tags are allocated to cars not owners and the locals can tell the age of the car from the letter/number sequence - It doesn't work for all cars as there are quite a few imports from the UK and they are allocated a tag related to the year of import. I've also found out why they are cars imported from the UK as prices in the UK are approx 50% lower in the UK so even after shipping costs and local tax is added there is a healthy profit in importing a few cars  |
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stealthstylz
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Theres loads of old cars in Cyprus. I found an impressively rare Series 1 Hillman Minx Estate in somebody's garden lol.
Matt
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May 21, 2007 11:14:20 GMT
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Count yourself lucky, when I spent a fortnight in North Cyprus back in 2001 your choice of holiday car was Nissan Sunny (modernish one) - air con or Renault 9 - no air con!
As much as I wanted us to have a Renault 9, air con was a must have!
Never been to Southern Cyprus but I can vouch for N.Cyprus. Literally wibblepoo vehicles on every corner! The most common vehicles were Renault 12's & Fiat 131's!
When I got off the plane & straight away saw an R12 estate, I thought it was a good spot - little did I know that every 3rd car was going to be an R12! By the second week I was actually bored of seeing them!
Fantastic place!
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May 21, 2007 11:29:30 GMT
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loving the old tat!
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wazza
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May 21, 2007 12:46:02 GMT
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will be there in 6 weeks cant wait,saw loads of stuff last visit 4 years ago,will post some pics this time........
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May 21, 2007 13:10:55 GMT
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Cant be arsed with all that spotting lark,but I too saw loads of stuff when we went 2 yrs ago . Going back this year (Northern Cyprus) but only for a week ,fantastic place and holiday ...cant wait ..the second week its down to Paignton for Lowrider show @veedubbin '
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May 21, 2007 20:12:27 GMT
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All Cyprus hire cars are like that - we never worked out if our Corsa was petrol or Diesel  ;D |
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bryn
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May 22, 2007 21:52:40 GMT
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Damn I want an A60 van... Good spot. And buying that Amazon would make for a good road trip home. Hmm |
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Volvo, Buggy, Discovery and an old tractor.
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bstardchild
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May 22, 2007 22:35:15 GMT
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All Cyprus hire cars are like that - we never worked out if our Corsa was petrol or Diesel ;D It's a 1.2 petrol the following don't work - Interior light - Radio - Cassette (chewed up tape is still jammed in it - it's OK as it's Rick Astley - yes i got it that far out!!!) - The hazzard light switch has a mind of it's own - wedged in with match sticks - The fuel gauge still says full - we've done 300 KM's FFS - the AC doesn't work unless it's at night!!!!!! the following bits are annoying - The brakes are wafty - The tyre pressures ranged from 0.6 bar to 2.1 bar - the drivers seat won't go back or go lower - the fan only works on the final speed - snycros only work on first But the good news is the other half who has always said chop the Olop in for a "beautifull clio" thinks it's rubbish!! Result!!!!!!!! ;D Cos I like her olop |
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bstardchild
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May 25, 2007 20:03:29 GMT
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Last ones.............. Home tommorrow hired some push bikes for a few hours for a costal excursion I do love the cars used as billboards This one has had a few parts borrowed I bet since it's been parked up  Saw this today and by a stoke of luck spoke to the owner   it's been in Cyprus for 12 years (I know it's still on British Plates but you can use a car for six months a year on British plates povided it goes back into a bonded warehouse for the remaining six months) When they first came over 12 years ago the tax to put it on cyprus plates was £4000 (according to the owner that was more than the car was worth) They asked again this year and it was £150 so next month instead of going back into the bonded WH it's getting new plates It was mint BTW really really nice and underneath was spotless |
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Alain
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May 25, 2007 20:34:16 GMT
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Are you stopped over in/near Coral Bay by any chance?
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bstardchild
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Cyprus spottingbstardchild
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May 25, 2007 20:56:28 GMT
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Are you stopped over in/near Coral Bay by any chance? Midway between Coral Bay and Paphos |
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