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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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The chav style number plates do it no favours, and the "dimma" style bodykit hasn't really stood the test of time.....
BUT there's no doubt it's a fantastically well engineered bit of kit. I'm amazed it's still about actually. I remember dribbling over that car when it was first featured in "Max Power" (Confession! I read Max Power religiously when I was 16 / 17). That was a long time ago now, as it was about the time when I was first turned loose on the public roads. At the time really mental stuff like that was a world away - something I could only dream about.
Now if I maxed out me credit card AND my overdraft, I could just about stretch to it...... ;D ;D ;D (Not sure MrsB would be too happy about it tho...)
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Not really.
But look at it this way, Rev, those nasty bodystyling bits were done ten years ago, and as it's such a well done conversion, IMO it would be a bit daft to tone it down now. If it had been done yesterday, my opinion might be different....
...Oh, and IIRC, the guy who built it did pretty much everything himself.
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Yeah you have to remember it was built ten years ago when Dimma kits were the biggest thing on the modding scene, having said that it is still pig ugly (although I like Pigs) and with the money you're going to have to pay to take it off his hands (7k+) you could probably build an identical conversion and keep the bodywork etc standardish.
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Oo ar! Come see what farmer's got for thee etc etc etc!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Only kidding, what a man does with his wellies on is no'ones business but his own! ;D ;D ;D ;D I suppose the bodykit is period to the conversion, and to be fair it's not the chavviest looking thing around, I just can't really warm to that style. It is an amazing car technically too. |
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"He's not the messiah, he's a very naughty boy!"
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Oo ar! Come see what farmer's got for thee etc etc etc! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Only kidding, what a man does with his wellies on is no'ones business but his own! ;D ;D ;D ;D Coun'try boy me |
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Could be De-Chavved quite easily...
Sell all the interior curse word in Max Chav along with the wheels.
Set of Compomotive MO`s and a pair of Sparcos along with some Total Decals Ala Paris Dakar Pugs/citroens.... Be a tidy little tool ;D
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No chav would be able to handle that sort of power ;D
0-60 in less the 4 seconds!!!!!!
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it was all going so well, 400bhp, 4x4, turbo but he had to ruin it. i bet his mums proud. this is a job for chav busters!
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Fair play to the guy.
Its his car built as he wants it.
Its not for anyone on here to criticise someone elses work, unless of course they are prepared to put up some of their own work for criticism.
Maybe this particular person likes the chav (whatever that is) look. Its his car don't knock him. I don't see many on here building comparable cars.
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Oh Gauld! I can remember that in Max Power magazine too 'back in the day'    - When you weren't anyone one if your car wasn't painted Citrine yellow or had tiger stripes and wearing 3 spoke wheels ;D Big respect though to the guy who built it - some serious amount of work must have been done to graft the Cossie running gear to the 205 shell. People may think the Dimma bodykit is pure 'Chav' but its quite a good representation of the T16 Group B rally car and in this case is probably required to contain the wider suspension.  |
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it is a mega weapon, i take my hat off to the lad, chav number plates or not.
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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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Ugly/Awesome 205 CossieBenzBoy
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Its not for anyone on here to criticise someone elses work, unless of course they are prepared to put up some of their own work for criticism. Maybe this particular person likes the chav (whatever that is) look. Its his car don't knock him. I don't see many on here building comparable cars. Sorry but I think you're talking bobbins. People are perfectly within their rights to comment - it'd be a pretty dull forum if not . Nobody was criticising the engineering that went into the car, but to be honest a child could stick a load of "styling" junk on a car - and that's what's being criticised. There are a lot of people who build and modify cars on this forum, and if you don't like any of the work you can slate it all you want. You might not get many people agreeing with you but you certainly won't be flamed for having an opinion. |
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i'd welcome any criticism on my projects fact is if people had done that while he or any people doing the tastless stuff thier seems to be allot of about these days there would be allot more realy nice cars about like every body has said the engineering thats gone into it is great but the finnish ruins it . its all very well doing stuff to your own taste as long as you realise that when it come to selling it it is quite rightly open for debate as a potential buyer i would pass on it as it would just need way way to much work before i could be seen in it  plus i don't like pugs renults or citroens ;Dso that would also be a down side to it |
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or banned by hotwire  but free speech is what its all about thats why that pic was on here in the first place opinion is - engineering great styling - not so great styling moves on |
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i too used to read max power all the time... got issue 2 somewhere, but all hacked up to 'decorate' my art folder at school with. it used to be a good mag - people working hard at their cars to be different, anything could get featured in there if it was worthy of respect (which can be for many reasons - hard work, being unique, putting a bit of thought into a car).
now though it's all about who can spend most, who can get exactly the same mods as everyone else (you know... lambo doors, headlights that weren't meant for that car and a £10k paint job, same as everyone else) and who's bird can flash her boobs for the camera.
i do remember that pug from max when it was first built and it was awesome. remember a car had to have 'chav' mods first before they became overdone... this was it.
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Never trust a man
Who names himself Trevor.
Or one day you might find
He's not a real drug dealer.
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I'd file that body kit in the same place as Whale Tales on Beetles, and Jackup kits,.. a good idea at the time, but looking dated now.
Fantastic bit of engineering though!
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Interestingly that car is also featuring over at the Peugeot Sport Owners Club forum, where they seem to know a lot abut it's history. They seem to be taking the 400BHP with a pinch of salt due to the type of injectors fitted to it and a few other deeply technical mods. Seems to make sense though. 400BHP is a bit of a wild figure. The chaps at PSOOC seem to think more like 250.
It's obvioulsy a labour of love, and love is blind. Could have made it look more like a street T16, that would have been cool! Oh to own a T16. There is one in the Peugeot Owners Cluba but it rarely turns our at meets. It's my mission to have a ride in it!
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- When you weren't anyone one if your car wasn't painted Citrine yellow or had tiger stripes and wearing 3 spoke wheels ;D
plus i don't like pugs renults or citroens ;Dso that would also be a down side to it 
