Ether
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Like every lady on the planet, my mrs wants a Figaro. I've told her it's only acceptable to roll one if she slams it. I've done a photoshop of one I think would be cool, but I'd love to see some other 'fied ones.  |
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2008 14:51:38 GMT by Ether
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Ether
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She's called Betty, in case you were wondering...
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Looks cool. I know someone who is shipping them in at the moment. Personally I don't care for them but as you say, the ladies love em.
Charlie
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tri
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But WHY?
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 I forgot how to retro...  |
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often reffered to as "one of those stupid fake old cars" by SWMBO  I quite like them, but there just a bit too precious and fiddly IMO. and rust like curse word by the looks of a lot of them. sorry o/t hard to find any pics of slammed ones.. |
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Mar 27, 2008 10:15:22 GMT
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i did used to see one floating around the Lee/Lewisham area a couple of years back on my commute to work. Metalic burnt orange (tigra/fontera colour) some sort of bodykit affair,big wheels, 18s maybe, orange tints and lots of chrome! Looked bl00dy horendous, but it was slammed!!
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Its not broken, its resting!
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horney™
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Mar 27, 2008 10:52:18 GMT
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I prefer the other thing they did that looks like a cross between this and a 2cv and other retro things. I can't for the life of me remember what it's called but most of them seem to be baby blue.
Nick
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mk14dr
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Figaros - many cool ones?mk14dr
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Mar 27, 2008 10:56:08 GMT
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2008 10:57:59 GMT by mk14dr
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Mar 27, 2008 10:56:44 GMT
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often reffered to as "one of those stupid fake old cars" by SWMBO Quite forward-thinking though, look at all the vomitous 'fake old cars' that are about now. At least it's not trying to be something, like the BMW Mini or Fiat 500... it's got its own odd style. |
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Tim
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Mar 27, 2008 11:00:36 GMT
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My GF wants one too - i'd buy her one, be a cool 1st car :-)
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horney™
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Mar 27, 2008 11:00:39 GMT
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Pao? D That's the ticket! Now if they did one with a manual box and a decent engine I'd have one like a shot. Nick |
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Mar 27, 2008 11:01:50 GMT
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How about a speedster version? Cut the roof and windscreen off, fit a pair of tiny semi circle roadster screens, possibly cut the door half way up and weld the bottom half in solid, to hide some proper reinforcement.
Then I reckon just swap the nasty wing mirrors for some more delicate looking ones, de-chrome a bit.. Personally I would have all the skirts and bumpers off.
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Figaros - many cool ones?markbognor
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Mar 27, 2008 11:08:51 GMT
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My wife wants one too, but there is no way on earth i can justify 4K for a K10 micra in a party frock.
They would however look very cool on small, stupidly wide wheels.
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Mar 27, 2008 11:14:02 GMT
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most def a bird thing as my wife wanted one.
i recon there pretty good to look at and a lowered one even better.
arnt they bases on micra underpinnings or simular.
not sure of prices in other parts of the uk but round london there not cheap.
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Tim
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Mar 27, 2008 11:24:08 GMT
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circa 3.5k, which is mental
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Mar 27, 2008 11:26:45 GMT
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I've never seen a modified one but according to an owner they hold their value well and are reliable.
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Llewellyn
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Mar 27, 2008 11:50:06 GMT
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Pao? D That's the ticket! Now if they did one with a manual box and a decent engine I'd have one like a shot. Nick They did do a Pao with a manual box i read somewhere, still go the rubbish engine tho |
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Mar 27, 2008 12:00:21 GMT
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The engines aint that bad...turbo micra so have a bit of poke. They will always be valuable as they only made 20,000 of them. Theres just under 1000 in the uk atm but for 4-6k its alot for an old micra. Would love to see a slammed one on drayton wires...maybe go for the full bomb look? Would be easy to whack a manual box in tho I'm sure
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Ether
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Mar 27, 2008 12:47:18 GMT
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Drayton wires? They made in China...? </pedant>
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Mar 27, 2008 12:54:49 GMT
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What you need is one of these! Nissan Escargo. - If you're gonna look silly, don't hold back!  |
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Last Edit: Mar 27, 2008 13:00:41 GMT by Fennec
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