MK2VR6
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Mk2 Golf GTi 90 Spec
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As someone else said on the thread, it's also worth it when people point and go, "What's THAT?!" Any attention is good attention! No-one would get that with a crappy Focus
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I get that all the time! Followed by "It's a WHAT?!" ;D Personally, I'm not too bothered about having a tax exempt car. It's nice not to find the money every year but I wouldn't mind that much if I had to pay tax.
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mclellanmac
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Hand me the hammer and the WD40
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when you roll into a pub carpark, and you ratty slammed Golf gets more attention than the 07 plate ferrari F430! hahaha Damn i miss that car!
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Mercedes 190e, Lovely
MK4 Golf GTi 20v Turbo, Dull, but always works!
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Taking it for the MOT and spending most of the time getting advice from the tester (they run a fleet of classic wedding cars ) Waiting for the tax reminder for £0.00 so I can take it into work and annoy the folk with modern cars ;D Using it as often as possible just to see folks reactions
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I like the 'what size is your engine - 2.0l? No it's a 1.3l and I STILL whooped your ass!' (I've got an FC rx7... I regularly get asked what it is too of course. And what a rotary engine is when trying to explain to them why it's so fast for a 1.3l! I love having a 20 year old car faster than most moderns! Pity it only does 15mpg
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The journey of 1000 miles starts with a single coffee.
I don't like coffee!
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mrj
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when people talk to you at the filling station about your car, knowing there is a "Mr.A" in the next town who collects them and you say "Yes, i am Mr.A" ;D happened to me yesterday ...
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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When i had the Toledo, i had the free tax routine (free tax, really, are you sure, well i never ). But when i last taxed it, the next counter along had a guy taxing his BMW X5, and i couldnt help but point out the free tax of the Toledo ;D Also when we are in my mams panda selecta, its amazing the smiles and waves she gets , its like a long lost friend to some people ;D. It also gets the little kids staring too
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1993 Fiat Panda Selecta 2003 Vauxhall Combo 1.7DI van 2006 Mercedes Kompressor Evolution-S AMG SportCoupé
"You think you hate it now, wait til you drive it"
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kee
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when people talk to you at the filling station about your car, knowing there is a "Mr.A" in the next town who collects them and you say "Yes, I am Mr.A" ;D happened to me yesterday ... you mean Mr. J ;D i always get the, 'not many people with these anymore' i always nod and agree, whilst thinking, actually i know of loads.
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When people knock at your door asking if you want to sell your car, When your annual insurance premium costs less than a full tank of Diesel in a modern. When total strangers your own age stop you and tell you how their dad had one of those and they precede to tell family memories as if they had known you for years.
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Just got my tax reminder today for the Rover. Best look under the sofa for that spare monopoly money to pay for it!
MGB free too. Prius is £25. I pay my way on the roads alright!
Have to say I like having presentable retros for once, get a wider mix of young and old appreciating it.
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It takes me 45 minutes minimum to stand in the queue at my local Post Office. I really appreciate being able to do it online
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chamba
Part of things
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When you're driving in the slow lane on the motorway and random overtakers are rubbing necking or taking snaps of your ride whilst you try play it cool for the camera!
I had a Transit van driver stop on the main road to allow me out a drive this morning. Almost looked like he was cumming his pants as I gave it a bit of the loud pedal in gratitude. In a strange way he made my day.
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skinnylew
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 11
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......you drive along knowing you are the oldest thing around by a good margin. And its only 1981 Polo Mk1!! lol
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When working on it is hard going but you keep at it, for the one day in the future the stupid bloke down the road sees you driving it after he said it was best cut up for scrap as they were rubbish when they were new.. grrr...
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When a cranky old man who looks like Roland LeBay wanders in and tells you the previous owner really didn't know how to look after a vintage car
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all the above +, "don't see many cortina's now" reply " i've most of'em ! well 5" " 5! must be hard getin parts?" " nah easy & cheap compared to modern stuff" " yeah (tale of wo how simple part & fitting cost few hundred quid)" " but bet you don't use it much?" " just been to (few hundred miles) round trip, only cost £xx's" depart with them agog as they look glumly at thier eurosakokakibox
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theres more to life than mpg & to much power is just enough.
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...when its just broken down and total strangers stop to help even though they have neither the tools nor knowledge to do anything...
....when you go to work at 5am and everyone knows about it....
....when you lift the bonnet and its made of the same amount of steel as a full modern car...
....when you've been pulled over whilst speeding and the cop only wants to know what kind of car it is...
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Last Edit: May 7, 2010 0:11:30 GMT by leigh
Club Retro Rides Member
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cam
Part of things
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when you're stopped at a police checkpoint in the middle of the night for breath testing, and the policewoman fails to notice that you're not wearing your seatbelt, and don't have any registration, nor does she breath test you, as she's so pre-occupied with asking if she can take a picture of your car to show her daughter in the morning, and because of all this excitement, you get away with what was a potential $350nz fine when you're stopped at traffic lights and see people crossing the road trying not to look, you hit the suspension lever to "FULL SLAM", and when they see it, they can't contain themselves anymore and they erupt into a grin that's about the size of their whole face, and two huge thumbs up.
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When your neighbour ask what is wrong with your car and you tell them the HG is gone like its no big thing.
Then they tell you how when the HG went on their MG-F how it cost nearly a grand to fix.
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1985 Bedford CF2 camper 1991 Volvo 240 Turbo
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When they tell u they had a Right rattly old Sierra once.. u tell em that "this" battered old Sierra has over 300,000 miles on the origional engine and box yet still returns 50+mpg and not a wisp of smoke, and cost me £50
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