wazza_bmxer, Volvo mate, 1988 model for $800, dings not a problem

You don't even have to try to be cool in it, being a dork is the way to go. Plus it matches my steel single speed retro mountain bike.

I think the enclosed truck thing with Rollers was true at one stage in the UK, never saw it happen here.
I always liked how they said a Rolls Royce never breaks down...it fails to proceed

Jaguar had some cool stories way back, like the final design test for new models was that they were parked in Sir William Lyons (the boss) driveway to see how they looked in front of a mansion


Why do poms drink warm beer?












...Lucas fridges

Peugeot...Volvo same ****, different pile.

Best car I had was a 1.6 1985 vw golf, it was made in Germany, metalic quartz grey (brown) cost $3k and just kept going and going. Why someone privatley imported a base model mk2 golf into aust, I can't work out?

mm much like this one that was there


I like the earlier e-types with the shorter bonnets.
Expat I reckon the flat sixes in those cars are better - less weight and still a lot of power. In reality Im a fan of 4 cyclinders because you can run 'em hard and not kill yourself (to a point)
Could you imagine tuning all those carbys!!! take you all week!
two su in the dad's MG are hard enough

EDIT; picture now works

Yeah, what he said!

then my bike could be worth 10 times more than my car.

Wanna try my STi ?

Yup, stands for Latter Day Saints.

I have STI on all my bikes

Hmmmm, I think the length is the same, but the earlier cars don't have the bulging headlights. The lights also don't work as well.

The series 2 cars also have a larger air intake, so they run cooler and that is important for us in oz.

The ugly e-types are the 2+2's and to a certain extent the series 3 cars (v12's), the long FHC is a mess with the fat bulbous roof compared to a S1 or S2 FHC.

Btw, Sir William Lyons always prefered the look of the FHC to the DHC and I agree.

And you still can't fit your road bike in the back.

Ah, I don't think so, Peugeots actually handle nicely and people don't point at you and call you a nob-head.

However, if they start breaking down, bin them. I had a 605 V6 that the ignition module failed in and it cost me megabucks to get it running again.

One of my mates in Sydney is pathologically opposed to Volvos and their drivers - something of a hangover from 80s motoring in the UK and Oz when Volvos were the then equivalent of today's St Ives/Toorak/Putney tractors (aka the dreaded 4WD.) He came in to work in Sydney one morning laughing because he saw some banker type suited up on a summer's morning in the Volvo, windows up, AC on and smoking a pipe. The epitomy of a #$*T in his opinion.

well if I could afford the insurance yes! wait I dont have a license damn. I wouldnt be able to drive it anyway because of the (stupid) RTA rules.

Here the new one they want satellite speed limiters. All I see happening:
1. The cost of cars will go up
2. It will do nothing to save lives. Lets face it most fatal accidents occur on our roads because of a lack of driver skill. We are a nation of bad drivers.
3. It will create an industry of people trying to get around it. Think truckies, sales reps, car enthusiasts
4. We still have a bad death toll.

But I digress back onto pushbikes.

hahaha no british car headlights have ever worked.

I don't think you need a boot with this style of motoring.

If you wanted your XKE to handle really well, you couldn't fit anything in the boot other than the sack of sand in there to weight down the rear axle.

And yes I think the dimensions were the same between series 1 and 2, the headlight covers were added and some assorted chrome changes.

I know that, it was a joke. I love my frogs.

I have a 306, S16, it corners flat as can be. Been planning a 205 gti with a Mi 16 conversion.

EDIT: just noticed your in NZ, you have all the nice optioned cars anyway.

I like your idea of the bike and surf car climbo. I bought my 1986 Corolla Seca Twin Cam two years ago as a "drive and forget" 2nd car & so far it's been serviced once, washed twice & is more fun to hammer around the city in than my wife's X-Trail. Plus I can fit the bike in the back with both wheels on.

But if we are talking European I'll take an Alfa GTV 105 series thanks.

Huh? Satellite tracking I understand, coz they can get your speed that way, but how would they send a speed limiting signal to the car - you'd need some interface with the throttle control in the EMS surely?

Cheap and easy to get around satellite too, just shield the transmitter. (sales of rolls of aluminium foil will go through the roof)

Apart from the expensive servicing, when petrol hit $1.50 a litre here, a V6 with an 80L tank costing over $100 to fill was just too much. It's now just hit $1.70 for 95 octane and I shudder even filling up the 206 we have.

Im not the politician spouting this. I think the politician doing it is:
Paul Gibson
linky for his site is here
or if you wish send your hate mail care of this address right here

Jock, you there? Jock, I don't see your name on the start list for the masters**********??

What's the mail on HIGGINBOTHAM, Bruce anyone?

LOL, my mate back home looked at this about 10 years ago, decided it was too much hassle.
Anyways, look out for the Automatic bonnet with the nice bulge, loads of 205 GTI's's were running these back in the day. Another cool trick is to get a 309GTI front faring, cut it in half down the middle and take out a small section. It will bolt straight on underneath the OEM 205 GTI front bumper giving you a nice low front end with twin foglights.

Oh, and if you're looking for wheels, did anyone run anything but Fondmetals? check out the 5900 classic with the deep dish!

FWIW, I had a renault 5 gt turbo, blew it up twice....great fun.
1.4l 4cyl Turbo, what do you aussies make of that?

berny i'm out until summertime rolls around again

bruce H = TRACTOR

sorry berny, had to dash off for my sponge bath.

bruce might be oldish and might have lost his sprint, but he can outlast just about anyone. if you try to drop him he will just catch back up and then return the favour.

background: triathlons. body composition: 9 inch nails and iron filings. fav brekky: sailors

if you're gonna talk stoopid then:

900cc suzuki swift turbo: mad.
1.1litre suzuki swift turbo: insane.
7 litre chrysler + 1/2 bottle bourbon: criminally insane fun.

serious? thought you'd do track? I'm struggling after the flu. $#!+ didn't that mess with the fittness. entered the TT and RR just to make up the numbers. not gunna to do any damage to Keith Oliver and co.

another Oz engine; P76 4.2l alloy V8. poor copy of the Rover 3.8. could have been so good too with some gussets to support the crank. can be made to go hard though. had one in my Range Rover for a while. nicely modded it went well. Talking about crap pommie electrics, Rangie seriously tested my patience.