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More stuff like this, please.

 

When I'm on foreign business trips I try and get some of the local stuff photographed.  I did a few on Taiwan but they've been lost somewhere, I'm off there again next week so might do an update.

 

China Tom's threads about his far eastern mysteries were epic too

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Whilst doing this magnificent service for your public here, you need to investigate buying and selling chod.  If you can buy a Mondeo here for £500 with an only slightly fucked bumper, and sell it there for the equivalent of a grand, can you drive back one of those lovely foreign beauties and sell it in the UK?

 

Your profit margin will probably be in fractions of a penny and your potential market are probably all reading this thread, but it's got to be worth a go.

 

You could probably make more money from the road trip book you'd write afterwards, the crap car version of Don't Tell Mum I Work on the Rigs, She Thinks I'm a Piano Player in a Whorehouse

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I'll have to check out the registration costs, plate changes etc. It's funny, a couple of people have mentioned Mondeos and they're possibly the only thing other than the BL Usual Suspects that I've not seen here at all. VAG on the other hand, that's where you need to be. That or a matt black E36 DRFT MASHIN, of which there are also loads.

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I'll dump the last steaming load of pictures from this evening.

 

 

 

 

Dull but beige.

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Looks like the Italian waiter that gooses your missus.

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I defo want to be part of the missing wheel trim 'scene'.

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Oh dear god, forgot about this one. More Cavliness shortly after too.

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Bonus shot as terrifying woman prepares to disembark SS Shitecav and scowl at me for laughing at her ALLOYZ.

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No crude words necessary for this dainty lady, and what a colour.

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Nearly forgot this, which drove off moments after I took the picture.

She's definitely an ten-pinter.

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I've been reading up on the Aleko, filling in some of the gaping holes in my knowledge.

Admittedly it was on Wikipedia so they're probably more 'facts' than facts but it was interesting none the less.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleko

 

If anyone does fancy buying some Bulgochod then I will gladly help in any way I can. I'm going to be here for at least another winter yet, possibly much longer, it truly is a lovely place. I'll do some more research on the second hand market but deep down I know for every minute I spend looking at the classifieds, I'm a minute closer to owning a mustard Lada estate which I really, really don't need.

 

Wine shop now then MOAR PIX 2 FOLLO, including PHAT TRUX.

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Bearing in mind that I'm right on the Black Sea coast, how the hell does this Alfa 90 have no discernable rust?

I think it must help that it is seemingly forbidden to wash your car here. Ever.

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Spotted this Panda hiding up a back street, was going to ignore it but . . . . . . . .

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. . . . . . . so glad I didn't because it lead me to this.

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PHAT TRUX part 1.

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Part 2.

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Part 3.

Junkman mentioned elsewhere that these have a 7 litre V8. Trust me, they sound OARSUM. A bit like a drunk muscle car with a 50 a day smoking habit. ULTRAHYPERASTROMEGAWANT.

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More tat.

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I know they're Asconas over here but a Cav is a Cav. And this is a Cav.

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And finally, I've posted both of these previously but they were residing at opposite ends of town. Today they had come together for an impossible to resist photo op.

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Excellent set of pics. An epic set of shite given that these are all on the street. Can't remember the last time I saw a Wartburg or Moskvitch on the street. There looks to be more shite cars there than when I visited former Eastern Germany 20 years ago.

 

Oh, and a huge number of bonus points for capturing a Talbot on film (digits).

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The intention this morning was to AVOID ALL SHITE.

Easier said than done.

 

 

 

The first few spots looked rougher than I felt.

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No apologies for increased Aleko content.

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Minty fresh Toyota Harlot was a nice surprise.

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The love-child of these two would be lush x 10.

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PHAT EGZORSTS.

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Still haven't worked out if this is OOOOOF! or RUN AWAY!

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Primer Grey Aleko is sweeet.

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If anyone does fancy buying some Bulgochod then I will gladly help in any way I can. I'm going to be here for at least another winter yet, possibly much longer, it truly is a lovely place. I'll do some more research on the second hand market but deep down I know for every minute I spend looking at the classifieds, I'm a minute closer to owning a mustard Lada estate which I really, really don't need.

 

 

Seriously, if you are still there in about 9 months I might well have to pick your brains. I wonder how hard it is to import to the Czech Republic?

Sadly here there is very little shite left as the market was flooded with cheap second-hand German cars and the Favorit and Felcia were also very affordable when new.

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Almost forgot the rest of the shite from today.

In future I will definitely* be concentrating on quality over quantity. Too much shite.

 

 

 

Just lovely.

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Seems to be a 'thing' here for jacked up rear suspension, not sure what it's all about, seen a couple of Peugeot 405 diesels with even sillier lift.

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No badges but got be be an old Ibiza unless they were licensed by some other chodfacturer.

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Old knacked BX's shouldn't be kept in captivity.

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On the way home, full up with pastry and coffee, I spied this which was the highlight of my day obv.

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