Fabergé Greggs Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I'm really really sorry to create a whole thread for this, but I really really want it, mainly because INTERIOR. Also 2 STROKE. The bodywork is made from highly combustible cardboard isn't it? The fuel tank is above the engine ready to explode. The brakes, according to legend, don't work. The heaters don't work at city speeds. WILL I DIE? DOES IT MATTER? WHAT IS LIFE? cobblers, Junkman, gordonbennet and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrett Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I think they are actually incredibly resistant to fire. I think the only way you can destroy this stuff is by grinding it in to dust. They are loads of fun to drive and obviously two stroke cars are ACE. What are you waiting for? Fabergé Greggs, garethj, scruff and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partridge Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 WILL I DIE: Yes, one day.DOES IT MATTER: Probably. A bit. Is it really made of cardboard, or is that some Top Gear-esque spaff made up on Facebook? Not sure, can't be arsed to google it. Either way, you'd probably die if you crashed it properly. So the trick is to not to crash. Or not to drive at all. Do what makes you happy. If driving a yellow car made out of cardboard by tankies is what will make you happy, go for it. They_all_do_that_sir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Of laughter. Paul Dupart, michael1703, Cavcraft and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 i can imagine that they are slow, miserable things that leave a blue cloud of clag in their wake. it is something called duraplast that they are made of. a sort of unholy mix of fabric fibers and the resin used in glass fiber, though obvs. no glass fibers are used. and this stuff is all but indestructible, like, H-bomb indestructible. so for this site they are perfect. what are you waiting for, GET IT BOUGHT! LightBulbFun, chodweaver and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Jesus wept - how many East Germans drove over the wall in these? Duraplast is impervious to:BulletsKnivesMachetesBill Hooks being wielded by drunken butchersRustE-ColiMRSAAnd most forms of Ebola Get it bought Supernaut, worldofceri, Dick Longbridge and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Duraplast, that's the stuff, chopped up rags and plastic. Will still be here after the end of humanity. UltraWomble 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 They're not really made of cardboard. It's cotton waste and other rubbish mixed with resin. Mainly though, they win because of RING DING DING. purplebargeken, Dave_Q, garethj and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 I *might* have made an offer via the blue forum. What's a good price for these? I can't think straight because I've been looking at the interior for too long. purplebargeken, BorniteIdentity, Cavcraft and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrcitroen Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 If you like it, buy it otherwise it will become a regret further down the line.I don't think you will die in it. Don't think they are any less safe than some other plastic bodied cars. Can't remember ever reading a tabloid headline saying 'Strange eccentric man dies in reliant kitten' or some such. Get it bought!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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UltraWomble Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Not a mark on it Louise2cv, jumpingjehovahs, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partridge Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 They're not really made of cardboard. It's cotton waste and other rubbish mixed with resin. Mainly though, they win because of RING DING DING. "other rubbish" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Can you get expansion chamber exhausts for these? fordperv, M'coli and Fabergé Greggs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 Look at how ready to explode that fuel tank is oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 4, 2017 Author Share Posted July 4, 2017 Can you get expansion chamber exhausts for these?My first thought too.. there's a fruity sounding one on the tube. gordonbennet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 These actually fared better in crash tests than the original VW Beetle. A trabbi is on my list of cars I want. I regularly check eBay for them. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doobietoo Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Ah that is where the idea for coil packs came from... Get it boughted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 People have definitely driven them and not died. anonymous user, trigger, Laseraligningfoofooflanges and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I know Barefoot used to own one, maybe PM him and ask if he died in it or not. Pillock, carlo, Heidel_Kakao and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 My Slovakian mate was in a crash in one when he was younger. Apparently the accident caused both front seats and occupants of front seats to fully recline. He hates them. But so do many other >40yr old Eastern Europeans. No headrests could be dangerous and damaging on the neck though. Probably why I've seen a lot of of Trabbis with retrofitted headrests on the seats. I love them and definitely want one. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil_lihp Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I've been in one on a tour around Budapest. It was brilliant, surprisingly comfortable, very loud and that particular one had a horn off a bus fitted to it. As has already been said, the engine note is quite unique and they're so simple that an MOT test shouldn't present many worries, presumably you just belt various bits of it with a hammer until it passes. Have you bought it yet? I think I want one but I'm too cheap to pay what they're worth now. SiC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Partridge Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I know Barefoot used to own one, maybe PM him and ask if he died in it or not.I think he died about 3 times. nacho man and barefoot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Can you get expansion chamber exhausts for these?I was thinking the same thing, Google threw this up when I searched just Dick Longbridge, DodgeRover, mat_the_cat and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I think you should buy it and just start winning at life and stop worrying about dieing. Junkman, Louise2cv, Cavcraft and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I know Barefoot used to own one, maybe PM him and ask if he died in it or not.I had one and didn't die in mine, not even from embarrassment. trigger, HillmanImp, barefoot and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsistant Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 3 million Eastern Europeans with no other automotive choice can't be wrong. mat_the_cat, Dick Longbridge, Jim Bergerac and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 These are still very much a part of daily life for some out here,as are Wartburgs,Ladas and GazThere is a guy in a village around 25k away who apparently has 40+ in his garden,not that I've been looking... http://www.classiccarholidays.co.uk/bulgaria-blitz phil_lihp and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Probably got less chance of dying in this than a tower block wrapped in death plastic so crack on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Buy it, after you have made sure that the steel bits which the elastoplast is attached to are in reasonable condition. LightBulbFun and purplebargeken 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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