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There is one of those running around Glasgow that was done a couple of years ago. Started as a Ghia 1600, the fella wanted a 2 door but couldn't afford one.
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It's a cosmetic replica rather than a genuine car, there is only one genuine turbo car known to survive. That one was never much of a minter to start with and seems to be in regular use, which in Scotland means a lifespan of 5 years. Most Acclaim's are made of filler as, being Japanese spec steel thickness with British build quality, rot like there is no tomorrow and there is no panel availability.
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It's interesting that Ford tax on these is largely a UK thing, for most of Europe boggo spec cars aren't worth much more than their contemporaries.
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I imagine a per mile tax would be quite lucrative in the states where their entire infrastructure is built around private car ownership with no alternative outside of major cities.
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Less to do with controlling the masses and more to do with it being beneficial to the economy if people are reliably buying new cars frequently. would explain why the extra tax isn’t added on to fuel either. The Volvo is the only car I need to tax now, £345 a year.
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My Dad had a green Excel SE in the early 90s, probably identical to yours. To this day he still complains about the cost of the tyres...
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The Dolomite has been the same since I bought it. I really should look at it... I once got quite worried one night thinking the high beam had failed before realising that it just doesn't work with the switch in the sidelight position...
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Minimum speed and power required for a daily driver in 2024
captain_70s replied to warren t claim's topic in AutoShite
I'd say 100-150bhp is about right. 0-60 in 10 secs or less is a must. A comfortable cruise speed of 80mph+ is also handy. The Dolly has 57bhp, or 60bhp per ton. Tops out at 85mph. The Acclaim has 70bhp, or 79bhp per ton. Tops out at 95mph. The 740 has 115bhp, or 82bhp per ton. Tops out at 110mph The works Dispatch van has 90bhp, or 53bhp per ton. Tops out at 90mph. Only the Volvo and van feel at home cruising on the motorway, mostly due to longer gearing. The Dolly and Acclaim will quite happily cruise at 70-75mph but are screaming away at 4,000rpm+ and realistically are more suited to being with the lorries in lane 1, at which point you may as well be on the A roads. When you're stuck behind somebody doing 45mph along a motorway slip road before they boot it up to 95mph and dive straight into lane 3 you're the one who ends up dying when a lorry eviscerates your mid century shitbox or have to try and merge into motorway traffic from a dead stop with a 0-60 time of 20 seconds. You could probably get away with 45bhp on A roads as people are so poor at driving you're lucky to be going over 45mph anyway. There was some annoying bird in a Bini following me in the Dolly the other week glued right up my arse who was clearly desperate to pass (doing the overtaking weave constantly) despite there being plenty of other cars in front of me anyway. I found it very satisfying to lose them completely on the twisty bits and by the time they'd gotten to a straight and gunned it I'd already be caught up to the traffic in front and they'd have nowhere to overtake to. They were properly going mental. I later had a similar instance with a guy in a Golf GTD but he waited till we entered a brief 40mph zone going through a cluster of houses to pass me and vanish off into the distance in a black cloud. I also think road presence has a big effect. The van is the least powerful vehicle on fleet in real terms but generates far less agro, presumably because people are less inclined to fuck with you. -
I don't think any console has free online multiplayer anymore.
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What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread
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Ha! I just saw the Amby owner post about this on the Wedge FB page! -
Brownnova’s eponymous vehicle... It might be over for my Nova.
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Also, spending £350 on a welding setup and learning how to use it opens up a lot of future misery will save money in the long term if you intend to keep living the chod life… Of course if time is the big enemy you’re kinda boned. There is a reason cars are often a retirees game… Having said that, every job can be completed if time is given, even if only an hour or two a fortnight, it just takes longer… -
Despite the price hike I have reluctantly coughed up. I'm obliged to keep going until the Doloshite actually makes it... Given it's a 700 mile round trip at 30mpg and features two nights in a hotel + meals for two it's not exactly a budget trip anyway...