Shite You CAN'T STAND!

[Yoss]

On 8/21/2020 at 8:56 AM, NorfolkNWeigh said:

Have to agree , so many Fast and Furious looking Mk1s with ugly rims and bodywork out there

 

Those wheels are awful and too big. But put a set of original RS alloys on and it looks just like the original C052 Scalextric version. The best Scalextric car ever, though of course the bumpers and spotlights would fall off inside a fortnight. They could be made to handle beautifully, just the right amount of tail out slide before they rolled. I still have several in the loft but no track any more. More interesting than the real thing to me. 

The classic version. 

But the one above reminds me of this mid 80s revamp. 

[Split_Pin]

You're absolutely spot on with the Range Rover.

I do still like an older X5 particularly one in a non-bombsite estate drug baron colour scheme like Kiltox's.

What I  can't stand the majority of mid range SUVs. I think they are mostly expensive, contrived and purposeless which give crappy fuel mileage. Kia Sportage, Ford Kuga and that sort of thing.

I loved our Duster because it was reliable,  inexpensive, unassuming, huge inside, gave good MPG, had great ground clearance and had all weather tyres as standard which had a proper sidewall and gripped very well in the snow.

[Split_Pin]

6 minutes ago, Yoss said:

Those wheels are awful and too big. But put a set of original RS alloys on and it looks just like the original C052 Scalextric version. The best Scalextric car ever, though of course the bumpers and spotlights would fall off inside a fortnight. They could be made to handle beautifully, just the right amount of tail out slide before they rolled. I still have several in the loft but no track any more. More interesting than the real thing to me. 

The classic version. 

But the one above reminds me of this mid 80s revamp. 

I always wanted those as a kid but they were long out of production and I got the XR3i set instead.

[Yoss]

Yep, I had a couple of those too but the mk1 just had a nicer feel. Hard to explain, you'd think at that scale and running essentially the same underpan they'd be the same but they're really not. 

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On 8/21/2020 at 4:49 AM, Split_Pin said:

VAG, Audi and Mercedes products produced after about 2010. The image went from solidity, prestige and build quality to pretentious bling driven by arrogant knuckleheads, both male and female. 

That’s me.

Actually, the build quality of this is markedly lower than the 66 plate GTI I had previously. Front suspension creaks (which I’m at the point of giving up getting sorted on warranty) and heaps of untraceable interior rattles.

Based on that, it’s unlikely I go for another VW next time around.

Goes like fuck mind you.