Cars you didn't know existed until very recently.

19,890 · January 24

Taxi home last night was an MG of some sort.

Other people got bigger taxis

6,915 · January 24

On 20/01/2025 at 12:03, lesapandre said:

Thanks @LightBulbFun an absolutely fascinating subject.

So an IVA circumvents the emissions issue? Or are they obligated to apply individual mitigation to the vehicle? Costly.

I drive a 60 Series which is well exempt on account of its age...43. 😂

Yeah, IVA circumvents that but is still a pain in the arse. When I brought in my 6 year old vw transporter from Australia it still had to go through an IVA and they even managed to fail it despite being practically identical to a European spec.

Bonus is the van is exempt from a lot of ULEZ nonsense as the emissions data is not available.

12,900 · January 24

1 hour ago, New POD said:

Rhyl is looking good, there.

19,890 · January 25

8 hours ago, motorpunk said:

Rhyl is looking good, there.

Rawai, Phuket. You get better fish and chips here than in Rhyl.

The picture is taken from top of big hill near the Big Budda.

2,541 · January 25

On 31/12/2024 at 08:09, New POD said:

At one time my addiction to mk2 cavaliers meant I was obsessed by them.

On 31/12/2024 at 08:09, New POD said:

Not so much now.

Yes, yes - you keep on telling youself that.😁

44,125 · January 25

On 24/01/2025 at 15:22, New POD said:

Taxi home last night was an MG of some sort.

It's an MG5. Starting at £30,990 sterling bahts. The nearest dealer to Rhyll is at Conwy, to Phuket is in Phuket rush to 8 Moo1 Thep Krasatti rd., Thep Krasatti sub-district, Thalang District, Phuket 83110, now.

19,890 · January 26

14 hours ago, Garythesnail said:

Yes, yes - you keep on telling youself that.😁

To be fair the mk4 astra shows its roots back to the mk2 cavalier. When my son had one, he described it as a mk4 cavalier. Given that he'd learnt to drive in a mk3 cavalier and was brought home from the maternity ward in a mk2 cavalier he was uniquely positioned to understand the evolution phases. He and his wife now own 2 mazdas because AVAS... right ? He even convinced my wife to px her Astra J for a mazda2. (Which is a surprisingly nice car to drive)

19,890 · January 26

7 hours ago, martc said:

It's an MG5. Starting at £30,990 sterling bahts. The nearest dealer to Rhyll is at Conwy, to Phuket is in Phuket rush to 8 Moo1 Thep Krasatti rd., Thep Krasatti sub-district, Thalang District, Phuket 83110, now.

I've never seen one in the UK.

Yesterday, I saw, but did not photo, what I thought was a BMW Z4 but turned out to be a sleek electric 2 seat convertible with an MG badge. From what I've seen over here, with Toyota, MG, Mazda, Suzuki, Ora, and BYD brands making up 98% of cars, the European and USA brands are screwed. (Probably)

44,125 · January 26

11 hours ago, New POD said:

I've never seen one in the UK.

Yesterday, I saw, but did not photo, what I thought was a BMW Z4 but turned out to be a sleek electric 2 seat convertible with an MG badge. From what I've seen over here, with Toyota, MG, Mazda, Suzuki, Ora, and BYD brands making up 98% of cars, the European and USA brands are screwed. (Probably)

There are quite a few MG5's in the UK, but, at a glance they look very much like a Passat so can go under the radar a bit. MG is a big brand in Thailand where they have a factory which produces MG4's and battery packs.

17,673 · January 27

20 hours ago, New POD said:

I've never seen one in the UK.

Yesterday, I saw, but did not photo, what I thought was a BMW Z4 but turned out to be a sleek electric 2 seat convertible with an MG badge.

One of these?

19,890 · January 27

https://www.mgcars.com/th/cars/mg-cyberster

Indeed. 544 bhp

56,563 · January 27

On 19/01/2025 at 18:06, DavieW said:

I saw what can best be described as looking like a 1980s Toyota Landcruiser on a 74 plate today. Couldn't get close enough to see what it actually was.

2,668 · January 27

That looks like a Lego Technic version.

6,180 · January 27

Typical 4x4 "I don't give a fuck about anyone except me" parking too.

3,404 · January 27

new one on me

Fiat Fullback??? looks very navara ish ?

15,862 · January 27

32 minutes ago, bezzabsa said:

new one on me

Fiat Fullback??? looks very navara ish ?

Its a re-badged Mitsubishi L200.

11,920 · January 27

New one on me but a Simca SUMB.

1,571 · January 29

Am holidaying in Tenerife and having a crafty cig I come across this parked in the foyer. A brand I've never heard of, possibly Chinese a DR??

3,121 · January 30

Looks a lot like a SsangYong Tivoli.

22,534 · January 30

19 hours ago, bigfella2 said:

Am holidaying in Tenerife and having a crafty cig I come across this parked in the foyer. A brand I've never heard of, possibly Chinese a DR??

I think officially they count as Italian cars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Automobiles

I have only seen one in Spain. But I cannot find any dealers. I think they do not have any here.

22,534 · January 30

On 27/01/2025 at 19:48, Inspector Morose said:

New one on me but a Simca SUMB.

When travelling through France I saw two cabs sitting on the ground in a sort of junk field. I wondered what they were.

1,571 · January 30

2 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

I think officially they count as Italian cars.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Automobiles

I have only seen one in Spain. But I cannot find any dealers. I think they do not have any here.

Cheers I've just read that, this says 4.0 on the back, I don't think it refers to engine size. But the 4.0 is not mentioned on wiki. Must be a new model.

22,534 · January 30

10 minutes ago, bigfella2 said:

Cheers I've just read that, this says 4.0 on the back, I don't think it refers to engine size. But the 4.0 is not mentioned on wiki. Must be a new model.

Wiki says it is a former model. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Automobiles#DR_2

42,739 · January 31

On 27/01/2025 at 00:38, somewhatfoolish said:

One of these?

25,572 · January 31

On 27/01/2025 at 16:43, bezzabsa said:

new one on me

Fiat Fullback??? looks very navara ish ?

ISTR @RichardK running one of these, back in the dim&distant...

13,290 · January 31

2 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

ISTR @RichardK running one of these, back in the dim&distant...

2017-2019 when you could lease a 180bhp AWD automatic euro 6 pickup with nice handling and only £1000 deposit £199/month 😭

I miss it. I wanted to keep it for long-term, buying back at the end of the lease, but "life". Only did 8,000 miles but I'd got a 40K contract (so not £199/month) - month after I picked it up I started at Parkers and had to drive test cars 😂

20,381 · January 31

21 hours ago, Remspoor said:

When travelling through France I saw two cabs sitting on the ground in a sort of junk field. I wondered what they were.

French military 4x4 with coil springs and portal axles powered by a Ford-derived 110HP V8 flathead engine of 4.2 litres.

Plenty about in France if you fancy one - not expensive. Max speed about 55mph.

5,092 · February 1

Matford

25,572 · February 1

7 hours ago, ProgRocker said:

Matford

Bet that could tell some tales...

42,739 · February 3

On 02/11/2022 at 17:43, MiniMinorMk3 said:

A couple more that cropped up in an article on the interwebs

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1 Of 10 Ever Made: The 1969 Intermeccanica Murena 429 GT (silodrome.com)

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