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mk2_craig Rank: Renault 16

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:lol: What an utter mentalist, even the most foresighted individual must have been able to see that spunking hard-earned on a brand new 213S then making it gather dust for 20 years is a worse investment than HBOS shares. Sierra RS500, maybe. Re-badged Honda Ballade, no. :lol:
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That Rover is superb, I'd love to know the full story behind it. Maybe he just forgot he had it?

Mash Rank: Renault 16

Mash

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I want that Rover so badly. :shock: Be interested to see what it goes for. These are odd things to value because it's not everyone that can justify having an 80s saloon sat around doing nothing. If you drive it every day it'll deteriorate and it won't be unique anymore.Needs a few hundred miles a year to keep it running OK and a nice dry garage. I'd be surprised if it make much more than £1500.

Father Ted Rank: Renault 16

Father Ted

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Hey - where did you get that photo of my wife?

 

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Free Tree. 130254969575

wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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Continuing the 400 theme...

 

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Looks cheap for a V-plater. Did the autos carry on with the Honda engine after the manuals went K-series?

Milford Cubicle Rank: Renault 16

Milford Cubicle

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Yep they did. I guess Rover, with their confusing range of engines, can be in part blamed for all the people with their "Honda-engined" K-series cars.

155V6 Rank: Lancia Gamma

155V6

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That shape 400 had K-Series engines from the start,except as said,the 1.6 auto.Similar to when the K-Series Metro came out,the auto carried on with the A-Series for another year :roll:

Milford Cubicle Rank: Renault 16

Milford Cubicle

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Really? With a Rover Metro body and everything, or did the old style carry on?

Father Ted Rank: Renault 16

Father Ted

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With the humorous plate P155 OLE (later replaced after it kept getting stolen)

 

[/anorack mode]

 

Awesome :twisted:

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Nah, it was Victor Meldrew who drove one of those!
Close but no Cigar - Victor Meldrew drove one of these:

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Immortalised in the Honda Song

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIgZaC2yBM

 

Which was later replaced (after getting stolen and found in Norway with a plant growing out of it with this one:

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155V6 Rank: Lancia Gamma

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Really? With a Rover Metro body and everything, or did the old style carry on?

Hmmm,I'm not really sure now :? .I looked on A/R online,& it just said that when the Rover Metro came out,the CVT auto wasn't ready,& so the Metro A-Series auto was made for another year.It doesn't actually say whether it was an Austin or a Rover.
Albert Ross Rank: Renault 16

Albert Ross

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Yes indeed, Victor Meldrew in the very first episode, announced himself as "The Crimson Avenger" when going to collect his car. He discovered it was in more pieces with more faults....................then it would not get him home at all.......he was offered a lift in a Beige Allegro. WHich he then had to push!Sounds like a normal day with old tat.

andrew e Rank: Lancia Gamma

andrew e

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I thought it might be A999GRE as advertised in Classic Car Weekly since the dawn of time :lol:

scrappylad Rank: Austin Maxi

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Victor Meldrew had a Hillman Avenger in the very early episodes.

And his Honda Ballade was this shape...

 

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Yes indeed, Victor Meldrew in the very first episode, announced himself as "The Crimson Avenger" when going to collect his car. He discovered it was in more pieces with more faults....................then it would not get him home at all.......he was offered a lift in a Beige Allegro. WHich he then had to push!

Poor sod. I still reckon it's too simple to call it a comedy about a grumpy old man - to me it always seemed like an ordinary old man stuck in a surreal world of morons and bad luck. He did quite well considering.Didn't he have a later Civic at some point too?
RedSparrow Rank: Renault 16

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With the humorous plate P155 OLE (later replaced after it kept getting stolen)

 

[/anorack mode]

 

Awesome :twisted:

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Nah, it was Victor Meldrew who drove one of those!
Close but no Cigar - Victor Meldrew drove one of these:

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Immortalised in the Honda Song

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgIgZaC2yBM

 

Which was later replaced (after getting stolen and found in Norway with a plant growing out of it with this one:

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Just to be pedantic-

-It was Finland and

-It was the later Ballade (same as the Rover underneath)

 

Don't believe me?:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=eO4ARuV6kak

 

I'll get me coat.

Volksy Rank: Renault 16

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Victor Meldrew had a Hillman Avenger in the very early episodes.

And also drove round in a Light blue MK2 Fiesta
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£749 starting price on that KE70 Wagon and it still needs welding! I'm glad I've got my grot-filled 323 Wagon now.

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