warren t claim Posted April 20, 2023 Share Posted April 20, 2023 21 hours ago, ProgRocker said: @eddyramrod might like this. I used to have that brochure. ProgRocker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Reliant Supervan 3 Drive and Honest Review https://youtu.be/Mq61FtuA0_o This will not embed sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 Works for me. My brother had one of those 40 years ago as he only had a bike licence. What a hiddeous thing to be in. Noise, smelly, unstable, slow, rattley, creaky... Absolute death trap. I've never bin in on since. sdkrc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRocker Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 Toyota MR2 story Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Nowt to do with cars, just funny! Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 29, 2023 Share Posted April 29, 2023 It's 1996, Britpop is in full swing and Tony Blair is readying Labour for government. In America you can still buy a body on frame 2 tonne rwd 5.5m long brick with wood panelled sides and a moosive 5.7 V8 producing 260bhp. Seems like the final hurrah of the 1950's American post-war dream right there (Crown Vic still went on of course). Dick Longbridge, bogeyhead, J R Hartley and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 30, 2023 Share Posted April 30, 2023 RCR the anti-Doug, he doesn't buy the marketing BS; 'I'm gonna make an identity out of simping for Mother Earth'.... warren t claim and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Period American review of the new XJ40 warren t claim, Magnificent Rustbucket and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted May 1, 2023 Share Posted May 1, 2023 Best car crash ever? I particularly enjoyed the apples escaping from the glove box mid crash Alan_Green, catsinthewelder, sdkrc and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FakeConcern Posted May 3, 2023 Share Posted May 3, 2023 New Project Binky episode MJK 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dippy Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 Added a workshop tour video to my youtube channel. Dyslexic Viking, doug and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 4, 2023 Share Posted May 4, 2023 M25 The Magic Roundabout: First Tuesday (ITV programme). 1991. Chod content guaranteed. ProgRocker and MiniMinorMk3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 Garages from Hell, with narration by Dennis Waterman. A 1998 consumer programme. Chod trouble. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted May 5, 2023 Share Posted May 5, 2023 18 hours ago, Remspoor said: M25 The Magic Roundabout: First Tuesday (ITV programme). 1991. Chod content guaranteed. Excellent fly on the headlamp documentary, probably the inspiration for all those traffic cop shows on Chanel Number 5 these days. Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted May 6, 2023 Share Posted May 6, 2023 On 5/4/2023 at 10:15 PM, Remspoor said: M25 The Magic Roundabout: First Tuesday (ITV programme). 1991. Chod content guaranteed. 21mins, Citroën XM, naughty naughty! The French truck driver killed at the end, this accident was featured on a similar programme. The explanation given was that he crashed, got out the cab, closed the door but it didn’t latch. The wind then got the door, it hit him in the back and pushed him into the carriageway and he was then run over by the blue Astravan. What was the fancy Mk2 Golf pulled up about halfway though? Driver was on the phone and reading the paper. It was left hand drive with very fancy looking leather Recaro seats. Perhaps a Rallye or something? Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 Harry reviews a decent car not some BMW M sport GT3 RS whatever shite. warren t claim and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 The DS was last taxed in 1991. Remspoor, MiniMinorMk3 and warren t claim 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheel nut Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 How a modern dismantling yard turns a scrap car into a load of parts on ebay with the efficiency of a car factory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheel nut Posted May 7, 2023 Share Posted May 7, 2023 6 hours ago, egg said: Harry reviews a decent car not some BMW M sport GT3 RS whatever shite. The engine understandably seemed like a good idea at the time but WTF were they thinking of with that choice of gearbox? Seems an over complicated solution to a problem that didn’t exist. Surely most people either would prefer a full automatic or a standard manual. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CreepingJesus Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiniMinorMk3 Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 17 hours ago, wheel nut said: The engine understandably seemed like a good idea at the time but WTF were they thinking of with that choice of gearbox? Seems an over complicated solution to a problem that didn’t exist. Surely most people either would prefer a full automatic or a standard manual. That's the same as the Semi-Auto that was used in the VW Beetle. Conventional gear lever with a clutch that worked when you touched the lever. garethj and wheel nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 Have we had this chap before: I've been working my way through his dead car revival videos. This Dodge 50 one has to be the best yet though. Jerzy Woking and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 19 hours ago, wheel nut said: Surely most people either would prefer a full automatic or a standard manual. Ask @vulgalour (this is not his actual car). Then there was the manumatic gearboxes fitted as options to MG Magnette, Ford Angila and a few more. Do not forget the VW Beetle also available with a semi autobox, around the same time as this car. MiniMinorMk3 and wheel nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 You have to view them in context a bit. When pre-selectors were most popular, a lot of stuff still didn't have synchromesh on first if manual, and were godawful if automatic. It's a surprisingly intuitive thing to use, at least for the short distance Pat and I have used ours, and makes for a very pleasant gearchange. No worrying about balancing the clutch before setting off or whatever, I imagine it's just about impossible to stall it if it's in good health, and just makes the driving experience a bit more relaxed. CreepingJesus and wheel nut 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 21 hours ago, vulgalour said: You have to view them in context a bit. When pre-selectors were most popular, a lot of stuff still didn't have synchromesh on first if manual, and were godawful if automatic. It's a surprisingly intuitive thing to use, at least for the short distance Pat and I have used ours, and makes for a very pleasant gearchange. No worrying about balancing the clutch before setting off or whatever, I imagine it's just about impossible to stall it if it's in good health, and just makes the driving experience a bit more relaxed. To be fair Autos, especially in smaller engined cars, at the same period were not brilliant either. Autos eat a lot of the power thus making them not so fast and more thirsty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Remspoor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St.Jude Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 Something a little different. The story of the 1972 Trans America expedition that involved the then new Range Rover crossing the Darien Gap. warren t claim, catsinthewelder and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Only just watched this one. A nice example, well it actually works for a start. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leafsprung Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 OK, not in the least bit autoshite but the performance of this thing is something to see. Oh, and the newer version they're working on improves cornering by 25%. Jesus H. face and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 5 hours ago, leafsprung said: OK, not in the least bit autoshite but the performance of this thing is something to see. Oh, and the newer version they're working on improves cornering by 25%. Jesus H. Makes you wonder why anyone would buy a Gordon Murray or Lotus Evija instead (well I know why, as they're investments for the super rich, but just from a car perspective) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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