What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[somewhatfoolish]

Inexplicably I seem to be watching 'Pretty Woman' which I have thus far mamaged to avoid over the last 20-odd years. Its pish of course, but check this out:

 

 

Its only a flippin Rayton Fissore Magnum!!!!! WTF is that doing there?

That's solid gold shite there, and an entry to the "Cars I didn't know existed" thread to boot. In Laforza spec it's practically a De Tomaso Range Rover Overfinch. That styling is quite impressive, an unfortunate blend of 1st gen Nissan Prairie and Talbot Horizon, topped off with that instrument cluster that's obviously lifted straight out of an IVECO panel van.

[bramz7]

The Polizia used them too.

 

I've never seen one personally but a few of the Italian 'spotters' on Flickr have.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

The Polizia used them too.

I've never seen one personally but a few of the Italian 'spotters' on Flickr have.

 

I always thought they were a bit Metrocab /Megagamma/ Unolike. In fact I assumed it was an Italdesign design , just found out it wasn't- clues in the name, I suppose.

 

Apparently the Septic ones, dispensed withe Iveco lump in favour of. 5.0 Mustang , albeit presumably in strangled late 80's form. And we're called the LaForza. According to Wikipedia ( I know, I know) you could get 2.0 Volumex or Alfa 2.5 V6es as petrol options Europe.

[HillmanImp]

Just remember next time you are crossing the road:

 

• (First find a) Safe (place to cross, then stop)
• (Stand on the) Pavement (near the kerb)
• Look (all round for traffic and listen)
• If (traffic is coming, let it pass)
• (When there is) No (traffic near, walk straight across the road)
• Keep (looking and listening for traffic while you cross).

 

SPLINK!

 

Easy enough to remember that eh?

[Pete-M]

Part grin, part grump, this.

 

Got insurance renewal through today for my trade policy. It's gone up again, 6th year in a row, to £1200 TPO despite no claims / points etc.

 

They're also only allowing me to add my latest car until the end of the month when the policy expires as it's Insurance Group 41 and they're not exactly happy insuring anything above Gp39.

 

This annoyed me somewhat, so I thought I'd try one of the comparison sites for a standard car policy instead of a trade one. I may as well sack off a couple of cars, go down to one and forget about motor trading for now. Thing is, insurance in Liverpool is insanely loaded by nigh on 100% despite the city having one of the lowest car crime rates of any major conurbation.

 

Anyway, stick the details of my latest car in, £4000 value, group 41, 8 yrs no claims, 47 yr old geezer, clean licence, sensible occupation...

 

£650. Fully comp.

 

That's about the smallest insurance quote I've ever had.

[Kiltox]

I imagine insurance in Liverpool is about to increase even more shortly

[Pete-M]

Hopefully not. It's been unnecessarily insane for 20 years.

 

I got an insurance quote about 15 years ago on a Sierra XR4x4. £5500. Car was worth £500. Exactly the same details but with a Warrington postcode (15 miles away but with a higher chance of being stolen) £470.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

whats this 'Insurance Group 41' beast then?

[Bucketeer]

Picking up the keys for my new rental property/hiding place.

 

[Pete-M]

whats this 'Insurance Group 41' beast then?

It's a 354 bhp, V6, supercharged, automatic, estate car.

[Hertz]

It's a 354 bhp, V6, supercharged, automatic, estate car.

 

Merc C32? Only thing I can think of, well I kinda of cheated as a guy at work has just bought one but a saloon.

[Pete-M]

Merc C32? Only thing I can think of, well I kinda of cheated as a guy at work has just bought one but a saloon.

Dammit. Yup.

 

Then again, I think it's the only car which ticks all those boxes.

[willswitchengage]

Football cup draw shite:

 

[DeeJay]

[Hertz]

Dammit. Yup.

 

Then again, I think it's the only car which ticks all those boxes.

 

Sorry if I spoiled a reveal. He said it's indecently fast which sounds like fun to me. Enjoy.

[cort16]

One of the guys took this picture of an expertly fitted number plate.

 

[Tayne]

One of the guys took this picture of an expertly fitted number plate.

 

plate.jpg

I am familiar with his work.

 

 

[Hendry]

One of the guys took this picture of an expertly fitted number plate.

 

plate.jpg

 

Imagine fitting the plate in the wrong place on a car which already no less than 4 screw holes already in the tailgate for you to use. 

[wuvvum]

Who was it on here who had one?

 

A Rayton thingy, not a pretty woman.

That was me.

 

[Timewaster]

They always look enormous in the pictures.

Are they Q7 sized or is it the slightly odd proportions make it look bigger?

[wuvvum]

No, it was fucking vast.  I parked it next to a Range Rover Classic when we stopped at a services on the way home - made the Rangie look like a Terios.

[wuvvum]

Here's an interior pic, to give you an idea of the width:

 

 

And here it is parked behind my Daimler Conquest Century, itself far from a small vehicle - doesn't fully illustrate the Rayton's size due to perspective, poor photo skillz and the fact that it was on silly low profile tyres at the time, but should give a bit of an idea.

 

[wuvvum]

Here's a couple more pics I've just found.  Those are 16" wheels (with aforementioned daft tyres) and BX rear light clusters.

 

 

[cort16]

Fuck sake wuvvum your game was wrong that week. How did you end up with it?

[Hertz]

/\ /\ Looks like an obese Fiat Uno. I like it.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Mmm, Citroën BX tail light clusters....

[wuvvum]

Fuck sake wuvvum your game was wrong that week. How did you end up with it?

It was on eBay.  I had had a drink.  You can figure out the rest.

[RobT]

As drunk ebay purchases go, that's premier league.

[cort16]

Totally

What engine did it have ?

[cort16]

Also how fast did it go mr?

 

The interior reminds me of 80s Maserati’s