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wuvvum Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

wuvvum

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7 hours ago, Skizzer said:

Touché!

It’s still on retention though, in spite of the fact that I bought another Skoda two years ago next month — which shows you how much I can be arsed with such things.

I think for your current vehicle you should try and see if SK12ZER is available.  Then that long forgotten refrain could echo once again through the streets of London: "Who the f*ck is Skizzer?"

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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I kind of forgot the porsche 968 even exists.. Was it any more than a warmed up 944? It  was built in the dark days of Porsche when they nearly went tits up in the early 1990s so I imagine

the 968 was an attempt to knock out a new model on the cheap.

They're not cheap anyway, this one is an auto with 195,000 miles on it and is the best part of 8 grand

 

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https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202002107140436

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cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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3 minutes ago, cort16 said:

I kind of forgot the porsche 968 even exists.. Was it any more than a warmed up 944? It  was built in the dark days of Porsche when they nearly went tits up in the early 1990s so I imagine

the 968 was an attempt to knock out a new model on the cheap.

They're not cheap anyway, this one is an auto with 195,000 miles on it and is the best part of 8 grand

 

4747fe11a1254a4f9a3d150c35cc8c2e.jpg

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202002107140436

Here's quite an interesting little article on how ex toyota engineers saved Porsche in the early 90's .

https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/20/business/putting-porsche-in-the-pink.html

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Snipes Rank: Lancia Gamma

Snipes

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7 hours ago, cort16 said:

I kind of forgot the porsche 968 even exists.. Was it any more than a warmed up 944? It  was built in the dark days of Porsche when they nearly went tits up in the early 1990s so I imagine

the 968 was an attempt to knock out a new model on the cheap.

They're not cheap anyway, this one is an auto with 195,000 miles on it and is the best part of 8 grand

 

4747fe11a1254a4f9a3d150c35cc8c2e.jpg

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202002107140436

968 Club Sport is right up there in 911 money nowadays. 

paulplom Rank: Isuzu Florian

paulplom

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8 hours ago, cort16 said:

I kind of forgot the porsche 968 even exists.. Was it any more than a warmed up 944? It  was built in the dark days of Porsche when they nearly went tits up in the early 1990s so I imagine

the 968 was an attempt to knock out a new model on the cheap.

They're not cheap anyway, this one is an auto with 195,000 miles on it and is the best part of 8 grand

 

4747fe11a1254a4f9a3d150c35cc8c2e.jpg

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202002107140436

Looks like a 944/928 hybrid. Not even that quick. A standard t-5 would keep up.

meggersdog Rank: Renault 16

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18 hours ago, wuvvum said:

There is an age beyond which you can get away with red indicators at the back (and white at the front) - I forget what age exactly, but I had a feeling it was older than Huggy.

1965

from the matters of testing blog 

American vehicles with red rear indicators, while not a common sight on British roads, are widespread enough that any tester not familiar with the requirements for direction indicators should be advised - there is no exemption for any vehicle to have red rear indicators if it was first used on or after 1 September 1965.

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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1 hour ago, paulplom said:

Looks like a 944/928 hybrid. Not even that quick. A standard t-5 would keep up.

It's got 240bhp, probably not bad for an n/a 3 litre 4 cylinder at the time. From what I've just read there was meant to be an S3 944 but Porsche being skint turned that into a new model with upgraded engine and suspension but still basically a next generation 944. 

The club sports seems to follow the recipe of remove equipment, increase price, double desirability that's served porsche pretty well before and since.

Skizzer Rank: Isuzu Florian

Skizzer

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1 hour ago, Sir Snipes said:

Hey that's nice. I do wonder if the 1.8T suits a Rover though. No doubt better than the NA, and probably better numbers than the 2.0, but maybe the 2.0 "feels" more Rover?

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Go V6 or go home, I say.

Other opinions are available of course: I’ve not actually tried a 1.8T or — shudder — one of those Diesel things.

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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The 1.8t was just there as a tax dodge really Understandable at the time but not really desirable now. A 2.0 v6 is a bit of an oddity as I can’t think of many low capacity v6 since then .

Its probably like the bmw 520i straight sixes though they have the power of a 4 cylinder but  fuel consumption of a v8

Skizzer Rank: Isuzu Florian

Skizzer

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9 minutes ago, cort16 said:

Its probably like the bmw 520i straight sixes though they have the power of a 4 cylinder but  fuel consumption of a v8

Ah, but they make the sound of a six.  Plus smooth trumps fast in my book.

Having owned both a Rover 75 2.0 and an M20B20-engined BMW, the consumption isn’t quite at V8 levels but you’re on the right lines.

 

Kiltox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Kiltox

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25 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Go V6 or go home, I say.

Other opinions are available of course: I’ve not actually tried a 1.8T or — shudder — one of those Diesel things.

I’d love to try a V6 75. The diesel left a lot to be desired!

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

cort16

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2 minutes ago, Skizzer said:

Ah, but they make the sound of a six.  Plus smooth trumps fast in my book.

Having owned both a Rover 75 2.0 and an M20B20-engined BMW, the consumption isn’t quite at V8 levels but you’re on the right lines.

 

I found all 6 cylinder BMW’s seem to pretty much use the same amount of fuel from a 520i to 530i

Snipes Rank: Lancia Gamma

Snipes

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1 hour ago, Skizzer said:

Go V6 or go home, I say.

Other opinions are available of course: I’ve not actually tried a 1.8T or — shudder — one of those Diesel things.

I think a revvy turbo would work well in a ZT. Or even better a ZS or ZR.

I can't think of any 2.0 six that wasn't basically pointless. Mazda, Ford/Jaguar, Toyota/Lexus, BMW.....

EssDeeWon Rank: Renault 16

EssDeeWon

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2 hours ago, Skizzer said:

Go V6 or go home, I say.

Other opinions are available of course: I’ve not actually tried a 1.8T or — shudder — one of those Diesel things.

This, This and This.

I did go in a 1.8T once, very quick car.    I'd rather leave slightly earlier and enjoy the V6 waft.

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