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sierraman Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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11 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Think it transpired not to be suitable to transport the family due to the ongoing rot and more suited for a rolling restoration. Don't get me wrong it deserves love, but these things are pretty undesirable at the moment with fuel costs! 

(Even more undesirable than a certain white Renault Espace! 😉)

I think it looks ace as it is, it just has that serial killer look about it, you can almost picture that chap with the leather mask from Halloween driving it. I’d just glassfibre the holes when absolutely necessary. 

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Skcat Rank: Citroen Ami

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On 7/6/2022 at 5:53 PM, Schaefft said:

Ah, a Dynasty, peak obscurity right there. A friend of mine owns a '90, this blue one is in way better shape though!

Whats stopping you?

I'm going to take a look at some point, storage is my issue! 

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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3 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Top marks for the sheer bloody-mindedness needed to go to that much effort to have 400hp... going through the front wheels of a fucking Vectra.

Also, the bonnet raisers look absolutely awful on a car whose bonnet is designed to flow into the mirrors!

 

I bet it puts the power down really effectively too.

it has got a SAAB LSD in it but with my experience of FWD cars with an LSD it can make drivability worse.

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SteersWithThrottle Rank: BL Wedge

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24 minutes ago, cort16 said:

it has got a SAAB LSD in it but with my experience of FWD cars with an LSD it can make drivability worse.

It depends what you mean by driveability. Power-on understeer will be worse, but more predictable. Power-off oversteer will be less, and also more predictable. Traction ofc will be better.  Getting the slip right is the tricky bit.

cort16 Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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25 minutes ago, SteersWithThrottle said:

It depends what you mean by driveability. Power-on understeer will be worse, but more predictable. Power-off oversteer will be less, and also more predictable. Traction ofc will be better.  Getting the slip right is the tricky bit.

If you floor my Megane with the LSD if you don't have your wits about you it'll drive you straight off the road.

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egg Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

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5 hours ago, egg said:

14k miles, £15k. But 4x4.....

thinking about this, this is almost my perfect Sierra, in real life English roads I'd take this over the Cossie. It's got the very late dash and with the lazy Twin Cam is very easy to drive, but no tail happy charlie in the wet. If it had the optional air con and CD player then it would be perfect

RoverFolkUs Rank: Talbot Matra Rancho

RoverFolkUs

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46 minutes ago, sdkrc said:

step 6. don't tell @AnnoyingPentium that you've scrapped a Fabia

No word of a lie I was about to say that 😂

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SteersWithThrottle Rank: BL Wedge

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4 hours ago, cort16 said:

If you floor my Megane with the LSD if you don't have your wits about you it'll drive you straight off the road.

This is why you need  a delicate touch to steer with the throttle!  😉

AnnoyingPentium Rank: Isuzu Florian

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1 hour ago, sdkrc said:

step 6. don't tell @AnnoyingPentium that you've scrapped a Fabia

Scrap it but give me the seats. They're the better ones in those special edition estates. 😂

LightBulbFun Rank: Talbot Tagora

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1 hour ago, D.E said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/265765668419?hash=item3de0de4643:g:shMAAOSwr81iqN66

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ooh do love a Plaxton Peanut

I love how dinky they look while still looking like a coach

I also see them as a way for someone who wants to own a coach but has limited parking space

I do wonder what they are like to maintain, are they any easier to look after, or just as much of a bastard as a full length thing?

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