Wack Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 6 minutes ago, horriblemercedes said: Are they really affordable shite now? Always fancied one of those but thought it would take a bit longer i only read the title, maybe not horriblemercedes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete-M Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/1/2023 at 9:13 PM, Split_Pin said: A Renault 12? Alfa Romeo Gulietta from the early 1980s Fiat 132 I've driven all of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Skut said: I own a Y10 Turbo in many separate pieces. Anybody driven or owned a Berkeley. Many T60 and B90 and T100 engined ones, your pic is a B95 or B105. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skut Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, castros_bro said: Many T60 and B90 and T100 engined ones, your pic is a B95 or B105. So what are they like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 1 hour ago, Skut said: So what are they like. Commuting along an motorway to work and back being overtaken by artics where I could have driven underneath one without taking the floppy top down was "interesting". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 Cosmo anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 3 hours ago, Ghosty said: Cosmo anyone? Already mentioned it myself before, apparently noone yet! I should have pulled the trigger when one was up for sale for 3.5k on eBay years ago. Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/14/2023 at 8:23 PM, MantaGTE85 said: Anyone owned a 1990 to 1996 Hyundai S-Coupe? I was watching 'Car Trouble - Chris Fulke Greville', on YouTube, that featured a dodgy one of those, and thought of this thread. If so, was it any good? Yep. It was bland. Not unpleasant though. warren t claim and MantaGTE85 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 16, 2023 Share Posted May 16, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 8:37 PM, Ghosty said: @wuvvum didn't you have one of these? I did indeed. mk2_craig, Ghosty, The Vicar and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 What about those Chinese pick ups with a fake BMW grille? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Vicar Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 20 hours ago, wuvvum said: I did indeed. Wow! What was it like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Rusty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 It was bloody massive - made a P38 Range Rover look like a Terios. Interior was very '80s Italian luxury car - lots of tan leather all over everything and slices of wood veneer. Engine and 'box were from an Iveco Turbo Daily so it wasn't a fast vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 5:43 PM, Pete-M said: I've driven all of these. Me too, except the Alfa. Tho I did drive a 1300 junior, that went very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Never driven any sort of Alfa yet. I must try to rectify this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 Proton Satria Neo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 12 hours ago, warren t claim said: What about those Chinese pick ups with a fake BMW grille? DFSK Loadhopper? I've driven one of those. It was surprisingly nippy and had no power steering. warren t claim and High Jetter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volksy Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/16/2023 at 11:54 PM, wuvvum said: I did indeed. It was this vehicle that made me join this forum. So wanted to buy it when it came up for sale, but the galloping rot put me off. Did it end up in Germany or somewhere? mk2_craig 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conan Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 On 5/15/2023 at 2:27 AM, GagaStan said: Honda Fit Aria JDM saloon version of the mk1 Honda Jazz. And if anyone else thought it’d be a challenge to create a good looking saloon from a Jazz, you’d be dead right… A few of them grey imported to NZ, I’m fascinated. Most have beige crushed velour upholstery (drool) and come with the option of a rear wiper (saloon rear wiper, double drool) My family had one from new. First car I ever driven actually. Fun fact, even ones sold in Japan were made and exported from Thailand. In Japan only old farts bought them along with Toyota Belta. Elsewhere the market demographic were more varied. GagaStan and Datsuncog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 RichardK, MiniMinorMk3 and CreepingJesus 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said: Dream car in 1994/5 when my Dyanes were slowly rusting away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 I don't have a picture but I know some were imported as I had a nerdy WTF meltdown seeing one in Kelso. Fiat Palio. Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctormop Posted May 19, 2023 Share Posted May 19, 2023 No pics but had a Dacia Denem estate on an A suffix plate in 1990, Hearing aid beige with DENEM proudly written across both lower o/s and n/s doors. Thought it was ok for the £300 I paid for it with a full MOT, Things seemed simpler then. Sold it for£250 with 3 days MOT left, wish I hadn't as it ran perfectly and I knew I'd never find another. garethj and warren t claim 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Do VW SP2s count as shite, or dubber holy grails? See also Citi Golf; Gol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warren t claim Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 12 hours ago, Ghosty said: Do VW SP2s count as shite, or dubber holy grails? See also Citi Golf; Gol. We had a Citi Golf go through the auction I drove for. Ford Corcel anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Ghosty said: Do VW SP2s count as shite, or dubber holy grails? See also Citi Golf; Gol. I looked at a VW Fox in the states, which is a relative of the Gol I think but not a PROPER Gol with front-mounted aircooled engine. Definitely affordable shite in US terms. If an SP2 were affordable it'd count, surely? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Ghosty said: Do VW SP2s count as shite, or dubber holy grails? Pretty sure that they are both! In the ‘80s there was a shite-condition blue one kept on the side of a road near Symonds Yat which gave me both the obscure + the aircool-rules wants every time I saw it. garethj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 5 hours ago, Ghosty said: See also Citi Golf; A Citi Golf was my daily driver (although owned by a pal). It was the "dot com" model. You could only order it online on the fancy new interweb, allegedly. I've also driven loads of citi golf hire cars. They're great but they attract hijackers. They did a really fancy Citi Mk 1 at the end of the run. You could buy this new in 2009: Anyone had a Scimitar SS1? I was by a Scimitar garage in Kettering yesterday and thought of this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
castros_bro Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 Charles F Taylor's car (or his other car) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted May 20, 2023 Share Posted May 20, 2023 LightBulbFun, RayMK and MiniMinorMk3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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