A Quick Hello

[Alan G]

Although I've been quietly wandering around this forum as a guest for a while I though perhaps it was time to take the plunge and sign up.

At the somewhat advanced age of 74 and not being the fittest of individuals my days of crawling about underneath cars are behind me now  but I still dabble in things that don't require too much physical effort.

Over the years I've owned all sorts of four wheeled transport ranging from utter crap to almost decent. Perhaps the most interesting was a Clio 182 Turbo - all 240 bhp of it. Currently we have a 2016 Toyota Auris Hybrid and a 2017 Lexus IS300 Hybrid. Both come under the heading of "Not exciting but totally reliable".

Current project I'm involved in is the grey thing in the attached photo.

 See if you can read the badge and work out what it is. 

[Bren]

Welcome

[Aston Martin]

Clio 182 turbo. 😐

[Alan_Green]

Cool name bro.

[Tenmil Socket]

Welcome 👍🏻

[eddyramrod]

Chevrolet Biscayne?

 

 

 

 

And welcome!

[Alan G]

  On 18/02/2024 at 13:50, Aston Martin said:

Clio 182 turbo. 😐

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Great fun, if you don't mind a clutch like an on/off switch and having to replace the diff bearings every 5,000 miles!

[Tommyboy12]

Welcome! I thought it was a Volvo 850 but I'm not sure the shut lines on the tail lights are correct for that

[Alan G]

  On 18/02/2024 at 14:23, eddyramrod said:

Chevrolet Biscayne?

 

 

 

 

And welcome!

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An interesting thought. It's a Volvo 950 turbo, something which Volvo never made. The engine came from a V70 and here's a peek of it hiding under the bonnet.

 

     

[RoverFolkUs]

Volvo 940 turbo saloon? Something of a unicorn?

[Alan G]

  On 18/02/2024 at 15:51, Tommyboy12 said:

Welcome! I thought it was a Volvo 850 but I'm not sure the shut lines on the tail lights are correct for that

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It started as a 940 but now has a 5 cylinder whiteblock engine.

[Matty]

  On 18/02/2024 at 14:13, Alan_Green said:

Cool name bro.

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You've still got the underscore thing. They can't take that away from you!

[eddyramrod]

Smooth!

[SiC]

  On 18/02/2024 at 12:21, Alan G said:

Perhaps the most interesting was a Clio 182 Turbo - all 240 bhp of it.

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@dome / @320touring are our forum RS Clio fondlers. 

[dome]

  On 18/02/2024 at 16:34, SiC said:

@dome / @320touring are our forum RS Clio fondlers. 

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How very dare you!

Clio indeed, pfft.

Welcome @Alan G That Volvo is right up my street! 

I did think about doing something silly/sillier with the Kangoo and a turbo but I love it just the way it is. 

 

 

[SiC]

  On 18/02/2024 at 18:51, dome said:

How very dare you!

Clio indeed, pfft.

Welcome @Alan G That Volvo is right up my street! 

I did think about doing something silly/sillier with the Kangoo and a turbo but I love it just the way it is. 

 

 

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Just a Clio with a bigger boot!

[Matty]

  On 18/02/2024 at 18:51, dome said:

How very dare you!

Clio indeed, pfft.

Welcome @Alan G That Volvo is right up my street! 

I did think about doing something silly/sillier with the Kangoo and a turbo but I love it just the way it is. 

 

 

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Still cooler than a polar bears nutsack that 

[cms206]

  On 18/02/2024 at 15:55, Alan G said:

An interesting thought. It's a Volvo 950 turbo, something which Volvo never made. The engine came from a V70 and here's a peek of it hiding under the bonnet.

 

     

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Scotland likes this.

 

 

Welcome!

[cupoftea]

Hello there, you'll be pleased to know there's at least one older than yourself, me.

[Alan G]

  On 19/02/2024 at 18:11, cupoftea said:

Hello there, you'll be pleased to know there's at least one older than yourself, me.

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Ah, but you're only as old as you feel - which in my case is about 110!