What do your drive?

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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Craig. » Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:34 am

A very nice, 1982, Metalic Bronze, Austin Allegro 1.5 HL (last of the series) with 40,000 miles on the clock at the moment...
...which hasn't moved out of my Garage for the past 20 years in preference to my Motor Bikes, due to Traffic congestion on British roads, and high running costs; Road Tax, Fuel, Maintenance, etc, etc,... ::)...!

I cannot see me ever using a Motor Car again for the rest of my life!.....It's 2-wheels from now on!.... ;)....!

Paul.... ;)...!

Example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... I_1982.jpg




That is the most impressive car to be listed yet. Even in your garage, protected from the elements, an Allegro should have turned to dust many, many years ago ;D ;D

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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Fozzer » Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:56 am

A very nice, 1982, Metalic Bronze, Austin Allegro 1.5 HL (last of the series) with 40,000 miles on the clock at the moment...
...which hasn't moved out of my Garage for the past 20 years in preference to my Motor Bikes, due to Traffic congestion on British roads, and high running costs; Road Tax, Fuel, Maintenance, etc, etc,... ::)...!

I cannot see me ever using a Motor Car again for the rest of my life!.....It's 2-wheels from now on!.... ;)....!

Paul.... ;)...!

Example:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File: ... I_1982.jpg




That is the most impressive car to be listed yet. Even in your garage, protected from the elements, an Allegro should have turned to dust many, many years ago ;D ;D

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Tee-Hee.... ;D...!

My Lads tell me I should advertise in on E-Bay....
..it is a rarity now, (apparently), and Folks will be falling over backwards to give me loads of money for it... :-*....

....perhaps?... ::)...!

Paul...Meep-meep!.. 8-)...!

..... ;D....!
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Craig. » Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:01 am

damn he knows  :-X >:( ;) ;D
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby CD. » Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:39 am

2003 Ford Mondeo 2.0l Ghia X estate. Electric EVERYTHING.. too many things to go wrong  :P

A very nice, 1982, Metalic Bronze, Austin Allegro 1.5 HL


Austin Aggro as they were known in the 80s...
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby C » Wed Jan 27, 2010 11:56 am

My Lads tell me I should advertise in on E-Bay....
..it is a rarity now, (apparently), and Folks will be falling over backwards to give me loads of money for it... :-*....


So rare there are none listed! There's a blue 1979 Vanden Plas with 53,000 on the clock for
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Fozzer » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:07 pm

[quote]damn he knows
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Meck » Wed Jan 27, 2010 12:45 pm

Paul...with Hydrolastic Suspension!..... :-*...!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolastic



sounds interresting!  :-*
Maybe a whole new driving-experiance?!?
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Ivan » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:22 pm

Me: 2002 Saab 9-3 2.0t... Last of the Hatchbacks

Mother: 1999 Toyota Yaris (First imported batch, Japan built)

Father: VW T4 with the weakest engine you can get in it.

Brother: Citroen C1
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby expat » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:25 pm

Paul...with Hydrolastic Suspension!..... :-*...!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolastic



sounds interresting!
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Fozzer » Wed Jan 27, 2010 2:51 pm

Paul...with Hydrolastic Suspension!..... :-*...!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrolastic



sounds interresting!
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Hagar » Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:25 pm

...the Citroen DS, with its amazing/peculiar suspension?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citro%C3%ABn_DS

It was always strange seeing them start up, whereby the whole car would slowly rise up from the ground under hydraulic pressure in its suspension.... :o...!

Paul.... ;D...!

The motoring 'experts' always said that car was at least 20 years before its time. The same principle is still used on Citroen cars today. Also by other manufacturers including Rolls-Royce. Hydropneumatic suspension
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby Fozzer » Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:36 pm

My BMC Ausin Allegro, Morris 1100, and 1300GT were always a joy to drive, with their self levelling Hydrolastic suspension....it worked a treat!
Hugged the corners at speed, with no tilting and danger of tipping over!

Paul... :)...!

My "Luxury" car was my Austin A60 Cambridge 1.6, with a beautiful, positive, manual gearbox...>>>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Cambridge

...until it slowly rotted away around me!... :'(...!

(All my BMC Cars slowly rotted away around me!).... :o...!

..... ;D....!
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby expat » Wed Jan 27, 2010 3:50 pm

(All my BMC Cars slowly rotted away around me!).... :o...!

..... ;D....!



BMC........Base Metal Conversion ;D ;D

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Re: What do your drive?

Postby theonecalled » Wed Jan 27, 2010 8:31 pm

Mum: 1992 Rover Metro 100
Dad: 2008 Vauxhall Zafira & Darrian T90 GTR (on the odd occasion that he is needed to run it)
Me: 2005 Honda CBR125
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Re: What do your drive?

Postby expat » Thu Jan 28, 2010 4:11 am

Forgot to mention, my wife has an Opel Corsa C. It is affectionately known as "Skippy"................because the interior resembles the inside of a Skip (dumpster). You name it, you will find it on the floor. Sweet wrappers, newspaper, children's toys, bits of children's toys,
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2. And, if you have time to write the fault on a napkin and attach to it to the yoke.........you have time to write it in the tech log....see point 1.
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