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The Car Thread

Post by karatekid » Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:36 pm

Started talking about cars on another thread and thought it deserved one of its own. Anything to do with cars or motorbikes for that matter. I'll start with my dream car which is a Lamborghini Urus.


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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Zlatan » Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:42 pm

as mentioned on t'other thread I've got one*, fantastic motor

:D

* on Forza Horizon 4
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by claret2018 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:11 pm

Someone at work has a Urus, it’s black and it looks very underwhelming in that colour. Lamborghinis should be luminous and look outrageous

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by SalisburyClaret » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:13 pm

It’s ok but it’s not A Triumph Herald Vitesse
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Dyched » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:14 pm

My dream car, isn’t a car. It’s a 1969 Ford Ranger.

I think I just won this thread.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Sutton-Claret » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:15 pm

I would save around £70k and go for an Audi RS6.......
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by claret2018 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:16 pm

1950s Mercedes Sl300 Gullwing for me please

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Dyched » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:18 pm

claret2018 wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:16 pm
1950s Mercedes Sl300 Gullwing for me please
Nice choice. You can’t be a Burnley fan with style like that.


My favourite Mercedes is a 70s W108

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:32 pm

https://www.jamesedition.com/cars?order=premium

I window shop on here everytime the Euromillions jackpot gets silly.

Don't look in the watch section though, it will definitely make you splutter.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by claret2018 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:35 pm

Dyched wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:18 pm
Nice choice. You can’t be a Burnley fan with style like that.


My favourite Mercedes is a 70s W108
I wouldn’t fancy leaving it parked on Albert St on matchday anyway...

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:42 pm

I'm never going to learn to drive. Ive never needed to, living most of my adult life in Manchester and now Prague.

So now, my "dream car" would be a self driving, on demand pick up to take me and whatever i needed to my cottage by the lake. I anticipate that being a thing within the next 5 to 10 years.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Mala591 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:54 pm

Why do cars have to be serviced every 12 months? Does the oil suddenly ‘go off’ after 365 days?

Every 20,000 miles or 2 years would save a lot of oil recycling and be far better for the environment.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Bosscat » Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:05 pm

Mala591 wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:54 pm
Why do cars have to be serviced every 12 months? Does the oil suddenly ‘go off’ after 365 days?

Every 20,000 miles or 2 years would save a lot of oil recycling and be far better for the environment.
A number of manufacturers are moving to 2 year or 20000 miles servicing

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Right_winger » Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:08 pm

A Ferrari 250GT0 is a bit of a dream car, as is the Lexus LFA just for the sheer noise it makes.
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:16 pm

Mala591 wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:54 pm
Why do cars have to be serviced every 12 months? Does the oil suddenly ‘go off’ after 365 days?

Every 20,000 miles or 2 years would save a lot of oil recycling and be far better for the environment.
Oil cleans and lubs the engine at the same time, so it has to be changed regularly.

With the advancements in oils it's resulting in the extensions of servicing times.

Still amusing to watch people buy the old 90's oil grade to put in their modern motors.....stupidity at play really.
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by BenWickes » Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:31 pm

As I'm getting older my need for speed has diminished. Always wanted a Land Rover. So a Defender or Discovery. Wife wants a Suzuki 4x4 but no way I'd drive one of them. Compromised on a Landy. For practicality.
As this would depend on winning big on the lottery. I'd buy an AC Cobra for a jaunt around the countryside and a lovely day boat as we'd be buying a house by the river.

Owned a VW Passat and a Toyota Camry in past years.
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by cbx750 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:48 pm

I always wanted one of these, always just out of my price range in the 70's/80's now the riding position would cripple me.


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Re: The Car Thread

Post by exilecanada » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:05 pm

Porsche 911, preferably with Targa top :D

A classic, beautiful design which has barely changed over the decades. The design never gets old.
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by karatekid » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:26 pm

I must admit that the new Porsche 911 turbo S is a fabulous car.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Zlatan » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:28 pm

I'm genuinely tempted by the Mustang Mach E... tell me I'm wrong, but the performance and costs are approaching what could be usable these days

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Bosscat » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:32 pm

cbx750 wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:48 pm
I always wanted one of these, always just out of my price range in the 70's/80's now the riding position would cripple me.



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Always wanted a Duke back in the 70's ... then my mate bought a brand new 860GT it looked great for a couple of months ... then rusted in front of his eyes ... put me off Italian bikes completely 🙄

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Aclaret » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:39 pm

My 1st car was a Vauxhall Chevette....remember them ? What a mover 😁

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Bosscat » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:42 pm

Aclaret wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:39 pm
My 1st car was a Vauxhall Chevet....remember them ? What a mover 😁
1st car Mk1 cortina 1200 with 1500cc engine fitted ... when I passed my test I got a Triumph Herald 12/50 off my Dad

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Sutton-Claret » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:48 pm

Right_winger wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:08 pm
A Ferrari 250GT0 is a bit of a dream car, as is the Lexus LFA just for the sheer noise it makes.
Agreed about a 250GTO,

2 more would be Lamborghini Miura and a Lancia Stratos

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by cbx750 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:53 pm

Bosscat wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:32 pm
Always wanted a Duke back in the 70's ... then my mate bought a brand new 860GT it looked great for a couple of months ... then rusted in front of his eyes ... put me off Italian bikes completely 🙄
I know what you mean Italian chrome and electrics were notorious for being crap.
I have a Guzzi now but it never sees rain or Winter.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by KateR » Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:56 pm

cars are a bit of a thing within the family, have had numerous cars over the years and like most people you can afford more and more, plus living in the Middle East & America fuel prices has never been a deciding factor although it was when we went to live/work in London.

Cars I've had and loved the most over the decades:

First car a mini (original version) it was my prized possession, felt so grown up.

Reliant Scimitar, special paint colour but main colour white, young children, plenty of room, loved the looks, went fast

Fiat 500 Abarth, fast/nippy, easy to park as I had this in London

Audi Allroad, first version, with the V6 2.7 twin turbo, used in America for several long roadtrips, felt totally safe, loved the strong looks, very fast, plenty of room for the teenager and friends.

I am a lover of Range Rovers and have had numerous models over the years, mostly in the Middle East, great for desert driving, high up and the driving was atrocious there. Driving a Range Rover today.

Hubby was the car fanatic, classics being his thing but these days it seems to be more the boys who have taken over that mantle and hubby has definitely changed in where he bought magazines and went to classic car shows, he doesn't anymore.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Steve1956 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:03 pm

Our first car was a Fiat Mirafiori me and the 1st wife pushed it more than we rode in it...cars are just a means to a end,i hate knob wavers with big cars who are unable to drive them!😉

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Zlatan » Wed Feb 24, 2021 4:36 pm

Aclaret wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 3:39 pm
My 1st car was a Vauxhall Chevette....remember them ? What a mover 😁
Vauxhall "Shove it" as it was normally referred to, as the owner often had to shove it to get it home - my brother had one, for about 3 months until he scrapped it :D
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Billyblah » Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:57 pm

SalisburyClaret wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:13 pm
It’s ok but it’s not A Triumph Herald Vitesse
.....or a Triumph TR6

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Volvoclaret » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:01 pm

Delorean, then could go back to being a teen again.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by clarethomer » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:11 pm

Here are mine - not out yet thought

The family car - Tesla Model S Plaid
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by tarkys_ears » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:16 pm

claret2018 wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 1:11 pm
Someone at work has a Urus, it’s black and it looks very underwhelming in that colour. Lamborghinis should be luminous and look outrageous
That's cos it's a jumped up Q8 which is a coupe version of a Q7

Hardly a "lambo" of yore - just a rebadged Audi. I mean LAMBO... making a suv... jesus wept!

Last Urus I saw was brand new with what I suppose was some WAG driving it... in black. That's the market now, not some cocaine fuelled rockstar.

Alas, alas!

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Iloveyoubrady » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:23 pm

Some of the old English classics from the 50s and 60s are lovely.

Rs6 are awesome and don’t make you look a ****.

Defenders are awesome - especially when they are done up.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by DCWat » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:26 pm

karatekid wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:36 pm
Started talking about cars on another thread and thought it deserved one of its own. Anything to do with cars or motorbikes for that matter. I'll start with my dream car which is a Lamborghini Urus.


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I’m not massively into cars but if I was in the market for a Lamborghini, I wouldn’t be buying an SUV.

The Aventador (I had to Google it :D) looks far more like the sort of car I’d expect from Lamborghini - like the Countach when I was a nipper!

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by evensteadiereddie » Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:38 pm

For anybody interested in Defenders, take a look at this.



https://ecdautodesign.com/ecd-showcase/


The bloke who owns the company used to live in our village. He was probably the last person you'd expect to set up a business like this from scratch. His cars are very fery fashionable among the US wealthy apparently.

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Post by exilecanada » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:02 pm

Billyblah wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 5:57 pm
.....or a Triumph TR6
There's quite a few TR6's around these parts in summer, along with a number of Spitfires, TR7, TR3,4. Many MGB's, MGA, replica TD, TC etc.

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Post by Iloveyoubrady » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:29 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 6:38 pm
For anybody interested in Defenders, take a look at this.



https://ecdautodesign.com/ecd-showcase/


The bloke who owns the company used to live in our village. He was probably the last person you'd expect to set up a business like this from scratch. His cars are very fery fashionable among the US wealthy apparently.

Seen a few of theirs around on the internet. Are they American based? Some absolute beasts. The 6.2 v8 must be crazy in a Land Rover. Seen some 6x6 ones on the internet that must be twice the length of a normal car!

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Claretitus » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:30 pm

Why get a Urus? The Audi RSQ8 is basically the same car, same chassis, underpinnings etc. It’s cheaper, better looking and won’t break down, unlike the Lambo. :lol:
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Re: The Car Thread

Post by evensteadiereddie » Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:41 pm

Iloveyoubrady wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:29 pm
Seen a few of theirs around on the internet. Are they American based? Some absolute beasts. The 6.2 v8 must be crazy in a Land Rover. Seen some 6x6 ones on the internet that must be twice the length of a normal car!

Yes, the workshops are just outside Orlando.
Tom teamed up with a few buddies who were engineers at Jag/Land Rover and they initially set up a business importing any Defenders, or bits of, that they could get their hands on.
They began by refurbing and then custom building adding extras like aircon and so on. They'll now build a customer anything that it is possible to build to the customer's specification, engine, chassis, fittings, you name it. Sports guys are particularly keen to be seen with one. A hell of a price, though, but they are doing phenominally well.
His wife established dance academies in Orlando and his mother and father in law several catering businesses including a "British" fish and chip shp in Orlando so a real all-round success story.
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Post by Iloveyoubrady » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:11 pm

evensteadiereddie wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:41 pm
Yes, the workshops are just outside Orlando.
Tom teamed up with a few buddies who were engineers at Jag/Land Rover and they initially set up a business importing any Defenders, or bits of, that they could get their hands on.
They began by refurbing and then custom building adding extras like aircon and so on. They'll now build a customer anything that it is possible to build to the customer's specification, engine, chassis, fittings, you name it. Sports guys are particularly keen to be seen with one. A hell of a price, though, but they are doing phenominally well.
His wife established dance academies in Orlando and his mother and father in law several catering businesses including a "British" fish and chip shp in Orlando so a real all-round success story.

Yes it seems a great business. They definitely made the most of the Americans need for people who know how to do a Land Rover up. Almost like an American twisted. The prices over there are particularly silly as they can only import 25 year old vehicles with matching numbers which are rare with defenders as a few years ago they were only worth a couple of thousand and so were cobbled together with any parts people could get their hands on. There’s so few over there, and they are so popular, they can charge what the want really.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:36 pm

Claretitus wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:30 pm
Why get a Urus? The Audi RSQ8 is basically the same car, same chassis, underpinnings etc. It’s cheaper, better looking and won’t break down, unlike the Lambo. :lol:
Won't have the same power output for starters.

Plus it will breakdown just as much or as little as the lambo.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by IanMcL » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:37 pm

My first car cist me £50. Vauxhall Viva HA. Lasted for a few years but then I had to drive to work 25 miles each way, every day. It was no longer up to that, so I got an old Mercedes to get up my bosses nose. It did! Unfortunately, the bits were verrry expensive!
Vauxhalls again after that. Had a company car, Vauxhall Diplomat. That was supreme at the time.

Now my Tesla S drives me to Burnley and back, in good times.
Great investment, once lives big bills have been paid.

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Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:41 pm

I'd have an AC Cobra, proper one, not a replica or an 80's built model.
I also quite fancy a Metro 6R4 and/or the Peugeot 205 T16.
Someone recently sold their collection of Group B rally cars incl the last of the Audis to have been built.

Also of course the original Ferrari F40 and Mclaren F1.

Other than that, I'm not fussed about many of the older cars.

I quite fancy the stuff like the Bugatti Chiron, just because I like driving at speed.

The Cobra, F40, F1 and Chiron round the nurburgring would be an exciting and possibly a pant filling weekend.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by karatekid » Wed Feb 24, 2021 9:59 pm

Claretitus wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:30 pm
Why get a Urus? The Audi RSQ8 is basically the same car, same chassis, underpinnings etc. It’s cheaper, better looking and won’t break down, unlike the Lambo. :lol:
Probably the badge just shading it between them. Audi or Lamborghini errmm....😎😎

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by superdimitri » Thu Feb 25, 2021 6:53 am

As I get older I find myself appreciating older styles more.. of course as I get older the modern cars I used to like are also.. well. Old.
I find cars today far too big and bulky, too tall. I really don't like the trend for everything SUV.

Here's my favorite all timer. I've only ever seen 3 or 4 in person and they look incredible.

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Generally I'm a big fan of cars from the 90s. The last era sports cars were widely made, and before the time safety and economising affected the industry and the 'look' of cars. I like the Viper best because of its shape being an odeage to older cars, and it's engine just being pure bonkers.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by GodIsADeeJay81 » Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:24 am

I like the viper, Shelby was involved in its design wasn't he?

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by superdimitri » Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:45 am

GodIsADeeJay81 wrote:
Thu Feb 25, 2021 7:24 am
I like the viper, Shelby was involved in its design wasn't he?
The idea behind the concept was to create a modern Cobra. I'm sure that's why the name was snake themed. Shelby was involved in the project but not as a designer. He did later have some input designing a limited edition Viper of 50 units though.

But it was basically an odeage to the Cobra, and muscle cars in general. It's a shame it didn't continue production like the Corvette. As a road car it just wasn't sensible. It had great success in GT racing categories though, in part I'm sure because of better breaks (the breaks on the Viper were known to be very bad).

On the topic of motor racing, I've been watching some sports car racing recently and it just doesn't have the appeal it used too. I find it strange seeing Challengers, Camaros and Mustangs in the GT class races together with Corvettes and Vipers. Even the lmp class cars and prototypes now are a bore compared to the 90s.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by NickBFC » Thu Feb 25, 2021 1:06 pm

One of my toys and I absolutely love it (for all its quirks!). Had various performance cars over the years, and honestly have to say this is my favourite car (truck) I have owned.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Caballo » Thu Feb 25, 2021 2:47 pm

cbx750 wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 2:48 pm
I always wanted one of these, always just out of my price range in the 70's/80's now the riding position would cripple me.



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My old man had a red and green one, the Hailwood rep. It was awful electrically, he quickly moved it on for Honda Britain (CB750) in red and white and that eventually made way for a CB1100RC.

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Re: The Car Thread

Post by Billyblah » Thu Feb 25, 2021 10:15 pm

exilecanada wrote:
Wed Feb 24, 2021 7:02 pm
There's quite a few TR6's around these parts in summer, along with a number of Spitfires, TR7, TR3,4. Many MGB's, MGA, replica TD, TC etc.
Looking forward to the Burnley Classic Car show to refresh my memory of some of those amazing cars. That said, I always struggled to appreciate the TR7, too boxy and sharp angled for my taste....and those huge black bumpers on later MG's to satisfy US safety regs...for me, really detrimental to the overall design.

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