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DAZ110



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Lots of red, must be the rust!
Post #1046044 17th Sep 2024 7:11pm
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Rashers



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Sad The demise of the British Car Industry in one photo
Post #1046048 17th Sep 2024 7:34pm
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Procta



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i watched a video on the LDV or sherpa vans, Very interesting story that.
Funny thing about the maestro, is that it lived on in other ways after its death. The hubs went to lived on with the metro and MGF, Its rear setup became part of the mk3 bubble rover 200, the rear lights stayed on part of the mk1 disco. Also the maestro MG series was faster than the golf, and i think may have even gave the ford escort RS turbos a run for their money if i am right.
The Metro, which i think is still a cracker of a car. It dipped its toes into motorsport, early BTCC, rallying, own racing series, which still runs today, but i suspect the grid is very small now.

As what Rasher said about restorations, i saw a video of a bloke who bought an MG midget, at a classic car auction, which had a 10k restoration. He picked it up for 5k after all the fees. When he broke the bill down, it looked like it was one of those repairs that ended up been a runner way train. Basically started off small, then went bigger. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Post #1046120 18th Sep 2024 4:42pm
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Rashers



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Think I have said this before but my Dad had a 1983 1.3 Maestro in Zircon Blue. It was a pain in the bum from day one. The BL dealer in Norwich - Mann Egerton, was next to useless. They didn’t know how to repair it, and quite frankly that didn’t seem to bother them.
Procta is correct. BL / Austin Rover had some reasonably good cars and some of them were exceptional except their build quality, aftersales service and reliability were awful.
I’m not saying that Vauxhall or Ford in those days were squeaky clean with great products that didn’t rust and didn’t breakdown, but they did seem to be less problematic.

Before Rover went belly up, I believe they had some excellent products but without investment and basically having no money to develop new models, it was only ever going to go in one direction. Face lifting a car and changing the number wasn’t going to win any awards.

The MG Rovers have never been rated up there with other hot hatches of the time. The Rover Sterling was a stunning drive. I loved the Rover 600 and when it worked, my Rover 214 was an excellent drive with a cracking engine. Pity I could never tell if the car would start again once I had stopped it.
Post #1046124 18th Sep 2024 5:42pm
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Barneyboy



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Hi, one for Procta Thumbs Up I keep seeing this one in Carhampton but hadn’t had a chance to photograph it until today , cheers Paul


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Post #1046125 18th Sep 2024 5:44pm
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Has anyone seen a classic Renault 5 recently? Chillin In The Backwoods🇬🇧🇺🇸
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Post #1046132 18th Sep 2024 6:29pm
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ickle



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On the Rovers / MG's, I had a Montego turbo, torque steer was so bad you didn't need to turn the wheel to overtake, just plant your foot and the boost did it for you!

Last Rover I had was a 200 VVTI 1.8 bubble, apart from some 18" MG alloys it was a standard red 4 door, comfy and very very nippy. It was much better in terms of quality, design and performance than anything comparable price wise from Ford Peugeot or VW.

Like most of the UK's manufacturing base, bad management and stupid working practices spelt their demise, very sad.
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I know some of you guys go down to Morocco etc, maybe you have stoped at this place - https://www.fundacionjorgejove.com/museo-a...oria-mahi/ seen it on a few YouTube videos the other day. Some really rare cars, or common cars that only a few exist. Searching for my first Defender...and started just as Covid hit, so talk about timing.

5 months after starting the search I found it, and here is the details
Post #1046205 19th Sep 2024 1:03pm
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Rashers



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ickle wrote:
Like most of the UK's manufacturing base, bad management and stupid working practices spelt their demise, very sad.


Amen to that Thumbs Up
Post #1046216 19th Sep 2024 3:31pm
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Procta



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Barneyboy wrote:
Hi, one for Procta Thumbs Up I keep seeing this one in Carhampton but hadn’t had a chance to photograph it until today , cheers Paul


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ah a phase 2 Thumbs Up mine has just gone in for MOT Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Post #1046232 19th Sep 2024 7:36pm
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Barneyboy



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👍, I’ve another Peugeot a 205 that I photographed ( badly ) on my rounds yesterday and I’ve actually seen one running around the local area, but this one looks to have been parked up for some time, it lives in a beautiful area around the hamlet of Lilstock, were they a homemade pickup or could you buy them as a pickup? I’m intrigued to know, cheers Paul

Post #1046356 21st Sep 2024 5:31am
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That could be a cabby which has been modded. The peugeot 306 oddly enough is related to 205 funny enough, Thumbs Up the 405 actually was lighter than the 306 too Laughing the estate 306 handled better than the hatch back too Shocked also the GTI version of mine, the lads used to upgrade their front anti roll bars for the thicker HDI unit. Thumbs Up Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back

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Post #1046436 22nd Sep 2024 12:24am
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Barneyboy



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Hi Procta, I hadn’t thought of that Thumbs Up that’s interesting regarding the weight and handling, I also think in some instances that the estate looks better than its counterparts, Tash had a brand new 330d or 335d M sport touring in 2006 ish and in my personal opinion it looked beautiful well designed and handled brilliantly, her previous car was a Z4 30i and I much preferred the touring, I’ve never had any sort of passion for VW Golf’s however there is one less than a mile from us that is an estate 4wd and it just looks right, the arches seem to be very slightly flared it goes very well and looks planted on bends, I’ve tried to look for one on Autotrader to get an idea of prices as ideally we ( as in swmbo ) has said she needs a 4wd car Whistle but there only seems to be newer ones which just don't do it for me. ps a Land Rover will come along again but the house has got to be finished first Wink cheers Paul
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Just seen this in Gouvia Corfu. Immaculate condition X-19



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Tha Fiatt is pure class. Lovely.


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Post #1046488 22nd Sep 2024 3:11pm
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