 | Home > Off Topic > cars you don't see on the roads, anymore |
 
|
|
|
| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1626   
|
Hi, I keep seeing the below vehicle being driven by an older Lady in a local village and today on my rounds came across it parked up, it looks tidy and can’t remember the last time I saw one before this one
 cheers Paul
 Click image to enlarge |
||
4th Sep 2024 3:05pm |
|
| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3508  
|
Dream car of my youth. I liked the earlier MR2’s so much better than the latter one’s.
Sat in one when I was about 15 at the Royal Norfolk Show. A great looking car and as you so rightly say, a rare motor to be seen on the road. Clocked a TR8 on the A11 east bound tonight. I think the Triumphs are more collectible (and a bit older, but not much!) than say a Toyota MR2. I can’t actually recall the last time I saw a TR8? |
||
|
4th Sep 2024 6:13pm |
|
| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5183
|
I did see a mk1 MR2, might have been on an A reg. This was a few months ago, i think i mentioned it on here. Its been a good while since i saw the mk2 variant. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
||
|
9th Sep 2024 4:55am |
|
| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5183
|
The later face lift rovers i don't that many were made, i do remember reading that the later front ends were a nightmare to get hold of, after rover went bust. I suspect that they didn't make many service parts at the time, due to what was going on at the time. This will explain why you see a lot of the later rovers with out the front ends on, in breaker yards. Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
||
|
9th Sep 2024 5:00am |
|
| Ianb Member Since: 25 Oct 2023 Location: Devon Posts: 405 
|
Friend of mine had a Rover 75, I've got to admit, it was damn comfy, had all the bells and whistles and was pretty pokey. He used to go to sea for a few months and he always asked me to give a quick run now and again, the seats really hugged you softly  just felt like driving around in an armchair.
Unfortunately that developed a few problems that just weren't financially viable to fix, so went to car heaven in the end... The Yeti - 110 Camper https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic90308.html Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@YetitheDefender Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/yetithedefender/ |
||
|
9th Sep 2024 2:31pm |
|
| LR Nuts Member Since: 10 Aug 2022 Location: UK Posts: 1141 
|
Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge a daily runner ?? |
||
|
9th Sep 2024 5:51pm |
|
| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10782
|
wow i haven't seen one of those for ages
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
||
|
10th Sep 2024 9:19pm |
|
| Barneyboy Member Since: 19 Nov 2014 Location: Exmoor Posts: 1626
|
Hi, saw this one today on my rounds in Watchet according to a work colleague who drives a very nice BMW M5 he knows the owner and it’s running around 600bhp
 cheers Paul
Click image to enlarge |
||
|
13th Sep 2024 5:07pm |
|
| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2165 
|
The GTR’s were fairly good to get “easy” power out of…..
Saw a bog stock mk4 Escort van tonight compete with steels, etc…… |
||
|
16th Sep 2024 7:57pm |
|
| Rashers Member Since: 21 Jun 2015 Location: Norfolk Posts: 3508
|
Probably stating the obvious here, but most of these cars in this post fall into two distinct categories.
A) Cars that got wrapped around lamp posts by their owners. B) Cars that would disintegrate in front of their owners after the rust worm takes hold. To have a nice working example of any car in either of these categories shows commitment to the marque and will usually require a fair amount of grunt and money to keep them in the way they were accustomed to. As the Mathewson's say, 'you don't make money restoring classic cars' (although if I recall, the Lotus Esprit did turn a profit in the TV programme, but little else has). But thank God some people do keep these cars going as it would be a shame for the next generation to assume that cars have always been boring, always looked more or less the same after design in a wind tunnel and windows did require a bit of effort to open and were not all electric 
Great posts. Please keep them coming. P.S. Can't ever recall seeing a Wartburg. Does anyone know much about the vehicles? |
||
|
16th Sep 2024 9:08pm |
|
| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10782
|
^ ^ ^
One of my customers, many years ago had a older one, white, than in the pic above, it to was an estate and it run on 2 stroke fuel 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
||
|
16th Sep 2024 9:53pm |
|
| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443 
|
An East German manufacturer back in the days of the Iron Curtain. I can recall seeing them in the 1960s when imports in very small numbers began, and there were never many. Generally they were, even then, a laughing stock and you just felt rather sorry for the owner (rather like Skoda during the "skip joke" era)! |
||
|
17th Sep 2024 7:44am |
|
| Muddybigdog Member Since: 11 Apr 2014 Location: Suffolk Posts: 1018 
|
Spotted a Vauxhall VX220 in a National Trust car park and thought they were everywhere just a few years ago, now very rare Jumped ship to reliability - Mitsubishi L200
Puma 90 XS - Sold D3 - 2.7 S x2 (both Sold) Freelander 2 HSE - Sold Freelander 1 - Sold Disco 2 - Sold |
||
|
17th Sep 2024 3:28pm |
|
| J77 Member Since: 04 Nov 2019 Location: Fife Posts: 3406 
|
Came across this on Twitter
Click image to enlarge All credits to one ton Land Rover 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue |
||
|
17th Sep 2024 6:22pm |
|
|
|
| All times are GMT |
< Previous Topic | Next Topic > |
Posting Rules
|
Site Copyright © 2006-2024 Futuranet Ltd & Martin Lewis
