Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I has a 105E with a Lotus twincam engine and a Quaife gearbox and modified 2.8 Crapi back axle. It had coilover Bilsteins all round and loads of tasty stuff. I sold it for £2500 in 1989. Another one I wish I'd kept.
Cars You Never See Anymore
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Doodler
You're quite nice when you smile
Dogsauce
I’ve got Skol but I’m not a Scholar
motability grants, so they could choose an adapted car from regular manufacturers I think?
It was motability grants, but they'd been around for a long time, as had adapted regular cars. IIRC the Mini was one of the first to be offered through it sometime in the 70s. And yet, apparently there were still about 200 government-owned Invacars in use when they were recalled and scrapped in 2003. Why?! 
IIRC a leading SWPer in the 90s used to drive around London in an Invacar with Trotskyist stickers all over it.
IIRC a leading SWPer in the 90s used to drive around London in an Invacar with Trotskyist stickers all over it.
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
And yet, apparently there were still about 200 government-owned Invacars in use when they were recalled and scrapped in 2003. Why?!
do you mean why were they scrapped, or why were some people still using them?
this article suggests safety concerns being the main factor for getting rid.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
They're up for sale on Wednesday. Can't even begin to think what they'll go for.
Why people were still using them 25 years after much better ways of getting about became available!
Puddy_Tat
naturally fluffy
dunno - some people are attached to what they are used to, even if the possible alternative might seem better (see also prefabs)
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
You didn't need a driving license for them. Those who kept them probably didn't fancy the idea of sitting a driving test in order to replace them
Saul Goodman
It's all good, man
I think it was even different to other three wheelers. You at least needed a provisional for them. I think all you needed for an invacar was the ability to get into it.Of course.Same as Robin Reliants, and all that...
has anyone else ever tipped one of these? Asking for a friend
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DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
Can I direct all those interested in Invacars to Hubnut's YouTube channel wherein you will learn more than you ever wanted to know about the despicable contraptions.
I'd forgotten Hubnut has an Invacar. Looking at his channel just now I see he's also bought something that was never a common sight in the UK:
It's an Oltcit, specifically this Oltcit. I don't think they were ever sold in the UK, so I assume it's one of only a handful that have ever made it over here.
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
His Oltcit is interesting but absolutely fucked as it is rusted out and has been on fire. As he as less than no money and only slightly more than no technical ability it'll be abandoned soon enough.
Ah. I've not yet watched the video - saving it for later! A pity if it ends up on the scrapheap. There can't be more than one or two in the UK, although I imagine they can still be found in Romania easily enough.
Leafster
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I watch some of his videos and despair at the lost causes he takes on. I still keep watching them though
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
I watch some of his videos and despair at the lost causes he takes on. I still keep watching them though
I reckon he has cracked up since his Mrs hoofed him out. Why the fuck would he keep buying projects that need lots of welding when he can't even afford a workshop with power?
Leafster
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Yeah, sadly he does seem to be making more poor decisions recently.
hash tag
Books, not bombs
The Alfa B A T cars only just squeezed inside the lower estimate $14.8m hammer price for Alfa’s BAT cars
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Surprised at that. Even in these times I’d have thought demand would have been a lot higher...
DownwardDog
Riding a Brompton with a power meter.
The Jeep Cherokee XJ is 4x4 with approximately car like manners in 1984 and was a massive commercial success. I'd say that's the car that started the SUV phenomenon.
I'd say it was the original Range Rover, personally. Not because it had car-like manners, but because it was probably the first off-roader to be more than a utilitarian mud-plugger.
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
we had one of those on a camp I lived on. It was insured and taxed and was the lads pool car, anyone could use it if they could find the keys.
slow and built like a biscuit tin but good enough to get to Tesco’s for the three for one red wine deals and the kebab run
