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Worthy of mention. This is not necessarily for young people and offers the joy of driving a classic for a year without owning it.
Cars You Never See Anymore
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You are quite right, Older cars certainly have much more style, character, charm and individuality than more modern cars. Even the Alfa Guilia looks like the average European rot box
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With a modern car you won’t be sandwiched between the dashboard and back seat if someone accidentally bumps into you. Can’t be much fun dying in hospital thinking “at least my car looked interesting from the outside”.
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You are quite right, Older cars certainly have much more style, character, charm and individuality than more modern cars. Even the Alfa Guilia looks like the average European rot box
Well I don't know how right I am or not (as I suspect I'm preaching to the choir in this thread particularly
) Is having posters of and lusting after sports cars something kids even do these days...? Whilst I'm still amused at seeing the occasional souped-up boy-racermobile, car fetishisation seems to be much less of a thing these days (although this could just be to do with the aforementioned factors of age and distance from anything car-related).
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What I don't understand about todays "car enthusiasts" is the ones that remove manufacturers labels from a recognisable car. Do they expect us to think they made it themselves?
Audi's are often like this, the rings removed from the front grill and a logo less grill put in its place.
It seems to be the only thing they do.
Don't understand.
Audi's are often like this, the rings removed from the front grill and a logo less grill put in its place.
It seems to be the only thing they do.
Don't understand.
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No. Car fetishism is still there, big time, you need to know what to look for and where. The Ace Cafe has at least one meet every day. Most "decent" car clubs meet at least monthly. The kids often meet up at service stations or similar and do tunnel runs. The Chelsea Cruise still happens on the last Saturday of every month. Need I go onWell I don't know how right I am or not (as I suspect I'm preaching to the choir in this thread particularly
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This is stamping their personality on a car and removing the manufacturer's personality. Also, quite often, it's to "clean" the car, to give it really clean lines often removing badges, bits of trim, sometimes door handles....
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No. Car fetishism is still there, big time, you need to know what to look for and where. The Ace Cafe has at least one meet every day. Most "decent" car clubs meet at least monthly. The kids often meet up at service stations or similar and do tunnel runs. The Chelsea Cruise still happens on the last Saturday of every month. Need I go on
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Of course I'm aware such things exist, I just wonder if they ever include anything that was made in the last 20yrs or so
Certainly I grew up in an age where a brand new hot hatches were the preserve of kids' walls, just wondered if there were modern day equivalents.
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Not the purest Alfa, but hey, She is 20. She is a rare colour. She is also a rare model. She has a superb engine and flies. There are many groups I can keep in touch with, meet up with, go to shows or drives with.
BTW the engine is a Busso, V6, 3.2
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Here you are stdP from my in box this morning "they are a link to the past" Classic Cars - Something to Remember - Car & Classic Magazine
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Exactly on point. It's also why I keep my very old Astra. Nothing connects me to the many wonderful drives I've had in it over the years. Nothing new I've been in connects me to anything in any way.
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Surpringly common in Spain. I'd hear one whistling about once every month, but every week there was one at the market hall.
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Clams on the half shell, and roller skates.
And, relatively "cheap" these days.. So, erm. Good Value!
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I seem to remember they had to fuel tanks and filler caps and when new the V12s did about 17 MPG
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I got about 10 to 12 from my V12, but it wasn't treated gently.
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Sad if true. Looks resurectible to me.
Classic car destroyed in Devon M5 crash
Devon and Cornwall Police said the driver had "very minor injuries".
www.bbc.co.uk
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I had a 1985 sovereign . 4.2 6 cylinder
8 - 10 MPG round town . 12 on a gentle long run
2 tanks of 10 galls each - which would cost slightly under £200 to fill today.
It was British so eventually rusted to shite
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I had a buddy who had the V12 of these. He loved it except for the fuel consumption, mind you it was cheap back then also, but while he had it it developed some faults which proved very costly.
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The XJS was rear wheel drive. They didn’t rival Bristol in my opinion. My friend‘s 411 was a far better car in every respect. But the Jag was affordable by comparison.
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Richmond on Thames has some beautiful cars. But there's a lot of money in the area.
