i'm tempted by the nissan 350Z and maybe a supra. i doubt i'd part with the MR2 for a fair few years yet, i just love it to much! think i'll hang onto it, keep it clean and when the miles pile on then i'll look for something new. hmmm a supra powered IS200 would be sweet or this supercharged one at 341ps :)
FFS! You've even replied to my posts about the Passat once or twice.
Unless I'm confusing you with someone else, ISTR you replied that you like the 1.8T lump.
*cough* yeah might have been me, do like the 1.8T lump.
i have to admit i really don't have a clue to as what most people here own and drive :)
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well lets help you out, i drive a sinclar c5, not powerfull or a bird puller, but very economical :-)
In news:42dd6afc$0$12915$ snipped-for-privacy@news.dial.pipex.com, Vamp decided to enlighten our sheltered souls with a rant as follows
I can't possibly comment on the futility of this thread.
Stuff I like = most stuff without a Vauxhall badge, most things with RWD, most Fords.
Stuff I dislike = any FWD Vauxhall, most Jap stuff.
Simple, really.
Small Jap convertible 4wd. Except mine had a foot of lift and was running
32" Mud Terrains. : )Fraser
What RX-7 did you have?
Fraser
An '89 RX-7 Turbo II... I still 'sort of' own it, my brother, my dad and I all paid a third each to buy it initially, but I haven't been insured on it for a couple of years now. Great car. Scared us a few times with odd engine problems that we thought were terminal, but turned out to be stupid things like spark plugs and leads - still going strong at the moment! Only real gripe is that it's stupidly expensive on parts... which makes third party things like a cat-back powerflow exhaust system cheaper than buying original parts :D
Chris.
I have a VERY specific plan, but I don't know how to handle the gearbox side.
What I want to make, is: A Toyota MC-L - the Midship Coupe-Lexus. A Sera bodyshell, with the rear seats removed and a new bulkhead fabricated, a apaceframe supporting a 1UZ V8 and transaxle, cooling tubes down the central tunnel, alloy rad, either inboard suspension or double wishbones (taken from a Supra), and an interior retrim (which I'm tempted to do anyway) with lighter door panels, carbon fibre doors and bonnet, rear 'Sera' logo panel turned into vents...
And aside from the clearly visible sections, it'll be very hard to distinquish from a real Sera - until the fact that it has 250+bhp, RWD and weighs a few kg less makes itself shown.
Thing is, I reckon it could be done for about £10K; only the transmission is frustrating me as I'd really like to keep everything Toyota. The carbon fibre doors have been discussed, the bonnets exist.
I'd also like to find a way of engineering a Sera convertible, but the header rail is proving to be a challenge. The doors, as long as they retain the a-pillar, are no issue and removing the glass would make them substantially lighter.
Richard
Porsche G50 transaxle will be the way to go. Bring your wallet.
Fraser
I guess that depends on your perspective.
It wasn't planned that I've had four Fords and one Fiat. And we're not planning on replacing the current car for some time yet. Oh and the current one is petrol, yucky, thin, weany stuff too.
If I wrote Kermit off tomorrow and we had to replace it with a Charile-tilt, then I suppose the short list would include diesel versions of the MINI, Ibiza or any Yaris.
If she had her own car, well naturally a diesel Mondeo, just because it would annoy people (okay I've not thought about it).
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