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Topic: What car do you drive
Posted By: xlogic
Subject: What car do you drive
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:18pm
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I know some of you are into your cars. Rog is into his bikes. Im sure there was another thread like this but I can't seem to find it so heres a new one! Heres my Nissan 200sx   |
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Posted By: ceharden
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:45pm
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1998 Ford Transit 100 with all the extras. C/L, A/C, Electric Mirrors, Heated front screen Shame about the 76HP engine but she's done 262k miles and still going strong (well, maybe not the bodywork!) |
Posted By: super-hero
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 9:57pm
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1993 Transit. only done 96k miles and I'm the second owner.
I did have to remake the wheel arches last year from ply and wood filler. Everyone laughs and says my van won't rust, but it may get woodworm. I painted the wheel arches so that they are not obviously wooden. ------------- I'm not an animal, I'm a human being. |
Posted By: ceharden
Date Posted: 06 April 2008 at 10:13pm
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I just 'adjusted' my wheel arches with a hammer to make it pass its MOT! I reckon with these old transits, if you keep driving them you'll be left sitting on a bare chassis cos the mechanicals last forever but the body will have long rusted and fallen off! |
Posted By: Djdarch
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 12:11am
| 2003 transit t280 executive with all the toys and the 2.0 tdci engine running at 165bhp thanks to superchips ...... |
Posted By: Grinner
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 12:25am
| 1999 transit. lwb high top .same storie . rottin away |
Posted By: Disco Stu
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 12:29am
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Xlogic what year is your Nissan?
We used to have one of those, went like a fecking rocket, about a year after we got ours they started to de-tune the engines on them, and we went for a drive on the 300ZX which was supposed to be better a few years later and it was terrible by comparison. Stu ------------- All you need to know is: Sensitivity + Power Handling - Power Compression = Max Output My acts: www.myspace.com/thebowiexperience www.myspace.com/scheisseelektronisches |
Posted By: mikey bear
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 2:50am
ford fiesta...innit
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Posted By: Jake_Fielder
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 8:15am
H reg polo 
Sorry, its probably not quite the kind of car you wanted to hear about...
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Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 9:27am
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Just sold my merc 310d van (360,000 miles) with 100 horses and a 3 litre straight 5 to make way for a merc 814 truck with a 6 litre straight 6 and 140 horses.
runnaround is a 96 pug 106 that I was given, it has f-all miles on it and is by far the fastest thing I have ever driven. I'm of the inclination that if you can't fix it with a lump hammer and an adjustable wrench it's the wrong vehicle for me. ------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: Richard Hart
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 9:32am
| Ex BT SWB transit 99 with the inherent rust problems but only 54K on the clock! Also comes with the optional step below the back doors, and strangely a diesel fired water heater and pump for the now removed sink in the back. |
Posted By: xlogic
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 11:27am
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loadsa Transit owners here, i've been through 4. Need to get a new one as i'm vanless at the moment @Disco Stu its 1991 (old skool) |
Posted By: tommysb
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 1:11pm
| M Reg volvo 850 2l. Downsized from a transit van. It's about the only car I think you can get 2 2ftx3ftx3ft subwoofers in the back of! 160k and still going.. |
Posted By: norty303
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 1:22pm
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1997 Mondeo estate coz its about the biggest I can get in the class, without resorting to a Volvo, which i could never own because I'm a biker.... 2001 929 RRY Honda Fireblade with Power Commander, Blue Flame race pipe and airbox mods giving about 8-10bhp over stock. ------------- My laser stuff: http://www.facebook.com/SubsonicSystems" rel="nofollow - Frikkin Lasers |
Posted By: Static Age
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 1:30pm
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1995 Toyota Celica GT-Four...  ------------- 
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Posted By: xlogic
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 2:29pm
POW!!! Nice |
Static Age wrote:Posted By: Static Age
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 2:38pm
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thanks, good fun but i cant fit any rig in it.
my other vehicle is a 1996 Peugeot Boxer high top van, much more practical for speaker moving.
another downside to the Celica is the price of parts is high & i'm taking it to get a new clutch fited this week
 edit: just noticed you can see my van in the distance in the picture -------------
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Posted By: xlogic
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 2:53pm
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Yup I sold my van for £800 to buy some CDJ1000's and got ripped off by some t**t on ebay for the lot :( Was intending to buy another van soon but havent got round to it. Gutted. Karting speakers around in a relatavley sporty inpractical 3 door car is a bit of a nightmare. |
Posted By: xlogic
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 3:18pm
The old shed.......
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Posted By: Phil B
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 5:33pm
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Two wheels only for me
my trusty Specialised Rockhopper and my nearly an antique Yamaha FZR100 Exup RU .p. and that ^^^^^ is the biggest photo ever! still downloading even after writing this xtra bit! ------------- Mostly harmless.... except if catering is shut. Solar Sound System Shennanigans.. http://diyhifi.biz/" rel="nofollow - http://diyhifi.biz/ |
Posted By: norty303
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 5:36pm
Take it thats under 12bhp then and good for learners  ------------- My laser stuff: http://www.facebook.com/SubsonicSystems" rel="nofollow - Frikkin Lasers |
Posted By: tommysb
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 6:35pm
My housemate's a biker too....Read MCN a few times and all it seems to do it dis' volvo drivers! (I've yet to get a flat cap and driving glove, but I'm working on it!)
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Posted By: GAZ.
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 7:41pm
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I blag my work Fiat Ducatto van to move the rig around.
Otherwise I cruise around in my Lexus, 
Or when the sun shines I bring my XR2 Track car out to play!  ------------- 100% Earth Moving Bass |
Posted By: justamadman
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 10:07pm
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@ static, my ex missus drives the latest celica, they're sweet as f**k
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Posted By: tweeter box
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 10:16pm
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2002 Citroen Saxo 1.1L
AND
2003 Peugeot 206 1.4L GLX
 ------------- PRECISION SOUND SYSTEM. Feeding the peoples needs for Roots Music. Strictly premium grade reggae and dub steppers from the early 70's to present day. |
Posted By: HansA
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 10:17pm
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Heh. Nothing wrong with a Swedish tractor :D I have a '95 Volvo 460 2.0i.
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Posted By: norty303
Date Posted: 07 April 2008 at 10:18pm
Yeah, its the middle aged Mum brigade, 2.4 kids in the back playing silly buggers, all nice in their ultra-safe environment pulling out or turning right on bikes whilst doing their makeup in the rear view whilst discussing lunch plans with Veronica.......
Either that or they're coppers.... ------------- My laser stuff: http://www.facebook.com/SubsonicSystems" rel="nofollow - Frikkin Lasers |
Posted By: JaKe
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 9:15am
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92 plate Merc 300te estate with 258K on the clock, straight six 3 litre engine running on single point LPG conversion. The other halfs Pug 406 HDI is pants by comparison. JaKe |
Posted By: wasup
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 11:17am
Well this one isnt mine but i drive/ride two of these!!Moved house twice using them! ------------- a butterfly can cause an whirl wind! Plant a sead and JAH WORKS BE DONE!! |
Posted By: xlogic
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 11:25am
| you ever put a 12volt rig on them? |
Posted By: Strange Daze
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 11:37am
| that needs to be done eh :) |
Posted By: Flano
Date Posted: 08 April 2008 at 9:37pm
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Mitsubishi Pajero 99.2.5 td SWB Raised up on long shocks and sitting on BFG all terrains.Looking to get a snorkel and winch soon....And a tanker to keep fuel in the f£%^er.....! |
Posted By: cnics
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 12:50pm
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52 Plate LWB Sprinter. It's a modified 313 so in theory it's like a 316 but without the 2.7 lump. Comes complete with free rust, broken RCL, broken Cruise Control, and a broken Aux Heater. Rob ------------- Rob Beech - Technical Director - Cnics Audio |
Posted By: Mark James
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 1:04pm
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[QUOTE=wasup] DO A WHEELIE!!! ------------- insert silly sentence here |
Posted By: Mircea Bartic
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 2:30pm
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I'm into German cars myself 2005 Audi A4  I'm impressed by the efficiency of the engine given the massive 1.5 ton body the number plates , NEX - comes from my former username "NEXUS_3"  ------------- general manager & head designer at nexus-acoustics research http://www.facebook.com/nexus.acoustics.research" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/nexus.acoustics.research Ex Nexus_3 |
Posted By: Flano
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 7:08pm
| Nice car mircea,Have you driven the tdi version?very nice indeed..... |
Posted By: super-hero
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 7:23pm
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I want that bike... ------------- I'm not an animal, I'm a human being. |
Posted By: Mircea Bartic
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 7:45pm
I HAVE the TDI version 1.9 TDI euro 4 with particle filter (low low taxes) also low fuel consumption (5 liters/100Km outside the city with a full car) set me back with 16000 Euros last year (second hand ), worth every eurocentcent verry happy guy  ------------- general manager & head designer at nexus-acoustics research http://www.facebook.com/nexus.acoustics.research" rel="nofollow - http://www.facebook.com/nexus.acoustics.research Ex Nexus_3 |
Posted By: SteveAATW
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 7:48pm
Dare I ask what that young lady is doing, its probably just my warped mind but it looks slightly wrong |
Posted By: Flano
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 9:19pm
Consumption is excellent on that engine....and good power aswell. I had a lend of a new 2.0 tdi model a while back,140 horsepower,great MPG....very impressive car |
Posted By: Phil B
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 10:23pm
Hmmm think I missed a 0 in there somewhere... 
not quite 12bhp and since that run it`s crept up to the 130bhp mark ( with a bit of lumpiness around 5k as a trade off). Don`t know why the bottom scale is in mph for that run, it`s normally rpm..? .p. ------------- Mostly harmless.... except if catering is shut. Solar Sound System Shennanigans.. http://diyhifi.biz/" rel="nofollow - http://diyhifi.biz/ |
Posted By: Mark James
Date Posted: 09 April 2008 at 10:58pm
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i have a friend who just bought an audi a4 tdi [2.3litre I think???] seems to confirm what you two just said, 140mph+ and definetly 50mpg or more even running on vegetable oil!!! saved almost as much as it cost to buy in fuel bills in the first year alone!!! ------------- insert silly sentence here |
Posted By: chilli
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 2:24pm
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merc 410d luton with a huuuge big tail lift, slow but reliable and the tail lift is awesome. 2000 "s" reg volvo v40td engine siezed at the weekend.....  gearbox went last year..------------- Money can't buy you happiness, but it can allow you to be miserable in comfort. |
Posted By: mykey
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 3:15pm
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VW Thing
that is actualy what its called ------------- ......just all them hanging there like giant bananas. |
Posted By: Jake_Fielder
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 3:29pm
| The person who comes up with the names for VW must have an easy job! |
Posted By: Static Age
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 3:29pm
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Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 14 April 2008 at 3:41pm
looks like my merc fetish will be ending this week
I'll be biting the bullet and going british with a leyland roadrunner, I am reassured by the fact that the engine is cummins though and has 4 times less miles than my last van!
chilli, nice vans those, I just sold my 310 with 360,000 miles on it. I always wanted a tail lift but couldn't spare the weight.
------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: chilli
Date Posted: 15 April 2008 at 9:44pm
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i'll post a piccy of the tail lift..its a beast, can load 3 wsx's at a time with it..
------------- Money can't buy you happiness, but it can allow you to be miserable in comfort. |
Posted By: jbl_man
Date Posted: 15 April 2008 at 11:16pm
Honda Odyssey MPV`s..lots of them,all different colours,blue,silver,black,smoke silver,white etc....7 seater,but with seats folded down you can get lots of gear inside..even had one of Tony`s MX1200 bass horns in the back.
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Posted By: mykey
Date Posted: 16 April 2008 at 6:15am
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thats the one Static, mines a 2 door conversion though
just having a bare metal respray and welding done $400.00 Purple and silver
just had my seats re-upholstered with piping $50.00 the dogs chaff
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Posted By: james folkes
Date Posted: 17 April 2008 at 9:07am
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a collection of ldvs from 400 series to a fairly shiny maxus, which belongs to the firm. each one i buy i swear is going to be my last...
i am taking my category c because i need to stretch beyond a 3.5 tonner, not really any point in doing c1, the gaffer is currently scouring auction lists etc to get a 4.6-7.5 tonne van. i want an 811 t2, he wants to get me a lwb 416 cdi because he thinks it'll cost less to run. he's probably right too, but i feel the extra space 40cm of increased width provides would be rather handy! plus the t2s are proper trucks, not jumped up panel vans... james. ------------- mardy hippy. |
Posted By: Richard Hart
Date Posted: 17 April 2008 at 9:55am
What do you do for a living James? Are you still setting up networks?
Rich
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Posted By: MarjanM
Date Posted: 17 April 2008 at 12:04pm
 BMW 320- 24v 150HP And that is my son inside :-) ------------- Marjan Milosevic MM-Acoustics www.mm-acoustics.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/MM-Acoustics/608901282527713 |
Posted By: james folkes
Date Posted: 17 April 2008 at 2:03pm
no, i'm back working as a sparky, specifically commissioning aspirating smoke detection systems in bt exchanges as part of the ongoing 21st century networks upgrades. all good fun, but my service area goes from county durham to dorset so i am racking up some sick mileages at the moment. james. ------------- mardy hippy. |
Posted By: soundsystemdan
Date Posted: 17 April 2008 at 5:06pm
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I got my cat C a few months ago, expensive buisness, but a good chortle. Soon you'll be refering to it as 'class 2' as per the old system, Because telling someone within the transport trade you've got a cat C is normally recieved by a 'what are you talking about?' facial expression. Agency gigging at the moment, recently been driving rigids with a draw bar, but without the trailer, the upshot being ~12litre engines, ~380bhp and 16 gears. No worse on fuel than a standard 18 tonner. I too own a transit, lwb 190 6 stud wheels and only 5 gears, upon which rust has made considerable progress the last few months, but it passed it's MOT last week with just a weld the exhaust required. Happy days. ------------- http://dancomsound.com" rel="nofollow - http://dancomsound.com |
Posted By: robertnisbet
Date Posted: 18 April 2008 at 3:28pm
I'm another Volvo driver... L-plate 850GL, 2 litre 143hp petrol engine. With a tow bar of course. Coming up to 200k on the clock but apart from a few squeaks and rattles she runs like new. Helps that my brother is a mechanic... Since the photo was taken (which is before I ever drove it, I bought it at auction and this was just after it was delivered) I've added a genuine Volvo lip spoiler on the boot, finishes it off nicely 
And I also drive a tank... sorry, LDV Convoy, pictured below again before I'd driven it with the previous owner's sign writing still on the side. Its a bit tatty but for 300 quid I'm certainly not going to complain! Certainly has paid for itself in van hire fees saved... 
Edited to blur previous sign writing and number plates... ------------- Robert Nisbet www.robertnisbet.com Event Production Services |
Posted By: J Nine Bar
Date Posted: 18 April 2008 at 4:51pm
| ah, another Volvo driver, I got a V70 2.5 P plate. 120mph all the way to work, love it. |
Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 18 April 2008 at 5:16pm
I'm collecting 6.5tons of new truck to play around with this weekend. It's been sat on site for 2 years so I'm going to do a quick 1700Km run to central France and back to blow off the cobwebs.
 ------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: ad-d
Date Posted: 18 April 2008 at 5:52pm
Slightly tuned EP3 Honda Civic Type R, runs much better now it's been K-Pro'd and tuned. 8600rpm is fun 
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Posted By: Dubaholic
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 3:42pm
Got an old 1990 E30 BMW 318is- Love em!!!   And a nice burnout to finish  ------------- ****************************** ****************************** |
Posted By: adambomb
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 5:59pm
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I was at castle combe on bank holiday monday... there was an E30 M3 there with.. get this... a TWIN TURBO 5.7L TVR V8 shoe horned into the front... with twin 6 pot calipers on each front wheel... LMA Eurosaloons... I checked the regs.. just about anything goes!!!
I watched it race.. not too great on the corners (but still ok for a heavyish car) compared to the ex BTCC hondas etc it was racing... but by christ did it go down the straights... big flames out each side on gearchange too.. love it. ------------- http://www.freespeakerplans.com" rel="nofollow - www.freespeakerplans.com |
Posted By: Dubaholic
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 9:48pm
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NICEEE!!!! Seen a few cossie conversions but nothing quite like what u have mentioned lol. ------------- ****************************** ****************************** |
Posted By: TONY.A.S.S.
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 10:49pm
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This isn't my car but it does belong to one of the team, who goes by the name of 'H'.
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Posted By: adambomb
Date Posted: 13 May 2008 at 11:48pm
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nice Tony! ------------- http://www.freespeakerplans.com" rel="nofollow - www.freespeakerplans.com |
Posted By: guillaume03
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 4:23am
| for me it's one mercedes classe E 220 diesel avantgarde (1997) one renault express 1.6L diesel and one citroen jumper 2.5L diesel . |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 11:51am
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I drive a dirty Iveco Turbo daily,LWB Hi-Top.
I still have my RD125LC MK2 from when I was 17. With Stans Stevens Stage 3 race tune,Micron etc..still goes like sh*t off a shovel and power wheelies in the first three gears! Also have a very clean BMW325i M series, which is a beast when you put your foot down ,and is for sale. If anyone's interested drop me a PM. Some pics: 
 ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: Dubaholic
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 11:57am
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Gotta love beemers :)
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Posted By: smithers
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 12:21pm
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1998 alfa romeo 145.......the best and the worst car i've ever owned all rolled into one.
fantastic to drive, horrific to maintain. |
Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 12:25pm
Ligier JS4.................................   ------------- bs8901 compliant |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 12:26pm
Agreed, If only the boot was as big as the engine compartment I'd keep it ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: fuzzylogic
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 12:34pm
Love it!I always wanted a rickshaw,with the horn that sounds like a wasp in a tin can.Is the Ligier your festi transport? ------------- NEIGHBOURHOOD SOUNDSYSTEM Infinitely baffled. |
Posted By: RENSAAB
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 1:40pm
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No Saab drivers!!!
I'll be the first then.
2001 Saab 9-5 Aero (Bluey)
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"Classic" 1993 Turbo-S convertible (Ruby) ------------- "The secret of the Scoop, what a wonderful piece of Science" - Tony ASS. "when the amplifier and voice coil are in complete synchronicity there is magic" - A Well Respected Amp Guru |
Posted By: Fushion Julz
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 4:09pm
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Seems that there are quite a few E30 BMW owners on this forum... If you're enthusiasts, try looking at www.e30zone.net (sorry if you already know of this)... My daily drive is this E30 325i SE 4dr...Chipped UK chip (189bhp), Magnex exhaust, rest is standard...   I also have an E30 M3... Early model 195bhp, Euro CAT, but now has Schrick 272 inlet cam, ported and polished inlets, fully balanced and lightened throughout. Strut brace, Polybushed suspension on Faulkner springs and AVO adjustable dampers. Also now has an Evo 3 rear spoiler, Black diamond brakes with Ferodo DS2500 pads.  My rig travels in my slightly worse for wear Merc 609D... Bodywork is showing signs of neglect and disrepair, but it is strong structurally and mechanically...  On the E30 theme (there is one), my G/F now drives a very clean 320 Touring I picked up for almost nothing...No rust and everything in 100% working order!  ------------- FUSHION SOUNDSYSTEM http://www.fushion.org.uk - www.fushion.org.uk |
Posted By: Dubaholic
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 7:29pm
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Yea im on e30 zone, quality site if u got one. Loving ur motors Julz... Them 325i go well and sound the nuts, as for the M3 E30 well its one of my dream cars, I love them!!! Yours is very clean good on ya mate. ------------- ****************************** ****************************** |
Posted By: djfaceatl
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 10:03pm
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Since I dont see too many america cars. yeah i know they suck compared to Euro but my list is :
06 Dodge Magnum with a trailer hitch
05 Chrysler 300 for the wife
1997 VW Jetta with a blown 1.8t (shoulda went with the vr6 swap instead)
01 Yamaha YZF600R ------------- Behind me is infinite power. Before me is endless possibility. Around me is boundless opportunity. Why should I fear? |
Posted By: Bespoke
Date Posted: 14 May 2008 at 11:11pm
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VW VR6 + high lift cams + gas flowed head + HGH system with 11 hours of mapping = 248bhp @ the wheels ------------- Gone |
something had to replace the bike ( f**king kids ) Posted By: norty303
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 12:22am
I don't think i ever got any pics up of my runabout so here are some just after i got her, before I started 'doing things' to her....
  ------------- My laser stuff: http://www.facebook.com/SubsonicSystems" rel="nofollow - Frikkin Lasers |
Posted By: Marios
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 1:06am
 This is what im driving at the moment as my Transit van got stolen outside my house. Im in the process of getting an new van though by the end of the month. The Rover is fun to drive but it consumes stupid amounts of petrol and i cant fit that much stuff at the back. |
Posted By: doober
Date Posted: 15 May 2008 at 4:53pm
1976 Mini 1000. It's getting a bit scabby again, must be 5/6 years since I last attacked it with the welder and spray gun. 1380cc engine, modded head, decent cam etc, decent brakes (the original drums on the front were comical/frightening), currently uses a single carb, but I'm working on an EFI setup. Very practical car for windey little Cornish roads, and easy to park in Newquay in the summer. Kieran. ------------- Blahblahblah |
Posted By: MattyTheRig
Date Posted: 17 May 2008 at 7:08pm
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Loving the load area of the mondy estate... bt have always had a slightly heavy right foot... My Baby :
2.5l V6 ST24 Estate... had a gps clocked 143mph out of her... (it was off the clock at 150)
and my best mates scooby estate... mine kills it off the line, then he catches up, but its a jap car so its restricted to 120 odd... so i then cruise off into the distance... he hates it!
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Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 4:01pm
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My new beast
 mercedes 1823. GVW=18t, weighs in at 10t empty at the moment
459,000 KM on the clock. The drive drive home was painfull, the truck drives well but the air conditioning isn't working and obviously because it's totally armoured none of the windows open. It was like driving an oven (or a safe) on wheels. First priority is to get the aircon working again. passed it's MOT first time. Anyone need any high value goods being moved? ------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: boycey
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 4:06pm
are london parties really that bad? 
------------- the only thing more dangerous than a person who doesn't give a f**k is a person who gives a sh*t. |
Posted By: sKs01
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 5:13pm
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bloody hell, how much actual stuff can you fit in their with all that Armour plating?
------------- You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself. |
Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 5:24pm
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the internal space is currently divided by a steel bulkhead with a safe style door on it. The revolving door and pass through hatch all take up space so these will be removed. I brought it to convert to a robust campervan, the box is fairly roomy, total length is about 5m inside by about 2m high and 2.5m wide. This is fine for a campervan but is very very small compared to the boxes on most 18t vehicles. This is why I got it for a good price, the box is far too small to justify using an 18t vehicle for anything but the heaviest loads. The wall thickness is fairly standard, a guess would be at about 2 inches which is comparable to a fridge vehicle or well insulated motorhome. The difference on this truck is that the thickness is partly comprised of aluminium sheet! I'm about to start trying to work out what they hell all the solenoids and coms systems do! ------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: sKs01
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 5:28pm
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"robust" doesnt seem to do it justice their are battleships that look less harwearing than that good luck with the conversion. ------------- You're a big man, but you're in bad shape. With me it's a full time job. Now behave yourself. |
Posted By: rich21
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 5:33pm
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you sell the body for scrap and put a old caravan on it instead! |
Posted By: opus jody
Date Posted: 11 June 2008 at 9:05pm
haha. WRONG! ------------- Improvised Hardware Music http://vimeo.com/user9389813/videos |
Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 9:47am
I just couldn't stay away.
I must say though that the roadrunner was much better than expected, the engine is a cummins and is really great. It has a slightly agricultural feel but very torquey and considering the gearbox is smaller than most merc cars it had no trouble going up hills in high gears with a full 6.5ton load and a 3 ton trailer. A merc it isn't though.
If anyone wants thr roadrunner it will soon be for sale to be replaced by a rig van which is LEZ compliant. ------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 11:16am
Biotec..........that is the dogs gonads..........my mate the monster chang dealer would well appreciate on of those... go on then whats the mpg..? ------------- bs8901 compliant |
Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 11:59am
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A rough estimate says I used about 45 litres getting from brum to tottenham which makes it about 13mpg. This is a lot of fuel, no doubt about it, but when I compare it to the trucks I normally drive which are far older it seems great. The roadrunner gets about 16-18 mpg and is only 6.5 tonne GVW, the merc 310d got about 22-25mpg and this was only 3.5t.
I'm a bit scared to run it on veg because of the complex electronic engine mapping but I reckon biodiesel should be fine. ------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: 4DPA
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 12:13pm
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sheesh.. that makes the 25mpg out of the 612d seem positively frugal.. still dithering on what to do about Lez.. thinking of hiring till I sort out what size wagon we can get away with, really reticent to sell the old beast just love the pack space and the tailgate.. heard vague things about the conversion process plus how much ! have a feeling that upgrading the whole engine to a new sprinter donkey might be the clue.. ------------- bs8901 compliant |
Posted By: Jhodas
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 12:43pm
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some seriously nice rides on here! Modded E30 M3, V6 Mondeo and scooby caught my eye. To the bloke with the M3, maximum respect! That's a mint looking ride. @ Mondeo owner, why doesn't your mate get the limiter taken off his scooby? Would make things more interesting, plus he should really be eating you off the line, unless he's not launching hard enough trying to save the clutch. Lovin that fireblade too... I want a golf GTI when I grow up. Or a seat Leon Cupra, or an Audi s3. Makes no odds, they're all the same car. ------------- Until the Lions have their own historians, tales of hunting will always glorify the hunter. |
Posted By: biotec
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 5:20pm
We've hired a fair bit in between vehicles but owning a vehicle saves us massive amounts of cash.
The trouble with my rig is the weight; I can get it all in a 3.5t box/luton but not without being overloaded and I vowed never to do the whole overloaded box van thing again. I don't mind doing it to hire vans but not to something that I own.
I would love a merc vario but to get one that is LEZ compliant is well out of the price I will pay for a rig van.
I'm considering one of the small number of 5/6 ton vans about like the iveco daily or the renault mascott, the daily particularly seems to sell at reasonable prices and the XLWB hi-top 6 tonner is so big that I might even get the rig in without having to get a box/luton type.
Ideal rig van would be a 5/6t crew cab with a box and tail-lift but besides the rarity of such things they go for stupid money. ------------- me so horny, me love you long throw. |
Posted By: MattyTheRig
Date Posted: 12 June 2008 at 5:28pm
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to get the limiter took off his scooby is 200 quid he doesn't have atm!... i do have 12 valves, 500cc and 2 pots more than him off the line till his turbo kicks in... but then the mondy does have one hell of an ass! ------------- Sounds Good... |
Posted By: colint
Date Posted: 13 June 2008 at 5:54pm
if you need a new body for this I could prob... put you onto someone that could help?
the lighter the body the more mpg you'll get, and there's plenty of chaps that would buy the old body of you to practice cutting it open? ------------- Never criticise another man until you've walked a mile in his shoes. Once you have, call him what you like, you're a mile away and you've got his shoes! |
Posted By: joseph
Date Posted: 14 June 2008 at 8:58pm
i drive the best f**king car in the world 
a renault clio from 1990, 298000 kms , with reparations every month of at least 200 euros
...no one can test me on that
 ... lolbut now, seeing diesel prices, i think a good bike with my huge ital legs will do it for sure
.respects
Jo
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Posted By: Spesh
Date Posted: 17 June 2008 at 8:10pm
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VW Golf GT TDi (2003 model). But i've had it remapped to 196bhp and 425nm torque, so it's a fair bit of fun now........not so good for moving the sound system about tho. ------------- Symmetry Soundsystem |
Posted By: djgorey
Date Posted: 20 October 2008 at 9:39am
| 1991 Saab 9000 2.3T played with to 260bhp and 400lbft of torque. Huge (wasily as big as an 850 estate) and very fast. Great for carting speakers and disco gear around in comfort. Might have to get a trailer soon though, if I keep on buying speakers. |
Posted By: Stray-Sounds
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 3:26am
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2000 Transit 100. only 1 owner before me, 100100 miles. Pretty clean apart from the massive scrape down the side! (stupid F*cking pillar!!) Pretty fast for an old transit though. beat 1 of the ex RAC new model ones when mine was full of subs! ------------- <a href="http://www.soundhirewales.co.uk/">PA & Lighting - Sound Hire Wales</a> |
Posted By: krazyneil
Date Posted: 26 October 2008 at 11:41pm
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1998 seat alhambra tin box,useful and roomy a few yamaha fzr1000 exups ,one is a 1040 big bore with 145bhp at the wheel ------------- GOD TOLD ME TO DO IT !!!!! |