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i bought a gold renault 19 off a 92 year old it wouldnt go over 53mph on the a12 on the way home
my mate was laughing his bottom off
it went on to be the most epic engine youve ever seen
i put 80k on it mostly on 3 wheels with the engine thinking its italian
it went on it 2 other renaults after the screen surround thought it was on a saab 9000

so if you test a car and its really slow be patient the speed wil come back maybe thsi one did
i beat bros 2.8 capri to 100 in a 1390cc e6j 79 bhp carbed renault energy engine

it cooked itself white hot once hose in the expansion bottle thought well shes dead it did another 40k after that
did look funny with a totally white crispy looking engine

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never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

White Honda Prelude 4WS, spotted earlier today, not seen one of those in a longtime.

I ran a 2.0 EX in white for a few months in 2002, lovely car.

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When you think you know it all, it's a sure sign you don't.

A friend of mine had one as her first car after passing. She was proper livid when someone went into the back of her. She accepted their insurance offer for the car as a CAT D, and went mental when she saw it on the road a month later. She hadn't known that D was repairable but not worth it, she thought it was scrap. She'd have kept it otherwise.

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'75 96 V4 Anniversary Restoration Project
'09 9-3 Turbo-X Wagon No. 38
B204 Haynes Roadster Project

Someone on work had one, gearbox failed after 2 weeks. Took 6 months to get another.

Saw a scimitar GTE on my way into work this morning. In cream and rust.

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'75 96 V4 Anniversary Restoration Project
'09 9-3 Turbo-X Wagon No. 38
B204 Haynes Roadster Project

Thought the bodies were fibreglass.

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Lucy Verasamy is hot.
She does the weather.

There was a cream and brown colour scheme, I guess that was what he saw.

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Four wheels good two wheels better

M80 northbound this morning saw a maroon BMW 2002 leaving at Haggs. Didn't catch up enough to see exact model, but fairly wide shiny wheels and particularly noticeable is the massive glass area with thin pillars. Appeared to be in very good condition so all credit to the owner.
Neil

Learn something every day.

It sure looked like rust, but I was driving at the time.

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'75 96 V4 Anniversary Restoration Project
'09 9-3 Turbo-X Wagon No. 38
B204 Haynes Roadster Project

I brought a Fuego 2.0 GTX when i was 19 and it had 27,000 miles on it. That was brought off an elderly lady and it had been locked in a garage for some years.
That engine was tighter than... well it was tight. And Slow......
I tried running it in by driving in 2nd and 3rd with no engine load, and it never loosened up.
My mates had 1.6 escorts and orions and they left me for dead.

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92 9000 CSE 2.0T TD04, Street Terrorist.
97 9000 Aero 2.3T JulesTune Stage 2+
05 Astra 1.8 Elite

1989 Nissan Bluebird 2.0SLX Hatchback... on the Ascot Road A332 this morning...

What a smart looking car that was, I remember my Dad looking at them in the 80's as a cheaper alternative to the 900s.

Not long after I was following an Almera S (53-reg), with the most adorable dog in the boot (terrier type thing with droopy years and tan coat, but a but bigger)...

bluebirds were ace cars worth sod all ten years ago strong too
4ws preludes great cars look ace in white ive bought and sold a few all exellent indeed
even looked at an auto later one a while ago but they rust by now even low mileage ones are rusty now

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never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

Just passed an immaculate 1978 Citroen 2CV in yellow and black, looks really bright in the sun.

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Alan

'03 9-5 2.3t Vector Estate Auto Noob Stg 1
'01 9-3 2.0t SE Vert Auto
'81 Triumph TR7 DHC

My mates Dad had a Bluebird Turbo, he was always out there polishing it, very rare car now.
According to how many left there is 6 on the road.

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Lucy Verasamy is hot.
She does the weather.

Know someone who has a Nissan laurel 2.4 with velour trim no less....

Saw a silver convertible bmw 2002 in Heathfield last night...... it was parked next to a metallic lime green BMW 2002 tii. I did lust after the hard top just a little.....

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Rich
Prefers driving over polishing or reading.

me mums sold 2002s back befoe we ruined her life
unfortunately she wasnt allowed to bring the 2002s home at night
she was allowed to bring a daf home as they sold them too
i loved the mad colour tiis back then proper wicked fast little cars everyone looked at the mad colour ones

our niegbour had a laurel in very light green well posh inside i though

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never underestimate the predictability of stupidity

On their way to Goodwood presumably

I always thought that this was one of the best aesthetic features of the design.

Then I watch the Top Gear BMW drop-test again...

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I had a meteoric career.
Meteors plummet in flames.
Career is what happens when you lose control.

Dunno, it was about 9pm...... maybe on the way home?

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Rich
Prefers driving over polishing or reading.