What Cars do people own?
Posted by: johno on 12 June 2002
It says in 2-3 peoples ids that they have an interest in cars too... Just wondering what people had and if any were of interest...
I have two at the moment..
Lancia Integrale Evo2 (modified)
Peogeut 205 GTi 1.6 (standard)
If I knew how to post images I would but eh..
John
Shore
I have two at the moment..
Lancia Integrale Evo2 (modified)
Peogeut 205 GTi 1.6 (standard)
If I knew how to post images I would but eh..
John
Shore
quote:
Originally posted by alexgerrard:
Your new bike looks fantastic. Keep us posted?
Two night rides (Pentlands last night, Devilla forest tonight) so far and I'm loving it, suits my type of riding perfectly. It's not quite so clean now though:
Possibly Glentress on Sunday (it's only half an hour away for me) then Yorkshire next week.
Regards
Steve
What is a "M4 alloy BRAIN optimised FSR frame"? Is this a metal matrix composite? If yes, what's the matrix and what's the reinforcement? And tell me about the BRAIN if you could. Thanks.
Looks killer!
Looks killer!
Steve- any downhill riding in your parts, or is it singletrack?
Anyway, nice ride- enjoy.
Ludwig
(mangled Gary Fisher Paragon, Trek 8000, Waterford 1200; no FS yet
)
Anyway, nice ride- enjoy.
Ludwig
(mangled Gary Fisher Paragon, Trek 8000, Waterford 1200; no FS yet
)"I expect to be flicking through a Hope price list sometime soon..."
But discs means (probably) new hubs so you might as well get that ultra-light wheelset while you are at it.
(Semi-seriously. As you are more of an all-day, all-mountain rider than a 17-year-old North Shore loony in body armour a light wheelset is a great upgrade. Its rotating mass so saving relatively small amounts of weight realyl helps and you get that fantastic "snap" acceleration feel from light wheels).
"the Orange was just a nicer ride"
That's a classic skinny steel frame for you.
My first proper bike was a Clockwork (ie as the C16R was previously called) and they are fantastic. Even if you buy a fancy new bike you should keep the C16 and build it into a hack/commuter bike.
Matthew
PS My LBS now sells Cove and Rocky Mountain so I can lust after both my dream bikes on a regular basis.
But discs means (probably) new hubs so you might as well get that ultra-light wheelset while you are at it.
(Semi-seriously. As you are more of an all-day, all-mountain rider than a 17-year-old North Shore loony in body armour a light wheelset is a great upgrade. Its rotating mass so saving relatively small amounts of weight realyl helps and you get that fantastic "snap" acceleration feel from light wheels).
"the Orange was just a nicer ride"
That's a classic skinny steel frame for you.
My first proper bike was a Clockwork (ie as the C16R was previously called) and they are fantastic. Even if you buy a fancy new bike you should keep the C16 and build it into a hack/commuter bike.
Matthew
PS My LBS now sells Cove and Rocky Mountain so I can lust after both my dream bikes on a regular basis.
Nice one Matthew. I've always liked Rocky Mountains, but their radicaly sloped top tubes have always scared me. Maybe it's my sugar intake and fear of twitching off a cliff.
Hey - this thread is supposed to be about cars!
How come it's been hijacked by the mud-pluggers on push-bikes, lets have some observance of forum etiquette, this kind of hooligan behaviour seems to be all too typical of mountain bikers
David
How come it's been hijacked by the mud-pluggers on push-bikes, lets have some observance of forum etiquette, this kind of hooligan behaviour seems to be all too typical of mountain bikers
David
I agree, here is more car stuff to redress the balance! Nothing wrongwith MTB's that fitting an engine wouldn't cure 
Cars I have owned, in order of when I bought them;
1974 Renault 5 TL (Rusty & caught fire)
1966 Hillman Minx (Rusty)
1975 Mini 1000 (Incredibly rusty)
1968 VW Beetle 1200 (Slow but reliable, great for learning about oversteer)
1976 Triumph Dolomite 1500 (The engine blew up racing a BMW up the A9)
1983 Fiat Panda (Absolutely awful, in every way)
1988 Skoda Rapid Coupe (Reliable with fun handling)
1991 Citroen AX GT (The first new car I owned - Great fun)
1983 Lada Riva 1300 Rally Car (Ultra reliable & cheap to run)
1988 Mercedes 190E (Unreliable and expensive to run)
1990 Sierra 1.8LX (Boring & the engine wore out)
1973 Clan Crusader Rally car (took a few years to build)
1987 Citroen CX Turbo 2 (Tuned to 250bhp (& 320lbft torque), great fun but not very reliable)
1983 Fiat 127 1300GT (Leaked like a seive, the only car that I ever fitted a bilge pump to, blew its head gasket on a regular basis)
1963 Hillman IMP rally car (tuned to hell, broke all the time)
1991 Citroen BX Diesel estate (Pretty reliable, good load lugger)
1993 Audi 80 16V (Competent, but very boring)
1990 Isuzu Trooper petrol (OK until it got knicked)
1973 BMW 2002tii (Great car, but two Scottish winters destroyed the bodywork)
1983 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 (Cheap Heap)
1999 Subaru Impreza Turbo Estate (Excellent! my second new car)
2000 MCC Smart & Pulse (Hilarious, reliable fun. Even better with wide Kahn alloys & tyres)
1993 Citroen ZX Rally Car (My current competition motor)
2001 Mitsubishi L200 Pick up (Service barge)
2000 Alfa Romeo GTV (pretty but not practical)
2002 Honda Civic Type R - (great car)
Cars I have owned, in order of when I bought them;
1974 Renault 5 TL (Rusty & caught fire)
1966 Hillman Minx (Rusty)
1975 Mini 1000 (Incredibly rusty)
1968 VW Beetle 1200 (Slow but reliable, great for learning about oversteer)
1976 Triumph Dolomite 1500 (The engine blew up racing a BMW up the A9)
1983 Fiat Panda (Absolutely awful, in every way)
1988 Skoda Rapid Coupe (Reliable with fun handling)
1991 Citroen AX GT (The first new car I owned - Great fun)
1983 Lada Riva 1300 Rally Car (Ultra reliable & cheap to run)
1988 Mercedes 190E (Unreliable and expensive to run)
1990 Sierra 1.8LX (Boring & the engine wore out)
1973 Clan Crusader Rally car (took a few years to build)
1987 Citroen CX Turbo 2 (Tuned to 250bhp (& 320lbft torque), great fun but not very reliable)
1983 Fiat 127 1300GT (Leaked like a seive, the only car that I ever fitted a bilge pump to, blew its head gasket on a regular basis)
1963 Hillman IMP rally car (tuned to hell, broke all the time)
1991 Citroen BX Diesel estate (Pretty reliable, good load lugger)
1993 Audi 80 16V (Competent, but very boring)
1990 Isuzu Trooper petrol (OK until it got knicked)
1973 BMW 2002tii (Great car, but two Scottish winters destroyed the bodywork)
1983 Vauxhall Nova 1.3 (Cheap Heap)
1999 Subaru Impreza Turbo Estate (Excellent! my second new car)
2000 MCC Smart & Pulse (Hilarious, reliable fun. Even better with wide Kahn alloys & tyres)
1993 Citroen ZX Rally Car (My current competition motor)
2001 Mitsubishi L200 Pick up (Service barge)
2000 Alfa Romeo GTV (pretty but not practical)
2002 Honda Civic Type R - (great car)
<flies off a loading dock, landing squarely on the rood of David Stewart's car, leaving mud tracks down the windshield and hood as I ride off>
Seriously, I haven't noticed much brand loyalty here. Is that something absent in British culture, or does it have more to do with the scheme by which you get a company car or whatever? And what is that company car scheme, BTW? Seems like a boondoggle.
Seriously, I haven't noticed much brand loyalty here. Is that something absent in British culture, or does it have more to do with the scheme by which you get a company car or whatever? And what is that company car scheme, BTW? Seems like a boondoggle.