Cars

The tax man

dave2pvd wrote: »

Speaking of old Italians (mine in front):

...and the one behind is purely for spare parts,right?:D

Very nice car.

LastGasp

Stokolan wrote: »

Got a Volvo V50 myself. Nice spacious car, Plenty of room for a bike or 2

Me too, 2L Diesel. It's much nicer to drive than the 2L Petrol Honda Accord I had before. (Brochure pic, before anyone gives out to me !)

DirkVoodoo

dave2pvd wrote: »

Speaking of old Italians (mine in front):.

Is that a GTV? V6 model? Lovely looking car.

I'm a real child of the 80s though and not for performance, obviously, but purely to drive at 88mph and see what happens, I one day would like to own a DeLorean.

In 5 years I can even get a hover conversion!

Alkers

Motorbike for me, hence the severe reduction in MTBing I have been doing since loosing my job. Previously had a 1.8TDi Focus Van but was a company car.

vektarman

Two Lambrettas, one vespa and a Volvo C70.

dave2pvd

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

Is that a GTV? V6 model? Lovely looking car.

I'm a real child of the 80s though and not for performance, obviously, but purely to drive at 88mph and see what happens, I one day would like to own a DeLorean.

In 5 years I can even get a hover conversion!

It is. An '85 GTV6 with around 36k mi. The car is pristine (zero rust!), runs like new and, sadly, not driven enough. Maybe if I trained less......

dave2pvd

The tax man wrote: »

...and the one behind is purely for spare parts,right?:D

Actually, if you live in a place where rust is not such an issue, these cars are pretty much bullet-proof. Pay attention to oil changes and timing belt intervals and you're golden. Very robust mechanically, with good ol' Bosch engine management.

xz

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

I have a few cars at my disposal, only one of them is "mine" but my two younger brothers use it. If I can avoid driving, I do. Cycling is much more fun, no worries about parking!

EDIT: Just realised I forgot to mention the car - Fiat Punto, sporting, bright blue. Typical fiat build, dodgy clutch, awful power steering but it's actually a lot of fun to drive and goes well when you rev it hard. Plus, it's italian!

But Mammy's BMW X5 looks so much better when you arrive at races

Junior

dave2pvd wrote: »

Actually, if you live in a place where rust is not such an issue, these cars are pretty much bullet-proof. Pay attention to oil changes and timing belt intervals and you're golden. Very robust mechanically, with good ol' Bosch engine management.

Lovely motor, I bought and sold a few sprints in my time, with the right exhaust and a good backroad they'd give you wood ..

DirkVoodoo

xz wrote: »

But Mammy's BMW X5 looks so much better when you arrive at races

Only when your brother leaves the Punto at home with no petrol. It's a pain in the ass to park, drinks diesel too. I would have cycled to the race, it was only 27km and I did it last time but I wanted to get home early to be fresh for the football later on.

RobFowl

Mine the day I bought it. Volvo V70 2.0 turbo. 7 seater but fits 4 bikes in the boot.
Absolutely drinks petrol.
cycle most place so only do 6000k a year and most of that is on holidays (none this year though:( thanks to the 2 Brians)

Repolho

Once shes on the road she should be great for transporting me (and accomodating me) to all the cycle tours that my heart desires!

poodles

2004 Nissan Skyline 350z GT

Captain Havoc

Learning to drive at the moment, have my driving test on the 15th of July, which is three days after I get back from my French trip. I bought my first car there in May a blue 3-door Toyota Yaris. I leave the back seats down permenantly because if my bike isn't in there then my golf clubs are.

Lumen

abcdggs wrote: »

step one: get license

step two:get a job

step three: save

step four:

Some day...

I ran a Fireblade-engined version of that for a couple of years. Great cars. Full cage, aeroscreen, sequential bike box, LSD, wide track, Willans harnesses, battery cut off, titanium silencer, 392kg with an empty tank. Sold it to fund the move to Ireland (along with my Mini Cooper S and knackered old tow car).

I do occasionally daydream about getting another one, probably an R300 or R400 at a push. IMO R500s have too much power unless you have god-like driving ability.

Currently running a breeder wagon and a shopping trolley. The joys of parental responsibility...

DirkVoodoo

What's a sequential bike box?

uberwolf

my dream garage would see an audi rs6 avant as my cycling, golfing, surfing, boarding vehicle.

abcdggs

Lumen wrote: »

I ran a Fireblade-engined version of that for a couple of years. Great cars. Full cage, aeroscreen, sequential bike box, LSD, wide track, Willans harnesses, battery cut off, titanium silencer, 392kg with an empty tank. Sold it to fund the move to Ireland (along with my Mini Cooper S and knackered old tow car).

I do occasionally daydream about getting another one, probably an R300 or R400 at a push. IMO R500s have too much power unless you have god-like driving ability.

Currently running a breeder wagon and a shopping trolley. The joys of parental responsibility...

Very jealous, but i'll be a long time before a) i can drive it safely b) i can afford it and the insurance

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

What's a sequential bike box?

like you would have on a motorbike, ie click up one to go up a gear down one to go down a gear.

rp

Lumen wrote: »

I ran a Fireblade-engined version of that for a couple of years.

Waste of a Fireblade engine: works better with two wheels.

(along with my Mini Cooper S and knackered old tow car).

Cooper S's, now they were fun, it doesn't matter that a bog standard Nissan Micra is faster and handles better (unless were were paying lots of cash to Mr Osselli), you knew you were moving when you could watch the road through the rust host in the floor!

GlennaMaddy

1999 BMW 318 saloon for moving family, can't fit one bike into the boot even with both wheels off, drinks petrol, serves me right I guess.

1999 Citroen SAXO hatchback for moving bikes, takes whole bike inside without removing wheels, takes 1 bike in the boot with both wheels off, thus bike rack permanently fitted.

Will never buy a saloon again, hatchback (at least) from here on.

manwithaplan

I have a Renault Grand Scenic (referred to as a "taigmobile" by a northern friend) for meself, herself and the four little 'uns. Every saturday night, I go through the painful process of taking out child seats and folding down seats to accommodate the bike for the sunday morning spin. Every sunday afternoon, I ...

I would say I could get at least four bikes in if I had to. I have bars on the roof too. Anyone need a support driver?

Lumen

rp wrote: »

Waste of a Fireblade engine: works better with two wheels.

For a short period of time, until you're dead. Then it works very well for the next owner

fondriest

DirkVoodoo wrote: »

What's a sequential bike box?

Its the gearbox from a motorbike just push forward to go up the gears and pull back to go down(or vice versa depending on set up) it makes for a savage gear shift .Had a sequential in a rally car once and it was the mutts nuts.

DirkVoodoo

Yeah I know what a sequential gear box is, I've just never heard it referred to as a sequential bike box. It confused me for a bit, I wasn't sure what he was on about.

Itsfixed

A BMW 2002tii. It has a biggish boot, so i can just about squeeze my mountain bike with the front wheel off and saddle down, but have tended to take both of them off now when going up the mountains for a spin. I'd love a Touring version.

DirkVoodoo

Lovely! My Dad often tells me about the 2002 he had years ago. I've seen one or two around town, lovely car. No Bangle styling for me thanks!