Bikes and cars you've had and those that you miss (or don't!)

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  1. bash1k

    bash1k Active Member

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    That engine bay looks delightful!
     
  2. si1000repsol

    si1000repsol Well-Known Member

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    We here goes (Not including company cars):

    Ford Granada 2.8 Ghia
    BMW 732i
    Vauxhall Astra GTE
    Vauxhall Cavalier GSI
    Vauxhall Vectra GSI
    Vauxhall Vectra VXR

    Heres the bikes (or sort of!)

    Honda Vision 50cc
    Suzuki TR50 (Instant win from a Kelloggs Cornflakes competition)
    Honda CBR600F
    Honda CBR600RR
    Honda CBR1000RR
     
  3. bash1k

    bash1k Active Member

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    Vauxhall's popularity seems to be completely dwarfing any other car's that are being listed!
     
  4. coupe312

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    there was brill for the time


    lambchop ive got cos envy now
     
  5. lambchops

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    Thanks guys :) yes loved that car but was so clean I never used it!! also had a six foot bar to tighten the wheels!! LOL not very practical centre locking wheels for the road.
     
  6. raphael

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    thats a lifetime keeper for me!!! gorgeous!
     
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    Ford Escort 1.3l
    Ford escort 1.6GL
    Vauxhall Astra SXI
    Reanult luang a
    Toyota avens is
    Renault Megane coupe
    Bmw 316i
    BMW 330i
    Mini Cooper s
    Bmw z4
    BMW X3
    BMW 1 series
    Audi A4 estate
    Now Audi A6 and Merc e350 coupe
    Bikes
    DR350
    Zx6 r G1
    Zx6 r under seat model
    R6
    GSXR K5
    Ducati 848
    Now HRC fireblade 2014.
     
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  8. Toby LeRone

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    Only car or bike I have had that I miss is my 95 Aprilia RS250 Chesterfield race rep.

    Loved that bike and wish I never sold it. Best one they made!


    Mind you, never liked a car as much as the one I got now ;)
     
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  9. Kentblade

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    Impressed with all those that can remember every car/bike they have owned, wish I could.

    Mine runs in tens of each, but current is a tuned TTS and 14 plate Blade

    Car I miss most is my M3, real heart and soul motors
     
  10. thezipsteruk

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    Only miss one car (technically a van) a Dodge Ram250 Dayvan.
    had to go due to shite mpg (7-10mpg) and overloading my credit card.

    But on the bike front
    Id love to have my 1988 RD350 YPVS, my first new bike on finance at 18yrs old.
    And now I'm an old fart Id love to have the Honda CL250s back for the winter! :)
     
  11. rocket

    rocket Active Member

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    Well had around 50 bikes but heres the ones i wish i still had.
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    sold both these about 3 years ago!
     
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  12. rocket

    rocket Active Member

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    And 14/15 cars including st170 and 306 gti6 but none matched this old beast.
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  13. GappySmeg

    GappySmeg Well-Known Member

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    Yeah, but BMWs seem quite popular too, redeeming the forum's credibility a little.

    I totally forgot to list my fave car... a BMW E30 325i Coupe, with naff-as-you-like aftermarket M-Sport conversion, consisting of side-skirts so wide you struggled to get in/out the car with any dignity, springs so "chopped" they did nothing, and a rear "spoiler" that seemed to be made out of roughly-chiselled packaging foam.
    It had a 1000W sound system, and green neon under-lights (the car was bright red!!!). Further, the neons could be linked to the sound-system and configured to pulse with the bass-line...... now that is pure class and sophistication, if ever there was!
    The engine had been ported/gas-flowed, fitted with K&N, and tuned... it was quite quick, and was like driving a go-cart... however I could run over a coin in the road, and tell whether it was heads-up or tails-up by the shape of the resultant bruise on my arse.
    Finally met the big scrapyard in the sky after half the bulkhead crumbled into the passenger footwell...... turned out the electronics to control the neons had been fitted to the bulkhead, and the mounting screws had pierced the windscreen gutter.

    Ahhhhh, memories :)
     
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    In the astra photo you can see the gti6 beside it. We went about 130 miles from home to buy the gti6 and my brother came with us and we all went up in the astra. On the journey home my brother drove the astra back and i was in the 306. Everytime i got close to him he just booted the gte and i just couldnt keep up! Then the thoughts go thru your head what have i done lol spent over £6k on the 306 and that old astra just made it look slow. Cant beat the old school stuff!!
     
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    I miss the old Audi S4.. had a Milltek Exhaust on her.. the V8 sounded epic! Amazing to think that the new A6 3.0 Diesel I have now is probably as fast as that old girl! Its just the drama I miss.. the noise mostly.. don't miss dodging the potholes in those 20" R8 alloys though..

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  17. r1monkey

    r1monkey Active Member

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    a few past favourites
    rg500.jpg DSCF0948.jpg DSCF0998.jpg mk1 3.jpg tvr 1.jpg rs2000.jpg gsxr750.jpg cossy.jpg
     
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  18. rocket

    rocket Active Member

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    Gilesy thats sweet love the sprint blue. This is my current ride but when the day comes that it has to go i,ll be gutted. sorry about the cut down photo,s

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  19. raphael

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    cheers !.. got to say sod being sensible sometimes and just go for whatever you fancy. i aint rich by any means but, being a mechanic i can save a fortune on running these motors by fixing them myself.
     

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