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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 16:57:34 GMT
I can't think of a single car from the 80's or any era before I would thank you for now. I would have loved a FIAT Strada 130TC but trying to get someone to set up two twin barrel Webers and contacts now will be like trying to find a COBOL programmer.
They were fine in their day but even the hottest of hot hatchery 155-ish horsepower Astra GTE 16v looks a bit lame compared with what is available today in family hatchbacks. What is it they say ? "Never Meet Your Hero".
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Post by tyrednexited on Nov 28, 2020 17:06:13 GMT
....... but trying to get someone to set up two twin barrel Webers and contacts now will be like trying to find a COBOL programmer. .....I could probably do all of those for you (though I'm a bit rusty - a bit like the Fiat no doubt  ) |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 18:10:03 GMT
.....I could probably do all of those for you (though I'm a bit rusty - a bit like the Fiat no doubt ) What would your hourly rate be given there's probably about 20 of us ? |
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Post by tyrednexited on Nov 28, 2020 18:13:42 GMT
...depends; I can do good, quick and cheap work, but you can only choose two of the three.....
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 18:21:16 GMT
...and it's double if you choose to stand and tell me how to do it.
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Post by Humph on Nov 28, 2020 19:42:46 GMT
I'm very confused and not a little disturbed.
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Post by tyrednexited on Nov 28, 2020 19:50:59 GMT
...don't panic. I'm sure that nice lady that seems to be around the house most of the time will soon find your slippers for you and sit you down by the fire with some Ovaltine.....
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Post by Humph on Nov 28, 2020 20:08:41 GMT
Thanks for the heads up. When did all that kick in for you? Just trying to get a timeline on all this y'see, need to be prepared I suppose...
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Post by tyrednexited on Nov 28, 2020 20:14:27 GMT
...you're right, you know, you are very confused and not a little disturbed.
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Post by EspadaIII on Nov 28, 2020 20:18:33 GMT
After spending several lifetimes watching HubNut tinkering with his 2CV and GSA, I think I have lost the hankering for an older car unless it was fully restomodded and I only drove on a warm dry day... If I won the lottery I wouldn't just buy a nice fleet of favourite cars, I'd employ a full time mechanic..
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2020 20:22:24 GMT
...and would probably move from Manchester if you wanted a warm, dry day in the year...
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Post by Avant on Nov 28, 2020 23:17:38 GMT
I can understand the 'hankering for an older car', Espada. I was tempted myself a few years ago, but not being an expert mechanic I think I was right not to succumb.
In 1971 in my early 20s I inherited a little money from my grandmother, and felt that I could spend £1,000 of it on a new car. £1,000 would buy my a new MG 1300 or a nearly-new Triumph Vitesse: I chose the MG thinking a new car would be less trouble.....I was wrong. I coveted a Vitesse for a long time thereafter.
Only in 2008 could I afford a 'fun car' and was tempted again. But a 40-year-old Vitesse could have been a money-pit, and even the Mark 2 was never brilliant round corners. Instead I got a 2001 BMW Z3, also with a straight-six engine, and had five trouble-free years with it.
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Post by EspadaIII on Nov 29, 2020 7:42:27 GMT
The thing is that the most fun I had with a car was a non-turbo Fiat Doblo as a holiday rental years ago. It was so slow you could drive pedal to the metal and not get yourself into trouble with police or your wife. I would like to recreate that in a smaller, lighter, more sylish package. But I think those days are gone..
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Post by WDB on Feb 15, 2021 10:05:38 GMT
Nice. 900s are allowed to be black, because they date from the time before it was I’m a Nonconformist Too Black. The extra doors are a bigger problem but I could still forgive them if everything else is good.
Ah, wait, it’s navy blue. Oh well — but I love the blue velour (I suspect ‘suede’ is a mistranslation) interior. Saab velour was great. I miss it.
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