goalscrounger
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Always wanted either a Triumph Stag or Lotus Europa as a kid!
Unusual cars you like
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Foggysfplandiet3
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Nearly got one of these but was put off by tales of temperamental engines and high costs
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/mazda-rx-8?mediatype=photography&phrase=mazda rx 8&sort=best
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/photos/mazda-rx-8?mediatype=photography&phrase=mazda rx 8&sort=best
Foggysfplandiet3
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Always fancied one of these too.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-51-...582069?hash=item3429bd7735:g:uiIAAOSw1m1dS3BE
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2002-51-...582069?hash=item3429bd7735:g:uiIAAOSw1m1dS3BE
BoroinBuxton
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I would have absolutely loved one of these as a first car.......... I think it might have rusted away though before I got out of my teens.
2000GXL Cortina..........
2000GXL Cortina..........
Lemmy_kilmister
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The original Dagenham Dustbin
Laughing
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I have an RX8, great cars if you love driving. Maintenance costs are negligible if you have a good one... I spent 3 grand on an engine rebuild 2 years ago. The engine is good for another 75000 miles..
Foggysfplandiet3
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The Mk III Cortina was gorgeous 
swordtrombonefish
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I had a Sunbeam Alpine drophead coupé for a while around 1978-79, it was a very nice little motor, and the engine was quite sweet (well on the one I had) but the bodywork was shocking. It was a turquoise-blue colour and looked a little like the one shown but mine had spoked, not wire style wheels.
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Paterson
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I had one of those. It had the most satisfying door clunk ever.The boxy Volvo 240 saloons as driven by geography teachers in the 80s
Evil
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I am a BMW fan, but I love the Nissan Cube. I love the quirkiness of it, I bet its really easy to get in and out of, as a 6 foot 2 100kg bloke that appeals. My car is **** for that.
I bet you whack a bike in it easy, and its nailed asymmetrical styling - something the Discovery failed.
I bet you whack a bike in it easy, and its nailed asymmetrical styling - something the Discovery failed.
xxlshirts_fit_all
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first car was a vauxhall viva gls and im always looking for a good cheap one...
but my love is VWs, ive had a beetle and a camper van but dream of owning a VW Karman Ghia cncertable (or hard top)
but my love is VWs, ive had a beetle and a camper van but dream of owning a VW Karman Ghia cncertable (or hard top)
My fave toy car was a Europa. Later in life I made a film for Top Gear about 50 years of Lotus (a 60s Elite and a 90s Esprit GT if I remember rightly, with Tiff) ... during which I learned that Lotus was an acronym for Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious.
Evil
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My client is selling one of these..... Hardtop
Nissan Micra I believe.
Randy
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Like FIAT stands for fix it again tomorrow
xxlshirts_fit_all
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i doubt i could afford it, but how much?
Love them too for reasons unknown, only thing close is a jazz, but not really close at all, but great for chucking bikes in
that is also my dream. When the garage is done I’m getting one. A Cali import only white then just lacquer it.