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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-22525103I prefer cars that don't look like insects, so I like 80s/90s motors 
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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I drive an 80s car. 
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Tue May 14, 2013 5:42 pm |
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm Posts: 12251
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I've tended to drive what I cold afford or what good deals the were about. The only two cars I ever chose out of anything other than necessity were the Morris Minor and the Crossfire. I certainly agree with the sentiment that cars that look like insects aren't nice.
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Tue May 14, 2013 5:50 pm |
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm Posts: 10691 Location: Bramsche
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Ford had some good Cars in the 80s (RS2000, Capri, Granada). The early 80s Jagd, Renault, the first Golf, the Manta... I could go on, there are a lot of cars that I liked, but the late 80s had a lot of junk, which most people remember.
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Tue May 14, 2013 6:23 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Yes I remember cars like the Vauxhall Chevette and the early Lada, many were complete crap.
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Tue May 14, 2013 6:51 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Because they're square.
EDIT
They were square, they're now rust.
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Tue May 14, 2013 8:13 pm |
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ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm Posts: 12030
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Some are, some aren't. Mine is angular, but there's more curves on there than you'd think.
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Tue May 14, 2013 8:19 pm |
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jonlumb
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:44 pm Posts: 4141 Location: Exeter
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It also sounds bloody lovely.
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Tue May 14, 2013 8:30 pm |
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JohnSheridan
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Mon Apr 27, 2009 9:10 pm Posts: 1057
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Had a Fiesta XR2 back then - still the best car I've ever had. It was quite fast off the mark, had very fat tyres so brilliant grip and just an allround fun car to drive.
Alas our friend - rust - had the last laugh - although I did get almost 10-years out of it.
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Tue May 14, 2013 8:39 pm |
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timark_uk
Moderator
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:11 pm Posts: 12143 Location: Belfast
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The DeLorean.
Mark
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Tue May 14, 2013 10:37 pm |
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belchingmatt
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri May 15, 2009 3:16 am Posts: 6146 Location: Middle Earth
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Tue May 14, 2013 10:41 pm |
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Actually many cars were fun to drive like first MR2 and the Golf but many were rust buckets in waiting. Italian cars up to the 80's got into a terrible state simply because of the rust, especially near the coast.
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm Posts: 12251
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Good looking car, but built out of stainless steel and was very heavy. And that's before all that steam punk stuff was stuck n the front.
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Wed May 15, 2013 7:51 am |
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tombolt
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:38 am Posts: 2967 Location: Dorchester, Dorset
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There's a v6 turbo conversion for it that I would get if I ever had one.
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am Posts: 29240 Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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I think the flux capacitor was in the back? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk.
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