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What Car Do You Drive........?
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Another thread got me chatting about the Jaaaaaaag so I thought I'd see what cars others drive. Post a picture but remember to obscure the plate.
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I drive one of these, image not mine but identical
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In the process of changing it for a very tasty t3 Westfalia
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In the process of changing it for a very tasty t3 Westfalia
what do you drive gully? One of these?
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In a previous life, I used to drive a BMW 7 series Kardashev. The long wheel base one. It was a pain to park in an ordinary size space.
TTT - I am actually surprised at how economic this can can be. If I drive it on a long journey I am constantly amazed at the consumption given it's such a powerful car. The acceleration on it is fantastic and all the little added extras are great too. It would never have been my first choice but Mr BM loves his A8s.
TTT - I am actually surprised at how economic this can can be. If I drive it on a long journey I am constantly amazed at the consumption given it's such a powerful car. The acceleration on it is fantastic and all the little added extras are great too. It would never have been my first choice but Mr BM loves his A8s.
//Yes TTT. me at 16, 1950 bond.//
A friend of mine had a Bond 3-wheeler. It was a later model than yours – about 1962 IIRC. I think it had a 250cc air-cooled Villiers engine. The electric starter on my mate’s car was defunct and he had to open the bonnet and kick-start it! Bond did produce a decent car in the Equipe (once they abandoned the Triumph Herald engine and upped it to 2 litres) and of course the infamous “Bug.”
I was briefly in the 3-wheeler market. Soon after some bar steward nicked my brand new Lambretta SX200 I graduated to a Berkeley T60. This had a 328cc engine which propelled it to around 60mph (downhill with a following wind). This had a somewhat inconvenient habit of periodically shedding its offside front wheel. The stub axle was held on by some sort of castleated nut with a split pin and for some reason the split pin would shear, leaving the nut to gradually undo, thus releasing the wheel. By the time this had happened for the third time I had passed my car test (you could drive three-wheelers on a motorbike licence) and bought an Anglebox.
Among my current transport fleet is a third share in an ex-London Transport Routemaster bus. It has its original AEC 9.6 litre engine (unlike the examples that, until carried on working on London’s two “heritage” bus routes – the 9 and 11 – most of which were converted to meet low emissions standards). However, I don't use it to go to the shops.
//Jags at one time were only for the rich and the famous//
Not correct. I had a Jaguar XJ6 for about two years in the 1980s. I was neither rich nor famous then, and I remain impoverished and unknown today.
A friend of mine had a Bond 3-wheeler. It was a later model than yours – about 1962 IIRC. I think it had a 250cc air-cooled Villiers engine. The electric starter on my mate’s car was defunct and he had to open the bonnet and kick-start it! Bond did produce a decent car in the Equipe (once they abandoned the Triumph Herald engine and upped it to 2 litres) and of course the infamous “Bug.”
I was briefly in the 3-wheeler market. Soon after some bar steward nicked my brand new Lambretta SX200 I graduated to a Berkeley T60. This had a 328cc engine which propelled it to around 60mph (downhill with a following wind). This had a somewhat inconvenient habit of periodically shedding its offside front wheel. The stub axle was held on by some sort of castleated nut with a split pin and for some reason the split pin would shear, leaving the nut to gradually undo, thus releasing the wheel. By the time this had happened for the third time I had passed my car test (you could drive three-wheelers on a motorbike licence) and bought an Anglebox.
Among my current transport fleet is a third share in an ex-London Transport Routemaster bus. It has its original AEC 9.6 litre engine (unlike the examples that, until carried on working on London’s two “heritage” bus routes – the 9 and 11 – most of which were converted to meet low emissions standards). However, I don't use it to go to the shops.
//Jags at one time were only for the rich and the famous//
Not correct. I had a Jaguar XJ6 for about two years in the 1980s. I was neither rich nor famous then, and I remain impoverished and unknown today.
I've got a black BMW 320i M-Sport Black shadow auto. Nice car but a bit difficult to get in and out of.
'Er indoors has got a red Jaguar XE R-sport petrol of course. She loves her red cars last one was a red SLK. Bought it from new and had it nicely speced up with nappa and all sorts but it just wasnt reliable. Would never have a Merc again.
'Er indoors has got a red Jaguar XE R-sport petrol of course. She loves her red cars last one was a red SLK. Bought it from new and had it nicely speced up with nappa and all sorts but it just wasnt reliable. Would never have a Merc again.
Had an automatic Suzuki Vitara (1.1 ltr petrol) for around six weeks now - left leg so bad I had difficulty pressing the clutch pedal, especially when stuck in slow moving traffic. Should have got an auto a long time ago - so much easier to drive and less stressful. Not as economical as my old diesel car, but petrol is a lot cheaper, so swings and roundabouts I suppose.
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