Our Cars (dream or actual)
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Twenty years ago I lusted after the VW Golf G60 and Lancia Delta HF Integrale, but 'made do' with an 8v mkII Golf Gti.
Eight years ago I bought a 2003 Mini Cooper S and changed the heavy wheels and awful run-flat tyres to make it the car it should have been from the start. Now that I finally own a small supercharged car, I'll probably keep it until internal combustion engines are outlawed.
There's little else that tickles my fancy and would suit my driving style on London's crappy roads and idiotic speed humps. However, in terms of exterior design, this modified Alfa Romeo mk1 1750 GTV is one of the most gorgeous looking cars I've ever seen:
The new Jaguar F Type coupe is also a beauty:
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^ I owned a grey G60 Edition 1 about 12yrs ago, and I wish I'd kept it, one of the best cars I've owned! I had it modified to Stage 2 by Jabbasport, (smaller pulley, different chip), and it was putting out around 220bhp, and made that amazing noise you only get from supercharged engines
Considered getting the supercharged Mini Cooper S as a more modern interpretation, but never did…...but now you've got me thinking!
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^ I loved my Golf Gti but I prefer my Mini Cooper S because the handling is more kart-like. The steering on the first generation supercharged version is so quick and accurate. The gear shift is great too - it has a very mechanical feel to it and makes lovely noises too. Passengers unfamiliar with the car often ask me if there is something wrong with it because they hear strange metallic clicking noises when I change gear, especially with the windows down.
Considering it's so cheap to do, and such an easy way to extract extra power, it's ridiculous that I still haven't got around to having a smaller pulley fitted.
If you ever do try a Cooper S with 17" wheels and run-flat tyres, bear in mind that the harsh ride and twitchy, camber-hunting behaviour completely disappears when the wheels are changed to light weight 16" wheels and normal tyres with a sensible profile.
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beautiful….i love the e30s
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^ That's a yummy M3 Arlo. I had an E30 325i too, but it ended its life on someone's front garden wall thanks to a fishtailing incident and my lack of skill. That's when I decided to go back to a small front wheel drive car.
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it ended its life on someone's front garden wall thanks to a fishtailing incident and my lack of skill.
I did the same thing for the same reason in my first car….But mine was an avocado green Mark II Viva....
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^ At least I'm in good company
I have fond memories of trips around Coventry in my grandfather's tobacco scented Viva. It was also the first car of an old school pal who liked to smoke while driving, until he threw a ciggie out of the window and it promptly blew back in and landed between his upper thighs while he was navigating a particularly narrow and twisty road.
So that less fortunate members know what we're talking about, I present that marvel of the British automotive industry that was the Vauxhall Viva:
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it ended its life on someone's front garden wall thanks to a fishtailing incident and my lack of skill.
I did the same thing for the same reason in my first car….But mine was an avocado green Mark II Viva....
Snap ! Mine was mk1 escort..
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Arlo and his poor Honda Integra Type R! ???
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I dig the Tesla's. This one is always parked in the lot at work. (Taken from inside my dirty Mini)
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I dig your dirty Mini. Mine is filthy.
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one of the cars i have to take out and drive around ,and get paid for it -
got to be honest its not that great to drive its a bit of a barge and the steering is pretty heavy looks and sounds nice though
