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Ultima_Bloke
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Members other cars??
« on: Oct 10th, 2004, 4:13pm » |
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Ello all, bein a self confessed auto enthusiast, I wondered bout havin a topic, where we can talk bout our other cars, either owned/own, or jus interested in!! I'll start the ball rollin so 2 speak, I own a 66 corsair!! Any1 else wanna divulge?? 
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Baz
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Re: Members other cars??
« Reply #1 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 5:38pm » |
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I used to drive a 1968 Corsair 1700 V4 in Silver Fox metallic reg UOY 481F. It was my godfathers car from new, my dad had it for a bit and then I had it until it went to the big scrapyard in the sky. I have as well as the two scorps, a 1982 Cortina Crusader which is aslo about to go to the btreakers due to the metal termites which have eaten most of it away!!
Good news is, my Red Scorpio has reached its selling reserve on Ebay. So if the guy is honourable enough, I will no longer be two scorps!!
Baz
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Ultima_Bloke
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Re: Members other cars??
« Reply #2 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 6:18pm » |
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Hi baz!! Thanx 4 takin the time 2 reply!! See the red devil on e-bay, this mornin, if only I had won the lottery last nite!! Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm!! 
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Currently in the Bertie fleet are
1998 2.3 Ultima estate....nice car and everyday car, owned for 1 year and totally reliable.
1997 2.3 Ghia saloon....my pride and joy and used sparingly, owned since it was 6 months old...much loved and pampered.
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1990 XR2i superchipped,cam'd, big valve head, lowered, new interior, Fox alloys etc total rebuild owned for 2 year...the plaything..sporting a lovely Red 2k paint job applied by me, a shine to die for.
Rover Sd1...1988 E reg....Show car...just out of storage, for 5 years, today. Washed and polished and still mint.
cars..you either love them or hate them.....I need a bigger driveway/garage..double garage and driveway have been outgrown!
but I don't drive or smoke so this is my vice in life.
happy motoring
Simon
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Ultima_Bloke
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« Reply #4 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:18pm » |
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Hi simon!! Thanx 4 ur reply!! Thats a nice fleet u got there!! I always wanted a sd1, along with, a pa cresta, a cossie scorp, and many many more!!
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ron_c
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Re: Members other cars??
« Reply #5 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 8:31pm » |
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on Oct 10th, 2004, 7:53pm, bertie wrote:
but I don't drive or smoke so this is my vice in life.
happy motoring
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I guess you don't DRINK or smoke but just in case... Do you want a test driver?
Ron
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JohnJ
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« Reply #7 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 9:16pm » |
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Yea I'll test drive too!
I had a Sierra 2.0 GTE twincam 8 Valve, that bit annoyed me, it should have been 16v, but it could go like hell.
A Ford Mondeo 1.8 Ultima, a sporty version with standard recaro bucket seats, quite nippy too.
And the beast well 2.9cossie would be nice but 2.3 will have to do. Love the car loads.
I do like the New Mondeo Tdci ZetecS Beautiful car I think and I will have one before to long. and now the ST220 Diesel is out.
 220BHP out of a oil burner. the fastest Diesal car ever buit by ford...I want one for Christmas please!
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JJ
PS. Paul that Cortina looks wonderful,
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Ultima_Bloke
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Re: Members other cars??
« Reply #8 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 9:20pm » |
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Hi paul!! Howz u?? Thanx 4 ur reply!! I kno wot u mean, after I've spent the weekend drivin the corsair, I get in the scorp on a monday morning to drive 2 work, and its a world apart!! But even the looks of the scorp, dont attract the interest that the corsair gets!! 
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Ultima_Bloke
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Re: Members other cars??
« Reply #9 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 9:22pm » |
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Hi ya john!! Thanx 4 ur reply!! Nice 2 see all your motors wear the blue oval badge!!
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Paul B
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« Reply #10 on: Oct 10th, 2004, 9:48pm » |
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Cheers guys
Blue oval through & through here (apart from the VW van  )
Anyone else care to share some photos?
Would love to see the Corsair
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Vulcan
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« Reply #12 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 12:19am » |
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We have a mint K reg Orion (belongs to Kerry really) but had loadsa cars.
Back in 1977 I had a 1959 Austin Healey Sprite Mk2, 980cc but went like stink....several Minis ( the real ones) a Mk1 escort, a Mk2, a VX Cavalier 1600,(odd but it was loads of fun to chuck about) a VX490 (the General Lee..  ) Then motorcycles.... a Fantic 50, a Suzuki 50, a FSIE, then a brand new 1980 Honda 250n Super Dream in silver (drool) and lastly Suzy GS1000e in Blue/white.
Then a 1980 2.0 Granada Ghia, black and lovely,
a Vauxhall Carlton CDX 2.0 in blue (sweet as a nut till the aircon blew up..  )
Volvo 850SE (sawn off T5.. swift or WHAT!!!)
Peugeot 306 1.9 TD... nice economical family motoring with a devil under your hoof if you needed it...
Now my big black Scorpio... everyday I get in and I am still surprised by her.. gotta be the best thing I ever drove.
My younger bro' has had all the BMW's and Mercs and I've driven them all but nothing gives the same experience as my Scorp..
I popped the boot the other day to get some kit out and my boss (drives a new MG ZR) just dropped his jaw.. he said even the boot reeks of class.. just the way it lifts so slowly and stays up.. all on it's own...
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craig
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« Reply #13 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 7:01am » |
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a yamaha FSIE,ohhhhhhhh memories (sorry to go on about bikes,but that was my real passion),a FSIE was my first introduction to bikes,16 years old,and owned a 50cc bike that could pass 50 mph ,then a whole host of "toys" to follow that,ending up with a fireblade,happy days,happy days,unfortunately now,my motorcycle entitlement has been removed from my licence  ,but thanks for the memories....
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« Reply #15 on: Oct 11th, 2004, 10:30pm » |
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Well i have only had my driving licence - for cars anyway for exactly 1 year now and in my first 12 months driving I have had - Fiat Punto 60S 1.2, Honda Prelude 2.2 Vtec, Mazda xedos 2.0 V6, Renault Laguna 1.8, Ford Scorpio 2.9i 24V Cosworth, I have owned the Scorp for longer than the rest of em all put together as I haven't yet found anything which is more relaxing and exciting to drive yet. I have clocked up over 22000 miles in my 6 months of ownership and despite her strange idling behaviour she has NEVER let me down.
I had always been a biker before that and I still find it hard to believe that I now love my car as much as any bike I had, I used to have a Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa which was good for 200mph but I still prefer my Scorp.
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craig
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« Reply #16 on: Oct 12th, 2004, 6:49am » |
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and that was going to be my next bike,however have managed to blag a ride as a pillion,and between you me and the gatepost even managed to take it out solo(shhhhhh )........
perhaps after getting off of it physically shaking,and thinking to myself,am i still here,perhaps it was wise to have been forced to give up bikes,but believe me,that was one mean bike
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Paul B
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Re: Members other cars??
« Reply #17 on: Oct 12th, 2004, 6:53am » |
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How did you like the Xedos?
I nearly had one of those... until I decided to stick with Ford. Kind of "Better the devil you know" as the outgoing car was the Mk3 Granny Scorp.
Insurance on the Mazda was going to be almost as bad as the Cossie. Mind you, I was going to go for the 2.5SE version with all the leather and stuff 
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Badboytunes
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« Reply #18 on: Oct 12th, 2004, 9:07pm » |
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Ive had sum dodgy cars in my time. Fiat 128 ( which my dad bought for me) revved like hell tho. Morris Marina bought for £50, was i ripped off? erm what else....... first car was a mini 1000 for £20 but i was doing my MVT course on at college. Then the good stuff arrived in the name of 17 capris ( mostly MkIII ) including Brooklands, 2 specials , 1 3litre auto, a few lasers and Mk 1 with a 5.7 chevy in. Then escy mk3 XR3i then onto XR 4x4 including my last one which was a TT240 BHP. Then Fiesta Mk6 zetec ghia , then down to Mk6 escort Si (130) then the SCORP......... 24v Cossie Ultima. Had to go and now drive a shi tt yy megane auto rxe bolloox. Tis on e-bay and autotrader if any 1 wants it. Now getting Saab 9-3 Tid 150 Linear Sport.......
Have i gone on too long ?
Cheers Nick
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Baz
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Re: Members other cars??
« Reply #19 on: Oct 12th, 2004, 9:40pm » |
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but was it a Capri Ghia Del?
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