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Post by DA-DM on May 7, 2008 16:16:41 GMT
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Post by fazza on May 8, 2008 6:36:33 GMT
Grow up! How old did you say you were?
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Post by DA-DM on May 8, 2008 8:40:20 GMT
::) old enough to drive it !! ;D 8-)
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2008 9:14:34 GMT
oh lord, won't you buy me................. ? ..............a Mercedes Benz. Well, that's how the song goes. ;) Fast forward one year........DA has met her dream fella, who's bought her an Audi TT (see separate thread on 'Ambitions'). And she disguises it with a load of fins etc to make it look like the Batmobile ! Job done ! ;D |
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Post by DA-DM on May 8, 2008 9:30:52 GMT
though i love the song, i don't want a mercedes benz ! i want a batmobile.........it's wicked !
dream fella & audi tt..........where ?
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 17, 2008 12:35:08 GMT
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Post by davemay on Jun 17, 2008 16:53:41 GMT
Nice car, think of all the fun the vandals will have with that.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2008 19:17:53 GMT
Nice car, think of all the fun the vandals will have with that. ..............not to mention the Chancellor of the Exchequer. ::) Agree nice car, though. But I'd have that hideous spoiler off for a start, and maybe fit some Borla exhausts. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2008 19:25:15 GMT
There you go DA Ignore everyone else, it's a great car ;) 8-) |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2008 20:31:39 GMT
It's no good having a great car without going on a course to learn how to drive it.
I've been on the Prodrive day three times now: Cornering at 80 on the fast circuit, racing up to hazards and stopping at the last minute, getting 'lift-off' on the go-kart circuit, and performing 360 degree turns on the skidpan, to name but a few things they have you doing.
It's the most fun I've ever had with my clothes on.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2008 21:13:49 GMT
.........and now confession time.
The second time I went, there weren't enough instructors to go round and we had to share sessions. I had to sit in the back of an absolute nutter's car while he took it round the high-speed circuit and seemed to be doing his best to roll it at the corners.
Something like this:
I was scared sh!tless !
When it came to my turn, with him in the back, my driving was more like the lady's in the first clip. :-[
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Post by Chris on Jun 17, 2008 22:36:30 GMT
If This appears somewhere else I apologise.... I wrote and snent the following I thought.. yet cannot find it...
I love cars... having started my career as a Rally Driver... prior to Education... give me a Ford RS2000, LICams, Limited Slip Diff, Gullet Gear Box ... and wow Heaven !!! I drove at the yime of Tony Pond in Rallies... he landed in ditches bless him... but he was good...
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Post by Chris on Jun 17, 2008 22:39:47 GMT
Oopps my typing is carp ... Dyslexic people will know what carp is... I meant Bullet Box... and forget the other errors... sorry guys
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 18, 2008 9:37:12 GMT
It's no good having a great car without going on a course to learn how to drive it. It's the most fun I've ever had with my clothes on. ::) ::) ::) no need. KITT drives himself..........and he has tintable windows so you don't have to keep yer clothes on....... :o :-* p.s. thank you Johnny, i'm glad someone agrees ! i have the complete box set and i think KITT would look great outside my house ! :P |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2008 11:52:45 GMT
and i think KITT would look great outside my house ! :P It's bad enough trying to find a parking space within half-a-mile of the Moneyfields Sports and Social Club, without a thing like that taking up two valuable ones. ;D ;D |
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 18, 2008 12:02:33 GMT
:-/ ::) i'm offended ! - KITT isn't a thing. he's a beatuiful machine that has feelings and stuff. as for moneyfields i'm sure KITT could drop me off and go home - about a mile away from there ! so you can have a space tommo. :-* besides, if you get there early as i did it's not too bad........ 8-)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2008 12:24:36 GMT
Sorry if I offended you personally, but the idea of a car with a mind of its own............well I've driven too many of those in the past. ::)
From its aerodynamics, KITT looks like your stereotypical long sports car that would be great in a straight line but useless on the bends.
And I've test-driven cars (eg Ferrari; Nissan 240Z) that are frugal over the comforts and are like sitting inside an orange box.
Having said that, though, KITT's interior looks luxurious and stunning. 8-)
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Post by BB Warrior on Jun 18, 2008 12:58:48 GMT
KITT is a modified Trans-Am which, like nearly all of the American "muscle cars" that have had their limiters removed and engines uprated is pretty quick in straight lines...... but pretty awful round bends - especially in the wet - unless you are VERY good at drifting of course! :o ::)
Personally, if I was going to choose a "high performance" car that could also be a (fairly) practical car for daily use, I would have to go for another Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. ;D ;)
I've now had 4 of these in a row, although sold my last one back in December last year......... handling is awesome, practical 4 door 5 seater saloon with plenty of luggage space, well specified (although basic to look at) interior...... 8-) 8-)
Back that up with........
Choice of engine power....... starting at about 300bhp! 8-)
(my last one was uprated to just over 420bhp, although I fitted further modifications for track days that meant she then offered 560bhp - more than enough to munch up the track Porsche's at Thruxton! ;D ;D ;D)
0-60mph in 4.4 seconds :o
(Fully modified on mine - 3.5 seconds! ;D)
Max Speed - limited to 155mph
(Mine was officially clocked at 192mph on the main straight at Thruxton after modifications! ;D
Fuel consumption - overall about 24mpg
(Don't ask about mine at Thruxton - the fuel gauge went down as fast as the rev-counter went up!! :o :'()
I'm currently thinking about getting the new Evolution X which has just come out....... will hopefully sort out a drive in one soon - when I've managed to save up a few pennies for fuel!! ;D
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 18, 2008 13:07:29 GMT
::) ::) ::) there's always one............ ;)
;D i was 'offended' on KITT's behalf ! point taken however - he is a pontiac trans am - very low, very long, very wide. but in america everything is bigger - including the roads ! i agree he wouldn't do too well over here, but he would LOOK fantastic !
looks aren't everything i know (! ;)), but he's been an idol of mine for years.... :-[
and only 21k on the clock.....
he went for $53000....... :'( :'( :'(
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Post by fazza on Jun 18, 2008 13:12:33 GMT
Cheaper than me then!
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 18, 2008 13:32:54 GMT
::) go on then.....how much are YOU worth ? on second thoughts - how much do you COST ?
being as worth and cost are not the same..... ;) 8-)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 18, 2008 14:16:47 GMT
(my last one was uprated to just over 420bhp, although I fitted further modifications for track days that meant she then offered 560bhp - more than enough to munch up the track Porsche's at Thruxton! ;D ;D ;D) 0-60mph in 4.4 seconds :o (Fully modified on mine - 3.5 seconds! ;D) Max Speed - limited to 155mph (Mine was officially clocked at 192mph on the main straight at Thruxton after modifications! ;D Fuel consumption - overall about 24mpg (Don't ask about mine at Thruxton - the fuel gauge went down as fast as the rev-counter went up!! :o :'() I'm impressed, Warrior. wouldn't have minded an EVO myself about ten years ago (preferred them to the Scooby). It's what Margo was building up to too, having had two XR3i's. But then we turned fifty and somehow got a sense of our own mortality. Nowadays comfort beats speed for consideration. I know exactly the speed at which my bottle goes and I have to ease off the throttle, which is 138mph precisely, and for that reason I once shunned a burn-up back from a match in Redhill with Vernon in his Supra: one of us would have got killed ! ::) 24mpg ain't bad, btw, my car only does 22. >:( |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jun 18, 2008 14:24:31 GMT
::) ::) ::) there's always one............ ;) ;D i was 'offended' on KITT's behalf ! point taken however - he is a pontiac trans am - very low, very long, very wide. but in america everything is bigger - including the roads ! i agree he wouldn't do too well over here, but he would LOOK fantastic ! looks aren't everything i know (! ;)), but he's been an idol of mine for years.... :-[ and only 21k on the clock..... he went for $53000....... :'( :'( :'( And the one is usually me.......!! :-[ :-X I would agree with you entirely, KITT does look fantastic and I loved the series when I was younger..... ::) But, I'm quite seriously into performance cars and motorbikes, partly because of work and also because I used to race bikes when I was in my early 20's...... so I tend to look at the whole package of what the vehicle will do rather than just looks. Which probably explains why I am now driving a people carrier instead of my Evo....... Fantastic for taking the kids around, or trips to the dump....... but absolutely zero smile factor!! :'( :'( :'( |
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 18, 2008 14:53:53 GMT
i dunno....i'm smiling.......well actually........that just made i laugh that did !!!  ;D |
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Post by BB Warrior on Jun 18, 2008 15:33:09 GMT
i dunno....i'm smiling.......well actually........that just made i laugh that did !!! ;D :P :P :P :-[ ;D ;D |
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Post by fazza on Jun 19, 2008 6:03:25 GMT
::) go on then.....how much are YOU worth ? on second thoughts - how much do you COST ? being as worth and cost are not the same..... ;) 8-) Worth: several times that of any Premiership footballer Cost: a very tiny fraction of the same But, like most things, if you have to ask the cost, you can't afford it! |
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 19, 2008 8:38:03 GMT
But, like most things, if you have to ask the cost, you can't afford it! unless the label fell off........ 8-) :-X |
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Post by fazza on Jun 19, 2008 9:55:04 GMT
Label is a euphemism for what, exactly, because I definitely heard something go bump.
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Post by DA-DM on Jun 19, 2008 10:14:36 GMT
euphemism for the price tag fell off - hence having to ask the cost ! i worry when things go 'bump', especially in the night..... ;)
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Post by Deleted on Jun 19, 2008 17:28:06 GMT
so I tend to look at the whole package of what the vehicle will do rather than just looks. How about some nice donuts, then? ;D ;D ;D Fun - and with clothes still on ! 8-) |
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