Have You Seen Any Interesting Cars On The Road Lately?

[BTB 500]

A friend over here in SW France (80 years young) built and races his MGTC - now supercharged - at a number of venues across the region. His car is very, very quick but his nemesis is his friend in an Ulster which, although he is faster on the straights, he just can't match on the twisty stuff.

He's currently reworking the suspension but admits it won't make enough difference and he's resigned to second places again this season. Those Ulsters do seem to be a bit handy.

There's a little 1928 Frazer Nash saloon that normally does pretty well at Goodwood, racing against much more exotic machinery of the era.

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[Darrell]

The amount VW want for a van these days, the Fezzer is definitely better VFM.

The liquid roofing guys on my job have a 22 plate Transporter in that popular grey colour with alloy wheels, some plastic bits and 3 seats behind the driver. £33,000.

 

[SpikyMikey]

The liquid roofing guys on my job have a 22 plate Transporter in that popular grey colour with alloy wheels, some plastic bits and 3 seats behind the driver. £33,000.

Yep.
Bog standard 24 plate sub panel vans with manual box and lower output 2 litre.......just shy of 43 grand.
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[BTB 500]

Yep vans can be scary expensive ... my Vito was £30k back in 2007.

 

[Darrell]

Yep.
Bog standard 24 plate sub panel vans with manual box and lower output 2 litre.......just shy of 43 grand.
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Jesus!! Are they that good in relation to the Transit??

 

[Darrell]

Yep vans can be scary expensive ... my Vito was £30k back in 2007.

Yours are jazzed up a fair bit though aren’t they?

Saying that, the Transit High-Top LWB I had new in 2005 was a lot of dough. And it was shit.

 

[davymead]

Oooh, love an Amazon estate: another very rare old thing in the wild.

Great to see these things being used as they should.

Sunday 21st April is "Drive It Day" so there'll be lots of classics and "interesting cars" up and down the Esplanade then.

(Memo to self: Lunch at the Buddle Inn?????)

Looking forward to that weekend.
Now that the warmer weather is here the Island will every weekend be visited again by numerous car clubs, be it historic or otherwise. David Bailey eat your heart out.
PS. Buddle is as good as ever.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Looking forward to that weekend.
Now that the warmer weather is here the Island will every weekend be visited again by numerous car clubs, be it historic or otherwise. David Bailey eat your heart out.
PS. Buddle is as good as ever.

I like the Buddle in Winter best

 

[Chrishazle]

Had I been driving the Mercedes-AMG ForFour Black Series Premium Plus Night Package 125 Navi facelift Powered by Brabus then they would have been a speck on the horizon

I take it you mean in your windscreen, not your rear view mirror!!!

 

[BTB 500]

Yours are jazzed up a fair bit though aren’t they?

Fairly standard 6 seater Dualiner (Kombi / Crew Cab), albeit with the 3.0 V6 engine

 

[23 Romeo Tango]

Some lovely cars there, but I wouldn’t mind a date with the redhead at the back.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

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Some lovely cars there, but I wouldn’t mind a date with the redhead at the back.

She was a bit tasty

 

[SpikyMikey]

Jesus!! Are they that good in relation to the Transit??

Back in the day I ran a couple T4 Transporters and occasionally had to hire Transits. I certainly wouldn't have spent my own hard earned on the Ford; they gave me headaches when I drove them!
These days, is the VW better?
Probably not tbh.

 

[Darrell]

Fairly standard 6 seater Dualiner (Kombi / Crew Cab), albeit with the 3.0 V6 engine

I thought it had alloys and big chrome bull bars etc.

 

[SpikyMikey]

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Some lovely cars there, but I wouldn’t mind a date with the redhead at the back.

She was a bit tasty

I must be getting old.
I've spent 20 minutes studying that photo and all I can see is cars. Could someone please tell me where the tasty redhead is hiding?

 

[SmartAmg]

I must be getting old.
I've spent 20 minutes studying that photo and all I can see is cars. Could someone please tell me where the tasty redhead is hiding?

I'm presuming it's the Merc at the back with the Red roof. (Red head) Could be wrong though.

 

[SpikyMikey]

I'm presuming it the Merc at the back with the Red roof. (Red head) Could be wrong though.

Told ya I was getting old

 

[BTB 500]

I thought it had alloys and big chrome bull bars etc.

Factory alloys but nothing else fancy:

 

[davymead]

I like the Buddle in Winter best

Not been for a while, and I’m hoping the very recent refurb hasn’t spoilt its lovely warm and cosy interior. Perhaps a trip is necessary to see what been spoilt….Er I mean improved

 

[davymead]

Back in the day I ran a couple T4 Transporters and occasionally had to hire Transits. I certainly wouldn't have spent my own hard earned on the Ford; they gave me headaches when I drove them!
These days, is the VW better?
Probably not tbh.

Still as good as ever for me, the old 5 pot engine the better and could be ‘tweaked’ beautifully, this old codger ran 235bhp and was genuinely nippy.