Resurrect your favourite old motor
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I still like it, but no where near as much as when you had it
Worth a small fortune now if you can find one
Looks like I can't resurrect the car. I think it must be dead. I can however buy the V5 for £19
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My Nova GTE was great fun
Also had a Mazda 626 2.0 gti 2 door coupe rear wheel drive on a G reg bought off my uncle which he didn’t want to sell me as was only 19! He said it’s rare and fast don’t wreck it! I remember ringing the insurance company and them telling me do you realise there’s only 2 of these on the road in this country! When I eventually sold it it took all of 2 hours to sell!
Also had a Mazda 626 2.0 gti 2 door coupe rear wheel drive on a G reg bought off my uncle which he didn’t want to sell me as was only 19! He said it’s rare and fast don’t wreck it! I remember ringing the insurance company and them telling me do you realise there’s only 2 of these on the road in this country! When I eventually sold it it took all of 2 hours to sell!
Never been a petrol head, I like a car to start when I want it to and stop when I want it to, as long as it does that it is fine by me.
But... Many years ago I bought my Father in Law's 1977/78 Vauxhall VX4/90 from him when he went for something newer. What a machine! 2.3 litres of grunt that pushed you back into the seat with the slightest of pressure from the right foot. No power assisted steering though, we took it down to the South of France and back and went through the mountains, I had the shoulders of a power lifter when we got back.
I see that there are possibly only 4 of these still registered in the UK... Maybe I should have dealt with the rotten wings, which were bolt-on after all, and kept it??
But... Many years ago I bought my Father in Law's 1977/78 Vauxhall VX4/90 from him when he went for something newer. What a machine! 2.3 litres of grunt that pushed you back into the seat with the slightest of pressure from the right foot. No power assisted steering though, we took it down to the South of France and back and went through the mountains, I had the shoulders of a power lifter when we got back.
I see that there are possibly only 4 of these still registered in the UK... Maybe I should have dealt with the rotten wings, which were bolt-on after all, and kept it??
I often wondered if that’s where your forum name came from.
Here’s my R34 GTR V-Spec in Banzai magazine. I sold it last year for a stupid amount of money. It ran 593bhp.
I still fondly remember my old Subaru Legacy Spec B...
Sold it in 2019 and it's still going strong judging by recent MOT tests!
Looked like any old Subaru estate but it had proper AWD, 245bhp from a flat 6 3.0l engine, and an auto box.
Shifted well! Especially in the wet, away from the lights, with 4x blokes on board!
But, getting 25mpg was good, and the ride was stupidly hard.
I do love me a fast, understated estate.
Sold it in 2019 and it's still going strong judging by recent MOT tests!
Looked like any old Subaru estate but it had proper AWD, 245bhp from a flat 6 3.0l engine, and an auto box.
Shifted well! Especially in the wet, away from the lights, with 4x blokes on board!
But, getting 25mpg was good, and the ride was stupidly hard.
I do love me a fast, understated estate.
That’s really rubbing it in I sold mine and now it’s worth a sh… load more
