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MK2 Fiesta XR2 205 GTI 306 GTI-6 Clio 172 Cup Clio 182 Trophy Clio 200 Cup Megane R.26R It would need to be a big museum :LOL:

That definitely plays a role, but I think there is more to it. The sheer number of older cars is nuts. I saw more MK1 Puntos in 6 days in Portugal than I've seen in the UK in probably 15 years. That can't just be because of climate. I think we have a slightly different attitude to parts of...

Couple more: Oh, and these of course:

Was at Rally Portugal for work last week and spotted so much random old chod. Every time I go to Europe, it blows my mind how many old cars you see compared to the UK. It's sad really, as it makes us look pretty wasteful.

I reckon Chapman would have been all over this. He was willing enough to do shady deals with DeLorean, so I can't imagine he would have been too shy about selling a fat SUV if it brought in some cash :ROFLMAO:

Citrioën Ami with a solar panel stuck to the roof at Porto airport

Misha is pants. Have no interest in what some bloke who crashes a lot thinks of someone's car tbh

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Absolutely love those. Such a good looking car.

Really sad for them. Been following them for a couple of years now, and they've grown so much. We're just putting the finishing touches to the Gallardo and now it's a pile of ash. Genuinely gutted for them, seem like really good guys.

Megane for me. Clio is ok, but Megane is way more special so, unless you need auto and five doors, it's a no brainer for me.

Sadly, it's something a lot of cars go through. They get cheap, so a lot get scrapped. Then prices start to go up, along with prices of parts, so the rough ones that are left start to get broken, which pushes prices up even more and, before you know it, people are complaining that they're now...

Don't get me wrong, if you're really into sim racing, I can see why it might appeal, but I just want something plug-and-play. I would kind of expect the companies making and selling the stuff would do the setup work for me, rather than me having to figure it out myself. They're the computer...

Dear lord, f**k that! If I was going to all that effort, I'd rather just build a real car :LOL:

That looks mint. Never mind the Meg though, look at the Cavalier!

Yeah it's just superficial really as, in reality, they handle and stop perfectly well. It's just the "cool" factor of having bits that make the car feel a bit more bespoke.

It's stupid in a way, but I think bits like the Brembos make the car way more desirable. It makes it look and feel more special. If these had come with more bits like that from the factory, they would have had more appeal IMO. That said, as they get older, I do like them more.

Funny, I've also had a couple of 2.0 Zetec swapped Escorts in my day :LOL: Had loads of Escorts, lots of good memories. Yeah it has the slide-throttle Mountune engine. Needs a rebuild, but is complete. Even got the original Pectel ECU, but will probably swap that out for something more modern...

That one was just a home-brew clubman car. Had a standard engine, slightly pikey wide-track suspension and a close-ratio gearbox. I did one (disastrous) event in it, then sold it. It's now been converted into a road rally car: I do own a proper F2 car, but it's missing a lot of bits...

Did someone say rallying? Welcome. Be nice to see some pictures of the cars!

And a picture of the wiper motor plug, just to help illustrate how fucked it is :ROFLMAO: Black is earth (obviously), the small green wire appears to be a permanent live, while the orange and brown wires are both dead. f**k knows what's happened to it. If they both go to the fusebox, I might...

I'm having some issues with the wipers in my 197. Basically, they don't work properly, and someone has fitted a little rocker switch to bypass the existing wiring. I've removed the motor/mechanism and cleaned it up and, with the Heath Robinson switch, they work, but they don't work on the stalk...

Like that a lot. Not driven either sadly but, on paper at least, the Lotus appeals way way more.

They seem to have gone up a bit, just like everything else I suppose. I remember seeing base models for around 1600 a couple of years ago, but they are all north of 2k now. I still quite fancy building a rally car out of one using the panels from the R4 car that someone built. Like this, but...

Just stumbled across this. Surprised a few F4R converted Sanderos haven't been built to be honest. This guy from Argentina has gone a step further with an F4Rt. I think it looks rather good.

It will probably be a total flop now :ROFLMAO: I'd like to drive one. If someone can crack making an EV that's genuinely fun to drive (like the very best small hatches), then they could get my money. The obsession with 0-60 times and SUV-looks is ruining most of them currently. Hopefully this...

It looks ok in isolation, but I think it will be interesting to see it alongside other hatches. I have a feeling it might look quite tall next to some other cars. Hopefully it's a decent drive too. Would be great if they made something that was fun, as most EVs just seem to be heavy, lifeless...

They become slaves to the algorithm in a lot of cases sadly. A few have recently done videos talking about their businesses and why they do what they do, and buying cars and using clickbait headlines is one of the best ways to get views. It's a shame, but I can see why they do it. That said...

I made a video about it over on my YouTube channel:

White wheels on RB all the way. Not a 1*2, but my old 197 had white Turinis and looked epic. Wouldn't have any other wheel colour on an RB Clio.