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I grew up mainly around Fords and Holdens when I lived in NZ , there is always that strong rivalry between them, when I was 18 my bf at the time had a Ford Capri, it was a dog and I got my 1st real dislike for fords, then I too owned a ford ( telstar) which was also a lemon, my father bought me a VN Berlina ( Holden) for my 21st and I was sold... that was until I was 24 and experianced the likes of BMW, Audi etc...

oh, ive never watch those shows but Ill take a look

Ford Capri? ...dog?!?!

I shant have that said!

My favourite Ford and the first car I ever drove, it'll always have a special place in my heart =P

I assume the Telstar would be a bit of a lemon though.

@DMC now that is a lovely thing, can't beat a good rally based road car, i'd do anything for a Stratos or Delta

@Bellezza modern Fords are pretty decent, however the 70's/80's ones were fantastic, you need to sit down and watch a few episodes of The Professionals and The Sweeney =P

@ mccarthy....^ yes but the vantage specs are somewhat different, the Aston's primarily are very similar spec wise and I suppose you need to question why the vanquish and DBS is considerable more expensive?... the DBS is the first production Aston to make extensive use of ultra-light carbon-fiber body panels, the V12 is hand-built producing 510 bhp, a top speed of 191 mph and a 0-60 mph in 4.1 seconds, considerabley quicker then its baby brother the vantage..and dont get me started about the difference in suspention... :] ...sigh... " dear Santa" .....

I was talking about the older Vantage, big british muscle car, as opposed to the softer new Vantage, I hate that they have the same name, for that reason.

Ford GT...cough cough.. so many probs with this one....

GT40 =P

The GT is the new heavier, higher, longer version, not the Le Mans winning version, though to be fair, the GT isn't all that bad, it's road legal so it's not gonna be as hardcore as the GT40, plus, it handles pretty well, the suspension was set-up by the guys from some british company, think their name begins with L...

=P

When in Britain ...

May I present an alternative?

The real Aston Vantage (as opposed the new soft looking one)

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=FuZx6Aie0hQ

^ I thought you were a student!

Well, the cinema isn't as overpriced where i'm from, £3 on tuesdays, yes please.

Car chat on a fixed gear forum, it's like, paradise.

Dream cars coming up.

"Cool car"

Daily drive.

Alpine pass car (while listening to Matt Monro of course)

"Practical" family car

Oh and Wall-EEEEE

Amazing film, went to see it 5 times in the cinema, it's THAT good.

believe me.. the RS4 is nothing like a BMW- in any dimension- that thing is a beast!,
my gf has a TT , the 3.2 Quattro 6 spd ..hers had some modifications but essentially stock standard...I borrowed it when last in NZ, it was fun to drive and very quick but had many negitive points ( not mechanical) including a no go zone for the rear seats like u said ( not sure why they are there?) only for midgits I think... and some door issues. all in all a fun car!

Agree about the RS4, fantastic car.

No Lotus Carlton though...

=P

Wow, some of my favourite films that seemingly no one else has heard of are here already!

Lost In Translation
Vanilla Sky
Wall-E
Three Colours trilogy
Pi
The Big Lebowski
Angela
Ronin
Leon
Lethal Weapon
Duel
Life As A House
Bullit
Le Mans
Gone In 60 Seconds (non-Nick Cage version)
Blues Brothers
Wings Of Desire
Vanishing Point
Two Lane Blacktop
The Italian Job (not The LA Job)
Airplane
Amelie
Point Break
Braveheart
Michael Collins
Heat
Aliens

I'd have been more impressed if they had concentrated their efforts on greater reliability.
Loads Of Trouble Usually Serious.

Not as bad as Fix Or Repair Daily =P

Ferrari Testarossa, horrible mutt of a car. Interesting fact, Crockett's Testarossa in Miami Vice was actually just a Corvette with a body kit.

Audi, not as easy, up until recent years they'd been my favourite "practical" cars, though the TT is a huge lump for a "sportscar" however, it does have room for 2 amputees in the back, which is very high attention to detail, I know this bit is down to personal preference, but the new range are beginning to look a bit too much like BMWs, even the drivers are beginning to drive like your average BMW driver.

that's a bold statement!....I can think of a few manufacturers who have made nothing but good cars..

Apart from a few specialist car manufacturers, I couldn't think of any others, plus Lotus are one of the few that always make sure their cars are as light as reasonably possible, which I completely agree with, I may be a little biased towards them of course =P

hmmm not a big fan of the lotus, Ive had small cars before and actually prefer something a little more substantial, I like to feel the road if you know what I mean... one of the best cars I had was a heavy beast , a HSV 4... def one of my best rides...oh, I mean apart from my Bike ;]

Personally i'm a huge fan of Lotus, all of their cars, only manufacturer who have never made a bad car, hoping to get a placement there and go there after uni =D

I will have one of these, one day.

http://www.greencarsite.co.uk/GREENNEWS/Lotus-270E-trifuel.htm

That's what you want there, 0-60 in less than 4 seconds, and it's carbon neutral, good luck putting a negative spin on that Mr. Brown.

Okay, the car looks a little OTT, however it's a fantastic one.

And no, i'm not a chav.

Well i'll give you an in-depth anaylsis on sunday evening when I get back from watching it =D

It means the bookies will make money

Don't need to look at the odds to come to that conclusion.

I don't dare open the video you posted RPM, last time I did, Macarena played in my head for a couple of days. Bleak...

...you make that sound like a bad thing.

I keep having dreams about the Zombie Apocalypse, and they always involve me cycling at some point through hordes of the undead. One had me BMXing through the malls of Canary Wharf, taking them out as cycled past. Fuck knows what that is meant to mean.....

Means your in love with your mother, trust me I did psychology, even got the Freudian slippers to prove it http://www.gosmelltheflowers.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/shopslippers2.jpg

Alright, the first part may not be totally true, but the rest is.

What Capri you got? One of my mate's has got a mk3 2.0 and another has a matt black mk2 3.0, they are both gorgeous.

Oh no, don't start talking about Capris, i've finally fooled myself into thinking I don't need a car, you're not helping.

T'was the first car I ever drove, i'm very proud of that fact.

I was worried about my spending habits and i've only spent around £500!

(Though that is from the end of september only)

I also just use gloves, you can get yourself a nice pair with gel inserts too to help out, about the track idea, shirely you can just have a pair of drops with tape on them ready to switch if you want to take it to the track.

mmmm Nancy Wilson, gotta love a woman with a guitar, check out Crazy On You, mmmmm

YouTube - Heart - Crazy on you

That bit at 2:30, deserves an extra mmmmmm

Sorry, couldn't make it afterall tonight, had to much work to do and need an early night, dismantling and rebuilding an R1 engine tomorrow morning as part of my uni course =D can't miss that =P

pictures of the ride would be great guys :D

And the video from the tunnel run!

Give over, that's not on at all.

Nothing to get bothered about, says more about him than anyone else.