Hello and Goodbye. (cars, look away.....)

[djs]

OK, after much argument discussion about whether me and the missus need 4 seats in the non-family car, we have decided life's too short to cart around kids and that Red is the clear winner in the boy/girl colour competition. (In other words, the missus wins.... )

So it's Hello to this. (not this exact one, but same model and year) excuse the "library" photo.



and Goodbye to this.



If it doesn't sell in 6 days and 12 hours, it'll be the dreaded BCA Car Auction.

- Now - how silly am I going to look vaping in a convertible..... ???

I know Malibu likes her cars....any others out there? (excluding Prof Beard from UKV, who thinks it's a wimp out not to buy a Porsche Boxster). Porsche Boxster? what, on my disposable income?....I can hardly afford a VAMO.

[Bluefish]

Bloody hairdressers, get a proper one

[chrisjw]

Feb 13, 2013 22:42:13 GMT Bluefish said:

Bloody hairdressers, get a proper one

What plates are they?

[Skwoddy]

Irish plates, I have a set on my FTO (garaged) with BAZ as the letters

[Malibu]

Hmmm now you mention vaping, it's going to be so much easier now when I take my T bars off. Good on you, hope you enjoy it

[brysoni23]

You will enjoy many years of happy motoring, Its Japanese wahoo.
But beware of the rear wheel drive in wet/ice conditions.
Although im not happy with my Nissan at the minute. Hit a huge pot hole last night and the result was my exhaust snapping sounds horrible

[Bluefish]

Yeah Irish chris, they act as perfectly good private plates lol

[kibbster]

Proper one
Modded turbo with adjustable boost.
USed to be owned by a Japanese racing team that went bankrupt and the car was auctioned off and exported to the UK.

It was a crazy mentalist car, but sold now because of having a family (and not having unlimited disposable income for fuel)

Would I buy another?
No.
It was faster than a fox in a forest fire, uncomfortable to drive (racing suspension setup)and downright dangerous in the wet.
Made me grin like an idiot and my wife scream though
I'd have lost my life or license if I didn't get rid of it so it's for the best.

[djs]

Ooh, turbo MR2 - nice!

I'm already prepared for the onslaught of poking fun. Water off a ducks back, it drives better than anything I've had before, including some crazy Japanese stuff. It's actually better than the mk1 MR2, which was fun (although I never owned one, but drove some)...I doubt I'll convince any MX5 and MGF owners either. Also, considering I drove a 190 T-Sport Celica an hour before I tried this, doesn't say much for the gen 7 Celica. What happened? The mk 4 and 5 were great! (had those too).

next up...(in a few years) GT86?

[deesigner]

Beautiful car DJS We should have a car we like not something totally practical

I spent months looking for a car that was cheap to insure, cheap on fuel then fell in love with this




2.7 turbo diesel,£245 a year tax, just under £1000 insurance - not at all practical for the small amount of driving that I do these days, but I just love it

[kibbster]

hehe
I like buying a 2.7 diesel to be practical

Reminds me of myself when I got rid if my last car (modded Clio 172 Mk1) and told the wife I was going to buy something 4 door and sensible.

So I bought a petrol MK3 V6 Mondeo
In the car's defense, it's 100% reliable, comfy and fully loaded (Ghia X spec)
22MPG... small price to pay

[nicky]

When i went out looking for a new car, something practical, easy to park etc etc i came home with a BMW...................7 series pmsl

[kibbster]

Yup my heart always overrules my head when it comes to cars.

[lobeydosser]

Meet Jermima Puddleduck. She's the one in the middle.

[mzal]

Moggy rag top now thats nice!