Inspired by Jonny69 - A year in your parking space, 2010

johnny6 · 31 Dec 2010 at 13:57

We started the year in this

and this

Ending the year in this

and this

MOOGLEYS · 31 Dec 2010 at 14:07

Started and ended the year with my Vectra.

K.C. Leblanc · 31 Dec 2010 at 14:11

I still have one of these;

Firestar_3x · 2 Jan 2011 at 17:53

DiamondMark said:
Passat looks very well there.

Whats W8 interior lights?

Cheers Mark, W8 lights are just an upgrade to the front central vanity lights so it illuminates the cars console / dash red at night.

lordrobs said:
Has it really been that long I thought I remembered you getting that after I bought my Octavia. Must be my memory playing tricks on me again!

Might actually be 3.5 years, but i've had it ages now

RenoRanes007 · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:23

Started the year with both of these:

1959 VW 'lowlight' Karmann Ghia, had for years, loved it but couldn't afford this and my other car so I sold it the end of January:

So I ended the year with just the Audi ur quattro Coupe Turbo, love this too! had some work done under the bonnet but it is a bit thirsty at about 18mpg average!:

MikeHiow · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:35

UltimateBadger said:
Finished with this:

Impreza RB5 ~320bhp

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I don't "get" the RB5 - it is just a UK Turbo with a few aesthetic changes, right? IIRC, these didn't even have any more power than a standard UK Turbo?

They do look nice though - that spoiler is a huge improvement over the standard UK item.

GT3 · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:40

MikeHiow said:
I don't "get" the RB5 - it is just a UK Turbo with a few aesthetic changes, right? IIRC, these didn't even have any more power than a standard UK Turbo?

They do look nice though - that spoiler is a huge improvement over the standard UK item.

Unless it is a RB5 WR Sport

MikeHiow · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:44

Is this the remap/replacement ECU option?

GT3 · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:49

Exhaust, Filter, IC piping and ECU

Also the big wing you refer to.

MikeHiow · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:57

Hrm, after a little bit of reading, it seems even this WR version is still only 240bhp?

Why would you buy this over an STI?

GT3 · 2 Jan 2011 at 21:59

MikeHiow said:
Hrm, after a little bit of reading, it seems even this WR version is still only 240bhp?

Why would you buy this over an STI?

They didn't make a UK STI when the RB5 was released. Peak BHP figures don't mean everything, the RB5 seems to get plenty of praise in mag reviews.

MikeHiow · 2 Jan 2011 at 22:11

Oh, I get why you'd buy one new. I'm talking about buying one today.

GT3 · 2 Jan 2011 at 22:16

There are plenty of special edition's that are only a small improvement on the standard car that still achieve cult status.

106 s2 rallye for one, a mint one will set you back £3k yet its little more than a s1 106 1.6xsi that you can pick up for peanuts.