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Cyanide

Cyanide

Cyanide

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Went round to my mates house yesterday and snapped a few pics of his current projects. I haven't got a clue what the second car is, but it's slammed, had the inside gutted, features a fire extinguisher where the handbrake should be and reminds me of Penski :p

His latest purchase is a Beetle to replace the V8 Lexus that was drinking £40 a week in fuel for doing naff all mileage. Apparently he's got a 2.3l engine he wants to drop in when his wife's not looking, just to scare the crap out of her when she next drives it :rolleyes: Don't worry, there's replacement wheels in his garage that are going on asap.

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And then there's the nail. I don't think it's drivable at the moment and it needs A LOT of work doing to it, but it looks great fun :D

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Cyanide said:
Went round to my mates house yesterday and snapped a few pics of his current projects. I haven't got a clue what the second car is, but it's slammed, had the inside gutted, features a fire extinguisher where the handbrake should be and reminds me of Penski :p
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:confused:

I see Fire Ext, Gear stick, Handbrake...not in a 'wrong' place at all. :confused:

I like the VW Beetle, although the exhausts seem a bit OTT.

InvG
 
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Cyanide said:
Went round to my mates house yesterday and snapped a few pics of his current projects. I haven't got a clue what the second car is, but it's slammed, had the inside gutted, features a fire extinguisher where the handbrake should be and reminds me of Penski :p
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It's a VW squareback.
 
Is that 1300 on Fuchs HUBCAPS?!?!?!?!

It's like driving a 316 Compact with stock steel wheels covered by CSL-lookalike hubcaps. WTF :/

*n

PS: The Type 3 Variant needs a decent paintjob too.
 
penski said:
Is that 1300 on Fuchs HUBCAPS?!?!?!?!

It's like driving a 316 Compact with stock steel wheels covered by CSL-lookalike hubcaps. WTF :/
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I know, it's sick and wrong :( Getting changed at the weekend though.

The exhausts are very OTT though. They sound like a bad day in Baghdad when the car's producing no actual discernible power.
 
Cars are like fine wine, they get better with age. If it wasnt that great when it came out it gets better with age.

In 20 years time a Corsa 1.2 will be 'loads of fun' :)
 
I like the type 3, needs a lot of work and i hope he gets new plates for it, cos as far as i can tell, it aint in germany. But i like it all the same :).
 
[TW]Fox;11551844 said:
Cars are like fine wine, they get better with age. If it wasnt that great when it came out it gets better with age.

In 20 years time a Corsa 1.2 will be 'loads of fun' :)
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it wasn't funny three years ago....It isn't funny now.

Keep trying though. I'm sure you'll get there one day.

*n
 
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So come on then, why do cars which were, at best, 'meh' when new suddenly become fun and amazing when they've aged?
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because people with no money can afford them and claim they are the best (that they can afford)?

dunno, i hate old cars.
 
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So come on then, why do cars which were, at best, 'meh' when new suddenly become fun and amazing when they've aged?
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I don't think that's really what it's about but....

You would hate to drive a 70's designed car with a rough engine, no power steering and no electric anything. It would possibly be your worst nightmare.

I would hate to drive a nearly new saloon that cossets me with huge amounts of trim and does its best to mask the road whilst whispering me along in an impressive and competent fashion.

Horses for courses :) Or rather, different strokes for different folks.
 
[TW]Fox;11552068 said:
So come on then, why do cars which were, at best, 'meh' when new suddenly become fun and amazing when they've aged?
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It's not that.

It's that sometimes, a certain car, with certain stuff done to it, appeals to certain people.

It needn't bother you that we like it.

It might be crap, but if we like it... why do you care?

Your car holds no appeal for me. I understand that you like it, and that's your prerogative, and that's fine. You like it, you're happy with it, everything's rosy.

If I want to buy a Subaru Justy, paint a picture of a crocodile on it, and replace all the wheels with space savers, you should leave me to it.
 
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