Q Cars to shame the Boy Racers

[[TW]Fox]

You'd be wrong with that statement

Well there are 3 for sale on Autotrader. Only one is a 600 quid cheapy. The other two are £2k and £5k!

 

[Phate]

Well there are 3 for sale on Autotrader. Only one is a 600 quid cheapy. The other two are £2k and £5k!

No way would I see a Maestro and think its fast. Would assume its as slow as my Sisters and my Dads.

 

[semi-pro waster]

No way would I see a Maestro and think its fast. Would assume its as slow as my Sisters and my Dads.

It might depend slightly who is driving it, if I can see a tweed bunnet and grey hair on the driver with a tartan rug on the back seat then I might be inclined to believe that it's someone who has kept the car since it was new (why I've got no idea, they're not all that good in normal form*) and it won't be fast but other than that I'd be wondering why anyone had kept one so therefore wouldn't be totally surprised if it turned out to be a Maestro Turbo.

*Not particularly quick, not all that economical, not all that comfortable - in standard form they really suit the colour beige, in fact they epitomise it.

 

[BF-Bert]

Lancia Thema 8:32 a fine sleeper straight from the factory

 

[Axeboy]

Wasnt the turbo quicker though?

Edit: not far away, same as the cat version of the 8.32

 

[BF-Bert]

Only 0-60 everything after that it just couldn't keep up with....... and no lovely engine note

 

[Lashout_UK]

Almost bought an 8:32 once, fortunately I got distracted by a sheddy Montreal, then woke up and bought something sensible instead

 

[BF-Bert]

You should have bought it, they were great cars

 

[energy]

Vans must be the best, perhaps they'll never be truly fast but people will always be surprised at a van that shifts.

A heating engineer I got talking to showed me his van - a 2001 old shape Citroen Dispatch fitted with a 2.2 HDi engine and box from some Peugeot car, I think he mentioned 150hp? Next on his list was a remap, got talking to him as he fixed the boiler and noticed he had the same van as me. It was completely standard looking.

Meanwhile mine's the standard 110hp 2.0 HDi, I never carry much weight in it and as far as vans go, it goes like the clappers, certainly left a few little Corsas etc in a plume of diesel smoke Would be great fun with 150hp.

 

[LeJosh]

Go for a suzuki swift!

 

[Blackhawk47]

Saw this at Santa Pod early this year. Fancy a brew anyone?

 

[Maccy]

Despite there being a lot of them on the road, I think a lot of people don't realise the capabilities of the Clio 172 as to most it would look like a standard Clio.