If MR2 Roadsters werent invented what car would you have?

Anonymous · August 28, 2003, 21:10

Quote from: "Emmanuel"
Quote from: "WoodenDummy"

Yes, I've been reading about this for a couple of years now.

Trouble is, this thing is built like an IKEA wardrobe, (apparently) everything fails. And they still haven't managed to reach 400kph.

Who cars about 400kph when your going round bends so fast your skin is coming off s:D

s:D

Chris · August 29, 2003, 00:10

Quote from: "WoodenDummy"
Quote from: "cstevens"
Quote from: "krisclarkuk"Focus RS, focus RS etc s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

I knew the ST170 was seriously underpowered, but I would have expected more from the RS, I think you should knock it off your list really mate!.

I kicked a RS Forus's ass the other day, really no BS I was off the line and into the first bend before he knew what hit him, he was tryin' as well. He held it in a straght but I was very un impressed. Maybe it was too new.

I would like to say I got a hear of his engine, but my Tannabe was screeming to much s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

Well, I should be able to compare the 2 against the rs tomorrow (ooopps today!!) as i'm off to bedford autodrome for a focus rs trackday!

As for other cars, then check out the top 10 cars thread we had a while back - some tasty numbers in that!! I think I'd quite like a vx220 t as well! just don't tell anyone... s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

Tem · August 29, 2003, 06:27

Back to the topic...Mk1 MR2 s:)

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Anonymous · August 29, 2003, 09:46

Heh heh....nice one Tem! With you on that. If I ran out of money, but wanted something cheap, fun and reliable, then the Mk1 would be another buy! I LOVED mine.....

Chris wrote:

QuoteWell, I should be able to compare the 2 against the rs tomorrow (ooopps today!!) as i'm off to bedford autodrome for a focus rs trackday!

As for other cars, then check out the top 10 cars thread we had a while back - some tasty numbers in that!! I think I'd quite like a vx220 t as well! just don't tell anyone...

Chris, I went to MotordriveLive this year at Millbrooke Proving Ground and got to go in both the VX220Turbo and also a Cat 7 R300. The Cat's were just untouchable around the handling track, so they were out of the equation (STUNNINGLY fast cars!), but the XV220T was NEARLY as quick! The XV held the Cat's on the straight, but lost out a little on the bends, which is to be expected. But, and this is the BIG but, the RS was the ONLY car on the track that actually held up the XV on the track! Not quite as fast on the straight and VERY fast in the corners, the RS really impressed a LOT of people there. I spoke to the guy who was hired by Ford to drive this around the track and he said as and everyday road car, there is little to beat the RS. He thought it was great. But even HE said on the road, its a bit of a squirmer and not for the faint hearted!!! Even though we know the '2 is great around corners and is actually rather quick, from the evidence I could see, I would doubt that the '2 could keep up with and RS on the track. It really was VERY VERY quick indeed. Maybe after what the driver guy said about it on the road, then perhaps we could live with one, but not on track.

Enjoy your track day and be prepared to be astonished at how good the RS really is. I don't like Fords at all, but I would be quite tempted by one of those......... s:shock: :shock: s:shock:

Anonymous · August 29, 2003, 09:50

Quote from: "Chris"Well, I should be able to compare the 2 against the rs tomorrow (ooopps today!!) as i'm off to bedford autodrome for a focus rs trackday!

As for other cars, then check out the top 10 cars thread we had a while back - some tasty numbers in that!! I think I'd quite like a vx220 t as well! just don't tell anyone... s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

GGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR s:evil: :evil: s:evil: s:evil: :evil: s:evil: s:evil: :evil: s:evil: s:evil: :evil: s:evil: *kris gets in a huff at Chris, the jammy git for getting to drive an RS*!

might have to pop over to the dealers and pretend i want to buy it just to try it out! s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Anonymous · August 29, 2003, 10:05

QuoteEmmanuel wrote:
A car I have been having wet dreams about since I was a kid, is the Aston Martin, any Aston Martin. There hasn't been a more beautiful car than the DB5 or the Vanquish in modern days...

Yep, if I ever win/make some serious money then one or the other (or both!) will be right near the top of my shopping list!

I know a bloke who owned a DB5 in the 80's, when classic cars rocketted in price. He got an offer for the car and couldn't resist selling it to make a few grand... the following week the purchaser sold it on for double! The guy in question had plenty of money and was hardly renowned for rushing to the bar and getting his wallet out... in fact you were lucky if he ever got to the bar... so he didn't get very much sympathy!!

If you fancy an Aston, there's an Aston Martin advert in the monthly accountancy magazine I get sent because of my job ( a barrel of laughs as you can no doubt imagine s:roll: :roll: s:roll: ). Anyway, you can get a DB7 Coupe s8)

s8) , OTR price £98,500, Deposit £27,500, 60 monthly payments of £961( s:shock: :shock: s:shock: ) followed by option to purchase of around £46,000. Or you can hand the car back, APR 5.75% (that's a shit-hot rate for a balloon paymant car loan). So what are you waiting for - get saving!!. Of course there's the group 20 insurance and 15mpg to consider, not to mention the (i'd imagine) utterly wince-inducing prices of spare parts etc etc. Still it's nice to dream....

Anonymous · August 29, 2003, 10:07

Kris!!!!

Seriously, do it!!! A freind onf mine while I was at Uni used to dress up in a suit and drive to the showrooms in his Dad's Laguna V6 and thengo into various different garages and ask for test drives. He used to drive SOOO many different cars all the while and not once bought one! He said the best car he drove for fun was the Original Clio Williams!! Spent 3.5 hours driving around the Moors near Sheffield once on one of those and he was only 22 at the time!!!!

You CAN get away with it. Go and drive an Rs. Pull up in the 2 and I am sure they will think you are serious! What have you got to lose...... s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Anonymous · August 29, 2003, 10:20

Agreed, test driving nice cars is a piece of piss, why wouldn't they let you?!?!

I often make trips to various local garages to go on test drives when I've nothing better to do on a weekend. I blagged an S2000 for a long weekend once but the insurance wouldn't cover me (I was 21 at the time)!

--H--

Anonymous · August 29, 2003, 10:25

Local garage here i come! s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:D

s:D s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Anonymous · August 29, 2003, 10:35

Bloody HELL! Hardcore! tell me the details of how you did that! I would LOVE to take an S2000 out for a weekend.....

See, I have never had the bottle to do this kinda thing cos I am shite at saying no when they start to talk about sales and so on. Also, I have never understood how you can get to test drive anything for more than a couple of hours a go.....

Let me into your secrets young man!!! s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

Anonymous · August 30, 2003, 12:23

Read an article in the loacal press about 2 or 3 years ago (therefore I dont know if it is true) about a man that managed to blag a ride in a £80k+ Porsche when all he had was a 12 year old Fiesta rust bucket s:!: :!: s:!:

Basically he went into a garage with his Fiesta & borrowed a family sized car (Cavalier or something). Then he took this to the next & got a mid range car (Celica or alike). This continued through about 8 garages until he got the Porsche. He was only found out when he crashed the Porsche in to his own Fiesta outside the original garage s:!: :!: s:!:

s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Now that, if true, takes some balls s:!: :!: s:!:

(all cars have been made up except for the Porsche)

Anonymous · August 30, 2003, 12:27

Quote from: "John Woodward"Also, I have never understood how you can get to test drive anything for more than a couple of hours a go.....

Let me into your secrets young man!!! s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

I got an MR2 for a whole weekend before buying it. My local Mr T just offered me their test car to entice me in to buying. s:D

s:D

Anonymous · August 30, 2003, 12:35

Test driving cars IS fun. Just like SilverMSD2 I got the '2 for the weekend before I decided to buy. You just have to persuede people that you're a real buyer, not just trying to blag something. I've had some top test drives. I think my favorite was with Honda. I told them I couldn't decide between the Type R Integra or a Scooby.

So, I got the Type R for 2 hours, and then came back and got a quick blast in the new S2000 in the garage! Sooooo cool.

I still wonder about getting a second hand Integra or S2000. Stunning cars.

Anonymous · August 30, 2003, 17:00

Just goi9ng back to the Aston thing - what abou the DB4 GT Zagato - awsome. Also, I'd have to go for a Pagani Zonda rather than the Konisegg, it' simply a much classier act all round. But wait, what about the new "baby" Aston or the Lambo Gallardo... must buy that lottery ticket.

Anonymous · August 30, 2003, 17:26

Quote from: "RUSTY"what about the new "baby" Aston

Apparently this one will be "cheap", about the price of a bottom end 911 (that's cheap for an Aston Martin)...

Peter Laborne · August 30, 2003, 23:30

In around the same price range, probably the Elise or VX220.

Hopefully not too far away........

Money no option......

In 3rd place

In 2nd place

In 1st place

Anonymous · September 1, 2003, 22:12

Instead of the MR2, probably the new Mazda RX-8 or the Nissan 350Z Roadster if it comes to the UK.

If the lottery comes up, the Invicta S1

Pics of my car in the web link in my sig below.

juansolo · September 3, 2003, 17:43

Saw a 350Z Coupe on the road yesterday. VERY pretty.

Anonymous · September 3, 2003, 18:01

I've heard such mixed reviews of the 350Z I'm a bit wary. Some say it's great handling, but slow. Some say it's fast but sounds slow. Some say from the front it just looks too dull. Some say that it's big and heavy. With all the mixed comments, I'm inclined to stay away. When looking at '2 I don't recall reading any bad reviews.

Anonymous · September 3, 2003, 20:12

Quote from: "phil4"I've heard such mixed reviews of the 350Z I'm a bit wary. Some say it's great handling, but slow. Some say it's fast but sounds slow. Some say from the front it just looks too dull. Some say that it's big and heavy. With all the mixed comments, I'm inclined to stay away. When looking at '2 I don't recall reading any bad reviews.

Hmmm...

The first batches are imports and the handling is not great. The proper European version has been tuned here in England and it is much better... So much better in fact, that the rest of the world will inherit those modifications. Apparently.

The convertible looks totally gorgeous though.

Anonymous · September 3, 2003, 20:16

Quote from: "Emmanuel"The convertible looks totally gorgeous

Now I know why my girlfriend thinks I am a sad git...

Anonymous · September 3, 2003, 20:30

Quote from: "Emmanuel"
Quote from: "phil4"I've heard such mixed reviews of the 350Z I'm a bit wary. Some say it's great handling, but slow. Some say it's fast but sounds slow. Some say from the front it just looks too dull. Some say that it's big and heavy. With all the mixed comments, I'm inclined to stay away. When looking at '2 I don't recall reading any bad reviews.

Hmmm...

The first batches are imports and the handling is not great. The proper European version has been tuned here in England and it is much better... So much better in fact, that the rest of the world will inherit those modifications. Apparently.

The convertible looks totally gorgeous though.

SOMEONE has been reading EVO s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Anonymous · September 3, 2003, 20:32

Yeah, I read that in Evo too. But just 'cause one review says so, doesn't mean that everyone else to try them was wrong.

Anonymous · September 3, 2003, 21:23

Quote from: "WoodenDummy"SOMEONE has been reading EVO s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Oh, absolutely s:wink: :wink: s:wink: . The only mag I can trust nowadays and the only editors that make sense. Plus they have the coolest company cars!!!

Still, the convertible does look quite tempting...

Anonymous · September 4, 2003, 08:58

You should all try Car magazine. Not just car reviews, but generally good articles about all sorts of driving experiences. I have been subscriber for 15 years now and only ever buy other mags of there is something of interest in it (like Evo last month. I rarely find something that doesn't interest me in Car.

I was quite impressed with Evo though, if a little "performance" orientated.....I like to know about ALL cars, not just ones that are supposed to go fast and look good......(but there is nothing wrong with that!!! s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted: )