Ewan out of interest have you ever driven a Fulvia ?
The fulvia is about the same weight as the 205GTis I used to own in the 80s. They were more powerful and torquey but wouldn't want to have an accident in thrm (or the Fulvia or most things short of a Merc or Saab from that era!) but that is part of the modern weight problem!1100kg a bit lardy then
A standard Fulvia S2 is about 950kg, mine has a few weight saving mods, ally openings, magnesium wheels, light weight seats etc so probably 900kg or thereabouts you certainly notice the lack of weight in the way it handles and changes direction and is surprisingly nippy powered by its 93 bhp 1.3 V4
sounds fantastic! except the ISA/GSR2 part. Who made that nannying bit of legislation up?
Only driven one once, and that was maybe 30 years ago. Can’t recall much about it now though. Obviously a fun car, and handsome.
The Alpine sounds good. too. At least, the one that came rattling past a taxi I was in a while back sounded pretty fruity.
Agreed but perfect for the little lanes in Ireland where 60 is about the max
A final fling to light my fire, is likely to be a leggy blonde half my age and cost more than the
Stu, I'll hazard a guess that 30% of the stuff on board the Evergreen (and all other container ships including and especially those operated by Amazon) is utter shite that has no meaningful place in the world.
I'll 2nd that Crud sir , how many of us have that same shite 2 years down the line , a very small % I bet , Ive got a cupboard full of shite that was ordered via amazon and not fit for purpose or not the same size as the picture led you to believe ( in case is a 6M Chimney brush i bought that was just about big enough to clean out a drain pipe should i ever require it yawn )
At the risk of being labelled a swivel eyed conspiracy loon, the plan/end game is you don’t own one at all, EV or ICE.
Good luck with that then , Africa is just getting started Klaus , be interesting to see things pan out in Congo and South Sudan , they are just starting to relish the idea of all the old cheap european castoffs Would like to see them take this vehicle away from these guys
Isn’t that where all our range rovers have gone already!
Isn't that Nigeria? I wonder if they know how to fix them out there or whether they will be making a return as spare parts!!Isn’t that where all our range rovers have gone already!
Its actually South Sudan , but yeah Nigeria and Ghana are the main stay of stolen high end cars from the UK , Range Rovers would last about a week at best in South Sudan ( its something else ) you wouldnt understand unless you have been there and done a few miles across country ....the place is a relentless obstacle from North to south and east to west , the only trustee steed that seems to have lasted the pace is the proven Toyota Land cuisers 70 series
Too scary for me I'm afraid if guns are needed.
Just for your info lol , that truck is mine and I was driving at the time , Did 2 years mining about 60km into the bush/jungle near Kisangani DRC where the renowned benobo chimps are , real fascinating to see their colonies and how they behave ( so close and similar in a lot of respects to humans ) and yes done plenty of exploration in and around the Rwenzori Mountains bordering Uganda/Congo/and Rwanda , I consider myself blessed to have witnessed close up Silverbacks and their wives and families in the weeks i was there testing streambeds etc.
