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Moderns thro the workshop
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Grumpy Northener
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Moderns thro the workshop
Also get some high end moderns passing thro Tesla Model S Subaru BRZ Alfa 4C (Note the ex works race GTV in the background)
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
Re: Moderns thro the workshop
Subaru please.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
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Grumpy Northener
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Re: Moderns thro the workshop
The Subaru was quite impressive - I collected & delivered it from / to the clients address so covered about 20 miles in it and it handled really well - not that I would boot any of my clients vehicles!
1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
Re: Moderns thro the workshop
Scoobie BRZ is same as Toyota GT86 .. apparently the collaboration deal that they made meant Toyota got the lion's share of sales. I've only seen one BRZ .. but a lot of GT86's!
Scoobie is a bit cheaper funnily enough!
Scoobie is a bit cheaper funnily enough!
"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Re: Moderns thro the workshop
I too have seen a fair number of GT86s but the only Subaru-badged one I've seen was in the local Subaru showroom, flanked by a couple of the John Deere products that are the mainstay of the business. But it's not the first time Toyota have been in bed with Subaru and/or Daihatsu, whose Atrai (HiJet replacement) mini-mpv/micro camper/flatbed kei truck, etc. is also sold as the Toyota Sparky, with both versions having some Subaru Sambar/Sumo DNA in them.
Atrais aren't exactly beautiful, especially not when compared to Suzuki's similar vehicle, IMHO, but they're brilliant fun, especially the 4x4 versions with two berth accommodation, a cooker, a food preparation area with basin and even a small cupboard containing an even smaller but fully usable chemical lavatory. Best keep that away from the food.
Atrais aren't exactly beautiful, especially not when compared to Suzuki's similar vehicle, IMHO, but they're brilliant fun, especially the 4x4 versions with two berth accommodation, a cooker, a food preparation area with basin and even a small cupboard containing an even smaller but fully usable chemical lavatory. Best keep that away from the food.
J
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
"Home is where you park it", so the saying goes. That may yet come true..
Re: Moderns thro the workshop
I might go and check out the BRX at my local Scoobie dealer ..
I'm actually waiting for the new Alfa Giulia, being released in UK later this year, but the 156 is definitely struggling and there is a limit to how much even I am prepared to throw at a 17 year old Alfa ...
I'm actually waiting for the new Alfa Giulia, being released in UK later this year, but the 156 is definitely struggling and there is a limit to how much even I am prepared to throw at a 17 year old Alfa ...
"If you're driving on the edge ... you're leaving too much room!"
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Retirement Project: '59 Austin A35 2-door with 1330cc Midget engine and many upgrades
Said goodbye: got '98 Alfa Romeo 156 2.0 TSpark to 210K miles before tin worm struck
Re: Moderns thro the workshop
Moderns are ok when they don't need working on. They look good all new and gleeming,but when they need bodywork done for example,the metal is so thin that applying the needed pressure to wet'n'dry,dents can be accidentally caused
Re: Moderns thro the workshop
I tend to get someone with more ability than me to do bodywork. I have just replaced the alternator on my MK1 focus and it was a 2 hour swear fest. Most of that working out how to remove it. Alternator replacement on the mog, 10 minutes including the time it takes to find my imperial spanner set.
Understeer: when you hit the wall with the front of the car.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
Oversteer: when you hit the wall with the back of the car.
Horsepower: how fast you hit the wall.
Torque: how far you take the wall with you.
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Grumpy Northener
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Re: Moderns thro the workshop
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1937 Jowett 8 - Project - in less pieces than the Jupiter
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles
1943 Jowett Stationary Engine
1952 Jowett Jupiter - In lots of peices http://Jowett.org/
1952 Jowett Javelin - Largely original
1973 Rover P6 V8 - Original / 22,000 miles