Favourite Vehicles - Page 55

**bloke57** · December 11th, 2016, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by winetippler

Are there any make of car you have an irrational dislike of?

BMWs!

I'm sure they are good - and I'm not saying all BMW drivers are dickheads. But unfortunately dickheads seem to be attracted to BMWs. I call them (together with Mercs and Audis) AGCs - aggressive German cars. Always tailgating you on the motorway etc.

I posted before about my favourite car (Dolly Sprint...when it worked!) but my best is by far and a way my current one. It is a humble, if high spec, diesel Renault Clio. Nearly 14 years old but totally reliable, goes/drives beautifully and costs next to nothing to run. Nothing ever goes wrong...two bulbs and a new battery...that's it.

Bought it as a practical stop-gap for a travel-laden job I left five years ago but the brilliant little French lady is too fab to dump.

winetippler · December 11th, 2016, 07:15 PM

Interesting Bloke57.

I am looking to buy a stop gap car and I see plenty of cheap Renault Clios on Auto Trader. I never thought they where reliable.

Might be worth another look.

Any other £500-£1000 banger suggestions anyone?

**bloke57** · December 11th, 2016, 10:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by winetippler

Interesting Bloke57.

I am looking to buy a stop gap car and I see plenty of cheap Renault Clios on Auto Trader. I never thought they where reliable.

Might be worth another look.

Yep! - Had that reputation when I bought it new. Perhaps I've been lucky, made by a Frenchman after a very good lunch. But I do notice a lot of 2002/2004 Clios still running about happily. And if it does go wrong, it costs peanuts to fix.

**samvimaire** · December 18th, 2016, 10:25 PM

**Ninjaturtle** · January 12th, 2017, 07:13 AM

**ruffroundedges** · January 15th, 2017, 09:51 PM

1972 Pontiac GTO

**samvimaire** · January 17th, 2017, 02:18 PM

**Oswald** · July 20th, 2017, 03:46 PM

The 'Vauxhall Firenza Droop Snoot'.

**Dropped52** · September 12th, 2017, 03:19 PM

my car, current, 1952 chevrolet styleline special coupe

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**chris chunt** · August 28th, 2018, 11:50 PM

The lambretta scooter is being made again !
It's called a royal alloy and is made in China but that bodywork is nothing other than lambretta .

Prices start at 2.5 K for an air-cooled 125 going up to about 4K for a liquid cooled 200 .

I want one so bad !

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December 11th, 2016, 07:15 PM	#542
winetippler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: UK Posts: 137 Thanks: 168 Thanked 2,366 Times in 129 Posts	Interesting Bloke57. I am looking to buy a stop gap car and I see plenty of cheap Renault Clios on Auto Trader. I never thought they where reliable. Might be worth another look. Any other £500-£1000 banger suggestions anyone?

July 20th, 2017, 03:46 PM	#548
Oswald Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 13,112 Thanks: 51,073 Thanked 282,461 Times in 13,802 Posts	The 'Vauxhall Firenza Droop Snoot'.

September 12th, 2017, 03:19 PM	#549
Dropped52 Vintage Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Az Posts: 928 Thanks: 18,718 Thanked 8,602 Times in 918 Posts	my car, current, 1952 chevrolet styleline special coupe [URL=http://pimpandhost.com/image/72274220][

August 28th, 2018, 11:50 PM	#550
chris chunt Vintage Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 2,805 Thanks: 7,946 Thanked 36,406 Times in 2,765 Posts	The lambretta scooter is being made again ! It's called a royal alloy and is made in China but that bodywork is nothing other than lambretta . Prices start at 2.5 K for an air-cooled 125 going up to about 4K for a liquid cooled 200 . I want one so bad !