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[otokonomidori]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

What Scounds needs is not just a V8, 5 litre minimum I might add, but a Ute

What kind of Utes are available in the UK with a V8

Land Rover maybe ? I think some of the Defenders have a V8

[scoundrel]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

What Scounds needs is not just a V8, 5 litre minimum I might add, but a Ute

What kind of Utes are available in the UK with a V8

I don't think they did a pick-up truck version though.

[bigtrain45]

BMW 3 series, preferably an E36

[haymarket]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

What Scounds needs is not just a V8, 5 litre minimum I might add, but a Ute

What kind of Utes are available in the UK with a V8

G.M sell the Aussie 6.2 V8 Holden Maloo with added Vauxhall badges to special order, but with prices starting at £52,000, it might be slightly out of budget

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microapps/...loo/index.html

[Estreeter]

Originally Posted by haymarket

G.M sell the Aussie 6.2 V8 Holden Maloo with added Vauxhall badges to special order, but with prices starting at £52,000, it might be slightly out of budget

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microapps/...loo/index.html

Umm, I know the Holden Maloo, great engine But that's where it ends Ford and Holden here made sports Utes, can't take them out in a paddock, suspension is way to low and rims and tyres don't suit rough paddocks either. I'm a traditional Ute man with a big 6 or small 8 and don't care what happens to the body panels or even worry about washing it

[otokonomidori]

Originally Posted by Estreeter

Umm, I know the Holden Maloo,

"Maloo" , "Woolloomooloo" Bloody oath! I feel like an Australian just sitting here saying those names out loud.

[philll_77]

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

"Maloo" , "Woolloomooloo" Bloody oath! I feel like an Australian just sitting here saying those names out loud.

Didgeridoo, Brobat Bloo, Yabba Dabba Doo...

[scoundrel]

Well, I've driven the new car home 15 miles through infuriating London traffic, a journey which took over an hour. At least all the stopping and starting gave me ample opportunity to learn the biting point of the clutch, which is higher and heavier than I would like (my old one was extremely light on the clutch). The accelerator pedal is a bit stiff too, making it harder to be smooth when pulling away on uphill junctions. But I have got the basic feel of her now. I may yet decide to have these things adjusted but I will give it time and give myself time to get used to the set-up.

Also, now that my car-buying spectacles have been removed, a few minor scratchs on the paintwork are visible. The most serious blemish is that the passenger side mirror has obviously been removed by a passing car and re-fixed using resin: not the tidiest repair and I may do the obvious thing and apply a little black paint to the traces of resin which are visible. But it is a solid repair and the mirror isn't going anywhere, which is what really matters.

Otherwise I am pretty satisfied. The car is in pretty good shape for such a cheapie. But now I have to learn all the new tricks. Apparently I even get "cruise control". WTF?

[Brecht]

Congrats on the new car.

[otokonomidori]

Originally Posted by scoundrel

The accelerator pedal is a bit stiff too, making it harder to be smooth when pulling away on uphill junctions.

My brother in law had a Mondeo of similar vintage. If I recall correctly it had a "fly-by-wire" throttle which means there's no cable connection between pedal and engine. So maybe the pedal unit needs a drop of WD40?