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Title: Saw this today wow...
Post by: plym ian on 21 January 2015, 19:18:29
What a car :o :o

(http://i987.photobucket.com/albums/ae360/ianboniface/omega/03BC8568-CF2E-4B88-982F-27538F97F53D.jpg) (http://s987.photobucket.com/user/ianboniface/media/omega/03BC8568-CF2E-4B88-982F-27538F97F53D.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: TheBoy on 21 January 2015, 19:38:29
Only its designer could love that..
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: EMD on 21 January 2015, 19:39:54
One for Mr Opti  :-\
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: TheBoy on 21 January 2015, 19:40:53
One for Mr Opti  :-\
I suspect by the time its in Lord Opti's price bracket, it won't be exclusive enough.
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 January 2015, 19:41:05
Does it sound like the advert :-\
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Post by: The Sheriff on 21 January 2015, 19:51:54
Well...I like it. Always had a soft spot for the beetle. What's that bleedin monstrosity in front of it?
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Post by: hawke113a on 21 January 2015, 20:02:40
nice car but that little round badge makes anyone who drives it a pratt lol
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Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 21 January 2015, 20:07:40
It's got no indicators!  ;D
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: YZ250 on 21 January 2015, 20:14:25
nice car but that little round badge makes anyone who drives it a pratt lol

Must admit, I'm not a fan of the VW badge either. ;)
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 January 2015, 20:40:12
nice car but that little round badge makes anyone who drives it a pratt lol

Must admit, I'm not a fan of the VW badge either. ;)
You BMWist you... ;D
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: 63ph65 on 21 January 2015, 20:41:59
seen an i8 yesterday in wishaw light blue looks fantastic on the road didnt manage a photo sorree !!!
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: YZ250 on 21 January 2015, 20:50:25
nice car but that little round badge makes anyone who drives it a pratt lol

Must admit, I'm not a fan of the VW badge either. ;)
You BMWist you... ;D

 ;D

As soon as I saw the photo I thought here we go again.  ;D :y
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 January 2015, 21:03:42
It's a fek of alot better looking than the E1 ;D
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Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 21 January 2015, 21:06:35
Glorified milk float.
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Post by: VXL V6 on 21 January 2015, 21:20:13
Is it friction driven? You know, pull it back and let go? like the toy cars you buy kids?
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 21 January 2015, 21:21:26
Is it friction driven? You know, pull it back and let go? like the toy cars you buy kids?
The Beetle might as well be ;D
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: iansoutham on 21 January 2015, 21:42:12
We sell them in work. Everybody goes ga-ga whenever a new one comes in for a customer. Let them get on with it.

Don't get me wrong, they drive VERY nice, power off the line will surprise many a supercar driver and they have a 1.5L 3-cylinder petrol-turbo engine from the new F56 Mini Cooper for when the 'leccy meter runs out and to recharge the battery.

Unfortunately, they are still a 94K car and if I had to spend that money on a BMW, it would be an M5 with all the options, including the 10K ceramic brake upgrade and HUD system, plus I would still have enough change to run it for a year, not a hybrid.

On a similar note though, the I3 hybrid (not the all-electric version) is well priced and a good seller....... (even though a newborn infant in N.Korea could have designed a better-looking one).
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Post by: Shackeng on 21 January 2015, 22:24:37
Talking of Beemers, I haven't seen Del Boy on here lately. :-\
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Post by: henryd on 22 January 2015, 09:20:15
Talking of Beemers, I haven't seen Del Boy on here lately. :-\

I was thinking same tother day :-\
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 22 January 2015, 09:36:57
It's a bit more design for designs sake - basically part of the international unwritten competition to fit as many surfaces and lines on a car's bodyshell as possible. It's more successful than the i3 - and a perfect example of how if you design something that long and low, it's almost bound to look good - but when you try and force those same lines on a 'normal' proportioned car - like the i3 - suddenly it looks a mess, and shows just how messy the form language is.

Lots of criticism gets aimed at VAG for being 'boring', but as a for instance, the Golf is protected, and always looks clean, simple and a neat execution, and ages well. I still think the Mk 4 looks great today, and doesn't look dated in the car park, in spite of its 18 years of age.


18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: aaronjb on 22 January 2015, 10:52:56
18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2015, 10:55:01
18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D

Not the Mk.1 then?

Spring chicken. ::)
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Diamond Black Geezer on 22 January 2015, 10:57:11
18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D


really?!?! oooh eck!

(http://www.jaguarmk2.co.uk/photographs/jaguar3.jpg)
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: aaronjb on 22 January 2015, 10:57:53
 ;D ;D Mk2 Golf! (Mk2 Jag is a much better looking car, though ;))

18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D

Not the Mk.1 then?

Spring chicken. ::)

I'm old .. not ancient  :P
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2015, 10:59:43
;D ;D Mk2 Golf! (Mk2 Jag is a much better looking car, though ;))

18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D

Not the Mk.1 then?

Spring chicken. ::)

I'm old .. not ancient  :P
:o
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: henryd on 22 January 2015, 11:17:57
18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D

Not the Mk.1 then?

Spring chicken. ::)

I remember the beetle getting Mac pherson struts at the front :-X :-X :-X
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 22 January 2015, 14:07:23
18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D

Not the Mk.1 then?

Spring chicken. ::)

I remember the beetle getting Mac pherson struts at the front :-X :-X :-X

OK. You've got me there. ;D
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Post by: Shackeng on 22 January 2015, 22:12:03
18!??!? That car came out 18 years ago!? Jesus H Christ, I feel old, now!

You feel old.. I remember the Mk2 coming out! ;D

Not the Mk.1 then?

Spring chicken. ::)

I remember the beetle getting Mac pherson struts at the front
:-X :-X :-X

Snap! We torsion bar enthusiasts never forgave them. >:(
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 23 January 2015, 11:12:13
How can you EVER be a fan of torsion bars on the front of a car......NOTHING but trouble.
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Kevin Wood on 23 January 2015, 16:55:49
How can you EVER be a fan of torsion bars on the front of a car......NOTHING but trouble.

Oh, God! he's reminded me of my morris Ital. :-[

Kept having to lop bits off the mud flaps to stop them dragging on the road during cornering - if you could call it that!
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Shackeng on 23 January 2015, 22:38:59
How can you EVER be a fan of torsion bars on the front of a car......NOTHING but trouble.

I ran Beetles for 20 years, and NEVER had the torsion springs fail. I won a special stage in an RAC sponsored rally driving one, albeit a minor rally, but still only open to those holding RAC rally licenses. I have a pic somewhere I'll try to find. :y
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: 05omegav6 on 24 January 2015, 01:35:45
How can you EVER be a fan of torsion bars on the front of a car......NOTHING but trouble.

I ran Beetles for 20 years, and NEVER had the torsion springs fail. I won a special stage in an RAC sponsored rally driving one, albeit a minor rally, but still only open to those holding RAC rally licenses. I have a pic somewhere I'll try to find. :y
Brave but I bet bloody good fun 8)
Title: Re: Saw this today wow...
Post by: Shackeng on 24 January 2015, 14:48:19
How can you EVER be a fan of torsion bars on the front of a car......NOTHING but trouble.

I ran Beetles for 20 years, and NEVER had the torsion springs fail. I won a special stage in an RAC sponsored rally driving one, albeit a minor rally, but still only open to those holding RAC rally licenses. I have a pic somewhere I'll try to find. :y
Brave but I bet bloody good fun 8)

It certainly was. I had a brilliant navigator, who did all his calculations with a slide rule (we couldn't afford one of the new rally calculators) while being hurtled from side to side (previously in a Mk1 Consul), and in between lighting my cigarettes, (I know, don't ask :-[) he would vomit out of the window, and then carry on as normal. The guy was a legend. RIP Dave.