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Re: Post a pic of your carI have a new car...
It's a 1967 Triumph GT6 MK1
2.0 litre straight six with overdrive on 3rd and 4th. Makes just over 100bhp, but it only weighs around 850kg's - it's tiny!
Pretty much standard, save for the twin exhaust, K&N air filters, Chrome rocker cover, wild camshaft, wood rim steering wheel and bucket seats.
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Re: Post a pic of your carSomeone negged my car today!
My theory:
They a) don't like MX5's because they think they're gay/hairdresser (I don't care, I'm female)
b) don't believe the car is mine (it is!)
c) are jealous
And looking through the rest of the thread, anyone posting a new car gets a neg. Common belief being that Daddy purchased it or the person posting is spoilt. It's not hard to understand that some people have jobs and get their new cars on finance is it? Or maybe some inheritance money?
Seems some people believe we should all be driving beaten up 1.2 corsas.
I'll probably get a neg for this too, but it has to be said, there's far too many spiteful people on the motoring forum!
We're not all 18 and off to uni for the first time...Last edited by her0n; 11-04-2012 at 14:30. -
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Re: Post a pic of your carCorrected for accuracy.(Original post by her0n)
I'll probably get a neg for this too, but it has to be said, there's far too many poor people on the motoring forum!
We're not all 18 and off to uni for the first time...
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Re: Post a pic of your carI've had a fair amount of negs for the RX-8...it's only worth about £3,500, why so much hate? Just because I prioritise having/running a decent car over getting drunk all the time...(Original post by her0n)
Someone negged my car today!
My theory:
They a) don't like MX5's because they think they're gay/hairdresser (I don't care, I'm female)
b) don't believe the car is mine (it is!)
c) are jealous
And looking through the rest of the thread, anyone posting a new car gets a neg. Common belief being that Daddy purchased it or the person posting is spoilt. It's not hard to understand that some people have jobs and get their new cars on finance is it? Or maybe some inheritance money?
Seems some people believe we should all be driving beaten up 1.2 corsas.
I'll probably get a neg for this too, but it has to be said, there's far too many spiteful people on the motoring forum!
We're not all 18 and off to uni for the first time...
I'm assuming people are thinking it's worth a lot more than that and thinking I'm a spoilt brat etc...I bought it with the help of the pay out on my old car getting written off...oh well. -
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Re: Post a pic of your carmy theory:(Original post by her0n)
Someone negged my car today!
My theory:
They a) don't like MX5's because they think they're gay/hairdresser (I don't care, I'm female)
b) don't believe the car is mine (it is!)
c) are jealous
And looking through the rest of the thread, anyone posting a new car gets a neg. Common belief being that Daddy purchased it or the person posting is spoilt. It's not hard to understand that some people have jobs and get their new cars on finance is it? Or maybe some inheritance money?
Seems some people believe we should all be driving beaten up 1.2 corsas.
I'll probably get a neg for this too, but it has to be said, there's far too many spiteful people on the motoring forum!
We're not all 18 and off to uni for the first time...
d)they didnt like your car!
simple as that......imo your car is pretty lame..... i doubt anyone's jealous of that
and before you say im jealous....LOL.... i own a 6 series.....
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Re: Post a pic of your carBMW 6 series are only cool if you own an E24 one...(Original post by catjaum)
my theory:
d)they didnt like your car!
simple as that......imo your car is pretty lame..... i doubt anyone's jealous of that
and before you say im jealous....LOL.... i own a 6 series.....
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Re: Post a pic of your carlol....e63 all the way.....old cars are lame...(Original post by iwantcheese5)
BMW 6 series are only cool if you own an E24 one... -
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Re: Post a pic of your carThat's a really short sighted opinion of cars, while modern cars are more sophisticated most of them have become numbed to the point where you can't really tell what's going on any more. There are some beautiful old cars from the 50's & 60's with wonderful craftsmanship, there are also the funky boxy cars from the 80's with their retro-modern touches like crude digital speedos which have buckets of character. Then there's the crazy 90's cars when every manufacturer was making at least one stupid car with some ridiculous engine in it. Since then most cars and car manufacturers have become dull with only a few stand-out cars like the S2000 and GT86/BRZ which bring something brilliant to the table.(Original post by catjaum)
lol....e63 all the way.....old cars are lame...
Today's cars are too big, too heavy and too powerful... -
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Re: Post a pic of your carits not a short sighted opinion of cars....i just live in the 21st century.... power means everything...(Original post by iwantcheese5)
That's a really short sighted opinion of cars, while modern cars are more sophisticated most of them have become numbed to the point where you can't really tell what's going on any more. There are some beautiful old cars from the 50's & 60's with wonderful craftsmanship, there are also the funky boxy cars from the 80's with their retro-modern touches like crude digital speedos which have buckets of character. Then there's the crazy 90's cars when every manufacturer was making at least one stupid car with some ridiculous engine in it. Since then most cars and car manufacturers have become dull with only a few stand-out cars like the S2000 and GT86/BRZ which bring something brilliant to the table.
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Re: Post a pic of your carIf you really lived in the 21st century then you'd realise that lightness is far more important than power. It's no good having 500bhp if you have to lug around 2 tonnes of flab and can't take corners properly because of body-roll and understeer. A lighter car is better in pretty much every way. It's much more fun to take a lower powered car to the limits of it's performance than it is to mince around in a big, heavy and powerful car. That's why the MX-5 is such a famous and important drivers car and the 6-series isn't...(Original post by catjaum)
its not a short sighted opinion of cars....i just live in the 21st century.... power means everything...
And then there's the fact that lighter cars are more sustainable...
On a side note; which engine do you have in your car?Last edited by iwantcheese5; 13-04-2012 at 03:15. -
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Re: Post a pic of your carmines a 3 litre...... i use my car to drive on the road...not to be a wanna be schumacher....(Original post by iwantcheese5)
If you really lived in the 21st century then you'd realise that lightness is far more important than power. It's no good having 500bhp if you have to lug around 2 tonnes of flab and can't take corners properly because of body-roll and understeer. A lighter car is better in pretty much every way. It's much more fun to take a lower powered car to the limits of it's performance than it is to mince around in a big, heavy and powerful car. That's why the MX-5 is such a famous and important drivers car and the 6-series isn't...
And then there's the fact that lighter cars are more sustainable...
On a side note; which engine do you have in your car?
as for you saying the mx-5 is more an important drivers car then the 6 series ..... LOLLLLL...
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Re: Post a pic of your carThere's nothing wrong with driving your car hard on the road, and in a lighter less powerful car you can do that without going dangerously fast and yet still have a brilliant time pushing the limits of the car.(Original post by catjaum)
mines a 3 litre...... i use my car to drive on the road...not to be a wanna be schumacher....
as for you saying the mx-5 is more an important drivers car then the 6 series ..... LOLLLLL...
If you think the 6 series is more of a driver's car than the MX-5 then you obviously don't understand what makes a good driver's car. Also the 3.0l engine in your BMW is pretty bland, it's not even that powerful at 254bhp; my old 1991 car had more power than that at 300bhp from a 3.0l. You can't really say power is everything when you drive such a mediocre car...
Bit more expensive then though! 
