Quote from CSU1 :

and the mayhem from the passenger seat of my gf's car is hillarious "na,na,fn' na, yu fn'IDIOT!, why did'nt you just go then?...arrrg"

Why hasn't she dumped you?

I don't have a car either... at least if you were to ask Jeremy Clarkson about it.

I do have a Citroën BX though.

Quote from squidhead :

get a proper car, a e30

That's good idea. Cheep but still sports car
Only problem will be fuel, but i suppose you have money for that

Quote from wheel4hummer :

Why hasn't she dumped you?

dunno i guess we're like thos two caracters in Father Ted...you know the couple that own the shop that are always trying to kill one and other

fights are good coz makin' up is good fun!

Quote from Woz :

I would pick a Mini UNLESS you are going to put on a lot of miles but I am biased

Old cars require you to keep a good eye on fluids etc or you will kill them. I had to get rid of my Mini as I am doing about 25000Km/year and if I hed kept longer would have killed it.

The Mini is a brutally honest drive because none of the controls are damped or assisted like a modern car. It is a far more direct connection between you and the road. The car reacts to the slightest move of your right foot etc

The rewards are a car you can throw about and explore car dynamics and get huge feedback about what you are doing.

The Mini is just the British attempt of the VW Beetle, that's why it's less efficient less beautiful, and poorly made. Plus, the Beetle is driftable

Quote from Batterypark :

I don't have a car either... at least if you were to ask Jeremy Clarkson about it.

I do have a Citroën BX though.

LOL, I'm just looking at your signiture.... My respect for Mr.X is non existant now, unless he was joking of course. I hope he was!

Quote from BlueFlame :

The Mini is just the British attempt of the VW Beetle, that's why it's less efficient less beautiful, and poorly made. Plus, the Beetle is driftable

I remember one Beetle, it was running badly and when we checked oils it was all grey, like water in oil, funny thing is that Beetle is not water cooled, was bit of mystery, we then needed to replace engine and that is possible one of easiest cars to replace a engine, very good choice, but don't get one if weather gets cold

I guess that I warned, but stay clear from those FWD things, very bad things, should be scrapped immediately

Quote from BlueFlame :

LOL, I'm just looking at your signiture.... My respect for Mr.X is non existant now, unless he was joking of course. I hope he was!

Ford have been going for 104 years so far...I would say that they have lasted pretty well!

Quote from Bladerunner :

Ford have been going for 104 years so far...I would say that they have lasted pretty well!

you mean found on road dead for 104 years worst car ive owned was mt fiesta. engine was good but the rest of it. well and it was a 1990 and was failing mot everywhere and was being used every day by an old lady so it was taken care of but it had to get new sills and shit loads of welding that i had to do as i sold it to a mate, so be advised fords are ok but some can be dog bags

Quote from BlueFlame :

The Mini is just the British attempt of the VW Beetle, that's why it's less efficient less beautiful, and poorly made. Plus, the Beetle is driftable

Yeah Mini's are crap and boring http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RWL_t92cW6w (keep watching till the end )

TBO i do think modern Mini's are pretty much crap and boring. But the old BL Mini's were like little go-karts and you could fix them with a hammer and a roll of cellotape when they went tits up, which they did, a lot.

Way way back about 127 years ago when we were at school and were passing our driving test, one of me pals had a Mini Clubman estate that had a huge hole in between the drivers seat and the pedals. It was big enough to put your feet through. So for a laugh he'd turn the engine off, put his feet through the hole and start pedaling the car along (usually through the school grounds) "Doing a Flintstone" we'd call it.

Quote from Dooonster :

you mean found on road dead for 104 years worst car ive owned was mt fiesta. engine was good but the rest of it. well and it was a 1990 and was failing mot everywhere and was being used every day by an old lady so it was taken care of but it had to get new sills and shit loads of welding that i had to do as i sold it to a mate, so be advised fords are ok but some can be dog bags

1972/3 - 1958 Ford prefect 100E...sold running
1973 - 196* Ford Zephyr 4 ..... sold running
1973/4 - 196* Ford Zephyr 6 ...... sold running
1978/80 - 1968 Ford Escort Mk 1... sold running (px)
1980 - 1968 (?) Ford Cortina Mk 2 (1600E!!!!one!!!) write off...got hit in the ass
1980/82 - 1971 Ford Cortina Mk 3... sold running (px)
1982/5 - 1973 Ford Cortina Mk 3.....write off...(bent chassis)
1993/7 - 1985 Ford Fiesta Mk 2 ....sold running (px)
1997/2007 1993 Ford Escort Mk 5 ... sold running
2007/now 1999 Honda Civic (oops!

As you can see..had a few Fords..and NEVER had any major problems (major problems= stuff I couldnt fix myself!)

Quote from Mazz4200 :

Yeah Mini's are crap and boring http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RWL_t92cW6w (keep watching till the end )

I have seen that before, but what you don't realise is that Mini isn't a standard Mini Chassis, it's been shortened. So therefore IMO doesn't class as a Mini at all.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=3XJXyAILDSs You may aswell mute this, it's just some dodgey music, but watch the video, and you will see the quickest street legal VW Beetle in the UK maybe even the whole world. It ran in the Super Gas catagory at event in this vid cos it is just THAT damn good. Running against big block V8's running on high octane fuel. Running about twice as much horse power and wider tires and setup for Drag Racing. Does 0-60 in about 2.9 tried to get it on top gear but Top Gear said "It's not a subject we are covering" or something like that. And just so you DO know, it DOES run an original AIR COOLED Flat 4, and does NOT run a V8 or anything other than an ORIGINAL engine.

And this : http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NgfZycYhzC0 is a German Look VW Beetle doing some drifting, although, this one sounds like it's watercooled, or maybe hes just packing some Weber Carbs!