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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / Car Modifications (UK group) / March 2007Where the f.ck has everyone gone?
It's stupendously dead in here. In news:etr7ck$874$1@aioe.org, Doki <mrdoki@gmail.com> wittered on forthwith; > It's stupendously dead in here. Pictures of a bog-standard Passat were enough to make me think "Well, that's an interesting newsgroup, I think I'll keep away for a while". I still check the group most days, but there's nothing much that keeps me amused here at the mo. Irritatingly for me I'm not even slightly interested in Jap stuff and that's the only stuff that people seem to have modified recently. V8 Puntos excluded, naturally.  SignaturePete M - Using the Scouse Side of the Force - Golf GTi, Mercedes 190E Auto OMF#9 Currently listening to "The Dead Class - Boo" > In news:etr7ck$874$1@aioe.org, > Doki <mrdoki@gmail.com> wittered on forthwith; >> It's stupendously dead in here. > > Pictures of a bog-standard Passat were enough to make me think "Well, > that's an interesting newsgroup, I think I'll keep away for a while". I'm surprised you could see it, I mean, it's so fast, you'd never catch it unless using high speed film, surely? > I still check the group most days, but there's nothing much that keeps me > amused here at the mo. How about a good slap? Mind you a colleague of mine just emailed me to ask if I think a diesel Range Rover is a good idea... > Irritatingly for me I'm not even slightly interested in Jap stuff and > that's the only stuff that people seem to have modified recently. Saab modified my 9-3 for me recently by welding the bulkhead back together again. :) > V8 Puntos excluded, naturally. SignatureThe DervMan www.dervman.com been hauling dead vtec lump out of the civic in between a couple of hudnred plus hour weeks to pay for the new lump (something vtec powerful and stupidly overpriced no doubt, other than that erm i bought yet another octavia tdi :) > In news:etr7ck$874$1@aioe.org, > Doki <mrdoki@gmail.com> wittered on forthwith; [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the group most days, but there's nothing much that keeps me amused here at > the mo. You get out what you put in. If you put sod-all in, you'll get sod all from the group. Post and be damned is what I say. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # >> In news:etr7ck$874$1@aioe.org, >> Doki <mrdoki@gmail.com> wittered on forthwith; [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Post and be damned is what I say. *Dervy trying to remember the last time SteveH modified something* SignatureThe DervMan www.dervman.com >>>In news:etr7ck$874$1@aioe.org, >>>Doki <mrdoki@gmail.com> wittered on forthwith; [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > *Dervy trying to remember the last time SteveH modified something* *Douglas Payne feeding the fire* I believe the 75 is still at the menders having the rust taken out. Seems to have been a big job. SignatureDouglas >>>>In news:etr7ck$874$1@aioe.org, >>>>Doki <mrdoki@gmail.com> wittered on forthwith; [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > Seems to have been a big job. Is this the finest handling machine in the world. Ever? The one that would have been sold if somebody put an offer on for the soft top Golf? These being the cars that didn't move for months. "HTH" meh? I'm such a bitch me! SignatureThe DervMan www.dervman.com > > *Douglas Payne feeding the fire* > > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > I'm such a bitch me! I actually took you out of the kill file for a couple of days. But you've just reminded me what a tedious no-life c.nt you are. Back in the bozo bin, then. Hint: At least I actually have a few automotive toys, rather than some Isuzu engined Chavalier in funny clothes. Perhaps you'd consider f.cking off until you have more to say than bitch about other people's choices whilst your own house is more out of kilter with the group than it has ever been. You wouldn't know a decent RWD setup if it ran you over. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # >> > *Douglas Payne feeding the fire* >> > [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > > I actually took you out of the kill file for a couple of days. Woooooh what a waste of time. > But you've just reminded me what a tedious no-life c.nt you are. > > Back in the bozo bin, then. > > Hint: At least I actually have a few automotive toys, rather than some > Isuzu engined Chavalier in funny clothes. Whatever. Most of your, as you say, "toys" don't work. > Perhaps you'd consider f.cking off until you have more to say than bitch > about other people's choices whilst your own house is more out of kilter > with the group than it has ever been. Meh on the other hand I pick something for reasons other than stroking the dashboard. > You wouldn't know a decent RWD setup if it ran you over. Pot, kettle, black. You don't put your money where your mouth is. Ever. SignatureThe DervMan www.dervman.com > >>You get out what you put in. > >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Seems to have been a big job. To be fair.... 1. I told him I wasn't in a hurry, so he works on it between other jobs. 2. The rust was limited to the rear arches which were fixed way back in December. 3. Alfa produced several different shades of 'fridge freezer white' and he's had a couple of aborted attempts at matching everything. It's now being fully repainted to ensure a proper match. 4. I'm in no hurry. I have I already mentioned that? Still, at least I've never owned a tarts handbag of a shopping trolley with a serious addiction to sitting wheels up in a field. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # >>>>You get out what you put in. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Still, at least I've never owned a tarts handbag of a shopping trolley > with a serious addiction to sitting wheels up in a field. "chomp" SignatureDouglas >> >>You get out what you put in. >> >> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > Still, at least I've never owned a tarts handbag of a shopping trolley > with a serious addiction to sitting wheels up in a field. but you do own an alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. i'd say your on a par on that last comment :) > alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. You know nothing. HTH :) SignatureLordy.UK > > alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. > > You know nothing. > > HTH :) Apparently mine is looking 'stunning' - it was being MOT'd today and I'm due to pick it up next weekend. Just a shame some sensor on the 156 has throw a hissy fit this week, meaning we're currently down to 1 car until we've had a diagnostics test run on the 156 to get it through the MOT. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # >> > alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > Apparently mine is looking 'stunning' - it was being MOT'd today and I'm > due to pick it up next weekend. you can't use the word 'stunning' without an "ly" on the end followed by the word "ugly" to describe a 75! the phrase 'you can't polish a turd' does however spring to my mind when i read this :) > Just a shame some sensor on the 156 has throw a hissy fit this week, > meaning we're currently down to 1 car until we've had a diagnostics test > run on the 156 to get it through the MOT. another broken alfa they'll give alfa a bad rep eventually..... oh sorry that's not broken it's 'character' right? > > Just a shame some sensor on the 156 has throw a hissy fit this week, > > meaning we're currently down to 1 car until we've had a diagnostics test > > run on the 156 to get it through the MOT. > > another broken alfa they'll give alfa a bad rep eventually..... oh sorry > that's not broken it's 'character' right? That'll be the f.cking Kraut electrics, actually. (Bosch supply the ECU and all the sensors. I've never had any problems with Magnetti Spaghetti stuff). I still don't understand why it fails, though - if you hold the revs at 2700-ish rpm, it flies through the emissions, but every so often it drops them back to 2200rpm which flips out the MOT machine. It's a c.nt of a thing to fix that doesn't in any way affect the real-world emissions and road-worthyness of the car. Next time she's getting a shite old 156 JTD, 'cos there's less to go wrong and they don't rely on generic Bosch sensors / ECU. SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # > you can't use the word 'stunning' without an "ly" on the end followed > by the word "ugly" to describe a 75! "Ugly" in cars tends to be a good thing, it adds aggression and character rather than a hairdresser feel, such as you get in cars like... oh, I don't know, let's pick a random example out of the air for no particular reason... an MR2 for instance. *cough* > the phrase 'you can't polish a turd' does however spring to my mind Actually you can, you just need to wear thick gloves (Which also comes in handy to help prevent you slashing your hands on the rust). SignatureLordy.UK >>> > alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. >>> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> Apparently mine is looking 'stunning' - it was being MOT'd today and I'm >> due to pick it up next weekend. > you can't use the word 'stunning' without an "ly" on the end followed by > the word "ugly" to describe a 75! > the phrase 'you can't polish a turd' does however spring to my mind when i > read this :) There are far worse looking cars than the Alfa Romeo 75 but that's not to say it looks pretty. "Wedge styling" right? I can't imagine one looking stunning other than under the banner of beauty is very much in the rose coloured spectacles of the beholder. Well I have rose coloured lenses and they don't look charming to me. The 75 looks as angular and dated as anything else from the mid 80s. It looks bloated - the 33 is prettier, the 75 looks like they were trying to make it look pretty and failed. Shoot even the 145 and 146 look prettier. The 75 didn't change how cars look, there weren't enough of them about. It has to be a devestatingly blistering too-fast-for-nav-rallies tarmac shredding machine to drive 'cos standing still it looks very dated. Like it or hate it, Ford's "Edge" styling and Renault's "fat a.s" designs are everywhere... Ultimately, though, I'm just sharing my opinion of its looks. All subjective, I don't rate its appearance. >> Just a shame some sensor on the 156 has throw a hissy fit this week, >> meaning we're currently down to 1 car until we've had a diagnostics test >> run on the 156 to get it through the MOT. >> > another broken alfa they'll give alfa a bad rep eventually..... oh sorry > that's not broken it's 'character' right? If SteveH were reading this there'd be something about it having perfect weight balance and a class best chassis in favour of the 75. I've never read that other than from SteveH come to think of it. Nor was it enough to sell many and I very rarely see 'em around. Indeed despite the last 33s being galvanised, I rarely see these either... SignatureThe DervMan www.dervman.com > If SteveH were reading this there'd be something about it having perfect > weight balance and a class best chassis in favour of the 75. I've never > read that other than from SteveH come to think of it. Nor was it enough > to sell many and I very rarely see 'em around. Indeed despite the last > 33s being galvanised, I rarely see these either... I've never seen a 75 in the flesh. This doesn't upset me 'cos like Vamp says, they're seriously ugly heh. SignatureDan > > If SteveH were reading this there'd be something about it having perfect > > weight balance and a class best chassis in favour of the 75. I've never [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I've never seen a 75 in the flesh. This doesn't upset me 'cos like Vamp > says, they're seriously ugly heh. I've just had a load of magazines delivered - dated from the late 80s. They all sing the praises of the revised 75 range - ie. from when the TSpark and 3lt V6 were introduced. As for 33s, how many H/J/K plate cars are left on the roads of all makes? - not many - I reckon that proportionately there are more 33s left than there are Astras / Escorts of that era. I wouldn't make too many comments about the 75 being ugly when you drive a 206, though :-P SignatureSteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC # >> alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. > > You know nothing. > > HTH :) Alfa Romeo 75 ugly? It certainly isn't pretty. SignatureThe DervMan www.dervman.com > >> alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. > > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Alfa Romeo 75 ugly? It certainly isn't pretty. I think they're great, comparatively speaking. Obviously they're extremely dated these days, but in the late 80's a bright red Twin Spark was a fantastic looking car. SignatureLordy.UK >>>>alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. >>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > extremely dated these days, but in the late 80's a bright red Twin Spark > was a fantastic looking car. I always thought they looked like Volvo 340s. My Grandma had a series of 340s. SignatureDouglas >>>>>alfa 75 one of the ugliest cars ever made. >>>> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > I always thought they looked like Volvo 340s. Heh, I can see your point actually. > My Grandma had a series of 340s. My mate had a brown, B reg 1.4 DL one at college. We took it rallying to Dalby Forest, then later on the propshaft broke doing a hard launch (comparatively speaking) out of a junction heh. So we decided to drink all the beer we had in the boot whilst waiting 2 hours for the AA to come and get us. Good times. SignatureDan > In news:etr7ck$874$1@aioe.org, > Doki <mrdoki@gmail.com> wittered on forthwith; [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Irritatingly for me I'm not even slightly interested in Jap stuff and that's > the only stuff that people seem to have modified recently. Jap stuff isn't that bad. Ok the styling and interior is dull but I couldn't find anything that offered similar power for the money. My 200sx has recently had a performance exhaust, filter and uprated pads. It's soon to have a fmic and possibly an uprated clutch as mines starting to slip and I'm not sure how long another standard one would last. SignatureJames > It's stupendously dead in here. It's approaching the end of the financial year so been busy at work, been fitting a new kitchen at home, and the spare time has been spent sorting the black BX out so it can go to it's new home. Works starting to easing off for this week and next, kitchen is nearing completion and BX has gone. So now it's time to get the red BX back into action. The the Ovlov will be taken off the road to be transformed into the ultimate handling RWD brick. Maybe > It's stupendously dead in here. Nothing much happening, whenever I suggest maybe an idea for an "interesting" next car, but one that must be practical enough for a day to day runner, and cheap enough to not care about breaking. SignatureCarl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com > It's stupendously dead in here. Work. Oh and my free Kawata Fever's working. The mate who picked it up also got it going so it's going for a test next week. David > It's stupendously dead in here. I might buy a VX220 if my back isn't too f.cked after some more surgery - I'll let you know in a few weeks. Or an S2000 maybe. I can't afford a 350z. SignatureDan >>It's stupendously dead in here. > > I might buy a VX220 if my back isn't too f.cked after some more surgery - > I'll let you know in a few weeks. Or an S2000 maybe. I can't afford a > 350z. The latest addition to my stable is band F - £205 - phew. I probably won't mod it though. SignatureDouglas >>>It's stupendously dead in here. >> [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I probably won't mod it though. As far as I can see everything I'd want to own is band F or G. I'm hoping I can find a Turbo in the price range - they're less polluting heh. SignatureDan >>>>It's stupendously dead in here. >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > As far as I can see everything I'd want to own is band F or G. I'm hoping > I can find a Turbo in the price range - they're less polluting heh. buy an MR2 turbo! they chuck out loads of CO2 but on the plus come under the old road tax rules. i'm going to drive the oldest gas guzzlers just to prove how gay there so called 'green' idea is! >buy an MR2 turbo! they chuck out loads of CO2 but on the plus come under the >old road tax rules. i'm going to drive the oldest gas guzzlers just to prove >how gay there so called 'green' idea is! I just have ;) SignatureCarl Robson Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com Now Playing at home:Front Line Assembly-A Decade http://www.myspace.com/theelderuk > It's stupendously dead in here. I'm here but not much happening in my car world. I've just bought a motorbike however. Fraser |
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