It's amazing how we lose touch with folk, but there's always new folk comes along.
Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
Moderator: RichardW
-
- Donor 2020
- Posts: 4918
- Joined: 04 Dec 2010, 19:45
- x 327
-
- Donor 2016
- Posts: 3747
- Joined: 17 Nov 2014, 00:36
- x 378
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
Yeah, just a bit sad really. It's always particularly bad when a country pub shuts down. I can think of probably a dozen folks I used to chat to every weekend who I've not seen once since the Lodge closed down, and that was in 2009.
-
- Donor 2016
- Posts: 10005
- Joined: 28 Mar 2013, 22:05
- x 735
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
One of these.

(then some serious driver training for quite some time)

(then some serious driver training for quite some time)
-
- Donor 2016
- Posts: 3747
- Joined: 17 Nov 2014, 00:36
- x 378
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
Interesting looking beastie...though I do have to ask the question of "What is it?"
Looks both a great deal of fun and rather potent!
Looks both a great deal of fun and rather potent!
-
- Donor 2020
- Posts: 4918
- Joined: 04 Dec 2010, 19:45
- x 327
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
When you get sideways in that you will know about it being sat right over the rear wheels!
Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
-
- Donor 2016
- Posts: 3747
- Joined: 17 Nov 2014, 00:36
- x 378
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
I strongly suspect that it's a serious enough bit of kit and light enough that if you get sideways in it you're already in pretty deep trouble! Doesn't look like a car that would take kindly to the driver taking liberties with it!
-
- Posts: 13996
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 11:40
- x 1379
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
Its one of theseZelandeth wrote:Interesting looking beastie...though I do have to ask the question of "What is it?"
Looks both a great deal of fun and rather potent!

with a little bit of this under the bonnet!

Regards Neil
-
- Donor 2016
- Posts: 10005
- Joined: 28 Mar 2013, 22:05
- x 735
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
We have a winner !
Donkervoort D8 GTO
A BIG BOYS Caterham
Donkervoort D8 GTO
A BIG BOYS Caterham

-
- Donor 2016
- Posts: 1436
- Joined: 18 Oct 2004, 05:03
- x 77
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
It would have to be a semi auto Ds properly sorted. A real one not one of these joke ones.
Sent from my Wileyfox Swift using Tapatalk
Sent from my Wileyfox Swift using Tapatalk
-
Online
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 43136
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- x 1503
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
Good choice Dave 

-
- Posts: 13996
- Joined: 25 Feb 2009, 11:40
- x 1379
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
.....and in addition to the Rover......I mean I have only spent £8,000 so far...I would make it up to £20,000 in total and spend £12,000 on a visit to Madame H and come home with this

Regards Neil
Regards Neil
-
- Posts: 1044
- Joined: 27 Dec 2012, 11:41
- x 49
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
I'd have a Citroen C4 VTS with a panoramic roof and full leather interior. Oh...........
-
- Donor 2020
- Posts: 4918
- Joined: 04 Dec 2010, 19:45
- x 327
Re: RE: Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
A black one by any chance?[emoji12]Fake Concern wrote:I'd have a Citroen C4 VTS with a panoramic roof and full leather interior. Oh...........
Sent from my SM-G361F using Tapatalk
-
- Donor 2016
- Posts: 3747
- Joined: 17 Nov 2014, 00:36
- x 378
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
Don't think I realised the DS came with a semi auto box. Assuming from the era it was a "proper" semi auto rather than a manual with a deleted clutch pedal like most of the modern stuff...
Never driven one of those I liked - while in contrast the pneumocyclic semi-auto box found on many Leyland buses (including but not limited to the National and Atlantean) is one of my favourites in that application. Even if changing gear with the wrong hand did take a couple of miles to get properly used to.
Never driven one of those I liked - while in contrast the pneumocyclic semi-auto box found on many Leyland buses (including but not limited to the National and Atlantean) is one of my favourites in that application. Even if changing gear with the wrong hand did take a couple of miles to get properly used to.
-
Online
- A very naughty boy
- Posts: 43136
- Joined: 30 Apr 2005, 23:33
- x 1503
Re: What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?
Zel, the BVH fitted to the DS was basically a manual 'box with an automatic clutch and all gear selection worked by hydraulics..
Technically it's a pre-selector 'box rather than a semi-auto. From your bus driving experience you'll now exactly..
I've driven one and they're great
The gear selection lever is on the top of the steering cowl and the lever also incorporates the starter...
Technically it's a pre-selector 'box rather than a semi-auto. From your bus driving experience you'll now exactly..
I've driven one and they're great

The gear selection lever is on the top of the steering cowl and the lever also incorporates the starter...