What's the First Dream Car You Would Buy?

Unread post by **daviemck2006** » 05 Sep 2016, 20:25

It's amazing how we lose touch with folk, but there's always new folk comes along.

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Unread post by **Zelandeth** » 05 Sep 2016, 22:25

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.

Stickyfinger · Unread post by **Stickyfinger** » 05 Sep 2016, 23:21

One of these.

(then some serious driver training for quite some time)

Unread post by **Zelandeth** » 06 Sep 2016, 00:04

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!

Unread post by **daviemck2006** » 06 Sep 2016, 00:10

When you get sideways in that you will know about it being sat right over the rear wheels!

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Unread post by **Zelandeth** » 06 Sep 2016, 01:01

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!

NewcastleFalcon · Unread post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 06 Sep 2016, 06:15

Zelandeth 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!

Its one of these

with a little bit of this under the bonnet!

Regards Neil

Stickyfinger · Unread post by **Stickyfinger** » 06 Sep 2016, 07:02

We have a winner !
Donkervoort D8 GTO

A BIG BOYS Caterham

demag · Unread post by **demag** » 08 Sep 2016, 18:18

It would have to be a semi auto Ds properly sorted. A real one not one of these joke ones.

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Unread post by **CitroJim** » 08 Sep 2016, 18:20

Good choice Dave

NewcastleFalcon · Unread post by **NewcastleFalcon** » 08 Sep 2016, 18:42

.....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

Fake Concern · Unread post by **Fake Concern** » 08 Sep 2016, 19:04

I'd have a Citroen C4 VTS with a panoramic roof and full leather interior. Oh...........

Unread post by **daviemck2006** » 09 Sep 2016, 00:52

Fake Concern wrote:I'd have a Citroen C4 VTS with a panoramic roof and full leather interior. Oh...........

A black one by any chance?[emoji12]

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Unread post by **Zelandeth** » 09 Sep 2016, 06:10

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.

Unread post by **CitroJim** » 09 Sep 2016, 09:05

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...

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