revtothelimit - motorbike forum

I'd love one of these and the video goes on to describe how I feel about modern cars. I test drove a Puma and tried to buy one immediately but there was a long waiting list.

Of the cars I owned in my youth, a MK1 XR2 and a Triumph Stag stand out because they were both absolute hoots to drive.

The one's I had were shitboxes though; the Stag didn't work in the rain and was my only transport so I only kept it for six weeks and the XR2 was so rusty when I took it to a welder and he said there wasn't enough of it to weld together.

Probably get a Stag for reasonable money but I can't be arsed with being a weekend grease monkey for a dozen trips out a year and a congested driveway.
I'm finally trying to find a grown up car that's practical, I don't need tempting with toys right now lol

wull wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 1:56 pm I also had the VTS which was an awesome little car for the road, plenty fun to be had on the twisty roads round my way. I never crashed that one and moved it on with no issues. I purchased it as a non runner, rebuilt it and had many years of fun, can’t remember the mods I did but it wasn’t ridiculous.

Most VTS in this place ended up crashed and if the engine survived the 106 boys near came to blows over them, I always wanted one to put in an AX, that would really have flown.

C2 Code had the VTS motor and was pretty fancy inside.

wull wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:07 am I had the VTR as well. Here’s a before and after

That took some effort...

wull wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:07 am

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:02 pm I had a 2002 Saxo VTR (the 8v not the 16v VTS). 109bhp in a car made of recycled kitkat wrappers. It went quite well.

I had to drive it with both knees level with the top of the steering wheel.

I had the VTR as well. Here’s a before and after

Can’t let that go without asking….expliquez, svp. Was that after being pushed around for 6 months in the scrappies, or was that all the result of the crash? In which case, who are you?

Yeah result of the crash, it gives me the fear when I think back because not only did I survive that I was unharmed, nobody could believe it at the time. The roof was actually caved in more as after they turned it the right way round they put straps in through the doors and lifted it by the roof.

Words fail me….

wull wrote: Tue Jul 23, 2024 9:07 am

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Jul 22, 2024 11:02 pm I had a 2002 Saxo VTR (the 8v not the 16v VTS). 109bhp in a car made of recycled kitkat wrappers. It went quite well.

I had to drive it with both knees level with the top of the steering wheel.

I had the VTR as well. Here’s a before and after

Good skills on being here to tell the tale

The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:00 pm Good skills on being here to tell the tale

Still waiting for the story...

ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:33 pm

The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:00 pm Good skills on being here to tell the tale

Still waiting for the story...

I think he might have had a little accident.

The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:58 pm

ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:33 pm

The Martian wrote: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:00 pm Good skills on being here to tell the tale

Still waiting for the story...

I think he might have had a little accident.

TBF, an accident like that would scare most people...