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Potter wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 12:45 am The thing that I loved most was the mpg indicator at the bottom of the rev counter, I thought it was so cool.

Tricky wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 10:50 am

wheelnut wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 7:38 am Possibly the Astra GTE - mark 1. Not sure there are any left though.

- Ah- that was my first ever brand new company car back in 1984 , well not the exact one in the picture but exact same model, I have many many happy memories in that car, and one or two when lady luck was obviously looking down on me too
I put it through a fence into a field at speed on the way home very late one night when, umm, swerving trying to avoid a deer , bounced off a very solid tree on the way through which bent the shell , seriously brusied my ribs and kidneys and meant the drivers door wouldn't open.
It only had approx 10k miles on it at that time, I was sure it would be written off but they did manage to repair it so it lived again, and I got nicked in it not long after for an average speed of 94.6 over a 4.8 mile stretch of the A354 near Blandford at 6ish in the morning
A480ARX where are you now I wonder ....

And I also had one of the later 2.0 GSi models in a sort of gun metal metallic in the early 90s, I thought it was a cool looking car at the time, it was undoubtedly massively superior to my previous one , and R26 Megane aside, possibly my favourite ever hot-hatch, albeit I have no yearning to ever own any of them again!

wheelnut wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 7:16 am Looks like there’s four of them registered in the Uk with only 1 on the road.

Potter wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 6:40 am

demographic wrote: Thu Jul 18, 2024 8:57 pm Youth?
How far back can we go?
Technically I was alive when they came out so Im choosing a Stratos and fuck practicality.

I just missed out on the Porsche 917 being a car of my youth otherwise I'd have picked that instead.

I think Weeksy suggested practicality and not just a poster car, but I’m with you on a Stratos as a dream car.

I recently had a good look over a Countach at Tom Hartley’s place when I was there and it’s a poster car and I could actually buy it if I wanted to, but I don’t want to, if you’re a fan then it’s probably worth every penny of the £500k he’s asking and they’re fantastic guys, can’t do enough for you, but it’s not for me.

David wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 1:46 pm Messerschmidt TG 500.

gremlin wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 1:47 pm

David wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 1:46 pm Messerschmidt TG 500.

Silly fokker.

ZRX61 wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 4:53 pm Found it:

gremlin wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 3:07 pm Nine bags for a proper one....

https://www.carandclassic.com/l/C1734728

gremlin wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 3:24 pm The originals are treasured in Italy, especially the 4x4s, as they fit rather neatly between rows of grapevines.

Slenver wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 1:14 pm

wheelnut wrote: Fri Jul 19, 2024 7:16 am Looks like there’s four of them registered in the Uk with only 1 on the road.

The GTE or GSI?

Howmanyleft.co.uk says there are 133 GTEs and 325 GSIs licenced (as of last year), though many more SORN'd

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Sat Jul 20, 2024 8:21 am I believe the MPG swing meter might have been an optional extra in many BMWs.

My (non M3) E30 had it, my F30 had it in digital form. My mates E34 5-series didn't, IIRC.