Volvo

[Andyk]

Thats the one I-Q...I like that one..Very funky and looks good for a tiny car...

 

[GransportFan1]

Always fancied one of these one day, dont know why just always liked them since i was a kid.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-SU...obiles_UK&hash=item2316310972#ht_62593wt_1270

 

[Andyk]

Loved them when they came out Adam....A good car....Gone the saem way as all cars from the rising sun though....You have to wear a hoody and a baseball cap backwarfs to drive them these days...

 

[2b1ask1]

Drifters speciall Adam, you can do an awfull lot to them it's true as the Japanise modding scene was flooded with upgrades that have made it to the states and Europe.

However Toyotas will drain your wallet when they're leggy as they don't like to sell spares to keep them going they'd rather you bought a new car! In-laws got stung £2k to replace 2nd gear in a Corolla..... Just 3 years & 4 months old & they wouldn't entertain a warranty claim!

 

[GransportFan1]

Loved them when they came out Adam....A good car....Gone the saem way as all cars from the rising sun though....You have to wear a hoody and a baseball cap backwarfs to drive them these days...

Yep, however you could spend 10k on one and it would be quicker than pretty much anything, 800bhp is not uncommon on these.

 

[GransportFan1]

Drifters speciall Adam, you can do an awfull lot to them it's true as the Japanise modding scene was flooded with upgrades that have made it to the states and Europe.

However Toyotas will drain your wallet when they're leggy as they don't like to sell spares to keep them going they'd rather you bought a new car! In-laws got stung £2k to replace 2nd gear in a Corolla..... Just 3 years & 4 months old & they wouldn't entertain a warranty claim!

Very true, a guy at Tae Kwon Do has a Yaris 1.3 SR and a mark 1 MR2, done 130k and it needs a good 1.5k spending on it.

If i want a Toyota drift car it has to be this.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1986-Toyo...omobiles_UK&hash=item2c60415bbb#ht_768wt_1270

 

[dem maser]

thats how much??!!

 

[GransportFan1]

rare as rocking horse shizzle Dem. They fetch 7k onwards.

 

[lozcb]

rare as rocking horse shizzle Dem. They fetch 7k onwards.

My eldest son has one Adam , bought it as an imoported runner rust bucket for £4K 3 years ago , about £8K later it looks the dogs , goes sideways on most straight roads , just coz he can , i'll be so pleased when he sells it


regards loz

 

[dem maser]

It aint a car i know well.....toyotas are reliable but expensive when they go wrong....
I always prefer honda.....

 

[GransportFan1]

My eldest son has one Adam , bought it as an imoported runner rust bucket for £4K 3 years ago , about £8K later it looks the dogs , goes sideways on most straight roads , just coz he can , i'll be so pleased when he sells it


regards loz

oh mega, i take it he just uses it for drift events, you never drive it then Loz

 

[GransportFan1]

It aint a car i know well.....toyotas are reliable but expensive when they go wrong....
I always prefer honda.....

Honda are good, have made some very good cars over the years but as they say about Vtec engines, all the lag and none of the boost.

 

[dem maser]

Not a fan of japanese cars but when it comes to having one itll be a honda for me....not just performance but everyday cars.....my uncle has a 22 year old civic thats going still....flying through mots.....

 

[safrane]

I like my Volvo C70 soft top. 2.5 Turbo and so cheep compared to a BMW or MB...good in snow to!

Had a toyota Yigo last week as a rental car...not sure if it had 2 of 3 cilinders as it sounded like a sewing machine, wings and door like tin foil...did not use much fuel though.

 

[dem maser]

I do like the convertibles.....

New volvos look sexy....love the xc....60??

 

[Andyk]

The news one do look good Dem......They have style....

 

[dem maser]

xc60 and 90, 2 of the best looking 4x4s...........

 

[conaero]

Volvo, that takes me back Adam.

I think it was late nineties, and I was forever ribbing one of the guys who worked with us that he drove round in a hurst, then he had enough and said "get in" and I had to eat humble pie for the rest of the month.

The thing was astonishing, I think the mix of power and weight give an impression of immense power.

It looks like a house brick, but since then have always had a soft spot.

 

[dem maser]

have not always been best looking........

now though......

 

[Parisien]

Volvo = lorries

Volvo = staid

Volvo = safe

Volvo = drabness.......hoping there aren't any Swedes on the forum and I am lumping them in with Danes ( as per THE KILLING)

These views are not necessarily held by myself....just by my fingertips.....


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