StuAff
Silencing his legs regularly
- Location
- Portsmouth
Yep, March 1994 (found my copy!).
Pointless & impractical vehicles
- Thread starter PeteXXX
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Jenkins
Legendary Member
- Location
- Felixstowe
Only a booklet - you need a complete book on the car instead
£30 when I purchased it back in '99 or '00!
Seevio
Guru
- Location
- South Glos
Are the new Minis too big?
Are the old Minis still too big?
From Andy Saunders, the Mini Haha
Are the old Minis still too big?
From Andy Saunders, the Mini Haha
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
Unless you had one, then you'd have loved it D [unless you did and didn't bond, in which case there's no hope]. Noisy, slow, underpowered but fun and unpretentious, especially in snow.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
You also gassed yourself when the heat exchangers rotted.
The only reason beetles were in production for so long was that VW had to pay Tatra compensation for plagarizing one of their designs and they didn't have any money to develop new models. Some people have even suggested that one of the reasons that Hitler invaded Czechosolvakia was to stop the lawsuit. If they were right then the beetle helped start WWII.
The only reason beetles were in production for so long was that VW had to pay Tatra compensation for plagarizing one of their designs and they didn't have any money to develop new models. Some people have even suggested that one of the reasons that Hitler invaded Czechosolvakia was to stop the lawsuit. If they were right then the beetle helped start WWII.
MntnMan62
Über Member
- Location
- Northern NJ
I agree. This thing is essentially useless as an SUV. I loved the review of it by the Top Gear guys. Watching it slide around and not get anywhere in the snow was just painfull to watch.
https://www.topgear.com/videos/top-gear-tv/jeremy-clarkson-drives-bmw-x6-part-12-series-14-episode-7
https://www.topgear.com/videos/top-gear-tv/jeremy-clarkson-drives-bmw-x6-part-22-series-14-episode-7
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Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
At least the rear seat came out easily to wash when someone was sick on the way home.
Car designers have always pinched each other's ideas... there's only so many ways to stack boxes on wheels at each corner.
Beetles were successful, despite Hitler, because they were affordable, reliable and easy to maintain.
There's a retro design company that builds an electric Beetle, built on a space frame, that looks fantastic... if only I had a spare 50,000.
Chris S
Legendary Member
- Location
- Birmingham
Taking out the rear seat was the only way you could get a decent amount of luggage space. Despite the huge bonnet at the front there was only really enough space for a suitcase under it. The inside was deceptively cramped as well. It was like an inverse Tardis.
Archie_tect
De Skieven Architek... aka Penfold + Horace
- Location
- Northumberland
True, but when you only need space for one other person that's OK... it's surprising how much you can pack into one if you really try!
I saw a car outside Apperley Bridge Sainsburys today, it was so big & ugly that I laughed at loud, big, brash and utterly horrible, it reminded me of a pic I can't quite remember of a bloke who had attached a Rolls Royce grille to an Allegro or Wartburg or summat in the 1970's. Or one of those supercar replicas that Indian kids make out of dustbin lids. Going on for £300k and I would not be seen dead in one, how pointless is this?
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
One of these monstrosities passed us on the M1last weekend, between Dodworth (jct 37) & Haigh (jct 38)
Godawful looking thing
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Steve Darnell & his team produce some mighty fine machines
Some are even practical, like the 'Wagon-Rod' ('57 Chevrolet), or the 'Water-Rod' (31 Dodge pick-up)
https://welderup.com/pages/builds
Seen on UK television as 'Sin City Motors'
Earlier episodes had 'the apprentice'
(I'll let you find her yourselves)
Richard A Thackeray
Legendary Member
Equally, Dave Kindig has created some absolutely fantastic vehicles, but most would be sadly impractical on UK roads, due to low ride-heights (our speed-humps) & V8s
https://www.kindigit.com/gallery/
https://www.kindigit.com/gallery/
MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
Can I nominate the humble Austin Allegro as a pointless vehicle?
Not only did they completely fail to enter the growing hatchback market by giving the Allegro a normal boot on its hatchback body shape, but their attempt at giving it some 'middle class' styling of the Vanden Plas model was equally baffling.
Not only did they completely fail to enter the growing hatchback market by giving the Allegro a normal boot on its hatchback body shape, but their attempt at giving it some 'middle class' styling of the Vanden Plas model was equally baffling.
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Wasn't this the car that was more aerodynamic in reverse than driving forwards?Can I nominate the humble Austin Allegro as a pointless vehicle?
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Not only did they completely fail to enter the growing 'hatchback' market by giving the Allegro a normal boot on it's hatchback body shape, but their attempt at giving it some 'middle class' styling with the Vanden Plas was equally baffling.
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