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What do you drive?
Posted: 15:05 Monday 12th September 2016
by MattW
This is my current ride - 1999 Ford Cougar 2.5 V6, approx 180bhp due to various tuning bits, 17" DARE DZ alloys with Uniroyal Rainsport tyres, extra fake wood trim
, 700watt sound system with subwoofer. Constant battle to keep the rust at bay, but I rather like it. Soon to be replaced though.
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 15:50 Monday 12th September 2016
by AdamH
MattW wrote: ↑15:05 Monday 12th September 2016
...Constant battle to keep the rust at bay...
It's a Ford. They all do that sir!
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 16:08 Monday 12th September 2016
by AdamH
This is my baby, it's a 1996 Subaru Legacy GT-B.
The Legacy was always sold in the UK, but they discontinued all the turbo versions here in 1994. This is a twin-turbo version that was only ever sold in Japan and was imported to the UK (via an agent) by the previous owner in 2007.
I got it as a non-runner with a dead gearbox (stuck in 2nd) in 2010 for £800 and set about getting it back on the road. It now has a low-ratio gearbox from a Subaru Impreza type-RA (that's the rally one) with a fully adjustable centre diff, and limited-slip diffs front and rear. The turbos have been upgraded to ones from a 2002 car, and it has bigger 8-pot brakes with 330mm discs. It is starting to show it's age now but still goes like a stabbed rat on the twisty bits.
(I also have a standard UK non-turbo version for my everyday car.)
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 16:27 Monday 12th September 2016
by MattW
AdamH wrote: ↑15:50 Monday 12th September 2016
It's a Ford. They all do that sir!
Sadly very true!
If anyone has been lucky enough to have a go in Adam's car you'll know that he could easily advertise facelifts and tummy tucks using only G-force!
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 15:38 Wednesday 14th September 2016
by ChrisS
And a 2007 Ford Focus.....
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 07:49 Thursday 15th September 2016
by AdamH
ChrisS wrote: ↑15:38 Wednesday 14th September 2016
And a 2007 Ford Focus.....
No bright yellow Nissan Micra then?
Oh, and the Bristol looks stunning in that photo!
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 18:55 Sunday 18th September 2016
by ChrisS
Micra still going but not with us. Bloody good car apart from the colour....
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 22:56 Friday 30th September 2016
by MattW
Oh dear!
Well they do say it means Fix Or Repair Daily
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 08:10 Saturday 1st October 2016
by AdamH
Is that your rust on a lowloader?
Re: What do you drive?
Posted: 23:35 Saturday 1st October 2016
by MattW
Its certainly a big pile of something