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tinkertaylor
Original Poster
501 posts
11 months
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S3_Graham said: While we are doing French, these always appealed as a barge: (Safrane bi-turbo)  that oozes cool 
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LuS1fer
28,548 posts
114 months
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em177 said: Garaiya? I'm fine thanks, garaiya you?
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ambuletz
2,003 posts
50 months
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So many cool french cars that I wish were here in the UK, I'm sure if they put more effort into the UK they'd have been more popular then german cars right now. FIat barchetta  Far as I am aware they only sold these here in LHD. coupled with the FF/front wheel drive layout it just could not compete with the MX-5. I think LHD was the main thing that killed its sales here.
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HeatonNorris
1,649 posts
17 months
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Really like the Barchetta. I could well be tempted to chop my MX5 for one if my company sharesave returns a decent amount - LHD and a bigger boot would be a real bonus for Euro driving holidays.
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CraigyMc
5,068 posts
105 months
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BMW M5s with a manual gearbox (USA-only for the E60 and F10).
They have been engineered. They exist. Marketing stops them being sold here.
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h0b0
1,459 posts
65 months
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PJ S said: Type R?
Is there? Would've thought the Type R moniker was pretty much the sole preserve of the Honda cars.
Type RA I'm aware of, and Spec B, iirc? From my time on Scoobynet I know the Subarus came as Type R in Japan. I think they were lighter and had the dial for suspension settings. On Subarus, the classic only came as a 2l in the UK. The US version was 2.5l. More power and potential as standard.
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Pommygranite
4,160 posts
85 months
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tinkertaylor said: Just thought of another couple.. Ford Falcon XR6 and XR8.    I'd love to take my G6 Turbo back to the uk - most people wouldn't have a clue what it is until they get blown away  
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Captain Cadillac
2,726 posts
56 months
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bob1179 said: I have an unhealthy obsession with the Chevy Suburban/Tahoe. They are massive, drink fuel like nobodies business and not particularly well built, but I want one, a proper right hand drive one (though I believe they are converted and sold RHD in Aus).   If I told you that they actually get 20+ MPG and tend to last 300k miles in NY City livery service would that make you feel better?  Look on the bright side, since the vast majority of you guys are in the UK, you could import any of those cars. Those of us in the USA don't have that luxury. PJ S said: Lexus IS/GS350, maybe in AWD form as well. I have a GS350 AWD. After being a nasty thing for some time it's been well behaved lately. It's surprisingly quick, I never understood why Europe gets the GS300, they're sluggish things and the 350 hauls butt and it's no worse on fuel. It's incredible in heavy snow, but the usual Lexus steering feel that's reminiscent of chocolate pudding and mushy suspension mean its not lots of fun to drive.
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Twincam16
27,239 posts
127 months
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PJ S said: Reks said: Might be a bugger to parallel park though   Just buy a bus, ffs. Same bloody thing! Saw one of those squeezed down a tiny side-street in Edinburgh a couple of weeks back. Parked up against the kerb, it was still over the centre line.
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TheTurbonator
1,695 posts
20 months
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I've also always wanted one of these:    A few American PHers have since told me they're actually s  t but I still want one. Everytime our parents took us on holiday to the States and to Florida the Dodge Intrepid is what the rental companies would always give us.
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ajprice
7,227 posts
65 months
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I remember the concept version of that, it did look great and a lot got through to the final car except for the big wheels and high back end.  The Americans did a lot of good concepts in the 90s and early 00s... this, the Dodge Copperhead (Viper Jr.), Cadillacs, Plymouth Prowler, Dodge Viper, Dodge Slingshot. A few of them got produced too.
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tinkertaylor
Original Poster
501 posts
11 months
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How about the Toyota Aurion?  
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Bob_Defly
1,560 posts
100 months
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CYMR0 said: Chris71 said: Jim the Sunderer said:  It's a shame, 3 year old ones would cost the same as a packet of pork scratchings. +1 345 bhp V6, 6-speed manual, 2+2 layout I guess you might argue we already have a surfeit of grunty, second hand Japanese coupes in the form of the 350Z, but I'd love to see how the Genesis compares. If you can live with LHD, they're easy enough to find and import from Europe, so no SVA faff. It does mean £450 a year tax though on the V6. Personally this seems more grown up than a 370Z. £16k with delivery miles anyone? http://www.autoscout24.de/Details.aspx?id=21692137...If I could live with LHD, I wouldn't be posting it, I'd be flying out to pick it up. I love my GenCoupe, it's sooooo tail happy it's just ridiculous!
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D900SP
434 posts
52 months
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Dodge also made the 3500 Mega Cab for those wanting a bigger truck. I had a car transporting company delivering a (small) car and the driver said the MC is so long that it was only possible to load one MC and one normal Ram on the transporter. Still, the 3500 diesel dually four-door does appeal to me...... 
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lescombes
816 posts
79 months
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sooperscoop
143 posts
32 months
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h0b0 said: From my time on Scoobynet I know the Subarus came as Type R in Japan. I think they were lighter and had the dial for suspension settings.
On Subarus, the classic only came as a 2l in the UK. The US version was 2.5l. More power and potential as standard. The US 2.5RS was only NA and made about 170hp, although there was a whole cottage industry clagging turbos on. When the bugeye 2002 WRX was announced for sale in the US, there was collective jizzing, and Subaru sold 18k in the first year, on expected sales of 12k. I bought one as I was living in Texas at the time. Is it true the next gen Mustang is coming here?
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jbi
5,295 posts
73 months
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TheTurbonator said: I've also always wanted one of these: A few American PHers have since told me they're actually s t but I still want one. Everytime our parents took us on holiday to the States and to Florida the Dodge Intrepid is what the rental companies would always give us. used to own one... Wasn't too bad. Did what it said on the tin. Big cheap comfy saloon which got reasonable MPG. Mine had a 3.5 Litre DOHC V6 powering the front wheels. Could be "interesting" in the wet when you floored it. I'll post a few pics when I get home.
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scarble
1,823 posts
26 months
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the_scorpion said: I almost bought this one a few years ago. It was a RHD and was advertised as the only V8 in the UK. I've seen it on ebay a couple of times recently So they do exist! I wonder what they go for.. and where can I get an AJ133 cheap.. ambuletz said: FIat barchetta
Far as I am aware they only sold these here in LHD. coupled with the FF/front wheel drive layout it just could not compete with the MX-5. I think LHD was the main thing that killed its sales here. I've seen quite a few of these about, didn't really notice if they were LHD.. I thought not. There's often a yellow "abarth" one on the Nottinghm Uni. main campus, or used to be.
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TheTurbonator
1,695 posts
20 months
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jbi said: I'll post a few pics when I get home. 
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the_scorpion
527 posts
64 months
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scarble said: the_scorpion said: I almost bought this one a few years ago. It was a RHD and was advertised as the only V8 in the UK. I've seen it on ebay a couple of times recently So they do exist! I wonder what they go for.. and where can I get an AJ133 cheap.. It's been on ebay twice recently and it was the same person trying to sell it so obviously didn't sell it the first time. If I see it again I'll let you know.
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