Cars you didn't know existed...
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AppleJuice said:
W211 E400 CDI and E420 CDI - would've given the Alpina D10 and E60 535d a run for their money. Knew the OM629 existed in the W220 S400 CDI and W221 S420 CDI but not in an executive car...
You can get that engine in a G Class too - G400 CDI. It's the cheapest way into a G Class because it's fearsomely complicated and not massively reliable, I imagine it'd be a lot of fun when it actually worked (between £5k repair bills) though. Anyone got any brave pills... www.autoscout24.ch/4222810Saw this in the street and so Googled it.
This is a Mio Electric, might be better described as the Mio Eccentric. French, 13Hp, slidy doors and three seat (one in the front, two in the back) makes it 2.9m long - so shorter than a smart. Too slow and too expensive, they went broke in 2013.
Simon
This is a Mio Electric, might be better described as the Mio Eccentric. French, 13Hp, slidy doors and three seat (one in the front, two in the back) makes it 2.9m long - so shorter than a smart. Too slow and too expensive, they went broke in 2013.
Simon
carlove said:
My father had the 4 wheeled 340cc version for towing behind his motorhomeBrilliant fun.
Secma Qpods
www.qpod.co.uk
They do a few oddball(ish) things. Most are classed as quadricycles rather than cars.
(I considered getting Qpod Fun Buggy a couple of years ago for mucking around in the summer
, but was put off by the cost)
www.qpod.co.uk
They do a few oddball(ish) things. Most are classed as quadricycles rather than cars.
(I considered getting Qpod Fun Buggy a couple of years ago for mucking around in the summer
, but was put off by the cost)carlove said:
I quite often see one of these around Clay Cross. They don't look very safe.simonrockman said:
Saw this in the street and so Googled it.
This is a Mio Electric, might be better described as the Mio Eccentric. French, 13Hp, slidy doors and three seat (one in the front, two in the back) makes it 2.9m long - so shorter than a smart. Too slow and too expensive, they went broke in 2013.
Simon
My local Domino's uses one for deliveries.This is a Mio Electric, might be better described as the Mio Eccentric. French, 13Hp, slidy doors and three seat (one in the front, two in the back) makes it 2.9m long - so shorter than a smart. Too slow and too expensive, they went broke in 2013.
Simon
t even then!phil y said:
LDV V80. Chinese rehash of an unpopular van from 10+ years ago. Spotted a 17 plate on the M6 tonight.
Apparently comes with a pretty good standard spec, including AC, but then so did the Daewoo Matiz.
Centre rear brake light looks like an afterthought.
It is somewhat interesting that the Post Office gave these a swerve and went from an almost 100% LDV fleet to their current 'anything goes' line up. They must have been getting the old Sherpas for next to nothing.Apparently comes with a pretty good standard spec, including AC, but then so did the Daewoo Matiz.
Centre rear brake light looks like an afterthought.
Truckosaurus said:
It is somewhat interesting that the Post Office gave these a swerve and went from an almost 100% LDV fleet to their current 'anything goes' line up. They must have been getting the old Sherpas for next to nothing.
I was told that there was some political pressure at the time, hence why the post office had all LDV vans, the military had thousands of LDV minibuses etc. Not sure how true it is but might make sense as an effort to sure up LDVTruckosaurus said:
It is somewhat interesting that the Post Office gave these a swerve and went from an almost 100% LDV fleet to their current 'anything goes' line up. They must have been getting the old Sherpas for next to nothing.
Its weird, the Post Office around here seems to have run vehicles completely in-line with the council for the past 10-15 years. Going from Vauxhall to Ford to Citroen. Must be a reason for it, suspect just cheapest available at the time? Truckosaurus said:
phil y said:
LDV V80. Chinese rehash of an unpopular van from 10+ years ago. Spotted a 17 plate on the M6 tonight.
Apparently comes with a pretty good standard spec, including AC, but then so did the Daewoo Matiz.
Centre rear brake light looks like an afterthought.
It is somewhat interesting that the Post Office gave these a swerve and went from an almost 100% LDV fleet to their current 'anything goes' line up. They must have been getting the old Sherpas for next to nothing.Apparently comes with a pretty good standard spec, including AC, but then so did the Daewoo Matiz.
Centre rear brake light looks like an afterthought.
To call them 10 years old is also unnecessarily kind - it's actually a mid-late 90s design and was going to be built in Poland and sold as a Daewoo before they went bust and LDV bought out their share from the administrators.
The Post Office used them because they were cheap, and they generally run vans into the ground so don't care about RVs. Before privatisation they just followed standard government procurement policies and bought the cheapest thing which met the specs which was usually an LDV.
A few week back I caught a before my time edition of Top of the Pops, featuring the music video to Wings of Dove by Madness, where the band incorporated stock footage of an Iveco Daily failing from the sky. This prompted a visit to the Wikipedia page, only to discover a badge engineered version was sold as the Alfa Romeo AR8:
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