The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

[Frio3535]

I've been hankering for a Riley special for a while now



Sold recently



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C464023

[L100NYY]

Frio3535 said:

I've been hankering for a Riley special for a while now



Sold recently



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C464023

You sir will go far. Fellow VSCC member I assume?

[chrisw666]

melvster said:

Tonight's wantage.


http://www.106rallyeforum.com/forum2008/showthread...

Forgot about these, probably less nice to use every day though.

[bungle]

melvster said:

http://www.106rallyeforum.com/forum2008/showthread...

ps. damn you Melvster for introducing me to the 106rallyeforum ....

[detomaso]

'snice

[melvster]

bungle said:

ps. damn you Melvster for introducing me to the 106rallyeforum ....

There is some nice examples on there; i very much want to try one at some point.

[Beefmeister]

I loved my old 106 XSi:



It was the 1.6, on ITBs, putting out 122bhp. Little rocket, that thing. I never had an issue with my Size 12's in the pedal box either.

[bungle]

melvster said:

Tonight's wantage.


http://www.106rallyeforum.com/forum2008/showthread...

^^^^^^^ 106 Rallye vs 306 Rallye \/ \/ \/ \/ ...



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[JamesK]

tdm34 said:

Thors Hammer...............

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Yes!! Never seen or heard one. But yes!

[richtea78]

Am I the only person who prefers cloth seats to leather? Apart from vegans I guess

[bungle]

richtea78 said:

Am I the only person who prefers cloth seats to leather? Apart from vegans I guess

I prefer cloth (and posted as such earlier today ^^^^^^^)

[braddo]

Frio3535 said:

I've been hankering for a Riley special for a while now



Sold recently



http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C464023

Now that's a way to make an entrance!

[chrisw666]

bungle said:

richtea78 said:

Am I the only person who prefers cloth seats to leather? Apart from vegans I guess

I prefer cloth (and posted as such earlier today ^^^^^^^)

I prefer cloth unless the leather is really soft old cracked leather, for some reason that seems nice.

[braddo]

_Batty_ said:

I prefer the last volume.
So track days. Who likes what? Combe is very enjoyable, silverstone club circuit less so. I fancy Cadwell next.

I am not sure why (since they seem so similar) but I prefer Goodwood to Combe. If you like the latter, it's guaranteed you will like the former. I haven't tried Cadwell but I hope to this year. Donnington and Oulton are great.

Snetterton and Bedford I would call similar. Long, flat circuits which I think don't suit road cars that well - big, heavy braking zones and a lot of tight corners make road cars feel out of their depth. Still great for light and/or track biased stuff.

Brands Hatch GP looks like the daddy, though. I also hope to try that this year.

[melvster]

bungle said:

^^^^^^^ 106 Rallye vs 306 Rallye \/ \/ \/ \/ ...



http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

Tough call, I think for me the 106 edges it........ Just............ But I am not sure i would take an equally mint 106 GTi. Ahhhh

[tdm34]

JamesK said:

tdm34 said:

Thors Hammer...............

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Yes!! Never seen or heard one. But yes!

I drove one regularly a few years back, and it was genuinely eye widening to drive, and it's published power and performance figures are on the conservative side, one balmy summers evening we found out that it would pull an indicated 195 leptons on an uphill section of the M62 and was still accelerating!

[melvster]

Beefmeister said:

I loved my old 106 XSi:



It was the 1.6, on ITBs, putting out 122bhp. Little rocket, that thing. I never had an issue with my Size 12's in the pedal box either.

Very cool

[tdm34]

This colour/interior/wheel colour combo on paper sounds horrific, but in the flesh it looks gorgeous....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C457130

[melvster]

tdm34 said:

This colour/interior/wheel colour combo on paper sounds horrific, but in the flesh it looks gorgeous....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C457130

That gearbox though; it would have to be a manual for me. Timeless shape, just gets better as the years go by.

[fatboy69]

bungle said:

richtea78 said:

Am I the only person who prefers cloth seats to leather? Apart from vegans I guess

I prefer cloth (and posted as such earlier today ^^^^^^^)

I prefer leather - easier to clean up any unwanted/unusual stains...................