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The Maxi was a well conceived, practical, spacious, not bad looking motor, let down by poor build quality, as was much else at the time, and a poor gear linkage. It represented an attempt at advanced engineering when the likes of Fords hadn't moved far beyond sidevalve engines and cart springs. Has anyone here ever driven a 60s Vauxhall Victor with a floor gearchange? That was pretty awful. Unlike you youngsters, I can speak with experience - I owned two Maxis. And an 1800 and two Princesses later on. If I saw a really nice Maxi or Princess now I'd be tempted to buy it - to go with my Prelude Vti and V12 6 litre XJS.
mikey77 said:
The Maxi was a well conceived, practical, spacious, not bad looking motor, let down by poor build quality, as was much else at the time, and a poor gear linkage. It represented an attempt at advanced engineering when the likes of Fords hadn't moved far beyond sidevalve engines and cart springs. Has anyone here ever driven a 60s Vauxhall Victor with a floor gearchange? That was pretty awful. Unlike you youngsters, I can speak with experience - I owned two Maxis. And an 1800 and two Princesses later on. If I saw a really nice Maxi or Princess now I'd be tempted to buy it - to go with my Prelude Vti and V12 6 litre XJS.
Exactly my point.
wtdoom said:
far too much though going into the maxi answers . poo is just poo , im not one to overcomplicate the issue .
maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
I see from your profile pic and your completely irrelevant post below you like porsches. But there just Beetles. Beetles are rubbish. From that i think there for you should be burned.maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
cheesyblob said:
wtdoom said:
far too much though going into the maxi answers . poo is just poo , im not one to overcomplicate the issue .
maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
I see from your profile pic and your completely irrelevant post below you like porsches. But there just Beetles. Beetles are rubbish. From that i think there for you should be burned.maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
mikey77 said:
The Maxi was a well conceived, practical, spacious, not bad looking motor, let down by poor build quality, as was much else at the time, and a poor gear linkage. It represented an attempt at advanced engineering when the likes of Fords hadn't moved far beyond sidevalve engines and cart springs. Has anyone here ever driven a 60s Vauxhall Victor with a floor gearchange? That was pretty awful. Unlike you youngsters, I can speak with experience - I owned two Maxis. And an 1800 and two Princesses later on. If I saw a really nice Maxi or Princess now I'd be tempted to buy it - to go with my Prelude Vti and V12 6 litre XJS.
I had a mate back then who was completely Ford obsessed. Four or Five Cortinas, then he had a drive of a mate's Maxi. Within a month he's found a 1750 with twin carbs and was converted. It was a treat to handle compared to the Cortinas. Not as comfortable, though.....Arthur Jackson said:
mikey77 said:
The Maxi was a well conceived, practical, spacious, not bad looking motor, let down by poor build quality, as was much else at the time, and a poor gear linkage. It represented an attempt at advanced engineering when the likes of Fords hadn't moved far beyond sidevalve engines and cart springs. Has anyone here ever driven a 60s Vauxhall Victor with a floor gearchange? That was pretty awful. Unlike you youngsters, I can speak with experience - I owned two Maxis. And an 1800 and two Princesses later on. If I saw a really nice Maxi or Princess now I'd be tempted to buy it - to go with my Prelude Vti and V12 6 litre XJS.
I had a mate back then who was completely Ford obsessed. Four or Five Cortinas, then he had a drive of a mate's Maxi. Within a month he's found a 1750 with twin carbs and was converted. It was a treat to handle compared to the Cortinas. Not as comfortable, though.....wtdoom said:
cheesyblob said:
wtdoom said:
far too much though going into the maxi answers . poo is just poo , im not one to overcomplicate the issue .
maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
I see from your profile pic and your completely irrelevant post below you like porsches. But there just Beetles. Beetles are rubbish. From that i think there for you should be burned.maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
cheesyblob said:
wtdoom said:
cheesyblob said:
wtdoom said:
far too much though going into the maxi answers . poo is just poo , im not one to overcomplicate the issue .
maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
I see from your profile pic and your completely irrelevant post below you like porsches. But there just Beetles. Beetles are rubbish. From that i think there for you should be burned.maxi = poo .
burn them with fire and those that like them .
mikey77 said:
The Maxi was a well conceived, practical, spacious, not bad looking motor, let down by poor build quality, as was much else at the time, and a poor gear linkage. It represented an attempt at advanced engineering when the likes of Fords hadn't moved far beyond sidevalve engines and cart springs. Has anyone here ever driven a 60s Vauxhall Victor with a floor gearchange? That was pretty awful. Unlike you youngsters, I can speak with experience - I owned two Maxis. And an 1800 and two Princesses later on. If I saw a really nice Maxi or Princess now I'd be tempted to buy it - to go with my Prelude Vti and V12 6 litre XJS.
How can you say that when in 1975 Volkswagen released the MKI Golf 
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