1973 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe 1800
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Breadvan72 said:
I gather that the standard PH'er buys his or her 17 year old a heavily modified 8 litre V8 car tuned to 850 BHP
Depends very much on which part of PH one favours. For quite a few of us, SOP is to attempt to foist a lovely old Merc 190e on them, and then get all upset when they either fall about laughing or burst into tears of anguish, and either way, refuse to have anything to do with it
Crikey, you are a slow study! That is a mid 1990s design. Have I mentioned to you my ex wife's Daily Mail influenced mind set? Only about 97 times, but, hey, crack on! Maybe suggest a pre War blower Bentley. Or a Space Shuttle tied to a shopping trolley.
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 29th July 11:17
Lowtimer said:
Depends very much on which part of PH one favours. For quite a few of us, SOP is to attempt to foist a lovely old Merc 190e on them, and then get all upset when they either fall about laughing or burst into tears of anguish, and either way, refuse to have anything to do with it
I am glad I am not the only one who likes 190,s.My liking of the comes from once getting a lift to the train station in one from a lovely older lady back when I was in my early twenties,milfs were not a thing back then but if they had been she would very much have qualified.
Supposing amount of room in a 190
Lowtimer said:
Breadvan72 said:
I gather that the standard PH'er buys his or her 17 year old a heavily modified 8 litre V8 car tuned to 850 BHP
Depends very much on which part of PH one favours. For quite a few of us, SOP is to attempt to foist a lovely old Merc 190e on them, and then get all upset when they either fall about laughing or burst into tears of anguish, and either way, refuse to have anything to do with itBreadvan72 said:
CallThatMusic said:
If you want to buy err “British” the 1 litre ( I think ) Vauxhall Adam might be worth a look....
I am in no way wedded to any country when it comes to cars or anything else. But Vauxhalls might be a step too far!
Modern Fiat 500 is still probably the best bet, plenty of choice, cheapish, safe and fun. If we needed a second car as a modern daily I'd have one in a flash, or an Abarthy one.
Back to the older stuff, found this little gem on youtube yesterday - the short wheelbase of the Fiat 850 Spider is a little jarring to some eyes, but this one looks fab in positano yellow with Cromodoras....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TET23Km6834
And a tasty looking 124 Coupe....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0snnmu_Etw
And a nice red one like yours, but on different wheels.... some other nice Italians on this guy's channel....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cy5FkPdlfzg
Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 29th July 11:59
Edited by P5BNij on Wednesday 29th July 12:01
Breadvan72 said:
If there is such a basic and slow Mito, it could be fun, because Alfa is cool. My daughter loved the Stelvio that we rented when last we went skiing. So did I. It was the two litre turbo petrol one and it was ace. Quick, handly, and pretty. Much more S than UV. Dark green with chestnut coloured leather seats. Very classy. I thought of buying one, but too spenner.
Not spenner to rent, however. I had booked a budget cheapo Ford POS, but Hertz bunged me an upgrade because Alfa had a sales push on and the lot was full of Stelvios.
There is also the Mito Twin-Air? 850cc of loveliness. That's gotta hit the spot. The reviews always mentioned how slow it was... But then reviews for Alfas tend to focus on the negative.Not spenner to rent, however. I had booked a budget cheapo Ford POS, but Hertz bunged me an upgrade because Alfa had a sales push on and the lot was full of Stelvios.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds?Category=u...
Om said:
Breadvan72 said:
If there is such a basic and slow Mito, it could be fun, because Alfa is cool. My daughter loved the Stelvio that we rented when last we went skiing. So did I. It was the two litre turbo petrol one and it was ace. Quick, handly, and pretty. Much more S than UV. Dark green with chestnut coloured leather seats. Very classy. I thought of buying one, but too spenner.
Not spenner to rent, however. I had booked a budget cheapo Ford POS, but Hertz bunged me an upgrade because Alfa had a sales push on and the lot was full of Stelvios.
There is also the Mito Twin-Air? 850cc of loveliness. That's gotta hit the spot. The reviews always mentioned how slow it was... But then reviews for Alfas tend to focus on the negative.Not spenner to rent, however. I had booked a budget cheapo Ford POS, but Hertz bunged me an upgrade because Alfa had a sales push on and the lot was full of Stelvios.
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds?Category=u...
I think that the modern 500 would be the best choice. Maybe one that is a decade or less old. Plentiful and therefore cheap, sufficiently fun, sufficiently safe, sufficiently slow.
At present, I am very happy to say that my daughter appears completely uninterested in cars, and regards them simply as boring A to B transport. She wants a licence and a car because she mainly lives in the Boonies. Her needs may change: she was born in London, loves London, and plans to live in London as an adult (if she is not posted far away in the service of HM Brenda, such being one career option that she is pondering, and even if she does that she fancies living in London after her War is over and she has all the medals and whatnot).
Nobody needs a car in London, which explains why I currently have two slightly crap cars in London (and some other rancid junkers in the sticks). For the sake of my daughter's future sanity and future wallet, I hope that she persists in the view that cars are meh.
I was big into cars between ages 5 and 15. Then I forgot all about cars. When I did my test aged 27, I thought that cars were boring A to B transport, and I intended to buy the cheapest and most boring car that I could find. But then I discovered that I liked driving, and liked cars. This has caused me untold hardship, suffering, penury, and despair. It's been a hoot! Daughter, don't get that addiction! Be a sensible person! Cars are rubbish! Cars are evil! Avoid!
Now I am off out to fondle and stroke my 1973 rustbucket moneypit, and then ring up two separate garages about two other skanky s
theaps that are about to cost me megabucks on repairs. I will never learn
At present, I am very happy to say that my daughter appears completely uninterested in cars, and regards them simply as boring A to B transport. She wants a licence and a car because she mainly lives in the Boonies. Her needs may change: she was born in London, loves London, and plans to live in London as an adult (if she is not posted far away in the service of HM Brenda, such being one career option that she is pondering, and even if she does that she fancies living in London after her War is over and she has all the medals and whatnot).
Nobody needs a car in London, which explains why I currently have two slightly crap cars in London (and some other rancid junkers in the sticks). For the sake of my daughter's future sanity and future wallet, I hope that she persists in the view that cars are meh.
I was big into cars between ages 5 and 15. Then I forgot all about cars. When I did my test aged 27, I thought that cars were boring A to B transport, and I intended to buy the cheapest and most boring car that I could find. But then I discovered that I liked driving, and liked cars. This has caused me untold hardship, suffering, penury, and despair. It's been a hoot! Daughter, don't get that addiction! Be a sensible person! Cars are rubbish! Cars are evil! Avoid!
Now I am off out to fondle and stroke my 1973 rustbucket moneypit, and then ring up two separate garages about two other skanky s
theaps that are about to cost me megabucks on repairs. I will never learnPS: Daily Mail reader ex wife is terrified of Covid, does not much like me to take our daughter in an old car, would not let me buy our daughter an old car, and encourages her to ski only on the (dangerously crowded) pistes, rather than on the (uncrowded and safe if you have the training and equipment) off-piste areas, BUT, you guessed it .....
... she is totes down with our daughter getting a job in which actual bad people may shoot at her with actual missiles and actual bullets, possibly while she is strapped into something very pointy and very fast that has big flames coming out of the back. Logic, innit.
... she is totes down with our daughter getting a job in which actual bad people may shoot at her with actual missiles and actual bullets, possibly while she is strapped into something very pointy and very fast that has big flames coming out of the back. Logic, innit.
Breadvan72 said:
PS: Daily Mail reader ex wife is terrified of Covid, does not much like me to take our daughter in an old car, would not let me buy our daughter an old car, and encourages her to ski only on the (dangerously crowded) pistes, rather than on the (uncrowded and safe if you have the training and equipment) off-piste areas, BUT, you guessed it .....
... she is totes down with our daughter getting a job in which actual bad people may shoot at her with actual missiles and actual bullets, possibly while she is strapped into something very pointy and very fast that has big flames coming out of the back. Logic, innit.
At least she would get to stay in five star hotels in-between dropping buckets of happiness on people... she is totes down with our daughter getting a job in which actual bad people may shoot at her with actual missiles and actual bullets, possibly while she is strapped into something very pointy and very fast that has big flames coming out of the back. Logic, innit.
That, as I understand it, is one of the key attractions. She does like her comforts.
On the car front, I tried to interest her in a Morris Minor Convertible, and in a Triumph Herald. No deal. She just thinks they are like the manky old motors that dad drives. There was, however, a recent summer when mum's modern VW POS diesel was super mega unreliable and broke down every ten minutes, while I smoked about in the 70s crapwagons and they all worked just fine. Manys LOLs.
The VW was replaced by some anonymous tiny Mazda hatchback so boring that I fall into a coma when I even think o.....
On the car front, I tried to interest her in a Morris Minor Convertible, and in a Triumph Herald. No deal. She just thinks they are like the manky old motors that dad drives. There was, however, a recent summer when mum's modern VW POS diesel was super mega unreliable and broke down every ten minutes, while I smoked about in the 70s crapwagons and they all worked just fine. Manys LOLs.
The VW was replaced by some anonymous tiny Mazda hatchback so boring that I fall into a coma when I even think o.....
MickyveloceClassic said:
My contribution; owned by us until around 1986, a 132 1800ES.
Also on Cromadoras, with the single-Weber 1756cc engine. It’s Tropical Orange paint and brown bri-nylon trim remain etched on my memory.
I drove it (underage) a couple of times, loving it’s fizzy exhaust note..
His last ever car was a 2009 Fiesta 1.4 Titanium Auto. It was not bad. I used to give it an Italian tune up from time to time, as my formerly sporty driving stylee dad had become a giffer driver, so the car rarely got warmed up properly and went around everywhere very slowly. My brother traded the Fiesta in last week against some sort of Mitsubishi crew cab 4x4 truck that is really rather fun.
*Ex Panda cars on two occasions. "It's got cop tyres, cops shocks, a cop motor... and it runs good on regular gas. Is it the new Bluesmobile, or what?" (And, yes, the cigarette lighter needed fixing)
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 29th July 15:16
MickyveloceClassic said:
My contribution; owned by us until around 1986, a 132 1800ES.
Also on Cromadoras, with the single-Weber 1756cc engine. It’s Tropical Orange paint and brown bri-nylon trim remain etched on my memory.
I drove it (underage) a couple of times, loving it’s fizzy exhaust note..
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