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Doofus said:
Shakermaker said:
Yeah, really easy to drive aside from no power steering, and more space than you'd expect. I miss mine in a strange way, it was such a quirky thing
I only drove one once, and I remember having to brake hard whilst going down hill.Frightened the crap out of me.
Actually just remembered I almost got taken out by an artic, I think I may have been in its blind spot!
HTP99 said:
Used to drive one regularly as a parts delivery driver, great fun and driving one is a good lesson in how to maintain one's speed, just don't think about what would happen if you crash when gunning along the M25 towards the M23 on that slightly downhill section!
Actually just remembered I almost got taken out by an artic, I think I may have been in its blind spot!
Ha, well I know that section pretty well and did it a couple of times in the Rascal. Actually just remembered I almost got taken out by an artic, I think I may have been in its blind spot!
More amusing was bringing it up the A303 and the maintenance of speed up some of the hills was very much the order of the day. Really bizarre how some people will completely ignore any opportunity you give them to overtake though, even when the coast is clear and I was flat out at 32mph in places, people would just slow right down and follow me rather than use the empty lane to go around.
Shakermaker said:
Ha, well I know that section pretty well and did it a couple of times in the Rascal.
More amusing was bringing it up the A303 and the maintenance of speed up some of the hills was very much the order of the day. Really bizarre how some people will completely ignore any opportunity you give them to overtake though, even when the coast is clear and I was flat out at 32mph in places, people would just slow right down and follow me rather than use the empty lane to go around.
I'm grateful vans have mostly gotten to the point where that's no longer an issue. The campervan I occasionally use (Fiat Ducato 2.8, chipped to 155 bhp) will maintain its speed up any incline I've come across. Its predecessor (1980s VW LT 28) was dreadful by comparison.More amusing was bringing it up the A303 and the maintenance of speed up some of the hills was very much the order of the day. Really bizarre how some people will completely ignore any opportunity you give them to overtake though, even when the coast is clear and I was flat out at 32mph in places, people would just slow right down and follow me rather than use the empty lane to go around.
triumph-ant said:
DVLA says it's a Karma.
Yup, Karma GT. Think Ferrari Dino & 308. Then look at this. No resemblance, your honour!!!Some info here: http://karma.tribbeck.com/about.html
BFleming said:
triumph-ant said:
DVLA says it's a Karma.
Yup, Karma GT. Think Ferrari Dino & 308. Then look at this. No resemblance, your honour!!!Some info here: http://karma.tribbeck.com/about.html
threespires said:
Nice, but I suspect photoshop on both. The 3 people behind the E Type don't have any bodies through the windows (or they may be on the other side of the hedge, but I don't think so). The tree behind the XJ's C-pillar disappears in the window too, the C pillar is a bit flat and smooth looking compared to the reflections in the body side too.
BFleming said:
Yup, Karma GT. Think Ferrari Dino & 308. Then look at this. No resemblance, your honour!!!
Some info here: http://karma.tribbeck.com/about.html
The design was also brought over from the US and manufactured by Perry Automotive from Brightlingsea, Essex, together with some 427 Cobra replica shells, a Pantera copy and possibly others. As far as I recall, Perry folded in the early 1980s.Some info here: http://karma.tribbeck.com/about.html
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