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Old 02-15-2018, 09:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves
Interesting choice - I've long been fascinated by the concept of a luxury small car.

Must you select gear ratios yourself, or is it more sophisticated?
does this translate into a long held lust for a R5 Monaco?
Old 02-15-2018, 11:04 AM
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i bet its a doddle to park vs that hulk

i kind of completely understand. My commute is a total bollock through the city to the other side so i've bought two different bikes to do it and am thinking of getting a 3rd for the really bad weather. plus you can leave it anywhere
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Originally Posted by gaddafi
does this translate into a long held lust for a R5 Monaco?
I've long had a strange fascination for shitboxes - I even have a collection of bubble car die-casts and a Lloyd 600.

Some sort of pretense about emancipation of the masses and an equal pretence for the ascetic milimalism of something like a Toyota Aygo. The car's almost pretentiously unpretentious, if you will. And they're fun to drive as you can drive the doorhandles off them. And you don't care how/where you park. There's hardly anything on them to go wrong.

In the final analysis, I cannot actually forgo the pretentious sophistication of my Leg End (for all its five metres of length and considerable girth) and buy one. But I can understand why one might.

I wonder what I'd make of a Grinnall Scorpion finished by Bristol Cars with a Gold Wing engine..?
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As long as it came with the optional reverse gear, you'd be fine - mad ... but fine.
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That's the great thing about the Gold Wing powertrain - apart from its perfectly-balanced layout.

Reverse gear and a climate control pump...once could build a truly luxurious, truly compact car out of it.
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Originally Posted by gaddafi
a year or so back I had a Rover tourer

this rivals it for undesirability!

I lost my mind - have you?
Lost my mind years ago Pete
I still can't believe this thing when I can JUST squeeze £30 of fuel in it every 2 weeks, was going through £80-100 a week in the Shogun
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves
That's the great thing about the Gold Wing powertrain - apart from its perfectly-balanced layout.

Reverse gear and a climate control pump...once could build a truly luxurious, truly compact car out of it.
ha that is mental. Hideous bikes.

Got up close to some crazy cars at Autosport this year, those ‘busa V8s are just amazing. That would be what i would go for in Ian’s commuter bubble

not this.. i think those double ‘busas have more power than my M3! And a lot less chocolate i imagine



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Originally Posted by AquilaEagle
Lost my mind years ago Pete
I still can't believe this thing when I can JUST squeeze £30 of fuel in it every 2 weeks, was going through £80-100 a week in the Shogun
I know what you mean by that
I have recently gone from £60 per month to £60 per week
I may be doing this wrong...
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It's surprisingly good in the snow too.....
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Originally Posted by AquilaEagle
It's surprisingly good in the snow too.....
Well I don't suppose it's ever going to wheel spin.


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