The Car Thread.

[plastic penguin]

Even Mazda hasn't managed to make rotaries efficient...

Mazda purchased so many rotary engines over a 40 odd year period. If it wasn't for rotary engine Mazda wouldn't have existed.

They also fitted them to limited range of GS Citroens and the RO 80 by NSU, who later turned into Audi. The original name was Auto Union, which consisted of 4 different brands and that's why Audi have 4 rings on the bonnet. Probably @12th Monkey would know more than me of the history of Audi/Auto Union/DKW

 

[DougK1]

Mazda purchased so many rotary engines over a 40 odd year period. If it wasn't for rotary engine Mazda wouldn't have existed.

Purchased engines? Think you'll find they made their own engines, but may have bought a licence to the rotary design. Mazda have been around for donkeys years, the rotary engine was always exclusively niche for them. Ford's controlling stake in Mazda was beneficial to both companies, but did probably save Mazda. Ford sold their stake after the financial crisis, along with Aston, JLR, and Volvo.

 

[My2Cents]

If you'll forgive me shoehorning it in, not looking bad for a car that'll turn 18 in January. Only something terminal will make me part with it.

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Wheels refurbed and some tiny bits of corrosion dealt with. Just needs the blades at the bottom of the front doors addressing - the metal in them warps over the years so they don't lie flat.

Picture of Senna at Donington on the wall, btw.

One thing is for certain, you must have to 'shoehorn it in'... to that garage. How do you get out of the car once you're in?
It seems to me that all UK garages are good for is a Smart car or a golf cart LOL

 

[DougK1]

One thing is for certain, you must have to 'shoehorn it in'... to that garage. How do you get out of the car once you're in?
It seems to me that all UK garages are good for is a Smart car or a golf cart LOL

Being a very small island land is at a premium both in space and price. We don't have the luxury of available space as 'merica does.

 

[Friesiansam]

Being a very small island land is at a premium both in space and price. We don't have the luxury of available space as 'merica does.

Not so very small really. The British mainland is the ninth largest island in the world, there's just too many of us living on it...

 

[JDL]

Don't feel left out, keep throwing the pics on.

That looks like a gangster Mobil

Ha ha. If only. Except I'm the opposite of a gangster....... Sort of.

Not so very small really. The British mainland is the ninth largest island in the world, there's just too many of us living on it...

Too many of.......well not exactly us, as far as I'm concerned.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

One thing is for certain, you must have to 'shoehorn it in'... to that garage. How do you get out of the car once you're in?

It's a double, so there's space in between. But I have to reverse in and Mrs 12th has to go in forwards in order to do this. In the UK, we're relatively fortunate on this front...

Back on the subject of cars, please.

 

[JDL]

Ha ha. If only. Except I'm the opposite of a gangster....... Sort of.

 

[JDL]

Don't feel left out, keep throwing the pics on.

That looks like a gangster Mobil

My brother Simon's Brera.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Let's see your power plants.

Not a vast amount of room in there.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

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The Brera was a lovely design.

 

[Friesiansam]

Too many of.......well not exactly us, as far as I'm concerned.

"Us" as in humans, too many humans.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

One thing is for certain, you must have to 'shoehorn it in'... to that garage. How do you get out of the car once you're in?

Thought occurs - I had an A8 as a courtesy car once - that went in, though it was a bit of a squeeze.

 

[JDL]

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Not a vast amount of room in there.

The Brera was a lovely design.

"Us" as in humans, too many humans.

For me that is a very contentious issue to say that "... there's too many of us as in humans..." when one considers the facts.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

On topic please - don't want to be heading into areas not permitted.

 

[plastic penguin]

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Not a vast amount of room in there.

No, they sort of got the car and inserted the biggest engine they could find.

 

[plastic penguin]

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The rear suspension looks too low - possibly worn shocks and/or bushes. Love the panoramic roof.

 

[plastic penguin]

The Brera was a lovely design.

Beautiful. Just a shame their petrol engines were dogs.

 

[My2Cents]

Boys and their cars Sorry, men and their cars.

More like babies... in their cradles... 'cradles of steel'.
It's either a 'one-upmanship' thing or mummy issues from childhood.

 

[JDL]

More like babies... in their cradles... 'cradles of steel'.
It's either a 'one-upmanship' thing or mummy issues from childhood.

Oh hark thee at Mr Freudian psychologist.

 

[plastic penguin]

More like babies... in their cradles... 'cradles of steel'.
It's either a 'one-upmanship' thing or mummy issues from childhood.

Nooo....there are worst things in life to be interested in. No one-upmanship as I only have a 2.0 litre. It's the only thing that's truly mine. Even the hi-fi the family use, but the car....

 

[JDL]

The rear suspension looks too low - possibly worn shocks and/or bushes. Love the panoramic roof.

The rear suspension looks too low - possibly worn shocks and/or bushes. Love the panoramic roof.

The previous owner of the car unfortunately put new lowering springs on it, so yeah it does sit too low but the springs and bushes aren't worn out.
Surprising that the bloke did it, considering he lives ten miles away in Wales.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

More like babies... in their cradles... 'cradles of steel'.
It's either a 'one-upmanship' thing or mummy issues from childhood.

Bit of a sweeping statement there. Could be that some of us just like cars.

Speaking of which, back on topic.

 

[Friesiansam]

More like babies... in their cradles... 'cradles of steel'.
It's either a 'one-upmanship' thing or mummy issues from childhood.

If that is howyou feel about cars, why are you posting in this thread?

 

[Friesiansam]

Saw a lovely looking Alfa GTV this morning while walking through the village, the exhaust note indicated it was a V6. Like this one.