Cars you never knew existed
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Jaystar77
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Can remember one of those (well the GTR model anyway) being worked on when I visited Carboy about 15 years back. That and a Nissan March Super-turbo which was just crazy looking. Getting bits for either was difficult back then, dread to think how things are now!
Boabybooster
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Would love a March super turbo. First car was a micra if that shape. 4 gears and feck me did I get in trouble in that. Caught speeding in it and binned it on black ice
roverspeed
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And that's why mk1 mx5s take to being turbocharged so well, the 1.6 from this was re engineered to be longitudinal and nasp. Leaving it with a pretty low compression ratio and over engineered features like oil sprayers.
From memory it even retains the turbo oil return inlet in the sump or engine block....not sure on that though.
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It was the older ones that were 1600s, these ones were 1800 - still fairly similar engine to the mx5 though. Even the NA 1800 gtis are a belter car.
roverspeed
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But Daniels post says it's a 1.6?
andy9eleven
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The Rezvani Tank that is on Cannonball Ireland caught me out!
https://jalopnik.com/the-rezvani-tank-is-a-178-000-jeep-wrangler-unlimited-1819107325
https://jalopnik.com/the-rezvani-tank-is-a-178-000-jeep-wrangler-unlimited-1819107325
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Looks like a Honda beat on steroids
honda s660 it is. i actually like it
Must admit I’d missed these ever being made.
Not sure I’d drop 60k on one. Respect to anyone who does.
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Not sure I’d drop 60k on one. Respect to anyone who does.
UsedCarsNI.com - 2018 Alpine A110 *PREMIERE EDITION* One of Only 140 RHD UK Launch Editions
FM155
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Unfortunately more famous for a development car catching fire while Top Gear were using it. Shame really as it seems to be a good car but dunno if it is 60K good though.
Chris Harris on that Alpine A110 fire
Chris Harris on that Alpine A110 fire
TheDaniel
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It was the pre facelift, original Balenos that had the MX5 engine, I had the same debate years ago on piston heads lol
Although I think you could be right about this being the 1.8. I know there was a 1600 and an 1800. I thought this was the 1600 shape.
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Sonny
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I think the colour makes it look worse but the proportions on it are terrible. It looks like a huge body and a tiny windscreen and front end
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vtr_sean
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Havnt managed a photo yet but heard a roumer that there's a unicorn about ni. A corsa b that's not got bad boy anything, max power mods and is not fitting with a red top that of course isn't declared. Personally I think it's fiction but thought id share
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Friend of mine works with a guy who has a red Corsa B GSI, and I can confirm it's absolutely standard, I've passed it a few times in Coleraine.
Not even a wee combat kit?
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Not a thing!
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Friend of a friend roumor
lol
lol