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Round here, there is a spate of number plates being unscrewed and nicked.
Even when the cars are parked on people's driveways.
There were 4 on one night earlier this week, along with work vans being broken into.


(Oh - was that off topic)?
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I've had many Turbo Charged screamers, but am still convinced, there is no substitute for CCs, the BM ain't no quicker 0-60, but, at illegal speeds, it will go forever, without any drama.
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Originally Posted by Artangel ->
I meant in Performance, similar engines and sought after in their time.
They're certainly a car for the enthusiast(stoopid)

Nothing about them makes owning one any sense.

BUT, they're fast and fun with great road manners.

I can't stop grinning from the minute I get in it
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Originally Posted by spitfire ->
I've had many Turbo Charged screamers, but am still convinced, there is no substitute for CCs, the BM ain't no quicker 0-60, but, at illegal speeds, it will go forever, without any drama.
I had an M3...loved that car.
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They're certainly a car for the enthusiast(stoopid)

Nothing about them makes owning one any sense.

BUT, they're fast and fun with great road manners.

I can't stop grinning from the minute I get in it
I just read about their 'suicide doors', they are no laughing matter!!
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Originally Posted by Mups ->
Round here, there is a spate of number plates being unscrewed and nicked.
Even when the cars are parked on people's driveways.
There were 4 on one night earlier this week, along with work vans being broken into.


(Oh - was that off topic)?
That's to clone another...ANPR cameras show them as insured and taxed
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I just read about their 'suicide doors', they are no laughing matter!!
They're so cool.....the car would be a two seater otherwise.

Jeremy Clarkson loved the RX-8's doors.
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I had an MX5, the thing that struck me about it was, it was a low mileage good provenance model, but when you sprung the bonnet, the alloy the rocker cover was made from was badly pitted, also, every nut and bolt was corroded, this sort of stuff did not suggest quality.
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Originally Posted by spitfire ->
I had an MX5, the thing that struck me about it was, it was a low mileage good provenance model, but when you sprung the bonnet, the alloy the rocker cover was made from was badly pitted, also, every nut and bolt was corroded, this sort of stuff did not suggest quality.
The MX-5 should be better than that...they've had enough time to iron out faults...it being a best seller and many thousands been built.
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we now have motoring section so lets use it
 
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