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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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Any one had one or know about them?

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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:01 AM
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i have always liked them.....ever since i saw one in 'weird science' when i was a kid

was soo jealous of gary and wyatt
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:21 AM
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What do you want to know? The old man used to buy loads of these in the late eighties/early nineties when they were for peanuts. I remember being taken to school in one that colour!

I just asked him and all he said was steer clear of the auto.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:25 AM
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my uncle used to ahve one in that crappy light blue
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:33 AM
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80's tastic!
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:35 AM
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80's spastic!
I tend to agree.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:50 AM
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It may well be a Porsche, but just look at that bottom picture!
I bet that guy is a whole barrel of fun!
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:53 AM
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mate of mine was a Porsche mechanic for the local dealer, and he said of all the cars the mechanics liked taking the 928s out for test drives the most
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 08:58 AM
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Like them and a late one is on my list of vehicles to aquire A bit let down by the interior but it's an old car.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 09:10 AM
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n superb cars.love them. an will happily sit at high 100's all day long in comfort.bg car but not shy though
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the only one to get is the gts model with a manual gearbox lots of fun more of a european cruiser but still loads of grunt and power and 60 in 5 secs
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Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Like them and a late one is on my list of vehicles to aquire A bit let down by the interior but it's an old car.
I hope that will be paid for sounds doggy
get two and i give you Ł50 above the Ł500 ring price
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Originally Posted by RS500/364
Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Like them and a late one is on my list of vehicles to aquire A bit let down by the interior but it's an old car.
I hope that will be paid for sounds doggy
get two and i give you Ł50 above the Ł500 ring price
what!?!
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they look rotten! especially in that shite yellow
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 09:52 AM
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944 turbo would be much nicer IMO
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by RS500/364
Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Like them and a late one is on my list of vehicles to aquire A bit let down by the interior but it's an old car.
I hope that will be paid for sounds doggy
get two and i give you Ł50 above the Ł500 ring price
Yes it does mean buy! A real nice one is 10k plus.
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MattRS1600i
944 turbo would be much nicer IMO
why???????!!!!!

Horrid cars!
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Personally for Ł10k + and that type of car, I would go for an old 911.

I can't imagine either of them would be good as an every day car and I doubt people buy them for that, so it'd be a weekend/toy car? In which case I would personally prefer something a bit more iconic than the 928.

Or get a 968? The Club Sports always looked good imo.

All down to taste though
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:41 PM
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look shit, sorry
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There is a place that specialises in these. only does them. Has about 50 in his yard in various states as I recall! Porsche world did an article on him. Will dig it out.

had all the things to look out for. They can be horific money bits if you take them to Porsche, find a good specialist and I think they are nice cars.

They need GTS wheels though and teardrop mirrors...

Not gay 968 cast off wheels and 1980's mirrors that are on the yellow one!
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 12:55 PM
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Anyone else thinking Renault Fuego?

look at the side on picture and then think of a Fuego, very similar

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...ShotIn2006.jpg
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Originally Posted by Paddy
Personally for Ł10k + and that type of car, I would go for an old 911.
Everyones different! You could not give me an old 911 !! .....Well you could but I would cash it in straight away
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Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by Paddy
Personally for Ł10k + and that type of car, I would go for an old 911.
Everyones different! You could not give me an old 911 !! .....Well you could but I would cash it in straight away
same!

It would be different if you offered me a new 911 GT3 though!
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Originally Posted by AlexF
Originally Posted by MattRS1600i
944 turbo would be much nicer IMO
why???????!!!!!

Horrid cars!
Very nice to drive IMO, plenty quick and pretty practical. Under Ł10 k for a minter and a very useable fast car. I nearly bought one last year but decided to be sensible!


One of Tiffs favourite cars ever
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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Interesting fact.... you know the nasty wank extra bit of metal in the rear window of an XR4i... well I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the Ford designers added that to ape the shape of the 928 and add some glamour to the Dagenham jellymold shape that is the Sierra.

I of course may have dreamt that.... or could have been halucinating even!
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Interesting fact....

I of course may have dreamt that.... or could have been halucinating even!
So, not only is that not "interesting", it's quite likely it's not a "fact" either?

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that looks gash

get a 968 clubsport
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Originally Posted by Cawood
that looks gash

get a 968 clubsport
Blimey.... great cars. I didn't realise you actually had any taste what so ever!

Signatures can be deceiving!
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Old Oct 25, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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fuck off you got a sierra too
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Interesting fact.... you know the nasty wank extra bit of metal in the rear window of an XR4i... well I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the Ford designers added that to ape the shape of the 928 and add some glamour to the Dagenham jellymold shape that is the Sierra.

I of course may have dreamt that.... or could have been halucinating even!
Totally true. Ford had an ex Porsche designer, who also did the clover leaf alloys a-la porsche, and the propshaft design on the RS1700t which was almost an exact copy of a Porsche one ( cant remember model )
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would rather have a 944...
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Interesting fact.... you know the nasty wank extra bit of metal in the rear window of an XR4i... well I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the Ford designers added that to ape the shape of the 928 and add some glamour to the Dagenham jellymold shape that is the Sierra.

I of course may have dreamt that.... or could have been halucinating even!
Nothing wrong with the XR4is unique bodyshell

Better than a base model 3dr sierra

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Are they really XR4i's in your sig?!?!?!? I thought it was a pair of Porsche 928's!

Wow.... everydays a school day!
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LOL @ Porkie!

Should I get one?
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Originally Posted by Cawood
fuck off you got a sierra too
I have a classic Track car with motosport heritage....





You have a saff and an RST
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there is a silver one on the film 'the business' (that drug dealing one)

looks well. it had the twisted soft star 17s and seemed to be pretty low.

but with shitty small wheels and in an awful colour, they look ming.
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Originally Posted by RS500/364
Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Like them and a late one is on my list of vehicles to aquire A bit let down by the interior but it's an old car.
I hope that will be paid for sounds doggy
get two and i give you Ł50 above the Ł500 ring price
Gone in 60 seconds

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Originally Posted by Porkie
Are they really XR4i's in your sig?!?!?!? I thought it was a pair of Porsche 928's!

Wow.... everydays a school day!


Originally Posted by foreverwhite
there is a silver one on the film 'the business' (that drug dealing one)

looks well. it had the twisted soft star 17s and seemed to be pretty low.
Which were totally out of context with a film based in that era and wound me up more than Danny Dyers "acting".

God I'm actually a geek

But at least I wasn't dull enough to post where one of the cars was used in a film.
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Originally Posted by Cawood
fuck off you got a sierra too
I have a classic Track car with motosport heritage....
you mean a sloppy chassis n weak engine
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Are they really XR4i's in your sig?!?!?!? I thought it was a pair of Porsche 928's!

Wow.... everydays a school day!
They would be worth more

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