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Old Sep 30, 2022 | 08:25 PM
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old and slow is the new way to go for me as i get older
just got this ,original 21k miles from 1.6 carbed automatic .it actually goes alright


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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 02:09 PM
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Retro as you like,i love it.
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 03:24 PM
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complete retro mate

the autobox is hilarious
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 03:46 PM
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looks very clean mate
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 05:35 PM
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cheers buddy .its a proper minter
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Old Oct 1, 2022 | 07:13 PM
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Car looks great.
How is the gearbox? I’ve never driven an FWD auto from this era.
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Old Oct 2, 2022 | 05:17 AM
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it was a first for me as well mate .it actually works well enough its just the spacing between gears .I think its

1st 0 mph to 20 mph
2nd 20mph to 40 mph
3rd 40 mph to the sky

i much prefer autos as standard anyway ,so i love it
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Old Oct 2, 2022 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by james kiely
it was a first for me as well mate .it actually works well enough its just the spacing between gears .I think its

1st 0 mph to 20 mph
2nd 20mph to 40 mph
3rd 40 mph to the sky

i much prefer autos as standard anyway ,so i love it
Is it unusual for a 2 door estate?
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Old Oct 2, 2022 | 11:22 AM
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i remember them being about at the time ,and they would have been the small panel van at the time also mate
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 02:12 AM
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That is very nice
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Old Oct 3, 2022 | 07:20 AM
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cheers buddy
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Old Oct 4, 2022 | 09:26 PM
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Cooool as fooooook that. It looks a clean straight thing.
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Old Oct 5, 2022 | 01:08 PM
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cheers glenn
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 10:21 AM
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Old school cool I like it, looks like a combi van I had but with windows
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 11:45 AM
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How did I miss this post. Looks cool mate. I remember those auto boxes you used to be able to anticipate the gearchange 😂
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 02:05 PM
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Originally Posted by scoooby slayer
Old school cool I like it, looks like a combi van I had but with windows
cheers buddy Thats exactly what it is mate .back when cars were simple

Originally Posted by 3drRich
How did I miss this post. Looks cool mate. I remember those auto boxes you used to be able to anticipate the gearchange 😂
cheers rich .you have to keep it above 20mph or it drops to first lol.its a blast from the past

it reminds me of the old granada 2.8 autos with out any power
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 03:33 PM
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Super cool looking car indeed
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Old Oct 8, 2022 | 06:06 PM
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cheers jason
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