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| Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:32:51pm |
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I had classic car club membership for a couple of years. I borrowed cars when they were cheap by getting them off season and avoiding weekends, but thier pricing structure has changed a bit since then. In the first year I had 40 different cars over about 100 days of the year for a cost of £4k. The previous year my Alfa 156 V6 had cost me over £2k in garage bills, insurance and tax so I felt I could justify the cost somehow. The second year I traded in my alfa with them.
Some cars I'd always liked turned out to be crap and some I'd always thought were crap turned out to be fantastic. You never know until you try it for yourself. Trying all these cars made me seek out a cappuccino.
The important thing to point out is that IMO, only two of these cars were more fun to drive than the cappuccino - Ferrari 360 and Caterham Superlight R300. Neither of which can be driven daily.
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| 1959 Jag XK150 3.8S - fast! |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:36:43pm
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| Ferrari 360 (and old alfa) |
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| Al Cappuccino |
Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:37:21pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:38:17pm
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| Alfa Spider - more fun than I expected - think it was about 1972 |
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| Al Cappuccino |
Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:39:21pm
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| 3.0 GTV with remap, konis, polybushes, ss exhaust, induction, etc. quick. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:40:04pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:41:10pm
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| 1989ish BMW Z1... electric sliding doors... good fun but not that quick |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:42:09pm
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| TVR Chimera 4.0 V8. Like a cappo but more thirsty. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:43:02pm
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| Fiat 124 Spider - nice car but much preferred the Alfa Spider |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:43:51pm
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| Lotus Plus 2 with Zetec conversion. Pretty and pretty quick. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:44:29pm
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| 500SL - Luxurious mile eating. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:45:19pm
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| Non-turbo automatic.... not much fun really... |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:47:31pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:47:47pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:49:17pm
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| Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Very quick in a straight line. 170 mph in it's day. Gorgeous sound. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:49:35pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:51:09pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:51:55pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:54:16pm
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| E92 M3. Far too heavy and computer controlled. Very quick though. I much prefer the E36 M3. Hats off to BMW though for all their M cars.... they're devilishly quick but they are all devoid of any character. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:54:44pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:56:28pm
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| Lotus Elan S2. Quite an enjoyable car, not hugely fast but very involving, and also comfortable when cruising. Lets loads of water in when it rains. Puddles in footwells. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:58:42pm
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| Mercedes E-something. I like mercs. They were well-built up to and including this model. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:59:09pm
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| Merc on the beach. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 2:59:56pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:00:16pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:02:56pm
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| Bentley on the way back from an event on the New Forest with a couple of CCC mechanics. Getting back into a Bentley after having just topped up a volvo with water and push-started a VW is an odd experience. I also like the way it doesn't quite fit into parking bays. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:04:25pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:04:44pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:05:48pm
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| Focus ST. Quick but still a shopping car. Amazing turn-in. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:06:46pm
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:07:55pm
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| Fiat Barchetta. Good fun cars in their own right but not as much fun as a cappo. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:09:32pm
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| BMW Z4 2.5L. I found this one really boring. Z3M was bananas-fast. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:10:43pm
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| Series 2 E-Type, 4.2L. Very nice car, still quick by today's standards. |
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| Pug 504. Very pleasant. |
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| Late model mini cooper. Not as fast as I'd hoped but this one had loads of extra weight. Even had an electric sunroof. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:13:42pm
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| Porsche 911 3.0 SC (1977). Fast. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:14:33pm
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| Maserati 3200 GT Assetto Corsa. If petrol ran like water this car would be the car to have. |
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Posted on: Friday, March 29th, 2013, 3:18:37pm
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