(29-01-2015, 07:44 PM)procta Wrote: Another thing too, Fiats don't tend to last long either, two cars you lads have mentioned have practically died out! well before their times sadly.

(29-01-2015, 07:26 PM)PUGNUT_XS Wrote: How could I forget....... Fiat uno turbo lol

(06-02-2015, 03:17 PM)mr_fish Wrote:

(08-09-2014, 09:14 PM)procta Wrote: since ozonehostile saved a 405, which is rare sight to see now, on the roads, what other cars do you think have disappeared from the roads? that you used to see about a few years ago.

i havent seen many mk1 and early mk2 clios, the fiestas of that era too, those have gone, the last generation of the ford escort, the early mondao, even the Granada has vanished too.
that's from my area,

(07-02-2015, 03:37 AM)Calpin Wrote:

(08-09-2014, 09:14 PM)procta Wrote: since ozonehostile saved a 405, which is rare sight to see now, on the roads, what other cars do you think have disappeared from the roads? that you used to see about a few years ago.

i havent seen many mk1 and early mk2 clios, the fiestas of that era too, those have gone, the last generation of the ford escort, the early mondao, even the Granada has vanished too.
that's from my area,

Every car you mentioned there I see daily here in menorca, the Spanish cannot afford new cars there are so many old cars here, I've just sold my 1982 mk1 feista with only 60k on it. Lol 

(07-02-2015, 03:37 AM)Calpin Wrote:

(08-09-2014, 09:14 PM)procta Wrote: since ozonehostile saved a 405, which is rare sight to see now, on the roads, what other cars do you think have disappeared from the roads? that you used to see about a few years ago.

i havent seen many mk1 and early mk2 clios, the fiestas of that era too, those have gone, the last generation of the ford escort, the early mondao, even the Granada has vanished too.
that's from my area,

Every car you mentioned there I see daily here in menorca, the Spanish cannot afford new cars there are so many old cars here, I've just sold my 1982 mk1 feista with only 60k on it. Lol 

(07-02-2015, 03:37 AM)Calpin Wrote:

(08-09-2014, 09:14 PM)procta Wrote: since ozonehostile saved a 405, which is rare sight to see now, on the roads, what other cars do you think have disappeared from the roads? that you used to see about a few years ago.

i havent seen many mk1 and early mk2 clios, the fiestas of that era too, those have gone, the last generation of the ford escort, the early mondao, even the Granada has vanished too.
that's from my area,

Every car you mentioned there I see daily here in menorca, the Spanish cannot afford new cars there are so many old cars here, I've just sold my 1982 mk1 feista with only 60k on it. Lol 

(10-02-2015, 05:17 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Saw this today, don't think I've ever seen one before!



Chrysler LeBaron.  Looks just like one of the cars of GTA San Andreas lol.  Though obviously not moved for a while.

(08-09-2014, 09:19 PM)Orta Wrote: Defo 405s dying out. Howmanyleff.com says there's only 8 mi16s taxed currently!

You've stopped seeing anything much really older than the new reg system. In particular I miss Vauxhall Novas, Rover Metros, Ford Sierras, etc

(11-02-2015, 12:34 AM)Lita-Marie Wrote:

(08-09-2014, 09:19 PM)Orta Wrote: Defo 405s dying out. Howmanyleff.com says there's only 8 mi16s taxed currently!

You've stopped seeing anything much really older than the new reg system. In particular I miss Vauxhall Novas, Rover Metros, Ford Sierras, etc

I've got at least 3 Sierras and 7 Novas I see on a regular basis near me :-)

Love Sierras

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Tata pickup

(11-02-2015, 05:39 AM)procta Wrote:

(11-02-2015, 12:34 AM)Lita-Marie Wrote:

(08-09-2014, 09:19 PM)Orta Wrote: Defo 405s dying out. Howmanyleff.com says there's only 8 mi16s taxed currently!

You've stopped seeing anything much really older than the new reg system. In particular I miss Vauxhall Novas, Rover Metros, Ford Sierras, etc

I've got at least 3 Sierras and 7 Novas I see on a regular basis near me :-)

Love Sierras

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Tata pickup

speaking of novas, i walked passed one last night, i remember it from years ago, as it was the only K plater one about, has steelies on now instead of alloys. so looks like its been dropped back to OEM spec.

(11-02-2015, 05:04 PM)Lita-Marie Wrote:

(11-02-2015, 05:39 AM)procta Wrote:

(11-02-2015, 12:34 AM)Lita-Marie Wrote:

(08-09-2014, 09:19 PM)Orta Wrote: Defo 405s dying out. Howmanyleff.com says there's only 8 mi16s taxed currently!

You've stopped seeing anything much really older than the new reg system. In particular I miss Vauxhall Novas, Rover Metros, Ford Sierras, etc

I've got at least 3 Sierras and 7 Novas I see on a regular basis near me :-)

Love Sierras

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Tata pickup

speaking of novas, i walked passed one last night, i remember it from years ago, as it was the only K plater one about, has steelies on now instead of alloys. so looks like its been dropped back to OEM spec.

I love a well done nova

(11-02-2015, 12:21 AM)7057sam Wrote:

(10-02-2015, 05:17 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Saw this today, don't think I've ever seen one before!



Chrysler LeBaron.  Looks just like one of the cars of GTA San Andreas lol.  Though obviously not moved for a while.

Oh no tom see's his next project 

(11-02-2015, 05:16 PM)powerandtorque Wrote: What I have noticed is that Nova's seem to have finally escaped the Max Power image that they were tarnished with for many years, and of the few that you still see, they largely seem to be either cherished/restored standard looking examples or ones that are tastefully modified from a performance point of view.

I can't remember the last time I saw one with a gash Jap-style bodykit and awful oversized wheels like you would have found ten a penny a decade ago.  That's no bad thing of course!

There's a nice late GTE in white that I occasionally see locally that's very tidy