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  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    B2 VW Quantum.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    That's it.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    edited April 2013
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  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Daewoo ... Nubira I think?
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited April 2013
    :):(:D :confuse: :shades:

    (no message, but the tools are back).
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    That's what one would think it is, but it's not a Nubira. Think Russian!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Those lazy bums didn't even change the grille!?

    OK, GM tie-in, so I'll guess Chevy Nubira?
  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 15,895
    It's a Doninvest Orion.

    ***Cheated w/ Google*** :blush:

    2023 Mercedes EQE 350 4Matic / 2022 Ram 1500 Bighorn, Built to Serve

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    edited April 2013
    With that grille and headlight assembly, 1986-88.

    To be replaced by the Passat for 90, an even more troublesome car that is virtually extinct on NA roads now.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    That's it.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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  • robr2robr2 Member Posts: 8,805
    Subaru XT.
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    That's it. Looks like it could've come out of Darth Vader's TIE fighter!
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Edmunds member RSHolland owned one that made him swear off VWs forever.

    VW is funny, no? They have both extremes. Haters with a bad previous experience, and rabidly loyal fans.

    There seems to be no middle ground among the VW owners I've met.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    Shucks, bad time to leave the computer. Knew that one. paisan owned an XT6 that I drove.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    Funny thing, back in the day my grandparents were thinking of a new car, and I recommended that 1990 style Passat. My young eyes thought it was so modern and German looking, and it was fairly priced. They also didn't have the horrible rep yet. Good thing they actually bought a Taurus - even though those can have issues, theirs was OK. No doubt the Passat would have been on a tow truck all the time.

    I'd roll the dice on a US built new Passat, but many of the others scare me.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    The new one got dulled down. Doesn't do anything for me, though a TDI is always interesting.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    Dull, but handsome enough, and a loaded TDi for ~30K isn't the worst value out there. Probably the most reliable Passat ever, too, as it is shaped for this market.
  • ateixeiraateixeira Member Posts: 72,587
    With the Accord averaging 30mpg per CR and the Altima 31mpg, the appeal of a diesel (36mpg) diminishes for me, since diesel costs way more than gas around here. You break-even on fuel cost.

    And both of those cost a lot less, and have better tech. Passat doesn't even have a backup cam.

    Wagon's also gone.

    The only real advantage is the excellent range, and Altima is still close.
  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    Diesel makes sense for larger heavy vehicles. Will be a tough sell on smaller lighter things, as gasoline engine technology improves and mileage shoots up.

    I suspect actual transaction prices on a loaded Passat vs EX-L aren't too far off. But neither are the fuel costs, and the latter will have lower maintenance I am sure.
  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,146
    edited April 2013
    :surprise: > :):(:D :confuse: :shades:

    (no message, but the tools are back).

    Did they take off the limit on how many could be in one post?
    :):(:D :mad: :cry: :P ;) :surprise: :blush: :confuse: :sick: :shades: :lemon:

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited April 2013
    How'd you manage that? When I tried to post the 6th Emotorcon, I got a pop-up that essentially said "enough already". :confuse: :D
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    edited April 2013
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  • imidazol97imidazol97 Member Posts: 27,146
    Post. Edit. Add 4. Post edit. add4. :)

    I have been missing the emoticons. It felt good to load up on them in that post.

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  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Sneaky LOL.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,293
    Ford Atlas concept pickup truck.
    2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • steverstever Guest Posts: 52,454
    Yep, Ford dropped one off at the home office garage today for the rest of the crew to admire.
  • tjc78tjc78 Member Posts: 15,895
    Post. Edit. Add 4. Post edit. add4.

    I have been missing the emoticons. It felt good to load up on them in that post.


    If you know the code you can put in as many as you like !!

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  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Possibly a Reliant Scimitar, but not sure of model. Proof that Reliant could makes something more than awful three wheelers

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    Dang, I thought it would last a while but yes, that's a 1966 Reliant Scimitar SE6A


    I'm more familiar with the Scimitar GTE, which I believe was more commonplace>

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    None of the Reliants were ever imported here and I have never even seen one.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,293
    On the bottom of the plate with the '5' on it, it says 'Mobil Economy Run'.
    2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    That's correct, the car is an entrant in the UK Mobil Economy Run.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    You are better than me on the models. Somewhere in the depths of my memory there is some story of a connection between the Scimitar GTE and the Volvo 1800P. Ogle designed the GTE (and also the Reliant Robin and Bond Bug).

    The Scimitar GTE was vaguely famous in Britain as Princess Anne was given one for her 20th birthday and then replaced it with several later models (some reports suggest eight in total); she is a notoriously quick driver, as speeding tickets and press coverage attest. We would occasionally see her driving too fast when we lived near Gatcombe Park in the 1990s

    Cheers

    Graham
  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,471
    That is a Daimler (I don't remember the model designation. It may have just been '2.5' because the car had a 2 1/2 liter V-8.

    2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])

  • fintailfintail Member Posts: 57,131
    edited April 2013
    I think they were called 2.5 or 250. D registration suffix would be ~1965.
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    Yup, you picked up the ridges on the grille shell that cosmetically distinguish the Daimler V8/2.5 from it's near twin , the Jaguar 3.8/Mk.II.

    The Daimler's little V8 is the same one used in the SP250/Dart roadster.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,471
    i'll take this opportunity to ask a question. Were the differences between the Daimler 2.5 and the Jag Mk. II just the engine and minor cosmetics or were they different in other mechanical ways or in their interiors?

    2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])

  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    In general, Daimlers were slightly better finished than their Jaguar counterparts. For the 250 V8, this extended to a walnut dash and full instrumentation and I think slightly fancier leather interior.

    In general terms, Daimler models attracted a price premium because they were seen as more exclusive. I seem to remember this was about GBP10,000 by 1990.

    The engine was about 50kg lighter than the 3.2l Jaguar 6 and the stance of the car is different if you see them side by side. I have a vague recollection that springs and dampers might be different as well.

    They came standard with an auto transmission. I have a couple of mates who are mad keen Jaguar fanciers and could tell me all the differences; however my eyes would glaze over first!

    Cheers

    Graham
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    Well I can place the year as 1956 from the double bill at the theatre.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
    Side of street with theatre:

    1954 Plymouth with a 1953 model parked close behind it. 1956 Buick further back. Other cars look too grainy. Looks like what might be a 1955 Ford among them.

    Other side of street: 1955 Mercury, 1955 Buick.
  • Mr_ShiftrightMr_Shiftright Member Posts: 64,481
    Oh no mystery to former Subaru XT owners---my Subaru mechanic used to call those instrument holders "landing pods".
  • explorerx4explorerx4 Member Posts: 19,293
    on the right, 53? Buick, 55 Mercury 57 Olds.
    2023 Ford Explorer ST, 91 Mustang GT vert
  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
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    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • bhill2bhill2 Member Posts: 2,471
    Unless there is a very similar car out there, that it is a Checker. If so, it must be a later model, as it has different tail lights than I am used to seeing.

    2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])

  • andys120andys120 Member Posts: 23,386
    Nope, not a Checker but it does bear a definite resemblance, especially in wagon form but it has no relation to any Checker and was not even made in the USA.

    2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93

  • grahampetersgrahampeters Member Posts: 1,786
    G'day

    By golly, you are finding the oddballs. That is a Humber Super Snipe Estate, I guess from mid 1960's. Tail-lights vary by year and this was before the last versions which I think ran up to about 1970

    They were fitted with raised rooves and used as ambulances in Australia, assembled at a plant near my present office.

    A great uncle had a sedan until the late 1970's. They were very posh for their time.

    Cheers

    Graham
  • lemkolemko Member Posts: 15,261
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