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Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2018 8:44 pm
by johnpolo2
Another champagne socialist, we need one of those like the proverbial!
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Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 6:45 pm
by roywolfey
Soooo, what did we all think of the Grand Tour Episode featuring the Polo GTI?
I quite like the idea of having a Mushroom coloured car.
Lots of footage, and the drag race was interesting as the Polo trounced the ST and the Yaris. The VW quoted time of 0-60 in 6.7 often proven to be conservative..
Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:04 pm
by monkeyhanger
^ That mushroom car is Limestone Grey, really don't like it 90% of the time. That 10% of the time it looks like a proper moody grey (in poor light) its great, but metallic Greige is horrible.
Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:47 pm
by johnpolo2
Red's not perfect. I'm on my second. It can look great in certain lighting conditions but can have an orange tint in others.
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Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:44 am
by roywolfey
monkeyhanger wrote: Tue Mar 19, 2019 7:04 pm
^ That mushroom car is Limestone Grey, really don't like it 90% of the time. That 10% of the time it looks like a proper moody grey (in poor light) its great, but metallic Greige is horrible.
I like my Limestone Grey car, but then I like it when it looks bronze, or brown, or mushroom.
David Soufflé
https://youtu.be/VP5qyk7B_Sg
Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:09 am
by Andy Beats
SRGTD wrote: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:27 am
I remember the Allego well - horrible car (IMO of course). British Leyland used to make a big thing of the ‘square’ steering wheel they fitted to it. The Vanden Plas model with its upright, pretend Rolls Royce grill looked truly hideous.
A fully restored Allegro Equipe is on my 'want' list.
The British Alfasud.
Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:34 am
by RUM4MO
What - you'll get reported for writing things like that!
They did seem to be able to resist rusting better than their peers though - why not get an estate instead - oh no, see what you made me write, I'll get reported as well!
Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:23 pm
by barrywi
It was BL’s Alfa Sud including terminal rust and a tendency to be stationary rather than on the road. At least the Alfa Sud was good to drive for the six months before it rusted away or broke down.
Actually though an immaculate rust free All Aggro could be a good classic car investment, there cannot be many left.
Re: Jeremy Clarkson and Binky Felstead plus GTI.
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:47 pm
by Andy Beats
barrywi wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:23 pm
It was BL’s Alfa Sud including terminal rust and a tendency to be stationary rather than on the road. At least the Alfa Sud was good to drive for the six months before it rusted away or broke down.
Actually though an immaculate rust free All Aggro could be a good classic car investment, there cannot be many left.
I remember the Equipe version of the Allegro being very well received by the press and said to be a very worthy competitor to the Alfasud.
There's allegedly only 17 left in the UK.
I'm an Alfa fan as well, I've owned a 156 and 159.
