How Do You Drive?

[sparkdog]

2000 Escort 1.8D Van.Its alright really.

 

[Bubblecraft]

For work I drive a 2007 Mk 7 Ford Transit T350 115ps Jumbo LX. Heavily kitted with all the LX mod cons including heated windscreen, fog lights, auto lights & wipers, 6 speed gear box etc. Also have 9" flip down screen with 3 cameras, DVD player & massive ICE system. Kicking just under 135db. Clifford alarm & additional locks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJ6vxe9iNmI

For fun I either drive a 1996 Subaru Impreza Wagon STI or a mint 1992 Honda Prelude (4th Gen) No pics on my iPad but here's some vids on the rollers. You can also see my wagon in the above video of the camera setup in my van.

CAUTION - Next two vids are a little loud due to wind tunnel!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEU8JI2Yo3A&feature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYzm5j2GdK8&feature=channel

Here's my Lude when it was car of the month on a Jap car forum I was on - http://www.clanjapan.co.uk/cotm/cotm_december.html


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk - Couple a' Tools

 

[kung]

I want a heavy duty 4x4 this time, particularly one that I can use as a battering ram

If its a battering ram you be wanting try one of these beauties !!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bubblecraft]

I want one of them beauties

 

[kung]

Bet you would'nt get any non paying customers eh ! i dont need no wolf to huff and puff !

 

[Newsome3]

for work drive my transit connect fully racked out with some loud speakers in with sub in back





for weekend use i drive my mini
with its new honda vtec engine







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[Bubblecraft]

What did you take the Vtec from? Teg, Prelude, Accord? What size? 1.8, 2.0, 2.2 or 2.3?

PTWR must be nuts. You had it on the RR yet?

 

[Dan]

Love the Mini! - You selling it by chance?

 

[Dan]

I've ordered a VW Amarok, arrives in June. That'll be the workhorse. I'll be kitting it out with as much stuff as I can afford too. Might take a while but I'll do it! lol

General cars are 2ltr Petrol Skoda Octavia Estate, Subaru Impreza UK300 Prodrive, Replica Porsche Speedster 356 (built in 1973 and owned by Jeremy Clarkson's wife, Francie Clarkson), Toyota MR2 Turbo which is off the road and has been for years but it was my first nippy car that I owned, and I managed to get it back a couple of years ago so hopefully one day I'll do it back up and have some more fun in it.

I just got rid of an Astra and a Mitzi Spacewagon too. The MRs was moaning about having too many cars around the house lol

 

[Bubblecraft]

If I'm right, looks like a Teg bottom end. Must be pushing 170bhp from a DOHC. Nice & simple to turbo also. Could easy get that to 350bhp. That would be nuts out a FWD lol

 

[Bubblecraft]

...The MRs was moaning about having too many cars around the house lol

I know the feeling Dan. I had 2 transits, 4 cars & a very large car transporter.

 

[Fin170]

Have to use my car for everything, insurance for a van at 21 is oppressively high and I can't get 3rd party cover on other vehicles (You must be 25, "You have 7 years No claims at 24? No 25, no it doesn't matter you've crashed 5 cars and only passed last week, cover's yours!") Like every 21 year old I run the family car too....also partial to a bit off offroading. My Subaru Forester covers all bases but trying to work out racking is troublesome

 

[Newsome3]

It's a 1.6
think it's out of a civic

Thinking about turboing it later in year ( work depending!!)

It was on rolling road dec. produced 178bhp

Goes like mad. All that's inside is two seats and a roll cage

Dan you facy it???

 

[Bubblecraft]

B18c4 out a civic vti then? With a b18c6 head would bring you just over the 200 mark. My bro's 98 spec Teg is in getting mapped just now. Thats just been turbo'd. Should be back tomorrow. Will b a lot of fun. Clean looking mini you got!

 

[Newsome3]

I'm looking at getting a vauxhall 2litre red top next if not that then maybe a mk1 golf with either a g60 in it or a 1.8t

 

[Bubblecraft]

I'd take the golf personally. Too many red tops out there...more so stuck in little rusty corsa's.

I've had both but still love the mk1 golf by far!

 

[Bubblecraft]

When I say both, i meant it was a mk1 Astra GTE. God, that was 15 years ago!

 

[Guest111]

Volvo v70 white with all the safety kit camera,s lights siren etc,and for rough ground a Fendt 936 in black truly the mutts.

 

[JD6400]

Liking the Fendt !

 

[Guest111]

Liking the Fendt !

yes me too people couldnt believe it when I was learning to drive a tractor and told them I was learning in a Fendt

 

[Dipsy]

A Merc Vito "work" and Audi S3 for weekend use but I end up using my van lol

 

[Dipsy]

Does anyone on here own the new shape Vito ?

If so what's it like as I'm planing to upgrade my old one for a newer shape one new ?
Cheerd

 

[Rodders73]

I drove my bosses van until last week when a wall ran into it!

 

[series530]

I drive this

When I am not working from home

 

[joseph8]

tandem bike with my apprentice

 

[TonyLeigh]

Ford focus 1.8

 

[david john cook]

a volvo v70 .a excelllent work vehicle

 

[nick182]

bmw e36 'loon'...perfect work horse

 

[JohnTeigh]

I've got a Mercedes Sprinter at the moment but I need to change it soon. Thinking about leasing.

 

[huntos33]

Berlingo 1.6 hdi £70 to fill 500 + miles of that it's not flash but it's for work and earns the pennys

 

[RAD_22]

Vauxhall Vivaro SWB racked out - Nice easy to drive van, although I would prefer a LWB version. Maybe go for a LWB Transit next time. ;-)

 

[huntos33]

Vauxhall Vivaro SWB racked out - Nice easy to drive van, although I would prefer a LWB version. Maybe go for a LWB Transit next time. ;-)

Had one of these on an old company loved that van , went like stink real licence loser

 

[Steve_P]

Daewoo Musso 2.9Td auto. Ideal for the tracks and lanes up to the farms round here :smug:

 

[Chris_Harvey]

for work a 2003 LWB transit connect and for playing 1998 110 defender

Chris

 

[Brown969]

Wish I had an ELECTRIC car so I could do my own servicing....

 

[Rick0rz]

Work 2006 Transit T280 125 with Remap, play or winter work Landrover Defender 110 twincab pickup unimog Portal Axles with a Cummins 6 litre turbo Diesel Engine

 

[killeen]

Work and leisure a 2007 Nissan Navara... Thinkin of changing for van boot not big enough

 

[Dan]

Impreza WRX UK300 for my toy, VW Amarok 2012 for work, Octavia Estate for family trips.

 

[kerv]

Vauxhall combo for work and a Volvo V50 for non work. Rock and roll me!unk:

 

[katysparks]

On my raleigh pushbike, with my bike trailer full of tools. Good times.

 

[Strima]

Ex post office Vauxhall Combo for work, doesn't get a lot of use at the minute. Skoda 1.9 estate to carry the clan. And of course the all important bikes, Suzuki SV650 for hacking around and a 1979 Suzuki GS850 chop for chilling out on.

 

[High Tower]

Vivaro for work, focus RS for pleasure and my beloved Triumph Sprint 1050 as my baby

 

[haj]

Ex British Gas combo with racking left in.

 

[ExArmy]

2005 VW Caddy with Brtish Gas racking in. best small van in my opinion!

 

[Dave 85]

Vauxhall Vivaro for work
BMW 330 Cabrio for the weekend

 

[jameswhite1979]

I have the same 150ps Astra van but with a chip from DTUK advertising 206ps! Had it for nearly 4 years and no problems. Was looking at getting a Caddy sportline but they have stop making it!:shame:

 

[hermetic]

I get in, turn the key to start the engine, select a gear, drop the clutch, close my eyes and steer away from the noise of the horns blaring!

 

[DW Electronics]

Probably the most un econimcal car to drive to work in a highly modified Nissan Silvia S15 drift car

 

[a12jpm]

Just got rid of my transit connect and bought a L200 Mitsubishi. Need to get a proper canopy for the back but the lid will do for just now. Bit of a squeeze to get my stuff in but pretty much all fits just!

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[James Dalby]

Peugeot 206