A good alternative EV

[securespark]

I was a Leyland kind of guy.

Maxi, Ital, 2x Metro, 1x Maestro 2 x Monty estate, one petrol, one Perkins. A R111, R414. I really wanted a first gen R800, but never got there.

 

[Big Ears]

I thought the van engine were the same as the car...low compression so wouldn't have thought it would have made a great deal of difference.

Gearing is lower.

 

[Rolfe]

A colleague (too) many years ago had an XR2. He loved it, except for low speed driving as it was an earlier one without power assisted steering.

Mine was one of the last to be made and its lack of power steering was one reason I only kept it for five years. (The other was its lack of air conditioning.)

 

[Rolfe]

I never really got into Fords, I had a bog std Mk2 escort, ditto mk2 Fiest (the last car was a Fiesta, Had loads of Trannies, I had a Mk2 Granada 2.8 Ghia, cracking car, but PXd it for a Chevvy C10 pickup, so had more than I thought.

Crikey. I have had five cars (two Fords, a Peugeot, a VW and the MG) in my entire life.

 

[Big Ears]

We've had five since we moved here in 2018, but only this thing has been new.

 

[siteguru]

Nova (C reg)
Escort (H reg, bought new)
Corsa (can't remember the reg)
Astra SRi Estate (08 reg, company car)
Golf GT (12 reg, company car)
Insignia (67 reg, company car)
MG4 (72 reg, bought new)

That's my car history ... with a smattering of a Fizzy, RD125LC, Kwaka GPZ600R and a Yamaha 900 Divvy thrown into the mix.

 

[salty]

Not even gonna attempt to list all mine.
I'd need me own thread.

 

[Eclectic]

Morris Oxford 1952
Ford Prefect 100E 1954
Vauxhall Viva HA 1965
Mini Clubman 1973
Ford Fiesta S1300 1977
Ford Escort 1600
Ford Escort 1800 Diesel 1990
Honda Civic 2002
Honda Jazz 2008
Honda Jazz 2011
Renault Zoe R40 2018
MG ZS Trophy LR 2023

 

[Rolfe]

Ford Fiesa 1.1L 1985 (Miranda)
Ford Fiesta XR2 1993 (Ferdinand)
Peugeot 306 GTi6 1998 (Ariel)
VW Golf GTi Mk6 2009 (Prospero)
MG4 SE SR 2023 (Caliban)

Plus a couple of motorbikes.

 

[Big Ears]

Nova (C reg)
Escort (H reg, bought new)
Corsa (can't remember the reg)
Astra SRi Estate (08 reg, company car)
Golf GT (12 reg, company car)
Insignia (67 reg, company car)
MG4 (72 reg, bought new)

That's my car history ... with a smattering of a Fizzy, RD125LC, Kwaka GPZ600R and a Yamaha 900 Divvy thrown into the mix.

Oh I can't do bikes too, First bike was a 197cc DOT scrambler clueless on year but I was only 11, I swapped it for a crappy reel to reel tape deck, my dad went ape sh1t and I've had dozens of bikes since then, just the ones I can remember, 5 Harleys, 3 Wings a 1200 & 2 1500, a Kwak VN 1500, 4, BMWs, 2 Moto guzzis, a couple of CX 500s, Passed my test on a Yam YDS2, I had a CB72 for a while, and a Beamish Suzuki, that's all my old brain is coughing up but there are more, a CB500T etc.

 

[securespark]

Gearing is lower.

But of course...

 

[Ian Key]

These are the cars I've owned. My father worked at Kennings BL dealership which explains the choice of cars. All of them second hand until the MG4

Triumph Herald 12/50 (inherited from my uncle)
Triumph Herald 13/60
Morris Marina 1100
Austin Maxi 1750
Ford Cortina 1600 Mk4 estate
Triumph Dolomite 1850
Austin Montego 2.0
Rover 216 (Honda based)
Rover 200

My father had passed away when I had the following:
Ford Mondeo Ghia 2.0 Mk3
Ford Mondeo Mk4 1.6 eco
Ford Focus Mk3 2.0 Titanium X
MG4 Trophy

 

[Big Ears]

The Rover 216 was the best BL car ever.

 

[Archev]

Cars & motorcycles
48 vehicle history since 1965


1949 BSA C11 259cc M/ cycle
195? Triumph T20 Tiger Cub 200cc M/ cycle
Triumph T3 350cc M/ cyclewith side car
1964 BSA A65 Rocket 650cc M/ cycle
1959 Morris Minor 1000
Mini 1000
Hillman Imp Estate
Hillman Avenger Estate
Sunbeam Imp Sport 875cc
Company car Vauxhall Viva
Company car Vauxhall Viva
Company car Vauxhall Chevette
Bedford CA pickup truck
Hillman Imp 875cc saloon
Hillman Imp Van 875 cc
Bedford CF 2.3 Minibus / van
Van (ex PO)
Morris Minor Estate 1000cc
Morris Marina 1300cc Van
Austin Allegro 1500cc Estate
Austin Mini Van 850cc converted to1000cc
Morris 1800 (landcrab)
Austin Maxi 1750 TC
Morris Ital Estate 1700cc
Seat van diesel
Land Rover Series II LWB Diesel 12 seat
Mini Clubman Estate 1100cc
Peugeot 305 Estate Diesel
Austin Maestro Van Diesel
Austin Maestro Car Diesel
Austin Maestro Van Diesel
Austin Maestro Car Diesel
Skoda Fabia Estate Diesel.
Vauxhall Meriva Diesel
LDV 200 Van Diesel
Renault Kangoo Estate Diesel
1954 BSA A10 Golden Flash 650cc M/ cycle 2nd owner since new. I have the original sales receipt, the Avon “dustbin” fairing, the original “pudding basin” helmet. (All still in the garage)
Renault Modus Diesel
Renault Kangoo Estate Diesel
Nissan Note Diesel
Renault Kangoo mk2 Estate Diesel
Citroen C3 1600cc Diesel
Mercedes B CLASS Diesel (for 8 days - rubbish)
Citroen Berlingo Multispace automatic Diesel
Citroen Berlingo Multispace automatic Diesel
MG ZS EV Electric
MG 5 EV Estate Electric
Citroen e-Berlingo Max M.

 

[securespark]

The Rover 216 was the best BL car ever.

SD3 or R8?

 

[Big Ears]

The Honda engined one.

 

[m4rmite]

Cars & motorcycles
48 vehicle history since 1965


1949 BSA C11 259cc M/ cycle
195? Triumph T20 Tiger Cub 200cc M/ cycle
Triumph T3 350cc M/ cyclewith side car
1964 BSA A65 Rocket 650cc M/ cycle
1959 Morris Minor 1000
Mini 1000
Hillman Imp Estate
Hillman Avenger Estate
Sunbeam Imp Sport 875cc
Company car Vauxhall Viva
Company car Vauxhall Viva
Company car Vauxhall Chevette
Bedford CA pickup truck
Hillman Imp 875cc saloon
Hillman Imp Van 875 cc
Bedford CF 2.3 Minibus / van
Van (ex PO)
Morris Minor Estate 1000cc
Morris Marina 1300cc Van
Austin Allegro 1500cc Estate
Austin Mini Van 850cc converted to1000cc
Morris 1800 (landcrab)
Austin Maxi 1750 TC
Morris Ital Estate 1700cc
Seat van diesel
Land Rover Series II LWB Diesel 12 seat
Mini Clubman Estate 1100cc
Peugeot 305 Estate Diesel
Austin Maestro Van Diesel
Austin Maestro Car Diesel
Austin Maestro Van Diesel
Austin Maestro Car Diesel
Skoda Fabia Estate Diesel.
Vauxhall Meriva Diesel
LDV 200 Van Diesel
Renault Kangoo Estate Diesel
1954 BSA A10 Golden Flash 650cc M/ cycle 2nd owner since new. I have the original sales receipt, the Avon “dustbin” fairing, the original “pudding basin” helmet. (All still in the garage)
Renault Modus Diesel
Renault Kangoo Estate Diesel
Nissan Note Diesel
Renault Kangoo mk2 Estate Diesel
Citroen C3 1600cc Diesel
Mercedes B CLASS Diesel (for 8 days - rubbish)
Citroen Berlingo Multispace automatic Diesel
Citroen Berlingo Multispace automatic Diesel
MG ZS EV Electric
MG 5 EV Estate Electric
Citroen e-Berlingo Max M.

that's a bigger list than a car thief

 

[Big Ears]

Better not get onto my jobs list, I probably had more jobs in the 60's than most have in a lifetime. I had three jobs in one day back then, and there were more jobs than people to fill them, the "Labour exchange" was empty of people but full of jobs, they would send you to many in one go, and if you could walk and talk you got the job unless they needed skills you didn't have but, so you'd turn up have a proper look at the job and if you didn't care for it or the people/place off you went to the next one, apologise for being late and carry on.

 

[securespark]

The Honda engined one.

That'll be the Roy Axe car from 89.
From memory there were two Honda 1.6s, A SOHC and a DOHC.

I agree with you, these cars were little crackers. Basically a Roverised Honda Concerto.

And yes, much as I liked the S series lump, the Honda motor was better.

 

[Archev]

that's a bigger list than a car thief

Never said money figured.