My other car is a...
- Thread starter Warming
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At the summit of the picturesque fens
A guy I know raced a 2002 turbo. Said it was the most annoying car he had ever run due to the ridiculously long turbo lag - he had to floor it going into a corner in order for it to start accelerating by the end of the corner. Nonethelss, those cars are rare and desirable. And now very pricy!
Wasn't that the point of early turbo cars, though? Nowadays turbos are unnoticeable. Apparently a 1979 Saab 99 turbo's lag was measured in weeks. :lol: I loved my 1985 Escort Turbo; you could feel the turbo kick in which made it an event.wspohn said:
I now have three cars with four turbos between them; only noticed by the badges on the back.
Yes it’s a lot of money but I think it is probably one of the best in the country. Better condition than new. Any modern classic bike or car are fetching ridiculous money at the moment.Pondrew said:It's only down the road from me too. £15k is strong money, but for a good example I can see it. If only I didn't have another house in the offing; I would be seriously interested.Mikee said:
Apologies if we have posted here before… don’t think so tho… the other drive is currently a rather splendid Beetle 2 with 1200cc turbo power and a black pack. There was also a ‘03 RAV4 but a spectacular MoT fail (the perils from years of Scottish road salt) killed it off (apparently it was off to Africa according to the buyer) which was terrific at puppy carrying. Next year may see a rethink of our ‘not the Zed’ car.
