Top Gear in Romania

[Lucky Jack]

Saw the first programme of the new series, and have to agree with Clarkson that the road they drove the Aston, Lambo and Ferrari on was amazing :eek:

It would be great to try out an Abarth there, really test it's capability. Also be interesting to see how Lefty would get on in his Ferrari - probably not a good road for a Challenger muscle car though ;)

Wish I hadn't sold the Elan now, it would be worth a road trip across Europe just to try those hairpin bends and fast straights. :thinking:

[.Lefteris.]

You cant have one car to fit to all roads and especially with todays traffic and all, a muscle one it fits good, but the 500 is the best of all, I drive hard this days mine and I found it very ''entertainment'' and easy to play with :)

[wreckmaster]

You cant have one car to fit to all roads and especially with todays traffic and all, a muscle one it fits good, but the 500 is the best of all, I drive hard this days mine and I found it very ''entertainment'' and easy to play with :)

So you have gone by the 2000km mark now then:icon_thumleft: ( I want one to play with too:( )

lollollol

[Lucky Jack]

Here are the links for the driving underneath the People's Palace and the Treansfagarasan highway bits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwoVrTaBZ6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po-vENcA9A4

Lefteris is correct of course, it's hard to find a car to fit every requirement. The 500 suits our town / city driving needs, the Mazda 5 is a van with windows which is very practical. Can't help feeling I'm missing something now though. :(

This is the car I owned for 17 years, and sort of regret selling now :confused: (that little boy walking down the steps with my wife in the second photo is a 19 year old bloke now).

[wreckmaster]

Loooking VEEEEEEEERRRRRRYYYY good Jack:icon_thumleft: Why did you sell such a beauty? Time goes by way too fast I am afraid... I am only 31 years old, but already I have been together with my wife for 13 years:eek: Seems like we got together last week:) And now we have two kids almost 3 and 5 years old, and I am quite sure the oldest one was born only a few months agolollol

[.Lefteris.]

So you have gone by the 2000km mark now then:icon_thumleft: ( I want one to play with too:( )

lollollol
2.100km already! :icon_thumleft:

[.Lefteris.]

Here are the links for the driving underneath the People's Palace and the Treansfagarasan highway bits:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwoVrTaBZ6I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po-vENcA9A4

Lefteris is correct of course, it's hard to find a car to fit every requirement. The 500 suits our town / city driving needs, the Mazda 5 is a van with windows which is very practical. Can't help feeling I'm missing something now though. :(

This is the car I owned for 17 years, and sort of regret selling now :confused: (that little boy walking down the steps with my wife in the second photo is a 19 year old bloke now).
Love those family history photos with kids and cars, makes you weep some times! :icon_thumleft:

[wreckmaster]

2.100km already! :icon_thumleft:

Good:icon_thumleft: It is made to be usedlol 2100km`s in almost a year ain`t too bad:icon_thumleft: If you continue like this, the car will not be proper run in before it is 5 years oldlollol

[.Lefteris.]

Good:icon_thumleft: It is made to be usedlol 2100km`s in almost a year ain`t too bad:icon_thumleft: If you continue like this, the car will not be proper run in before it is 5 years oldlollol
11 months old aready biggrin2 in 10 years time it will have more then 20.000km on the clock :eek:

[wreckmaster]

11 months old aready biggrin2 in 10 years time it will have more then 20.000km on the clock :eek:

:eeeeek::roflmfao:

[Lucky Jack]

Yep, time does seem to pass quickly (not for Lefty's Abarth though ;)) I'd got to the point where I just wasn't using the Elan, always seemed to be something else to do. They can be a bit tempremental, and if not used regularly develop all sorts of gremlins :frustrated: So decided to pass it on to someone who would get enjoyment from owning it.

Lately though, I miss having an 'enthusiasts' car. Thought about a Caterham (Lotus) Seven, but if I got in it, am too old and fat to get back out :(

Never owned an Alfa though, so maybe a GTV.....:idea:

[.Lefteris.]

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Never owned an Alfa though, so maybe a GTV.....:idea:
:icon_thumright:

[wreckmaster]

A GTV sounds good:icon_thumleft: What about a spider?

[Lucky Jack]

Spider would be good too, same car really but with a drophead. You can get one of the V6 3.2's (GTV or Spider) five years old for as little as about £5000 :). Downside with this is the 21 MPG :( but 0 -100 KPH in just over 6 seconds.

One of the 165BHP 2.0 engines would do me really (not as fast as I used to be :D) 0 - 100KPH in just over 8 seconds.

Time will tell. :icon_rolleyes:

[wreckmaster]

The fuel consumption doesen't matter if you're having it as an enthusiast car and not as a daily driver :) what about a Classic one from the 60ths or 70ths ?I love the classic spiders( with thin crome bumpers) ;)

[Lucky Jack]

I agree Wreckmaster, the early Spiders are great, but good ones are slightly on the pricey side. What I thought about, was a car with all 'mod cons' - air con, CD player, ABS etc, but with a classic feel. And you're right, if it's a weekend car, fuel consumption isn't as critical :)

It's mad though, that a car (UK price) that cost nearly £30,000 new, is only worth £6000 - £7000 or so five years later :eek:

Good value for money. Maybe.......