ROVER MG ZS type things......mini moan.....
11 April 2006, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Rabid
I disagree- some things are objectively bad.
Vauxhall Vectra MK1- a badly designed car, that drove badly and was brought down further by being driven largely by company car drivers who drove like idiots in it giving it an image lower than a paedophile with a puppy killing fetish.
Alfa Arna- a datsun cherry with italian electrics- a well known, widely accepted disaster of a car.
Morris Ital- it's a marina with italian design flair- actually it doesn't have ANY design flair.
Bugeye Impreza- brought in to replace the succesful 'classic' Impreza the bugeye failed by dint of looking like an old toyota corrola (but not as handsome) and being slower than the model it replaced. EVO had these figured at nearly 19 seconds to 100. Subaru killed it off prematurely to save face and bring back some sales.
Some things are just ****.
Vauxhall Vectra MK1- a badly designed car, that drove badly and was brought down further by being driven largely by company car drivers who drove like idiots in it giving it an image lower than a paedophile with a puppy killing fetish.
Alfa Arna- a datsun cherry with italian electrics- a well known, widely accepted disaster of a car.
Morris Ital- it's a marina with italian design flair- actually it doesn't have ANY design flair.
Bugeye Impreza- brought in to replace the succesful 'classic' Impreza the bugeye failed by dint of looking like an old toyota corrola (but not as handsome) and being slower than the model it replaced. EVO had these figured at nearly 19 seconds to 100. Subaru killed it off prematurely to save face and bring back some sales.
Some things are just ****.
Applies to basically all the cars mentioned: Ok, not the most exciting car around, but many people still own then, some have them at well over 100K miles and still goes like new, for these people its a great car. Maybe they can't afford anything else...
As for the bugeye Impreza... they are 10's of thousands of people who absolutely love theirs.... so again, its your opionion that they are bad cars.
Try again
11 April 2006, 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Spankathon
As for the bugeye Impreza... they are 10's of thousands of people who absolutely love theirs.... so again, its your opionion that they are bad cars.
Try again
11 April 2006, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Rabid
My opinion? No, not just mine, also the opinion of Subaru who canned it prematurely. That's good enough to make my 'opinion' fact.
11 April 2006, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Rabid
My opinion? No, not just mine, also the opinion of Subaru who canned it prematurely. That's good enough to make my 'opinion' fact.
11 April 2006, 03:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Spankathon
Yes, your opinion, on its own merits its a good car. Subaru only changed the looks, the blob eye was still as slow as sh*t (sorry, didn't mean to say that). Again, some peoples opinions will say the bug eye is better than the blob, some will also say its better than the *classic* (your word not mine) due to refinement, safety blah blah... its all opinion at the end of the day.
I also disagree that it's all opinion, as I outlined some things are just sh1te, the bugeye and it's awful looks being one of them. It was a failure killed off before it's intended time.
11 April 2006, 03:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Rabid
'Classic' in quotes as it's the accepted way of referring to it here. I'd prefer phase I, phase II to describe the first generation models but that's not the way it's done on scoobynet. My use of the word 'classic' does not infer that I think it is one.
Originally Posted by Rabid
I also disagree that it's all opinion, as I outlined some things are just sh1te, the bugeye and it's awful looks being one of them. It was a failure killed off before it's intended time.
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11 April 2006, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Spankathon
what does that make all the 000's of people who love them...? (I'm looking for a serious answer )
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11 April 2006, 04:07 PM
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I bought a bug eye because it was the right price, the STi lights look fine to me.
I modded it nicely and loved every second of it.
No subaru is going to win best looking car award??
I modded it nicely and loved every second of it.
No subaru is going to win best looking car award??
11 April 2006, 05:00 PM
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Guy's don't get too wound up....
Rabid drives a low end 3 Series that's on lease.
His previous car was a Skoda Fabia.
Enjoy driving the bugeye's and ZS's they are both great to drive.
Cheers
Lee
Rabid drives a low end 3 Series that's on lease.
His previous car was a Skoda Fabia.
Enjoy driving the bugeye's and ZS's they are both great to drive.
Cheers
Lee
11 April 2006, 05:01 PM
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castle combe action day hey,hmmmmmm,just to put my 1.26 in perspective someone with track experience went in a evo 340 and best he could do was 1.24's ,with my car as it stands im sure it will equal that time ,especially now im learning to drive a bit.
350 bhp means nothing to me ,its not what matters on track.
350 bhp means nothing to me ,its not what matters on track.
11 April 2006, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by luke m
has anyone else used a frozen turd as a *****
11 April 2006, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by logiclee
Guy's don't get too wound up....
Rabid drives a low end 3 Series that's on lease.
His previous car was a Skoda Fabia.
Enjoy driving the bugeye's and ZS's they are both great to drive.
Cheers
Lee
Rabid drives a low end 3 Series that's on lease.
His previous car was a Skoda Fabia.
Enjoy driving the bugeye's and ZS's they are both great to drive.
Cheers
Lee
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11 April 2006, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Rabid
It doesn't offend me, I just think it looks shat, amateurish and the typical sort of mods some barryboy loser would do to his car. It's funny not offensive.
Nobody says 'nice 530D tourer to me', I haven't got one. In fact I don't even own a car, I lease one.
Nobody says 'nice 530D tourer to me', I haven't got one. In fact I don't even own a car, I lease one.
?!Please enlighten us with the type of 'lease car' you own - it surely must be in a different league to the scoob?
11 April 2006, 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Oi matey, nowt wrong with Rovers 
11 April 2006, 08:56 PM
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£350 car, £15 per month insurance, 3 months in, not spent a penny on it
if I still had the scoob
£350 per month + £100 / month insurance
Saved nearly £1000 in 3 months ..... and its got an electric sun roof
if I still had the scoob
£350 per month + £100 / month insurance
Saved nearly £1000 in 3 months ..... and its got an electric sun roof
11 April 2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
£350 car, £15 per month insurance, 3 months in, not spent a penny on it
if I still had the scoob
£350 per month + £100 / month insurance
Saved nearly £1000 in 3 months ..... and its got an electric sun roof
if I still had the scoob
£350 per month + £100 / month insurance
Saved nearly £1000 in 3 months ..... and its got an electric sun roof
A rover wouldn't do anything for me, but its what you want so you enjoy it
. Did the pleasure of the scoob not justify the cost for you?
11 April 2006, 09:06 PM
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I loved the scoob, had it 3 years ....... there comes a time when you out grow stuff. My time had come. I can honestly say I LOVE driving the Rover. Every morning when I get in and turn the key I think, that another £15 saved. Cruising along at 70mph, not taking it above 3000rpm, its just great.......For once i'm not joking either.
I still have my track car and that gives me the buzz I need ......
How long will the Rover last before I get bored? No idea, I already have a hankering for a naughty Caterham or Exige
I still have my track car and that gives me the buzz I need ......
How long will the Rover last before I get bored? No idea, I already have a hankering for a naughty Caterham or Exige
11 April 2006, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
I loved the scoob, had it 3 years ....... there comes a time when you out grow stuff. My time had come. I can honestly say I LOVE driving the Rover. Every morning when I get in and turn the key I think, that another £15 saved. Cruising along at 70mph, not taking it above 3000rpm, its just great.......For once i'm not joking either.
I still have my track car and that gives me the buzz I need ......
How long will the Rover last before I get bored? No idea, I already have a hankering for a naughty Caterham or Exige
I still have my track car and that gives me the buzz I need ......
How long will the Rover last before I get bored? No idea, I already have a hankering for a naughty Caterham or Exige
i'm loving the scoob to much to be thinking about the costs its part and parcel
.Took you long enough to find this thread though gutmann
. The pug looks good, when you next going the ring?
11 April 2006, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Pug is there already, it stays there for the season ...... My next visit is 2 weeks 2 days away. Not that i'm counting or anything.
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11 April 2006, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Spankathon
Owned a Fabia, currently has a 3 series (lease or not, he still picked it).. and he has opinions on a cars looks and whether they are good or bad !!
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MGZS
Hi first post here came across this post by googling
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Hi i am a real oldie compared to most of yous being 48.
Anyways i have owned many fast good cars and still do including scoobs and evos and whatever else.
My main point is please dont knock and underestimate the MGZS 180
This car is a extremely quick and a great handling car
I have had the privelege to drive a lot of souped up versions of the zs 180
and imho in all the suburus i have had in last 15 years none of them can match the handling of the zs.
Also this car is very fast and nippy on twisties or whatever you young ones call them.
Point is never underestimate a MG ZS 180 at your peril.
Going back to earlier posts on this thread when a mg pulls alongside of you and smiles its mainly becos he respects your car, Being a owner of both marques i know this well.
Point is dont knock a classic car and imho one of the best marques ever.
Will we ever see any 30-40-50-60 year old scoobies around i think not.
They just havent the build quality.
Anyways thats my rant finished
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Hi i am a real oldie compared to most of yous being 48.
Anyways i have owned many fast good cars and still do including scoobs and evos and whatever else.
My main point is please dont knock and underestimate the MGZS 180
This car is a extremely quick and a great handling car
I have had the privelege to drive a lot of souped up versions of the zs 180
and imho in all the suburus i have had in last 15 years none of them can match the handling of the zs.
Also this car is very fast and nippy on twisties or whatever you young ones call them.
Point is never underestimate a MG ZS 180 at your peril.
Going back to earlier posts on this thread when a mg pulls alongside of you and smiles its mainly becos he respects your car, Being a owner of both marques i know this well.
Point is dont knock a classic car and imho one of the best marques ever.
Will we ever see any 30-40-50-60 year old scoobies around i think not.
They just havent the build quality.
Anyways thats my rant finished
Buy British