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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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Default Beautiful and hideous in equal measure!

Poster car for many a driver on here I am sure!

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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 02:24 PM
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Personally those Anniversary run-out models were my least favourite design, but I have to say that looks a really nice car condition-wise and they are actually amongst the most valuable ones (always plenty for sale though). That price is actually quite cheap these days too. It will be gone by Monday, so good spot Trout.

Sell your Beetle-based Sports thingy and get yourself a proper supercar!
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 02:27 PM
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the sound alone is worth 64k http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foDcL...eature=related
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 02:42 PM
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Sell your Beetle-based Sports thingy and get yourself a proper supercar!
I think my Beetle would be running rings around the bewinged tractor!
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 02:51 PM
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I think my Beetle would be running rings around the bewinged tractor!
Most half-decent modern cars would too, but they'll never get half as much attention as that monster!

They're appreciating nicely too.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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If I had a spare £64k I'd have that.

In fact, I'd have that over any Porsche.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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£64k for a Countach with a bodykit?

The early wingless ones are quite pretty but as much as I adored them when I was a child I would never want to own one.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 06:30 PM
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Nope - Miura is about 10x prettier.

I'd rather have a decent 993.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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I remember a review on the countach by James May, it began by him saying it was the car he always longed for as a young boy, i believe it ended in disappointment once he drove it though.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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They never look the same without an airbrushed Amazonian woman with huge ***** stood in front of it clutching a massive sword.

I think they are like many 80's icons, best as a memory of something you lusted after.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 08:12 PM
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love it

but agree with the james may thing, he said never meet your childhood heroes; they're never like you remember!! i imagine it would be the same with this...........
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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I drove one years ago thought it was cool then I thought where will I put my tool box and overalls,great for pulling the wenches,never did it for me,
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by hughes741
Blimey I was gonna bad mouth it too ...

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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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hmmm.... would gladly part with my £64K....... right up until the point where I bought a Ferrari instead.
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:41 PM
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Cannonball Run - Nuff said
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by hughes741
personally i think that v12 RC engine video on the list on the side by it is more impressive
but have say that exhaust sounds good on that one
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Old Oct 8, 2010 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by hughes741
There's an awful lot of oil coming out of that car

It does sound wild - although I saw one of these years ago outside Harrods and it sounded like a broken bag of spanners!
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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 06:26 AM
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Love them...but then I had Top Trumps

To this day I don't know if you pronounce it Cowntak or Coontash
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Old Oct 10, 2010 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Terminator X
Blimey I was gonna bad mouth it too ...

TX.
The Lambo sounds lovely, but this is my fav
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4t6ES...eature=related
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