05-11-2014, 10:23 AM
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Re: your car
Originally Posted by spitfire
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The first Turbo Charged car I had was in 1990, a Fiesta RS Turbo, 0-60 about 7.5 seconds if I remember right, a 1.6 CVH engine, it was replaced in 1991 by a Fiesta RS 1800 with the new 1.8 Zetec unit, on paper performance was pretty identical but on the road, it was never as interesting.
05-11-2014, 10:41 AM
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I had a little Honda N600 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_N360 had some very good features I have never seen on any other car, by yor feet was a flap which when raised allowed ventilation or heat (depended which way you raised it) to circulate around your legs and feet, a tube could be attached which sent that air under the seat into the back of the car.The petrol cap and flap were attached to the car so you never had to stand holding the cap while you filled up.
Very simple engine cost pennies almost to have work done.
Was a dream to park could almost shunt in sideways to a spot !
Smaller than a mini but plenty of room for 4 adults. Good head room too if you were taller.
Small quirky car and bright bright yellow. Just don't see anything with so much personality these days.
05-11-2014, 10:54 AM
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When i started driving even a radio was an extra. The wipers were vacuum operated and if you accelerated they stopped working altogether. This was with a Ford Anglia 100e (1954 reg no 842 CMU) which came out after the Popular version and before the Prefect version. prior to that there was the ford 95a "sit up and beg"type
05-11-2014, 12:25 PM
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Re: your car
Originally Posted by Fender Bender
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Air con: In some countries, first fitted to family cars as a n option in the late 50's, relatively standard option by the 60's.Disc brakes, as above.
05-11-2014, 01:00 PM
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Re: your car
Originally Posted by Bruce
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It is a nonsense to suggest that any of these things have been fitted as standard to cars from the dates you put forward, of course some them have been around since the sixties but so has space travel. Hands up those of us who have been into space?
Bruce, if you read my post correctly, you will see that I used the phrase "AS AN OPTION." Check your facts, and you will find that is a 100% correct statement.
06-11-2014, 02:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Fender Bender
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Bruce, if you read my post correctly, you will see that I used the phrase "AS AN OPTION." Check your facts, and you will find that is a 100% correct statement.
06-11-2014, 07:57 AM
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I had every Ford RS model early 90s except a Sierra RS Cosworth, I know a guy who has the first Fiesta XR2, he bought it at auction when the Patrick Collection were selling some of their cars off, I think it has 90 miles on the clock, he was offered a swop for a Ferrari but declined.|
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