You won't like this but...
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...but it does have some good points.
Righty, you lot may be aware that I have been attracting the wrong sort of attention this last year with my biking antics. With helicopter chases, court appearances, and finally my aqquital at the hands of the CPS.
Ok, I caved in a bit to the "speed kills" bollocks. Today I sold the bike. And I have placed a deposit on a 6.2 litre pickup.
Yeah, that's right. An ill handling brute of a machine that belches fumes and burns tires..
Ahhh, you start to get the point.
This machine has cheap insurance, does 25mpg, burns rubber on demand.. AND passes over speed bumps like they don't exist. AND allows me to push past buses, people carriers, japanese 4x4's. It also drives over kerbs like they hardly matter, and scares the living crap out of the metro drivers.
I can leave it in a carpark, and no one will park near it, and if you leave the tailgate DOWN, renders it gatso proof.
So it don't handle like a TVR, but it is RWD, and V8.
Ok... your call! is this a Pistonheads motor or what?! I think it is the ultimate urban assault vehicle, you may think it a shed on wheels? but is it really so bad? hey, and next year, I'm gonna buy another bike to go in the back !
rgds, Carl.
Righty, you lot may be aware that I have been attracting the wrong sort of attention this last year with my biking antics. With helicopter chases, court appearances, and finally my aqquital at the hands of the CPS.
Ok, I caved in a bit to the "speed kills" bollocks. Today I sold the bike. And I have placed a deposit on a 6.2 litre pickup.
Yeah, that's right. An ill handling brute of a machine that belches fumes and burns tires..
Ahhh, you start to get the point.
This machine has cheap insurance, does 25mpg, burns rubber on demand.. AND passes over speed bumps like they don't exist. AND allows me to push past buses, people carriers, japanese 4x4's. It also drives over kerbs like they hardly matter, and scares the living crap out of the metro drivers.
I can leave it in a carpark, and no one will park near it, and if you leave the tailgate DOWN, renders it gatso proof.
So it don't handle like a TVR, but it is RWD, and V8.
Ok... your call! is this a Pistonheads motor or what?! I think it is the ultimate urban assault vehicle, you may think it a shed on wheels? but is it really so bad? hey, and next year, I'm gonna buy another bike to go in the back !
rgds, Carl.
it has the mother of a rear bumper + the most extreme solid tow hitch you can imagine.
Yeah, I know where you are going with this one! to the place where 10 LEDS flash, perchance?
It's a Chevy K20. Like an SUV, but far, far harder. I stopped at having a bul bar fitted - the over riders are quite enough...
Don't get me wrong, bikes still rule, but I don't fancy eating porridge for a year. Get my drift?!!
We will have to arrange something.
rgds!
Yeah, I know where you are going with this one! to the place where 10 LEDS flash, perchance?
It's a Chevy K20. Like an SUV, but far, far harder. I stopped at having a bul bar fitted - the over riders are quite enough...
Don't get me wrong, bikes still rule, but I don't fancy eating porridge for a year. Get my drift?!!
We will have to arrange something.
rgds!
errrr, 1984, £3200, wide wheels +£200, bare metal respray £600 (proper cost £1500).
25mpg, as it's the 250bhp diesel with about 400ft/lb torque EVERYWHERE.
Bit of a beast, will run lo-profile tyres if you want handling, or big profile for car crushing ability.
Handling better than expected, with brakes that are too powerful at all times. Fun machine, and sounds fearsome. The petrol version sounds excellent, but only does 12mpg....
25mpg, as it's the 250bhp diesel with about 400ft/lb torque EVERYWHERE.
Bit of a beast, will run lo-profile tyres if you want handling, or big profile for car crushing ability.
Handling better than expected, with brakes that are too powerful at all times. Fun machine, and sounds fearsome. The petrol version sounds excellent, but only does 12mpg....
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errrr, 1984, £3200, wide wheels +£200, bare metal respray £600 (proper cost £1500).
25mpg, as it's the 250bhp diesel with about 400ft/lb torque EVERYWHERE.
Bit of a beast, will run lo-profile tyres if you want handling, or big profile for car crushing ability.
Handling better than expected, with brakes that are too powerful at all times. Fun machine, and sounds fearsome. The petrol version sounds excellent, but only does 12mpg....
I don't like yank tanks, but in these dimensions... Sounds like the GMC engine! Nice one, it's also fitted to the Hummer.
It's definitly a Pistonhead's motor!!!
>> Edited by Bodo on Thursday 25th July 00:03
it *is* the gmc engine. It is shared on many platforms.
I know it's a bit of a silly vehicle to buy really, but ever since a child I have liked them. This came along at the right price, and drove well enough. More to the point, the right time.
The tailgate when horizontal excludes viewing from above..
I know it's a bit of a silly vehicle to buy really, but ever since a child I have liked them. This came along at the right price, and drove well enough. More to the point, the right time.
The tailgate when horizontal excludes viewing from above..
It's big, but it's not clever.
At least in your case, having been a biker, we can expect you to drive with great awareness and consideration. I'm worried, however, that the idea might catch on, that we'll start seeing these monsters nudging range rovers out of the way on school runs.
At least in your case, having been a biker, we can expect you to drive with great awareness and consideration. I'm worried, however, that the idea might catch on, that we'll start seeing these monsters nudging range rovers out of the way on school runs.
Don't forget your essential accessories:
www.bumperdumper.com
I think it's for those metro drivers
Hur hur!
MC
www.bumperdumper.com
I think it's for those metro drivers
Hur hur!
MC
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