Question.....

[dodgeGTI]

[VW Convert]

This thread not dead yet? Think it needs some sort of systemic poison (like most weeds).

Dave

Zero or any other Glyphosate product.......preferably at double the recommended dosage....asap.

Cheers

George

[gregozedobe]

This thread sucks

So stop responding, you are only giving the fire more fuel and oxygen. If everyone ignores it for a while it will wither and go away.

[GermanwithaVdub]

So stop responding, you are only giving the fire more fuel and oxygen. If everyone ignores it for a while it will wither and go away.

lol... ill get the wood i think its over now its just getting boring anyway

[neil]

Well, I drove in the 70s. The cars were total junk. There was nothing about them that was good, although there was the occasional good idea. If you'd like to go back to then, well fine, but the only thing that I thought was hot about that era was the girls at the beach. Of course, they're all grand mothers now. But, they've probably stood the test of time better than the cars.

You must be joking cars of the 70's "total junk".
I remember reading all about the wonderful Leyland P76 and riding in the
back of my parents 1974 Holden HQ premier station wagon V8.
Suspension soaking up all the potholes,parents holding on to the steering
wheel with grim death on corners, and no chaffing from the seat belts
because there was none.
The big breakthrough or the era was RTS (radial tuned suspension).

[Spoddy]

The big breakthrough or the era was RTS (radial tuned suspension).

One of the few really good things from back then... besides the girlfriend at the time and that was someting I would have liked to have kept going

[Bing56]

Sad...very sad....however I do like a thread that get the juices flowing....By the way I like driving my MKV Gti fast and if you don't like it .....GET OUT.

[Bing56]

Well, I drove in the 70s. The cars were total junk. There was nothing about them that was good, although there was the occasional good idea. If you'd like to go back to then, well fine, but the only thing that I thought was hot about that era was the girls at the beach. Of course, they're all grand mothers now. But, they've probably stood the test of time better than the cars.

I owned the second best car after my MKV Gti in the 70s....A Triumph Dolomite Sprint..2lt, 16valve, DOHC, rear wheel drive with six speed manual and real wood dash and trim. It went like stink and was a great drive....way ahead of its time.
So there were excellent drivers cars then if you looked hard.n:

[eestison]

this thread delivers.

i am both amused by its content, and perplexed as to how i got drawn in enough to read it all

[BenjGTI]

I was so interested in it that i had to buy a new set of glasses!!!

[Rileyowner]

I owned the second best car after my MKV Gti in the 70s....A Triumph Dolomite Sprint..2lt, 16valve, DOHC, rear wheel drive with six speed manual and real wood dash and trim. It went like stink and was a great drive....way ahead of its time.
So there were excellent drivers cars then if you looked hard.n:

An overdrive Dolly - what a blast from the past! They really were a hot car- I only had 'five speeds' in my Healey 100/4.

In the early to mid 70s, my family owned a ZD 351 Fairlane, a 420G Jaguar and a 1950 Riley 2.5 litre. When it came to non stop overnight drives from Brisbane to Melbourne, the Riley was always first choice, despite its age, primarily because of its two turns lock to lock rack and pinion steering, torsion bar independent front suspension and a very long wheelbase (same as an RR Silver Shadow) that absorbed all the potholes.

And that's why I still own one to this day, but I do love my Jetta TDI.

[BenjGTI]

I had a 82 datsun 280zx and they were the bomb.

cornered well, stopped well 5 speed felt like a tourer, long distance traveler.

Reliable as hell, Im sure everyone has a friend that has had a datsun that has been unkillable!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Cheers
Benny

[jb747]

If you owned a Dolomite, then you really need to see season 10 of Top Gear.....

[Bing56]

If you owned a Dolomite, then you really need to see season 10 of Top Gear.....

Bugger missed it...The Dolomite sprint was a great car in its time and in many ways still is better than some of the dull stuff coming out of japan now.