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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 03 February 2008, 15:31:23 »

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Yep, from Buick, to be precise... hence the B designation in Rover P2B.  

P[size=16]5[/size]B surely.

Yes  

My dyslexia is taking-over sometimes...

Wasn't the P5b the Coupe & the P5 a normal Saloon :question

No. There was a coupe & saloon in both straight 6 & V8 ie B for Buick form http://www.roverp5club.org.uk/
They would be towards the top of my lottery winning wish list.

38732

General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 03 February 2008, 11:31:43 »

.......
Yep, from Buick, to be precise... hence the B designation in Rover P2B.  

P[size=16]5[/size]B surely.

38733

General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 03 February 2008, 09:51:35 »

#6 Inboard brake discs

.........(the only potential complication is that disc brakes near the diff are somehwat vulnerable to oil leaks)......

Exaserbated Made worse by the heat of the discs cooking the dif seals.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 03 February 2008, 00:13:23 »

Can't believe that no one has mentioned the 'Clutch and Manual Gearbox'.

Seemed like a good idea at the time.  

Careful! You'll start Paul M  off again ....reading the road ahead .... in control ...........      

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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 23:46:53 »

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 I remember a certain amount of "honing" of my skills on that journey, . [smiley=evil.gif]

Kevin

Do they do 159 mph?  

38736

General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 23:01:09 »

There's nowt wrong with an 800 matey, had a few & i couldn't/can't fault them  

Apart fom their 100 ft turning circle .......  
I was lent one for the day. :-?

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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 21:47:23 »

.......  Ford reincarnated it in the CVT Fiesta but
again, did not really catch on too much...

As said above. If you've ever driven one you'll realise why.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 21:43:42 »

How about the windscreen wipers that worked off the induction manifold (I think)? They used to go slower the faster your drove.

Ford Consuls/Zephyrs used to have them, IIRC.

Lotus Elans developed that idea too with their pop head lamps. The faster you went, the lower your head lamps went!   Especially as they got older, the section of chasis they used as a vac tank used to rot through & just added to your lack of light in front of you. The road UNDER the car was flooded with light!      

38739

General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 21:10:01 »

DAF variomatic drive....

'Forwards for forwards, back for back.  Its as simple as that' as per original TV advert....

Was that the one that relied on rubber bands for transmission?

Yes. The idea that Ford improved beyond repair when they changed the rubber bands for a metal reinforced(?) band. My Mum had a CVT Fiesta for about a fortnight (couldn't manage manual choke). What a wierd sensation that was to drive!

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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 20:40:52 »

Audi's ProCon Ten. A very simple idea that tensioned seat belts & pulled steering columns away from the driver with out fancy electrickery. But because every one else had air bags & Audis therefore appeared to be short on the safety features they dropped the idea & kow towed to the rest.  :-?

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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 20:34:40 »

Austin All Agro's Quartec steering wheel!        

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General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 20:33:32 »

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Audi pioneered this idea in the early nineties ......

I think you'll find that Jensen beat Audi by about 30 years

38743

General Discussion Area / Re: 'It seemed like a good idea at the time' thread...

« on: 02 February 2008, 20:20:26 »

....... and some models of Austin Allegro (or was it the Marina)? cars do not talk these days... .....

It was the Go-Faster Maestro MG. A mate used to have one.

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General Discussion Area / Re: 2.5 manual against 3.0 auto - the test !

« on: 03 February 2008, 06:53:26 »

There's no substitute for cubes ....  

38745

General Discussion Area / Re: Whats the weather doing

« on: 03 February 2008, 16:05:24 »

sunny and +8 Celcius..

washed the car as usual..

Mmm! You could go off some people!