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You didn't miss much on that one.
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It was more the way Ford Europe looked at the 60s Mustang and thought "hmm, we want a piece of that!" and what we got was the Capri. It's probably a good car in it's own right, but a '69 Capri V6 doesn't really compare to a late '60s Mustang V8.
Anyway, I'm going off topic. More imports!
Your opinions? I like, a lot:
Anyway, I'm going off topic. More imports!
Your opinions? I like, a lot:
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I think you're right, was around £36k when brand spanking new, and that used price sounds realistic too. I've never seen one for less than £20k too and it's the sort of car that'll probably never drop below that price unless there's a crash in the market, because it's such a cult car.
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That said, there are plenty of cars the States got which we didn't. We had no Mustang so had to make do with the Capri...
I'd take a Capri over a 'Stang anyday. Such great looking cars with minor modifications.
TheCracker, you're right, but they've been going at £20-£25k in reasonable condition for a fair few years now. If you find a totally mint example (showroom/concours condition) you can expect to pay £30k or more.
Obviously the prototypes reach ridiculous sums.
I've just found several S202 Bugeye Imprezas for under 10k
If only I had £8k-£9k to spare!
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Rotary Junkie
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They're grab handles from Japanese subway trains, Japanese boso guys thief em and hang them off their rear bumpers to show how low their cars are if they get the handle scraping on the ground. It looks like this guy is just using them as actual grab handles though....
mr2oc.com to find more pictures of this car
It's too low in my opinion
I'm not sure I understand this "too low" concept? That MR2 is tidy.
Finally, I'm not sure I like the "Eu-rota". Seems really sacreligious IMO.
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Not too low for me, but the wheels are defo too big.
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The bmw is the only swap that makes any sense.
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Aw, 'cmon, he's got a COUPLE millimeters clearance. Good enough for Enginerds! 
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Well...... if you compared the new Evo X and the STi, you should know which one looks and performs the best.
I did no such comparison, because I like neither car. EVO's I-IX are it for me.
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What exactly is going on with what looks like the piping for the intercooler? It's hurting my head.
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I wonder what the motive for that rotary 350z was...
Whats the most expensive and hard way to make this car unreliable, sound worse, and mess up the weight balance?
Whats the most expensive and hard way to make this car unreliable, sound worse, and mess up the weight balance?
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Can't be. I see no mid '80s Jag V12 and electricals. You may be onto something with the sound though, even if I quite like the non-bridgeport rotary noise. Especially with a gigantic turbo.
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Well since the tuner company was called Dyson Rotary, you do expect nothing less from them......
IMO, I don't think it is really a wasted effort though. The REW-20B is lighter and (apparently) more reliable than the VQ35DE, gives better weight distribution and that rotary sound sounds like sex...... 
👍 (brap, brap, brap, brap, brap......)I read on another forum somewhere, and they were aiming for 800HP with that 20B.......
Oh, and to make you Honda fans cringe in disgust ......
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2274994
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Hehe rotary EK is awesome.
There used to be a EF Civic Sir running round that had a 12A carb fed bridgeport. Apparently the builder just did it for a laugh, just to have a rotary Civic.
It was back in the day when a EF9 was worth all of a couple of K, not $5K+ like these days.
I like this IMO. Different and the style works.
There used to be a EF Civic Sir running round that had a 12A carb fed bridgeport. Apparently the builder just did it for a laugh, just to have a rotary Civic.
It was back in the day when a EF9 was worth all of a couple of K, not $5K+ like these days.
I like this IMO. Different and the style works.
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That early Evo looks awesome, the Impreza looks naff.
