Other Cars...

Other Cars...: What IS a Hacker Maroc anyway? (975 words)
by zero - written on 08.02.01 (Very useful, 933 readings)
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This Hacker Maroc was the car I had been looking for. Four seats, convertible (hard and soft top), nippy, well appointed, rare and individual (most important) and… …affordable. The cost: about £3,000 more than a Ford Fiesta. The drawback: it’s a kit car. Do I dare to take the leap and buy my first kit car? Eventually, I decide the answer has to be Yes. Actually, it is Y-E-S! Nowhere else can I get a distinctive four-seater convertible that is practical and will cost me around £9,000. That was five years ago. How has it been? First, to explain about the car. Technically, it is classed a “kit car conversion.” ...

A long-term relationship (790 words)
by SaraL - written on 26.10.00 (Very useful, 217 readings)
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I've never been one for changing cars every year or two as the novelty wore off, and the fact that my much-loved Opel Manta stood up to 12 years of less than loving care is testament to the tremendous build quality of these vehicles. Their manufacture has, now, of course, gone to that great production line in the sky - victim of the ever-increasing fixation manufacturers seem to have with 'modernisation'. But the fact that these were selling just as well, in this country at least, when production ceased some 8+ years ago, perhaps shows that those manufacturers perhaps aren't in tune with what their customers want? Anyway, my Manta GT ...

Other Cars...: Like a rock, It's a what??????? (1493 words)
by uncle_bob - written on 10.12.01 (Very useful, 586 readings)
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Well, here I am again. On a mission to see how Americans do it, compared to us British Folk. And so far my findings have shown we have nothing to worry about. The Chevrolet Camero V8 and Ford Mustang are probably the most respected cars in the states, for performance, and comfort, not counting the old muscle cars of course. Well, the Camero is, basically, a Vauxhall Calibra with a large engine, but no better performance to show for it, and the Mustang is a Ford!, nuff said. But I have stumbled across a car, I never expected to be in the running for a 'fun car' in my list. Can you guess what it is? Maybe a Mitsubishi Eclipse? Nope, that was very ...