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Proghound said:
'Nicely inconspicuous' was the phrase I believe :) Welcome aboard! I owned an Imola Yellow TDI for a few years too, before upgrading to an even nicer FSI. We had a Renault 16 and a Fiat 127 when I was young (I learned to drive on the Fiat but had previously driven the Renault round an empty field on one occasion). There's two cars you never ever see any more, even at classic shows.

@PlasticMac, if you didn't know, the Betelgeuse reference comes from the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, one of the main characters is from there and is named after your Dad's car. It was cult stuff while I was at secondary school! I stored a later 100E Prefect in my garage for a friend for several years. The hydraulic clutch fluid leaked all over my garage floor and I can still see the stain :rolleyes:
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About that Fiat and Renault: there's a reason you don't see them around much these days; they got eaten by Oxygen. I think they continued to make te 127 untill well into the nineties in both Poland and south America. R16 is a nice car and early hatchback. A bit more upmarket than the 127 but earlier I guess. Ahhh, the empty fields of our youth. Grand!
 
Erlingtheyounger said:
And yes, in my mind it was terrifyingly fast and load as a three year old.

By modern standards it’s not quick but I’ve never got the same level of feel or enjoyment from driving any other car. Just back yesterday from driving her down to classic Le Mans and back. As ever, she didn’t disappoint in terms of smiles
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Being a young lad you weighed a lot less, so the car was faster. This effect might be slightly compensated by the new panels being paintless and aluminium. 😆 Hope mom was OK after rolling it.
 
I'm not sure if it would be classed as interesting but my parents had a 7 seater Austin Montego Countryman with the 2 seats in the back being rear facing. I loved being in the back of it because my brother and I could flip the v to drivers behind while my parents had no idea what was going on :)
 
Bluebeard said:
Hi all,

As a long time member of the Dutch forum I went ahead and made an account here and payed for the upgrade. So introductions, introductions. Here goes:

Being from an EU country, mine is a left hand drive 2004 Yellow Color Storm 1.4 BBY. We've been together since early 2018 and I am it's second owner. It being one of, I beleive, only 16 Yellow Colour-Storms that where originally delevered to the Dutch market. After 195k in Km on the cluster my little BBY still uses no oil and purrs like a kitten. I've crossed Germany multiple times and Autobahn'ed it to about 190km/h or, for all you non metrics, 118 MPH. According to specs it should do only 172/107. Mind you, this was flat-out and for long stretches (Yes, I did sparkplugs, oil, filters etc before the run, Yes I filled up with German EURO 102, No I didn't remove the back seats nor the passenger or luggage). Normally I quite like to abide by the speed limits but hey: how many times do you have the opportunity to play Kraftwerk as it should? I use Wynns injector cleaner about fout to six times each year, rev it when it's hot and tenderly stroke it's cluster panel daily.

I ty to keep it as stock as possible and do most repairs in house and service it myself. So far I have:
  • upgraded jackpoints
  • installed heated mirrors (non OEM, work like a treat)
  • installed 16" style
  • installed original spare wheel plus battery bracket
  • replaced light switch (years of visiting breakers looking for them. One day I found two)
  • replaced front lower grille (after birdstrike)
  • replaced air vent
  • drilled holes in the spoiler
  • headlight restauration
  • foglight restauration
  • repaired blinker relay (small hands needed)
  • washer fluid pump replacement (after repair 2 months earlier)
  • new battery, Belt/pump, windshield wiper, tyres, oil, plugs, gas struts, underbody spray, filters, carpets etc. All that good stuff.
2023-2024 to do list:
  • Concert 2 upgrade
  • full suspension upgrade to Koni Special Active. Also bushes.
  • paint corrections
  • replace fuel filter, clean tank if needed.
  • clean EGR
  • belt/pump
So let me finish with some pictures and the same question I asked when joining the Dutch forum: What neat car did your parents own when you were young? We used to own a Blue Bedford van, an '80's mustang and a Citroen CX 2500 Turbo.

Cheers!

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What a beauty 😍
 
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