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I've had two and really like them. They're a bit more expensive to maintain than a 1*2 but, overall, I still prefer them. A better blend of practicality and fun in my view at least. As above, swivel hub bearings are one of the bigger things, along with gearbox syncros. Suspension parts aren't...

Not to be sniffed at these days. Bloody quick cars in the right hands. They'll keep up the super-duper MK2 Escorts with Millington engines which is pretty impressive.

Lancia have announced that they will be returning to rallying, with a Rally4 version of the Ypsilon. Basically, it's a 208/Corsa Rally4 in a Lancia frock, so a 210bhp 1.2 turbo engine, sequential gearbox etc etc. There is talk of them doing a Rally2 version in the future to replace the Citroen...

That's the wrong one though. It's this one you want:

Was a great episode that. Love Jonny Smith's stuff. I seem to remember that the Tipo 16v reviewed really well when it was new. Funny how it's been almost completely forgotten now.

It is, but they have grown on me recently. There's something about the Lego-brick looks. My mate rallied one in the early '90s and it looked decent on a set of Compomotive wheels (which he had custom drilled to suit its weird stud pattern :LOL: )

I've got a bit of a soft spot for the Renault 19 and Citroen ZX. Can't be many left now! How about the MG Maestro EFI and Turbo? Obviously they rusted for fun, but the tubby was a rocketship for the time, and even the regular MG was supposed to drive quite well:

Absolutely peak 205 those. Would have one over a GTI all day long.

MK2 Fiesta XR2 205 GTI 306 GTI-6 Clio 172 Cup Clio 182 Trophy Clio 200 Cup Megane R.26R It would need to be a big museum :LOL:

That definitely plays a role, but I think there is more to it. The sheer number of older cars is nuts. I saw more MK1 Puntos in 6 days in Portugal than I've seen in the UK in probably 15 years. That can't just be because of climate. I think we have a slightly different attitude to parts of...

Couple more: Oh, and these of course:

Was at Rally Portugal for work last week and spotted so much random old chod. Every time I go to Europe, it blows my mind how many old cars you see compared to the UK. It's sad really, as it makes us look pretty wasteful.

I reckon Chapman would have been all over this. He was willing enough to do shady deals with DeLorean, so I can't imagine he would have been too shy about selling a fat SUV if it brought in some cash :ROFLMAO:

Citrioën Ami with a solar panel stuck to the roof at Porto airport

Misha is pants. Have no interest in what some bloke who crashes a lot thinks of someone's car tbh

Netflix Amazon Prime (though never use the streaming, just have it for deliveries) Xbox Game Pass Adobe Creative Cloud (work) Canva (work) More than I realised!

Absolutely love those. Such a good looking car.

Really sad for them. Been following them for a couple of years now, and they've grown so much. We're just putting the finishing touches to the Gallardo and now it's a pile of ash. Genuinely gutted for them, seem like really good guys.

Megane for me. Clio is ok, but Megane is way more special so, unless you need auto and five doors, it's a no brainer for me.

Sadly, it's something a lot of cars go through. They get cheap, so a lot get scrapped. Then prices start to go up, along with prices of parts, so the rough ones that are left start to get broken, which pushes prices up even more and, before you know it, people are complaining that they're now...

Don't get me wrong, if you're really into sim racing, I can see why it might appeal, but I just want something plug-and-play. I would kind of expect the companies making and selling the stuff would do the setup work for me, rather than me having to figure it out myself. They're the computer...

Dear lord, f**k that! If I was going to all that effort, I'd rather just build a real car :LOL:

That looks mint. Never mind the Meg though, look at the Cavalier!

Yeah it's just superficial really as, in reality, they handle and stop perfectly well. It's just the "cool" factor of having bits that make the car feel a bit more bespoke.

It's stupid in a way, but I think bits like the Brembos make the car way more desirable. It makes it look and feel more special. If these had come with more bits like that from the factory, they would have had more appeal IMO. That said, as they get older, I do like them more.

Funny, I've also had a couple of 2.0 Zetec swapped Escorts in my day :LOL: Had loads of Escorts, lots of good memories. Yeah it has the slide-throttle Mountune engine. Needs a rebuild, but is complete. Even got the original Pectel ECU, but will probably swap that out for something more modern...

That one was just a home-brew clubman car. Had a standard engine, slightly pikey wide-track suspension and a close-ratio gearbox. I did one (disastrous) event in it, then sold it. It's now been converted into a road rally car: I do own a proper F2 car, but it's missing a lot of bits...

Did someone say rallying? Welcome. Be nice to see some pictures of the cars!

And a picture of the wiper motor plug, just to help illustrate how fucked it is :ROFLMAO: Black is earth (obviously), the small green wire appears to be a permanent live, while the orange and brown wires are both dead. f**k knows what's happened to it. If they both go to the fusebox, I might...

I'm having some issues with the wipers in my 197. Basically, they don't work properly, and someone has fitted a little rocker switch to bypass the existing wiring. I've removed the motor/mechanism and cleaned it up and, with the Heath Robinson switch, they work, but they don't work on the stalk...