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Reminds me of one of these: https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse1.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.QeB6TK5_GMT5KHCzn8uN7QHaE8%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=469b8ddc3703f16d1ec831c35a0fe96dcc6d06f9781400a3594379a28627fb5e&ipo=images

But they were interesting cars, got to love those quirky rear engine Skoda’s.

Floorstanders (don't) rock!

One of those great cars that just looked odd. I had a lift in one once when I was hitching and was astonished at how good it was.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: 225 kW version Introduced in May 2019 this engine features a reinforced crankshaft with larger main bearings and new pistons with a lower 9.5:1 compression ratio, this allows the engine to take more boost pressure from a larger turbocharger, which blows...

Almost as ugly as a van I had back i the 80's: https://voegler.de/images/classic-cars/blog/2018-09_gallery-fridolin/2018-09-10_vw-fridolin-01.jpg It had a peculiar backwards and forwards motion when travelling at 60+mph on motorways but otherwise was a hoot to run around in.

I was about to peel a printed price label off an LP sleeve last month but stopped when I noticed it included the cost of VAT at 8%. It was a good reminder of the tax loving Tories first attack on the less well-off was to increase VAT from 8% to 15%.

It should manage that OK....

Yes please.

I am guessing that the engine is the same as my 22 Cooper S, the B48 BMW unit. My car has the lowest state of tune this engine comes with as far as I know, 178bhp. BMW/Mini do take this engine to over 300bhp but they beef up the internals and lower the compression ratio. The versions making up...

Have a read through this: https://fmtunerinfo.com/kenwood.html And this: https://fmtunerinfo.com/sansui.html

Ditto

My experience is that larger speakers are better at low volumes than their smaller brethren.

Totally agree about the T21, a wonderful tuner and as good as the Creek is, the T21 is much, much better.

Not necessarily, avoiding things because they are popular or have cult like traits is a perfectly sound defence mechanism. Take the Osmonds for example…..