zilspeed
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 05:20 PM |
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Oh no, I want this.
Stretched Limo.......
That's the car James May should have built for the stretch limo episode of TG.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 05:25 PM |
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Very cool 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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mr henderson
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 05:52 PM |
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Check out the length of that ladder chassis. I reckon if that car took a long curve quickly you would have to hold the doors shut
John
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matt_claydon
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 05:58 PM |
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Shame it hasn't been correctly registered.
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build of the car in 2002
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comes with 11 months free historic vehicle tax on it
Call me a kill-joy if you like, but this car should have been SVA'd and if it had, it wouldn't have historic tax status.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 06:24 PM |
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That is just 'orrible!
The original car was frail to say the least - like it was made by Blue Peter out of paper, card and sticky-back plastic - and the suspension was
'interesting', so there's no way that a stretched version should be allowed on the road!
That is scary
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gottabedone
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 06:26 PM |
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Imagine getting married in the perfect setting and your limo turns up to take you to the church and instead of some sort of stretched opulence your
limo looks more at home in Shrek the latest 
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andyw7de
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 06:49 PM |
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You wont get that round the hairpin
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r1_pete
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 06:49 PM |
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Looks awefull, none of the body lines line up or flow properly, the roof is distorted. A waste of a reasonablu usable classic in my opinion. not worth
£14.99...
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 06:54 PM |
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Stretched limos are a joke anyway, even when they're done 'properly' by decent auto engineers.
I read recently that there's a fair chance that they'll get banned before too long, due to the fact that passengers can't wear
proper seatbelts on the sofas.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 06:58 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Stretched limos are a joke anyway,
Apart from being the ultimate in bad taste.
Typical stupid American idea anyway. Luxury in a limousine comes from height, not length. A large part of having a luxury car is that you step into it
or even up into it, not have to bend down then crawl about to get to your seat
John
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Werner Van Loock
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| posted on 6/11/08 at 07:33 PM |
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this one drives around here in town
[Edited on 6/11/08 by Werner Van Loock]
http://www.clubstylus.be
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RK
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| posted on 7/11/08 at 01:22 AM |
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NOW you're talking! Practicality X 10!
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Simon
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| posted on 7/11/08 at 01:27 AM |
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There used to be a couple of stretched Mini limos that were quite nice (about 15 years ago).
Quite like the split.
ATB
Simon
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t.j.
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| posted on 7/11/08 at 08:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Stretched limos are a joke anyway, even when they're done 'properly' by decent auto engineers.
I read recently that there's a fair chance that they'll get banned before too long, due to the fact that passengers can't wear
proper seatbelts on the sofas.
That's right.
have you seen how it works if you hit something? The limo-part is mostly the hardest part (no crimble-zone there and the front off the car is made for
lower mass, so the driver has become part off the impact-zone....) The one at the sofa will "travel" all the way to the front seat.....
EU regulations allow only seats in driven directions and reverse. No more sideway's like the Land Rovers had.
And always seatbelts!
If there are no seatbelts, the seat may only be used for a standing still vehicle (like the camper)
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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Gooders
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| posted on 7/11/08 at 06:36 PM |
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It looks a bit bent in the middle, not good for speed humps either.
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MikeCapon
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| posted on 7/11/08 at 09:38 PM |
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Stretch limo Cuban stylee
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 7/11/08 at 10:29 PM |
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When I worked in London I saw a stretched Hummer - now that WAS insane!
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woodster
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| posted on 8/11/08 at 10:07 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
Stretched limos are a joke anyway, even when they're done 'properly' by decent auto engineers.
I read recently that there's a fair chance that they'll get banned before too long, due to the fact that passengers can't wear
proper seatbelts on the sofas.
The last limo we had for a party had seat belts and the kids wore them .... it was from these they even have a plane
http://www.stylelimousines.co.uk/
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