nib1980
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 09:55 AM |
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Guess what we got at work today.
Guess what I found out in reception at work today....
(note this is'nt a photo where I work cos I'd be frog marched off site in an instant)
 
Caparo
there here to demonstrate all the Caparo related companies and what they can offer. very interesting actually.
But on closer look at the car there are a few things that dissappoint you, (bit like F1 cars really)
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balidey
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 10:04 AM |
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Dunno, is it one of those wooden chairs in the background? 
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Guinness
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 10:13 AM |
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Weird isn't it. When it was first "launched" they said £50,000 and it had a hard top, like the orange one in the photo above. At
that stage I was willing to remortgage my house or sell a kidney to get one.
But now, the white one that they gave to Top Gear and 5th Gear etc to test drive doesn't have a roof and costs 1/4 million. All of a sudden it
makes no sense at all.
I might as well just stick with the Indy!
Mike
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nib1980
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 10:23 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Guinness
Weird isn't it. When it was first "launched" they said £50,000 and it had a hard top, like the orange one in the photo above. At
that stage I was willing to remortgage my house or sell a kidney to get one.
But now, the white one that they gave to Top Gear and 5th Gear etc to test drive doesn't have a roof and costs 1/4 million. All of a sudden it
makes no sense at all.
I might as well just stick with the Indy!
Mike
Worse than that the one we have here is painted in battleship grey, looks awful.
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DarrenW
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 10:24 AM |
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I wouldnt knock the interest factor at work and would jump at the chance for a good gleg but every time i remind myself of the price and the grief
they have had testing them it sure makes the Ultima a whole better proposition.
Bringing out a car in that price point in such a strange economic time must be a recipe for disaster.
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Benzine
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 10:25 AM |
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the nibster!
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nib1980
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 10:43 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
the nibster!
er yes? how can i help
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Kriss
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 11:36 AM |
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I really cant work out where I stand with this car and if I like it as a package or not.
Battleship Grey - Sound sdirt to me lol!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 01:58 PM |
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looks like it belongs to
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Grunty
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 02:22 PM |
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I can imagine Buck Rogers bonking a midget in the back of that.
In the 21st century...
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 03:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Grunty
I can imagine Buck Rogers bonking a midget in the back of that.
In the 21st century...
Twiki Twiki! 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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DarrenW
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 04:04 PM |
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No picture Mr Whippy - you do surprise me!
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iank
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 04:16 PM |
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Biddy Biddy Biddy
 
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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chrisg
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 07:12 PM |
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A quarter of a million for an undriveable car ( if Jason Plato can't drive it, then I'm sure I can't) on which the floor starts to
come off when you take it on a track (or it catches fire).
I wonder if you get to keep the fifteen blokes it took to get it running?
A nice ferrari/porsche/lambo, a Radical for trackdays and 100k change will do me.
Who are they selling these wastes of petrollium to?
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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stevebubs
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 07:14 PM |
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quote:
In the 21st century...
[pedant] 24th !!!
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stuart_g
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| posted on 2/4/08 at 07:41 PM |
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Just make sure you have a fire extinguisher in the cabin at all times.
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