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04 February 2014, 01:08
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Country: UK - England
Town: Midlands - Wolverhampton
Make: BWM DS21
Length: 6m +
Engine: Evinrude 150
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 70
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Originally Posted by Hightower
My only proper hot hatch was a Citroen BX GTI 16V in Red. Used to fly, but sold it after having hydraulic problems. The French electrics was also shocking with sensor lights flashing randomly on the dash.
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Oh my god I thought I was going to be the only person that had one of these but you beat me to it!! Your right as well with 160bhp boy did they fly but mine just wouldn't stop, three fast corners and the breaks had overheated and turned to sponge!
After the citroen BX I'll admit it I had a series 2 Escort RS turbo, tweaked to bits dyno'd at 170bhp and lethal torque steer on anything but a bone dry road.
I know it's not a hot hatch but had a Subaru legacy RS after that, best car I've ever owned bar none! 280bhp sequential twin turbo so hardly any lag at all,4 wheel drive and stuck to the road like sh1t to a blanket, never lost to anything in it (on the track of course your honour)!
Ahh those were the days.....
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04 February 2014, 07:55
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RIBnet supporter
Country: UK - England
Town: Rutland
Length: no boat
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 2,500
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Originally Posted by Searider
Fiesta Supersport in the eighties
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Yep mine was in white with the two tone red stripe
Escort SR
Mondeo ST24
TVR Griffith 500 ( not a hot hatch but real fun killing them)
Impreza STI
Then the tax man ruined all the fun
Nissan Navara x 3
But just got the good lady a RCZ 
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04 February 2014, 11:46
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dartmouth
Length: 6m +
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 1,220
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I had Mk1 and Mk2 Golf GTI's ... also dabbled with a Polo G40, it was supercharged 1.3ltr that had been messed with. No brakes, went like stink but handles like a jellyfish on acid!
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04 February 2014, 12:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Southampton
Boat name: Hissing Sid
Make: Ross Smith Cobra
Length: 6m +
Engine: 200HP Optimax
MMSI: 235038046
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 3,804
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XR2 and GTE for me. Well that I owned....
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04 February 2014, 12:16
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Country: UK - England
Town: Telford
Make: Ribeye s650
Length: 6m +
Engine: Yam 200
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 91
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Some great cars! bring back a lot of memories...
SUZUKI SWIFT 1.3 GTI
RENAULT 5 GT TURBO Put it on its roof, that was the end of that!
AUDI A3 3.2 V6 QUATTRO Was like a rocket and stuck the road like glue.
Now Nissan Navarra !
We store a Opel Monza for a customer. You would swear it was brand new. He only takes out it for shows in the summer. Caught him the other week with the bumper off cleaning the mounts with a toothbrush!
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04 February 2014, 12:19
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Some gems (and dogs) coming out...
Great stuff :-)
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04 February 2014, 12:36
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Country: UK - England
Town: Bournemouth
Boat name: Seadrive
Make: Capelli Tempest 470
Length: 4m +
Engine: Suzuki DF70
MMSI: 235079113
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 550
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Originally Posted by PeterM
Wonder who had an xr3???? Oh whisper......where are you?
Escort rs turbo? Joy rider classic. I used to live in Horfield in Bristol...Friday night entertainment after the pub and club was watching stuff go up the road followed by the forces finest...
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They were nicknamed by the police as a 'clitoris' as every cxxt had one!
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04 February 2014, 13:10
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Originally Posted by longjohn
They were nicknamed by the police as a 'clitoris' as every cxxt had one!
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Haha..oh whisper....haha haha haha
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04 February 2014, 15:06
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Country: UK - England
Town: Royal Wootton Bassett
Length: 8m +
Engine: 250
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 8,047
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Originally Posted by PeterM
Wonder who had an xr3???? Oh whisper......where are you? Escort rs turbo? Joy rider classic. I used to live in Horfield in Bristol...Friday night entertainment after the pub and club was watching stuff go up the road followed by the forces finest...
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No fords for me, had an Astra GTE 8v mk2, a Renault 19 cabriolet and a Peugeot 205 GTi 1.6....
Looks at loads of cosworths but never found a nice one!
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04 February 2014, 21:01
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Country: UK - England
Town: southampton
Boat name: hydradrive
Make: yamaha
Length: no boat
Engine: sterndrives
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 290
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Nova gsi an 106 gti and a corsa sport
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04 February 2014, 21:44
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Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2004
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feeling my age on this one and suspect most of you will need the pic, however...
Austin 1300 'GT' (which qualifies it for this thread!) with spotlights and vinyl roof
mine was blue, which made it much faster. 
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04 February 2014, 21:52
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Country: UK - England
Town: Isle of Wight mostly
Make: Regal
Length: 6m +
Engine: Mercruiser
MMSI: 235911246
Join Date: Oct 2012
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several friends had some of the above. Mk2 golf 16v was always fun, 8v with high lift cams supposed to be better. Corrados looked great. Always lusted after a nova sr in the day as my nova with a whole litre was over used!
Mine was eventually a S3 (225) Quattro - awesome tow car for the ring 18, and worth the wait. Then cometh the children and all change.
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04 February 2014, 22:07
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Wirral
Boat name: Tigger
Make: Osprey Vipermax
Length: 5m +
Engine: Suzuki DF140
Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 320
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Loads of good memories, but can anyone remember how much we all paid to fuel these beauties?Or do we even want to!!
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04 February 2014, 22:09
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset & Hants
Boat name: Streaker/Orange
Make: Avon/Ribcraft
Length: 4m +
Engine: 50Yam/25 Mariner
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 5,551
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Deekus
Loads of good memories, but can anyone remember how much we all paid to fuel these beauties?Or do we even want to!!
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Not very much compared to today's petrol prices.....
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04 February 2014, 22:12
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Daventry & Beaulieu
Boat name: Tigga2
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
MMSI: 235900806
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 984
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I remember paying just over a pound a gallon (gallon NOT litre) for 5 star leaded petrol.
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Rib Tigga an Avon SR4 Rescue
MMSI 235910073. Callsign T123046
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04 February 2014, 22:28
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Bristol
Make: Ribcraft
Length: 5m +
Engine: Yamaha
Join Date: May 2006
Posts: 4,299
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.. I'm sure i remember 75 pence a gallon, that would be 1974-6 ish.. and as you rightly said Chris there was 2-3-4-5 star. .. how things have changed,i used to be able to buy 4 star leaded only until last year but now thats vanished!
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04 February 2014, 22:37
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Daventry & Beaulieu
Boat name: Tigga2
Make: Ribcraft 4.8
Length: 4m +
Engine: Honda BF50
MMSI: 235900806
Join Date: Jun 2011
Posts: 984
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Originally Posted by matt h
.. I'm sure i remember 75 pence a gallon, that would be 1974-6 ish.. and as you rightly said Chris there was 2-3-4-5 star. .. how things have changed,i used to be able to buy 4 star leaded only until last year but now thats vanished!
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I got my first car in 1981, hence paying just over quid a gallon. It was a ford Cortina 1.6L
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Rib Tigga an Avon SR4 Rescue
MMSI 235910073. Callsign T123046
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04 February 2014, 22:49
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Member
Country: Ireland
Town: Galway
Boat name: Top Banana
Make: Scorpion 9m
Length: 9m +
Engine: Yamaha 421STI
MMSI: Yeah right!
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 1,164
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Quote:
Originally Posted by chris.moody
I got my first car in 1981, hence paying just over quid a gallon. It was a ford Cortina 1.6L
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Rib Tigga an Avon SR4 Rescue
MMSI 235910073. Callsign T123046
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Chris, with a boat name like yours you must surely remember 'Put a TIGER in your tank'?
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04 February 2014, 22:53
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
Length: no boat
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,518
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barrowboy
Chris, with a boat name like yours you must surely remember 'Put a TIGER in your tank'?
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And the tiger tail with the loop to go around the fuel cap?
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04 February 2014, 22:56
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Member
Country: UK - England
Town: Cornwall
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found a pic!
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