Dave_214_SEi 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Might aswell add my input to the relevant section, have had two 214 SEi's one British Racing Green and one Nightfire Red. The BRG one was written off by an ex and the NFR one stolen by my friends pikey ex landlord anyway I digress Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 ouch, thats a bit shit! What are you in these days? Get some pics up of the old ones, iirc they were quite nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_214_SEi 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 The BRG one was a bit of a shed will dig out the pics in a bit for all to see. Right now I'm cruising about in the missus's Astra SRi (dont hurt me ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Astra SRi (dont hurt me ) You deserve it for that tbh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Oh the shame! Mind you, I cant talk... my transport these days is the wifes citroen C1 company car :$ I have tried to disguise it as an alfa but I don't think anyone's buying it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_214_SEi 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Astra SRi (dont hurt me ) You deserve it for that tbh Could do a lot worse tbf Looks sporty Munky never been an Alfa C1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Astra SRi (dont hurt me ) You deserve it for that tbh Could do a lot worse tbf How Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Din 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Oh yeah right.... C1.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_214_SEi 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 How I meant like a Lada or my first 214 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Looks sporty Munky never been an Alfa C1 They're quite rare... This one is VT spec... yeah, its got a badge to show the world its the lowest spec available... it doesnt even have the OPTIONAL rev counter But meh... 80mpg and the company pays for fuel, tax, insurance and maintenance... so we cant complain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Oh yeah right.... C1.. OI! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_214_SEi 0 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 meh, cheap as fook then, can't complain at all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted September 30, 2011 Yup, and dont tell anyone I said this, but its also a bloody hoot to drive! Its not quick by any means, but its the closest thing I've driven to an old mini when it comes to handling. I've been trying to convince her we could dump a saxo vts lump in there without her boss noticing but she's not going for it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vard66 1 Report post Posted October 1, 2011 Actually tbh, I've seen evidence of the C1's handling. Rich and I were blatting round some windy little Southern France D roads, having an enormous hoot in the van, and we got behind a C1 when we came into a little village, which then proceeded to continue along the route we were taking for about six miles of twisty, undulating, camber/off cambered, horribly surfaced twisty roads that had our adrenaline up enormously. We managed to keep up with this C1, Rich pushing quite hard in the van, which I have to say, handles fantastically now it's dropped and stiffened a little. Got to the next little town, passed the C1 as it turned off and I looked over to find a fat 50y/o woman behind the wheel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jhc 28 Report post Posted October 1, 2011 sarah didnt tell me she'd been to france recently! And she's not fat, she's pregnant... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_214_SEi 0 Report post Posted October 4, 2011 Might aswell add my input to the relevant section, have had two 214 SEi's one British Racing Green and one Nightfire Red. The BRG one was written off by an ex and the NFR one stolen by my friends pikey ex landlord anyway I digress What became of the BRG SEi How it looked before The NFR one : and how it looked the last time i seen it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vard66 1 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 Well, alright. If everyone else is doing it. My first Rover, my second car - the first one I loved enough not to mistreat; 1991 214 SLi. My current long term project; 1994 Rover 420 GSi Turbo As you may notice, she's missing an arch. And a chunk of sill. The rot has been cut out, and currently she's waiting for me to man up and get some welding practice before having a crack at banging some new sills and arch sections onto her myself, as a bit of a learn by doing crash-course. My 1992 Rover 216 GTi TwinCam; Hm. My 1998 Rover 820 Vitesse; Now missed, horribly, every time I think about it. Maybe it's sad, but it actually broke my heart when I finally made myself get her picked up, and watched her fork-lifted onto a flatbed transit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anjenha 44 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 Hubby's 45, totalled Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anjenha 44 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 blimey, just noticed he has hair in that pic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJ_GQV 115 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 looks like he got really angry at it and punched the front really hard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Anjenha 44 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 hadn't noticed that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave_214_SEi 0 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 Hubby's 45, totalled[attachment=0]Robin Rover.jpg[/attachment] POW! Right in the kisser Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LJ_GQV 115 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 what did he hit? looks like some brown 'smearing' on the number plate Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz 29 Report post Posted October 5, 2011 I have to admit to current Rover ownership A Mini Cooper currently (and for the past 7 years ) undergoing restoration Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites