smcGSI16V
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Registered: 26th May 03
Location: Farnborough Drives: Thurlby 888 CDTi No.98
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quote:
Originally posted by 3i_gaz
rather have a nice car out the tin to start with.
This.
Aspirations have changed.
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Steve
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Registered: 30th Mar 02
Location: Worcestershire Drives: Defender
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agreed normally aspirated is now ftw
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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quote:
Originally posted by L3W15
Remember driving round southend and it being absolutly packed with modified cars, and lakeside after would be crazy 100's of cars racing around. Just not the same now 
pretty obvious why it died off then  hundreds of boy racers speeding on public roads.
i used to go up lakeside a few times and even i felt uncomfortable driving about while other people were trying to break the sound barrier.
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smcGSI16V
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
agreed normally aspirated is now ftw
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
Can't even begin to imagine the wages you lot must be on to be able to afford to do countless track days and maintenance on the cara you use. Must be nice!
As Davey covered, I don't really drink (rarely) & I don't smoke, from what a few friends say they spend on both those things a month you could do a trackday & car maintenance for that money
I'd agree with the Internet statement too, I think it's probably a factor of everything now. Finance is easy to get and people want a nicer car to start with. If I was 18 now, I'd rather drive about in a newer standard car than a modified old car
[Edited on 06-06-2012 by Graham88]
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Welsh Dan
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Insurance and petrol are the killers. Insurance wasn't cheap when I was 17, but it was far cheaper compared with what 17 year olds are paying now. And a tank of petrol used to cost me £30 (or rather, it cost my dad £30), whereby it now costs double that.
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