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July 24, 2011 10:27 p.m. qdseeker New Reader

m4ff3w wrote:

Keith wrote:

If you're accusing me of not being open minded, I recommend you check out my garage listing. It's not just Miatas. Heck, there's a real Rover and two British Leyland products. But I am willing to acknowledge that some cars simply suck.

And some stupid people love cars that suck, or at least that the majority of people thing suck.

I see one of those guys in the mirror each morning, I think.

qdseeker wrote: Not really a big deal.
July 24, 2011 10:39 p.m. Keith SuperDork

As they say, there's an ass for every seat With this thing, I'd source some of the UK lights and drop in a 4.2 out of a late model Rover for a bit of extra poke. They are cool looking. But I do not want to own one.
July 24, 2011 11:05 p.m. qdseeker New Reader

Keith wrote: They are cool looking. But I do not want to own one.

With this, I agree, lolol.
July 25, 2011 3:06 a.m. amg_rx7 HalfDork

carguy123 wrote:

There's definitely a difference between rare and desirable.

+1
July 25, 2011 9:01 a.m. tr8todd Reader

I've had three of them over the years. They make great donor cars for MGBs and TR7s. Think of them as a four door TR8. The ride quality and handling is awesome. The interior is a flimsy butt ugly combo of browns and black. Most of the comments I would get were "what kind of Alpha Romeo is that?" and "looks like a Chevy Citation". They were fantastic race cars back in the early 80's and put a serious hurting on the big BMWs of the time.
July 25, 2011 9:11 a.m. yamaha Reader

m4ff3w wrote:

And some stupid people love cars that suck

proof is in the odd number of Maserati Biturbo owners on here.

Some cars just exist to make DSM's and SHO's seem reliable
July 25, 2011 9:15 a.m. Raze Dork

yamaha wrote:

Some cars just exist to make DSM's and SHO's seem reliable

I had to "HA!" out loud at that one... +1
July 25, 2011 9:18 a.m. NOHOME Reader

You could always donate the engine to an MGB, assuming it has the V8 lump.
July 25, 2011 10:00 a.m. mad_machine SuperDork

front engined v8 sedan with a stick rear axle... just imagine the swapability you could do to something like that. It's almost begging for an LSx or a 5.0 with matching drivetrain
July 25, 2011 3:06 p.m. chuckles Reader

I hope it's not on poor taste to comment that Mike Hailwood was killed in one, March, 1981.
July 25, 2011 6:34 p.m. ShadowSix Reader

Wow, I just saw a very similar rover on a trailer on I-71 south of Cleveland.
July 25, 2011 8:03 p.m. Curmudgeon SuperDork

chuckles wrote:

I hope it's not on poor taste to comment that Mike Hailwood was killed in one, March, 1981.

That's right, 'Mike the Bike' died in one.