Icon v Econ.

F Body · September 10, 2011, 07:03:29 AM

1980's Icons v *2010 Economy cars.

* American idea of an economy car

Fieldy · September 10, 2011, 09:42:21 AM

Just shows the great value you get now-a-days for your buck!

Big Mouse · September 10, 2011, 02:39:01 PM

And coming on next weeks automotive 'bleedin' obvious' show - the veyron is faster than a model t.

And on that bombshell - what the f*ck is 'leesurley' - its leisurely, ya cardie wearing dickhead!

philoldsmobile · September 15, 2011, 04:31:55 PM

Quoting: Big Mouse

what the f*ck is 'leesurley'

something that occurs in lugshury cars..

EDGE · September 16, 2011, 04:15:23 AM

that delorean is beautiful....

and they do a 300hp northstar v8 conversion :)

FUBAR · September 16, 2011, 04:18:58 AM

Ooh Ooh Mike, speaking of Deloreans, have you heard about this?...

(Gemma will hate me for posting this if you're not...

)

http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/nike-finally-makes-back-to-the-future-trainers-1019711\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.techradar.com/news/world-of-tech/nike-finally-makes-back-to-the-future-trainers-1019711

FUBAR · September 16, 2011, 04:22:11 AM

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=2011+nike+mag&_sacat=0&_odkw=nike+mag&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=2011+nike+mag&_sacat=0&_odkw=nike+mag&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

Q: DO THE 2011 NIKE MAG SHOES POWER-LACE?
No. For the power-lace feature you will have to wait until 2015.

EDGE · September 16, 2011, 06:28:33 AM

yeah, ive been following the nike mags on fleabay but $5k average is a bit much to stomach.... dont get me wrong, they're awesome BUT $5,000 is an awful lot of cash to drop on a collectable...

FUBAR · September 16, 2011, 06:57:38 AM

Quoting: EDGE

dont get me wrong, they're awesome BUT $5,000 is an awful lot of cash to drop on a collectable...

It is a bit isn't it.

Andy · September 16, 2011, 07:08:06 AM

Doesn't the DeLorean have a Renault V6 in it? What makes it so slow? The body?

F Body · September 16, 2011, 07:32:24 AM

Quoting: Andy

Doesn't the DeLorean have a Renault V6 in it? What makes it so slow? The body?

Yes it's powered by a 2.8 Renault V6 with only 150bhp

From : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeLorean_DMC-12

John DeLorean had originally envisioned that the car would produce somewhere around 200 horsepower (150 kW), but eventually settled on a 170 horsepower (130 kW) output for the engine. However, United States emissions regulations required that parts such as catalytic converters be added to the vehicle before it could be sold there. This caused a 40 horsepower (30 kW) reduction to the vehicle's power output, a loss which seriously impeded the DMC-12's performance. When this combined with the suspension system changes, the US version was regarded as disappointing. DeLorean's comparison literature noted that the DMC-12 could achieve 0–60 mph (0–96 km/h) in 8.8 s, respectable for the early 1980s, but Road & Track magazine clocked the car at 10.5 s. It is possible that the factory performance numbers were achieved using a European-spec car with the 170 horsepower (130 kW) engine.[21]

EDGE · September 16, 2011, 09:22:59 AM

its a shody engine, it was a PVR v6 which was just gutless...

the v8 converted ones go well !

philoldsmobile · September 17, 2011, 06:40:47 AM

Quoting: Andy

Doesn't the DeLorean have a Renault V6 in it? What makes it so slow? The body?

Don't get me wrong, I just adore the De Lorean, but in just about every way it was a piss-poor car!

it had the engine from this....

Mind you, I do have a thing for big old Volvos too.....