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buckle247
Joined: Jan 02, 2003
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From: UK: OXON
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getting licence is fairly cheap in UK, it is paying for driving lessons and the test that is expensive.
In one of my lessons at 6th form there are 11 people and only 2? maybe 1 can't drive, and out of the 9/10 that can drive 9 have there own car, so a high propertion. Must be a fair bit more expensive or hard where you live, or people are just less interested in driving.
edit, nice car boyi, what about yours or has your little bro beaten you into the driving world 
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Bianca
Joined: Dec 29, 2002
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From: The Netherlands
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It is so expensive and not many people pass it the first time. I don't know why. Maybe i should get my license where you live  |
buckle247
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lol, by the time you have spent enough time in UK to learn english rules etc and paid for the test, i'm sure it would be cheaper to do it in your country Total cost for a test in UK is around £60-£80 as test is £40, but then you have to pay £20 to use the car for an hour, and usually you pay £20 for an hours lesson before the test.
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Dj Boyi
Joined: Oct 05, 2002
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From: Liberty City
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Hav'nt had a car for yrs mate,heres what i have had tho,if i remember right 
Escort mk 2 (p reg)
Escort mk 2 (v reg)
Ford Anglia super deluxe 850cc (classic,reg no was 845 ONU)
Mini 1000 (t reg)
*shit im showing my age here* 
Fiat X19 1500 GT (cant remember what yr it was,nice little fast car tho  )
And i've driven loads of other motors too
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loonee
Joined: Feb 16, 2002
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this is my jeep
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Sir-SonyEricsson-man
Joined: May 30, 2002
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From: Norway
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i will come with a pic off my BMW 528i (2004 model) tomorrow its white and has a big SE logo on it
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kristaga
Joined: Mar 12, 2002
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From: Norig/Norway
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On 2004-04-30 23:11:47, buckle247 wrote:
@kristaga, what is that volvo like to drive, it looks like an APC. Prob one of the best vehicals i've seen to cope with what the roads must be like in sweeden, or are they well gritted to stop them becoming covered in snow and ice.
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Explain the term "APC" for me.
It is very nice to drive, but is is no race car. Of course, it is not meant to be either. Maximum speed should be around 110 km/h, but is handles best around 70. 80 to 90 is no problem of course, but the fuel consumption rises very much when the speed exceeds 70.
The roads in Norway (and the rest of the Nordic countries) have asphalt (black-top) cover, but of course get covered in snow and ice during winter time. The snow is moved away, but a layer will always remain. So we use special winter tires with or without studs. On extreme conditions lorries and buses put on snow chains to increase traction.
My car can cope on most every road condition. I have driven in water up to the bumper (60 cm) while crossing/fording a river, and driven in 70 cm of old snow (partly floating on the snow). Fresh snow driving has almost no limit.
A photo I took of it the last summer (the first image captured with my T610 in fact):
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buckle247
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An APC is an armoured personnal carrier, what the army would use to transport troops to and from the battle line.
looks like it is a bit of fun to drive, and not too much of a concern if you hit another car only joking.
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Rookwise
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
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Just to let anyone who might be interested know (uk members only)
The Cav is now up for sale due to me being tempted by a silver BMW 5 series. Dont want to put it on ebay as its too good for there.
If anyone is interested. Pm me for details and check out the pics on the first page of this thread.
Buyer must collect.
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Jezzaj
Joined: Apr 16, 2003
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From: UK
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GM bought opel plus vauxhall along with other old british makes,it retained vauxhall's name to keep the 'britishness' of the brand for sales.holden do have some opel/vauxhall cars in oz such as the corsa but for the larger cars they have there own beasts |
floke
Joined: Jan 23, 2002
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@kristaga: I drove one of those Volvo Valp during military service. Really funny and rather easy to drive offroad. However, the fuel consumtion was horrendous
I'll post a pic of my car soon too
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Rookwise
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
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is nobody else going to show us their modes of transport ? |
gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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i will once i get around to taking the shots.
the amount of misinformation about vaux/opel/holden is unbelievable. 
Holden Australia use 3 opel models - Barina, Astra (all variants) and Vectra (and nowhere on earth are the astra and vectra names applied to different models, not even Japan). However, they are all completely reworked for aussie road conditions which are the harshest in the world. Suffice to say that generally the aussie versions are much improved over their european counterparts when tested in australia. Otherwise, Holden produce their own aussie-made vehicles. the most prominent of these is the Commodore (bigger than the Vectra with V6 and V8 variants), which is currently the number-one selling car in the country. Neither it, nor any other Holden, are based on existing Opel/Vaux models - although the original Holden Commodore was an amalgam of two opel vehicles.
The Holden Monaro, and a group of HSV (Holden Special Vehicles - very high end) cars are sold in the UK by Vaux, but are technically still Holdens, or were until recently. Back inthe 70s and early 80s the original Monaro was an Australian motoring icon. the current Monaro, developed only a few years ago, is also sold in the US as with a different grill as the new Pontiac GTO. Australian built Commodores are sold in the Middle East and elsewhere as Cadillacs.
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Rookwise
Joined: Mar 22, 2004
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I know this.
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gelfen
Joined: Nov 22, 2003
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From: Melbourne, Australia
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i was mainly commenting on other people's posts (particularly the
"gm = opel/vaux/holden = all the same" misapprehension)
actually i don't drive any of them, and there's only a handful of models in the Holden/GM stable i would ever consider.
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