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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #240 on: March 14, 2013, 06:29:51 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 14, 2013, 03:54:01 PM
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3 cylinders.  Anyone remember when so many went all  noooo: over 5 cylinder Audis?

Still sounds a bit weird though

On the 3 cylinder point, my brother had one of these:

1956 Saab 93 A (748cc 3-cylinder 2-stroke)

Did quite well in "Monte" as I recall - however, they cost a fortune in oil to run and laid down their own smoke screen!
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #241 on: March 14, 2013, 07:09:46 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 14, 2013, 03:54:01 PM
. .On the 3 cylinder point, my brother had one of these:

1956 Saab 93 A (748cc 3-cylinder 2-stroke)
Ah SAAB.  In memory of brands departed.   


And wasn't Growler mentioning DAF earlier?
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #242 on: March 14, 2013, 07:28:58 PM »
Quote from: SteveK on March 14, 2013, 07:09:46 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 14, 2013, 03:54:01 PM
. .On the 3 cylinder point, my brother had one of these:

1956 Saab 93 A (748cc 3-cylinder 2-stroke)
Ah SAAB.  In memory of brands departed.   


And wasn't Growler mentioning DAF earlier?

Indeed. cloud9:

I think the truck division is still going too. rubschin:

The gaffer of the garage I werked at on the pumps, did the Daily Mirror R.A.C. rally in a DAF back in 1977. :thumbsup:
Finished too it did! eeek:
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #243 on: March 14, 2013, 08:21:33 PM »
That brought back a long forgotten memory... One of me teachers at school had a DAF Variomatic


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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #244 on: March 14, 2013, 08:47:55 PM »
Performed well on the motorways today  :thumbsup:

'tis indeed a good little engine.

Shame the same couldn't be said about the motorways. Took me a total of six hours to do a round trip of about 150 miles. Average speed 25mph, average fuel consumption 31.5 mpg  noooo:
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #245 on: March 14, 2013, 08:53:48 PM »
Quote from: GROWLER on March 14, 2013, 05:26:08 PM
Quote from: Barman on March 14, 2013, 04:03:18 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 14, 2013, 03:54:01 PM
Quote from: SteveK on March 14, 2013, 01:28:10 PM
3 cylinders.  Anyone remember when so many went all  noooo: over 5 cylinder Audis?

Still sounds a bit weird though

On the 3 cylinder point, my brother had one of these:

1956 Saab 93 A (748cc 3-cylinder 2-stroke)

Drool:

 Drool: Drool:

So much style in those days. :thumbsup:

 Thumbs:

And imagine, that beautiful machine was all styled by a bloke with a big limp of clay and a slide rule - no computers or anything... worthy:
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #246 on: March 14, 2013, 09:27:01 PM »
Quote from: Barman on March 14, 2013, 08:53:48 PM
Quote from: GROWLER on March 14, 2013, 05:26:08 PM
Quote from: Barman on March 14, 2013, 04:03:18 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 14, 2013, 03:54:01 PM
Quote from: SteveK on March 14, 2013, 01:28:10 PM
3 cylinders.  Anyone remember when so many went all  noooo: over 5 cylinder Audis?

Still sounds a bit weird though

On the 3 cylinder point, my brother had one of these:

1956 Saab 93 A (748cc 3-cylinder 2-stroke)

Drool:

 Drool: Drool:

So much style in those days. :thumbsup:

 Thumbs:

And imagine, that beautiful machine was all styled by a bloke with a big limp of clay and a slide rule - no computers or anything... worthy:

Growler?  rubschin:  Not sure if he would like to be called limp though
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #247 on: March 14, 2013, 11:50:49 PM »
Quote from: Barman on March 14, 2013, 08:53:48 PM
Quote from: GROWLER on March 14, 2013, 05:26:08 PM
Quote from: Barman on March 14, 2013, 04:03:18 PM
Quote from: Darwins Selection on March 14, 2013, 03:54:01 PM
Quote from: SteveK on March 14, 2013, 01:28:10 PM
3 cylinders.  Anyone remember when so many went all  noooo: over 5 cylinder Audis?

Still sounds a bit weird though

On the 3 cylinder point, my brother had one of these:

1956 Saab 93 A (748cc 3-cylinder 2-stroke)

Drool:

 Drool: Drool:

So much style in those days. :thumbsup:

 Thumbs:

And imagine, that beautiful machine was all styled by a bloke with a big limp of clay and a slide rule - no computers or anything... worthy:

Yup. Or  to put it another way, designed by Anna Log. cloud9:
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #248 on: March 15, 2013, 03:53:23 PM »
LUMP!  Banghead
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #249 on: March 15, 2013, 04:01:17 PM »
Well that too, but mainly a furry oaf  :thumbsup:
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #250 on: March 15, 2013, 04:02:05 PM »
Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on March 15, 2013, 04:01:17 PM
Well that too, but mainly a furry oaf  :thumbsup:

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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #251 on: April 07, 2013, 10:46:26 AM »
Drove the young Bear cubs new mowta yesterday for the first time, same engine as what's in yours I presume UM (3 pot 1.0 ecotech 105bhp or summat), and I must say...WHATa peach! cloud9:
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #252 on: July 11, 2013, 10:08:50 PM »
Took the motor down to the dealers today ~ a "recall" for a realignment of a heater cable that might short out.

No problems, but it took me a while to get the driving position back to the way that suits me (being a bit on the short side like)  Banghead
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #253 on: July 11, 2013, 10:25:56 PM »
Quote from: Uncle Mort on July 11, 2013, 10:08:50 PM
Took the motor down to the dealers today ~ a "recall" for a realignment of a heater cable that might short out.

No problems, but it took me a while to get the driving position back to the way that suits me (being a bit on the short side like)  Banghead

My car has fancy electric seats that "pair" with the keys, so when Mrs DS uses her key, it automatically moves seat and steering wheel to her preferred position.

All very well until I pick up her key to nip to the shop and get jammed under the dash and crushed against the wheel. redface:
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Re: Uncle Mort's new car
« Reply #254 on: July 11, 2013, 10:33:22 PM »
Quote from: Darwins Selection on July 11, 2013, 10:25:56 PM
Quote from: Uncle Mort on July 11, 2013, 10:08:50 PM
Took the motor down to the dealers today ~ a "recall" for a realignment of a heater cable that might short out.

No problems, but it took me a while to get the driving position back to the way that suits me (being a bit on the short side like)  Banghead

My car has fancy electric seats that "pair" with the keys, so when Mrs DS uses her key, it automatically moves seat and steering wheel to her preferred position.

All very well until I pick up her key to nip to the shop and get jammed under the dash and crushed against the wheel. redface:

 point:

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