Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Fuck me, Aston Martin Cygnets ain't cheap. Why? So Sloanes who've passed their test can roll around Kensington in something other than a Mini?

I've never seen one of those, it's tarted up Toyota IQ? That's a pretty hefty markup to pay for one.

Used to have one parked outside my old office, and yes, it's a luxury city car for people who can't abide being seen in a Toyota.

They made a very silly V8 version too https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N5s1z7-JnI

Pretty sure it was created just to bring down Aston Martin's overall co2 emissions

I just hired a Polestar 2 for when I’m back at Christmas- 17 days, £315 picked up and returned to Heathrow. Will be my first experience of an electric car.

That seems very cheap, I need to book a car for Spain next month, must get onto that.

It’s mental- a Fiat 500 was £300 more.

remarkably cheap - who with?

So, just to clarify... You're stamping on the brakes as hard as possible and the car is not locking up/going into ABS?

Hertz

Yeah, but I was only going from a maximum of 60kph to a full stop, not very challenging conditions. I've been trying to figure out where would be a safe place to test them at high speed, probably on a highway exit. The Brisbane Entertainment Centre has an excellent and very quiet off ramp, will probably go there on Friday and do a few highway loops.

So...garage check -
nothing wrong apart from tracking (which they don't do). Possible rattle could be the link rods.
What is this? Name new and interesting things to get done?

Drop links?

Yeah, I get that. But the things are selling for more than the asking price when new over a decade ago 🤷

They sold less than 150 of them in the UK. It doesn’t take many enthusiasts / collectors / people who actually want to drive one to push prices up with so few to go around.

Future classic ?

because it hertz!

Them too. I dunno. Probably?
Makes a noise when you go over a bump.

Drop links connect the anti roll bar to part of the suspension on each side- so every time the wheel articulates the drop link is what transfers the force to the anti roll bar. They’re a consumable, really, albeit they can last a fair while.

I've just looked at this and seen the price and NOT WEPT.

So, i'll sort out tracking and then get the drop links fitted.

I’d do it the other way round if it was me- or get them fitted by the place that is going to do the tracking.

Try not to get the cheap ones from gsf/ecp.

If there is a clunk, you may be able to feel the damaged drop. Or see damaged boot where water has got in.

The interior is very very nice.

Tho probably weighs twice what normal Toyota wieghs

Weelz, I haz.

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I hope they fucking fit.

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