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Saloony
11-01-08, 09:41 PM
Thats what it said on the steering wheel and on the side of the vehicle...

So after doing the cambelt, i took it on a road test to try out its capabilities..

fired up the huge cc torquey engine and off i went in pursuit of driving thrills from a racing pedigree..

i tackled the corners with much gusto...

did it corner with the grace and flatness of the Lotus Elise....no

did it give you the savagery, the control and sloppy gearbox of the V8 esprit.... no

but then again

























it was an Izusu Trooper Bighorn.:thumb:
Lee
11-01-08, 09:46 PM
Handling by Lotus? Are they taking the pish?
novacabrio
11-01-08, 09:53 PM
My old *cough* proton GTI *cough* used to have that
Mike
11-01-08, 10:03 PM
^ thats becuase Lotus did do some work on some of them IIRC
Lee
11-01-08, 10:05 PM
My old *cough* proton GTI *cough* used to have that

Proton GTi. Very underated and a great car. No need to cough Mark lol
Mike
11-01-08, 10:08 PM
Proton GTi. Very underated and a great car. No need to cough Mark lol

Indeed they are :thumb:

Roger Preistnall's rally car below, ive spent many hours working on this beast (in its old guise prior to accident) running T/B's on OMEX, ?2ks worth of Proflex suspension SCCR box and qauiffe everything lol

http://www.ianhardy.net/gallery/main.php/d/2562-2/pendragon_rally_2005_1519.jpg
Saloony
11-01-08, 10:13 PM
Think you'll find boys that proton has a share in Lotus.

But yes, Izusu Trooper Bighorn LTD 3.1TD Handling by Lotus edition.
Dar
11-01-08, 11:12 PM
But yes, Izusu Trooper Bighorn LTD 3.1TD Handling by Lotus edition.
That's basically what I have as my tow vehicle(Mine's the Vauxhall vairiant) except mine is:-

Vauxhall Monterey LTD 3.1TD Handling by Mr Blobby:thumb:

EDIT: Me, Lee & Chris were trying to drift it about the other day. It was amusing with Mr Lee shouting 'Floor it!' around every round-a-bout.
Lee
11-01-08, 11:15 PM
If the snow settles were going drifting tomorrow Mr P :)
Dar
11-01-08, 11:22 PM
Damn right I was out in it today:thumb:
Saloony
11-01-08, 11:41 PM
And it was an Auto lol
Adam Moran
11-01-08, 11:58 PM
Snow???
Dar
12-01-08, 12:01 AM
It's snowed for hours here earlier:D
Saloony
12-01-08, 12:01 AM
Snow???

Yeah, there was snow in Somerset today i think, we dipped out fella.
Jack
12-01-08, 04:38 PM
Snow on the hills round here today :D

Last night was amusing driving from bournemouth to cheltenham. Had to take a diversion past your house Dar, as one of the roads I use was flooded lol