‘Run Of The Mill’, But Curious For Some Reason

[Richard A Thackeray]

Monday 2nd

Spotted in this evenings episode of Police Interceptors

I know of the Polo ‘Harlequin’, but a Golf!?!
A DIY job?

 

[Jody]

Monday 2nd

Spotted in this evenings episode of Police Interceptors

I know of the Polo ‘Harlequin’, but a Golf!?!
A DIY job?

The Mk3 Golf Harlequin was legit but I don't think they made a Mk4. Probably a custom effort

 

[Badger_Boom]

The Mk3 Golf Harlequin was legit but I don't think they made a Mk4. Probably a custom effort

I've also seen a Lupo harlequin which was almost certainly a custom job.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 4th

The ’free’ Corsa has had its MOT test earlier this morning

PASS

Coincidentally, it had last years test on the 4th too!
244 miles between tests, & l’ve probably put 140 of those on it!

 

[Jody]

I've also seen a Lupo harlequin which was almost certainly a custom job.

I often wonder if the custom jobs have had a few knocks which starts the cascade of different coloured panels

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

I often wonder if the custom jobs have had a few knocks which starts the cascade of different coloured panels

Probably?
Or membership of a ‘dub club’?

 

[Jody]

Probably?
Or membership of a ‘dub club’?

Both I reckon. Generally only Dub fans would know about the Harlequins but I can't see many of them setting out to re-create one unless the car is untidy

 

[screenman]

Both I reckon. Generally only Dub fans would know about the Harlequins but I can't see many of them setting out to re-create one unless the car is untidy

Also known as the Beneton.

 

[gbb]

Both I reckon. Generally only Dub fans would know about the Harlequins but I can't see many of them setting out to re-create one unless the car is untidy

Not sure if it was an official spec but we hired a Suzuki jeep ragtop in Kos I think, also had a harlequin paint job.
Rough as a dog, but great fun.

 

[Salad Dodger]

I wonder why they exlicitly specify the Nurburgring and Nordschleife?

I believe they are both technically public roads (one way only of course!), but you can pay to drive round them. You are theoretically subject to normal road rules, but no speed limit, so it encourages some "highly exuberant" driving by petrolheads, with occasionally damaging consequences. Of course, they might try to tell their insurer that their car finished upside down with all four corners wiped off because it slid on a patch of oil, or some such justification, but I guess insurers have got fed up with claims arising from those roads.....

 

[Alex321]

I believe they are both technically public roads (one way only of course!), but you can pay to drive round them. You are theoretically subject to normal road rules, but no speed limit, so it encourages some "highly exuberant" driving by petrolheads, with occasionally damaging consequences. Of course, they might try to tell their insurer that their car finished upside down with all four corners wiped off because it slid on a patch of oil, or some such justification, but I guess insurers have got fed up with claims arising from those roads.....

That makes sense as to why the insurers specify them. Track days but not on "tracks".

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

After 12 years scratch-free, one of the local kids/scrotes has scraped the Corsa this morning (intentionally, or not?)

It’s essentially from the tail-light to the door-mirror
Mine is that mucky that they’d get filthy from doing it
The height seems to correspond to an under 10 (or so), we live opposite a junior school

 

[T4tomo]

Although l’m not sure that a Corsa can ’excite’??
Heck!, ours is the ‘S’ model, which in its case stands for ‘Slow’

I once had a Peugeot 309 'Look'. it was quite a base model did it stand for 'Look - its a bit shoot'?

 

[Jameshow]

I once had a Peugeot 309 'Look'. it was quite a base model did it stand for 'Look - its a bit shoot'?

We had a 205 junior which replaced a 205 xsi worst and best 205 we had!

 

[screenman]

After 12 years scratch-free, one of the local kids/scrotes has scraped the Corsa this morning (intentionally, or not?)

It’s essentially from the tail-light to the door-mirror
Mine is that mucky that they’d get filthy from doing it
The height seems to correspond to an under 10 (or so), we live opposite a junior school

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It is a solid red so may likely machine polish to look better, that would have taken some force to do that, unless it is a mark on the paint rather than in it.