In 1999 in the UK

"Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell." (oppisitelock) 03/22/2015 at 10:18 • Filed to: None

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You could buy a car that took 26.9 seconds to reach 60.

Vimto > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 03/22/2015 at 10:26

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I lived in England for the first 10 years of my life (1995-2005) and I don't recall ever seeing one of those. It looks like a Micra that ate a few bees.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 03/22/2015 at 10:27

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I just read that as, "If you bought that car in 1999, it might've reached 60 by now."

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Vimto 03/22/2015 at 10:29

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Someone with a gajillion kids who lived round the corner from me had one. Hideous rusty lump of a thing.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/22/2015 at 10:31

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This is a fairly accurate description. I can't imagine pulling onto the motorway from a dead stop in one of these.

fhrblig > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 03/22/2015 at 10:34

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When I first saw a UK magazine review of that van I thought it was the same as the Nissan Quest we got here. Lucky for us, it wasn't. The Quest was never that slow, and was actually not a bad little van.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > fhrblig 03/22/2015 at 10:37

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I don't think anyone in the american market would've tolerated something as slow as the Serena. It must've been very cheap to sell here.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 03/22/2015 at 10:57

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Oooh, a Serena! Haven't seen one for ages.

Cé hé sin > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 03/22/2015 at 11:06

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A few years before you could have bought a 2CV which took something like 40 sec to reach 60 mph.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > Cé hé sin 03/22/2015 at 11:12

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God I hate the 2CV. My grandad used to maintain one for someone, he remembers it was so floppy the body twisting in turns popped the doors open.

MultiplaOrgasms > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 03/23/2015 at 13:26

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Meanwhile, everyone gives the Toyota Previa street cred for being a mid-engined, RWD Minivan, while this was exactly the same. It also got the SR20.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > MultiplaOrgasms 03/23/2015 at 13:29

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It was still barely quicker than a Previa even with the sr20 though. Plus the interior and ride was absolutely awful. I'd take a Previa over this any day.

MultiplaOrgasms > Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. 03/23/2015 at 13:35

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I agree that the Previa is still a much nicer car all around, but the complete awfulness of it makes the Serena better for upgrading and trolling chavbros in their B Corsas.

Twingo Tamer - About to descend into project car hell. > MultiplaOrgasms 03/23/2015 at 13:39

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That's true.