Do you mean the OLD original Lancia Thema (Italian design), or the rebadged Chrysler 300 (aka Lancia Thema)?
I know several people who own Chrysler 300's... none been too happy with them. Our neighbour at a former place had one, and I saw her swearing profusely at it in Hungarian before she threw a house brick at it! And it hit...
Hi Lewis,
The Lancia was brand new. Here is a picture of it.
Wherever I parked it, 40% of the body would be sticking out on the road. When driving down the Autostradas and Autobahns, I'd be saying "I wish I'd kept that Lancia". But when I'd have to go down spiral driveways into carparks, or got nearly crushed by buses at tight turns in mountains and coastal roads, I'd say "Gee, I'm glad I got rid of that Lancia", as it was freaky enough with my Audi.
Hi Lewis,
Wherever I parked it, 40% of the body would be sticking out on the road. When driving down the Autostradas and Autobahns, I'd be saying "I wish I'd kept that Lancia". But when I'd have to go down spiral driveways into carparks, or got nearly crushed by buses at tight turns in mountains and coastal roads, I'd say "Gee, I'm glad I got rid of that Lancia", as it was freaky enough with my Audi.
The 300 is a big American car for the land of the Fiat 500
The 300 is a big American car for the land of the Fiat 500
It was hilarious driving the Lancia around over there. It has those beeper things that warn you when you are too close to something. Apart from on the major roads, more than half the time driving around the average roads, it would keep beeping continuously. When no one was coming in the opposite direction, I would drive along the centre of those roads to stop the beeping.
Cheers,
Renato
It was hilarious driving the Lancia around over there. It has those beeper things that warn you when you are too close to something. Apart from on the major roads, more than half the time driving around the average roads, it would keep beeping continuously. When no one was coming in the opposite direction, I would drive along the centre of those roads to stop the beeping.
Brilliant no I need to clean up the orange juice I just spat out
My favorite car was an old 73 FJ40 landcruiser, not very comfortable and it would have killed me if I ever rolled it but I loved it anyway.
Curbs, shopping trolleys and small trees mean nothing to a 4x4 with bars and who cares if some moron opens their door on it in a parking lot...it's a bush pig!!
Once had a guy in a Porsche try to sneak up the inside on a merging lane, guess who won, hehe.
My favorite thing though was the inside doors, no padded linings just bare metal with the door handles at the back beside the seat and exposed rachet gears to bite unwary fingers.
Great amusement can be had watching people reach for a door handle that isn't there, then watching the panic set in as they try to figure how to get out of the damn thing.
The latest BMW here has 4 wheels, 2001 E39 530i m-sport. I've recently got it safe and I like it, might be a keeper. Took it over Mt Glorious and couldn't under stand why all the jap cars where braking at every corner, very frustrating. Still a lot of work to do on it but a 3 litre inline 6 is a bit of a treat.
Robin , they had to break because you were slowing them down. I sympathize with you as my wife had to down trade from her steroid jap car to a more sedate 335 BMW Coupe.
My favorite car was an old 73 FJ40 landcruiser, not very comfortable and it would have killed me if I ever rolled it but I loved it anyway.
Curbs, shopping trolleys and small trees mean nothing to a 4x4 with bars and who cares if some moron opens their door on it in a parking lot...it's a bush pig!!
Once had a guy in a Porsche try to sneak up the inside on a merging lane, guess who won, hehe.
My favorite thing though was the inside doors, no padded linings just bare metal with the door handles at the back beside the seat and exposed rachet gears to bite unwary fingers.
Great amusement can be had watching people reach for a door handle that isn't there, then watching the panic set in as they try to figure how to get out of the damn thing.
Loved my shorty 40.
Justin.
When I was doing big Fireworks Displays a few years back on one beach located display ( New Year ) we would borrow a short wheel base Toyota Landcrusier off the sponsor CEO and his business. (Developer) a builders hack. When you picked it up you had to kick the clay out of the cab and rearrange the shovels in the back. When you drove it it sounded like a bunch of 44 gallon drums being towed behind a tank. It was amazing fun to drive round the place and brilliant on the beach. Used to tow a 1/4 ton trailer loaded with pyro in deep sand. Always enjoyed that contract if only for that.
We had some good displays too, some huge explosions, great fun but bloody hard work.
Robin , they had to break because you were slowing them down. I sympathize with you as my wife had to down trade from her steroid jap car to a more sedate 335 BMW Coupe.
Cheers
Rob
Yes Rob, very funny. I was originally looking for another clapped out $500 bike to buy and restore, done half a dozen now easy, but couldn't find one for under about $3500. Got this 5 series for $4500. It was also clapped out (look at the price) but as with most bimmers the drive train only needed a little bit of love to get it pumping again. Suspension and steering is another matter, cars have a lot more in there than just shocks and a ball joint. It's been a lot of work but that side is almost done. It even drove well when I could wobble the rear wheels while they where off the ground so go figure.
