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Old 06-11-2011, 18:10   #86
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Re: Old Motor

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Originally Posted by entwisi View Post
Because they did nt handle very well, were not very quick unless you had the 2.8. Rusted like billy ho,

In a time when the hot hatches took over the capri and manta were dinosaurs....
I agree,
I have had two and they handled terrible with the cart springs at the back. The headlights rusted away in no time.
The two litre auto was a bit quicker than the 1600 I had and better on fuel.
They looked OK in their day.

I spotted this one at Leyland recently.
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