why do you keep your cally ?
why do you keep your cally ?
Ive had two v6 ten years now... but hardly use them, nice backup or summer car when the main driver is playing up..
Every year its oK time to get rid of it.. wont bore you with my reasons.....I keep hanging on to it...despite the MOT bill... Pretty elusive why, it was never a dream car for me, just needed somethng with a big boot....Had variety of sports previously, RX7, X19, sylvia turbo. Tried the porsche 944 (standard).. Cally has a really nice feel.
whats you reasons for holding in ?
Every year its oK time to get rid of it.. wont bore you with my reasons.....I keep hanging on to it...despite the MOT bill... Pretty elusive why, it was never a dream car for me, just needed somethng with a big boot....Had variety of sports previously, RX7, X19, sylvia turbo. Tried the porsche 944 (standard).. Cally has a really nice feel.
whats you reasons for holding in ?
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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
cant afford what I would really like ..and the ones I can afford are just the same as everyone elses out there ...so I keep it as it suits me just fine, easy enough to work on, cheap enough to run (since I do hardly any miles in it ) and I like the shape of them
Re: why do you keep your cally ?
Just not anything out there that I would buy apart from cars that I can't afford, any V12 Aston Martin would be great.
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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
Fraz wrote:cant afford what I would really like ..and the ones I can afford are just the same as everyone elses out there ...so I keep it as it suits me just fine, easy enough to work on, cheap enough to run (since I do hardly any miles in it ) and I like the shape of them
suppose thats it, the price to get a major improvement is like double to four times running costs on all levels.. And yeh that shape is still very alluring..plus the general feel of the drive has a certain all round something.
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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
Dare I air my reason on here again :s
They are a stunning looking car though
They are a stunning looking car though

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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
i love the look ,shape , purr of my v6 and theres none in my hometown 

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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
I keep mine because i like it and the sense of acheivement every time it scrapes through the mot, also the wife hates it 

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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
mrvauxhall48755 wrote:i love the look ,shape , purr of my v6 and theres none in my hometown
they are getting rare now, hardly ever see one in glasgow.
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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
If I see one a year round my way I'm doing well
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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
rich30mex wrote:If I see one a year round my way I'm doing well
there was 3 driving about your way last September

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I get where you are coming from... I can't seem to part with mine and its only a Ecotec. 

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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
v6 steve wrote:rich30mex wrote:If I see one a year round my way I'm doing well
there was 3 driving about your way last September
that memory loss of his is getting worse, he really needs to cut down on the Carling

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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
crinklebender wrote:whats you reasons for holding in ?
Was doing my training when they first came out, so know them back to front, upside down, inside out....
Always wanted one
Spent too much to let it go
Nothing else looks like them on the road (standard or kitted)
Easy to work on
The look on audi/bmw drivers faces as you breeze past their '61 plate repmobiles
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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
this is my third cally must be of my head but thier is something about them and very nice shape apart from that horrible v grill
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Re: why do you keep your cally ?
I've just got back into one last week, absolutely loved it.
I made the decision to come back last month, in the middle of a threesome. I thought "life's too short - great car, get one bought!"
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