Age is Relative...........:)

Peter vd P · Post by **Peter vd P** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 2:52 pm

my name is peter I am 30 my car is ......ehm...... let me see....... from jan 1991 now it's 2004, so uhhhhhhh 2004 minus 1991 is uhhhhhh.......................... anyway it's an old car. actualy it's a 440 never had and (after visiting this site for quite a while now) never will own 480.

actualy my car has loads of names but I cannot write it down because than Coyote has to edit it.

Cheers

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Fri Aug 13, 2004 9:12 pm

i can think of a couple of names for 440's, wouldnt like to print them on a family forum though!!

Ernie · Post by **Ernie** » Fri Aug 27, 2004 2:27 pm

Ernie was 19 when he started dreaming about 480s. He was 23 when his 480turbo was built. Some 11 years, 2 mazdas and a vw later he could afford to own and drive it, which he enjoys for nearly 2 years now.

sakis480 · Post by **sakis480** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:36 am

My turbo is an 89 model
the 3 lit is a 95
My age!! in 2 days i ll be 30....critical moment in a manÂ´s life....the 480 has no age.....even in 15 years will be a unique a car...

sakis480 · Post by **sakis480** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 7:40 am

Did a write 3 lt???
CORRECTION as everybody here knows....2 lt

Patrick 480 Turbo · Post by **Patrick 480 Turbo** » Tue Sep 07, 2004 5:04 pm

me -> 23
480-> 12

Joolz · Post by **Joolz** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:18 am

owner car
71 9
67 14
46 10
38 10
36 16
36 11
34 11
33 12
32 9
30 13
30 11
30 9
30 9
28 9
27 18
27 16
26 10
25 12
24 15
24 13
24 10
23 13
23 12
23 12
23 12
23 11
23 9
22 17
22 15
22 15
21 17
21 15
21 10
19 12
17 17

speaks for itself really....most definitely owning a 480 is a young mans game...

3rd oldest ohh sh*t

Jean · Post by **Jean** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 3:41 pm

As you said at the begining Joolz "Age is Relative". I do not feel old when I drive my cars but I sure do when I see that with one exception all the others on the list are young enough to be either my child or grandchild. I wonder if I am the oldest 480 owner in the country[or the world!]

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:21 pm

well jean, my grandfather is 75, and once we have finished edds engine swap, the turbo donor is being ES-d (!) for him (its not too bad a nick) if my grandmother lets him.

Jean · Post by **Jean** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:41 pm

Do your grandparents live near you? 'Cos I do . I am on the Taunton side of Bridgwater so if you see a aged blonde in a Burgandy 480 or a bright yellw Classic Beetle it will be me! My son lives in Burnham.[quote][/quote]

Jean · Post by **Jean** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:44 pm

Do not know how to put the quote in! its your comment Chris about your grandfather.I am glad he is even older that me!

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:12 pm

They live in west street in bridgwater. currently have a beige (eurgh!) 440, but he wants a 480.

chris1roll · Post by **chris1roll** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:15 pm

do you mind my asking what your sons name is? if i don't know him, amy may well do.

Jean · Post by **Jean** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:37 pm

I live in Enmore so go down West Street often. He has got to get a 480! My son's name is Ian Hunter. He works in Bristol. He doesn't like 480's I am afraid.Philistine.

volvofox · Post by **volvofox** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 5:56 pm

Joolz wrote:owner car
71 9
67 14
46 10
38 10
36 16
36 11
34 11
33 12
32 9
30 13
30 11
30 9
30 9
28 9
27 18
27 16
26 10
25 12
24 15
24 13
24 10
23 13
23 12
23 12
23 12
23 11
23 9
22 17
22 15
22 15
21 17
21 15
21 10
19 12
17 17

speaks for itself really....most definitely owning a 480 is a young mans game...

3rd oldest ohh sh*t

there is a lot of info in these values... one big aspect are two other things 1) how long one is driving 480, as a model (so more than one )

2) how long one is driving the same one.

I bet the score would be a lot more practical
Lots of "young" men start nowadays in a cheap fast turbo or so, but leave it as soon as they got the money to buy something else or more practical ?

heheh this might make u a lot younger in the statistics...

Mitch · Post by **Mitch** » Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:53 pm

3rd oldest ohh sh*t

Not so!
Me 55
480 9

Feel better?

Jean · Post by **Jean** » Thu Sep 09, 2004 5:26 am

following on from volvofox I fell in love with the very first one and we bought one[an E?] and although we [my husband] went off them for a while as the early ones were very unreliable and we were not able to fix them ourselves but we came back again and altogether we must have had about six over the years. We had one each when he died. I think we have had one E one F a couple of L's an M and an N. One at least was a Turbo. I am not going to add any of that up or I would take off like a Turbo off the top of Joolz list but I think you can safely say I do quite like them.