alan_ferguson

Gus, I don't own the garage in Armadale - Top Gear Cars, but I know the owner Carlo very well. Carlo is a bit of a Lambo nut, and I've bought a few cars from him and sourced by him. His ex F1 mechanic has an Impreza turbo and has done some of the servicing on my 22b. BTW - Top Gear Cars no longer operate from Armadale. They have moved to the owner's house at Stoneyburn, Bents. Alan F.

The Integrale was a very pretty car and the last ones were quite well built. Didn't quite go as well as it looked and the left hand drive was always a pain in the a**, particularly for my passengers who didn't like sitting in the middle of the road! Alan F.

Two of my favourites : Alan F.

I'm almost embarassed by the length of this list, but here goes : 1971 Mini Clubman estate 1978 Mini 1000 1980 MGB GT 1981 Fiesta Supersport 1.3 1982 Fiat x1/9 1983 Vauxhall Nova Sport 1985 Fiat x1/9 1980 Saab 99GL 1985 Polo C 1990 Golf GTi 16V 1992 Audi 80 2.3 1993 Honda Civic VTi 1990 Saab 900 16v Turbo 1994 Rover 218SD 1995 Alfa 145 1.7 16V 1980 Ferrari 400i 1997 Land Rover Defender 110 1998 Honda Civic Aerodeck 2001 Hona Civic Type R 2002 VW Passat W8 1998 Subaru 22B Wife's / Girlfriend's Cars bought by me: 1981 Golf Mk 1 Gti 1983 Golf Mk 1 Gti 1984 Citroen BX 16V 1989 Polo Coupe CL 2000 VW Golf 1.8 Turbo 1998 Honda 1.6 VTi 2003 Punto 1.4 Sporting Toys : TVR Griffith 500 Lamborghini Diablo VT Ferrari 328 GTS Saab 900 Ruby 16V Turbo Caterham 7 JPE Lancia Integrale EVO 2 Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Lamborghini Diablo SE 30 Lamborghini Countach QV Lamborghini Countach QV Lamborghini Jalpa 3.5 Lotus Esprit V8 Lotus 340R Lotus Elise 190R Lotus Esprit S3 Lotus Elan +2 Lancia Fulvia 1600HF Fiat X1/9 TVR 3000M Turbo Land Rover Lightweight Ferrari F355 GTS Caterham 2.2 JPE Petrolhead - who me? BTW I'm 45 not 105 in case you were wondering! Alan F.

Raceland? Yes, that was me with my son for his birthday party. No adults allowed on the circuit sadly. Fergus is one of the very few people that knows how to wash and clean a car properly. Is he still there on Sundays? Alan F.

Nobels charged me £203 including VAT for the annual(?) / 7.5k mile service. This included £65 for recharging the air conditioning. Not too bad. Was able to accompany the mechanic on the test drive which I was particularly happy about given that four new tyres were fitted yesterday and have still to be run in. He recommends not fitting an induction kit and retaining the front catalyst if you want to avoid an engine rebuild. Any other tips on avoiding an engine rebuild most welcome!

Graham Goode Racing recommend Millers 10w50. Alan F.

For those that missed them....... Car at Nobles today for a service. I've read good reports about them on this forum. Alan F.

It's number 280 from memory (usually poor). Had only done 4k miles when I bought it a year ago .........13k now Trade in for a green Scooby? Might consider it provided it has a matching green exhaust! LOL. Alan F.

Yip, just need the blue smoke now! Touches wood quickly! Alan F.

More than enough noise from this one. TSL Motorsport Ti-Phoon. Nice colour too! Alan F.

Driving the Punto reminds me of how good the 22b is, apart from the quality of the interior plastics, which even a Punto betters! The Punto also has an advantage in that I can park it anywhere in Edinburgh and find it in the same place and condition when I return. The downside is when you pull out to overtake and then remember that you've left the Subaru at home! Corsa TDi swop? I had a Nova 1.3 Sport with twin 40's and a wild cam many years ago but depite that I'm still not tempted!! Unfortunately I have a good memory. Alan F

I'm from Dolphinton near West Linton. Trying not to use the 22b for the daily commute, but it's hard when the other option is a Fiat Punto! Alan F.

Car has a couple of strange marks on the bonnet!

The car had 285bhp and 303ft/lb when I bought it. Now has a TSL Motorsport ti-phoon back box and a de-cat centre pipe, which probably doesn't add much to the power output but saves me buying a decent hi-fi for the car! Alan F.

Photos were taken by previous owner who only used it when it was a dry day. If he lived in Scotland he'd never have used it! Alan F

This the one? Alan F