« Reply #212 on: 07 May 2016, 14:10 »
Back on topic.
I do love Capris which are nearly as cool as Mercedes saloons thinly disguised as Sports Coupes.
I'm surprised there are any Capris left now as they were pretty rusty a few years down the line from new never mind 20 or 30 or 40 years even further down the line.
I had a couple friends with V6 Capris and loved the noise they made and the fact you could wheel-spin them at will at any time. Well i was young at the time so simple things like that impressed me!
Ok, I'll admit it, they still do impress me.
My first car was a mk1 Scirocco and I wonder what they're worth now if there are any left. They shared a Capri and Alfa trait in that they turned all brown and holey after a few years.
Had a 2.0 S but never really took to it, looked lovely in blue (did have some rust spots even at comparatively new) but never really liked the ride, drive and was awful in wet and visibility was not great either.
Did like the 2.8 though and the Police used them unmarked as found out the hard way 
Wanted an RS2000 (yes the Professionals inspired both the Capri and wanting this) and was saving but one mad summer went and bought a nearly new MG Midget on impulse so that was end of that, as actually really like the MG, suited my single days, though sadly them days long gone haha and its sensibility now, well that was until just pushed button on an R (still have the buzz so forgive me!)
Other cars liked at time were mainly friends, a Lancia Delta, till it capitulated in a pile of rust, and a Renault 17, strange car but fun all the same. The most car envy had for a friend was a Scirocco Storm, loved that car.
I think your shiny blue R will impress you no end too, it's a pretty amazing package when you look back at cars like those and think how far technology has come.
Had a build date confirmed as early October for the M2 so should be here for Nov, got 3-4 weeks to confirm the specification
Going to enjoy the R for the summer
And still have another R for the winter!
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