So what car have you been obsessing about today?? (Vol 2)
So what car have you been obsessing about today?? (Vol 2)
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Ag51bye

271 posts

165 months

Friday 17th May 2013
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LiamB

8,088 posts

169 months

Friday 17th May 2013
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stephen300o said:
LiamB said:
Petrolhead95 said:
Bugatti Galibier for me.

That, is fking grim.

It looks like an inbred sailing boat. And what is that line down the middle!? Does it split in half? Is it a transformer?
The line is a styling cue taken from the vintage Bugattis of old, also found on the Veyron. They are very much looking back a long way into their past for inspiration for these cars. But no, I'm not keen on this one either.
I see.. the rear end is almost as bulbous as the X6M!

Matt_L

88 posts

207 months

Friday 17th May 2013
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Ag51bye said:
Yoink! New wallpaper right there

Jw Vw

4,915 posts

189 months

Friday 17th May 2013
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Ag51bye said:
cloud9

LiamB

8,088 posts

169 months

Saturday 18th May 2013
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Thruxton-2011-56...

So much nicer than the new jap crap around lick

Petrolhead95

7,047 posts

180 months

Saturday 18th May 2013
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LiamB said:
I see.. the rear end is almost as bulbous as the X6M!
I'd rather take one of these over the Phantom. The Rolls looks too boring and dull. Plus, I get a Bugatti badge on the front of this biggrin

RESSE

6,035 posts

247 months

Saturday 18th May 2013
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Liquid Knight

15,754 posts

209 months

Saturday 18th May 2013
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Alfa 155's again.

daydotz

1,790 posts

187 months

Saturday 18th May 2013
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Petrolhead95

7,047 posts

180 months

Sunday 19th May 2013
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The Mercedes CLA 45 AMG. Had a seat in one of these today and it felt top quality in every department!


VEA

4,791 posts

227 months

Monday 20th May 2013
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Petrolhead95 said:
The Mercedes CLA 45 AMG. Had a seat in one of these today and it felt top quality in every department!

Oof!

Big Fat Fatty

3,315 posts

182 months

Monday 20th May 2013
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RESSE said:
That's more like it, you sir have taste.

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Monday 20th May 10:13

Chris71

21,549 posts

268 months

Monday 20th May 2013
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Big Fat Fatty said:
RESSE said:
That's more like it, you sir have taste.

Edited by Big Fat Fatty on Monday 20th May 10:13
Indeed. Although I'd just take it as a given that any red blooded petrolhead lives in a permanent state of desire for Vantages of that era. Stunning cars. Not the most nimble and athletic gentleman's GTs I'm led to understand, but definitely one for the lottery list.

Also surprised to see that the prices for these aren't quite as insane as I expected:


Prefer the standard car aesthetically, but I'd love to say I had a Zagato in the collection (again firmly in the realms of fantasy...)

PomBstard

7,771 posts

268 months

Monday 20th May 2013
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RESSE said:
Huge levels of want right there - top of the lottery list.

And I'd think of this E28 Alpina B9 as its uncouth younger cousin...



Otter Smacker

6,524 posts

220 months

Monday 20th May 2013
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Saw one of those new 'fan-dangle' 208 GTi's advertised & parked outside a Morrisons store in York.

Have to say that it looks very impressive in the flesh:





I want one paperbag

Clivey

5,589 posts

230 months

Monday 20th May 2013
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lick TVR Chimaera. Hopefully I'll have one in the not-too-distant future, once I've built a garage.

Petrolhead95

7,047 posts

180 months

Tuesday 21st May 2013
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I'll take a Mk1 Gallardo Superleggera in white...





...and then add a stage 3 race twin turbo with a modified engine from Underground Racing that produces 1500 BHP on 117 octane and just over 1000 BHP on normal road fuel. 0-60 in just over 2 seconds sound pretty nice. A video just to show how fast it is - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZZvpXHcKSM


va1o

16,104 posts

233 months

Tuesday 21st May 2013
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New A3 1.2T Sport. Boring perhaps but as an every day car in delivers in all areas

patmahe

5,911 posts

230 months

Tuesday 21st May 2013
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Otter Smacker said:
Saw one of those new 'fan-dangle' 208 GTi's advertised & parked outside a Morrisons store in York.

Have to say that it looks very impressive in the flesh:





I want one paperbag
I'm actually with you on this one (only based on things I've read - no first hand experience), I think this might be the start of a resurgence for Peugeot among petrolheads. The RCZ was well received too. Lets hope they continue on this path smile

hoegaardenruls

1,224 posts

158 months

Tuesday 21st May 2013
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Of all things, a Lancia Beta Montecarlo.

Passed an orange one on the M4 at Brentford yesterday, looked incredible and I loved the look of them when I was a kid. Have been looking in the classifieds as a result..

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/l...

Given the rebuild, some of the more obvious issues should have been sorted, but it would probably still try to bankrupt me.