The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at This/O/T [Vol X]

[LHD]

Lovely wendyhouse:



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Massive pose for the entry.

[LHD]

5.0 N/A for Sir?



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Proper Jaguar colour with caramel and tree.

Luvvly.

[Zwolf]

LHD said:

5.0 N/A for Sir?



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Proper Jaguar colour with caramel and tree.

Luvvly.

Oof! Luvverly. Even if your "caramel" looks suspiciously akin to "hearing aid beige". The plates and reg are awful though, easily cured.

[LHD]

Zwolf said:

LHD said:

5.0 N/A for Sir?



http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...

Proper Jaguar colour with caramel and tree.

Luvvly.

Oof! Luvverly. Even if your "caramel" looks suspiciously akin to "hearing aid beige". The plates and reg are awful though, easily cured.

I'd seriously consider a 5.0 N/A XK over a 997 C2.

They are that good and they do sideways brilliantly.

[LHD]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3904645.htm

503bhp - 2010/60 - £38995.

Utterly fking stupid VFM and one of the fastest 'stock' cars i've ever plonked my fat arse in.

[MattOz]

hephillips said:

Matt I seem to remember a thread on your M3 where you used Collinite 476 on it and I was really impressed with the finish you got. What did you use on it prior to applying the wax?

I would've used 3M Ultrafina SE on a blue or black 3M finishing pad before the Collinite. I've not machine polished my M3 for over 6 months and have only topped up the Collinite once. The car still looks great. I'm sure that another wax might give an even better depth of shine, but in my experience, 95%+ of the final finish is all about the prep.

[Zwolf]

Beards, I encountered a strange confection today. I didn't have my phone on me for once, so all I can describe is something Rover V8 powered (going by the sound) and late '70s/early '80s wedge type styling. Somewhere between a Mondial. a TR8 and a SEAC. Had an AC badge on it, but looked like a kit of some sort, had twin tank fillers on the rear deck too.

WTF was it?

[LHD]

Zwolf said:

Beards, I encountered a strange confection today. I didn't have my phone on me for once, so all I can describe is something Rover V8 powered (going by the sound) and late '70s/early '80s wedge type styling. Somewhere between a Mondial. a TR8 and a SEAC. Had an AC badge on it, but looked like a kit of some sort, had twin tank fillers on the rear deck too.

WTF was it?

3000ME



Ford Essex V6 no less...

[Zwolf]

LHD said:

Zwolf said:

Beards, I encountered a strange confection today. I didn't have my phone on me for once, so all I can describe is something Rover V8 powered (going by the sound) and late '70s/early '80s wedge type styling. Somewhere between a Mondial. a TR8 and a SEAC. Had an AC badge on it, but looked like a kit of some sort, had twin tank fillers on the rear deck too.

WTF was it?

3000ME



Ford Essex V6 no less...

That's it! V6? fking V6? My ears have been well deceived, I would swear blind that was the archetypal Rover 3.5 burbling away I heard.

Either way, it looked cool as fook and I wanted it.

[LHD]

Zwolf said:

LHD said:

Zwolf said:

Beards, I encountered a strange confection today. I didn't have my phone on me for once, so all I can describe is something Rover V8 powered (going by the sound) and late '70s/early '80s wedge type styling. Somewhere between a Mondial. a TR8 and a SEAC. Had an AC badge on it, but looked like a kit of some sort, had twin tank fillers on the rear deck too.

WTF was it?

3000ME



Ford Essex V6 no less...

That's it! V6? fking V6? My ears have been well deceived, I would swear blind that was the archetypal Rover 3.5 burbling away I heard.

Either way, it looked cool as fook and I wanted it.

In your defence it's got virtually straight through pipes and the Essex V6 is a wonderful sounding motor.

[Gruber]

Tonberry said:

You can keep your M5...

You know, I think I probably will.

[Zwolf]

Gruber said:

Tonberry said:

You can keep your M5...

You know, I think I probably will.

[Tonberry]

I'd take the M5 to be honest.

The distinct lack of 'whine' isn't doing it for me.

Bloody expensive too. Eaton treatment would put it in close contention though.

[chris116]

joesnow said:

Anyone have suggestions and/or experience of the Focus RS?

GP is your man for that, rated his very highly iirc.

LHD said:

Various XK's

I'll have a n/a 4.2 please, I still think the original is the best looking out of the current gen XK versions.

[shirt]

http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/mot...

[les3002]

I know a few of you guys have owned various e36s over the years, is it me or is the 328 actually the sweeter car than the M3?

I ask as currently I've got an M3 Evo, and the missus has got a 328i Sport. I've been mostly driving the M3 recently but after spending yesterday tooling around the Derbyshire Dales in the Sport, I realised a couple of things. The 328 is much nicer to drive around slowly, and it also feels much lighter on its suspension than the M3, OK the M3 is faster and sounds better, but I just don't know whether it's mine or whether they all don't drive too well at slow speeds. My biggest problem with the M3 is throttle modulation. Mine has a pedal that's quite stiff initially but then not too bad once you've get it away from its resting position. The major issue with that is it's impossible to do a 1-2 gear change without looking like a learner! So far I've stripped the itbs down and gave them a good clean, which helped, next is to try a new throttle cable.

So to those of you who've owned both, is it just my M3 that can't be driven smoothly or are they all like that?

The plan for us is to consolidate both e36s into one mint M3 coupe next year, I'm a bit worried that I'll miss the 328 though, and that the M3 will never be the car I want it to be, a faster better sounding 328, and for not much more money we could have a chim/e46 M3/M5.....

[ferrisbueller]

Not just you. I prefer a good 328 to an Evo. I don't know whether the boggo M3 is the happy medium, never had the pleasure.

[ferrisbueller]

LHD said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4076152.htm

£17000 bar the shouting.

Mega VFM and a brilliant car.

Like those a lot. Prefer the cooking version to the more potent offerings.

That vs something like
http://mobile.pistonheads.com/sales/3856803.htm

Would be a tough choice. Jag is ace, but so is the 6'er IMO.

[s m]

ferrisbueller said:

Not just you. I prefer a good 328 to an Evo. I don't know whether the boggo M3 is the happy medium, never had the pleasure.

Autocar testers picked the 328 as the sweet spot of the E36 range some years back. In fact, they picked it as the best overall 3 to date ( the E9x had been launched at the time of the article )

[les3002]

ferrisbueller said:

Not just you. I prefer a good 328 to an Evo. I don't know whether the boggo M3 is the happy medium, never had the pleasure.

Dammit, not the answer I was looking for! I've never driven a 3.0 either, although I was a passenger in one and it seemed OK, none of the jerkiness mine seems to have at low speed.

I think maybe I need to try a few before letting the 328 go. A supercharged 328 might be the answer!