the 'what car' musings thread

[shirt]

Oily's mate peddled an ss round the international circuit a couple of months back. Surprisingly quick even with 3 passengers!

Went out in a friends corvette at lunch. I now feel I need more cylinders in my garage.

[Psychobert]

dxbtiger said:

Should be very easy to unlock a few more horses once you are used to it as well.

I know exactly what Gaffer will say to me if I do that.. The one I bought was actually about the only one I saw for the same sort of money that hadn't been tweaked..

[Psychobert]

shirt said:

Oily's mate peddled an ss round the international circuit a couple of months back. Surprisingly quick even with 3 passengers!

Went out in a friends corvette at lunch. I now feel I need more cylinders in my garage.

Would be kind of ironic if after 10 plus years of TVR ownership the first thing I take on a track that I actually own myself is this thing..

[e21jason]

Been looking at SS's my self on as I always fancied an monaro when I was in OZ and US metal is so much cheaper than euro stuff. The down side given my work it will take ages to sort my visa so anybody want to buy me a car.

[yorky500]

Ever since I have been here, I have always said the Lumina SS is the "best bang for buck" out there.

Big, plenty under the right foot, lots of space. Bit basic internally but you learn to live with it, plus a great motorway cruiser too.

Shame they do not do manual.

[oilydan]

shirt said:

Oily's mate peddled an ss round the international circuit a couple of months back. Surprisingly quick even with 3 passengers!

That was a chip-tuned CR8. Trying to set up a race (on a private ehem, runway) with the XF....

[Hitch78]

Anyone fancy popping a wheelie down SZR and then chilling to some ZZ Top?!

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/for...

[Hitch78]

Calling Shirt!

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/por...

[Chilli]

Ok, which would you go for, and why??!!

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/chr...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/bmw...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/aud...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/mer...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/cad...

Cheers.

[S1MMA]

Chilli said:

Ok, which would you go for, and why??!!

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/chr...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/bmw...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/aud...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/mer...

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/cad...

Cheers.

Prob M5, but would look into extending the warranty from BMW if you can.

Why? Because of the V10, because it's a great RWD drivers car (as much as a tank can be), and because of the M button!

I would also see if you can get in an M6 for the money.

[dictys]

Me? Cadillac CTS-V, only because it is a little quirky, the other do not do anything for me. In fact they are all a bit new for me.

[Dusty964]

I would buy something for half the price as a four seater, then something else as a toy- a Caterham shaped toy.

[Chilli]

So no-one thinks the SRT is the best all round deal??!! Damn.

Dusty, can't be doimg with "toy" cars outside of a track!

[dxbtiger]

Chilli said:

So no-one thinks the SRT is the best all round deal??!! Damn.

Dusty, can't be doimg with "toy" cars outside of a track!

Yes, but it is in the wrong body, should be in a Cherokee

[Hitch78]

I covet that M5 on a daily basis.

[Gaffer]

For that sort of cash I would be going for an Audi RS4/6

M5's are brilliant, especially manuals but electrics can be dodgy

Caddy is a monster, we had one in a month ago....bloody hell it shifted. Ugly as sin though.

I likes my fast sleeper cars.

[shirt]

Hitch78 said:

Calling Shirt!

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/por...

was discussing these with dusty t'other week. wouldn't touch that one with a bargepole unless it was going for a song and i knew where i could buy a cheqap wrx to use as an organ donor.

[shirt]

Chilli said:

Ok, which would you go for, and why??!!

out of those, the m5. the others really don't do it for me.

in general terms, is this going to be the only car in the family? if so i'd prob. go for something like a full fat rangerover or a proper waftmobile - LWB 7 series or an s class. otherwise the same cars you're looking at but a couple of years older and half the money.

or just buy this:

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/ben...

[e21jason]

M5 for the soundtrack and a perfect engine donner for my e21

Jason

[Hitch78]

shirt said:

series or an s class. otherwise the same cars you're looking at but a couple of years older and half the money.

or just buy this:

http://dubai.dubizzle.com/classified/autos4x4s/ben...

If Elton John and Liberaci had a love child in the form of a car..that would be it. Great idea, badly executed.