The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)

[ATM]

OpulentBob said:

hornetrider said:

Roof spoiler from 1996.

Cant argue with the performance but I couldn't ever be seen getting out of it.

I agree - its ugly. You can get the RS6 for about 800 quid per month lease if you must have an estate or the S8 for 420 + vat. That S8 deal makes everything else look very expensive.

[s m]

W00DY said:

196mph in a subtle estate is fully insane, but it still somehow doesn't do much for me.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1972-Alfa-Romeo-Montreal...

Just mesmerising and surely only to rise ever further from my grasp as time marches on.

Nice colour flip paint as well - Alfa Romeo really nailed that back then

[L100NYY]

Some picks from me this morning; (£100k garage - tried to pick a particular car for a particular role/purpose)

1. The classic daily driver
Would rather like to smoke around in this
£14,500.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C618848

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2. The modern daily
The Swiss Army Knife
£8,495.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/l...

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3.The weekend toy
I've had faster Caterhams but quite fancy some lower powered hooning and a few sprints/races etc
£18,995.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/c...

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4. The Goodwood/classic weekend plaything
The noise, the event, the period feel and of course.....the looks.
£47,500.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

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5. The bike
Just because. Will do it one day.
£4750.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/motorbikes/...

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6. The hot hatch
Do love a good hot hatch.
£5,400.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/v...




Disclaimer. I not only reserve the right to change my mind at any given moment with regards the above but may have also gone a smidge over budget

[jeremyc]

For some reason this weekend I mostly decided that I need a 50 year old sports car to smoke around in.



/MidLifeCrisis

[em177]

L100NYY said:

Some lovely cars

I'd be happy with just the first 3 car as an ideal garage for me!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

jeremyc said:

For some reason this weekend I mostly decided that I need a 50 year old sports car to smoke around in.



/MidLifeCrisis

Congratulations - that looks fun!

[jeremyc]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Congratulations - that looks fun!

I might have decided, but I haven't bought. Yet.

[anonymous-user]

L100NYY said:

Some picks from me this morning; (£100k garage - tried to pick a particular car for a particular role/purpose)

1. The classic daily driver
Would rather like to smoke around in this
£14,500.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C618848

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I can't get the C&C website where I am - anyone fancy C/P-ing the details?

Looks remarkably similar to my father's '72 280SE - I had no idea they were going for that sort of money!! I'll have to pull it out of the garage next time I'm home and get some photos...

[braddo]

997 GT3 on what appear to be 18 inch wheels vs the stock 19s.

:thud:

[olly755]

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

Say, perhaps, one was to go and take a shoofty at this. Would one be satisfied that the original chocolate tensioners had been fully sorted by recall 15 years ago, or would one be seeking to heavily negotiate based on the fact that the ones fitted 15 years ago will merely be just be a slightly better quality of tempered, higher cocoa solid percentage of chocolate?

Just out of interest like.

[ManOpener]

braddo said:

997 GT3 on what appear to be 18 inch wheels vs the stock 19s.

:thud:

They're 18" BBS E88 motorsport wheels as seen on various Cup and RSR Porsches going back a couple of decades now. Fantastic, but eyewateringly expensive.

[RicksAlfas]

L100NYY said:

4. The Goodwood/classic weekend plaything
The noise, the event, the period feel and of course.....the looks.
£47,500.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

That looks great Loon. Good to see one which hasn't got 18" chrome wheels or other such modern "details".


Can you work out what the badge says on the back of it?

[illmonkey]

RicksAlfas said:

L100NYY said:

4. The Goodwood/classic weekend plaything
The noise, the event, the period feel and of course.....the looks.
£47,500.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

That looks great Loon. Good to see one which hasn't got 18" chrome wheels or other such modern "details".


Can you work out what the badge says on the back of it?

Tasca.

[braddo]

RicksAlfas said:

L100NYY said:

4. The Goodwood/classic weekend plaything
The noise, the event, the period feel and of course.....the looks.
£47,500.00
http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

That looks great Loon. Good to see one which hasn't got 18" chrome wheels or other such modern "details".


Can you work out what the badge says on the back of it?

Very very nice indeed.

From the ad: "For sale only due to my wife absolutely hating it with a passion."

but

[RicksAlfas]

illmonkey said:

Tasca.

Bless you!

[L100NYY]

OpulentBob said:

L100NYY said:

Some picks from me this morning; (£100k garage - tried to pick a particular car for a particular role/purpose)

1. The classic daily driver
Would rather like to smoke around in this
£14,500.00
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C618848

=================

I can't get the C&C website where I am - anyone fancy C/P-ing the details?

Looks remarkably similar to my father's '72 280SE - I had no idea they were going for that sort of money!! I'll have to pull it out of the garage next time I'm home and get some photos...

My lovely Mercedes 280s is now sadly for sale, it is LHD and originates from Belgium. It is a one family owned car from new, totally original and untouched. The condition is amazing, the original paintwork still has a deep shine. There are some stone chips and scratches consistent with the age of the car.

The bodywork is straight, the o/s front wing has some slight bubbling above the headlight, I have not repaired this as it does not bother me and I didn't want to spoil the originality of the car. It really has to be seen to be appreciated.

The Chassis is just as good and as clean as the bodywork, there is no rust anywhere, the car has been garaged all its life. The Chrome work is all exceptionally good and original.

The Interior is like new, the seats are Burgundy Red in colour and are made from the hardwearing Vinyl which looks like real leather. The carpets are like new as are the door cards and wood trim. The headliner is unmarked.

The engine runs sweetly, very quiet, the oil pressure and temperature are both as they should be. The car has been extremely well maintained throughout its life. It has done a genuine 61k miles. The brakes are all good, I have put a new caliper on the N/S and changed the pads, it has also had two new front tyres. The car has 12 months MOT.

The car is UK Registered in my name, and is ready to drive anywhere. I have the original Tool Kit, unopened and unused. The Original Sales Invoice and covering letter as well as all the manuals and handbooks which came with the car originally.

If you are looking for a Genuine Original Mercedes then look no further, you will be hard pushed to find a better example. It took me many years to find this car, I am only selling because I now have two classic mercedes and one must go due to space restrictions, they are big cars.

This car has been featured in this months Classic Mercedes Magazine Autumn 2015 Issue 13, It Takes Two.

I welcome any independent inspection, I will also help any overseas buyers. I can gain access to a ramp if anyone wishes to look underneath the car in detail. I can take photos of any areas, please NO timewasters or photo hunters.

The car is priced to sell, this really is a special car and one that cannot be found easily.

The car is available to view in my hometown of Clitheroe, Lancashire.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks. my dad's is a 2 owner 280SE with a genuine 78k miles, used for high days and posh events, I think he thinks it's worth about 5k on a good day... I shall show him this thread.

[L100NYY]

OpulentBob said:

Thanks. my dad's is a 2 owner 280SE with a genuine 78k miles, used for high days and posh events, I think he thinks it's worth about 5k on a good day... I shall show him this thread.

Glad to be of assistance

Talking of family cars that are worth more than they thought......

My Dad assumed the Alfasud Sprint in the barn was a couple of K; then I pointed these out

£15k
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C643955

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£7k
http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C612418

[BigBen]

OpulentBob said:

Thanks. my dad's is a 2 owner 280SE with a genuine 78k miles, used for high days and posh events, I think he thinks it's worth about 5k on a good day... I shall show him this thread.

I think somewhere in between the two figures is right, £14k is very strong money for one of them

[Justayellowbadge]

Few years ago now, but the paternal sprint looked lovely when I saw it.