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

[Jimmy Recard]

Spanglepants said:

Might not go down well on here but i love Classic Americans, low miles and rare





http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PONTIAC-BONNEVILLE-BROUG...

That's ace

[Hugh Jarse]

Wills2 said:

Can't you just post the pic of the car, sans the drivel?

Bit harsh, but i did lol.

[Liquid Knight]

Wills2 said:

Can't you just post the pic of the car, sans the drivel?

Nope. That would be like doing an Algebra question in an exam and not showing your working out. Sure you might get the answer right but you need to demonstrate the process behind it to get full marks.

[Obi Wan]

Leaner and more special than the e92

[Pixelpeep7r]

Going to seem a little odd as they're not exactly desirable but keep scouring the net for reviews/road tests in the new 330e - local showroom hasn't got one and said they won't have one due to limited numbers?!

[stephen300o]

Obi Wan said:

Leaner and more special than the e92

Nope, no idea, could be any of them. Haha

[Ecosseven]

Owned a 1986 example many years ago. Think I paid £1500 and it never let me down in three years.



Still hankering after one of these.



Never likely to own one of these (unless my lottery numbers come up!).

[va1o]

Spent this afternoon doing a deal on one of these for my Mum, actually a good giggle to drive! 1.5 3-pot and manual 'box in the Cooper a nice combo.

[sealtt]

Been thinking about a corvette for a while and as I had some downtime on a business trip went to see this one today, perfect spec '57 C1 ... Exactly what I wanted. Was a bit tricky to drive what with being my first classic car experience and not being used to US roads. Wonder how well it would be suited to driving around England's country lanes... Hmmmmm, let the obsessing continue...

Edited by sealtt on Thursday 10th March 21:28

[epom]

[Nik da Greek]

Nice 'vette ^^. Rare to see such an early one in the UK. Best of both worlds there; after it lost the weird tail light fins but the last year before the quad headlights came in. Is it a Blue Flame six or a "proper" V8?

[forzaminardi]

sealtt said:

Been thinking about a corvette for a while and as I had some downtime on a business trip went to see this one today, perfect spec '57 C1 ... Exactly what I wanted. Was a bit tricky to drive what with being my first classic car experience and not being used to US roads. Wonder how well it would be suited to driving around England's country lanes... Hmmmmm, let the obsessing continue...

Edited by sealtt on Thursday 10th March 21:28

That is a gorgeous car. It's hard to imagine a car that would be more cool to turn up to an event in.

[sealtt]

Nik da Greek said:

Nice 'vette ^^. Rare to see such an early one in the UK. Best of both worlds there; after it lost the weird tail light fins but the last year before the quad headlights came in. Is it a Blue Flame six or a "proper" V8?

Yes, very rare in the UK - I'm actually in California for a few days which is why I took the chance to take a look. Styling wise it's the perfect combination in my opinion. Iconic American classic, but still elegant. It's the 4.6l V8 with a 3 speed manual - the 283cui/283bhp model.

[stephen300o]

My guess is you'll get a VW golf instead.

[xRIEx]

forzaminardi said:

sealtt said:

Been thinking about a corvette for a while and as I had some downtime on a business trip went to see this one today, perfect spec '57 C1 ... Exactly what I wanted. Was a bit tricky to drive what with being my first classic car experience and not being used to US roads. Wonder how well it would be suited to driving around England's country lanes... Hmmmmm, let the obsessing continue...

Edited by sealtt on Thursday 10th March 21:28

That is a gorgeous car. It's hard to imagine a car that would be more cool to turn up to an event in.

Pistonheading done right.

[Leins]

epom said:

Absolutely loving mine since I got it in November (and not missing the CSL it replaced as much as I had feared). Give me a shout if you ever see me at a show/event if you want a closer look

[wtdoom]

Day and night I obsess about this

[Kolbenkopp]

Just had 500C Twinair as a loaner for a couple of days. A lot more fun than expected, mostly down to the lovely engine. And at some point in time over the last couple of years they must have worked on the suspension again. Not mini like but really well sorted now.

And there's a new 500S coming out soon... See if that can tempt Lady K. out of her Smart.

[BarbaricAvatar]

Before the Diablo arrived, this was my favourite car:



I still wonder if i should just get one, or if it's going to be more problematic than joyous.

[stephen300o]

Kolbenkopp said:

Just had 500C Twinair as a loaner for a couple of days. A lot more fun than expected, mostly down to the lovely engine. And at some point in time over the last couple of years they must have worked on the suspension again. Not mini like but really well sorted now.

And there's a new 500S coming out soon... See if that can tempt Lady K. out of her Smart.

My mum switched from smart to 500. Safer too.. Haha