SLEEPERS! Anyone have a street sleeper here?

[dapearson]

snowen250 said:

BHML said:

Here's my sleeper - apart from the small discrete badge it looks like a C class estate rep-mobile

Awesome, awesome car. But it sure as hell ain't no sleeper!

Agreed. I want one....i seriously want one!!!

No sleeper though.

[spadgm]

graeme4130 said:

My van :


Now with roof bars and well secured drain piping



It's got a 320bhp 2.0Turbo Z20LET engine and weighs just over 1000kg



These are quite old pics, but it now also has signwriting and a few more scuffs and dents

Although, obviously, not great off the line, from around 50-80 in third, it's not too far off the pace of my daily driver ;

Here is someone who gets what a sleeper is about, and it is fantastic!

[Vladimir]

BHML said:

Here's my sleeper - apart from the small discrete badge it looks like a C class estate rep-mobile

Ahem, you can spot an AMG from a mile off! If it was a bit more subtle it would be a Q CAR not a SLEEPER!!

I keep checking the ads for these but I just can't live with the tiny fuel range. Lovely cars though.

Ours is a bit more Q car. Sounds like a 318d (on start up), looks like a 318d. But has twice the power of a 318d (it's on 305bhp) Nowhere near AMG levels but it still provides a lot of fun.

Edited by Vladimir on Tuesday 10th September 14:03

[The Wookie]

I once got utterly slaughtered in an F430 Spider by a knackered, matt black Capri... Absolutely full chat, shift on the limiter and it went past me like I was standing still.

Caught up with the bloke (eventually), down the road (way, way down it) for a chat and it turned out it had a 700bhp supercharged Mustang engine in it, with a 150bhp shot of Nitrous that, fortunately for me, wasn't working!

[Vladimir]

The Wookie said:

I once got utterly slaughtered in an F430 Spider by a knackered, matt black Capri... Absolutely full chat, shift on the limiter and it went past me like I was standing still.

Caught up with the bloke (eventually), down the road (way, way down it) for a chat and it turned out it had a 700bhp supercharged Mustang engine in it, with a 150bhp shot of Nitrous that, fortunately for me, wasn't working!

Now that sounds AWESOME!!!

[SlowStig]

I am a fan of sleepers, here are my two;

4.6l Mustang V8


1.8 VVC:

[DaveL485]

The Wookie said:

I once got utterly slaughtered in an F430 Spider by a knackered, matt black Capri... Absolutely full chat, shift on the limiter and it went past me like I was standing still.

Caught up with the bloke (eventually), down the road (way, way down it) for a chat and it turned out it had a 700bhp supercharged Mustang engine in it, with a 150bhp shot of Nitrous that, fortunately for me, wasn't working!

This is what I want my R21 to be. Exactly this. (Also, reliability would be nice, but unlikely lol)

[RB Will]

SlowStig said:

I am a fan of sleepers, here are my two;

4.6l Mustang V8

Think these only count as sleepers if they are charged. I know it's a mustang engine but in standard tune it's only about 260bhp isn't it? So wouldn't shock too many people.

[willmagrath]

Fabia vrs tdi! 1.9 litres and 145hp worth of skoda sleeperness. I have great fun surprising passengers (especially my mum) and big euro barges!

[anonymous-user]

Cant upload link but there is a very good example of a sleeper car on ebay, a 225 bhp polo with 1.4 badges and no shouting about it, have a search polo sleeper

[anonymous-user]

[nellyleelephant]

wormus said:

Lovely, but that aint no sleeper!

[graeme4130]

nellyleelephant said:

wormus said:

Lovely, but that aint no sleeper!

That's the most unsleeping sleeper on here. May as well drive around in a nomex suit and helmet )

[MC Bodge]

People just don't expect this old thing to be fast:

[graeme4130]

Someone please correct me if my understanding of what constitutes a sleeper is wrong, but it should ;

LOOK LIKE IT HAS MICRA PERFORMANCE, BUT GO LIKE IT HAS SERIOUS SPORTS CAR PERFORMANCE

am I wrong ?

[MC Bodge]

People are often surprised by this learner bike:

[lance1a]

So this is the twin turbo Mercedes W124. 315 BHP and huge torque. No badges apart from a tiny twin turbo one on the spoiler that you would have to be six inches away to read. Someone fitted 18" alloys before I had it but I swapped them for std wheels which makes it much more fun.

[Kentish]

Repost btw

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[anonymous-user]

graeme4130 said:

That's the most unsleeping sleeper on here. May as well drive around in a nomex suit and helmet )

Point taken.

Stevieturbo's Granada is a bit of a sleeper, does 200mph in the mile and an awesome drag car

Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 11th September 08:58

[crosseyedlion]

willmagrath said:

Fabia vrs tdi! 1.9 litres and 145hp worth of skoda sleeperness. I have great fun surprising passengers (especially my mum) and big euro barges!

Don't kid yourself. The VRS looks like its performance and wouldn't be able to keep up with almost any proper 'big euro barge'