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

[andy ted]

This sounds an honest 996 and it has an LSD - realistic milage and a good service history - shame it appears hartech have only serviced not rebuilt the engine.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191347671862?_trksid=p20...

Eta this targa too

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-911-3-6-2003MY-T...

Are the targas unloved?

Edited by andy ted on Wednesday 15th October 22:59

[tdm34]

E24man said:

tdm34 said:

As we seem to be on an e34 thing at the moment, here's something that's really causing my wallet palpitations.....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

A serial 540 owner from forum5 went and had a look and popped up a brief note on its shortcomings.

What bork was uncovered....

[E24man]

tdm34 said:

E24man said:

tdm34 said:

As we seem to be on an e34 thing at the moment, here's something that's really causing my wallet palpitations.....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

A serial 540 owner from forum5 went and had a look and popped up a brief note on its shortcomings.

What bork was uncovered....

http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/topic/103357-e34-5406-with...

[m5wagon]

L100NYY said:

m5wagon said:

L100NYY said:

5.0 V10 as a daily is where it's at.

Yup, that looks like about how far I get between fill-ups too...

It's not it's selling point is it

80 miles daily commute is, errr, interesting

I just love the idea of a bunch of BMW M engineers sitting around a table brainstorming - when one of them pipes up with the most ridiculous proposal yet: "what about a 5L V10?" - and then, despite the heinous impracticalities, this faintly preposterous idea makes it into production ...

[Zwolf]

L100NYY said:

m5wagon said:

L100NYY said:

5.0 V10 as a daily is where it's at.

Yup, that looks like about how far I get between fill-ups too...

It's not it's selling point is it

80 miles daily commute is, errr, interesting

90 miles daily here and was considering it, thinking it couldn't be *that* much worse than the E38's V12. Oh but it can. Paltry tank size relatively speaking also an embuggerance. Makes the V8 look somewhere approaching sensible...

[S3_Graham]

tdm34 said:

E24man said:

tdm34 said:

As we seem to be on an e34 thing at the moment, here's something that's really causing my wallet palpitations.....

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

A serial 540 owner from forum5 went and had a look and popped up a brief note on its shortcomings.

What bork was uncovered....

Robatrons would probably be a better buy!

[L100NYY]

m5wagon said:

L100NYY said:

m5wagon said:

L100NYY said:

5.0 V10 as a daily is where it's at.

Yup, that looks like about how far I get between fill-ups too...

It's not it's selling point is it

80 miles daily commute is, errr, interesting

I just love the idea of a bunch of BMW M engineers sitting around a table brainstorming - when one of them pipes up with the most ridiculous proposal yet: "what about a 5L V10?" - and then, despite the heinous impracticalities, this faintly preposterous idea makes it into production ...

It is a fantastic engine, it really is. I also like the sheer 'eat-up-the-miles-abilty' factor it possesses too, a proper GT esque feel to it. I think mon frere is taking his M6 down to Tuscany soon, apart from the fuel consumption I can't think of a much better car for the trip to be honest.

[L100NYY]

Oof.

[L100NYY]

Green. Tan. That engine.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/a...

[braddo]

Green. Tan. An engine.

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/l...

Not normally a fan of green cars but I like this Evora.

[Output Flange]

Not Green. Tan. That engine.

[Output Flange]

No link, just a pic borrowed from Google Images. I was trying to remember which old PC game had the LM002 in it, but I'm struggling.

ETA - and now I've remembered - Stunts. You could create tracks with corkscrews, loop-the-loops etc and drive it in one of these.

[L100NYY]

[braddo]

Output Flange said:

Not Green. Tan. That engine.

The tow rope suggests someone wasn't too keen on actually using the engine.

[Output Flange]

Looks more like an anchor line, to stop the Earth from blowing away.

[Output Flange]

Have any of you little chickens visited the NEC Classic Car Show? If so, worth a look?

[S3_Graham]

L100NYY said:

Have dealings with his son through work, cool guy!

[NomduJour]

LM002 - awesome.

NEC - perhaps not the most glamorous day out, but then it is in Birmingham.

[Output Flange]

NomduJour said:

NEC - perhaps not the most glamorous day out, but then it is in Birmingham.

A decent variety of decent cars to ogle, though?

[NomduJour]

Some interesting stuff but it ain't Pebble Beach (or even Retromobile). Would probably rather go Morris Dancing than be involved in some of the club stands though.