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

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

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barchetta_boy

2,189 posts

232 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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L100NYY said:
Heart = GT3
Head (wallet) = Exige

The Exige S really is a fantastic thing on road and track. I'd opt for a 240 of some description; either a Cup or a Performance Pack later car. Running costs are minimal and depreciation is non-existent.
It's a 240 with race pack and harnesses I'm looking at. 2008 as well so has traction control.

L100NYY

35,152 posts

243 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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barchetta_boy said:
L100NYY said:
Heart = GT3
Head (wallet) = Exige

The Exige S really is a fantastic thing on road and track. I'd opt for a 240 of some description; either a Cup or a Performance Pack later car. Running costs are minimal and depreciation is non-existent.
It's a 240 with race pack and harnesses I'm looking at. 2008 as well so has traction control.
All 240 Performance Pack cars had variable traction control.

All 2006 cars with Sports Pack had std traction control.

Hope that helps?

braddo

10,425 posts

188 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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barchetta_boy said:
It's a 240 with race pack and harnesses I'm looking at. 2008 as well so has traction control.
Have you had a Lotus before? Assuming you still have the 928(s?) I would think the Exige would complement your garage a bit better. smile

L100NYY

35,152 posts

243 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Feel free to PM or call me for more detailed info on Exige specs.

gashead1105

559 posts

153 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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L100NYY said:
Feel free to PM or call me for more detailed info on Exige specs.
You should do this, I bought my Sprint through Ben 3 and a half years ago, put 10,000 miles on it and suffered the grant total of £300ish in depreciation . He's not quite accurate on the mimimal upkeep bit though; it's true service costs are not much but once the modification bug bites you can easily spend loads of money!

I might also point out that you can get a brand spanking new V6 exige for c30k down at the moment...

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

196 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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barchetta_boy said:
L100NYY said:
Heart = GT3
Head (wallet) = Exige

The Exige S really is a fantastic thing on road and track. I'd opt for a 240 of some description; either a Cup or a Performance Pack later car. Running costs are minimal and depreciation is non-existent.
It's a 240 with race pack and harnesses I'm looking at. 2008 as well so has traction control.
I hate to say it, but there's no way I'd buy a GT3 in today's market, as much as I think it's a far superior car to the Exige. The market is just too overheated at the moment for me, when the bubble bursts I don't want to be the one stood in the middle of it.

Only slightly related, an '88 SSE 911 coupe in gun metal grey just passed me not 10 minutes ago, god it sounded and looked good! Looked like it might have been a garage queen out for a first blast of the year but how much would it be worth today? Hopefully it matters not for the owner, but I'd hate to be the person paying £50k+ on it for it to be back worth £25k in a couple of years.

I always said the bubble will only burst once new cars are being sold at daft premiums, with Porsches new GT cars I can see that coming very soon.....

L100NYY

35,152 posts

243 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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gashead1105 said:
L100NYY said:
Feel free to PM or call me for more detailed info on Exige specs.
You should do this, I bought my Sprint through Ben 3 and a half years ago, put 10,000 miles on it and suffered the grant total of £300ish in depreciation . He's not quite accurate on the mimimal upkeep bit though; it's true service costs are not much but once the modification bug bites you can easily spend loads of money!

I might also point out that you can get a brand spanking new V6 exige for c30k down at the moment...
Howdo young sir, hope all is well? I bet you're counting down the hours...... wink

gashead1105

559 posts

153 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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L100NYY said:
Howdo young sir, hope all is well? I bet you're counting down the hours...... wink
All very well Ben, thanks! Too right, I'm super excited already. Aimee reckons it will be with her week 14 but I've asked her to add some more bling so hopefully collecting mid-April. Hopefully...

L100NYY

35,152 posts

243 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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gashead1105 said:
L100NYY said:
Howdo young sir, hope all is well? I bet you're counting down the hours...... wink
All very well Ben, thanks! Too right, I'm super excited already. Aimee reckons it will be with her week 14 but I've asked her to add some more bling so hopefully collecting mid-April. Hopefully...
Can't wait to see it, may have to pop up there collection day thumbup

gashead1105

559 posts

153 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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L100NYY said:
Can't wait to see it, may have to pop up there collection day thumbup
You'll have to get there early but you'd be welcome!

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

196 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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anonymous said:
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We'll see one way or t'other I guess smile

Anyway, in an effort to try and not polute the thread with mindless price banter, my reason for skiving off work today was this;

(Stock image)
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/used-cars/mazda/mx-5/u...

£6k's worth of Mazda MX5 with a salesman who's an old workmate-we had a lot of sideways fun! I'm not convinced if go for a second hand one, but seriously tempted by a new one (last of the present shape).

Massive fun being able to wrong a car out to the redline on a British B road

L100NYY

35,152 posts

243 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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I like MX5's yes

LaurasOtherHalf

21,429 posts

196 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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L100NYY said:
I like MX5's yes
Believe it or not, this was my first time driving one-what a lot of fun per £

Reminds me of my old mk3 MR2, just thrash the thing everywhere driving

L100NYY

35,152 posts

243 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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LaurasOtherHalf said:
L100NYY said:
I like MX5's yes
Believe it or not, this was my first time driving one-what a lot of fun per £

Reminds me of my old mk3 MR2, just thrash the thing everywhere driving
I ran a MK1 for a month and loved every minute of it.

W00DY

15,479 posts

226 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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I've not driven an NC Mx-5, but I'm much mroe excited by the new ND.










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

Like.

W00DY

15,479 posts

226 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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L100NYY

35,152 posts

243 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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Tonight, tonight I want something AMG flavoured......

tdm34

7,366 posts

210 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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A mate took me out in his rather nice old Saab 9-5 Aero a while back, it has nearly 390bhp and was startlingly quick especially in the midrange!
Apparently 300bhp is less than a grand and you can buy a belter for £2500, I reckon I might've found the next Scouse Q-Car....

Here's his 9-5, the Suspension drop and Hirsch alloys give it a purposeful look.....


melvster

6,841 posts

185 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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L100NYY said:
Tonight, tonight I want something AMG flavoured......
Agreed. CLK Black Series for me.

AMG CLK 63 Black Series by T570-Photography, on Flickr
Mercedes CLK Blackseries. by Diederik de Regt, on Flickr

Output Flange

16,798 posts

211 months

Wednesday 4th March 2015
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390bhp and FWD? Sounds like a straight line hero to me. Bear in mind that the £2500 it costs to tune it to 390bhp would buy you a 370bhp XJR.
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