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

[trooperiziz]

L100NYY said:

What a great trip! I bet that was an absolute hoot and it makes me want to do something similar

It was. Apparently a puma 1.7 is good for a 9m30s lap, but the fastest timed lap going by the in car footage was about 11m20s I think. It's a bit tricky to get good lines when you are the pretty much the slowest thing out there and looking backwards for other cars most of the time

[trooperiziz]

p.s. Anyone want to buy a Puma, never raced or rallied :cough:

[Parabola]

trooperiziz said:

We all bought the same car in case any of them broke, so we could cannibalise the cars and hopefully end up with at least 2 cars at the end of it to get home...

Genius, love it.

[L100NYY]

My Mum had 3 Pumas brand new in a row and I still cite them as one of the best cars I have driven, I'd quite happily have one

Edited by Justayellowbadge on Wednesday 6th May 17:17

[31mph]

Parabola said:

trooperiziz said:

We all bought the same car in case any of them broke, so we could cannibalise the cars and hopefully end up with at least 2 cars at the end of it to get home...

Genius, love it.

That is brilliant

[DeuxCentCinq]

trooperiziz said:

It was. Apparently a puma 1.7 is good for a 9m30s lap, but the fastest timed lap going by the in car footage was about 11m20s I think. It's a bit tricky to get good lines when you are the pretty much the slowest thing out there and looking backwards for other cars most of the time

I did a 10:40 in a 1.7 about 5 years ago, two up. In my defence it was the first time I had ever driven a Puma, and the owner of it was shouting at me from the passenger seat as he didn't know the track at all. Oh, and we had to slow for a crash at wipperman.

It was a great thing to drive though, I'd have one, preferably an FRP.

[W00DY]

Excellent adventure! That's what good cars are made for.

[hogansghost]

trooperiziz said:

p.s. Anyone want to buy a Puma, never raced or rallied :cough:

The long time lurker in me felt the need to congratulate you on this. Perfect timing as I'm looking for a Le Mans chariot....

Also, your trip bought back fantastic memories of a Jag/Granada track day at North Weald.

Bravo.

[L100NYY]

My kind of Petrolicious this one

http://www.petrolicious.com/fourteen-past-five-the...

[Tonberry]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E46-M3-6sp-Manual-NO...

[NomduJour]

[deadslow]

Tonberry said:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E46-M3-6sp-Manual-NO...

Liking the guy's ad-writing style

[sleep envy]

olly755 said:

Think if I was in the market for a rare E36, I'd be spending an extra £4-5k and popping over to The Fatherland.



http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/alpina-b8-kri...

Is that the going rate?

[bungle]

I have a thing for E46's today. Always wanted a CS, but also love the E46 in Imola...



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



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

[benjj]

///M Barge thread ring trip with a £500 budget this spring?

I'm in.

[olly755]

sleep envy said:

olly755 said:

Think if I was in the market for a rare E36, I'd be spending an extra £4-5k and popping over to The Fatherland.



http://suchen.mobile.de/auto-inserat/alpina-b8-kri...

Is that the going rate?

Lost touch a little with values since I sold mine, but I reckon that is actually a pretty good price. Certainly can't see it being for sale too long.

Head gaskets have been done too, so very little else to worry about.

[Cunning Punt]

sleep envy said:

olly755 said:

Is that the going rate?

Nein, ich denke nicht. Does look like a particularly good example though, and it's rare enough not to really have a going rate (seen another in the last three years?). The used car market is so irrational right now that it'll probably sell anyway.

anonymous said:

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Good Caymans have crept up a bit, bottom end hasn't moved. But yes: almost everything either climbing steadily (c.f. any old Pork that isn't a Boxster, regardless of condition or intrinsic value) or hardly moving (c.f. E92M and E60M, L322s, R171s and R230s, 997s and the aforementioned Cayman...

I think a few things are happening: 1) the UK market is finally being dragged up by the wider EU market where cars have traditionally been more expensive, 2) there's a hell of a lot of investor activity by people who don't necessarily know what they're doing (to me, prices look a lot like the "wise but dumb" spread that is typical of mass investing - Guig Esprits in either of the Bond colours sell instantly for mental money, but there's an absolutely beautiful orange one on car and classic that's been on the market for years (I posted it here myself at least 3 years ago) 3) everyone's much better informed about what's out there because of programmes like Wheeler Dealers and because even thickies have internet now, and 4) we keep on giving out our best tips on this Thread.

Hey investors, go buy more E30s, it's time mine went up in value...

[northernmedia]

anonymous said:

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Noticed the same for a while now.
The curve isn't just the preserve of air cooled / GT3 pork!
Where this will all end is anyone's guess.
An interest rate hike maybe?

[northernmedia]

Even less to spend on the engine when it eats itself

[northernmedia]