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

[W00DY]

olly755 said:

barchetta_boy said:

It's something to do with being able to get up from your seat and go "out back" to sort the kids out without stopping.

Yep- cruise control is a marvellous thing.

I did enjoy my motring to the Alps, cruise set at 80, bare feet (pretty sure it's legal when you're on holiday), eating ice-creams and plain sailing all the way. Lovely. They just need to sort out the service stations and the radio.

And if I drive down on my own again I'm getting a TAG thingamy, althoughI did find out the Mercs electrics are very coffee resistant.

[L100NYY]

Just needs ambers at the front nein?

[W00DY]

Lovely.

Popped a deposit down yet?

When was the last time one so right popped up? You may not get the chance again.

[Smithers Jones]

Ambers aside... that is perfect.

[LordGrover]

I'm not big on Schweinefleisch, but that'd do.
Nicely.

[W00DY]

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

Can't think of any motor I'd rather spend 25k on.

[DJRC]

Momo wheel in Pork? Might be a standard fit for all I know but in my weird little head Momo = Lancia or old school donkey.

[Output Flange]

A Prototipo would be

[L100NYY]

Momo is commonplace in older Pork

[hornetrider]

Legroom anyone?






http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[L100NYY]

Bit of waste on me

If that were a std wheelbase then it would be just about perfect imo, gorgeous colour combo

[NomduJour]

Yes, best colours. Shame about the LPG (and the wheels need swapping).

[L100NYY]

I would love a properly sorted RR, would be a properly frivolous purchase so would need a very deep wallet but;

Looking like this



And;
Fully restored top to bottom
Uprated suspension & brakes
Reliable and powerful engine
Non visible top of the line stereo system

[W00DY]

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

A masterpiece.


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

Yum.

[L100NYY]

Do rather fancy this....

MX5 BBR Turbo

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

[L100NYY]

If I was in the market then I would find it very hard indeed to ignore the new MX5.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/08/hks-nd-mazda-r...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

This car:

L100NYY said:

Plus this car:

W00DY said:

Would see me right I reckon.

And I agree with you about the new MX5 - looks a cracker for sensible money to me.

[Output Flange]

anonymous said:

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Evo didn't. Thought it was too "middle of the road".

[LordGrover]

Evo reviews of GT86/BRZ were scathing.
They were wrong.

[rejn]

anonymous said:

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I bought Evo at the airport yesterday, and despite a couple of good articles (McLaren 675LT versus 991GT3RS was amazing), I felt a bit "meh" about it. I was a subscriber for years.

Mrs rejn bought me a subscription to Practical Performance Cars which is great. It's all a bit wierd, but I find it a great read. Maybe my tastes have changed, and I'm just more into the kind of stuff they cover: one of the team has put a 27 litre Rolls Royce Merlin (or similar) into a Rover SD1, and is spending months re-plumbing the cylinder head in the hope of releasing an extra 250bhp amongst other things; another story about somebody who bought an old Mk1 Escort, a Sierra and a Mondeo V6 and turned it into a V6 hot rod Escort mk1)