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

[sutts]

Here it is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vp1Z9-XEzI

Search for the 'M5 market watch' thread from January and the owner has posted some pictures as well. I'm too thick to create a link to the thread I'm afraid.

[Gruber]

I don't think I should have watched that.

Very pleased to see the old girl looking so shiny and sounding so good.

[TheRocket]

ATM said:

Does this look good value for money?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222280396787

hmm I'm not sure it is, but I think this might be, 2000 996 GT3 89,000 miles £46.5k

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

[ATM]

TheRocket said:

ATM said:

Does this look good value for money?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/222280396787

hmm I'm not sure it is, but I think this might be, 2000 996 GT3 89,000 miles £46.5k

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Oh aye

[Output Flange]

TheRocket said:

hmm I'm not sure it is, but I think this might be, 2000 996 GT3 89,000 miles £46.5k

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Good value perhaps, but it hasn't aged well aesthetically. The cooking models are easier on the eye.

[LHD]

Output Flange said:

TheRocket said:

hmm I'm not sure it is, but I think this might be, 2000 996 GT3 89,000 miles £46.5k

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Good value perhaps, but it hasn't aged well aesthetically. The cooking models are easier on the eye.

Bit colour sensitive perhaps.

Still looks good in SY, Guards or Baked Bean

[Blueprint]

Output Flange said:

TheRocket said:

hmm I'm not sure it is, but I think this might be, 2000 996 GT3 89,000 miles £46.5k

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Good value perhaps, but it hasn't aged well aesthetically. The cooking models are easier on the eye.

Total agreement on that.
Always thought the aero kit looked awkward, and it hasn't mellowed with age. If I had one, I'd remove the kit and run around with it looking like a regular model (assuming its add-ones rather than entire panel replacement).

[bungle]

Caymans into the £10k bracket. Tempting. Does 100k on the clock mean:

- be aware, it's at the end of its life!...or:
- it's got this far, it must be a good 'un (it's the barely-used ones that are the problem)?

Or is any "early" Cayman a lottery, with potential engine rebuild beyond the initial purchase price?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

[bungle]

^^^ Really useful stuff, thank you. "Go in with your eyes open" then.

anonymous said:

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That's the problem. I'm useless in this department, and would need to pay others to sort.

Trade-off as always I guess. Cheap entry price = upkeep higher.
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Would help if I really knew what I wanted. Tonight I've been browsing Caymans (as above) and 106 GTIs. Hardly the same genre of car. But both equally tempting, but in different ways. (neither would be a "daily"... I just want something else that's on my "always wanted" list).

Thanks again cmoose. Top advice - really appreciate it

[Diesel Meister]

cmoose talking good sense as usual

Although I think that your Cayster is arguably driven more enthusiastically within its performance envelope than most (if with mechanical sympathy and a high standard of care - used as intended in other words!)

I'm sure quite a lot of Pork is just treated as "nice transport" by the well-heeled, with due allowance for the fact that of the non-GT models, I think the Caymans might tend to attract a higher proportion of slightly more committed pilots? Speculation perhaps!

GT3 looks nice, but agreed on the meh-ro kit. It's not completely fugly but not my favourite, especially the skirts and rear spoiler. Looks better in either of the reds (especially the rarer one - I forget the name!). A ducktail + drop improves it immeasurably. As do different wheels and arch-spats imo

ETA:

braddo - that Evora is !

[Cheburator mk2]

Thing is - the adjustable spoiler of the 996.1 actually works... Also, 996.1 in general are not photogenic, but I think present themselves quite well in the flesh. The CSR is a lovely thing in the flesh and goes well. I think I may get one of these rear arch splats - it will go well with the black bonnet, roof and spoiler

[Blueprint]

For those that frequent BaT - A 1995 E34 M5 Touring Elekta sold yesterday for many, many, many slices of wedding cake (was a slice 5 grand, all the whole cake? I can't remember.......)

Anyway, $120,500!

[p1stonhead]

anonymous said:

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Kinda insane that this sentence can be written as like a huge selling point

[ATM]

What do we think of this?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

[Output Flange]

olly22n said:

I couldn't see me walking past a 911 for that.

I think I could, now.

Obviously not for one in Bic yellow though.

[jeremyc]

olly22n said:

ATM said:

What do we think of this?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

I couldn't see me walking past a 911 for that.

Knock a bit off the price and get it straight over to Bamford Rose for a little more ooomph.

Bamford Rose said:

Bamford Rose is able to re-manufacture the 4.3L into 4.7L for the road to create a racing quality engine ranging in power output from 420 to 500BHP.

[ATM]

jeremyc said:

olly22n said:

ATM said:

What do we think of this?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

I couldn't see me walking past a 911 for that.

Knock a bit off the price and get it straight over to Bamford Rose for a little more ooomph.

Bamford Rose said:

Bamford Rose is able to re-manufacture the 4.3L into 4.7L for the road to create a racing quality engine ranging in power output from 420 to 500BHP.

I'll be honest. I know nothing about these. But in yellow it looks good - to me.

[ferrisbueller]

olly22n said:

ATM said:

What do we think of this?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

I couldn't see me walking past a 911 for that.

Always a double take when you see a car like that sat on a car yard surrounded by small hatchbacks.

I was going to say the AMs aren't of a great level of quality but then we're comparing it to a grenade with the pin out.

[Blueprint]

ATM said:

jeremyc said:

olly22n said:

ATM said:

What do we think of this?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

I couldn't see me walking past a 911 for that.

Knock a bit off the price and get it straight over to Bamford Rose for a little more ooomph.

Bamford Rose said:

Bamford Rose is able to re-manufacture the 4.3L into 4.7L for the road to create a racing quality engine ranging in power output from 420 to 500BHP.

I'll be honest. I know nothing about these. But in yellow it looks good - to me.

These are very desirable but they do seem to have utterly terrible average fuel consumption figures for a low-ish capacity V8 that doesn't have enormous power.
The FFRR s/c weighs the same as a small house and returns similar numbers - is the Aston really heavy?

Must say though; the GMR conversion would appeal to me if I had an early 4.3

[Crook]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Hi,
Am still in Trumpsville. Hopefully picking up Sunday/Monday.

Have a few tales of V8 ness to share at some point.