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

[MattOz]

Am I allowed to do this? If anyone fancies an E91 330i M Sport manual, get in touch. I've listed mine in the classifieds and I'm open to a sensible offer. It's a lot of car for the money IMO.

[ferrisbueller]

jeremyc said:

S1 Elise



Don't limit yourself to a hatch as the second car, go for something much more practical.

RS4 Avant

I'd probably swap S1 Elise for a short roof'd, ideally 'yota engined, S2 but that's a pretty tidy two car garage.

E92 M3 scared me off with potential running costs when everything was going right. When things start going wrong or needing replacing the numbers being tossed about get big, fast.

And I think I'd rather eat my own scrotum than buy an AM V8.

[Tom_Spotley_When]

tenfour said:

ATM said:

M135i with LSD 2014 64 plate

Classified Ad

15,780 miles

£19,995.00

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322213519652

Still looks like an orthopaedic shoe, but I like the cut of its jib.

I'm 2 years and 20k miles into m135 ownership now. 90% of the time it's everything you need.

Sounds good, faster than most things in everyday driving, relatively subtle and decent boot. It's the last 10% where it struggles - it's good to drive but not great and it does have the wow factor when you leave it in a car park.

Having said that, the biggest problem I have is worrying what to replace it with, especially now we have a (currently small, but soon to be quite large) retriever in the family. As a one car solution it is pretty hard to look past at that price point.

[sato]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

I'm sure that I shall look very foolish in a few years time when spyders follow 964RS price trajectory, but I just could n't get over the fact that you had to pay double the price of a comparable 987.2 S so bought one of those instead. Then again, mine could certainly do with a greater feel good factor...

[Pulse]

Same for me really... If I could have one new now (I wanted one when they came out, but couldn't afford it), then yes - but it's just too expensive for what it is.

Depreciation is of course a big consideration, so have that keenly in mind. Something like a Boxster Spyder, or a Cayman R, would be perfect - but not at basically the new price.

I may consider blowing the budget for this, and plan to go for a test drive: http://www.lotusapprovedusedcars.co.uk/car/detail/...

[S3_Graham]

Tom_Spotley_When said:

tenfour said:

ATM said:

M135i with LSD 2014 64 plate

Classified Ad

15,780 miles

£19,995.00

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/322213519652

Still looks like an orthopaedic shoe, but I like the cut of its jib.

I'm 2 years and 20k miles into m135 ownership now. 90% of the time it's everything you need.

Sounds good, faster than most things in everyday driving, relatively subtle and decent boot. It's the last 10% where it struggles - it's good to drive but not great and it does have the wow factor when you leave it in a car park.

Having said that, the biggest problem I have is worrying what to replace it with, especially now we have a (currently small, but soon to be quite large) retriever in the family. As a one car solution it is pretty hard to look past at that price point.

£20k looks expensive when you can get a new (+ options) for £26k

[Cheburator mk2]

Well, in for a penny, in for a pound (quite a few actually)

My brother and I bought a matching numbers, 1969 California Jaguar E-type FHC in Baby Blue... The car was last driven in 1986... But it is complete... Chassis is straight and is totally rust free... The panels though have seen better days. Some parts of the interior are Ok, others are beyond salvation... It will be restored back to its original state over the next 6mths or so.

One thing is for certain - now that we have had some time to look into it in detail - the car is a work of engineering art. Quite how the company managed to turn itself into what it is today is beyond me...

[anonymous-user]

Pulse said:

Threadists, assemble! I need your help. Looks like my MR2 has sold (within 2 days of listing it!)... So, after 2.5 years with it (my longest time with a car), I need to find a replacement. The trouble is... I absolutely love my MR2. Over the last year especially, I have been properly learning how to drive it fast, and it's been fantastic fun!

So, what to replace it with? I ultimately have NO idea where to start, and have no criteria. This should be fun. I have a budget of an absolute maximum of £35k, but would prefer to be at a lot less than that if I can find something.

One thing I'd really love to do, as it's been on 'the list' for ages, is a classic Fiat 500. Not sure how much of a nightmare that'd be to own. Any experience? Alongside this, I've been thinking (as you'd need a normal car as well) something small and hatchy. I quite like the idea of the Audi S1 (I know, I know).

The other idea would be to replace the Fiat 500 for an Elise/Exige, and go cheaper on the hatch front; something like an Ibiza FR.

The other idea would be an 'all-in-one', like an E92 M3...

My head's all over the place. Help me threadists!

What about a Mk1 Focus RS and a Lotus Elan Turbo?


Focus RS MK1, This one is obviously high end but they will keep increasing. You can get cheaper.

18,400 MLS

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Focus-RS-MK1-ONLY-1...





Lotus Elan SE Turbo

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lotus-Elan-M100-SE-Turbo...

Both of these will increase in value instead of losing.

Again the Focus is expensive and perhaps this one is more for tucking away in a garage but wanted you to get an idea.

[anonymous-user]

Pulse said:

Same for me really... If I could have one new now (I wanted one when they came out, but couldn't afford it), then yes - but it's just too expensive for what it is.

Depreciation is of course a big consideration, so have that keenly in mind. Something like a Boxster Spyder, or a Cayman R, would be perfect - but not at basically the new price.

I may consider blowing the budget for this, and plan to go for a test drive: http://www.lotusapprovedusedcars.co.uk/car/detail/...

Clio V6 Phase 2

These will continue to climb.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2004-RENAULT-CLIO-RENAUL...

[anonymous-user]

2007 MITSUBISHI LANCER EVOLUTION 9 MR FQ-360 BY HKS

Not everyone's cup of tea but they are starting to increase in value and a very fast.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2007-MITSUBISHI-LANCER-E...

[anonymous-user]

Porsche 968 3.0 Club Sport

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-968-3-0-Club-Spo...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Cheburator mk2 said:

Well, in for a penny, in for a pound (quite a few actually)

My brother and I bought a matching numbers, 1969 California Jaguar E-type FHC in Baby Blue... The car was last driven in 1986... But it is complete... Chassis is straight and is totally rust free... The panels though have seen better days. Some parts of the interior are Ok, others are beyond salvation... It will be restored back to its original state over the next 6mths or so.

One thing is for certain - now that we have had some time to look into it in detail - the car is a work of engineering art. Quite how the company managed to turn itself into what it is today is beyond me...

I'd like to see some pictures of that. Doing a thread?

[braddo]

Cheburator mk2 said:

Well, in for a penny, in for a pound (quite a few actually)

My brother and I bought a matching numbers, 1969 California Jaguar E-type FHC in Baby Blue... The car was last driven in 1986... But it is complete... Chassis is straight and is totally rust free... The panels though have seen better days. Some parts of the interior are Ok, others are beyond salvation... It will be restored back to its original state over the next 6mths or so.

One thing is for certain - now that we have had some time to look into it in detail - the car is a work of engineering art. Quite how the company managed to turn itself into what it is today is beyond me...

Good stuff.


Pulse - go test drive an Evora. I expect it will feel a very natural step from the MR2; not sure it needs to be an 'S'. They seem to have a very high conversion ratio of test-drive-to-buy so make sure you have the funds ready.

[NomduJour]

ferrisbueller said:

And I think I'd rather eat my own scrotum than buy an AM V8.

I quite like them - does it come with gravy?

[L100NYY]

Reference Evoras;

If it's a non-supercharged version you go for (ie non S) make sure it has both the Sports Pack and close ratio gearbox options. These are std on the S but transform the n/a version.

[Pulse]

L100NYY said:

Reference Evoras;

If it's a non-supercharged version you go for (ie non S) make sure it has both the Sports Pack and close ratio gearbox options. These are std on the S but transform the n/a version.

It'd have to be the S for me. The NA I went in recently felt a bit lacking, and I really would like much more power this time.

[Scho]

Clean looking 500bhp 996TT on the forum @35k

http://911uk.com/viewtopic.php?t=112486

[Scho]

olly22n said:

Edit.

Tip.

Ouuuut.

Didn't spot the fundamental flaw...

[tenfour]

I'm almost, almost at the point where I could reasonably forgive an Auto Tubby, on account that it is the silent assassin of the range. You point, you squirt, you go.

Almost.

On the other hand, I may just have had too much exposure to the sun and/or auto-only Porkers here

[ATM]

tenfour said:

I'm almost, almost at the point where I could reasonably forgive an Auto Tubby, on account that it is the silent assassin of the range. You point, you squirt, you go.

Almost.

On the other hand, I may just have had too much exposure to the sun and/or auto-only Porkers here

The only 996TT I ever experienced was a Tip. I was in the Passenger seat. We did not go far. At one point we were travelling at say 20 to 25mph - something pedestrian. The gearbox was showing we were in 2nd. The driver then pressed the throttle quickly and to the floor. It dropped into 1st and we took off. I've never forgotten it. I would assume most mortals would leave their manual version in 2nd in such a situation. This is therefore the only good argument there is for buying a 12 - 15 year old TT in Tip version. Along with the obvious one that an engine is always likely to be in better condition if it has been attached to a slush box as generally they prevent over revving, down shifting into the red line and other such things that manuals allow.