"There's a bloke/lass down the road with...."
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GetCarter said:
Hungrymc said:
GetCarter said:
thecook101 said:
GetCarter said:
My neighbour drives a Citroen Berlingo.
He's just designed the new TVR.
'There's a bloke down the road with....' some quiet class.
I'll bite, I have a deposit down for one. Ask him when we're going to see it please!He's just designed the new TVR.
'There's a bloke down the road with....' some quiet class.
You'd assume the guy is an enthusiast (its unlikely but possible his interest is general product design or something, not specifically automotive). But as an enthusiast, why not have something interesting if possible, and why would that be less classy?
I think 'enthusiast' is underestimating the man mind you - he did design the McLaren F1.
I'm not a follower of TVR and hadn't realised the new car is a G.M. designed car (last time I looked at iStream it was steel spaceframe - looks like they are doing a carbon version - is that the plan for the TVR?)
Hungrymc said:
LOL... Okey Dokey... So it wouldn't, and doesn't make him less classy - was my point... I'm being a bit oversensitive to the PH massive being so quick to make judgements on people based on the cars they drive.
I'm not a follower of TVR and hadn't realised the new car is a G.M. designed car (last time I looked at iStream it was steel spaceframe - looks like they are doing a carbon version - is that the plan for the TVR?)
Full SP on the TVR will be out soon. I couldn't possibly say.I'm not a follower of TVR and hadn't realised the new car is a G.M. designed car (last time I looked at iStream it was steel spaceframe - looks like they are doing a carbon version - is that the plan for the TVR?)
I still think it's pretty cool to drive a really s
t (but perfectly decent) car, when you could drive anything you desired. Let's not shout when we don't have to. Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 1st September 15:39
Not sure why I left this out of my previous post, anyway - chap nearby who does a bit of work on my old Jag has a pair of XJ Coupes (both V12s I think), a very early S3 Daimler Sovereign, a Rover P5B Coupe, a Mk2 RS2000, a heavily customised XJS and a pair of early '70s BMW 3.0CSLs, both of which are currently being restored.
GetCarter said:
Hungrymc said:
LOL... Okey Dokey... So it wouldn't, and doesn't make him less classy - was my point... I'm being a bit oversensitive to the PH massive being so quick to make judgements on people based on the cars they drive.
I'm not a follower of TVR and hadn't realised the new car is a G.M. designed car (last time I looked at iStream it was steel spaceframe - looks like they are doing a carbon version - is that the plan for the TVR?)
Full SP on the TVR will be out soon. I couldn't possibly say.I'm not a follower of TVR and hadn't realised the new car is a G.M. designed car (last time I looked at iStream it was steel spaceframe - looks like they are doing a carbon version - is that the plan for the TVR?)
I still think it's pretty cool to drive a really s
t (but perfectly decent) car, when you could drive anything you desired. Let's not shout when we don't have to. Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 1st September 15:39
Hungrymc said:
I'm not a follower of TVR and hadn't realised the new car is a G.M. designed car (last time I looked at iStream it was steel spaceframe - looks like they are doing a carbon version - is that the plan for the TVR?)
First 500 LE (launch edition) cars will have the carbon fibre iStream chassis. Circa 500bhp Ford Cosworth V8 plus manual gearbox. Sounds like a hoot if they can pull it off. The latest EVO magazine has more detail.Back on track though, my neighbour has a lovely 993 kept under a tarp in the driveway. Love hearing that fire up on weekends. Further down the road there's a bloke with Morgan sitting over an inspection pit. He's making progress although I fear more parts are coming off than going on!
Here is a fun one.
My wife and I moved to a nice village in South Devon (don't worry we are bottom feeders compared to most of the big affluent residents in huge houses) and I own a 964 coupe. A few months back I heard the soft burble of an air-cooled engine and trotted up the road to find out what it was - a lovely chap in the village owns a 964RS in rubystone and very much track prepped - goes yearly to the nurb-ring and kills it. He has (just like when I was a kid) taken me out for a spin in it and let me coo over it. Hoping he will let me pop mine next to it later this week as mine is 50% on the way to becoming a nice RS touring replica and I need to check over a few things. Ill stick some photos up if I can.
The pub that is 50 yards from me does a great trade in pies and a regular customer is a local magnate who owns a variety of nice cars he turns up most Saturdays in either - GT3 4.0RS, MY16 Cayman S in speed yellow, F Type, Masserati Quatro-p, Ferrari Spyder.
My neighbour also owns a golden '89 Rangie vogue and an '85 Volvo square brick thing...
My wife and I moved to a nice village in South Devon (don't worry we are bottom feeders compared to most of the big affluent residents in huge houses) and I own a 964 coupe. A few months back I heard the soft burble of an air-cooled engine and trotted up the road to find out what it was - a lovely chap in the village owns a 964RS in rubystone and very much track prepped - goes yearly to the nurb-ring and kills it. He has (just like when I was a kid) taken me out for a spin in it and let me coo over it. Hoping he will let me pop mine next to it later this week as mine is 50% on the way to becoming a nice RS touring replica and I need to check over a few things. Ill stick some photos up if I can.
The pub that is 50 yards from me does a great trade in pies and a regular customer is a local magnate who owns a variety of nice cars he turns up most Saturdays in either - GT3 4.0RS, MY16 Cayman S in speed yellow, F Type, Masserati Quatro-p, Ferrari Spyder.
My neighbour also owns a golden '89 Rangie vogue and an '85 Volvo square brick thing...
Well, over the last few years the list of cars often seen worth mentioning
Merc mclaren
Pagani zonda
Genuine 60's ford gt40
Dealer nearby used to buy and sell appreciating cars, but the gt40 might have been owned by someone on the IOM
But my sisters house beats the lot, one of her fields backs onto DK engineering's owners property and saw while waking the other day
550 maranello
458 scudaria
Several other misc ferrari's
And what looked like a real 250gto in dark blue tucked at the back
Merc mclaren
Pagani zonda
Genuine 60's ford gt40
Dealer nearby used to buy and sell appreciating cars, but the gt40 might have been owned by someone on the IOM
But my sisters house beats the lot, one of her fields backs onto DK engineering's owners property and saw while waking the other day
550 maranello
458 scudaria
Several other misc ferrari's
And what looked like a real 250gto in dark blue tucked at the back
Edited by Gary C on Friday 2nd September 18:19
I walk past Jaykays house while walking my dog, his car collection is pretty impressive and I wee myself when I see his laferrari. My girlfriend thinks I am odd!!
Another houses driveway I like is a Range Rover sport and a Dodge Ram pick up truck, for when the Range Rover isn't quite big enough. Puts a smile on my face!!
Another houses driveway I like is a Range Rover sport and a Dodge Ram pick up truck, for when the Range Rover isn't quite big enough. Puts a smile on my face!!
2015 RS6 Avant next estate over, sounds epic, V8 RS4 few roads over. Our street R57 mini Cooper s (dead), ford Escort Convertible mk2 (poor state), 2014 Astra VXR, neighbour just chopped in a mint mica blue Bugeye Impreza WRX STI for an old X5.
Our mk2 MR2 turbo is probably the most interesting on the street at least until it sells (if ever).It does have a stupidly large dual exhaust- made by Berk to my wife's even greater delight- but it still has a cat and isn't too loud. Original toyota one was stupid money! Hoping a 4th gen Legacy GT estate will arrive at some stage as a replacement but they're so under the radar that nobody would ever realise....
Our mk2 MR2 turbo is probably the most interesting on the street at least until it sells (if ever).It does have a stupidly large dual exhaust- made by Berk to my wife's even greater delight- but it still has a cat and isn't too loud. Original toyota one was stupid money! Hoping a 4th gen Legacy GT estate will arrive at some stage as a replacement but they're so under the radar that nobody would ever realise....
mclwanB said:
One thing with louder exhausts is you at least hear them coming. How long before Tesla P100Ds are causing death and destruction by accelerating that quickly near silently ?
Will the irony be that they have to have some sort of noise generator to alert pedestrians??I was in Barcelona earlier this year and noticed that the taxis that used electric power in the city centre had to do much slowing and snails-pace crawling as people often weren't aware thecars were approaching/inching along behind them - they weren't all mardy teenagers with attitude either that were getting in the way deliberately
Living in the middle of nowhere my only neighbour (100 meters away) drives a Jag XK8 on the sunny days which is always nice to see. Going further away (8 miles or so) one of my good mates has a Mini 1275gt which is hillclimb prepped and a R5 turbo.
Other than that there is nothing of interest untill you get into town.
Other than that there is nothing of interest untill you get into town.
Lost my mojo said:
I walk past Jaykays house while walking my dog, his car collection is pretty impressive and I wee myself when I see his laferrari. My girlfriend thinks I am odd!!
Another houses driveway I like is a Range Rover sport and a Dodge Ram pick up truck, for when the Range Rover isn't quite big enough. Puts a smile on my face!!
Bloke has an F150 Lightning and a Ram SRT-10!!Another houses driveway I like is a Range Rover sport and a Dodge Ram pick up truck, for when the Range Rover isn't quite big enough. Puts a smile on my face!!
Our area must be full of petrolheads..
oilspill said:
...luckily we're no longer in the Eu because they'll win eventually. France and Italy are already on board, Uk is nowhere near as sophisticated as mainland Europe (just look at our s hitty houses and s hitty roads) but we'll catch up eventually...
Just checked and we're still in the EU (and will be for sometime yet). Edited by oilspill on Wednesday 31st August 20:55
Not sure why you think mainland Europe is more sophisticated. Backward, out of touch and not very densely populated perhaps, and in some places the food is great (I'd still take London's food choices over anywhere else personally).
Anyway, back on topic, there are some great cars in the garage I share:
512BB
Bentley Superblower
Several DBSs
DB4GT, DB5, DB6, DB7 (all under separate ownership)
AM Vantage GT3
C63 black series
Most Ferraris from the last 20 years
Last of the line Diablo VT
All in great condition apart from the Lambo, which never moves, has scuffed wheels and plenty of scrapes.
I hate to say it but I am the only one with any kind of interesting cars on our street. Except maybe my neighbour who has a 97 3.0 v6 406 estate that he's been the owner of since new. Everthing else is just bland econoboxes under 1.6 with basic trim. Someone has a chavtastic white Evoque. Back in the 80s when my family first moved into the house there were always interesting cars like MG Montegos and Maestros, Scimitars, Pork 944, Rover SD1 etc etc but these days it's mostly students living round here or middle class MAMIL types who drive a battered Focus or Galaxy if they have kids but own £6k pushbikes.
Edited by vsonix on Thursday 1st September 23:53
vsonix said:
I hate to say it but I am the only one with any kind of interesting cars on our street. Except maybe my neighbour who has a 97 3.0 v6 406 estate that he's been the owner of since new. Everthing else is just bland econoboxes under 1.6 with basic trim. Someone has a chavtastic white Evoque. Back in the 80s when my family first moved into the house there were always interesting cars like MG Montegos and Maestros, Scimitars, Pork 944, Rover SD1 etc etc but these days it's mostly students living round here or middle class MAMIL types who have pushbikes worth twice as much as their car.
Same around here.Corsa, Clio, Corsa, Clio, Golf, Golf, Sportage, Fiesta, Picnic, Yaris, Qashqai, Evoque, 3 series, Micra, Micra........ You get the idea.
How boring.
At least it's not like this anymore..
Cavalier, Omega, Nova, Astra, Carlton, and then the man in the flash new Corsa
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