Am I mad?

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SRT Hellcat

7,034 posts

218 months

Thursday 30th June 2016
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On the subject of Bre. Only kidding. Of course you are bonkers. I think a good percentage on here are equally as bonkers. I know I am. I get the one car to love, honour and cherish. I did that and sold it in the last crash. Worth a tad more than I sold it for now. I don't get the brand loyalty thing. Something you see a lot on the US sites. I am Mopar through and through. Nope you are just narrow minded. I like owning an eclectic mix of vehicles. All analogue. Four are V8's. We were out and about the other day and the other half was talking to another young lady. Cars cars cars. That is all I hear about. Just once I would like him to be looking at naked woman. The reply was. If he did keep looking at naked woman you would wish he was into cars smile

Trev450

6,324 posts

173 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Steve Rance said:
Trev450 said:
Lovely collection of real analogue cars that can only be appreciated by true petrol heads.
The truith is that they are all lovely to drive and not that unforgiving providing you make an effort to drive them properly. Such a shame that cars like this may not be made again. Equally that they are so valuable now that they are falling into the hands of collectors rather than lunatics who just like to drive nice cars
My sentiments also. Somewhat of a rock and a hard place though, insomuch as they are becoming so valuable that you are reluctant to drive them to their full extent but at the same time don't want to lock them away. A good friend recently had this dillema with an Audi Quattro Sport short wheel base. In the end he sold it because it was wasn't getting used enough.

ChrisW.

6,319 posts

256 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Yes !

Get rid of the quad form the garage ... leave it outside and get a GT4 ...

You need to feel the difference smile

Does the Elise really cut it ? ??

Steve Rance

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5,446 posts

232 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Ha! There's a Series 1 Landrover in front of it. The Elise is a special car for me. It's a genuine motorsport 190 (one of 36 made). Only 14k miles. I did some demonstration driving for Lotus when the Elise was launched and I remember driving a 190 when it was first introduced. A lovely thing. You couldn't buy one road registered. It was sold as a racing car. Mine was exported to Ireland, road registered there then brought back into the uk (!). It is also supercharged with 280 bhp. Quite a nippy car and a delight to drive. My other half drives it regularly. She loves it.

I would like a GT4 but am hoping that an RS version comes along. To be Horst. Every car that I own has a special story for me. There are not investments but represent what I consider to be some of my very favourite driving cars. As said earlier, the like of which probably won't be made again. I drive them hard but sympathetically. all of the chassis are fully optimised with the exception of the 997. I'll get that done in the winter. Next year I'm planning to take them all to Silverstone and film a back to back comparison. My personal definitive test. It will be very interesting

majordad

3,601 posts

198 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Recently drove the CTR Elise at the Race of Rememberance, then a month ago Aidan Farrell's Exige Cup and was delighted with both.
Had a big off in the 993 RSR at Blanchmont 2 last Saturday , it would'nt have happened in a Lotus !

Steve Rance

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5,446 posts

232 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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No! Not the RSR??! I hope that there was not much damage???

Frrair

1,373 posts

135 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Nice collection of cars Steve and nice to know they are all used.

I am really curious, what is the white one at the end?


braddo

10,500 posts

189 months

Friday 1st July 2016
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Steve Rance said:
It is also supercharged with 280 bhp.
Blimey! It must be around 350hp/ton including driver - would that make it the quickest accelerating car in your garage? Nice little runaround for you and the wife. cool

London GT3

1,025 posts

242 months

Saturday 2nd July 2016
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Steve Rance said:
No! Not the RSR??! I hope that there was not much damage???
I saw it and it looked pretty bad. You don't often get away with a small scrape at Blanchimont!

Anyway Steve, back to your cars. There is one missing from this photo - the cup car.

Super collection by the way - well done.

Orangecurry

7,429 posts

207 months

Saturday 2nd July 2016
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Steve Rance said:
Next year I'm planning to take them all to Silverstone and film a back to back comparison. My personal definitive test. It will be very interesting
Cam I come? hehe

I even have close ties with a film production company, who filmed one of the early Gumballs.

hunter 66

3,907 posts

221 months

Saturday 2nd July 2016
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Sorry about that majordad always hurts ...... done a few ..... all the best

majordad

3,601 posts

198 months

Thursday 14th July 2016
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Was at CLM so only replying now. Car is fixable and work will start soon. Expensive lesson though, and a cracked rib !

Steve Rance

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5,446 posts

232 months

Thursday 14th July 2016
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Glad that you are ok. Not a nice place to go off