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

[s m]

Bayerische said:

An E30 325i for £20,000!!!

http://www.nutleysports.co.uk/BMW325iSport-Black.h...

Deposit taken - a nice slice of 80s retro for sunny Sundays with a six cylinder soundtrack

[lordlee]

rejn said:

it's sad to see something that was once so wonderful reduced to a pile of rust.

Looking at that engine bay, and the big chunks of rust falling off the back of the car (I assume that's what it is under the back picture of the car), it just screams money-pit!

But you would love to restore it to its former glory, wouldn't you...

Its a shame but you can literally hear that dissolving...

[lordlee]

s m said:

http://www.nutleysports.co.uk/BMW325iSport-Black.h...
Deposit taken - a nice slice of 80s retro for sunny Sundays with a six cylinder soundtrack

Lovely find. That's just perfect and the closer you look the nicer it is.

Edited by lordlee on Saturday 18th October 18:31

[L100NYY]

Non car related.....o/t.....type post;

I had a 3 hour train journey today (Newport -> Nottingham) and my word what a pleasurable experience. Now I know a Saturday morning without Londinium makes it a lot easier but all three trains were on time, my reserved window seat and table was just that and I even got free refreshments. Spread out in the carriage with my own table, power socket etc then the journey whistled by with one of Stephen Fry's books at hand and ipod to soothe the 'click-clackety-clack' of the tracks I bloody loved it.

Oh dear.

[tdm34]

Sunday morning, perusing "The Thread" glancing at the TV watching the toffees on MotD, Eating a full English! Quality!

Then on to work selling quality used vehicle to the proletariat!!!

[L100NYY]

That breakfast!!

[olly755]

There are 2 London bound Pendolinos 7 minutes apart out of my local station.

Go first class and you can eat your free full English before Stoke. Then hop off at Stoke, jump onto the one 7 minutes behind and you're served another free full English upon taking your seat. And then somehow get to Euston 10 minutes earlier that the first

>hic<

[L100NYY]

Dear Santa;

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/bikes/hond...

[L100NYY]

Shiney. Likey.

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




Ze crazeee Germans.....

[0a]

rejn said:

s m said:

0a said:

Can someone buy this and do the least possible to get it driving well and past an MOT? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1973-JAGUAR-XJ12-L-5-3-P...

Be our guest

it's sad to see something that was once so wonderful reduced to a pile of rust.

Looking at that engine bay, and the big chunks of rust falling off the back of the car (I assume that's what it is under the back picture of the car), it just screams money-pit!

But you would love to restore it to its former glory, wouldn't you...

I'd love to see someone else restore it

[L100NYY]

This with some period tweaks could be a good little fun project to enhance along the way;

£4995.00

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Triumph-Dolomite-Sprint-...



Half cage
Period buckets
Rorty exhaust
Tweaked suspension/brakes
Mildly hotted up engine
etc

Eta

Just noticed that my post from my birthday in 2010 mentions......wait for it......tada;

[tdm34]

L100NYY said:

Dear Santa;

http://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/bikes/hond...

Ben, the CB360G5 on which this bike is based is one of Hondas lemons mate, shockingly crap things.....

[E24man]

m5wagon said:

olly22n said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Have you driv' one?

The gearbox is horrible, even once mated to a v8.

I can see the appeal of an m50 donkied one

I agree. Or get the one with the S38B38. It's manual and great.

Edited by m5wagon on Friday 17th October 21:34

The 4.6 suits the E34 Touring quite well too

[rejn]

L100NYY said:

It's a little known fact that porsche's Riviera Blue was originally used by Triumph in the 1970s?!...

[rejn]

L100NYY said:

Shiney. Likey.

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

That doesn't really appeal to me. It looks unmolested, but of little interest...
Also:

original ad said:

"One owner" ... "respray by previous owner"

[Justayellowbadge]

My little brother is picking this up today, as a summer weekend toy.

Perhaps toppy, but pretty hard to find another, I'd have thought.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

[L100NYY]

Justayellowbadge said:

My little brother is picking this up today, as a summer weekend toy.

Perhaps toppy, but pretty hard to find another, I'd have thought.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

Does look very nice and lovely mileage too

[bodhi]

rejn said:

L100NYY said:

Shiney. Likey.

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

That doesn't really appeal to me. It looks unmolested, but of little interest...
Also:

original ad said:

"One owner" ... "respray by previous owner"

Wrong engine to be truly appealing, the 8v Mk3 is just too slow to wear the badge sadly. 16v is an entirely kettle of fish however.

[Crook]

Justayellowbadge said:

My little brother is picking this up today, as a summer weekend toy.

Perhaps toppy, but pretty hard to find another, I'd have thought.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

The two owners of a local garage I used to use when I lived in Dunstable both had identical Evos to that, both SMGs too with minimal mileage.
One of them also had a nice collection including a very fresh Lotus Cortina.

[hornetrider]

bodhi said:

Wrong engine to be truly appealing, the 8v Mk3 is just too slow to wear the badge sadly. 16v is an entirely kettle of fish however.

Yep. Only beaten to the title of worst GTi by the 2.0 Mk4.