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

[L100NYY]

How about a ducktailed 993.....

[W00DY]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Whatever floats your boat.

[ferrisbueller]

L100NYY said:

Yes, I know its a lot for an old Audi and yes I know it won't be that exciting to drive......

.........but I really rather like it;

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

Yes, like.

But the interior is a bit challenging!

[tdm34]

This! is just gorgeous, I know it's not original, but I don't care.....

http://www.silverstoneauctions.com/1963-jaguar-mki...

[0a]

ferrisbueller said:

L100NYY said:

Yes, I know its a lot for an old Audi and yes I know it won't be that exciting to drive......

.........but I really rather like it;

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

Yes, like.

But the interior is a bit challenging!

What's wrong with it? Proper quality unlike this soft touch with coloured lights nonsense Audi do now that is pretty but worse than ford in terms of doing a job for many years.

[L100NYY]

0a said:

ferrisbueller said:

L100NYY said:

Yes, I know its a lot for an old Audi and yes I know it won't be that exciting to drive......

.........but I really rather like it;

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

Yes, like.

But the interior is a bit challenging!

What's wrong with it? Proper quality unlike this soft touch with coloured lights nonsense Audi do now that is pretty but worse than ford in terms of doing a job for many years.

It's not original trim.

[jeremyc]

Talk to me Loon. Any good? And what on earth is WVTA?



ETA: So it's Whole Vehicle Type Approval. How do these differ from the regular models?

EFTA: I'll answer my own question.

Lotus Beards said:

The first 50 Sport 160 cars have undergone Single Vehicle type Approval (SVA) testing, and are factory built with catalytic converters and 'Sport' exhaust to produce 160PS @ 7000 rpm and 178Nm torque @ 5000 rpm. Subsequent cars are Whole Vehicle Type Approved (WVTA) and are factory built with catalytic onverters, 111S exhausts and dual intake air cleaner/muffler assemblies to produce approx. 150 PS. These cars may be readily converted to 160 PS specification by carrying out an intake airbox modification, and fitting the 'sport' exhaust.

Edited by jeremyc on Monday 26th January 22:06

[L100NYY]

It's sitting outside the flatartment as I type this if that answers your question

One of the most lively and characterful Elise variants. Quick enough to be fun (think entry level Caterham) and they sound and look fantastic. Lumpy idle is a pita in traffic though!

[braddo]

From memory, SVA cars are a lot harder or impossible to import into Europe (so you don't have to compete with European buyers if you are looking at a SVA car). Then again, not sure if there is still European demand for UK Elises like there was a few years ago.

[L100NYY]

Video of the car here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiU7vCSswnA

[jeremyc]

L100NYY said:

Video of the car here -

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiU7vCSswnA

I think I know the first owners ....

[Patrick Bateman]

I look at Elises and can't help but think I'd rather have a VX220 for a good bit cheaper.

[L100NYY]

You have Radio 1 on.

[L100NYY]

olly22n said:

Muted

Me or the wireless?

[W00DY]

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

Is it wrong to love this?

[L100NYY]

I almost bought a totally standard black Fiesta RS back in the late 90's.

[rejn]

W00DY said:

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

Is it wrong to love this?

Wow - somebody has put a lot of time and energy into that - the wheels aren't to my taste, but it certainly looks like it's all been done well. 212bhp sounds like a lot of power for a little thing too.

ETA looking at the pics again I really love the glossy paintwork

Edited by rejn on Tuesday 27th January 11:15

[rejn]

jeremyc said:

Talk to me Loon. Any good? And what on earth is WVTA?

Wow - that looks good and that didn't come up in my Elise searches a couple of weeks ago. I like the Sport 190 S2 you've got, too, Loon - looks like an awesome car.

By the way, the dealer has gone quiet on that Cat D elise 160 from a few pages back. As time passes, I'm also starting to think that if I go down the Elise route, a good 160 is the way to go, so I think I've mentally moved on from the cat D "bargain".

Our immediate car concerns are over our daily FFRR - dealer cock-up has led to a new engine, then a new steering rack (thankfully £ all picked up by the LR main dealer) and it's just been back as the electronics are now doing something weird on start-up (possibly fixed by a new battery) - this is all leading Mrs rejn to take the view that we need a new one... That may be the end of the Elise budget for me.

[Crook]

W00DY said:

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

Is it wrong to love this?

Not at all. One of only two cars that looked good with three spokes.
This BTW is not the other...



However, if one likes a darker hued car and I know that I do, I would be currently mooning over this

[olly755]

rejn said:

Our immediate car concerns are over our daily FFRR - dealer cock-up has led to a new engine, then a new steering rack (thankfully £ all picked up by the LR main dealer) and it's just been back as the electronics are now doing something weird on start-up (possibly fixed by a new battery) - this is all leading Mrs rejn to take the view that we need a new one... That may be the end of the Elise budget for me.

Would issues like this with (I'm assuming) a pretty new, high end and expensive vehicle put you off buying another?

I think it would me.