So what car have you been obsessing about today?? (Vol 2)

[E24man]

Leins said:

As usual, it's the big-engined M3-bodied E30s. I know they're supposed to be a bit nose-heavy, and lack the race-pedigree of the S14-engined regular M3s, but that doesn't stop me wanting one more than a lifetime's supply of Jaffa Cakes!


Alpina B6 3.5S (with a reworked 260hp M30 6-cyl from the 535i):






Hartge H35S-24 (with a reworked 330hp M88 6-cyl from the M5):

Love these so much.

[Leins]

^^^ I sometimes think about selling everything to fund one of these

Any idea on the Hartge numbers E24Man? Think the B6 3.5S is 62, but not sure how many M3-bodied H35-24s were built. Not even sure if they were all factory, or whether someone like Birds produced any under license

[rev-erend]

addz86 said:

My old V6, sold it for 10k about 5 years ago and now can't afford another one

They seem to be advertised at 18K now.

[E24man]

I have no idea about Hartge numbers Leins but Birds made up all the rhd cars so should know, and Hartge themselves might have kept tabs on all their conversions. Unlike AMG and Alpina, Hartge were never granted Manufacturer status by the German government so their cars remain tuner conversions however much they changed the cars.

I do know of an interesting rhd E34 Hartge, the H5 4.7, the same 340bhp as the E34 M5 and Alpina B10 4.6 and similar massive torque to the Alpina. There was only one rhd car and it was fitted with the Birds developed 'Switch-Logic' control system for the ZF 4HP and 5HP automatic gearboxes. The car has done well over 200k miles and is still and in good shape.

I think I also might be tempted to sell a car to buy a B6 3.5 or B6 3.5S; a four door saloon B6 3.5 would be quite a sleeper old 3 series wouldn't it?

[Liquid Knight]

giblet said:

This Super VR4 rep going through an auction in Japan later on today -





A little lairy for a daily driving saloon but I could live with it once I switched over the LPG conversion and interior from my current one to this. This and some spare change or an Evo X? Decisions decisions!

Yo Momma!

[giblet]

Liquid Knight said:

Yo Momma!

Acquired taste I know! Those headlights are worth a few bob too. Missed out on the auction though.

I've gone back to looking at the Evo X again instead. It just seems like the perfect all rounder and a lot of peformance for the money. Plus the X is a rare sight on the roads, at least round where I live. I've seen more C63 AMG's in the past 7 days than I have seen Evo X's in the past year.

[Liquid Knight]

giblet said:

Liquid Knight said:

Yo Momma!

Acquired taste I know! Those headlights are worth a few bob too. Missed out on the auction though.

I've gone back to looking at the Evo X again instead. It just seems like the perfect all rounder and a lot of peformance for the money. Plus the X is a rare sight on the roads, at least round where I live. I've seen more C63 AMG's in the past 7 days than I have seen Evo X's in the past year.

I prefer the VR4 to the Evo. But I'm six two and appreciate the leg room.

[BarbaricAvatar]

Just this second decided that this is my favourite BMW of all, after much deliberation.


3.0CS

[BarbaricAvatar]

Serious question. I'm 6'2, will i fit in any of these?







Anyone over 5'11 actually tried?

[Leins]

E24man said:

I have no idea about Hartge numbers Leins but Birds made up all the rhd cars so should know, and Hartge themselves might have kept tabs on all their conversions. Unlike AMG and Alpina, Hartge were never granted Manufacturer status by the German government so their cars remain tuner conversions however much they changed the cars.

I do know of an interesting rhd E34 Hartge, the H5 4.7, the same 340bhp as the E34 M5 and Alpina B10 4.6 and similar massive torque to the Alpina. There was only one rhd car and it was fitted with the Birds developed 'Switch-Logic' control system for the ZF 4HP and 5HP automatic gearboxes. The car has done well over 200k miles and is still and in good shape.

I think I also might be tempted to sell a car to buy a B6 3.5 or B6 3.5S; a four door saloon B6 3.5 would be quite a sleeper old 3 series wouldn't it?

It certainly would, I'm trying to imagine mine with another 70bhp - quite "lively" I'd imagine. Don't recall any B6 Tourings though, which is a shame

I've heard of that big-engined H5 before, although I think I'd prefer your E34 B10

[Otter Smacker]

It's been a long while since I've machined a car. Fortunately, my mate let me machine cut & polish his M5 and now I want one, again

[0a]

There's something very wrong with me, but this streetKA. It's small, manual, economical, under £2.5k, only has 15k miles. Simplicity and a bit of economical fun for the city. Hopefully they have the nice ford drive from the era as well.




http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...

[bencollins]

streetKa is a great car watch out for rust thats all.

[Liquid Knight]

Front engine, rear wheel drive, suicide rear doors, race/rally heritage?

RX8 right?

Nope...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/381420582859?_trksid=p20...

[blearyeyedboy]

Cliché, but a Mk 1 MX5.

Blearyeyedgirl and I came across the MX5 Owners' Club while going to an National Trust place at the weekend. I was surprised when she mentioned she liked the Mk 1's because they look nice with pop up lights... and she keeps commenting on how affordable they are.

I'm clearing a space in the garage before she changes her mind!

[Pesty]

Holy st when did this thing appear

Ninja h2r 320bhp 240-250 mph

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cv2q3yh4wxc&ebc=...

Vs Bugatti

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gi5_GQ78wM8

Edited by Pesty on Sunday 18th October 04:09

[giblet]

W204 C63 AMG. I keep looking at cars to replace my Galant VR4. Sadly the Evo X doesn't make the cut as the boot is too small. A few bags more gets you a thundering 6.2 na V8. Only downside is the interior on the prefacelift and the sheer amount of tits who drive them.

It's either that or an E90 M3 saloon, Alpina B3 or the Lexus ISF. A B8 S4 would be cheaper but it's a V6.

Pity I don't have enough pennies for any of them. Not yet anyway!

[MissChief]

giblet said:

W204 C63 AMG. I keep looking at cars to replace my Galant VR4. Sadly the Evo X doesn't make the cut as the boot is too small. A few bags more gets you a thundering 6.2 na V8. Only downside is the interior on the prefacelift and the sheer amount of tits who drive them.

It's either that or an E90 M3 saloon, Alpina B3 or the Lexus ISF. A B8 S4 would be cheaper but it's a V6.

Pity I don't have enough pennies for any of them. Not yet anyway!

Monaro? VXR8 out of budget?

[giblet]

MissChief said:

Monaro? VXR8 out of budget?

I do like them but the interior seems a tad basic for the money.

[tickious]

http://www.mitsubishi-cars.co.uk/mirage/