Interesting cars you never knew existed?

[Butter Face]

Audi S8


Until today I'd never heard of the 4.2 V8 aluminium barge with 335bhp that can be bought for not a huge amount of cash...

Any you can think of?

[Hugo a Gogo]

you've never seen Ronin then?

[Butter Face]

Hugo a Gogo said:

you've never seen Ronin then?

Nope






Am I about to get a beating?

[Hugo a Gogo]

rent it, download it, steal it, watch it - you won't regret it

[Eighteeteewhy]

Passat W8, not until one was mentioned on a thread somewhere.

[LHD]

Butter Face said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

you've never seen Ronin then?

Nope






Am I about to get a beating?

[Marquis Rex]

1974 Ford XB Falcon coupe (after watching the Eric Bana film 'Love The Beast')
1960s Pontiac Catalina
1970 Dodge Polara
and a whole load of American yank tank- after being brought up in the UK and exposed to Austin Allegros and Morris Maxis instead!

[Liquid Knight]

Four wheeled Bond Bug based on a Rebel chassis instead of a Regal. There's on in Car and Classic for £750.

[Vladimir]

After a life of car nerdery, not a lot slips under the radar unless it's very obscure.

[Baryonyx]

Butter Face said:

Audi S8


Until today I'd never heard of the 4.2 V8 aluminium barge with 335bhp that can be bought for not a huge amount of cash...

Any you can think of?

Great cars (I saw one today, as it happens, there are two local to me that I know of). Look out for the same problems that plague the Audi A8's:

• dodgy repairs (the aluminium body panels can be expensive to replace)
• gearbox issues - I'm not sure if it uses the same box as the A8 of that generation, but the 4 speed auto from the early A8's is a well known trouble spot and can be extremely expensive to put right. A colleague of mine still talks about how Audi wanted £7000 off him to put it right!

[OdramaSwimLaden]

Butter Face said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

you've never seen Ronin then?

Nope






Am I about to get a beating?

If you haven't seen Ronin, you've suffered enough!

[Butter Face]

I believe they're a 5 speed auto? I was so tempted to buy it, 49k, green with black leather all for 3.5k!!

[Baryonyx]

Butter Face said:

I believe they're a 5 speed auto? I was so tempted to buy it, 49k, green with black leather all for 3.5k!!

Yes, the A8's later moved onto a 5 speed Auto box, the S8's may have used one all along.

Great cars, but I would tread carefully as they have the potential go quite wrong and throw big bills, hence why my colleague ended up getting rid of his A8, despite thinking it was a total bargain from the off.

[Highrisedrifter]

OdramaSwimLaden said:

If you haven't seen Ronin, you've suffered enough!

Agreed. OP, go find it and watch it now. Excellent, excellent film.

[CaptiV8ted]

BAC Mono
Lancia Montecarlo

[DHE]

Hugo a Gogo said:

rent it, download it, steal it, watch it - you won't regret it

And watch for when the wheels on the BMW switch from M5 Turbines to Cross spokes mid chase.

[DrTre]

Baryonyx said:

Yes, the A8's later moved onto a 5 speed Auto box, the S8's may have used one all along.

Great cars, but I would tread carefully as they have the potential go quite wrong and throw big bills, hence why my colleague ended up getting rid of his A8, despite thinking it was a total bargain from the off.

Gearboxes on pre 2003 in particular.

[Chrisw666]

Liquid Knight said:

Four wheeled Bond Bug based on a Rebel chassis instead of a Regal. There's on in Car and Classic for £750.

It's about £700 overpriced unless you value restoration projects.

[LotusOmega375D]

MR2 Turbo. Were they ever sold here? Seems like nearly everyone on here has had one, but I don't remember ever seeing one at a Toyota dealer. Are they all grey imports or have they just slipped under my radar.

[Vladimir]

LotusOmega375D said:

MR2 Turbo. Were they ever sold here? Seems like nearly everyone on here has had one, but I don't remember ever seeing one at a Toyota dealer. Are they all grey imports or have they just slipped under my radar.

All grey imports.