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Hello All,
Decided I should finally join Pistonheads after reading the forums for years. I guess my forum name is a bit of a giveaway but here's my 2 motor's:
For everyday a facelifted 2004 3.2 166:
And for the weekends a 1991 ES30 SZ
Look forward to talking to you all
Cheers!
Philip
Decided I should finally join Pistonheads after reading the forums for years. I guess my forum name is a bit of a giveaway but here's my 2 motor's:
For everyday a facelifted 2004 3.2 166:
And for the weekends a 1991 ES30 SZ
Look forward to talking to you all
Cheers!
Philip
Edited by PhilipAlfa on Thursday 1st October 19:38
Philip
MrMoonyMan said:
First one, quite nice.
Second one - Lovely!
were you in it at Castle Combe the other day? There was one there and I'm sure there cannot be many about..
Cough, choke! A face lift 166 3.2 TI being described as "quite nice"? A bit like describing a 250 GTO SWB as "OK"!Second one - Lovely!
were you in it at Castle Combe the other day? There was one there and I'm sure there cannot be many about..
If you like 166's of course!
What a cracking pair (!)
Are 3.2 166 Ti's still fetching stupid money? About 12 months ago a bunch of people on AO were desperate for them, but said that they were selling the instant they came up for sale. One guy said he'd been looking for 6 months.
And I too wonder about the reaction an SZ gets...I suspect most uneducated/non-car people would call it "ugly".
MattyB_ said:
What a cracking pair (!)
Are 3.2 166 Ti's still fetching stupid money? About 12 months ago a bunch of people on AO were desperate for them, but said that they were selling the instant they came up for sale. One guy said he'd been looking for 6 months.
And I too wonder about the reaction an SZ gets...I suspect most uneducated/non-car people would call it "ugly".
TI's still going for daft money - both the 3.2's and twinnies. People seem willing to pay though, so fair enough!Are 3.2 166 Ti's still fetching stupid money? About 12 months ago a bunch of people on AO were desperate for them, but said that they were selling the instant they came up for sale. One guy said he'd been looking for 6 months.
And I too wonder about the reaction an SZ gets...I suspect most uneducated/non-car people would call it "ugly".
Excellent car choice OP!
Thanks for the welcome everyone. To answer some of the questions:
-sorry wasn't me at Castle Coombe. I think there are around 75 SZ's in the UK so not that rare, but some of them just never seem to come out of the garage...
-the SZ does get a fair bit of attention, though not always good! Schoolboys love it, non car people think it's an ugly kit car and some car people don't always get it either - but then I guess that's half the appeal.
Now for a confession - the 166 isn't actually a Ti.. It's merely a Lusso with Ti wheels, oh the shame
. I still love it though and with the recently fitted Q2 LSD it actually goes round corners now too!
-sorry wasn't me at Castle Coombe. I think there are around 75 SZ's in the UK so not that rare, but some of them just never seem to come out of the garage...
-the SZ does get a fair bit of attention, though not always good! Schoolboys love it, non car people think it's an ugly kit car and some car people don't always get it either - but then I guess that's half the appeal.
Now for a confession - the 166 isn't actually a Ti.. It's merely a Lusso with Ti wheels, oh the shame
. I still love it though and with the recently fitted Q2 LSD it actually goes round corners now too!SZ (and RZ) one of my favourite all time cars - and its true, they really do divide opinion.
Its Surprising how many people who claim to be a car enthusiast dont know what they are.
Glad to see your getting used properly too, not a garage queen. I'm guessing their still rather expensive, if you can find one for sale...?
Its Surprising how many people who claim to be a car enthusiast dont know what they are.
Glad to see your getting used properly too, not a garage queen. I'm guessing their still rather expensive, if you can find one for sale...?
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