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

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

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Ashtray83

568 posts

167 months

Friday 24th March 2017
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Couple of years until i will be able to have one but my god look at her ass

TAHodgson

875 posts

170 months

Friday 24th March 2017
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giblet said:
blearyeyedboy said:
TAHodgson said:


IS300H F Sport

The Mrs' brother can get me a brilliant deal through his toyota friends/family type scheme, the CVT in his Lexus NX doesn't bother me as much as I thought it would so this would be the same, all the reviews seem good (except the box, but i've already said it's not that bad) I REALLY like the looks, the interior is a nice place to be... And I'm freaking out about the future of diesels....

A blue one please.
Good work, that man!

If only they made an estate... (I'm not fond of SUVs, even the well thought out NX).
Odd that they went with a CVT unless that's what all the hybrid range uses. I had the NX as a courtesy car when my ISF went in for some work. Box wasn't that bad, I've driven worse.
I'm led to believe it's a packaging problem, ie a "traditional" gearbox (auto/dsg etc) simply doesn't fit with all the hybrid gubbins. As I said, the CVT isn't THAT bad... but can't help thinking a proper auto (that 8 speed ZF that everyone seems to be using) would improve the car if the transition between electric & petrol power could be engineered to be as non noticeable as it is now.

parabolica

6,703 posts

183 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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Not a car, but I want one badly:



Love the way they look/seem to hug the ground (although maybe that's due to blown airbags hehe ). Been watching a lot of videos on youtube recently of guys buying these and attempting to restore/fix them up. Seems to be relatively cheap to buy and most seemed to have been converted to campers in the 70/80s and now people are overhauling them again. Unfortunately there aren't many full-length restoration videos up, but many talk about replacing the engine and gearbox with something more modern and gutting the insides to make a bespoke interior.

va1o

16,029 posts

206 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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All the recent 440i threads on the BMW section is making me want one! Does seem like a logical next step from my M135i at some point...


Rich_W

12,548 posts

211 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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More a (very hypothetical) project.

How to make a F81 M3 Touring. laugh



Do you

a) Buy a 316i Touring and then pour all the M3 bits in and fit flared arches. But you end up with a 316i V5 of course

Similar to this E91 M3 conversion that is brilliant


from: http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/02/the-best-bmw-t...

or
b) Buy a rear ended M3 saloon, and then graft on the roof section, rear doors, tailgate and bumper to the saloon floorplan. And you keep the M3 logbook.





confused In my head the latter is simpler and therefore easier!

p1stonhead

25,489 posts

166 months

Sunday 23rd April 2017
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I won't be happy until I get one of these.

Unfortunately nigh on 18k miles a year kills the dream right now. frown

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/252815887437


Liquid Knight

15,754 posts

182 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Now the Alfa Romeo QV is out 159 3.2 JTS Q4's are getting realistically priced and holding steady around the £5,000-£7,000 mark.

Classic investment, great daily drive, Busso V6 sound track, four wheel drive traction and the best looking Alfa since the 155

I would get a wagon for the extra practicality as well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172611193093?_trksid=p20...


Deebo007

177 posts

182 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Liquid Knight said:
Now the Alfa Romeo QV is out 159 3.2 JTS Q4's are getting realistically priced and holding steady around the £5,000-£7,000 mark.

Classic investment, great daily drive, Busso V6 sound track, four wheel drive traction and the best looking Alfa since the 155

I would get a wagon for the extra practicality as well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172611193093?_trksid=p20...
I don't think the 159 ever had the Busso, AFAIK it's a GM sourced engine.

Liquid Knight

15,754 posts

182 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Deebo007 said:
Liquid Knight said:
Now the Alfa Romeo QV is out 159 3.2 JTS Q4's are getting realistically priced and holding steady around the £5,000-£7,000 mark.

Classic investment, great daily drive, Busso V6 sound track, four wheel drive traction and the best looking Alfa since the 155

I would get a wagon for the extra practicality as well.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172611193093?_trksid=p20...
I don't think the 159 ever had the Busso, AFAIK it's a GM sourced engine.
Bugger I'll have to lust after a 147 GTA (Prodrive) instead then. hehe


Vitorio

4,296 posts

142 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Liquid Knight said:
Bugger I'll have to lust after a 147 GTA (Prodrive) instead then. hehe
156 GTA-SW then?

Or just suck it up and get that GM lump, i think autodelta does a 3.7 supercharger conversion for it, surely that should ease some of the pain of not having a busso?


Liquid Knight

15,754 posts

182 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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Vitorio said:
Liquid Knight said:
Bugger I'll have to lust after a 147 GTA (Prodrive) instead then. hehe
156 GTA-SW then?

Or just suck it up and get that GM lump, i think autodelta does a 3.7 supercharger conversion for it, surely that should ease some of the pain of not having a busso?
I don't mind the 3.2 V6 It was the best engine the Omega ever had and did a petty good job of making the Vectra less pedestrian. Wouldn't the turbo manifolds and bits from the SAAB/VXR 2.8 V6 Turbo fit?

I'm not a fan of the 156 GTA. Bit of a tarts handbag. wink

exitwound

1,090 posts

179 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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SpudLink said:
This Atom.

I like the spec. I like the seats. I like the Batmobile style aero screen.


I get the performance and all, but I just don't get the appearance. I couldn't stand to look at that for long or even be seen in it..

SpudLink

5,669 posts

191 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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exitwound said:
SpudLink said:
This Atom.

I like the spec. I like the seats. I like the Batmobile style aero screen.


I get the performance and all, but I just don't get the appearance. I couldn't stand to look at that for long or even be seen in it..
I'd be having to much fun driving it to notice the looks. smile

However, today's obsession is this...
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...



I've been thinking about a 420R, but this seems to have pretty much the spec I would choose if buying new.

giblet

8,824 posts

176 months

Monday 24th April 2017
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After viewing the pics from my recent trip to the ring I find myself dreaming of a stripped out and track prepped E46 M3.

The E46 M3 is on my cars to own list and I could sell the Evo and get one for track use and a MK5 Golf GTi (also on the cars to own list) for daily duties. Hmmm

thiscocks

3,127 posts

194 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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mylesmcd

2,521 posts

218 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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giblet said:


After viewing the pics from my recent trip to the ring I find myself dreaming of a stripped out and track prepped E46 M3.

The E46 M3 is on my cars to own list and I could sell the Evo and get one for track use and a MK5 Golf GTi (also on the cars to own list) for daily duties. Hmmm
I think you have answered your question young Jedi.

Classifieds must you now search.

giblet

8,824 posts

176 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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mylesmcd said:
I think you have answered your question young Jedi.

Classifieds must you now search.
I started searching the classifieds/AT/Ebay/Cutters after the first evening session out there when we got back to the apartment biggrin

csd19

2,170 posts

116 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Liquid Knight said:
Vitorio said:
Liquid Knight said:
Bugger I'll have to lust after a 147 GTA (Prodrive) instead then. hehe
156 GTA-SW then?

Or just suck it up and get that GM lump, i think autodelta does a 3.7 supercharger conversion for it, surely that should ease some of the pain of not having a busso?
I don't mind the 3.2 V6 It was the best engine the Omega ever had and did a petty good job of making the Vectra less pedestrian. Wouldn't the turbo manifolds and bits from the SAAB/VXR 2.8 V6 Turbo fit?

I'm not a fan of the 156 GTA. Bit of a tarts handbag. wink
The JTS 3.2 isn't the same lump as the Omega's 3.2 - the Omega's V6 is a 54-degree vee iron block, the Alfa's is based on the newer 60-degree vee all-alloy engine.
Alfa developed it with direct injection and VVT on inlet and exhaust cams along with higher compression, so there is more to it than "just a GM lump".

Interesting point about the turbo and manifolds from the 2.8T - same bore on the cylinders with a longer stroke on the 3.2 to make the power, but I think the block is the same. So it'd be nice to assume the port spacing is roughly the same too smile You'd have to drop the compression ratio though, it's 11.25:1 on the Alfa 3.2...

159 Q4 is nice to drive though, lovely place to sit and that engine sounds very nice.

Edited by csd19 on Tuesday 25th April 18:41

037

1,315 posts

146 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Been thinking about this all day.

43034

2,963 posts

167 months

Tuesday 25th April 2017
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Liquid Knight said:
I'm not a fan of the 156 GTA. Bit of a tarts handbag. wink
Wash your bloody mouth out....eek