So what car have you been obsessing about today?? (Vol 2)
Discussion
Petrolhead95 said:
Well I want one in Burgundy, but this one has low mileage and is in excellent condition, so I'll adjust my preferences.
Just got my motorbike licence so within the next month I'll start learning to drive, but I'm already looking at cars, so if I see a bargain like this, I can just stow it away in the garage for a few months.
Yes, I have a hairdryer, had it since the day after I turned 16 but now I have a full licence I'm looking into an Aprilia RS125, but I occasionally ride my dads Daytona 675.
I think I would still prefer a E46 BMW though. I dare not get a motorbike - I do not trust myself on one, but mate has a green Ninja which is quite cool. The Ninja and (the majority) of Ducatti's are my favourite bikes! I could not ride a moped though - I just feel very unsafe on one, and I could not live with the strained noise of one and where I live, we have hills and they struggle... quite abit. Just got my motorbike licence so within the next month I'll start learning to drive, but I'm already looking at cars, so if I see a bargain like this, I can just stow it away in the garage for a few months.
Yes, I have a hairdryer, had it since the day after I turned 16 but now I have a full licence I'm looking into an Aprilia RS125, but I occasionally ride my dads Daytona 675.
I think they are good for basic road knowledge though.
JayTee94 said:
I think I would still prefer a E46 BMW though. I dare not get a motorbike - I do not trust myself on one, but mate has a green Ninja which is quite cool. The Ninja and (the majority) of Ducatti's are my favourite bikes! I could not ride a moped though - I just feel very unsafe on one, and I could not live with the strained noise of one and where I live, we have hills and they struggle... quite abit.
I think they are good for basic road knowledge though.
Thing is, at my college there are a load of E46's and I like to be different. Plus, there's about 7 Audi's in our family so I need to keep the trend!I think they are good for basic road knowledge though.
What year Ninja did he have, definitely one of my favourite bikes. My dad was considering getting a Ducati but the passenger seat was ridiculously small and uncomfortable so we went for the Triumph and so far I haven't found anything wrong with it. When I start it up in the morning and the sound echo's around the close, it always brings a smile to my face!
As for the moped, yes, it's bloody dangerous and I never feel 100% safe, but she's my baby and I love her
Petrolhead95 said:
Thing is, at my college there are a load of E46's and I like to be different. Plus, there's about 7 Audi's in our family so I need to keep the trend!
What year Ninja did he have, definitely one of my favourite bikes. My dad was considering getting a Ducati but the passenger seat was ridiculously small and uncomfortable so we went for the Triumph and so far I haven't found anything wrong with it. When I start it up in the morning and the sound echo's around the close, it always brings a smile to my face!
As for the moped, yes, it's bloody dangerous and I never feel 100% safe, but she's my baby and I love her
Well I think I would prefer your College - I work at College and the highlight is two cars: A modified Astra VXR and a Seat Ibiza Bocongera. the rest is a mixture of Fabia/Clio/Fiesta models. What year Ninja did he have, definitely one of my favourite bikes. My dad was considering getting a Ducati but the passenger seat was ridiculously small and uncomfortable so we went for the Triumph and so far I haven't found anything wrong with it. When I start it up in the morning and the sound echo's around the close, it always brings a smile to my face!
As for the moped, yes, it's bloody dangerous and I never feel 100% safe, but she's my baby and I love her
It is a 2001 'Y' plate. He really enjoys it. I respect my life, so not ridden behind him. Ha! It is immaculate. I will not mention the speed that he has been upto, but it is quite impressive. He will book it onto a track-day soon aswell.
EDIT: It also spits flames at high revs. Big grins!!
JayTee94 said:
Well I think I would prefer your College - I work at College and the highlight is two cars: A modified Astra VXR and a Seat Ibiza Bocongera. the rest is a mixture of Fabia/Clio/Fiesta models.
It is a 2001 'Y' plate. He really enjoys it. I respect my life, so not ridden behind him. Ha! It is immaculate. I will not mention the speed that he has been upto, but it is quite impressive. He will book it onto a track-day soon aswell.
EDIT: It also spits flames at high revs. Big grins!!
We have all the Corsa's, Clio's and Saxo's but we do have some nice cars poking around, including a couple of 911's. It is a 2001 'Y' plate. He really enjoys it. I respect my life, so not ridden behind him. Ha! It is immaculate. I will not mention the speed that he has been upto, but it is quite impressive. He will book it onto a track-day soon aswell.
EDIT: It also spits flames at high revs. Big grins!!
Sounds nice, I hope it was in green? Yes, it gets a bit windy, especially when you get past 150
Petrolhead95 said:
We have all the Corsa's, Clio's and Saxo's but we do have some nice cars poking around, including a couple of 911's.
Sounds nice, I hope it was in green? Yes, it gets a bit windy, especially when you get past 150
We have a Noble, RS5, XKR and I have seen a California there one day. Looked strange next to a Lupo it was next to.Sounds nice, I hope it was in green? Yes, it gets a bit windy, especially when you get past 150
Yeah, it is green - no other colour were considered. 150mph, you are not even trying at those speeds, so I have heard.
JayTee94 said:
We have a Noble, RS5, XKR and I have seen a California there one day. Looked strange next to a Lupo it was next to.
Yeah, it is green - no other colour were considered. 150mph, you are not even trying at those speeds, so I have heard.
It's only a 600 so it's top speed is 164 so not a bad attempt. Plus, I may have chickened out a little!Yeah, it is green - no other colour were considered. 150mph, you are not even trying at those speeds, so I have heard.
Petrolhead95 said:
I wonder if I could insure this as my first car 
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
Great first car choice IMO. My first two were a Saab 900i and an Audi 80 so I know exactly where you're coming from on thishttp://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
carlove said:
Now, while sitting at home I realised my 159 was much nicer than the Lancer, nicer interior, nicer quality, better looks, smarter and the AA men were always a good laugh So I have been obsessing about a 159, preferably a TI in red.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
At least I can plug an iPod into the Lancer and the Lancer is considerably faster and doesn't sound like a tractor.
This again, got home at about 8pm so pretty dark and realised the Alfa had follow me home lights and little lights on the bottom of the doors and a light in the glovebox and subtle red ambient lighting, the Lancer does have the fantastic xenon lights though.http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2012...
At least I can plug an iPod into the Lancer and the Lancer is considerably faster and doesn't sound like a tractor.
Imagine having one of these, 650bhp, and a little over 970kg in this guise. These things must be immensely quick - they must have been insane compared to the competition in their day, and look at those stats, it's still going to be one of the fastest things on the road today. If the cabin was stripped back to racing spec and any soundproofing taken out, I'm sure you could get to 900kg, and then you're only 50kg off the weight of the racing car. Still, even at a top weight of 970kg, nothing would have been able to touch you then, and few things could even now.
In a way, as much as I awe at the plush interiors the likes of Lamborghini etc have been able to add to theirs cars (not so much Pagani, Spyker etc - overstyled tat) I wish the supercar buyer demographic was not so full of tarts who only want something that looks good while they climb out of it in Casino Square; if more buyers were motorsport enthusiasts who wanted stripped out, truly minimalistic race cars technology, we'd have more cars like this today. I suppose Gumpert were building along these lines, but even they were trying to include a plush luxury model to attract more buyers. The Apollo was raw, with it's noisy racing-spec fuel pump dominating the cabin noise, and it's exposed carbon fibre seats that were built into the tub. It was also ugly, but the game here was more about the pudding and less about the presentation - sadly, it seems despite serious engineering credibility, a car like that is just too much for buyers today, hence Gumpert struggling to sell a great deal of them.
I wish there were supercars that were not afraid to deafen you with cabin drone, the kind of car that you need to wear ear defenders in, and monitors to talk to your passengers, cars that rattled your fillings out, that left you shaken rather than stirred when you had taken it for a cheeky late night run. Sadly, it seems to be an ever diminishing market which as far as I can remember at this hazy hour of the morning, seems to be pretty much uncatered for in late 2012.
In a way, as much as I awe at the plush interiors the likes of Lamborghini etc have been able to add to theirs cars (not so much Pagani, Spyker etc - overstyled tat) I wish the supercar buyer demographic was not so full of tarts who only want something that looks good while they climb out of it in Casino Square; if more buyers were motorsport enthusiasts who wanted stripped out, truly minimalistic race cars technology, we'd have more cars like this today. I suppose Gumpert were building along these lines, but even they were trying to include a plush luxury model to attract more buyers. The Apollo was raw, with it's noisy racing-spec fuel pump dominating the cabin noise, and it's exposed carbon fibre seats that were built into the tub. It was also ugly, but the game here was more about the pudding and less about the presentation - sadly, it seems despite serious engineering credibility, a car like that is just too much for buyers today, hence Gumpert struggling to sell a great deal of them.
I wish there were supercars that were not afraid to deafen you with cabin drone, the kind of car that you need to wear ear defenders in, and monitors to talk to your passengers, cars that rattled your fillings out, that left you shaken rather than stirred when you had taken it for a cheeky late night run. Sadly, it seems to be an ever diminishing market which as far as I can remember at this hazy hour of the morning, seems to be pretty much uncatered for in late 2012.
Edited by Mastodon2 on Saturday 13th October 11:26
Mastodon2 said:
Imagine having one of these, 650bhp, and a little over 970kg in this guise. These things must be immensely quick - they must have been insane compared to the competition in their day, and look at those stats, it's still going to be one of the fastest things on the road today. If the cabin was stripped back to racing spec and any soundproofing taken out, I'm sure you could get to 900kg, and then you're only 50kg off the weight of the racing car. Still, even at a top weight of 970kg, nothing would have been able to touch you then, and few things could even now.
In a way, as much as I awe at the plush interiors the likes of Lamborghini etc have been able to add to theirs cars (not so much Pagani, Spyker etc - overstyled tat) I wish the supercar buyer demographic was not so full of tarts who only want something that looks good while they climb out of it in Casino Square; if more buyers were motorsport enthusiasts who wanted stripped out, truly minimalistic race cars technology, we'd have more cars like this today. I suppose Gumpert were building along these lines, but even they were trying to include a plush luxury model to attract more buyers. The Apollo was raw, with it's noisy racing-spec fuel pump dominating the cabin noise, and it's exposed carbon fibre seats that were built into the tub. It was also ugly, but the game here was more about the pudding and less about the presentation - sadly, it seems despite serious engineering credibility, a car like that is just too much for buyers today, hence Gumpert struggling to sell a great deal of them.
I wish there were supercars that were not afraid to deafen you with cabin drone, the kind of car that you need to wear ear defenders in, and monitors to talk to your passengers, cars that rattled your fillings out, that left you shaken rather than stirred when you had taken it for a cheeky late night run. Sadly, it seems to be an ever diminishing market which as far as I can remember at this hazy hour of the morning, seems to be pretty much uncatered for in late 2012.
For whatever reason, the photo linked in your post hasn't worked.In a way, as much as I awe at the plush interiors the likes of Lamborghini etc have been able to add to theirs cars (not so much Pagani, Spyker etc - overstyled tat) I wish the supercar buyer demographic was not so full of tarts who only want something that looks good while they climb out of it in Casino Square; if more buyers were motorsport enthusiasts who wanted stripped out, truly minimalistic race cars technology, we'd have more cars like this today. I suppose Gumpert were building along these lines, but even they were trying to include a plush luxury model to attract more buyers. The Apollo was raw, with it's noisy racing-spec fuel pump dominating the cabin noise, and it's exposed carbon fibre seats that were built into the tub. It was also ugly, but the game here was more about the pudding and less about the presentation - sadly, it seems despite serious engineering credibility, a car like that is just too much for buyers today, hence Gumpert struggling to sell a great deal of them.
I wish there were supercars that were not afraid to deafen you with cabin drone, the kind of car that you need to wear ear defenders in, and monitors to talk to your passengers, cars that rattled your fillings out, that left you shaken rather than stirred when you had taken it for a cheeky late night run. Sadly, it seems to be an ever diminishing market which as far as I can remember at this hazy hour of the morning, seems to be pretty much uncatered for in late 2012.
EDIT: If my lottery win ever comes in I'll buy an Ultima GTR or Ultima Sports. Just call for the keys.
Edited by Baryonyx on Saturday 13th October 05:58
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