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

[patmahe]

This, for quite a while now. Every time I see one I think 'that looks lovely' and reckon I'd get on very well with one. The fact that they are different from the norm helps a lot.

[blearyeyedboy]

^ me too about the IS300h. If they made an estate that wasn't an SUV, I'd have one. Sadly, automotive fashion doesn't agree with me.

[BarbaricAvatar]

There are a few of these on Autotrader at the moment and they're causing internal conflict!

[alpha channel]

I like these myself, when I wanted rid of the merc it was a toss up between a red cloverleaf GT or a black 159Ti (both with the 1.9JTDm engine).

[ess]

epom said:

New sport Quattro ?

What are you smoking ?

Meanwhile, this, but with a nought removed from the asking price.

S



https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C981277

[pwd95]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU45O5EtBOY

[cat220]

ess said:

What are you smoking ?

Meanwhile, this, but with a nought removed from the asking price.

S



https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C981277

My father had a GT identical to that! Brings back great memories LXB 218K (long gone now) great little cars.

[Escort3500]

blearyeyedboy said:

An Alpina B3 3.3 Coupé that recently sold for £15995 (ono):



39,000 miles on the clock and apparently nurtured. Looks like a bargain for whoever the lucky buyer was.

Unusual and lovely colour, in my opinion.

That’s just lovely, and all the better for not having the awful Alpina 1970’s-throwback decals

[Wadeski]

Pontiac Trans Am WS6. Big, dumb, V8 fun...perfect for the summer. Maybe with a ragtop?

Edited by Wadeski on Saturday 14th April 20:36

[BarbaricAvatar]

Have these shot up in value over the past few years, or have they always been this pricey?! (This is one of the 'cheap' ones)
http://www.classicandsportscar.com/classifieds/cla...

[giblet]

Sadly I don’t have the £50k or so to buy one so I'll hopefully be buying a regular M3 and adding a few CSL bits to it.

[va1o]

New Z4, I really wish BMW would hurry up and release it!

[swisstoni]

BarbaricAvatar said:

Have these shot up in value over the past few years, or have they always been this pricey?! (This is one of the 'cheap' ones)
http://www.classicandsportscar.com/classifieds/cla...

I kept an eye on these over the years and they have always been pretty (not hugely) expensive due to rarity and the V8. I was seriously considering one before TVRs drew my attention away. There were some parts issues starting to appear - the steering rack was unique or hard to source I seem to remember. I'm sure the owners club have sorted all that out by now though.

[BarbaricAvatar]

swisstoni said:

BarbaricAvatar said:

Have these shot up in value over the past few years, or have they always been this pricey?! (This is one of the 'cheap' ones)
http://www.classicandsportscar.com/classifieds/cla...

I kept an eye on these over the years and they have always been pretty (not hugely) expensive due to rarity and the V8. I was seriously considering one before TVRs drew my attention away. There were some parts issues starting to appear - the steering rack was unique or hard to source I seem to remember. I'm sure the owners club have sorted all that out by now though.

Thanks, i'll keep that in mind for if i can ever afford one.

[unsprung]

I'm obsessing at the moment about open top motoring. So right now I'm heading out to the car.

[jas xjr]

a recent article on here mentioned the lexus isf. a car that i had not noticed before. looks anonymous and has 400bhp. seems to have a reputation for reliability too. not too many for sale and rather rich for me , but i can live in hope

[epom]

ess said:

epom said:

New sport Quattro ?

What are you smoking ?

saw one on the road, and figured I'd seen that front bonnet vent somewhere before

[giblet]

jas xjr said:

a recent article on here mentioned the lexus isf. a car that i had not noticed before. looks anonymous and has 400bhp. seems to have a reputation for reliability too. not too many for sale and rather rich for me , but i can live in hope

One or two come up for sale every now and then for a reasonable price. I miss mine, I also miss my X308 XJR

[jas xjr]

I miss my xjr too. Had it for ten years or so. In fact i still have it.it is rusting away on my drive, whilst i look for one with a good shell and blown engine.

[200Plus Club]

pwd95 said:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU45O5EtBOY

The good old days of a Sunbeam Lotus costing just "a few thousand pounds" :-)
£25k or so now for a good un