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

[A500leroy]

To go with the above, mgtf. im 40 next year and would like a soft top. Road tax steep tho.

[JohnnyUK]

Saw this today in Godalming high street - stopped me dead in my tracks and I found myself cooing!

[Gigamoons]

JohnnyUK said:

Saw this today in Godalming high street - stopped me dead in my tracks and I found myself cooing!

Yeah that's nice

[roger-524p7]

Dinoboy said:

Hey Dinoboy,

Did you sell the car to Max Crane-Robinson ?

I purchased it from him in about 2009/10


Had it for about 3 years, from 2005. Loved it, they feel like a big go kart to drive. Bought a 328gts after, double the price but certainly not double the car. Should have kept the gt4.

[Deranged Rover]

This.

https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/2013-land-r...

WANT!!

[Dinoboy]

roger-524p7 said:

Dinoboy said:

Hey Dinoboy,

Did you sell the car to Max Crane-Robinson ?

I purchased it from him in about 2009/10


Had it for about 3 years, from 2005. Loved it, they feel like a big go kart to drive. Bought a 328gts after, double the price but certainly not double the car. Should have kept the gt4.

Hi there, Yes that was the chap. Would of been January or February 2008, think I bought the 328 in May.
Do you still have it?

[Harry Flashman]

epom said:

DodgyGeezer said:

epom said:

I wonder how would thst fare against one of today's super-hatches? Looks amazing though

Not too well I'd say, still plenty boost and you'd be away Fab thing isn't it ?

Badly. Modern super hatches with dual clutch transmissions and 4wd are actually ludicrous.

I vividly remember my 2013 CLS63 AMG being kept very honest by current RS3 in the early bit of an airfield drag thing. It was eye opening. And by "kept honest", I mean losing.

Sure, once rolling and with both turbos lit the 560bhp Merc did the business, but it wasn't the walk-away you would imagine.

In the real world, modern super hatches are very fast.

[Harry Flashman]

I mean, modern cars are silly. I once drove an unmodified Escort Cosworth. It felt great, due to nostalgia. But it felt slow and flabby, really.

My Nissan Leaf eats my 1994 E320 convertible for breakfast in both performance and handling at real world speeds.

Of course, that doesn't mean the Leaf is better!

[daytona111r]

M140i.

Really want one.

Preferrably a manual, and one where someone has already sorted out the diff and suspension mods.

Straight 6, understated Q car looks and mini drifts on tap at sensible-ish speeds.

https://youtu.be/edWF2zxSANg

[Frimley111R]

I've had the Elise and Evora and this one's next but car prices these days.....

[FarmerJim]

SimonTheSailor said:

MG estate cars - there I said it.
In fact I was obsessing about them yesterday too.........

New ones or older ones? I once had a ZT-T and it was excellent.

[SVX]

For me it's a run-out model original XK8, with the 4.2 V8... A big cat is an itch I've always wanted to scratch...

[Pommy]

daytona111r said:

M140i.

Really want one.

Preferrably a manual, and one where someone has already sorted out the diff and suspension mods.

Straight 6, understated Q car looks and mini drifts on tap at sensible-ish speeds.

https://youtu.be/edWF2zxSANg

Couldn't agree more.

Future classic and will be come E30 325is-esque in pricing one day for sure.

[patmahe]

In terms of cars I cannot afford, its been this. I think it looks amazing and in a recent test Henry Catchpole likened it to a Ferrari F40 plus which sounds pretty good to me. It goes on the lottery win list for sure.


Back on planet Earth, I seem to be developing an unhealthy obsession with camper vans lately, not the big bulbous type (though I'm sure they have their advantages) more something like the below. I've often gone for a long drive only to feel tired when it comes to getting home. Yes I could book into a hotel but something about being able to park up near a secluded beach and just crawl into the back for the night really appeals. I also quite like the idea of remote working from the back of one from time to time while overlooking a nice view. Sadly the prices for these types of vans are very high so I'm still trying to man math's my way around it, home conversion?

[s94wht]

daytona111r said:

M140i.

Really want one.

Preferrably a manual, and one where someone has already sorted out the diff and suspension mods.

Straight 6, understated Q car looks and mini drifts on tap at sensible-ish speeds.

https://youtu.be/edWF2zxSANg

I do like them but I don't quite gel with them for whatever reason

[HM-2]

Mine'll be going in the next few weeks, replaced with something bigger. Owned for 5 year and it's been fantastic as a DD.

[Glenn63]

s94wht said:

daytona111r said:

M140i.

Really want one.

Preferrably a manual, and one where someone has already sorted out the diff and suspension mods.

Straight 6, understated Q car looks and mini drifts on tap at sensible-ish speeds.

https://youtu.be/edWF2zxSANg

I do like them but I don't quite gel with them for whatever reason

Iv got one, they need some aftermarket bits to make them good imo but now with over 500ftlbs below 3k it’s a proper drift machine in the damp.

My current obsession, Iv never owned a Porsche, but a 996 GT3 in yellow

[Zippee]

JohnnyUK said:

Saw this today in Godalming high street - stopped me dead in my tracks and I found myself cooing!

Me too, there's a Facebook group I belong to, unusual car sales uk, and a chap in there is selling a fully restored fluvial for 20k and I am incredibly tempted. If I hadn't just spent 170k on a house extension I'd have it. Screen shotted the ad for those not on fb;

[mylesmcd]

s94wht said:

daytona111r said:

M140i.

Really want one.

Preferrably a manual, and one where someone has already sorted out the diff and suspension mods.

Straight 6, understated Q car looks and mini drifts on tap at sensible-ish speeds.

https://youtu.be/edWF2zxSANg

I do like them but I don't quite gel with them for whatever reason

I was like that until I drove a M240i for a bit. I hit a roundabout and mini drifted it. After that I didnt care it was a bit ugly, the dynamics are superb!

[Matt Harper]

Not exactly 'obsessing' - and this wouldn't be the first time I bought a vehicle from a neighbor.



'76 Eldorado convertible with a 500 cu in motor and a totally shagged-out roof cover. Drop-head skeleton appears to be OK and operational. Glass and interior intact. Have yet to peer under the hood. It might, just fit in my garage. Dull color, but cheap price....