The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at This/O/T [Vol IX]

[CampDavid]

V8mate said:

For those with a penchant for rotten old metal, the results are now up for last Saturday's Kings Lynn classic car auction:

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auction...

£53550 for a famous 964 RS. Well used mind

[hornetrider]

Woody, you have exquisite taste

[sleep envy]

CampDavid said:

V8mate said:

For those with a penchant for rotten old metal, the results are now up for last Saturday's Kings Lynn classic car auction:

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auction...

£53550 for a famous 964 RS. Well used mind

with std C2 engine too

strong money for a non-matching numbers car

[CampDavid]

sleep envy said:

with std C2 engine too

strong money for a non-matching numbers car

I'm no 964 buff, is that the wrong engine? Does seem pricey then.

[jeremyc]

CampDavid said:

sleep envy said:

with std C2 engine too

strong money for a non-matching numbers car

I'm no 964 buff, is that the wrong engine? Does seem pricey then.

Roll up! Roll up! Read all about it

[Jobbo]

V8mate said:

For those with a penchant for rotten old metal, the results are now up for last Saturday's Kings Lynn classic car auction:

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auction...

Martin Buckley's 504 Coupe went for £1785, well below bottom guide. Seems a bargain.

[fluffnik]

V8mate said:

For those with a penchant for rotten old metal, the results are now up for last Saturday's Kings Lynn classic car auction:

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auction...

Good to see the Austin 7 mower sold...

[CampDavid]

jeremyc]url said:

Roll up! Roll up! Read all about it|http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=48&t=1144988&mid=58&i=86&nmt=964+RS+at+Auction[/url]

Wonder if the buyer knows what he's blown £50k on.

On the flip side, it'll be worth more than that in 5 years

[s m]

Gaz. said:

£2-3k for a 110k Sierra Estate

V6 Touring model mind with Slippy diffs ........

[CampDavid]

£475 for an XJ40 or £675 for an X300.

Almost depressingly cheap

Ideal LM barge

[Gruber]

jeremyc said:

sleep envy said:

Gaz. said:

Gruber said:

£1100-1200 ish, it seems.

Is there any way of working out which Costco branches fit tyres? Their website is rubbish...

Is that for OEM spec replacements or just anything decent in that size?

Are your E92 tyres bigger/wider than the 19" option on the E46?

to be fare you don't get much change out of £1k for a full set of 18's on a 911 so don't see why an M3 would be much different

have you tried www.event.co.uk ?

What he meant was: http://www.event-tyres.co.uk/

Get my recommendation as well, and solve all the hassle of fitting: kick back in your favourite chair with a beverage of choice and watch them work on your car at home/work/location of your choice.

Thanks chaps!! Excellent shout. They'll do a set of Mich PS2s for under a grand.

Or Falken FK453s for under £800... hmmm. How good are the Falkens?

Gaz - they're 245/35/19 on the front and 265/35/19 on the rear

[Gruber]

More to the point.... would you rather buy an e92 M3 on Falkens or PS2s?

[Gruber]

V8mate said:

For those with a penchant for rotten old metal, the results are now up for last Saturday's Kings Lynn classic car auction:

http://www.angliacarauctions.co.uk/classic-auction...

Bloody hell you can buy some tempting st with £2k!

[CampDavid]

Gruber said:

More to the point.... would you rather buy an e92 M3 on Falkens or PS2s?

This.

Will a set of worn contis add £150 to an 11 year old 740i? Think it probably will. Ditto on the PS2 shod E92.

[hornetrider]

Certainly the Contis all round on my E39 reassured me I was buying it from the right type of owner. Is it bad I have Falkens on the E38?!

[sleep envy]

Gruber said:

More to the point.... would you rather buy an e92 M3 on Falkens or PS2s?

you really need to ask?

[V8mate]

I wouldn't be put off (just about any) car running a full set of FK452s.

[s m]

Gruber said:

More to the point.... would you rather buy an e92 M3 on Falkens or PS2s?

PS2s every time for me.

I've never seen a UK mag test of Falken FK45x s that I can recall

[Monsterlime]

hornetrider said:

Woody, you have exquisite taste

If you weren't so far away I wouldn't even bother looking at anything else. But you are slightly over my distance limit.

However, if what I look at tomorrow is rubbish (and the dealer of that LS really didn't seem interested at all, which has not filled me with confidence), I may just take the train over.

[hornetrider]

Hop on the train anyway. I'll knock your fare off the price, fill you with biscuits and tea and you'll be home in time for beer. It's even got half a tank in it and tax til January.