Cars you didn't know existed...

[AnneTeak]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Shows to be the only Alfa 33 Sportwagen on the road, let alone for sale?

[Mr2Mike]

Elesmart said:

A new one on me which I didn't know existed. Mazda MX-5 M2 1001:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-MX-5-M2-1001/2534...

Looks like a lot of fun.

It does, but £15k is simply insane. You could get a really nice Mk1, turbo or supercharge it, fit decent suspension and still have a good chunk of change. It does have "aggressive pistons" though, grrrrr.

[Fast Bug]

Abbott said:

Fast Bug said:

va1o said:

Isn’t that what became the new c43 amg, or am I thinking of the c450? Got quickly unveiled then shelved iirc.

That was the C450. You can get an E400 Coupe in the UK, parts of Europe and the states get E400 saloon/estate as well

Isn't that just another Merc?

Thanks for your input, really glad you turned your computer on and contributed to the thread

[AppleJuice]

Abbott said:

Fast Bug said:

va1o said:

Isn’t that what became the new c43 amg, or am I thinking of the c450? Got quickly unveiled then shelved iirc.

That was the C450. You can get an E400 Coupe in the UK, parts of Europe and the states get E400 saloon/estate as well

Isn't that just another Merc?

At least it's an estate rather than being yet another nicheless soft-roader.

[AppleJuice]

Fast Bug said:

Abbott said:

Fast Bug said:

va1o said:

Isn’t that what became the new c43 amg, or am I thinking of the c450? Got quickly unveiled then shelved iirc.

That was the C450. You can get an E400 Coupe in the UK, parts of Europe and the states get E400 saloon/estate as well

Isn't that just another Merc?

Thanks for your input, really glad you turned your computer on and contributed to the thread

That was the only thing he turned on!

[thebigmacmoomin]

No pictures, but an Vauxhall Insignia VXR Estate. Never knew they did one. The one I saw was black but looked like a hurse.

[AppleJuice]

thebigmacmoomin said:

No pictures, but an Vauxhall Insignia VXR Estate. Never knew they did one. The one I saw was black but looked like a hurse.

Did go "neigh" and leave vast quantities of st over the road?

[Abbott]

AppleJuice said:

Fast Bug said:

Abbott said:

Fast Bug said:

va1o said:

Isn’t that what became the new c43 amg, or am I thinking of the c450? Got quickly unveiled then shelved iirc.

That was the C450. You can get an E400 Coupe in the UK, parts of Europe and the states get E400 saloon/estate as well

Isn't that just another Merc?

Thanks for your input, really glad you turned your computer on and contributed to the thread

That was the only thing he turned on!

Probably best I do not contribute too much as on the subject of "Cars you didn't know existed...." I could fill pages of all the different engine options for what are basically the same Merc.

[talksthetorque]

Abbott said:

Probably best I do not contribute too much as on the subject of "Cars you didn't know existed...." I could fill pages of all the different engine options for what are basically the same Merc.

But you knew they existed....so they wouldn't qualify anyway.
We've already had a debate that the thread should be called "Cars you didn't know existed until just now" or something like that

[AppleJuice]

E92 M3 GTS:

It's a bit orange!

4.4-litre version of the regular M3's V8 (S65B44?) apparantly...

[Slow]

New one for my today on a 17 plate minibus.

Vauxhall vivaro vxr8 biturbo

[ajprice]

Slow said:

New one for my today on a 17 plate minibus.

Vauxhall vivaro vxr8 biturbo

Not sure if serious, and I may be due a parrot, but I think the owner might have bought a few badges from their local Vauxhall parts dept. The Vivaro BiTurbo is a 1.6 litre diesel, and there isn't a Vivaro VXR8

[Pericoloso]

Mr2Mike said:

Elesmart said:

A new one on me which I didn't know existed. Mazda MX-5 M2 1001:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mazda-MX-5-M2-1001/2534...

Looks like a lot of fun.

It does, but £15k is simply insane. You could get a really nice Mk1, turbo or supercharge it, fit decent suspension and still have a good chunk of change. It does have "aggressive pistons" though, grrrrr.

And the insane amount of 130BHP....whoop.

[curlie467]

AppleJuice said:

thebigmacmoomin said:

No pictures, but an Vauxhall Insignia VXR Estate. Never knew they did one. The one I saw was black but looked like a hurse.

Did go "neigh" and leave vast quantities of st over the road?

you mock him for spelling hearse wrong yet horse isn't spelt hurse.

Much confusion haha

[LuS1fer]

curlie467 said:

AppleJuice said:

thebigmacmoomin said:

No pictures, but an Vauxhall Insignia VXR Estate. Never knew they did one. The one I saw was black but looked like a hurse.

Did go "neigh" and leave vast quantities of st over the road?

you mock him for spelling hearse wrong yet horse isn't spelt hurse.

Much confusion haha

Nurse, nurse...

[Jazzy Jag]

AnneTeak said:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

Shows to be the only Alfa 33 Sportwagen on the road, let alone for sale?

IIRC there was a 4x4 version as well

[Doofus]

Jazzy Jag said:

IIRC there was a 4x4 version as well

Well obviously you RC, because you posted a picture of it!

[Jazzy Jag]

Doofus said:

Jazzy Jag said:

IIRC there was a 4x4 version as well

Well obviously you RC, because you posted a picture of it!

I had a vague recollection of PDI'ing one back in the day but had to go looking for evidence

[AppleJuice]

curlie467 said:

AppleJuice said:

thebigmacmoomin said:

No pictures, but an Vauxhall Insignia VXR Estate. Never knew they did one. The one I saw was black but looked like a hurse.

Did go "neigh" and leave vast quantities of st over the road?

you mock him for spelling hearse wrong yet horse isn't spelt hurse.

Much confusion haha

Depends if you're from Liverpool or not! <runs>

[AppleJuice]

ajprice said:

Slow said:

New one for my today on a 17 plate minibus.

Vauxhall vivaro vxr8 biturbo

Not sure if serious, and I may be due a parrot, but I think the owner might have bought a few badges from their local Vauxhall parts dept. The Vivaro BiTurbo is a 1.6 litre diesel, and there isn't a Vivaro VXR8

Can't think of many compact transverse V8s (Volvo/Yamaha B8444S) that would fit , never mind bolt on to the existing mounting points. Compact V8 twin-turbo diesels... GM's aborted 4.5-litre DMAX V8? 72-degree vee angle and a single turbo.

NV300/Talento/Trafic/Vivaro uses Renault's R-Type engine.

No parrot needed.