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

[S3_Graham]

olly22n said:

CampDavid said:

£600?

Delux

To me?

£625 plus £31 for the insurance to get it home. Even came with half a tank.

What's the drivers seat like?

[L100NYY]

contango said:

The geo on the 911 reps is to photograph, not drive.....the guy suggests geo is from '88 pirelli championship car....but on the road, with assumed road springs and road tyres is that likely to be effective?.....From my own experience with these cars, I fear it will look better than it drives.

Indeed, would need raising and sorting geo etc but I don't see that as an issue. I doubt I'd find any modified 911 that would be set-up as to how I'd want it so would end up ammending accordingly on any car.

[V8mate]

olly22n said:

pm'd - don't want to fill The Thread up with e36 bits!

I reckon between Ferry, you, Zwolf and me, we could start an E36 breakers. Graham just needs to get to the point where he acknowledges that he's driving a breaker around, and then his car can join the stock too.

[Zwolf]

V8mate said:

olly22n said:

pm'd - don't want to fill The Thread up with e36 bits!

I reckon between Ferry, you, Zwolf and me, we could start an E36 breakers. Graham just needs to get to the point where he acknowledges that he's driving a breaker around, and then his car can join the stock too.

[S3_Graham]

Zwolf said:

V8mate said:

olly22n said:

pm'd - don't want to fill The Thread up with e36 bits!

I reckon between Ferry, you, Zwolf and me, we could start an E36 breakers. Graham just needs to get to the point where he acknowledges that he's driving a breaker around, and then his car can join the stock too.

@ £1000 cost it pains me to spend £70 on servicing it. Hopefully it'll last a bit longer with fresh oil.

[V8mate]

S3_Graham said:

Zwolf said:

V8mate said:

olly22n said:

pm'd - don't want to fill The Thread up with e36 bits!

I reckon between Ferry, you, Zwolf and me, we could start an E36 breakers. Graham just needs to get to the point where he acknowledges that he's driving a breaker around, and then his car can join the stock too.

@ £1000 cost it pains me to spend £70 on servicing it. Hopefully it'll last a bit longer with fresh oil.

Put up with the pain no longer. I'll give you £120 for it and will euthanise it most respectfully.

[LHD]

Great Pretender said:

Still want that GT3 Daz?

I'll wager it'll be mega.

[S3_Graham]

V8mate said:

Put up with the pain no longer. I'll give you £120 for it and will euthanise it most respectfully.

You wait. It's a good old beast, I really like it.

[V8mate]

Gaz. said:

V8mate said:

I reckon between Ferry, you, Zwolf and me, we could start an E36 breakers. Graham just needs to get to the point where he acknowledges that he's driving a breaker around, and then his car can join the stock too.

An awful lot of people are breaking them for buttons on e36coupe.com and a fair proportion of them are left with half broken eyesores on their parent's driveways.

It's because of the '...and you could break it for more than that' internet myth.

[tdm34]

Erm, who's got the mega strength brave pills to hand?

Spanish, 7.4 litre V12

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C338502

[CampDavid]

olly22n said:

S3_Graham said:

V8mate said:

Put up with the pain no longer. I'll give you £120 for it and will euthanise it most respectfully.

You wait. It's a good old beast, I really like it.

Graham, no offence...but I bet my hat it's a hound.

I'm calling you on that.

I have faith in Graham. I shall see you at Karting, bring a suitable hat with which to wager

[tdm34]

Vipercepter! looks as hard as nails.......

looks like a riot.....

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C207035#

[tdm34]

All you M-B fiends may like this JRG beauty

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C338434

[dazren]

LHD said:

Great Pretender said:

Still want that GT3 Daz?

I'll wager it'll be mega.

Saw these piccies last night. Saw the video of the developement cars in Spain last month etc. The short answer, YES! Provided it has a huge chavvy proper GT3 wing on the back.

People may at this stage like to go on to the next post rather than listen to the confused witterings of an excited idiot.

I've gone from being very anti PDK (almost as much as cmoose), to having concerns that a butchered PDK boxed "manual" 7 speed version will end up like the E60 M5 manual in the US. Crap, A bodge. The car has been designed to run PDK.

Sept 2012 and I'm away on Megahoon in Italy. A good mate was on the trip in a very well set up M3CSL. Which I "piloted" for 20 miles through a private test facility that had an appearance similar to the Abruzzo national park mountains in central Italy.... Having previously driven my brother's E60 M5 for 4k miles, I had no problem using SMG in the CSL, especially on a charge. Staggeringly good fun. When I got out of the CSL, I wanted one and then I thought, imagine the 991GT3, similar weight, an extra 90 BHP, PCCB, PDK which works both on a charge AND in auto mode in traffic. Tbh as a road car for Hooning around Europe it sounds perfect. I know it's not a Mezger and it's not a manual but so what, I'm sure it'll drive superbly. I've already had a Mezger engine let go, so I don't hold them out as having the indestructability or hold them in such hallowed reverence as some people appear to. I'm keeping the 996TT with it's 4WD, manual, road suspension, steel brakes, 4 seats, sunroof and going to also have a contrasting 991GT3 with 2WD, PDK, track/road switchable suspension, PCCB, 2 seats, no sunroof etc, less sound proofing and noiser exhaust. I can't wait to get my grubby mits on it.

If I don't get on with it I can always go searching for a 997GT3mk2 or a more torquey 991turbo when they come out.

[S3_Graham]

olly22n said:

CampDavid said:

olly22n said:

S3_Graham said:

V8mate said:

Put up with the pain no longer. I'll give you £120 for it and will euthanise it most respectfully.

You wait. It's a good old beast, I really like it.

Graham, no offence...but I bet my hat it's a hound.

I'm calling you on that.

I have faith in Graham. I shall see you at Karting, bring a suitable hat with which to wager

I can see I will have to purchase a hat stand...

Who said it wasn't a hound? I still love it. I'm an E36 man. From the age of about 9 my aim was to own an e36 M3 before I was 21. Hound is harsh. Tired is true. Needs all the bushes doing and a new rear window. No rust and no dents though.

[CampDavid]

S3_Graham said:

olly22n said:

CampDavid said:

olly22n said:

S3_Graham said:

V8mate said:

Put up with the pain no longer. I'll give you £120 for it and will euthanise it most respectfully.

You wait. It's a good old beast, I really like it.

Graham, no offence...but I bet my hat it's a hound.

I'm calling you on that.

I have faith in Graham. I shall see you at Karting, bring a suitable hat with which to wager

I can see I will have to purchase a hat stand...

Who said it wasn't a hound? I still love it. I'm an E36 man. From the age of about 9 my aim was to own an e36 M3 before I was 21. Hound is harsh. Tired is true. Needs all the bushes doing and a new rear window. No rust and no dents though.

If it's solid then it's not a hound. We need a judge. I nominate anyone but Loon. Apparently his cars are in decent nick...

[Justayellowbadge]

tdm34 said:

Erm, who's got the mega strength brave pills to hand?

Spanish, 7.4 litre V12

http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C338502

Majestic.

Other than the wheels, that is.

[sleep envy]

dazren said:

Saw these piccies last night. Saw the video of the developement cars in Spain last month etc. The short answer, YES! Provided it has a huge chavvy proper GT3 wing on the back.

People may at this stage like to go on to the next post rather than listen to the confused witterings of an excited idiot.

I've gone from being very anti PDK (almost as much as cmoose), to having concerns that a butchered PDK boxed "manual" 7 speed version will end up like the E60 M5 manual in the US. Crap, A bodge. The car has been designed to run PDK.

Sept 2012 and I'm away on Megahoon in Italy. A good mate was on the trip in a very well set up M3CSL. Which I "piloted" for 20 miles through a private test facility that had an appearance similar to the Abruzzo national park mountains in central Italy.... Having previously driven my brother's E60 M5 for 4k miles, I had no problem using SMG in the CSL, especially on a charge. Staggeringly good fun. When I got out of the CSL, I wanted one and then I thought, imagine the 991GT3, similar weight, an extra 90 BHP, PCCB, PDK which works both on a charge AND in auto mode in traffic. Tbh as a road car for Hooning around Europe it sounds perfect. I know it's not a Mezger and it's not a manual but so what, I'm sure it'll drive superbly. I've already had a Mezger engine let go so I don't hold them out as having the indestructability and hallowed reverence that some people do. I'm keeping the 996TT with it's 4WD, manual, road suspension, steel brakes, 4 seats, sunroof and going to also have a contrasting 991GT3 with 2WD, PDK, track/road switchable suspension, PCCB, 2 seats, no sunroof etc, less sound proofing and noiser exhaust. I can't wait to get my grubby mits on it.

If I don't get on with it I can always go searching for a 997GT3mk2 or a more torquey 991turbo when they come out.

And they say Italians go in reverse...

[Chrisw666]

CampDavid said:

If it's solid then it's not a hound. We need a judge. I nominate anyone but Loon. Apparently his cars are in decent nick...

Get lefty to appraise it as if he were buying for a mate

[dazren]

sleep envy said:

And they say Italians go in reverse...

More of an emergency stop => emergency reverse.