The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XVIII)

[Rocket.]

Cornering the 986 market heh ? Might need a bigger shed but why not

Moose what is the blue car in foreground with welded sunroof e36 ? Also do they drive as well as you remember, pref to the Croc ?

[ATM]

Crusoe said:

Nice options, v8, low miles, individual spec with light leather and comfort seats, tempted
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

No

They are the standard sports seats.

Looks expensive to me that car.

[L100NYY]

Do like these. And yes, I know they divide opinion......

https://www.dkeng.co.uk/ferrari-sales/950/prestige...

[Rocket.]

anonymous said:

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Kind of thought as much, I know space and obvs ££ can be an issue owise just have both ? Shame to give the Croc away, tbf both are lots of car for the cash.

[Crook]

L100NYY said:

Do like these. And yes, I know they divide opinion......

https://www.dkeng.co.uk/ferrari-sales/950/prestige...

[L100NYY]

Early Testarossa or 512TR is a much better looking thing but there is just something I find very appealing about a 512M

[Crook]

Harris + TR

Because why not.

[ATM]

anonymous said:

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Go on then - whats the number?


I'll start the ball rolling with something starting with 8....

[jeremyc]

Crook said:

I’ve a friend who has decided he needs to make a special and is on the look out for an Edwardian engine. He’s not bothered if it’s an aero engine or not but it needs to be Edwardian. If by any chance anyone hears of anything could they let me know please?

I've no idea on the location of an engine, but you/he should check out this thread

[Crook]

jeremyc said:

've no idea on the location of an engine, but you/he should check out this thread

Insane!

[Crook]

L100NYY said:

Funnily enough my chum is planning a similar 'special' too Crook, one remit of his is that it has to be aero engined!

Have a look on prewar.com as that's where those sort of projects/chassis/engines/etc crop up and also join the VSCC too.....that's assuming he hasn't done either of those things already obviously!

Thanks

He indeed is fully VSCC'd up and checks prewar daily.

He's currently building / restoring something (it was his Amilcar photos I posted a while back) but feels the need for something dafter.

[L100NYY]

Dafter-er-er is always better in the VSCC!!

[ferrisbueller]

L100NYY said:

Early Testarossa or 512TR is a much better looking thing but there is just something I find very appealing about a 512M

M is apparently a very good car but I can't deal with the looks.

[ATM]

anonymous said:

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Give me a nudge when you have a number.

[john_1983]

Long-term lurker in this thread chaps, and all the talk of Pork had me at the local dealer yesterday as I had some time to kill in town.

I've always had a hankering for a GT3, a box to tick, and I'm wondering about getting rid of the 550 Maranello for this:

http://locator.porsche.com/ipl-customer/ipl/detail...

I'm no Pork expert, but allegedly this car has had £8k of work to bring it up to approved standards. Any thoughts?

[Output Flange]

Link doesn't work.

£8k on Porsche prep work doesn't go all that far. I don't think I'd be swapping a 550 for one personally.

[ferrisbueller]

Link

Porsche's website can be a bit funny with links for some reason.

550 and 996 GT3 are very different animals. What do you use the car for?

[john_1983]

Weekend fun, enjoying Scottish roads with the odd Euro trip every few years. I love the 550, it was my poster car as a teenager but sometimes it's a bit big for having proper fun. Plus it just seems to cost loads to run; I realise that's pretty much par for the course.

I've never even driven a 911, the gushing reviews in evo etc over the years have made me wonder for some time what I'm missing. Maybe I'm just getting itchy feet after having the 550 for 4 and a bit years, dunno really.

I keep going back to a GT3 is an itch I want to scratch, but I do love my V12. I wonder if I had the GT3 if I'd do more dawn hoons

[Rocket.]

Fair enough if you want the main dealer warranty etc. but this looked like a decentish buy I thought but no real idea on condition or if still available, I'm guessing your 550 running costs should be nicely offset over the 4 years versus value now ?

https://www.porscheclubgb.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1000...

On another note one for the Alfisti are these any good ? Always thought a pretty car and I don't suppose dynamically they are all that but as a car to scratch the Alfa itch and for summer fun ?

£12k https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1009717

[Crook]

Rocket. said:

On another note one for the Alfisti are these any good ? Always thought a pretty car and I don't suppose dynamically they are all that but as a car to scratch the Alfa itch and for summer fun ?

£12k https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1009717

A while ago I looked at these as a summer fun driving proposition and it would appear that they look nice, sound nice and are a bit wobbly unless you go full Alfaholics on it.

They do look nice though.