Supercars spotted, some rarities (vol 7)

[C70R]

braddo said:

havoc said:

Had to move a colleague's GLC before Xmas...genuinely took me 5 minutes to find the handbrake release (little chromed rocker, half-hidden on the lower-dash panel next to the driver's door, i.e. about knee-height - the sort of location you'd expect a bonnet release. WTAF?!?)

Mercedes have long had foot-operated handbrakes with the brake release handle in that location.

This.

My 2001 CLK was set up like this. Not super-intuitive, but not dreadful.

[Triple Six]

Voxy's posts always get me itching for a trip to Japan.

[Gameface]

That 993 is utterly ruined by the side skirts over the black wheel arch protector. WTF were they thinking?

[Doofus]

Gameface said:

That 993 is utterly ruined by the side skirts over the black wheel arch protector. WTF were they thinking?

They were probably wondering how much hyperbole they could generate

[Gameface]

If that's a poorly aimed dig at me, do you think they look good?

[Doofus]

Gameface said:

If that's a poorly aimed dig at me, do you think they look good?

No, but they haven't utterly ruined the car.

[Gameface]

They have for me. It's extremely ill conceived.

[Voxy]

NDA said:

Voxy said:

A few more from Tokyo...

Always great shots to enjoy from you.... thanks.

Is running a supercar massively expensive in Japan?

Broadly speaking I would say no more expensive than in the UK - new car prices are similar, financing deals probably cheaper (see below), but servicing and parts more expensive as there is less competition/fewer non-franchise specialists. Parts for older cars also often have to be shipped from overseas, increasing costs and repair times.

Depreciation is also heavier here - domestic supercar buyers typically want to buy new, and pre-owned cars are often sold to the Middle East, Germany or Canada (LHD, km markets) depending on prevailing exchange rates.

Continental GT at 2.49%:

Edited by Voxy on Monday 6th January 14:40

[Voxy]

Miserablegit said:

Might just be the light but the front end of that 993 is a completely different shade to the rear.
Great photo’s by the way.

Just the light - it looked fine, although something of a mishmash of parts/specification.

[Voxy]

Gameface said:

That 993 is utterly ruined by the side skirts over the black wheel arch protector. WTF were they thinking?

I took the photo because it looked different - not necessarily good or bad, but a look I hadn’t seen before.

Likewise with the purple Aventador which I find much harder on the eyes...

[juice]

Had to pop into Avantgarde in Clevedon to check something on my SLK.

Managed to get parked to his Big, Big, Big Brother !



Then I spotted this through the work Shop window...



1996 F200 concept. V12, controlled by joystick ! Owned by someone connected to the Qatari Royal Family. Apparently only 2 of these in the world according the Steve and worth approx 10M !

https://www.motor1.com/news/239542/concept-we-forg...

Its very 90's !

[Triple Six]

juice said:

They should take that large wheel off of the roof!

[sato]

Voxy said:

NDA said:

Voxy said:

A few more from Tokyo...

Always great shots to enjoy from you.... thanks.

Is running a supercar massively expensive in Japan?

Broadly speaking I would say no more expensive than in the UK - new car prices are similar, financing deals probably cheaper (see below), but servicing and parts more expensive as there is less competition/fewer non-franchise specialists. Parts for older cars also often have to be shipped from overseas, increasing costs and repair times.

Depreciation is also heavier here - domestic supercar buyers typically want to buy new, and pre-owned cars are often sold to the Middle East, Germany or Canada (LHD, km markets) depending on prevailing exchange rates.

Continental GT at 2.49%:


[footnote]]

Could you get something like the Bentley in RHD if you wanted to, or would the be equivalent of ordering brown paint work and a red interior?

[LotusOmega375D]

juice said:

Then I spotted this through the work Shop window...



1996 F200 concept. V12, controlled by joystick ! Owned by someone connected to the Qatari Royal Family. Apparently only 2 of these in the world according the Steve and worth approx 10M !

https://www.motor1.com/news/239542/concept-we-forg...

Its very 90's !

Either that one or it’s brother was on display at Mercedes Benz World, Brooklands when I was last there a couple of years ago. I don’t know where that bloke gets the £10 million value from. It may have cost that to develop and build as a concept car, but I can’t see anyone paying much for it.

[STIfree]

LotusOmega375D said:

juice said:

Then I spotted this through the work Shop window...



1996 F200 concept. V12, controlled by joystick ! Owned by someone connected to the Qatari Royal Family. Apparently only 2 of these in the world according the Steve and worth approx 10M !

https://www.motor1.com/news/239542/concept-we-forg...

Its very 90's !

Either that one or it’s brother was on display at Mercedes Benz World, Brooklands when I was last there a couple of years ago. I don’t know where that bloke gets the £10 million value from. It may have cost that to develop and build as a concept car, but I can’t see anyone paying much for it.

Was there when I was last there in January '18 (christ, 2018, that's 2 years ago!)

[pomodori]

Of the cars posted from Tokyo,the modded Autobianchi Abarth is my favourite ,by a long way......

[Voxy]

sato said:

Voxy said:

NDA said:

Voxy said:

A few more from Tokyo...

Always great shots to enjoy from you.... thanks.

Is running a supercar massively expensive in Japan?

Broadly speaking I would say no more expensive than in the UK - new car prices are similar, financing deals probably cheaper (see below), but servicing and parts more expensive as there is less competition/fewer non-franchise specialists. Parts for older cars also often have to be shipped from overseas, increasing costs and repair times.

Depreciation is also heavier here - domestic supercar buyers typically want to buy new, and pre-owned cars are often sold to the Middle East, Germany or Canada (LHD, km markets) depending on prevailing exchange rates.

Continental GT at 2.49%:


[footnote]]

Could you get something like the Bentley in RHD if you wanted to, or would the be equivalent of ordering brown paint work and a red interior?

It’s possible to order in RHD - I do see the occasional RHD Bentley, Ferrari or Rolls-Royce about town - but LHD examples are far more common.

[justice.]

Never liked the look of the Senna, but the GTR in the flesh changes things instantly. My god..

[pomodori]

I don't like the barcode style striping on that ^^

[chilistrucker]

I'm sure in every other way that Senna is an epic machine?

Visually though, I think it looks like something that would have done the rounds on a Max Power type, retail park Saturday night out.