Rare versions of common cars
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Poshbury said:
My current Jag XFR is rare I suppose.
It's a Stratstone Le Mans special edition. Only 50 were made, 25 black & 25 white.
They came with a few alterations but the best is the Quicksilver exhaust fitted as standard. The sound is glorious. As is the performance.
I love an XFR (as you can see from my profile pic!)It's a Stratstone Le Mans special edition. Only 50 were made, 25 black & 25 white.
They came with a few alterations but the best is the Quicksilver exhaust fitted as standard. The sound is glorious. As is the performance.
What were the differences, other than the exhaust?
94OD said:
DoubleSix said:
Both our dailys are relatively rare versions of very common models;
BMW 130i
Audi A4 1.8T Quattro (b7)
A friend bought a 1.8T B7. Nice car but quite underwhelming, and very heavy on the juice.BMW 130i
Audi A4 1.8T Quattro (b7)
Edited by DoubleSix on Wednesday 17th January 23:40
TIGA84 said:
s m said:
The 3 litre 200bhp V6 Mk3 Mondeo ( not the ST220 )
They didn't sell many ( far outnumbered by the ST220 )
That's because they were 2.5 litre and I think they sold about the same as the ST220 as you could have it in 3 different models, Zetec S, Ghia and Ghia X.They didn't sell many ( far outnumbered by the ST220 )
3 Litre V6 was ST220 only.
Edited by TIGA84 on Thursday 18th January 13:42
The 3 litre V6 versions that weren't ST220s were about 200bhp ( rather than the 217bhp of the ST220 )
If you look at my original post further up I've posted an example for you
Anyway, here's another in Ghia X trim to show you it wasn't a one-off
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/162773450250?clk_rv...
Edited by s m on Thursday 18th January 14:34
TIGA84 said:
I love an XFR (as you can see from my profile pic!)
What were the differences, other than the exhaust?
Hi TIGA84.What were the differences, other than the exhaust?
Here's a link with the info for you; https://www.topspeed.com/cars/jaguar/2011-jaguar-x...
Fastdruid said:
Charlie Michael said:
I'd like to nominate my current car - A Mondeo Estate, but the 2.0T 204ps version - they only made it in a short window before the 240ps version was released. When I was looking through the classifieds, only 2 were for sale.
Lovely car but not without its flaws, which warms me to it.
I was going to nominate mine... The Mondeo Estate 2.5T... but it's positively common in comparison to the 2.0T 204PS version!Lovely car but not without its flaws, which warms me to it.
Renault produced a Laguna (mk3) hatch and estate with the 3.5 Nissan V6 as found in the coupé.
It was present in France only on one pricelist, that means 3 months max, and was available in Dynamique or Initiale.
I've only ever seen one in the classifieds, in Switzerland, an estate in the lower trim Dynamique.
What kind of business sense that was supposed to make I don't know.
But as a rare version of a common car, it is unbeatable.
It was present in France only on one pricelist, that means 3 months max, and was available in Dynamique or Initiale.
I've only ever seen one in the classifieds, in Switzerland, an estate in the lower trim Dynamique.
What kind of business sense that was supposed to make I don't know.
But as a rare version of a common car, it is unbeatable.
classicyanktanks said:
p1stonhead said:
I had no idea BMW made a (current) 1 series saloon. Only in china mind but still.
Ouch my eyes !
s m said:
TIGA84 said:
s m said:
The 3 litre 200bhp V6 Mk3 Mondeo ( not the ST220 )
They didn't sell many ( far outnumbered by the ST220 )
That's because they were 2.5 litre and I think they sold about the same as the ST220 as you could have it in 3 different models, Zetec S, Ghia and Ghia X.They didn't sell many ( far outnumbered by the ST220 )
3 Litre V6 was ST220 only.
Edited by TIGA84 on Thursday 18th January 13:42
The 3 litre V6 versions that weren't ST220s were about 200bhp ( rather than the 217bhp of the ST220 )
If you look at my original post further up I've posted an example for you
Anyway, here's another in Ghia X trim to show you it wasn't a one-off
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/162773450250?clk_rv...
Edited by s m on Thursday 18th January 14:34
I used to sell the f
king things as well. That must have been a run out model as I left Ford before they facelifted the Mondeo but after the ST220.Interesting.
AlmostUseful said:
classicyanktanks said:
p1stonhead said:
I had no idea BMW made a (current) 1 series saloon. Only in china mind but still.
Ouch my eyes !Charlie Michael said:
Fastdruid said:
Charlie Michael said:
I'd like to nominate my current car - A Mondeo Estate, but the 2.0T 204ps version - they only made it in a short window before the 240ps version was released. When I was looking through the classifieds, only 2 were for sale.
Lovely car but not without its flaws, which warms me to it.
I was going to nominate mine... The Mondeo Estate 2.5T... but it's positively common in comparison to the 2.0T 204PS version!Lovely car but not without its flaws, which warms me to it.
To continue the above thread, there was also the Mk 2 ST200. 2.5 V6 with extrusion honed inlet manifolds, different cams, high flow primary catalysts, new map etc. Usually in imperial blue. There are quite a few 3.0 V6 non-STs around, they regularly pop up in the Auto Trader search. There is a 3.0 Tit X (201ps) estate near here up for sale, 25k miles,£4750. MOT history backs up the low miles, but 10+ years old so, eh, yeah.
AlmostUseful said:
classicyanktanks said:
p1stonhead said:
I had no idea BMW made a (current) 1 series saloon. Only in china mind but still.
Ouch my eyes !Edited by vsonix on Thursday 18th January 17:19
TVR Moneypit said:
Wooda80 said:
tomic said:
Spotted Aldi Car Park in Moss Side - not very Country!
Bravo
tomic said:
TVR Moneypit said:
Wooda80 said:
tomic said:
Spotted Aldi Car Park in Moss Side - not very Country!Bravo
https://www.ebay.de/itm/VW-Golf-2-Country-Cabrio-B...
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