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

[LaurasOtherHalf]

L100NYY said:

It's no looker is it

I know silver can photograph awfully but that looks like each panel was sprayed in a different shade on a different car.

[minimoog]

L100NYY said:

Crivens.

https://www.dkeng.co.uk/ferrari-sales/1043/blue_ch...

Dear Lord...

[ferrisbueller]

I couldn't live with the asymmetry on something for 1% of the value.

[bungle]

L100NYY said:

Crivens.

https://www.dkeng.co.uk/ferrari-sales/1043/blue_ch...

On a similar vein, I watched this last night on Sky Arts, good program (more music than cars, but i like both) and they took the GTO out

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6746802/

[L100NYY]

Ref Mason & Johnson

Was a really good episode that one, might have to rewatch it again. The one with Sting was pretty good too.

[bungle]

L100NYY said:

The one with Sting was pretty good too.

Got that recorded to watch next

[ATM]

540i auto

7000

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/254142266065

[Leins]

Oh yes, that’d be a lovely bus to smoke around in for a while. The E34 is very much still peak 5-series for me, especially when one comes with 5 doors

[Cheburator mk2]

The E34 is lovely, but I can't see it fetching £7k, when E39 540iT with similar provenance are 1/2 the money. Or maybe my "value meter" is massively off the scales...

[L100NYY]

Talking of values;

Auction results from Historics Ascot sale from the weekend

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...

[Leins]

Admittedly a few more miles and with a couple less cylinders at £4K: https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C1007049

[Leins]

L100NYY said:

Talking of values;

Auction results from Historics Ascot sale from the weekend

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...

Interesting, especially that 964 3.3 Turbo at £87k. Looks like prices are at about the same level as a couple of years ago if that’s anything to go by

As an aside, the ‘88 205 CTi is mentioned as being a 1.9, but I thought they were only 1.6 until very late on in the model’s lifespan?

[L100NYY]

Leins said:

L100NYY said:

Talking of values;

Auction results from Historics Ascot sale from the weekend

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...

Interesting, especially that 964 3.3 Turbo at £87k. Looks like prices are at about the same level as a couple of years ago if that’s anything to go by

As an aside, the ‘88 205 CTi is mentioned as being a 1.9, but I thought they were only 1.6 until very late on in the model’s lifespan?

1991

eta

Interesting MoT history as it goes from 63,366kms to 38,872miles from 2015 to 2017.

Edited by L100NYY on Wednesday 6th March 11:17

[Cheburator mk2]

L100NYY said:

Talking of values;

Auction results from Historics Ascot sale from the weekend

https://www.historics.co.uk/buying/auctions/2019-0...

I am not sure, in fact I am maybe talking out of me bottom, but it looks weak to me... BMW ///M cars and Porsche Turbos with stupidly low estimates the only examples that sold well... But I guess that was due to the low estimates, which looks like window dressing... And no, I am not biased - in the next 3 to 4 months I am planning to sell some classic cars...

[L100NYY]

Love a bit of Ruf

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/cars/ruf-...

[HM-2]

What's the gold one? Front end looks like 3.0 RSR but the rear wings/arches don't look right.
I'd have one, though.

[L100NYY]

[ATM]

Cheburator mk2 said:

The E34 is lovely, but I can't see it fetching £7k, when E39 540iT with similar provenance are 1/2 the money. Or maybe my "value meter" is massively off the scales...

It is punchy but you'll struggle to find an E39 540iT now for anything like 3500. If you do let me know.

[Cheburator mk2]

ATM said:

It is punchy but you'll struggle to find an E39 540iT now for anything like 3500. If you do let me know.

I have one and if someone was to give me £3.5k I would snap their hand off... always thought the only value left in the car is the engine - 1998 this pre TU gubbins and cable throttle operated...

[ferrisbueller]

Touche.