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

[McGee_22]

ATM said:

W00DY said:

Lovely. Part of me would love to run it as a daily, but I think I'll stick to the one V8 BMW.

You have a lot to learn

Evidently...

[993rsr]

PRO5T said:

Its Just Adz said:

V10, manual, Suzuka Grey.
That would do nicely.
Not silly price either.





http://www.4starclassics.com/for-sale/audi-r8-v10-...

It does look a lot of car for the money these days but when I drove my mates at Oulton the gearbox was a real disappointment. Fine for the road but if you tried to change as fast as a 911 it used to baulk, a lot like the rest of the car when pushed.

I've only been a passenger in a V8 but I get the feeling it might just be the sweeter car.

Indeed, had two V8's then a V10 when they were new, V10 undoubtably more potent, but on track the ligther V8 was vastly superior IMO.

[W00DY]

ATM said:

W00DY said:

Lovely. Part of me would love to run it as a daily, but I think I'll stick to the one V8 BMW.

You have a lot to learn

I bought an E61 525i with the rationale being that I would only have to deal with BMW problems and then quickly realised that I had too many BMW problems.

[ATM]

W00DY said:

ATM said:

W00DY said:

Lovely. Part of me would love to run it as a daily, but I think I'll stick to the one V8 BMW.

You have a lot to learn

I bought an E61 525i with the rationale being that I would only have to deal with BMW problems and then quickly realised that I had too many BMW problems.

I've got 5 cars and a Van. A few months ago they were all broke and I mean on foot only. It was a real low point. I just kept reminding myself they are supposed to make me happy.

[McGee_22]

ATM said:

I've got 5 cars and a Van. A few months ago they were all broke and I mean on foot only. It was a real low point. I just kept reminding myself they are supposed to make me happy.

I was in a similar situation a few years ago; daily driver E39 needed a new block, second string E34 had a leaking gearbox, third string E38 suffered rusty underbelly fuel, hydraulic and brake pipes. I pressed an ancient 635CSi into action and hoped it would last otherwise I was using an M635CSi in winter.

[L100NYY]

Thead is still keeping busy

[McGee_22]

Took the E38 out today and ended up next to another V12...

[bodhi]

ATM said:

How about a bit of brown?

545i

4500 pound

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145656219883

Love how that's advertised as a "tip run" car. If money was no object I'd be chucking rubbish in the back of that rather than the aged Honda Civic I'm currently doing the same job in.

I could even sell the Civic and fill it up.

Once anyway...

[seefarr]

993rsr said:

PRO5T said:

Its Just Adz said:

V10, manual, Suzuka Grey.
That would do nicely.
Not silly price either.





http://www.4starclassics.com/for-sale/audi-r8-v10-...

It does look a lot of car for the money these days but when I drove my mates at Oulton the gearbox was a real disappointment. Fine for the road but if you tried to change as fast as a 911 it used to baulk, a lot like the rest of the car when pushed.

I've only been a passenger in a V8 but I get the feeling it might just be the sweeter car.

Indeed, had two V8's then a V10 when they were new, V10 undoubtably more potent, but on track the ligther V8 was vastly superior IMO.

It's the same Graziano box on all this gen R8s and Gallardos. It's reputedly very strong but the one I had in my R8 was not a sweet shift. I've read that they can be sensitive to adjustment (I guess like a lot of transaxles) so there can be good and bad ones. But then again they make a lovely "clack" as you move them around the gate which is great theatre.

I've been looking at manual V10s lately too. A V10 R8 came past us through a village on the weekend and I was reminded that they don't sound that great at 2k-3k rpm (where you realistically are for 90% of the time) - much like a pootling Ferrari V8, they just make "a noise". The V8 R8 I had always made interesting noises, no matter what the revs....

[braddo]

seefarr said:

... The V8 R8 I had always made interesting noises, no matter what the revs....

The exhaust note of the V8s is pretty much perfect. I love the idea of a 'clubsport' V8 with some weight taken out. One of the main places to save some weight at the rear of the car is to replace the heavy factory exhaust system, but I would be loathe to do it because the overall exhaust note/volume will almost certainly be worse with an aftermarket system (especially for track day noise limits...)

[PRO5T]

I’ve often thought that about a V8 Clubsport R8, some nice dampers and some polybushing, a set of nicely trimmed bucket seats like the (was it a) GT came from the factory and free a session with someone who knew their way around setting one up I reckon you’d have a lovely car.

What sort of weight are they standard?

[shirt]

ATM said:

I've got 5 cars and a Van. A few months ago they were all broke and I mean on foot only. It was a real low point. I just kept reminding myself they are supposed to make me happy.

I have 5 cars and 2 bikes. My record is having 4 of them road legal at the same time. Also been in your shoes with none, to much office mockery.

[jeremyc]

PRO5T said:

I’ve often thought that about a V8 Clubsport R8, some nice dampers and some polybushing, a set of nicely trimmed bucket seats like the (was it a) GT came from the factory and free a session with someone who knew their way around setting one up I reckon you’d have a lovely car.

What sort of weight are they standard?

Even better if you can remove the front drive gubbins: rear wheel drive only, and less weight.

[braddo]

jeremyc said:

PRO5T said:

I’ve often thought that about a V8 Clubsport R8, some nice dampers and some polybushing, a set of nicely trimmed bucket seats like the (was it a) GT came from the factory and free a session with someone who knew their way around setting one up I reckon you’d have a lovely car.

What sort of weight are they standard?

Even better if you can remove the front drive gubbins: rear wheel drive only, and less weight.

From what I could find they should be around 1560kg. The front-drive stuff should be around 65kg. Light seats, battery, exhaust are other major bits.
Then some small things add up like removing old-school sat nav/amp/extra speakers, some trim behind the seats, maybe a lightweight carpet set, remove trim panels in boot and engine bay, maybe even a polycarb window in the rear hatch, a fixed rear wing etc. Potential for about 130kg while still having air-con and comfy interior.

[braddo]

What got me interested was that in Evo's PCOTY when the R8 arrived, it lapped the circuit quicker than the 997 GT3 so there's a lot of potential!

[PRO5T]

The other option would be a Vantage (someone is building one on this forum) albeit I think you’d want to strip out a lot of what makes it special. I used to watch those old ring taxis thunder by and think there was a hell of a car in it-Aston missed a trick.

[jeremyc]

braddo said:

jeremyc said:

PRO5T said:

I’ve often thought that about a V8 Clubsport R8, some nice dampers and some polybushing, a set of nicely trimmed bucket seats like the (was it a) GT came from the factory and free a session with someone who knew their way around setting one up I reckon you’d have a lovely car.

What sort of weight are they standard?

Even better if you can remove the front drive gubbins: rear wheel drive only, and less weight.

From what I could find they should be around 1560kg. The front-drive stuff should be around 65kg. Light seats, battery, exhaust are other major bits.
Then some small things add up like removing old-school sat nav/amp/extra speakers, some trim behind the seats, maybe a lightweight carpet set, remove trim panels in boot and engine bay, maybe even a polycarb window in the rear hatch, a fixed rear wing etc. Potential for about 130kg while still having air-con and comfy interior.

Gallardo LP550-2/Balboni is listed as a dry weight of 1380kg.

[Crook]

braddo said:

What got me interested was that in Evo's PCOTY when the R8 arrived, it lapped the circuit quicker than the 997 GT3 so there's a lot of potential!

I may have misheard/misremembered but I think they talked about this on the Collecting Addicts podcast, how the V8 was the better car.

[dscam]

Lovely looking SV8 in these colours.

Ruined by the AI-generated bks of an ‘ad’…

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/256457667868?mkcid=16&a...

[ferrisbueller]

Crook said:

braddo said:

What got me interested was that in Evo's PCOTY when the R8 arrived, it lapped the circuit quicker than the 997 GT3 so there's a lot of potential!

I may have misheard/misremembered but I think they talked about this on the Collecting Addicts podcast, how the V8 was the better car.

General consensus is that the V8 is the sweeter drive. I just felt the V10 gave me more of what I didn't need (power) and sacrificed quite a lot in doing so.

I think, without exception, every time I've driven a manual R8, I've snagged my thumb when selecting reverse.