The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T(Vol XIX)
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L100NYY said:
Like most people I adore these (despite never having the nerve to buy one) but I was always drawn to the two custom models;Lotus Carlton Estate...
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/for-sale-one-of...
Lotus Senator...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
They've each popped up for sale over the years but I've never had the nerve or money to take the plunge. Any talk of Lotus Carlton's always draws me back to this Performance Car triple test though (photo from the more recent re-creation)...
McGee_22 said:
Like most people I adore these (despite never having the nerve to buy one) but I was always drawn to the two custom models;
Lotus Carlton Estate...
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/for-sale-one-of...
Had seen the Senator previously but not that estate, looks an awesome conversion.Lotus Carlton Estate...
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/for-sale-one-of...
My first full time job was in a Vauxhall dealer around 1996, I've a massive soft spot for the big RWD models. I came so close to stacking a Carlton GSi in the wet, ran out of talent had a huge tank slapper and fortunately got it straight and continued by journey very slowly to the customers house 
Fast Bug said:
My first full time job was in a Vauxhall dealer around 1996, I've a massive soft spot for the big RWD models. I came so close to stacking a Carlton GSi in the wet, ran out of talent had a huge tank slapper and fortunately got it straight and continued by journey very slowly to the customers house
In my first job one of our directors loaned me his Carlton GSi to take some samples from a farm to a lab in Newcastle. It was the middle of winter and I hit black ice and went sideways all the way down this hill to the bottom 
Damn thing stayed on the tarmac though. https://www.google.com/maps/@55.2369698,-1.864119,...
[quote=L100NYY]Talking of saloons;
Tonight I’d like one of these svp. Drove and sold a fair few back in my Alfa days and loved every minute behind the wheel of them….
I had a 156 Selespeed for 4 years. Loved the way it looked, and it was ok to drive… but it was an unreliable POS… 2 engine rebuilds and endless gearbox problems.
My brother had a similar vintage 2l lx Mondeo… it was a better car in pretty much every area… ride, handling, steering, space… of course it wasn’t anywhere near as pretty.
Tonight I’d like one of these svp. Drove and sold a fair few back in my Alfa days and loved every minute behind the wheel of them….
I had a 156 Selespeed for 4 years. Loved the way it looked, and it was ok to drive… but it was an unreliable POS… 2 engine rebuilds and endless gearbox problems.
My brother had a similar vintage 2l lx Mondeo… it was a better car in pretty much every area… ride, handling, steering, space… of course it wasn’t anywhere near as pretty.
L100NYY said:
Now, if my bank account had the bandwidth I'd be all over that like a sailor on my sister.McGee_22 said:
L100NYY said:
Like most people I adore these (despite never having the nerve to buy one) but I was always drawn to the two custom models;Lotus Carlton Estate...
https://www.hagerty.co.uk/articles/for-sale-one-of...
Lotus Senator...
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
They've each popped up for sale over the years but I've never had the nerve or money to take the plunge. Any talk of Lotus Carlton's always draws me back to this Performance Car triple test though (photo from the more recent re-creation)...
It nearly broke me - Peterborough - Plymouth to pick up the Alpina, all night in London, then shooting three 7 Series under the Severn Bridge for seven hours at night, then shooting an Impreza near Ebbw Vale, then Plymouth, then Peterborough.
Space of about 4-5 days.
Of course couldn’t quite compare to the original PC one because they had press cars, a week and a half and a huge budget. Also, for some reason, I was told to explain what the M25 was because apparently we needed a certain amount of boxouts per DPS in order to reach general publishing guidelines or something.
Still, was a very long night with some great cars, plenty of sketchy moments - such as when the drug dealer turned up in the middle of the cover shoot part (in a distinctly low key bright red C63) only to find the locals had called the cops in to turf us out from the bit in front outside their apartments.
Understandable to be fair. While we were being fairly quiet, the massively modified Zafira on straight pipes that turned up to gawp wasn’t.
Once we’d got rid of the police, the drug dealer looked like he’d just seen his life fall out of his whelk.
Then we had to essentially run away as some ominous looking blokes turned up with masks…
https://www.westendmotorgroup.co.uk/honda/used-car...
Big price for an old 6 series but look at the miles and condition. This garage stick is usually 'right'. Gotta be worth 10k as a keeper?
Big price for an old 6 series but look at the miles and condition. This garage stick is usually 'right'. Gotta be worth 10k as a keeper?
L100NYY said:
L100NYY said:
Sold for £140kBill Stien who used to post on this very forum, his was the best though. Stripped of interior (though it still came with it), two Recaro buckets, cage and all painted inside in gloss white [chefs kiss]. It was sublime to drive, had been built to do a few hill climbs.
I had about £30k to spend but owners always wanted about £32k or £34k and we could never meet. I think we all knew they would sky rocket at some point but not to that excess.
At that price now I’d much rather have a 996 RS.
PRO5T said:
At that price now I’d much rather have a 996 RS.
You rang?https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16536087
L100NYY said:
Quoting myself here but could have a matching pair…..https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/2003-bmw-m3...
L100NYY said:
Quoting myself here but could have a matching pair…..
https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/2003-bmw-m3...
My last E46 M3 was Carbon Black with Cinnamon leather. That colour works so well with dark exterior colours like Black, Oxford Green, Seal Grey...https://www.carandclassic.com/auctions/2003-bmw-m3...
L100NYY said:
PRO5T said:
At that price now I’d much rather have a 996 RS.
You rang?https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/16536087
Which could change massively in the coming years depending on how Porsche treat Manthey going forward-look at the values of early pre buyout AMG stuff nowadays.
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