Best ever looking 4 door saloon...

[cerb4.5lee]

GT911 said:

Well if we are doing the family tree then this is very close to the top of my list.

I very much approve.

[jamespink]

SET!... E39 in the right colour has aged very well to my eye...

Edited by jamespink on Thursday 20th May 12:29

[jamespink]

DavidWearsPrada said:

Bought this recently, it's looks and just about everything else has really grown on me, I don't consider it a coupe tbh, anything with 4 doors and a huge boot isn't what I think a coupe is all about...

The Mercedes "Impressionist" series

[davoid]

[Pothole]

finlo said:

If you're going to have 1 off concepts, maybe the Gamma Scala also deserves a mention:



The sadly never adopted Jaguar B99 was also lovely (because Bertone, obvs) with even a few echoes of the early XJs

[Alfaman51]

Alfa Romeo 156 GTA
Or.. BMW E30 M3

[peteA]

Or.. BMW E30 M3
[/quote]

What’s the title of this thread? The 156 is a good shout though

[cayman-black]

After a quick glance through this thread, its the Giulia.

[Rob 131 Sport]

cayman-black said:

After a quick glance through this thread, its the Giulia.

No. Still an Alfa but the 159.

[PH User]

Rob 131 Sport said:

cayman-black said:

After a quick glance through this thread, its the Giulia.

No. Still an Alfa but the 159.

The Giulia has had the most replies, so he's right.

[LunarOne]

This thread has caused me to make a brave pill purchase. Or maybe not? Time will tell. I mentioned my love for the original 7 series somewhere on page four, and then a couple of days later I started browsing Autotrader for waftmobiles. I learnt to drive in mum's W123 Mercedes 230E, although I took my test in a manual Seat Ibiza in order to get a manual licence. After the Merc died, we got an E30 BMW 318i in Alpine white, which is probably the car I look back on with the most fondness. Decent E30s have reached silly prices, but I did see this 1992 E32 730i on 15" cross-spoke alloys on Saturday night, and on Sunday afternoon I went to view it and test drive it. After 30 years it could hardly be described as perfect, but it's only got 88k miles on the clock and the bodywork is very very good. The engine is smooth and the 4-speed slushbox automatic changes gear very smoothly. The toolbox is complete and the only thing that didn't work was the odometer reset button, which I managed to fix by repeated pressing for a minute or two. Now it works first time. The passenger side washer jets seem to be blocked, but that's literally it!

My old E46 330Ci which suffered head gasket failure after 210k miles still sits on the drive waiting for me to work up the courage to tackle it. My Boxster S was my previous daily, and the Audi A4 Avant was the practical car for hauling stuff to the dump and taking mum to her 3-weekly immunotherapy sessions with her wheelchair in the boot. So this is car number 4, and at the moment the apple of my eye! Yes, the Boxster is a fantastic drive, but there are times when I want something comfy and relaxed. This is the most relaxed car I've driven this side of a 1970s Cadillac!

I now own a total of 26 cylinders and 12.2 litres of capacity. Do I qualify for my PH card yet? Perhaps I should do a tidy-up in the garage/stable and put some "horses" in there...

Edited by LunarOne on Thursday 20th May 19:13

[Martin 480 Turbo]

LunarOne said:

, but I did see this 1992 E32 730i on 15" cross-spoke alloys on Saturday night, and on Sunday afternoon I went to view it and test drive it. After 30 years it could hardly be described as perfect, but it's only got 88k miles on the clock and the bodywork is very very good. The engine is smooth and the 4-speed slushbox automatic changes gear very smoothly.

Edited by LunarOne on Thursday 20th May 19:13

Well done, this! Must be calypso red. Gorgeous E32. Have a nice time with it!

I am still partial to this:



The Maserati QP GT gets an honorable mention, despite being v e r y spec sensitive:



Out of the crop available new in 2021 this gets my raving approval:

Edited by Martin 480 Turbo on Thursday 20th May 19:26

[hammo19]

[easyhome]

I blame my dad for having so many when I was a kid.

[ruairi50]

Lancia Appia

[T6 vanman]

Prepares flame proof clothing ............... then posts these two

[njw1]

LunarOne said:

That is superb! Does it have the inline 6 M30 engine or M60 V8?

[LunarOne]

njw1 said:

That is superb! Does it have the inline 6 M30 engine or M60 V8?

Thank you! It's the M30 I6. Super smooth when driving but a deep bass woofle at idle. I would love a V8 before it's too late but have been keeping my eyes peeled for a nice 840Ci from the same era. Would happily accept a V12 car too.

[Nibbles_bits]

jamesbilluk said:

Always liked the D2 S8

Edited by jamesbilluk on Tuesday 11th May 21:52

Yes!

[Gad-Westy]

Some lovely cars on this thread. Probably partly an age thing but the E34, 190e and 156 are probably my picks. 159 close behind. The E34 and 190e seemed like the Germans at the very top of their game. The 156 seemed to be a reminder to the world that saloons could be sexy. Almost looked exotic.