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

[jeremyc]

The franchise continues here.

Previous thread is over there.

Edited by jeremyc on Tuesday 21st January 07:15

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detomaso said:

From The Winchester

All Hail! The Gear Lever.

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Oof!



I could quite happily find that a place as the classic in the fleet.

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L100NYY said:

Eeeeetsa a prreeeteeee car

wwd though.

There is that, but my love comes from having one of these from a young age.



In fact, it's still in the loft.

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Output Flange said:

What's good for getting big areas of adhesive off car paint, without removing the car paint?

Brake cleaner?

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ferrisbueller said:

Das ist gut

It's not especially cheap, and not got what I'd call a "full Porsche service history": there are three gaps of two years between services in it's life.

And it's got the Laz-y-boy recliner seats. Do we want to take a bet on whether Ice White is it's original colour?

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L100NYY said:

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/world-of-sport...

If the Thread went rallying.....

What do you mean rallying?

Surely that's a normal morning commute.

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LHD said:

I think I'd look rather dashing in an Interceptor.

Nice restoration thread here

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olly755 said:

So, five day 'Ring trip booked for May, currently no suitable wheels to take, and I'm in need of some inspiration.

Focus RS posted earlier could be interesting. Boxster of course. V8 6 series could be fun for the road trip but not so much for a hot lap. Vice versa for something like a hot Clio/ Megane.

Any likely candidates?

964 C2?


Oh ...

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E30M3SE said:

Yesterdays RM Auction results

A Muira for the price of an F40.


And the £60K Integrale.

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olly755 said:

Output Flange said:

Anyone follow the Bathurst 12hr race over the weekend? 0.4 seconds between first and second after 294 laps!

Wouldn't mind seeing the highlights.

Drove the circuit a few years back (in a Commodore, natch). It's around 10 times narrower and steeper than it ever looked on the tellybox. You've a job to stand up at The Cutting. How they race there bumper to bumper is one of life's wonders.

Makes the 'Ring look flat and wide in comparison.

This.

Here's me on the grid just ahead of my ... ahem ... flying laps.

Edited by jeremyc on Monday 10th February 13:01

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sleep envy said:

Too. Much. Banana.

Grotesque.

Talking of bananas



Nice. But alas sold.

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VEA said:

On the topic of banana...

Nein.



Ja!

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LHD said:

I'd rather this RS3100:



http://www.cotswoldclassiccar.com/classic-cars-for...

Now you've gone and done it! What a lovely eclectic mix of stock that dealer has.

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olly22n said:

Beards!

What the hell is this?

Which bit? Variously there are a rear axle, a rear spring (and hangers), a shock absorber, an exhaust rear box ....

I suspect you mean the "rear diffuser" bit that I think was standard on Mexicos (and presumably RS1600s). I vaguely remember some discussion of them on one of the Mexico restoration threads, but I can't remember what it's called.

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GreatPretender said:

Hi.

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Output Flange said:

anonymous said:

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You think? Apart from Paddock Hill it's pretty straightforward, no?

You'd be surprised how many manage to spin coming out of Druids and/or at Graham Hill bend at the bottom of the hill.

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L100NYY said:

Which would you choose;

V12 Vantage S
991 GT3
CLK Black

Just watched the video and it is a tough call......but I think the 991 would please me more of the time. I think.

Whilst I still have two legs, none of them.

But it would be a close call between a 997 GT3RS and a manual V12 Vantage.

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olly22n said:

jeremyc said:

Whilst I still have two legs, none of them.

Really?

You wouldn't have one of those three for a year, and walk away with nothing?

I don't think we were being given the offer of free access. I wouldn't spend the best part of £140K on any of them through choice. I'd much rather step back one generation.

I've driven the V12 Vantage S in anger and it's a lovely thing, but the gearbox is not for me.

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L100NYY said:

Well, obviously I'd rather have three pedals but I just find all three in that video pretty much equally appealing. Doesn't happen often in a group test for me.

Which got me wondering what else they could have included in the group.

An R8 V10 (with manual 'box, natch) would run them all close.

Anything else?