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Originally Posted by cmcm3
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Yes it is!Quote:
Originally Posted by cmcm3
I drive:
a very hard bargain.
It was, tricky to get in and out of, but simply breathtaking in every other way.Quote:
Originally Posted by cmcm3
:D
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/196/4...808b32f5ee.jpg
Although some dude had written his name on the back in permanent pen.
:wink:
[quote="gilford"]Here's mine, not the best pic, but you get the jist :D
I love this car, it is such a "fashion item" at the moment in white, it turns heads wherever I go :lol: [quote]
Could I ask if you have ever owned/driven the previous E46 M3? I am interested in a comparison!
Just superb. My mate's Dad had one when I was at school and I would practically wet myself with excitement when I got to go in it :DQuote:
Originally Posted by farmkid
You amaze me :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by farmkid
You're in luck my friend, I not only had an E46 M3 I also had an E46 M3 CSL 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by Crash7
The standard E46 M3 is a superb car, and at todays prices is bargain of the century :shock: Avoid the overpriced CS and if budget allows go for the CSL, its EPIC!
The E92 is a lot better, but then the E46 is quite old now in comparison, but remember it is also twice the price :lol:
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Originally Posted by gilford
Thanks for the info, currently thinking about either an E92 or Audi S5.
Not interested in a CSL, I was at a point in the past, but when it came to it as it was my daily driver I was willing to sacrifice the additional performance for the added luxuries/toys and bought a standard M3. :D
I also took SMG II, which although not loved by many nor the smoothes semi-auto in the world I loved it!
Used to have a TiV; but that had to go when Kinky Junior came around!
Now running an E39 and an Alfa 147
I would second the recommendation for the E46 M3. I had one for 3 yrs before my E92 which I've had for a year. The E46 was a gem - really quick, but very useable as a daily drive. The E92 is faster and in many ways easier to drive - I love it. But the E46 is a bargain if you get a good used one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crash7
Personally I have had standard manuals in both - the older SMG II was not my cup of tea; the new M-DCT 7 speed is great on the track, but probably no advantage on the road - it is such a tractable engine that you don't need to change gears much unless you're hustling!
Driving this today:
http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/o...DSC00132-3.jpg
So wearing this:
http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/o...e/DSC00233.jpg
This from the early 70s on nice days
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...y/L1010068.jpg
and this from the early 90s on quite nice days
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v11/Bootsy/993.jpg
the rest of the time Its a Merc ML with the family
V8 Vantage for last 3.5 years :)
usually wear IWC or Zenith
http://inlinethumb57.webshots.com/42...600x600Q85.jpg
Personally i'd rather have your house!Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
Is it a bungalow?
glad you like it...its an old barn and cart sheds ....
http://inlinethumb49.webshots.com/46...600x600Q85.jpg
http://inlinethumb17.webshots.com/33...600x600Q85.jpg
not quite finished yet...nearly there though, just the back garden to go now.......
At the moment
BMW X5 E70 4.8,
Boxster 'S' Tip and
VW 4-motion 2.8 V6 - slightly 'softer' than I prefer but it's a 3-series beater :twisted:
all German quality, and apart from the thirst of the X5, delighted :wink:
Nice place, I'm from Newark originally and am going to Retford for a wedding in July, I'll keep an eye out for that rather nice Ford :DQuote:
Originally Posted by bogie
That's gorgeous - my dream house being on one level.Quote:
Originally Posted by bogie
Better not show Trish - tho unfair not to!
V10 lovliness, not my colour chocie, but very noice regardless 8)Quote:
Originally Posted by london lad
Love R8s, here's the one round the corner in a grabbed photo :lol:
http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u...rry/R8_V10.jpg
Saw that a while ago. Fine plate. The boy is about 15 though :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by GraniteQuarry
Really? Not seen the driver, maybe he's too short to see over the dash LOL :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by BigD
Aye, you will get a shock when you see him :lol: Either that or it was his lad taking it for a spin... :oQuote:
Originally Posted by GraniteQuarry
And he drives like an idiot around Aberdeen at times
I don't have a car anymore...
Sold my one of these: :(
http://www.ridelust.com/wp-content/u...aruimpreza.jpg
And now riding around in a selection of these: :shock:
http://photos.tradeholding.com/attac..._200_gxr_2.jpg
Can't complain, at least I'm not in one of these "fisher price" pieces of sh**..
http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/mult...400_13856a.jpg
Test drove this ..
http://i635.photobucket.com/albums/u...n/IMGP7368.jpg
(my pic)
But was about 1m too long for my parking spot :cry:
Ended up with this ...
http://www.privatefleet.com.au/image...Image/a200.jpg
(borrowed pic)
Mercedes A200. Cost more than the RR but I can park it, and it wasn't even much smaller inside.
TT
Here is my main set of wheels.
Taken on the beach at Sete Languedoc, in the South of France, in September. Stayed a week, no charge!!
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...rter/06hob.jpg
I'd like something like that, just take off and park up somewhere sunny :)Quote:
Originally Posted by doug darter
Although something like this would be better for my truck, just not so easy to park :lol:
http://www.startracks.org/oldsite/im...ecreation1.jpg
Some nice motors here.
Check out the mighty picaso
Im running standard 1.6 ali block , 0-60 in around 30 seconds.
Zeon tyres for unparalleled road holding.
Beautiful custom shop Blue paint job, very expensive.
20" rims sitting crazy low. ( need to pump up the tyre a bit )
Look at those rims, well dont actually. They are on a hard shoulder somewhere in the UK. But the wheels are made out of some kind of steel, Blackened by a special process.
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...s/100_4421.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...s/100_4422.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...s/100_4423.jpg
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g1...s/100_4424.jpg
I know I should not say this but blacking out the plates on that Picasso!! Do you really think someone will want to clone that. :)
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Originally Posted by gasgasbones
My wife around the Bend apparently :lol:
I don't, starting lessons again in a couple of weeks. My chauffer (the wife) drives a pug 306 diesel estate, not great but it cost nothing to run, and I can do a few jobs on it due to it's low tech in areas.
You know when you walk into an AD with a premonition of an impending dent in your bank balance? Car showrooms are no different! These are a couple of my financial bodyblows....
Mondeo Ghia TDCI for work (not doing that for much longer)
'98 Volvo C70 T5 Auto Coupé for weekends & evenings out
http://www.theautochannel.com/media/..._volvo_c70.jpg
borrowed pic
Ditto that!Quote:
Originally Posted by taffytoon
Oh and my dive models incoherent with lust apparantly: they often say they'd "love to have a go at me".
:wink:
R
Pics borrowed from 'net, but one of these shared with the wife as can only afford one car and luckily I get [s:2iljbx3y]a lift to work[/s:2iljbx3y] to drive my boss to work in the second car as he hates driving :D he drives to my house and I drive the rest of the way, and back - works for me :)
http://rrimage.s3.amazonaws.com/2009...22_10315_1.jpg
http://cdn.motors.co.uk/d/used-photo.../0/YG57EHK.jpg
Surely that means they want to kick your head in? :PQuote:
Originally Posted by ralphy
Hence my :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by GraniteQuarry
:wink:
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There are some rather STUNNING cars people own... some serious £££!!
My previous motor was a tweaked T5. Spoiler and badges removed, it looked like something an old fart from suburbia would drive. I used to outrun many many BMW owners in that thing and I loved it!
The look on many a BMW owners face, when he saw me fade in the distance in a vehicle with the aerodynamic values of QEII was absolutely priceless. I like a car with no flash but with plenty of power. Unfortunately local enforcement took umbrage + the fact that I have driven thousands of miles through Europe and spent many hours on the autobahn doing 250-260 kmph and up (the engine was "slightly" tweaked and the speed indicator would go to 260 and still the motor had some oomph) made me think, that my luck might run out.
Anyway, I have had my fun going 260+ for many an hour. Now I drive like an old fart; cruise control in the inner lane going 125-130 kmph.
It took me a while to get this, as they are a million kroner over here :oops:
STUPID taxes :evil:
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...on/Toyoint.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...on/Toyota2.jpg
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Originally Posted by WatchScout
It's not just Denmark :(
Vehicles with a CIF value of, say, €20,000 (which makes them decidedly average IMO) end up being sold for over €40,000 in the soft underbelly of Europe :roll:
Registration tax, luxury tax, and VAT on top of it. Surely there must be some kind of EU regulation to prevent greedy governments from taxing their citizens so unfairly :twisted:
Cheers
Stern
Thanks Stern, that's made me laugh tonight! :D :twisted: :DQuote:
Originally Posted by SternG
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Originally Posted by stoneyloon
Yeah, it does sound like a bad joke all right :(
Anyway, the fact remains that excise taxes on new cars in many EU countries are a scandal :twisted: Free market? What free market?
Cheers
Stern
Evidently not :evil:Quote:
Originally Posted by SternG
I quite agree. Poor fools who voted for EU was told that this was one of the things, that would change, but it did not.Quote:
Originally Posted by SternG
Denmark is one of those countries which is hit the hardest regarding motor tax, but then it takes a lot of money to finance a social experiment.
Currently a debaged 540 touring for stealthy express haulage/dog carrying duty. The mrs has a mx-5 2.0 sport tech which is an absolute hoot.
BMW 630i in black with cream leather.
Returns almost 40mpg if @ 70 on cruise on the motorway or £25/27 around town.
Auto with all the toys (except a bloody drinks holder :oops: )
Love it - but always look at old Shoguns which to me have plenty of character.
M5 8MPG.... blimey glad i didnt venture that way.
I've been rattling around London in the Spider today (I haven't driven to work in 13 years, so it's a novel experience). It really is a heap of junk; rattly, leaky, semi-detached trim, with the hood up it's like driving from inside a pillar-box, and gets windy on motorways, but it's comfortable, sounds good, fast enough to keep up with the traffic and absolutely perfect for bimbling around at 30 - 70mph with the roof down.
I'm taking it to France this summer and I'm looking forward to the experience of driving without the continual crash bang thump of British roads.
http://i47.tinypic.com/14jrxno.jpg
The pic reminds me actually that I really need to give it a wash and polish - it looks even more like a skip on wheels than usual at the moment :oops:
Another Alfa here,
http://pic40.picturetrail.com/VOL352.../374679816.jpg
8)
Very nice - for some reason the thing I like more than anything about the Spider / GTV is the footwell - makes it feel like a supercar when you get in even though it's only a Fiat with unreliable bells on.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gunscrossed
Edit: The car behind mine belongs to a neighbour who has about 6 or 7 cars in various states of repair - (1st generation Land Rover, Corvette, Trans Am, early VW Camper, Morris Minor, the black one above is a Pontiac of some sort I think) - pretty interesting collection.