Lol 😂Originally Posted by soundood
Handles really well for a 12.5 ton machine, the front cab is very stable, the rear cab is a separate unit and rocks a little. Tank holds 450 gallons, enough for a standard size house fire.
This is how I blow the cobwebs off,
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Is that an Auto or the PDK gearbox (which is quicker than the manual)?
What utter tosh.
If you had half the knowledge on matters you think you do, you'd know a boxtser is an extremely capable car.
Finally back together @ Silverstone Classic, after a year in bits being rebuilt...
One of those stories of, "lets refresh the engine to make sure it lasts another 25 years", which became "engine's out.. why not give it a few tweaks"
Nice car!
Tell me, which Porsche is it that you have got?
I reckon he's got two - the kettle and toaster.
Goat recently travelling faster than he realises, in a subtle coloured, debadged 335D M sport coupe
This will shortly get the 345bhp/680nM it really doesn't need...
These two 90's icons make sure that all the bases are covered when the Mrs's A6 3.0TDI throws a wobbly!
Here you go :)
Not my choice but the other half's car.Has been in the garage for ten months and never used.One new battery and one MOT and ready to go.
Its kind of growing on me
Yeah yeahTopless, whatever it is is still a great fun, just watch where you park ;)
Just said goodbye to this after 18 months & finalising the deal for its replacement this week
Wow, lovely. Can't wait to see what replaces that!Just said goodbye to this after 18 months & finalising the deal for its replacement this week
Got this 184 FR Leon a few weeks ago for the wife/family run about. Pretty impressed with it so far, great VFM.
Is that an RS2, if so very nice?Here you go :)
Finally moved our 156 along and replaced it with this. Always got to have an Alfa on the driveway!
The Tiptronic 2 gearbox - on the Boxster above and on my 911 - is a joy to use. Complex to learn - it isn't just an 'auto' - but worth the trouble.
You should try one.
You don't know much about cars or Porsches do you?
Probably best you leave this thread and save yourself further embarrassment in front of a lot of people who do know about cars.
I spent this afternoon doing this:
Rear bumper off:
Removing baked tar from the tailpipes:
(Soak a piece of kitchen roll in WD40, wrap around tailpipe, cover with plastic bag held in place with elastic band. Leave for one hour, remove & wipe away tar. Polish tailpipe).
Waxoyled:
Replace bumper and assume air of smug satisfaction. The front bumper was removed a couple of months ago for a similar exercise, and the rest of the underside was cleaned and undersealed last month.
Only a couple more quick and easy jobs left on the "to do" list before the winter - last winter I spent many hours machine polishing the paintwork in the freezing cold. This winter I'll be either driving it, weather permitting, or indoors in the warm!
Fantastic pic mate, bho is the unfortunate looking bloke with you with the beard??????? LOL............Nothing better than riding this when the sun is shining
whilst hanging out with some fellow bikers
Fantastic bike in every way, my only niggle is how I'm going to keep my license!
Trust all is well Jason
Paul
The runabout ...
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And the quicker runabout ...
That Merc was just beautiful- what are you getting to replace it?Just said goodbye to this after 18 months & finalising the deal for its replacement this week
+1
After a PDK transmission getting into other cars feels like stepping back 15 years.....
don't think that is the PDK as there aren't flappy bits; that's the older tip box which is still pretty good. The Boxster is a great little car and i've tried to sneak one into the garage by convincing the Mrs it would be ideal for her (she drives like a bloke, so i'm not wrong) as i won't let her drive the 911 (with same tip box).
Have to agree about the PDK though, had it in a couple of loan cars and combined with the sports exhaust it's a lorra, lorra laughs.
Yes- I could see that the boxster featured was tiptronic and pre PDK -I was just basically scoffing at the idea that an automatic Porsche
was like a woman without sex organs??!! --without sex organs surely it is impossible to determine male or female anyway??!!
After driving the latest PDK I could see no reason why I'd want a manual 911 in the future- the 'purists' all say they want a manual but since getting my PDK 991
I have hardly driven my 993 once....it's still lovely to drive but when giving it some welly on country roads the PDK is more fun,fluid and fast.....
Yep, I've driven two PDK Porsches for several hundred miles and the box is very good. Indeed, it's difficult to imagine how a box could be better.
That said, the Tip 2 ain't bad. It has a good reliability record, low servicing costs and, when you learn its complexities, is fun to use.
I've had this for 7.5 years now!
It's been amazingly reliable... however, my journeys are mostly motorway now, so have been considering selling it for a while, - apparently though, they've started increasing in value.
This shot was taken last Friday
Here's mine. As a friend described it, a wolf in sheep's clothing. Looks like a regular car, behaves like a comfort cruiser at low speeds. Push a few buttons and the 5l V8 naturally aspirated engine makes its presence known :)
I've just been browsing Boxsters. How do the 2 cars compare?Just said goodbye to this
and replaced it with this
Just need the rain to go away now!
Jake
I've recently moved to the U.S. (Seattle), and have just bought my first ever brand new car. I decided to have a happy medium between U.S and UK, so got the 2.3l Mustang, which is an awesome piece of kit. I can't wait to take it on Saturday for its first real drive, as we're heading over to the Olympic National Park seeing as the weather looks good...
We bade a fond 'viszlįt' to our trusty European kilometre muncher back in December. It had seen us comfortably through numerous journeys, covering a large chunk of the continent.
And after a lengthy wait, dealing with seemingly interminable bureaucracy, I finally collected the South American wheels today. Rather more suitable for local conditions; I wonder how long it will be before somebody (probably me) puts a dent in it.
On Weekends :)
:)
Nice Sherpa but the Merc is drop dead gorgeous
'Against stupidity, the gods themselves struggle in vain' - Schiller.
Picked this up on Friday :-)
Nearly 10 hours driving to the dealer and back but worth it I think :-)
That Lotus looks wicked- love the colour.....
Thanks... It's called F1 Red... It's actually quite orange but I agree.... looks brilliant. :-)
Seeing the size of the roof cover in the boot brought back some happy memories of mine, loved it! Few cars back for me now, currently have a Z4M.I spent this afternoon doing this:
http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/...9AB36F99D5.jpg
Did you get all the stones out of the number plate surround? Was the only thing that annoyed with the S2K was the way it seemed to collect gravel inside its rear!
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Looks great Steve, always wanted one, but can't justify it as a daily drive & having a lotus for weekends when I'm using the M daily. Tried to convince the wife she needs to replace her Z4 with a lotus though!
That Merc...that's all !
I shook a surprising number of stones out!
And you can either carry the tonneau cover in the boot or luggage. But not both!
Didn't you like it?!?Just said goodbye to this after 18 months & finalising the deal for its replacement this week
Can we have more pics of the Merc???
On Weekends :)
:)
Seconded. It's a real beauty.
Mr pyjama . meet Mr curta.
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
Jammies? Haven't even had tea yet!
Voilą:
Mercedes Benz 220 SEb/c 1961
work truck on the right and the daily runner on the left (well it was until I got the ML, ugly but comfy)
no trick photoshop stuff, its that big. the 4x4 ranger looks like a toy next to it!
That is absolutely lovely. I deliberately quoted the pictures so that I can look at them again.Voilą:
Mercedes Benz 220 SEb/c 1961
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