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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    I didn't think it would be your sort of car,
    I think you want something you can have a bit of fun in and is sporty, with a bit of class thrown in?

    Go and have some test drives.
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  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,712
    If you're gonna buy a barge then the Mercs are ok, but I'd pick this *any day* before an S63...

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201808289902408

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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,843
    Pinno wrote:
    I didn't think it would be your sort of car,
    I think you want something you can have a bit of fun in and is sporty, with a bit of class thrown in?

    Go and have some test drives.
    Fair comment - I might go easy on the class though, otherwise it might look odd :D

    Need to narrow down my choices a bit first - 4/5 down to 2 I think. Decisions, decisions. In the meantime I'll get the recall check done on the Maz-duh that I've been ignoring since last year so I can chop it in when needed. It'll have to go sometime as Sadiq is banning a lot of cars from coming inside the South and North circulars in the not too distant.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,843
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    If you're gonna buy a barge then the Mercs are ok, but I'd pick this *any day* before an S63...

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201808289902408

    media?id=2043664bd41b404ebd83601801035b25
    No barges!

    What is that? Link seems to have expired.
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Wheelspinner
    Wheelspinner Posts: 6,712
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Wheelspinner wrote:
    If you're gonna buy a barge then the Mercs are ok, but I'd pick this *any day* before an S63...

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201808289902408

    media?id=2043664bd41b404ebd83601801035b25
    No barges!

    What is that? Link seems to have expired.
    Jaguar XJ - R - Supercharged V8. Had a pimp-tastic interior in black and cream leather with contrast stitching, and gloss carbon trim. Was about 40 grand.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    ...and Stevo has to pay extra extra to get it within the North road circular for that.

    Take a Jag XF or similar for a spin... then take the Nissan Z...

    I think you would be delighted with the go kart handling, short wheel base and very easy revving Nissan.
    So much fun. I only know this as a friend had a 350.
    Not the best exhaust note like a lot of Jap cars (bar Subaru boxster engined one's) but you can't really hear it from inside the car.
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  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,875
    Friday was ages ago.
    Pinno wrote:
    Yep, an older M535 or similar.
    M535 is nothing like an M5. M535 is a standard car that's been pimped in the looks department, M5 looks more standard but has the go.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    how about a Dodge Charger. Rockin'
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    Pinno wrote:
    ...and Stevo has to pay extra extra to get it within the North road circular for that.

    Take a Jag XF or similar for a spin... then take the Nissan Z...

    I think you would be delighted with the go kart handling, short wheel base and very easy revving Nissan.
    So much fun. I only know this as a friend had a 350.
    Not the best exhaust note like a lot of Jap cars (bar Subaru boxster engined one's) but you can't really hear it from inside the car.

    I agree, a guy at work had an S63 AMG Coupe but reckoned his TT RS was a lot more fun on twisty roads. The 350z I drove a few years ago was excellent. I've been sowing the seeds for a proper car next time round to replace the GF's a3
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Friday was ages ago.
    Pinno wrote:
    Yep, an older M535 or similar.
    M535 is nothing like an M5. M535 is a standard car that's been pimped in the looks department, M5 looks more standard but has the go.

    #pedant
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  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,843
    Pinno wrote:
    ...and Stevo has to pay extra extra to get it within the North road circular for that.
    It's car about age and what emissions tests you pass - diesels have to pass the Euro 6 which was only manadatory 2 years ago FFS. Most petrol motors post 2005 will be OK. So ironically my Maz-duh blandmobile that does 50mpg on Redcar trips will get fined for going inside the South Circular but I could swan through for free in some monster V8 Merc/Bimmer/Jaag. So logically...
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,843
    HaydenM wrote:
    a3
    Don't wait, change it now. Torch the car if you have to :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,875
    Pinno wrote:
    Veronese68 wrote:
    Friday was ages ago.
    Pinno wrote:
    Yep, an older M535 or similar.
    M535 is nothing like an M5. M535 is a standard car that's been pimped in the looks department, M5 looks more standard but has the go.

    #pedant
    Not pedantry, very different cars.
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  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    HaydenM wrote:
    a3
    Don't wait, change it now. hit it with a hammer, torch the car and then drive it into next door's garden if you have to :)

    ftfy

    #audisuck
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    Veronese68 wrote:
    [...very different cars.

    Hardly.
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  • pblakeney
    pblakeney Posts: 27,521
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    ...and Stevo has to pay extra extra to get it within the North road circular for that.
    It's car about age and what emissions tests you pass - diesels have to pass the Euro 6 which was only manadatory 2 years ago FFS. Most petrol motors post 2005 will be OK. So ironically my Maz-duh blandmobile that does 50mpg on Redcar trips will get fined for going inside the South Circular but I could swan through for free in some monster V8 Merc/Bimmer/Jaag. So logically...
    Beat the charges, BMW i8. :lol::lol::lol:
    The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
    I am not sure. You have no chance.
    Veronese68 wrote:
    PB is the most sensible person on here.
  • Stevo_666
    Stevo_666 Posts: 61,843
    PBlakeney wrote:
    Stevo 666 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    ...and Stevo has to pay extra extra to get it within the North road circular for that.
    It's car about age and what emissions tests you pass - diesels have to pass the Euro 6 which was only manadatory 2 years ago FFS. Most petrol motors post 2005 will be OK. So ironically my Maz-duh blandmobile that does 50mpg on Redcar trips will get fined for going inside the South Circular but I could swan through for free in some monster V8 Merc/Bimmer/Jaag. So logically...
    Beat the charges, BMW i8. :lol::lol::lol:
    I've already worked out how to do that without driving the fastest milk float in the West - see above :)
    "I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]
  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,207
    Pinno wrote:
    Yep, an older M535 or similar. You can pick them up for a very reasonable price. That car set a helluva standard in comfort, handling and power.
    TLW had one (I think) but he'll agree nonetheless.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 500&page=1

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 0lg&page=2

    I still think a Jag would suit you sir.
    My old chap had the 535 - was fun, but preferred driving my bosses m5
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    TLW1 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Yep, an older M535 or similar. You can pick them up for a very reasonable price. That car set a helluva standard in comfort, handling and power.
    TLW had one (I think) but he'll agree nonetheless.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 500&page=1

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 0lg&page=2

    I still think a Jag would suit you sir.
    My old chap had the 535 - was fun, but preferred driving my bosses m5

    What was the fundamental differences between the two?
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  • tlw1
    tlw1 Posts: 22,207
    Pinno wrote:
    TLW1 wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    Yep, an older M535 or similar. You can pick them up for a very reasonable price. That car set a helluva standard in comfort, handling and power.
    TLW had one (I think) but he'll agree nonetheless.

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 500&page=1

    https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified ... 0lg&page=2

    I still think a Jag would suit you sir.
    My old chap had the 535 - was fun, but preferred driving my bosses m5

    What was the fundamental differences between the two?
    The m5 was stiffer, much faster and sounded great. The 535 was a relaxed but fast cruiser
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Fugginell. I remember liking the look of the bmw z8 15 years ago, thought that might be a left field option as a modern classic. They're now the price of a house, properly expensive.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    But they are so fugly and BMW never really put anything really punchy under the bonnet.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    According to Shorty, I should light little fires in all the bird boxes to keep them warm and I should put little doors over the 'round holes'.
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  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    Oh and how does the sea get there?
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Pinno wrote:
    But they are so fugly and BMW never really put anything really punchy under the bonnet.
    Thought it was a 5 litre V8 beast. They have a Teutonic charm.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Pinno wrote:
    According to Shorty, I should light little fires in all the bird boxes to keep them warm and I should put little doors over the 'round holes'.

    That'll make roast birdies shorty. Shorties are lovely. Is this the shorty who deconstructed Christianity?
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    Yep.
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  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Pinno wrote:
    Oh and how does the sea get there?

    Asteroids, comets, collisions.
  • hopkinb
    hopkinb Posts: 7,129
    Pinno wrote:
    Yep.

    She sounds cool. Enquiring minds are good minds.
  • pinno
    pinno Posts: 52,552
    hopkinb wrote:
    Pinno wrote:
    But they are so fugly and BMW never really put anything really punchy under the bonnet.
    Thought it was a 5 litre V8 beast. They have a Teutonic charm.

    I looked it up. It was built to commemorate the 507.

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