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Post by Andy C on Mar 7, 2019 20:07:17 GMT
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Post by Andy C on Mar 15, 2019 8:36:41 GMT
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Post by chipbutty on Sept 9, 2019 6:50:54 GMT
Probably not a fair comparison, but I don’t think the recent crop of Lambo V12s sound anything as awesome as this does.
Whenever I think of a V12, this is the noise that always accompanies the thought.
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Post by Andy C on Sept 10, 2019 22:46:30 GMT
Just watched it, I agree, what a noise
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Post by Alex on Sept 11, 2019 9:57:03 GMT
Easy to forget how they were THE supercar back in the early 90’s and a real rarity.
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Post by Andy C on Oct 5, 2019 7:29:07 GMT
Fascinating to hear how Harry started evo . Well worth a listen
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Post by Roadsterstu on Oct 5, 2019 19:36:04 GMT
I'm going to watch that this evening. I'm really enjoying Harry's Farm, too.
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Post by Andy C on Jan 13, 2020 8:36:23 GMT
The huracan in his previous video sounded good but this is amazing
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Post by Alex on Jan 13, 2020 19:24:29 GMT
Another great video. I really like the Carerra GT and find it appeals much more than the 918 which feels just a little bit clinical in comparison and of course doesn’t have an intoxicating blend of F1 derived V10 and old school manual gearbox. Fifteen years later and it still looks great too.
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Post by PG on Feb 2, 2020 14:21:29 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2020 12:49:04 GMT
Just watched this:
Followed by this:
Amazing how different the vids are in terms of quality. The second is from 2012 and the sound, resolution and frame rate are all terrible!
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Post by johnc on May 18, 2020 7:16:45 GMT
Harry has just done a preview of an auction of some very interesting cars coming up this Saturday (some serious Mercs and BMW's):
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Post by PetrolEd on May 18, 2020 8:26:53 GMT
Why is it I find that Ami 6 really appealing?
Loving the E28 Alpina though think its been on the market a couple of times over the last few years.
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Post by michael on May 19, 2020 8:59:59 GMT
The CSK is highly want-able.
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Post by Big Blue on May 19, 2020 14:53:59 GMT
JK's Alpina - much want for the interior trim.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2020 20:32:28 GMT
As an aside, I saw an E30 M3 today.
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Post by Martin on Jul 26, 2020 7:45:19 GMT
The M5 competition video was pretty surprising, quite different to other reviews. Interesting because I think Harry generally has a better living with the car in real world view on cars than the magazines. I wonder if he’d have thought slightly differently if the price was in the £70s, which is more the market value for an M5?
The ride looked terrible when he started off in the Project 8 and the it looked to be moving all over the place, but it clearly puts a smile on his face. Or he’s trying to bolster residuals!
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Post by Alex on Jul 26, 2020 10:32:26 GMT
The price did make me think that someone buying one new is going to be taking quite a hit, especially if they fail to tick the box for Competition spec. It is a very nice car though and certainly very quick but the digital dash looks crap. I tried one in the latest 3 series and wasnt impressed with that one either. I prefer the JLR approach of the animation being of actual dials.
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Post by Martin on Jul 26, 2020 12:23:44 GMT
The price did make me think that someone buying one new is going to be taking quite a hit, especially if they fail to tick the box for Competition spec. It is a very nice car though and certainly very quick but the digital dash looks crap. I tried one in the latest 3 series and wasnt impressed with that one either. I prefer the JLR approach of the animation being of actual dials. I agree, the new dials are awful, HUD is essential so you don’t have to use them. It would have been so easy to make it much better without going silly with the amount you can configure. |
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Post by Tim on Jul 27, 2020 8:15:40 GMT
The price did make me think that someone buying one new is going to be taking quite a hit, especially if they fail to tick the box for Competition spec. It is a very nice car though and certainly very quick but the digital dash looks crap. I tried one in the latest 3 series and wasnt impressed with that one either. I prefer the JLR approach of the animation being of actual dials. I agree, the new dials are awful, HUD is essential so you don’t have to use them. It would have been so easy to make it much better without going silly with the amount you can configure. When it comes to dials and configurability I feel that the makers are catering for teenagers and those in their early 20s whereas the people actually buying those cars are usually the generation above - when did you last see a 20 something in a 3 series? Aren't most Fiesta class cars still on analogue dials? |
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Post by johnc on Jul 27, 2020 8:23:26 GMT
Mine has digital analogue looking dials and I far prefer them to the new BMW offering.
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Post by Andy C on Aug 24, 2020 19:16:19 GMT
Great to see car events back
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Post by Andy C on Sept 15, 2020 21:28:09 GMT
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Post by johnc on Sept 16, 2020 12:08:42 GMT
I watched that Harry's Garage video a couple of days ago. Hillclimbs are such good fun and the way that Jag gets off the line is very impressive.
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Post by Boxer6 on Sept 16, 2020 21:48:51 GMT
I watched that Harry's Garage video a couple of days ago. Hillclimbs are such good fun and the way that Jag gets off the line is very impressive. I've wondered more than once how much quicker you could have been up Doune hill with a paddle shifter John? One second, or maybe more? No idea if they're even allowed, or if it's strictly manual boxes only. |
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Post by johnc on Sept 17, 2020 8:16:59 GMT
I watched that Harry's Garage video a couple of days ago. Hillclimbs are such good fun and the way that Jag gets off the line is very impressive. I've wondered more than once how much quicker you could have been up Doune hill with a paddle shifter John? One second, or maybe more? No idea if they're even allowed, or if it's strictly manual boxes only. When I was hillclimbing you could have any gearbox you liked. However at that time paddle shifters were the thing of dreams and there were only a couple of guys who had automatics and they were just there for the fun and never at the sharp end. There were a few motorbike engined Westfields/Caterhams and some single seaters which used crash boxes without the clutch on the way up the box and only used the clutch at the start and on downshifts. Without doubt a modern day paddle shifter would be quicker. In a 1400cc Road legal Nova I got my time down to a class record 50.81s which was only 0.2s behind the hill record for the next class, road cars up to 2 litres. I so wanted to break 50s but I was already close to the limit. It took nearly 20 years, modern tyres and a change of regs allowing perspex instead of glass, rear seats to be removed and fibreglass panels before that record was broken. A friend of mine has bought a Caterham 620R with the sequential box (still with a gear lever) and that is totally bonkers with a speed and severity of gear change that takes your breath away. However I think the ratio of power to grip is so high it would be very difficult to pilot it up Doune and get anywhere near a record without serious risk of death. I am very respectful of the hill since another friend with a Westfield wrapped it round a tree after losing control in the tunnel when he hit some green tarmac under the trees at the first meeting of the year. He spent a considerable period of time in a plaster cast. |
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Post by Boxer6 on Sept 17, 2020 20:37:12 GMT
Appreciate the answer John. I'm not sure I ever had quick enough reactions to drive something quickly up that (or any other) hill, but I certainly don't now!! Wouldn't say no to passengering in one, if it was ever offered.
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Post by Tim on Sept 18, 2020 8:38:21 GMT
I'll drive you up the hill in the Micra if you want?  |
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Post by johnc on Sept 18, 2020 8:45:20 GMT
Here's a 350Z which went up in just under 55s. The final time can be seen on the time clock on the left just before the enter the paddock at the top of the hill.
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Post by Boxer6 on Sept 18, 2020 23:48:41 GMT
I'll drive you up the hill in the Micra if you want? Hmmm. A difficult decision that .. .. ..  |
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