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Post by Tim on Dec 15, 2017 14:05:31 GMT
In Edinburgh yesterday and saw a couple of the new London-style taxis.
They manage to look quite modern.
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Post by Martin on Dec 21, 2017 14:33:56 GMT
One of my customers who has just bought a new RS6 performance is in one of his other cars today, an MX-5 BBR 270, which he included the suspension work and wheels as well as the engine and exhaust changes and a hard top. Must be pretty quick and apparently it’s a huge amount of fun on the track and road, especially in these slippy conditions which is why he’s using it today. Looks much less....errrr....feminine than the standard model and much better than the current one. I think it’s not having off roader ride height / wheel arch gaps that makes the biggest difference. Apparently he’s got a couple of Ducati (Panigle V4 & Monster) as well, as bikes are his real passion, but I don’t know any more than that. edit: picture which probably should be in the dodgy parking thread.....  |
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Post by LandieMark on Dec 21, 2017 16:15:49 GMT
Nice. Huge amount of money those conversions. I certainly wouldn’t want to spend upwards of £6k on our NC.
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Post by Andy C on Dec 21, 2017 19:11:56 GMT
One of my customers who has just bought a new RS6 performance is in one of his other cars today, an MX-5 BBR 270, which he included the suspension work and wheels as well as the engine and exhaust changes and a hard top. Must be pretty quick and apparently it’s a huge amount of fun on the track and road, especially in these slippy conditions which is why he’s using it today. Looks much less....errrr....feminine than the standard model and much better than the current one. I think it’s not having off roader ride height / wheel arch gaps that makes the biggest difference. Apparently he’s got a couple of Ducati (Panigle V4 & Monster) as well, as bikes are his real passion, but I don’t know any more than that. edit: picture which probably should be in the dodgy parking thread..... Have you been in the RS6 yet? |
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Post by Martin on Dec 21, 2017 19:30:00 GMT
No, not yet.
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Post by Tim on Dec 22, 2017 10:01:39 GMT
One of my mates has had 3 RS6s, a V10 and 2 current shape V8s.
They're extremely rapid but whenever we went out in it he got frustrated on the motorway as it doesn't have any lane-clearing ability (if that still exists) because other drivers just see an Audi behind them.
When you did get a clear bit though the acceleration from 70 to, er ....... was incredible.
Sadly though even an RS6 can be defeated by a pothole!!
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Post by Martin on Dec 22, 2017 10:13:31 GMT
Lane clearing ability is an interesting one. The 535d doesn’t really have any during the day, but the voodoo lights make a big difference when it’s dark, even before I use main beam to turn night into day. In comparison, a decent percentage of people jump out of the way when there’s a bright red Porsche behind them.
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Post by johnc on Dec 22, 2017 10:21:33 GMT
Even normal adaptive headlights seem to do a good job as the driver in front finds the sides of his car illuminated and either feels a bit intimidated or pulls over to find out what it is behind.
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Post by Tim on Dec 22, 2017 10:38:32 GMT
The 320 is good at lane clearing but only when I have the roof bars fitted. Despite it being a black car!
I saw a series 1 Passat CC this morning and thanks to an aftermarket exhaust was able to identify it as a VR6 version. I guess they're pretty rare!
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Post by Martin on Dec 22, 2017 13:25:12 GMT
Even normal adaptive headlights seem to do a good job as the driver in front finds the sides of his car illuminated and either feels a bit intimidated or pulls over to find out what it is behind. Yes, it’s the extra light in their mirrors / alongside the car that gets their attention. An unexpected side benefit. |
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Post by rodge on Dec 28, 2017 17:37:38 GMT
Saw a Trabant the other day. Wondering how it made it as far as Ireland!
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Post by johnc on Dec 29, 2017 6:51:09 GMT
I left our unsalted winter wonderland this morning and made it to the salted and clear main road with plenty of snow falling. There was a car coming (Ibiza 5 door) so I waited and when it passed I noticed that the nearside rear window was down. I pulled up alongside his offside at some lights a few miles down the road and his offside rear window was down as well - and the snow was swirling around and going in to his car. Too many sprouts for Christmas? Very odd.
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Post by Roadrunner on Dec 29, 2017 8:22:12 GMT
I left our unsalted winter wonderland this morning and made it to the salted and clear main road with plenty of snow falling. There was a car coming (Ibiza 5 door) so I waited and when it passed I noticed that the nearside rear window was down. I pulled up alongside his offside at some lights a few miles down the road and his offside rear window was down as well - and the snow was swirling around and going in to his car. Too many sprouts for Christmas? Very odd. Farty dogs in the car? What snow we had is being washed away by rain right now. It is grim out there and a complete contrast to yesterday. |
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Post by humphreythepug on Dec 29, 2017 19:35:37 GMT
You don't see these very often (haven't a clue what's going on with the photo uploader!)   |
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Post by LandieMark on Jan 7, 2018 21:34:51 GMT
CL63 AMG. Drove past mine today. Rather brave of him considering the snow on the road. I’m not a fan of current AMG Mercs but it sounded very menacing. Looked good in black with no chrome bits.
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Post by Boxer6 on Jan 7, 2018 23:09:00 GMT
You don't see these very often (haven't a clue what's going on with the photo uploader!) Was the fella hiding behind the door for any particular reason? Maybe linked to the "ahem" puddle underneath him? Just wonderin' .. .. .. |
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Post by Tim on Jan 8, 2018 11:08:19 GMT
I spotted an early Honda NSX out in rural Fife yesterday. Brave given how cold it was and the likelihood of salt on the roads.
It wasn't the same one I spotted in the same area last summer either.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 8, 2018 12:26:41 GMT
Behind me yesterday; a Porsche 928. Very nice.
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Post by ChrisM on Jan 8, 2018 13:30:11 GMT
You don't see these very often (haven't a clue what's going on with the photo uploader!) Was the fella hiding behind the door for any particular reason? Maybe linked to the "ahem" puddle underneath him? Just wonderin' .. .. .. ..... and a Kangoo in the background (thought Renault stopped selling them in the UK some time ago, unless this one's a van) and a Captur that looks like it is cocking its rear wheel right up in the air for some obscure reason |
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Post by rodge on Jan 14, 2018 0:44:11 GMT
Two today that are unusual not for the vehicles but for the number plates.
Driving south towards San Francisco, having been up at Mt. Shasta, I overtook a camper van which had Swiss plates, and a Tesla Model S that was on UK plates.
He was about 150 miles from the nearest supercharger, so I hope he had enough power to get there.
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Post by Alex on Jan 14, 2018 9:56:23 GMT
Visited my Nan yesterday and noticed her neighbour has an original Toyota Crown on his drive. It’s in pretty poor condition sadly and looks like it’s either been lowered or it’s suspension has collapsed.
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Post by humphreythepug on Jan 15, 2018 21:11:32 GMT
Was the fella hiding behind the door for any particular reason? Maybe linked to the "ahem" puddle underneath him? Just wonderin' .. .. .. ..... and a Kangoo in the background (thought Renault stopped selling them in the UK some time ago, unless this one's a van) and a Captur that looks like it is cocking its rear wheel right up in the air for some obscure reason Kangoo van. I think the window of the Aston is obscuring the Captur. |
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Post by Martin on Jan 16, 2018 9:17:11 GMT
Not my spot, my Dad sent it to me this morning. They’re in Australia for their annual 3 months avoiding the UK winter and he’s got an SV6 Black rental car (same as I had last year) so he dropped into the local dealership for a brochure and they were desperate to show him this end of line special. It’s an HSV GTSR W1, list price of about £100k (this one was $185k), 635hp, 600lb ft, Trofeo R tyres etc. It’s a shame the Australian built cars are no more and the new Commodore is a rebadged Insignia.  |
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Post by Martin on Jan 16, 2018 21:09:24 GMT
I followed an I-Pace out of Daventry earlier today. It was fully disguised in a green swirly wrap, but had a Jaguar hash tag electric something down the side. It goes well.
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Post by michael on Jan 19, 2018 18:37:11 GMT
Saw my first E-pace on the road today. I hadn’t realised they were out yet. Bright red wasn’t the best colour for it but nice enough.
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Post by Martin on Jan 19, 2018 20:03:54 GMT
New Bentley Continental driving through Burford, looks very nice on the move.
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Post by Boxer6 on Jan 20, 2018 22:27:58 GMT
Defender with the bonnet-mounted spare wheel option - and the added bonus of about 4 inches of packed snow on top of that!
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Post by humphreythepug on Jan 22, 2018 12:48:57 GMT
Saw my first E-pace on the road today. I hadn’t realised they were out yet. Bright red wasn’t the best colour for it but nice enough. Had a guy look at a Kadjar a couple of weeks ago, he's driven the E-Pace, he liked it but said the cost was ridiculous. |
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Post by johnc on Jan 22, 2018 13:49:33 GMT
Had a guy look at a Kadjar a couple of weeks ago, he's driven the E-Pace, he liked it but said the cost was ridiculous. I specced one up a while back and posted something on here - It was easy to get way over £50K for anything that was at all interesting and as you say, that is ridiculous. |
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Post by Martin on Jan 24, 2018 18:13:54 GMT
Lindsay was in Porsche Silverstone today (MOT time, passed with flying colours) and this was her view.... It’s not immediately obvious from the picture and she says it doesn’t do it justice as all, it’s a dark purple which she loved. £150k inc £13k options.  |
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