Looking at a new motor....

thisisguitar

http://www.goldsealgarage.com/listings/147_files/147.jpg Something more in keeping with your image...

ennspek

Gassage;1086218" said:

rlw said:

http://www.911virgin.com/porscheforsale/614/996GT3Mk1/



Or...



I was going to suggest my old 996 but you seem to have missed it by a day..........














Henry is such a momumental cunt I'd never buy anything off him.

Do tell?

rlw

I've only ever dealt with Tom who is Ok but I've always found Henry to be a decent chap.

Snap

Great thread. Now we;re talking.

Have you considered a Nissan 370Z or Toyota GT6?

Or Boxster S 3.4?

Or second hand Mustang V8?

Its not a coupe, but its nutty and in budget - the Lexus ISS, 5 litre, V8, silly fast and noisy

Out of your list I'd have the Cayman. Lovely looking cars too.

Merc SL500 or 350?

Or BMW 335 (the twin turbo) coupe or convertible and get it chipped. Friend had one and it was ridiculously quick. Wheel spinning at 90mph on gear change, etc etc. Very funny.

Could you get a DB7 or Vantage at the top of your budget?

thisisguitar

rlw said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/maserati/4200/2004-04-maserati-4200-coupe-cambiocorsa-v8-2dr-coupe/5725825?v=c

Sorted.  End of thread.

Lovely looking car, but the gearbox is utterly awful according to every review.

I'd go for the 3.4s Cayman, used to run around in the 2.7. You'll want the 3.4. If you can get a low mileage early one you can avoid the tax hike. 

Bogwhoppit

Gassage said:

Any others to consider?

The Dong Mk II ?

bazxkr

Spend more...Jaguar F type...no brainer.

Otherwise, XKR may be not the best interior but the drive is exquisite...get the 5.0 Portfolio, everything on it  & just glide man !! And you can get golf bats in the boot (or cricket bats in your case).

chillidoggy

Bogwhoppit said:

Gassage said:

Any others to consider?

The Dong Mk II ?

I was going to say you need to be a big cock to drive an Audi, but.........

Gassage

Offer made on this

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201605274373522/usedcars?logcode=visc

Gassage

Re Henry,

It's a music thing.

Years back, Porsche had a house band (cringingly named Suzie and the Boxsters) of which I was part.

We played the Porsche exhib at the Le Mans 24 Hour Race in 2006 or 7 and Henry was just pissed and got fucking rude during the gigs to the point I told him to fuck off or I'd fuck him off.

I also despise his pricing and the fact he believes he's immune to the stat 3 month warranty. As Porsche specialists go he's marginally behind Harry @ Portiacraft when it comes to sharp practice.

Jonathan @ Cridfords is a great mate of mine.

rlw

....that interior though...

It looks lovely but is a bit of a shock.  Black; dark blue; dark grey - yes; red - probably but light tan - I couldn't.

Never been to Cridfords but have only heard good things about them.

boogieman

Yup, that interior. Would look fine on a Guards Red car but not black.

rlw

boogieman said:

Yup, that interior. Would look fine on a Guards Red car but not black.

It would?

boogieman

rlw;1091669" said:

boogieman said:

Yup, that interior. Would look fine on a Guards Red car but not black.





It would?

Ok. It would look better.

Gassage

In fairness, I drove the Audi A5 3.0 TDi today and I have to say I was utterly blown away by it.

Sensational.

Might have a re-think

Gassage

SO I did it

What: BMW 635d black, pan roof, cream leather

Miles: 40k Age 2010 As noted I was changing my car a couple of weeks back. After a lot of thinking and agonising, I decided to actually drive the things and the one I fell totally in love with was the big BM.

Incredibly quick, frugal for a twin turbo diesel (40mpg+), the 'sport' mode is just silly quick. Very comfortable and basically I'm over the moon with it. No back seat but a big enough boot to gig with.

Sporky

Did you save £800 for GA55AGE?

Gassage

No. I'm hardly going to put a 55 plate on a 10 car just to appease you lot. I do that with gear but I draw the line at cars!

Snap

nice motor mate, a real big beast.

pictures of course.....

thought about chipping it? Friend of mine had the same engine in a 3, had it chipped and it was a monster. So fast.

mind you, fast enough without, and very smooth.

Auto or manual? Guessing auto

TheMarlin

DB9's can be had on the edge of your budget