Looking at a new motor....

Gassage

@snap it is plenty quick enough. It's seriously fast. All autos, the manual box can't deal wi the torque. Will take pics tonight

Gassage

TheMarlin said:

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

Who in their right mind would take DB9 over a 911 which was also in budget? Honestly, DB9s are thrown together compared to anything from Porsche.

welshboyo

Gassage said:

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.

is this what Gilmour drives? :P

seriously, very nice car and one hell of an engine..

Gassage

DG has a black Merc VAno 7 seater! 03 plate. How cool? (I only know because someone told me)

Bogwhoppit

I thought you were more a Fiat 500 man.

They can take a strat (in half)

with a THR on the roof

hobbio

Bogwhoppit said:

I thought you were more a Fiat 500 man.

They can take a strat (in half)

with a THR on the roof

Nah, he'd be uncomfortably numb in one of those.

Bogwhoppit

hobbio said:

Bogwhoppit said:

I thought you were more a Fiat 500 man.

They can take a strat (in half)

with a THR on the roof

Nah, he'd be uncomfortably numb in one of those.

Give it 'Time'

Dominic

Cayman is best car of the choices but what about a brutish Audi RS 4 ..............proper understated Muscle Car

Gassage

Here you go

The Fatmobile.

Gassage

Dominic said:

Cayman is best car of the choices but what about a brutish Audi RS 4 ..............proper understated Muscle Car

Had one. 3.4S GenII. Brilliant but you'd not get a bag in the back boot.

I drove it to Valencia the day I picked it up!

Bogwhoppit

Gassage said:

Here you go

The Fatmobile.

I still want to be your butler, but do you require a chauffeur and guitar cleaner ?   I can do the living wage and tips (not PG)

Snap

@Gassage

nice nice nice

Like it.

Watch those seats - I have  BM with the same colour leather - its a bugger if you are wearing dark denim. And I have a penchant for raw selvedge, so I have to have a pack of leather wipes in the glovebox. Seats are always getting blue rub off on them.

And yes that sentence looks to be chock full of euphemisms, ha !

DB9 - the interior is so poor, shocking really. So much cheap plastic up the centre console of the dash. Lovely looking outside though. I like the Vantage.

I've got a rumbling for a 2 seater brewing, probably for next spring. Nothing flash, probably 10 years old. Considering a Boxster S 3.4, or maybe a Z4 (maybe). I like the Cayman and the Vantage, but want a convertible.

xSkarloey

Gassage;1142259" said:

DG has a black Merc VAno 7 seater! 03 plate. How cool? (I only know because someone told me)

Does he work as an Uber driver these days then?


So where's the Dymo label on your car, Gas?

Sporky

Skarloey said:

So where's the Dymo label on your car, Gas?

This is the dash:

http://ngktorque.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Jaguar-xj13.jpg

Gassage

LOL..

So, after 4000 miles in the 6 series I have decided to flip it (go on, laugh).

A number of reasons:

1. Deffo a wheel bearing going
2. Other little things I know are gonna cost me vast amounts
3. A pan roof that doesn't open would grow tomatoes in alaska, it's that hot.
4. It is so fucking quick I drive it like a hooligan and my driving record means I need to just wind it back a little.
5. My dog simply doesn't like it.
6. It needs an A service, which will need lots of things
7. It needs 2 new rear tyres

So add in the cost of the bits that I am liable for and it's around £2500.

So I sold it today and suprised myself by buying a Mini Cooper SD AllRoad Countryman- fully loaded, 49k miles.

I like Mini's and this is a car that does everything.

Snap

hilarious.

My wife has had two minis, a One from new, 2002, and a diesel Clubman Hampton edition, from new again, never a problem and great fun to drive. Superb handling, and v good on long journey which was a surprise. Just a very very good car all round.

The 2002 one, 1.6, we kept for 9 years and it only did 34k miles. Sold it to my sister, she's done another 35k in it and I think we are going to buy it back off her for my eldest. It still in great nick, and ticks all the boxes.

FX_Munkee

Snap said:

hilarious.

My wife has had two minis, a One from new, 2002, and a diesel Clubman Hampton edition, from new again, never a problem and great fun to drive. Superb handling, and v good on long journey which was a surprise. Just a very very good car all round.

The 2002 one, 1.6, we kept for 9 years and it only did 34k miles. Sold it to my sister, she's done another 35k in it and I think we are going to buy it back off her for my eldest. It still in great nick, and ticks all the boxes.

Surely this is the version for @Gassage ? It's like destiny or something.

Snap

lol, yep, the name is great isnt it? Hampton, ffs. How much ws I sniggering when we were buying it???