Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

Nissan Vh41 V8

Turbo Yoda does put the Toyota V8 into some of their other projects and boost them though.

Hello darkness my old friend...

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http://www.deanjames.co.uk/e-adds/BMW-535-Est-WJ65RPO-Min-Cream-19s-Pro/index.htm

Looks good - have been very happy with my F11 (520d rather than 535). ZF 8 speed auto is amazing. Ditch the runflats on it though.

Lovely, that.

My 4 series is the same reg year, engine (minus a turbo), same gearbox & most of the interior spec - best car i've owned.

You chaps think the price is reasonable?

Yes, would probably have been 55k ish new.

Cheers. The Norfolk chap has popped up again - turns out he was on holiday without his phone charger. My plan, if something so nebulous can be called that, would be to use the money from the Volvo as a deposit on something low mileage like this that has some warranty left, and then maintain it at the dealer as a "service and forget" type deal.

Is it the head gasket?

Yeah. Hopefully head is OK.

Just had all the body rust repaired and the steelies repainted on what is becoming the favourite car I’ve ever owned. Best bit is the bodyshop smell inside. Obviously to demonstrate the quality of the work I took a picture in the dark.

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£27k for a sales rep car is just daft.

You could get an RS6 / EAMG etc for less and then we’d all want to be you rather than pity you behind your back.

I thought that that price range only got an E63 with the "whoops! there go the head bolts" issue?

For e.g. this one: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mercedes-E63-AMG/112429742943?hash=item1a2d55bb5f:g:oKwAAOSwwvZZR3wR

Which has these head bolts:

For the same money as the BMW I present this thing: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2009-59-PORSCHE-PANAMERA-4-8-4S-PDK-AWD-AUTO-400-BHP-5-DR-SALOON/252976220220?hash=item3ae68ec83c:g:lRcAAOSwvjdZVuEe

This plus £17k to fiddle with it?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201710290754118

Gone full circle on the Panamera, didn't like them but now they remind me of a big M Coupe.

Yup, same here. Really like them.

Fair enough, anything feels refined compared to the tin boxes I drive around in I guess. Impreza was the height of luxury, even had AC... ha

Anyone know a place in west London that will machine rims for better fkntubeless sealing?

This plus £17k to fiddle with it?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/a­dvert/201710290754118

Good spot! That's within bargaining range of the Volvo price, which would have the bonus of zero finance required.

3rded.

If I didn't have one too many nippers they'd be top of my shopping list.

My guess would be is that @Dammit has no such offspring limitations.

Place in Hanwell sorted out one of mrs. mespilus' Saab GM900's alloys when she hit a traffic island. Just up the hill from the bridge over the River Brent on the way towards the Clock Tower on the same side of the Uxbridge Road as Ealing hospital.
Can you tell I cannot remember the name of the place?

If I didn't have one too many nippers they'd be top of my shopping list.

My guess would be is that @Dammit has no such offspring limitations.

It doesn't look like my life is going to include children, sadly, so no - I don't have that type of limitation.

Don’t be sad.

Mine are largely fine but most other kids are either boring or annoying.

And you can have a Panamera, which will not be boring.