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

This I can get behind:

He probably saved himself well over £50k in tax and reg charges for having an M3 in Norway along with creating an awesome sleeper car.

s54 engine swap to a normal e46 sedan would have been sleeper. Not denying its awesome tho.

It's the tax thing that makes it interesting. Plus the fact he races makes it a bit less nuts, as otherwise I'd have thought a 330i would do the job for most... although I assume tax is based on the original RRP or something.

But yes otherwise the answer to the question; "why isn't there a 4 door M3" is, "because M5".

A 3 series Touring makes more sense to me, because... well it just does.

Shame the donor car looked like such a clean example. Tres beautiful colour it was too.

It did remind me of the oldskool puppykilling days. Guess there's logic to using a decent donor.

TBH I didn't get the gushing over the colour. I guess it's alright on an old 7 serise.

Hey @Dammit is your Volvo currently parked at Heathrow airport? I think I just drove past it....

It is the tax thing in Norway that makes all these mad project cars they produce make sense.
Remember a huge project that a very skilled aircraft maintenance engineer built. Was a very inoculous volvo 940 that was crash damaged, he turned into a very solid daily driver but with aircraft quality sealant all over it. Mist have spent £20k exc hus own labour

Yep- in the long term for T5

I just saw that! The one with the big scratch down the side and all the birdshit on the roof?

Could be. Difficult to say as by the time I got there the fire had really taken hold.

At least the fire had been put out by that meteorite when i drove past.

Well, there's a bit of luck. All's well that ends well, as they say.

Yep. That be it.... Zone C!
You'll be glad to know it didn't have any dents on it.

I'm confident that the Volvo can look after itself.

Anyone need an Experian vehicle check performed? I have two expiring in 10 days...

@Dammit https://www.blocket.se/kalmar/245_Cheva_v8_74312520.htm?ca=18&w=1

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Looks like they took it down just after I linked to it

Late 70's 245 with a v8 in decent condition for £5k

Hah, thanks for thinking of me. Maybe I should send Bad Obsession Motorsport a hearing aid beige 245dl, a 4.7 litre Cerbera, and ask them to produce a V8 Volvo estate.

Thinking out loud. I'd you had £10,000 on top of vehicle purchase price. Would that be enough to make an engineered v8 Volvo wagon with modern drive train, brakes an suspension? Even it cost £20000 you'd have a very cool car that you could keep and use for a long time. Much more interesting than a otp wagon from bmw or Audi?

Edit: by wagon I mean Estate.

Dropped my pug off to a new mechanic today. Found a workshop that mainly builds race cars, so naturally thought they'd love to work on a knackered 306. Turns out they're happy to!
Amazing too, in one corner there's a Renault 5 maxi turbo being built and in the other corner a model t Ford with a twin supercharger Ferrari v12. All custom fabrication by the dudes there. And on the hoist a rally prepped '84 Audi quattro coupe. A proper workshop. Happy, but scared for my wallet.

model t Ford with a twin supercharger Ferrari v12

the puppies!

I'm guessing the bits of actual Model T Ford in that are few?