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

This never gets old... 😂😂😂

Except for a VTEC civic

The Type R would get left for dead but sound so much better (not current gen) it would be worth it.

Why is it that car wheels are getting bigger year by year?

To intimidate cyclists with tyre noise and piss everyone else off.

Pulled a sustained lateral 1.1G at Bruntingthorpe in a long steady state corner - enough to make me worried for the oil pickup.

The Type R would get left for dead but sound so much better (not current gen) it would be worth it

Just so we're clear.... I was trying to be funny. But you are right, it would be way more fun. The intake sound alone would destroy the Tesla. With a period correct pod filter of course.

That is a very good number isn't it? How'd it feel? Stable or squirrelly?

Felt very predictable- always amazed at how capable these cars are when I take one out on track. The limits are much higher than you think and it’s pretty benign when you go past them.

Pre 2005 5 series are super sweet and have the bullet proof NA motor (I had an 03 530i)- they're not too giant and handle great. The turbo that came after had quite a few issues if I recall? I was strongly advised to avoid them by my local BMW indy garage. 2011 F10 and up settled down again a bit.

Edit...doh, I see that's a 523. They didn't have those here. Looks alright aside from the colour!

The Lagonda estate modelled on the Giant Anteater.

Spotted a Chelsea tractor/tank I actually like, thought it was a custom Lada Riva on roids at first, but turns out its a Volvo, made for the Swedish military, the L2104.

Nicknamed "the sow" over here

@kboy haha, I can see why. I want it to have an extra curly tow bar for a tail now.

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Separate thread for BMWs anyone? Or merge with golf club.

Shame they have the oil starvation issue (non-x51 anyway).

Yep, that's why we're dry-sumping the new engines.

merge with golf club.

Would rep.

Why do I still want a G-wagon?

micropenis

Because normal cars aren't expensive enough?

Jesus, had no idea how expensive they are. Also, 15mpg in the real world!

I don’t want one with all the AMG tat on the exterior, would quite like the 5.5 V8 under the bonnet though. This however is a car that doesn’t exist I suspect.

£1.31 per litre in Sainos last night, I was surprised at how low the price was.

Amazing cars, I would love an ex-Aussie Army one...

Bingo

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