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

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E30-M3-Metallic-diamond-black-1991-/120853705778?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item1c23713432#ht_1870wt_1157

This is about as good as they get. A bit toppy in my opinion though.

Loving this:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AUDI-RS2-/150765321710?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item231a503dee#ht_1204wt_1157

My time in America left me with a serious yearning for stupid trucks, some of the jacked up beasts i saw out in Colorado brought out the latent redneck in me

+1.

Was there a few weeks ago, came back with dreams of being a redneck.

This doesn't work so well in london.

It'll probably get you caned shitless parts of Londinium.

Makes the rather massive assumption that my motor is finished but anyone fancy this? 13th May.....

http://maitlandracing.com/north-weald-test-tune-calendar/

Presumably a license or ability to ride a bike is necessary? Unless you fancy letting me have a go on the Gixer in your car park before the off?

In though...

Ah, have now read.

Still in...

[QUOTE=pigfarmer;2769263]Presumably a license or ability to ride a bike is necessary? QUOTE]

Never stopped me in the past Jon - however, I'm hoping we can put together a more gas guzzling convoy of 4 wheelers. Hell, you and I should be able to account for a tanker or 2s worth of super.

Behold this

Courtesy of BRM666

Finally picked up my Pug 405. Apart from a slight leak in the fuel system, some new coolant hoses and wheel tracking it's damn good for £200. Already given the fuel pump a tweak in the right direction so it's not so sluggish.

It could do with a radio but it's faultless for comfort.

Good work.

Now to add trick parts...

Taxi - YouTube

There is a T5-R saloon which I drive past when I come back into London via Penge, we passed it yesterday.

Today I cycled back to have a look at it.

The owner has changed the grill, and raised the hinges of the bonnet so it stands proud of the wings- both things which are easily and cheaply fixable.

The alloys are for les poubelle, as they are all curbed and one has a big ding in it.

Taxed until June, but one tyre is (currently) flat.

What are the odds that the owner will want £4,000 for a £500 car?

This?

Or this?

@Dammit: Make him an offer.

@O'Shane: The four door - at least you can go cabbing in it.

Got to be the touring car

Cabbing? Is that the London version of dogging?

Dogging doesn't happen in London. We invented it in Essex, but back then we didn't call it dogging. It was just called getting a nosh whilst your mate rooted some doris in Epping Forest Country Club car park.

car vinyl wrapping - what colour/finish would you have your car?

Turquoise.

Depends on the car.

My mates T5 looks nice in gray -

He's kinda of self employed/it's complicated. Done some lovely work with him over the past few years

I want turquoise because I could never actually paint a car that colour unless it was a fifties Cadillac or Plymouth etc.

My first car was a caribic blue Corsa. A sort of metallic turquoise. Loved it.

Can you wrap my car so it looks like this all the time?

Nope, matt wrap ftw. Gloss wrap still needs polishing to keep the shiny finish