Here's what I saw today - Part II (Please read the rules before posting)

darragh o meara

steveirl2 wrote: »

You could have just asked me!!! From the assumptive conclusions you have reached, am I to assume that I am not a sane person?

Is this really yours?

As for the sane thing, most of the people I know who could afford a high end car like that wouldn't touch one not registered in Dublin, I ve even had bother selling normal cars to dubs because of them not being registered there, hence my assumption. In which case I was wrong to make assumptions.

Anyway on a side note, how did you manage to get the car onto the ferry? I usually end up catching the floor at least once or twice every trip and my car ain't anywhere as low as yours.

jozi

Steve, how does this compare to your previous super cars? Am I right in thinking this is one of the last manuals?

JamieIsGod

Spotted this two days ago in Howth

goochy

Nice car steve , doesnt michael madden in kk have a simalar kk reg one ? His old diablo 6.0 is still for sale at vvs in uk i think !

Noccy_Mondy

GvidoR wrote:

I can't even...

Seen that a few times, horrendous. Looks about 50 million times worse in the flesh!

ironclaw

Cockpit of the current Tesla



Wasn't impressed by the build quality at all as this was my first time to have a proper look at the car. Door handles are very cool but door felt light and 'cheap' Interior is nice, seats are fantastic. I regret to say however you can forget it if you are over 6ft, I felt cramped and couldn't enter or exit without my knee's hitting the wheel. Touch screen is very good but a magnet for fingerprints :P

Interslice

ironclaw wrote: »

Cockpit of the current Tesla



Wasn't impressed by the build quality at all as this was my first time to have a proper look at the car. Door handles are very cool but door felt light and 'cheap' Interior is nice, seats are fantastic. I regret to say however you can forget it if you are over 6ft, I felt cramped and couldn't enter or exit without my knee's hitting the wheel. Touch screen is very good but a magnet for fingerprints :P

Felt ill on seeing that.

tossy

steveirl2 wrote: »

You could have just asked me!!! From the assumptive conclusions you have reached, am I to assume that I am not a sane person?

You never imagined a Lambo would make you unapproachable and insane Steve

Dr Turk Turkelton

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Was in the garage this morning and this pulled in beside me.
An image of utter beauty.

steveirl2

darragh o meara wrote: »

Is this really yours?

As for the sane thing, most of the people I know who could afford a high end car like that wouldn't touch one not registered in Dublin, I ve even had bother selling normal cars to dubs because of them not being registered there, hence my assumption. In which case I was wrong to make assumptions.

Anyway on a side note, how did you manage to get the car onto the ferry? I usually end up catching the floor at least once or twice every trip and my car ain't anywhere as low as yours.

No need to explain..i did put a smiley on the reply.
As to getting on and off the ferry, this car has a lift system on the front suspension, which raises the front end from it's normal clearance of 3 inches to just under 5 inches. Even at that they had to position rubber ramps and guide me on, so it just about made it.

goochy wrote: »

Nice car steve , doesnt michael madden in kk have a simalar kk reg one ? His old diablo 6.0 is still for sale at vvs in uk i think !

Thank you, I don't think he has replaced his Diablo with anything, definitely not an LP640, this is the first one to be registered in Ireland

steveirl2

jozi wrote: »

Steve, how does this compare to your previous super cars? Am I right in thinking this is one of the last manuals?

Compare? Well I guess it is fair to say pretty well, every car is different, but this thing really is an impressive drive, the performance is epic, and it steers and stops as good as it looks.

tc20

A couple from recent days, the trike looked impressive, even if its not my cup of tea. The Evo (Mk 4??) had "MR" badging if that means anything

Marcinek_55

A little off-topic but did you hear Gumball 3000 start in Dublin next year ? Time to find a team to go for a road trip with

SuperS54

Found these when resurrecting my photobucket account...taken a few years ago in Taipei, the pickup was dragged backwards and pushed forwards with the forklift and the car lifted up in order to paint the motorcycle parking spaces, they did the same thing all down the street, won't imagine it's recommended in the owners manual....

Special Circumstances

Love those z3 M coupes. Nice one Turkleton.
Although I understand now why my phone didn't show any photos in your post earlier - they are mahoooosive.

SuperS54

Visited a factory in China close to Tangu port this week, new cars are taken from the port in these "super" car transporters, unloaded and then dumped wherever they find space until someone drives them to the dealership. Not unusual to see a truck driver with the seat back sleeping or else smoking in someones brand new Range Rover. The length of the transporters is crazy, huge turning circles required. For a time transporters with a double wide top deck were used but I assume they were a step too far and have been banned. Adding a 30ft or 40ft overhang to the back of your already 50ft trailer seems to be fine and legal though!

johndaman66

^^^Wow they certainly do things differently over there. Presumably all those bmw's/ merc's/ porsches/ toyota's/ lexus are fake Chinese copies?

Special Circumstances

johndaman66 wrote: »

^^^Wow they certainly do things differently over there. Presumably all those bmw's/ merc's/ porsches/ toyota's/ lexus are fake Chinese copies?

I'd say they are the real deal - the ones with money wouldn't be seen with anything but "western" products, the more expensive the better. Dogs with two Apple watches kinda crack (not sure if that was a wind up or not, didn't follow it). Conspicuous consumption to the max like.

SuperS54

johndaman66 wrote: »

^^^Wow they certainly do things differently over there. Presumably all those bmw's/ merc's/ porsches/ toyota's/ lexus are fake Chinese copies?

They're all the real deal, some built in Chinese plants some imported from overseas. I seen a batch of Maserati's arrive as I was leaving, have another chance to get some photo's tomorrow, hopefully something exciting will be delivered for the weekend!

Thargor

bmstuff wrote: »

The owner of that Tesla S 85 dropped to my place today.
I was surprised to actually discover a nice car. A lot of room. Very nice interior. The screen size still baffles me, but why not. It does its job.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=

Its... brown? Someone bought a Model S and asked for brown?

ironclaw

SuperS54 wrote: »

They're all the real deal, some built in Chinese plants some imported from overseas. I seen a batch of Maserati's arrive as I was leaving, have another chance to get some photo's tomorrow, hopefully something exciting will be delivered for the weekend!

They are real. China is exploding at the moment. I was in Porsche and Audi in Beijing, and they had non-stop sales the entire time I was there. Panamera is the Nissan Sunny of Beijing now :pac:

cullow123

151 D BMW i8 , I seen in Castleknock last night: (Sorry for bad picture quality)

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darragh o meara

cullow123 wrote: »

151 D BMW i8 , I seen in Castleknock last night: (Sorry for bad picture quality)

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I was behind this on the way into Maynooth yesterday evening. Is this the second one in the country?

JamieIsGod

darragh o meara wrote: »

I was behind this on the way into Maynooth yesterday evening. Is this the second one in the country?

A lot more than two of them AFAIK

el diablo

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Corvette C6 Z06

mailforkev

darragh o meara wrote: »

I was behind this on the way into Maynooth yesterday evening. Is this the second one in the country?

I think there was seven (at least) on pre-order, so deffo more than two around.

Hachiko

What are them model Lexus in China? not a GS460/300h/Rx350 anyway unless there are more I dont know.

el diablo

Hachiko wrote: »

What are them model Lexus in China? not a GS460/300h/Rx350 anyway unless there are more I dont know.

Think it's an LX. Kind of the same as a Land Cruiser.

SuperS54

Hachiko wrote: »

What are them model Lexus in China? not a GS460/300h/Rx350 anyway unless there are more I dont know.

These ones?



LX 570 ?S is what it says on the tin





"Bulk Sales" sticker on the windshields, not sure if this is standard or they are a special import for a company or service

SuperS54

Few from today;

Maserati










Mustang







Rear light looks like an after thought and probably won't be too long before it parts company with the car...





Couple of Mercs,