Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

CharlieCroker

ELM327 wrote: »

Nice collection of machines there Super Gurrier, what do you drive now?

That's a touchy subject!!

Supergurrier

ELM327 wrote: »

Nice collection of machines there Super Gurrier, what do you drive now?

A 07 Toyota Avensis d4dee.

I'm saving the last few k towards a Golf R in the spring. Could have one on pcp by now but I don't want more than a 10k loan so I'm slumming it to save.

Supergurrier

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

And what was your favourite? I've still got a 350Z itch I must say

They are a great car that anyone who likes sports cars should try and get a drive in. Mine was a 07 HR with only 35000 miles on it. Best thing about them is the directness and weight of all the driver controls. Steering/pedals/gearbox etc. Worst thing was weight (They weigh as much as a 530d) and crap Bose headunit.

I got rid of it as I'm 6"2 and 20 stone and found it a pain in the ass to live with daily being so low/doors are huge so it's easy to get stuck.

vintagevrs

Have you had a long drive in the R yet SG?

Supergurrier

vintagevrs wrote: »

Have you had a long drive in the R yet SG?

Not yet. Waiting to closer to buying time.

tossy

Dirtiest it's ever been, tomorrow is laundry day.

Truckermal

*Copy and Pastes pic to bad parking thread...* :pac::pac:

mi16

Picked this up for peanuts as a stop-gap a few months ago... but finding it hard to justify changing it yet.

It's a 2003 520i ES SE, which are a pretty strange mish-mash of SE and M-sport bits... sport suspension, sports seats in cloth, sport MFSW, and split rim alloys.

Duke O Smiley

Wow, those seats are very interesting. Not alcantara by the looks of your photo. Very strange

mi16

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Wow, those seats are very interesting. Not alcantara by the looks of your photo. Very strange

Interesting is right. The cloth has aged pretty well unlike most alcantaras these days. Even the bolsters are in good nick!

Interslice

Love a good cloth seat.

Foxhole Norman

mi16 wrote: »

Picked this up for peanuts as a stop-gap a few months ago... but finding it hard to justify changing it yet.

It's a 2003 520i ES SE, which are a pretty strange mish-mash of SE and M-sport bits... sport suspension, sports seats in cloth, sport MFSW, and split rim alloys.

Was this the one floating around a few Backroads owners? Looks a lovely example and the interior is super rare, cloth Sport seats were more common on the Pre-Facelifts and in Continental Europe, not so much here!

mi16

Foxhole Norman wrote: »

Was this the one floating around a few Backroads owners?

Thats the one! I've had it since March this year

R.O.R

Was hoping to hold on to the Grey 318d Auto for a good while, but got swapped out yesterday to this:



Which shall be known as the beigemobile - technically Platinum Silver exterior colour, but beige to me, to match the beige leather.

It's a 318i SE manual. Does seem to have the remote services activated so I must see if I can get the timed ventilation to work so it can be nice and toasty for me getting in each morning.

colm_mcm

What engine is in that?

vintagevrs

R.O.R wrote: »

Was hoping to hold on to the Grey 318d Auto for a good while, but got swapped out yesterday to this:


. Does seem to have the remote services activated so I must see if I can get the timed ventilation to work so it can be nice and toasty for me getting in each morning.

The ventilation remote just turns the fans on. No a.c. or heat I'm afraid.

Dale Parish

Normally don't park beside other cars but I saw this M4 on Sunday and felt I had no choice

R.O.R

colm_mcm wrote: »

What engine is in that?

Share's it's DNA with a Sports Car.

vintagevrs wrote: »

The ventilation remote just turns the fans on. No a.c. or heat I'm afraid.

Typical I get this coming in to winter rather than the blistering summer we had - outside was showing 40 degrees a couple of days, so you can imagine what the inside of the car was like :mad:

Dale Parish

Dale Parish wrote: »

Normally don't park beside other cars but I saw this M4 on Sunday and felt I had no choice ...........

Really subtle colour, I can't get anyway appreciative of the sound of these as they drive past. Might be different inside one of course. They sound like there's no oil in them or something IMO :pac:

colm_mcm

R.O.R wrote: »

Share's it's DNA with a Sports Car.

i8 sans hybrid tech then?

bazz26

the 318i is 1.5 litre these days.

R.O.R

bazz26 wrote: »

the 318i is 1.5 litre these days.

With not 1, not 2, but 3 whole cylinders!

Dale Parish

Augeo wrote: »

Really subtle colour, I can't get anyway appreciative of the sound of these as they drive past. Might be different inside one of course. They sound like there's no oil in them or something IMO :pac:

He did rev it a bit as he pulled away (because we were watching) but at the end of the day it's still a straight 6 so it's never going to have that v8 burble :pac:

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

R.O.R wrote: »

Share's it's DNA with a Sports Car.



Typical I get this coming in to winter rather than the blistering summer we had - outside was showing 40 degrees a couple of days, so you can imagine what the inside of the car was like :mad:

I used my heated steering wheel for the first time ever this morning. The most under rated bit of kit ever!

CIP4

bazz26 wrote: »

the 318i is 1.5 litre these days.

R.O.R wrote: »

With not 1, not 2, but 3 whole cylinders!

:eek: 3 cylinder in an executive saloon whatever about a 316i entry model but a 318i. What BHP is it ?

bazz26

CIP4 wrote: »

:eek: 3 cylinder in an executive saloon whatever about a 316i entry model but a 318i. What BHP is it ?

136bhp.

colm_mcm

0-60 in 8.6 seconds is good enough for a 318i. That’s a second and a half quicker than an e46 318i plus you have the torque advantage of a 3 cylinder and turbocharging.
3 cylinder engines can sound good as well, heard a new Kia Ceed 3 cylinder being caned last month, proper naughty little thing.

Big Nasty

Presume it's turbo'ed?

colm_mcm

Big Nasty wrote: »

Presume it's turbo'ed?

Yep.

punisher5112

When I hear 3 cylinder been used I can't get the sounds of the polo or Yaris out of my head.....

Ughhhhhhhh

I understand they have obviously come on a bit.

colm_mcm

https://youtu.be/ke33f4D7o_M

Alanstrainor

colm_mcm wrote: »

https://youtu.be/ke33f4D7o_M

It sounds well to be fair, well up the revs it does at least.

Big Nasty

Jesus Christ ROR - you're driving a fockin Glanza! :pac:

Wailin

CIP4 wrote: »

:eek: 3 cylinder in an executive saloon whatever about a 316i entry model but a 318i. What BHP is it ?

318i is no executive saloon, by any means.

jayo26

Sounds like an old 3 cylinder Corsa with an air filter and exhaust if you ask me


Nice car tho

Dale Parish

Took the M5 out again and met up with a friend

tossy

Nice cars.

Those 2.0T F types a seriously nice car.

I think an F type is €10k+ more then a mustang but to be fair the Mustang isn't exactly sought after. I think I've seen 5 or 6 in Ireland, Austria, Germany and Italy over the last 2 years, admittedly I'm not on the lookout for them

I reckon they'll sell quite a few F types in comparison.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

The Mustang does absolutely nothing for me. Everytime I see one I just see Mondeo lines.

vectra

Hunky Monster wrote: »

The Mustang does absolutely nothing for me. Everytime I see one I just see Mondeo lines.

OI!!!
Enough with the Mondeo

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

vectra wrote: »

OI!!!
Enough with the Mondeo

Uh oh.

vectra

Hunky Monster wrote: »

Uh oh.

:pac::pac:

Autosport

Will own one some day

Avatar MIA

Autosport wrote: »

Will own one some day

Prefer Optimus Prime

Duke O Smiley

Autosport wrote: »

Will own one some day

https://www.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/chevrolet-camaro-6-2/18741933



Nows your chance

Supergurrier

Those wheels are a crime against humanity

beertons

Supergurrier wrote: »

Those wheels are a crime against humanity

Aren't they the old rulers the Brothers used for smacking kids in the 80's?

Top Dog

Blummin heck - there must be some crazy spacers fitted as they look flush enough with the arches in some of the other photos. :eek:

ewj1978

Bloody thought the same.. Kept thinking its just my eyes but in each photo the tyres looked different.

Avatar MIA

"vrt is €7k or can be driven on uk plates"

That's nice of him to allow, exemption because it's featured in transformers ?

It's the kind of feature car you'd get away with in cannonball run, but as a daily or even weekend drive