The Cars Spotted Appreciation Thread

[Philip.]

Faaaack 🤤

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Faaaack 🤤

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Thought that was a genuine FQ400 but its not apparently!

 

[Philip.]

Thought that was a genuine FQ400 but its not apparently!

Whatever edition it is it’s bloody lovely!

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

320 it is i think, only 400’s had red lettering on the doors and only 100 made. (Selling for absolutely stupid money now).

 

[Stefan.]

320 it is i think, only 400’s had red lettering on the doors and only 100 made. (Selling for absolutely stupid money now).

And the little mirrors

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

And the little mirrors

Aye carbon ones iirc. Was 12k more than the 360 as well😂

 

[CrippsCorner]

Faaaack 🤤

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Wheels look tiny! Compared to modern offerings... perfect though. Son of the owner of a boatyard I used to work at had one when he was a bloody teenager. Number plate was MAD BOY well obviously made to look like it, but I can't work out what it would have been now (trying to see where the plate is now)

 

[Philip.]

Wheels look tiny! Compared to modern offerings... perfect though. Son of the owner of a boatyard I used to work at had one when he was a bloody teenager. Number plate was MAD BOY well obviously made to look like it, but I can't work out what it would have been now (trying to see where the plate is now)

The car itself was pretty tiny compared to most things on the road these days.

 

[Cads]

A couple from a walk down town.
The GT4 was likely wrapped a matt grey. Not the best colour.

This Clio rarely sees the light of day. Looks fully track prepped. White inside, cage bonnet pins etc.

 

[DaveDreads]

Not your usual spot, wide body kitted and bagged i8 in what looks like NATO / olive green, not something I'd want to own but it's pretty cool none the less.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Mental. Different, at least!

Didn't get a picture, but saw a Civic Jorden today which was a pretty rare spot.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Shame he couldn't afford to fix the suspension.

 

[Crayola]

A couple from a walk down town.
The GT4 was likely wrapped a matt grey. Not the best colour.
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This Clio rarely sees the light of day. Looks fully track prepped. White inside, cage bonnet pins etc.
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Track spec petrol blue, did you ask if he was on the forum?

 

[Yarp]

Went shopping today and a new m2 was parked next to me. Got to say, it’s nowhere near as ugly in the flesh as it looks in the photos. It’s pretty much exactly the same length as the M3 but a fair bit wider and taller. The M3 looks really small next to it!

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

It looks genuinely awful next to the E46. It's a mess. Absolutely zero cohesion in the design.

 

[PP200t]

Track spec petrol blue, did you ask if he was on the forum?

why would you turn a petrol blue into a track car?! There’s got to be less than 26 left! 😔

 

[Whisker biscuit]

 

[Jamess182]

Went shopping today and a new m2 was parked next to me. Got to say, it’s nowhere near as ugly in the flesh as it looks in the photos. It’s pretty much exactly the same length as the M3 but a fair bit wider and taller. The M3 looks really small next to it!
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Wow that does look horrific in those photos!

Agreed it's so much better in then flesh though, especially when they've been lowered a little. I saw this one at the nurburgring earlier this year and it looked absolutely epic. Massive fan.

 

[Cads]

Track spec petrol blue, did you ask if he was on the forum?

Nah. Was too busy taking a ninja shot of his cars!

 

[Cads]

Mental. Different, at least!

Didn't get a picture, but saw a Civic Jorden today which was a pretty rare spot.

A local garage has this for sale. No price though, and no idea what it’s worth.

 

[CrippsCorner]

Real blast from the past those. Probably horrendously overpriced, but then again what isn't these days.

 

[Philip.]

Ooooft

 

[thecrim22]

Passed this sitting here a few times today

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Mental. Different, at least!

Didn't get a picture, but saw a Civic Jorden today which was a pretty rare spot.

So random i was looking at these on ebay! One for 9 and another at 12k🙈

 

[Cads]

So random i was looking at these on ebay! One for 9 and another at 12k🙈

Just did the exact same search!! I’ve still no idea if that’s the going rate or bloody expensive!!

 

[G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

Is that including the bike they were originally sold with, or just for the car?

 

[KitsonRis]

Didn’t know where to post this, here seems appropriate.

Oh I’ve just noticed it’s tyres.

 

[DaveDreads]

Some peoples idea of car modification borders on mental illness.

 

[The Chubby Pirate]

Just did the exact same search!! I’ve still no idea if that’s the going rate or bloody expensive!!

In 2008 just before i bought my first 172 i enquired about one and it was 3k and on seriously low miles lol.

 

[PP200t]

Is that including the bike they were originally sold with, or just for the car?

I don’t/didn’t think they came with a bike??

 

[G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

I don’t/didn’t think they came with a bike??

I was always under the impression that you could only buy it as a two piece order, but looking online it doesn't appear so as there were only 50 bikes made Vs 500 cars. Maybe I just saw an article that featured both and my brain automatically made the link for me lol

 

[CrippsCorner]

Ooooft

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Must have been picking up his number plate from Poundland, as he couldn't even afford a full size one by the looks of it.

 

[terryc101]

 

[Touring_Rob]

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Thats a scimitar SS1 - odd looking things.

 

[Whisker biscuit]

Thats a scimitar SS1 - odd looking things.

Yeah that’s what it is 👍🏼 took me to see the badge otherwise I’d have no idea.

Looks like escort rear lights.

 

[Touring_Rob]

Yes they used loads of parts from other cars! The engines were mostly Ford Escort other than the later ones which could come with a Nissan Turbo lump or a K series, think they had a lot of Metro parts too.

I was a track marshal for a Reliant event at Curborough my mate was in when I was 16 or so, remember lots of SS1's competing and they did alright tbf, bit funny looking!

 

[G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

I was 50/50 between posting this here or in the parked like a c**t thread, given that they're both parked in a buses only bay at the local swimming pool

 

[DaveDreads]

You shouldn't be posting anything in the parking thread, you live in Poland where parking simply means stopping the car and getting out.

 

[G. Brzęczyszczykiewicz]

You shouldn't be posting anything in the parking thread, you live in Poland where parking simply means stopping the car and getting out.

We could rename it "parking like a Pole" tbh

 

[SCJM21]

Deserves its own thread, a spin-off series, you should Krakón