The Cars Spotted Appreciation Thread

[Gally]

@Daniel I love this thing, it's crying out to be cleaned sadly, think it's just went 18 months with zero washing, the front is so bad!

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[Gareth]

I'm not a big BMW fan, but I love the 6 series Gran Coupe

 

[Short Norman]

Love them, sadly (or not) you can actually see it loosing value in the photo - pound notes falling off it.

They don't like to hold their money much while fairly new.

 

[Gally]

@hans @dk

Pretty much Full Spec, sounds really really good. Colour isn't for me on this car but not terrible, is this your colour @dk ?

Swathes of Alcantara inside is great, awesome cabin.

 

[McGherkin]

Swathes of Alcantara

Sounds like a really good band.

OT:

 

[AdDaMan]

Tiny lil Cappu. :smile:

 

[cat171]

Saw a Volvo Amazon last night in cream with some big spot lights on the front with white covers over them. Awesome!

 

[RSteve]

A few tasty spots from Harewood at the weekend, technically cheating as it was a race event I know, but still, I know these will be appreciated.

Frazer Nash Nurburg, 3rd of 3 built:

DSC_0073_1 by Steve Marsh, on Flickr
Cobra

DSC_0077_1 by Steve Marsh, on Flickr
TVR Tasmin

DSC_0082_1 by Steve Marsh, on Flickr
Talbot Sunbeam

DSC_0083_1 by Steve Marsh, on Flickr
Cooper MK6 & TVR 350i

DSC_0089_1 by Steve Marsh, on Flickr
Peugeot 104

DSC_0090_1 by Steve Marsh, on Flickr

 

[Mork of Ork]

My dad used to have a Sunbeam when I was a kid, his was a Chrysler though from before they became Talbot.

 

[Mork of Ork]

I went to pick my brother up from work today, he works in a Porsche dealership so I snapped a couple of piss poor pics of the 918s they have in at the moment. He said the black one has just sold for £1.25M and the white one is on sale for £1.4M. The pics are crap as they are right next to the window with the sun beaming in but I couldn't go round the other side as they are cordoned off.

They are nice but to be honest they don't really have a 'wow' factor and they blended in with all the 911s etc. My favourite car I saw there besides these was the manager's blue 996 Carrera but I only saw it as I was driving out so I didn't get a picture.

 

[DaveDreads]

Imagine driving around in something worth over a mill, every time you got a stone chip or a bird shat on it you could count the cost of depreciation in thousands, that's if they don't just keep appreciating into the future forever.

 

[RSteve]

Pass that dealership on a daily basis, spotted those two at the weekend, was meaning to nip in for a couple of pics!
Awesome looking things.

 

[C.J]

1973 Ford Escort. Rare in this condition?

These two sounded awesome. I spoke to the owners and they predicted they were pushing ~400bhp.

1964 Austin Healey (worth ~£50k?).

1911 Renault. Over 100 years old.

 

[cat171]

That Renault's aged better than most of their new stuff!

 

[DaveDreads]

That Renault windscreen's enormous, everyone must have worn top hats back then.

 

[Mork of Ork]

I want that Escort, even though it's a 1300 auto and it'd be quicker to walk.

 

[mace¬]

I spot a flaw in that Renaults spare wheel. How is that supposed to work?

 

[DaveDreads]

I think it's just a spare tyre rather than a spare wheel, I like how the radiator's sandwiched between the engine and the firewall, I bet they measured the range of that thing in yards rather than miles.

 

[cat171]

I spot a flaw in that Renaults spare wheel. How is that supposed to work?

Split rimz innit.

 

[craigRS]

This old renaults been parked in the same place for the last 3 years in Tenerife

 

[AdDaMan]

That place looks glamorous!

 

[Gally]

The New TT.

Mostly the TTS. Sepang Blue with Silver mirrors and nice option wheel. Looks like a car of 2020. They've done a stunning job with it.

Not been in one yet, hopefully the interior has had a advent revamp, they were getting a bit boring and samey.

 

[Stefan.]

The New TT.

Mostly the TTS. Sepang Blue with Silver mirrors and nice option wheel. Looks like a car of 2020. They've done a stunning job with it.

Not been in one yet, hopefully the interior has had a advent revamp, they were getting a bit boring and samey.

Daniel will love your choice of the word stunning lol!

 

[DannyR]

The New TT.

Mostly the TTS. Sepang Blue with Silver mirrors and nice option wheel. Looks like a car of 2020. They've done a stunning job with it.

Not been in one yet, hopefully the interior has had a advent revamp, they were getting a bit boring and samey.

I love the new shape TT, and now you mention it it is very futuristic, as is the new R8.

From memory I thought it looked like the I Robot one, but it doesn't.

 

[Gally]

Daniel will love your choice of the word stunning lol!

It's just for him.

 

[DaveDreads]

I love the new shape TT, and now you mention it it is very futuristic, as is the new R8.

From memory I thought it looked like the I Robot one, but it doesn't.

Someone had a go at that.

 

[AdDaMan]

The New TT.

Mostly the TTS. Sepang Blue with Silver mirrors and nice option wheel. Looks like a car of 2020. They've done a stunning job with it.

Not been in one yet, hopefully the interior has had a advent revamp, they were getting a bit boring and samey.

I have to agree.
I saw a new TTS in red the other day. Couldn't believe how good it looked up close.
I kinda want one now.

 

[AdDaMan]

Also this. Very rare, first I've seen up close. Thought it would look s**t. Actually looked epic.

 

[_Tom]

The New TT.

Mostly the TTS. Sepang Blue with Silver mirrors and nice option wheel. Looks like a car of 2020. They've done a stunning job with it.

Not been in one yet, hopefully the interior has had a advent revamp, they were getting a bit boring and samey.

I saw a grey new TTS the other day and it looked fantastic. Strangely I don't think the new shape suits poverty spec cars as much. They really stand out. I've tried to google the colour but cannot find one. It was darker than Suzuka grey and closer to the old nimbus.

 

[Nickw88]

Not sure whether this belongs here....Interesting attempt!

 

[cafcross]

Saw my first BMW i8 on the road yesterday, and then again this morning. What an awesome looking car.

 

[Gally]

I saw a grey new TTS the other day and it looked fantastic. Strangely I don't think the new shape suits poverty spec cars as much. They really stand out. I've tried to google the colour but cannot find one. It was darker than Suzuka grey and closer to the old nimbus.

Yeah the low spec ones look weird yet the TTS looks so good.

 

[DaveDreads]

Sadly I couldn't take any photos as I was driving, but over the weekend I was up in Morecambe for a wedding and saw my first Evo Wagon identical to this.

I was also behind an orange Avenador on a twisty B road, unsurprisingly he f*cked off on me like he had warp engines, i've never seen a car so planted in the bends, the noise was fantastic, the Clio could most definitely not have him in the twisties, this was the only view I got of it as it got smaller and smaller into the distance.

 

[cat171]

Dafuq you talking about ? Clio owns all in the twisties!!

CS said so man!!

 

[DaveDreads]

Yeah well I wasn't trying.

 

[Herr Flick]

Love the Aventadors.
My business partner is hoping to buy one next year and I can't f**king wait lol.

 

[DaveDreads]

I was f*cking incredible to see and hear one driven in anger.

 

[Herr Flick]

I was f*cking incredible to see and hear one driven in anger.

Yeh, they're epic.

It's a shame people are going for the Huracan over them as i'd love to see more.

 

[Stefan.]

Love the Aventadors.
My business partner is hoping to buy one next year and I can't f**king wait lol.

What are you getting then, if he is getting one of them...

 

[DaveDreads]

Knee pads to suck him off whenever he wants, I get the feeling Hans is the junior partner in this relationship.