The Cars Spotted Appreciation Thread

[NickReilly063]

I must admit defeet Guys - I think my alzheimer's has kicked in, 1996 was a long time ago now ( 27yrs to be exact ) - however I'm just glad I got to own these things back in the day when they where fresh out of the box.

and that's absolute best case scenario. Just as likely it would still make 150bhp, those chips weren't very sophisticated.



Did you b****cks make 20bhp off an exhaust and a bullshit chip. Absolutely no f**king way.

Yes escos had aero delete as an option later on.

If an RS2000 could go as fast as an escos that easy it would have been a better seller than an escos!

 

[Mr Squashie]

Always loved the Galant for some reason

 

[Yarp]

Always loved the Galant for some reason
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Same! Such a good looking car in their day. Cyprus was crawling with them when I was a kid but they never seemed to make it here in any real numbers

 

[Short Norman]

Didn’t take many pictures as I wasn’t there long and spent most of it catching up with people but Watergate is always good for cars. Scrutineering last night for example:
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Plenty of tasty motors, about 5 more WRC/Group B cars of various eras, 1000bhp skylines, race cars etc, Megane R26.R, Cayman GT4, so on. David Richards popped along as usual.

Like this on the RallyPrep stand though. They build all sorts of cool stuff but one of the things they’ve had a hand in recently is this. Steve Nichols was the chief designer for McLaren and (contrary to what Gordon Murray likes to claim) designed the MP4/4. This is his latest concept, the Nichols N1A. 900kg, 650 normally aspirated bhp, manual h-gate. Lovely.
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What event was that

 

[McGherkin]

Watergate Bay Sprint, I usually compete there.

 

[Krarl]

Even in Turkey the older cars have started to be scrapped. Seeing less and less of anything old now

 

[Mr Squashie]

 

[Cookson]

 

[Yarp]

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I love an Aston. Not too keen on the newer vantage with the funny face but the rest of them are just absolute things of beauty. The silhouette of them is sublime.

I still half wish I’d gone db9 or v8 vantage instead of the M3 some days.

 

[Jamess182]

I love an Aston. Not too keen on the newer vantage with the funny face but the rest of them are just absolute things of beauty. The silhouette of them is sublime.

I still half wish I’d gone db9 or v8 vantage instead of the M3 some days.

Yeah new Aston's have absolutely nothing on older models, circa 2010-13 DBS or V12 Vantage for example

 

[The Psychedelic Socialist]

I love pretty much any Aston as well, but having any variation of '007' on the plate is just the height of sadness.

I'd be so embarassed driving round with that, and I drive a Fiesta ST Halford's Edition.

Going back to the other thread, to me that plate is no different to climbing out of the car dressed head to foot in Aston Martin branded clothing, complete with baseball cap and bumbag.

 

[Yarp]

I love pretty much any Aston as well, but having any variation of '007' on the plate is just the height of sadness.

I'd be so embarassed driving round with that, and I drive a Fiesta ST Halford's Edition.

Going back to the other thread, to me that plate is no different to climbing out of the car dressed head to foot in Aston Martin branded clothing, complete with baseball cap and bumbag.

Yes. Very much the behaviour of a slightly thin on top closet bald man who works in accounts.

 

[MarcB]

First time I have seen one of the AM DBX's in person.

Then 20mins later I seen this 👀

 

[Jamess182]

First time I have seen one of the AM DBX's in person.

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Then 20mins later I seen this 👀

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The rear spoiler on that is awful, looks so out of place and probably does nothing which actually affects the aero.

Love the one on the scooby though

 

[R3k1355]

If you took the badge off the Aston, people would genuinely struggle to tell you what generic SUV brand it was.

 

[NickReilly063]

Must be a different one, this had a 2.0 on bike carbs

Seen the Golf today again - definitely has a 20v Turbo under the hood.

Stunning thing.

 

[Poopensharten]

That is a lovely motor that, very clean!

 

[NickReilly063]

The interior is just as good if not better - the chap bought it from his friend who did all the work.

Amazing job

 

[Cookson]

Seen the Golf today again - definitely has a 20v Turbo under the hood.

Stunning thing.

I must have got mixed up with another at the meet because I know what a 1.8t looks like lol

 

[NickReilly063]

I must have got mixed up with another at the meet because I know what a 1.8t looks like lol

I’m sure you do being the Audi TT expert 👍

 

[Yarp]

If you took the badge off the Aston, people would genuinely struggle to tell you what generic SUV brand it was.

Same with that big lambo thing. Could be any Mazda or MG

 

[Philip.]

Killer Dubai spec.

 

[R3k1355]

Aren't they generally pretty horrendous to drive?

 

[Oggy997]

Yes. Very much the behaviour of a slightly thin on top closet bald man who works in accounts.

@MarkCup ?

 

[Philip.]

Aren't they generally pretty horrendous to drive?

Probably. Still cool as f**k though.

 

[R3k1355]

I don't get the appeal personally, the styling of the older ones has some retro-chic, but the later ones look pretty dire.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Aren't they generally pretty horrendous to drive?

The older one was pretty awful, but had mountains of character. The new one is supposed to be considerably better.

 

[riz]

Aren't they generally pretty horrendous to drive?

I used one at the Mercedes World. Albeit mostly off road and it was great.

 

[Short Norman]

I love pretty much any Aston as well, but having any variation of '007' on the plate is just the height of sadness.

I'd be so embarassed driving round with that, and I drive a Fiesta ST Halford's Edition.

Going back to the other thread, to me that plate is no different to climbing out of the car dressed head to foot in Aston Martin branded clothing, complete with baseball cap and bumbag.

Saw an Aston in the US once and the license plate was “Not a spy”

 

[ForceIndia]

 

[Cads]

They still make me moist. A colleague bought one a good few years ago. Such a presence.

 

[thecrim22]

I bought a sapphire cosworth instead of one of these, when they were cheap, regret that now

 

[terryc101]

Spotted this absolute unicorn this morning.

The super rare 1 of 1

//M1 Competition.

 

[Yarp]

Spotted this absolute unicorn this morning.

The super rare 1 of 1

//M1 Competition.

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We need a 🤦‍♂️ reaction for these types of posts

 

[MarkCup]

Just needs a wiper-delete and he's got the full nonce house.

 

[McGherkin]

Spotted this absolute unicorn this morning.

The super rare 1 of 1

//M1 Competition.

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///Massive Nonce

 

[S-JM]

I saw one a couple of days ago that had the M140i badge replaced with a B58 badge in the same style, lob yourself into the Pacific thanks.

 

[BIFCAIDS]

Just needs a wiper-delete and he's got the full nonce house.

Wiper doesn't even come into play, he's already full nonce.

* M1 Badge
* Mono-chrome rondal
* Plates

 

[MarkCup]

Wiper doesn't even come into play, he's already full nonce.

* M1 Badge
* Mono-chrome rondal
* Plates

You missed the rear bumper trim piece that everyone claims is a diffuser 😂

 

[Short Norman]

I found this under the drivers seat on our old 320d a few weeks after we bought it, so thought I'd put it to good use.