Does anyone know anything about the M12 GTO's? (3 litre twin turbo)

I'm thinking of going to view one but it's proper miles away & as I don't really know anything about these cars I'd like to be a bit clued up on them before I go to view it.

Servicing intervals, mods available, reliability etc

Thanks all.

 

They make TVRs seem well built and reliable....

UTTER shite.

They look cool though and handle very well.

 

there fast

 

Very unreliable i know a guy who had one & had nothing but bother.AJ dont do it

 

yes, they are pretty fast, handle well and break alot, also parts arnt that easy to get hold of either

 

and what did u say about posting it up on here

 

Good friend of mine had one for 3 years, did le man for 3 years running as well. Only problem he had in the 3 years was a battery and a belt.

Very quick cars and i had the pleasure of driving it back from le man. If it had a better gear box it would have given my mates 360cs a good run but you lose a lot of time changing gear compared to the f1 box of the cs.

Takes some getting used to driving as its all low down power so your changing gear around 5500rpm.

Build qual was ok nothing special. Does get very hot in the cabin though and the windows only go half way down. Does have air con though.

In all in, i think they are a lot of car for the money they cost.

 

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing...4&nmt=Brunters

some cool looking ones in here

 

I've had one, they have a FORD engine, what else do you need to hear

Absolute shocking piece of shit mate, DO NOT BOTHER!!!

ASK Mike R aswell

 

Any reasons?

 

Dealers are crap, they were closing them all down and making them re-open, even the ones that were doing well. Clutches are crap, build quality is shocking, and the electrics fuck up all the time.

Oh and it overheated ALL the time!

 

I know & you were right

So some mixed reactions to this car then but mostly 'keep away' opinions.
Hmmmm..................

 

They aint a high car so even you should be able to wash the roof

 

Nice one

Anyone interested in a step ladder in good condition, only used a few times & the top 2 steps haven't been used at all

PS this is not a for sale ad

 

They only did yellow as a prototype in the M12 though I think mate. Re-Spray??


OH AND DONT GET ONE FFS!!!

 

not really

however anything i could have done to help is now void for calling me a cunt on the phone

i fucking LOVE the look of nobles and the noise they make is fantastic. Not a great rep though on here seemingly!

 

I love you really

Thanks to you & Andy for the offer, I'll let you know what happening soon mate

 

What a bunch of armchair critics !
Firstly most of the 3 & 3R's are well sorted. Overheating ? Never heard of it maybe u had a dog or an early 2.5 with a blown head gasket.
The performance will blow most of your doggy old Fords away without breaking sweat and in a line up will draw the biggest crowd.
All cars have faults, Nobles tho are usually more reliable than TVR's so lets get that straight and nearly all will have been upgraded to sort the niggles out. Remember it gives supercar performance without the price tag so obviously it will be built and developed on a budget.
My advice is to go on Nobledrivers.com get reading and then go buy the best car you will ever have driven. Oh and yellow was a Noble colour.
I was at Brunters on Sunday BTW.
Oh and the comment about a Ford engine lol it was origionally designed/developed bt Porsche and Cosworth.
Parts are available from the Dealers, I got a new wheel last week overnight delivery.
Oh and please dont start the usuall assassination of my factual post as I have mearly told the OP how it really is.

 

Ahhhh an opinion from someone who's actually owned or owns one

Thanks mate

 

looks like he just ended most people on here

 

Yep

I was talking to Jay about asking for opinions on here & he said don't bother because you'll just end up with people who have never seen one let alone know anything about one giving their opinions

 

ask him for the lotto numbers and send me a pm

 

I'll ask him the next time he has his crystal ball out

 

he owns a very nice one

 

Let's see some pics then lads

 

sorry not my place

 

Fair enough.

Come on Daddysumo let's see some pics

 

nice prancing horse here for you

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/630717.htm

 

I haven't got photo bucket etc sorry.
I will be at the RS national day on the track hopefully and again at Fighting torque in a few weeks time.

 

Sorry mate, I hate Testarossa's


No probs, I may send you a pm to ask you a few questions mate

 

im just polishing my ball now

aj i told u get on a owners site and read up

imo never ask advice first read up then go ask lol

 

on behalf off daddysumo

 

I'll have a look around the net now

Cheers for the pics Nutty, they look awesome

 

There are a few of us lurking

 

The more opinions the better!

Let's hear your's mate

 

Not had mine quite as long as daddysumo. BUT love every minute of it. The one thing that has played up on mine is Some dodgy FORD switchgear

 

 

I have had one for a couple of years and its amazing fun

the early ones had radiator and gearbox problems - but they have all been upgraded now

check out youtube for the video

0-60 in 3.5 secs is pretty quick for a std car


this is the early 2.5

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5ENh7Fw72sQ
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=wl3bRY-PNsc
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pSKH18Pqnhk

later 3.0

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm9_YK...eature=related
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=pZqlhrmsytA
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=bvnVKOudkyE
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=RHyJ274u23I&NR=1

this one has been fitted with smaller turbo's !
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kB39z2...eature=related

 

Cheers for the links

So it seems that the people who have actually had these cars rate them quite highly