Want to buy a new car but cant decide.....
02-07-2005, 07:03 PM
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Want to buy a new car but cant decide.....
HELP....
Choices:- (bare inmind i have a powerful cossie!!)
Maserati 3200GT
Ferrari Testerossa
Ferrari 348TB or TS
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR
Highly modded Skyline
Porsche Boxter (although i'd feel like a poor man that couldnt afford the 911 ROFL
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Jaguar XKR
Noble M12
TVR Tuscan 4.0s
Aston Martin DB7
Which do i buy?
....i just cant decide...not one of em grabs my bollocks entirely (yes i sowed em back on! )
Choices:- (bare inmind i have a powerful cossie!!)
Maserati 3200GT
Ferrari Testerossa
Ferrari 348TB or TS
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR
Highly modded Skyline
Porsche Boxter (although i'd feel like a poor man that couldnt afford the 911 ROFL
)Jaguar XKR
Noble M12
TVR Tuscan 4.0s
Aston Martin DB7
Which do i buy?
....i just cant decide...not one of em grabs my bollocks entirely (yes i sowed em back on! )
02-07-2005, 07:07 PM
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testerossa...
any idea how much they are by the way? when u lot were discussin em earlier i had a real craving for one...
i know theyre getting on a bit now so was kinda hoping you could get em for <20k
any idea how much they are by the way? when u lot were discussin em earlier i had a real craving for one...
i know theyre getting on a bit now so was kinda hoping you could get em for <20k
02-07-2005, 07:10 PM
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Jim 35k is starting price for the Testerossa RHD..great value considering they were 100k new! 
Noble is awesome but it would mean breaking the cossie as they both hardcore
Noble is awesome but it would mean breaking the cossie as they both hardcore
02-07-2005, 07:11 PM
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No idea as I haven't driven any of them (as i'm sure very few people on here have )
But purely from speculation, if I was to be hooning round on track then the Noble would be first on my test drive list, if it was just a posing car then the Testerossa
)But purely from speculation, if I was to be hooning round on track then the Noble would be first on my test drive list, if it was just a posing car then the Testerossa
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02-07-2005, 07:14 PM
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Freddie......TVR have bad reports for engine blows...the only cars i am interested from TVR have there own engines....dont really want another cossie type problem
02-07-2005, 07:15 PM
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Re: Want to buy a new car but cant decide.....
Originally Posted by ImaRacing 700
HELP....
Choices:- (bare inmind i have a powerful cossie!!)
Maserati 3200GT Grandads car
Ferrari Testerossa pile of shit
Ferrari 348TB or TS pile of shit
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR Very nice but boring if stock
Highly modded Skyline and you think your cossie cost a lot
Porsche Boxter (although i'd feel like a poor man that couldnt afford the hair dressers poor mans Porsche 911 ROFL )
Jaguar XKR Grandads car
Noble M12 Best one but loose shit loads
TVR Tuscan 4.0s Have RAC cover and use it lots
Aston Martin DB7 Expensive Jag
If none grabs you by the bollocks keep your money in your pocket until one does
Mark
Which do i buy? ....i just cant decide...not one of em grabs my bollocks entirely (yes i sowed em back on! )
Choices:- (bare inmind i have a powerful cossie!!)
Maserati 3200GT Grandads car
Ferrari Testerossa pile of shit
Ferrari 348TB or TS pile of shit
Nissan Skyline R34 GTR Very nice but boring if stock
Highly modded Skyline and you think your cossie cost a lot
Porsche Boxter (although i'd feel like a poor man that couldnt afford the hair dressers poor mans Porsche 911 ROFL
)Jaguar XKR Grandads car
Noble M12 Best one but loose shit loads
TVR Tuscan 4.0s Have RAC cover and use it lots
Aston Martin DB7 Expensive Jag
If none grabs you by the bollocks keep your money in your pocket until one does
Mark
Which do i buy?
....i just cant decide...not one of em grabs my bollocks entirely (yes i sowed em back on! )
02-07-2005, 07:18 PM
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Come on Mark...the Testerossa is awesome ...ok shit practicality and need to carpet garage walls due to width BUT imagine the sex one could get ...................from 4 exhaust pipes
...ok shit practicality and need to carpet garage walls due to width BUT imagine the sex one could get ...................from 4 exhaust pipes
02-07-2005, 07:24 PM
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I have driven one
So I now know I dont want one 
Big fat pile of poo that cant be driven properly on our narrow roads,
The Noble will be the best drivers car, The Ferrari will be the best possers car.
Mark
I have driven one
So I now know I dont want one Big fat pile of poo that cant be driven properly on our narrow roads,
The Noble will be the best drivers car, The Ferrari will be the best possers car.
Mark
02-07-2005, 07:26 PM
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Mark...i must admit i live in the country and all roads in are narrow..coupled with farms and 40ton lorries! ...i have thought whilst drivin the Transit...how do i get out the village in a Testerossa ROFL!
...i have thought whilst drivin the Transit...how do i get out the village in a Testerossa ROFL!
02-07-2005, 07:30 PM
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Please also consider i want a different type of car to the Cossie.....if i go noble then cossie is broken up!..same goes for R34GTR and ANY modded GTR!
02-07-2005, 07:36 PM
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What do you realy want to use it for
I dont know!!!!!
I just fed up of driving a P reg Transit as my daily runner and having a Cossie that has cost me shit loads ...its time to splash out on class
02-07-2005, 07:38 PM
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My personal list of second hand favs:
<5k - Loads, notably Saph Cos
<10k - Loads, inc E36 M3 Evo etc
<15k - Loads, inc Evo VI/Escort Cos
<20k - BMW M5
<30k - TVR Tuscan
<40k - Noble M12 GTO 3R
<50k - Ferrari 355
<5k - Loads, notably Saph Cos
<10k - Loads, inc E36 M3 Evo etc
<15k - Loads, inc Evo VI/Escort Cos
<20k - BMW M5
<30k - TVR Tuscan
<40k - Noble M12 GTO 3R
<50k - Ferrari 355
02-07-2005, 07:42 PM
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I love the noble...reliable i bet aswell...BUT kit car looks keep springing in my mind
I WANT a TVR tuscan s 4.0 in that purple pearlesant..but was told new engine needed at 12k ...195mph car 0-60 in 3.8secs 0-100 in 8.9secs The interior is MAD
I WANT a TVR tuscan s 4.0 in that purple pearlesant..but was told new engine needed at 12k
...195mph car 0-60 in 3.8secs 0-100 in 8.9secs The interior is MAD
02-07-2005, 07:45 PM
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ImaRacing 700, i've been in a Tuscan before and wanted one ever since! The interior is out of this world, machined alloy switchgear is fantastic I'm not 100% sure i'd believe the stats as TVR have a reputation for over estimating the power outputs!
Some engines seem to be lucky (looks at the ads, you see some relatively high mileage ones on the original engine with no problems) whereas others get through 3 engines by the time they make 12k Something to do with oil starvation in the head on the speed six engine?
Take it to a decent engine builder and i'm sure it would last though
I hear they are more reliable if used lots rather than stuck in a garage most of the time!
I'm not 100% sure i'd believe the stats as TVR have a reputation for over estimating the power outputs!Some engines seem to be lucky (looks at the ads, you see some relatively high mileage ones on the original engine with no problems) whereas others get through 3 engines by the time they make 12k
Something to do with oil starvation in the head on the speed six engine?Take it to a decent engine builder and i'm sure it would last though
I hear they are more reliable if used lots rather than stuck in a garage most of the time!
02-07-2005, 07:48 PM
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One of the big Audi RS Quattro's, M5 BM, Honda NSX, All very fast every day cars that you can use,
Buy any of the ones you want they will be stuck in the garage to scared to drive as they cost to much and you want to keep them clean.
Mark
One of the big Audi RS Quattro's, M5 BM, Honda NSX, All very fast every day cars that you can use,
Buy any of the ones you want they will be stuck in the garage to scared to drive as they cost to much and you want to keep them clean.
Mark
02-07-2005, 07:52 PM
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madevelopments, the big German tanks don't feel fast in the same way as a Cossie though! But then they have an extra 800kg's of lard over a 2wd Saph..
They are designed for people with a fat wad who want to look flash but will ask for their money back if it doesn't ride like a big Jag
They are designed for people with a fat wad who want to look flash but will ask for their money back if it doesn't ride like a big Jag
02-07-2005, 07:56 PM
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madevelopments, the big German tanks don't feel fast in the same way as a Cossie though! But then they have an extra 800kg's of lard over a 2wd Saph..
They are designed for people with a fat wad who want to look flash but will ask for their money back if it doesn't ride like a big Jag
They are designed for people with a fat wad who want to look flash but will ask for their money back if it doesn't ride like a big Jag
Mark
02-07-2005, 08:04 PM
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...TBH i curse the Cosworth 
...I thought to get g-force you had to buy ferrari type vehicle....then i learned...this is what fucks your dreams up...all the cars mentioned i doubt will feel like my creation once finished...far from it!!!!
...I thought to get g-force you had to buy ferrari type vehicle....then i learned...this is what fucks your dreams up...all the cars mentioned i doubt will feel like my creation once finished...far from it!!!!
02-07-2005, 08:38 PM
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None of them
If i could afford one I would have a Ultima GTR, my neighbour has a standard v8 ultima and that goes fooking fast and is only about 350bhp.
Capable of 200mph apparently.
Heres some stats for the GTR
0-60mph
2.7secs
0-100mph
5.5secs
0-150mph
11.8secs
30-70mph
2.0secs
0-100mph-0
10.3secs
100mph-0 Braking
3.9secs
Speed Achieved
204mph on the Bruntingthorpe straight
Top Speed
231mph est. (gearing limited)
Standing ¼ mile
10.5secs @ 140mph terminal*
This wasnt done on a proper drag strip either!!
Oh by the way holds the records for 0-100-0 in 9.8, and the Ultima GTR logged a road car skidpad world record of 1.176g lateral grip around a 200ft diameter circle at the Chertsey test facility.
The Ultima's figure of 1.176 compares to figures of 1.07 for the Porsche 911 GT1, 1.01 for the Enzo and 0.99 for the Carrera GT. The humble Elise manages 0.98. Figures are from Road & Track Magazine.
(These were takan from www.Pistonheads.com
Heres some pics for ya
Fooking awsome machine you have to agree
If i could afford one I would have a Ultima GTR, my neighbour has a standard v8 ultima and that goes fooking fast and is only about 350bhp.
Capable of 200mph apparently.
Heres some stats for the GTR
0-60mph
2.7secs
0-100mph
5.5secs
0-150mph
11.8secs
30-70mph
2.0secs
0-100mph-0
10.3secs
100mph-0 Braking
3.9secs
Speed Achieved
204mph on the Bruntingthorpe straight
Top Speed
231mph est. (gearing limited)
Standing ¼ mile
10.5secs @ 140mph terminal*
This wasnt done on a proper drag strip either!!
Oh by the way holds the records for 0-100-0 in 9.8, and the Ultima GTR logged a road car skidpad world record of 1.176g lateral grip around a 200ft diameter circle at the Chertsey test facility.
The Ultima's figure of 1.176 compares to figures of 1.07 for the Porsche 911 GT1, 1.01 for the Enzo and 0.99 for the Carrera GT. The humble Elise manages 0.98. Figures are from Road & Track Magazine.
(These were takan from www.Pistonheads.com
Heres some pics for ya
Fooking awsome machine you have to agree
02-07-2005, 08:46 PM
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Nah, you've missed the best car out!
How about something stylish, fast, practical and people won't think you've got a tiny prick when you're driving it..............Audi S8!!!!!!!!
Fantastic car!!!!
How about something stylish, fast, practical and people won't think you've got a tiny prick when you're driving it..............Audi S8!!!!!!!!
Fantastic car!!!!