Show Us Your Motors!

wingman · 25 Apr 2016 at 15:10

Housey said:
I wont tell you I am doing the North Coast 500 from Wednesday then..

https://www.northcoast500.com/home.aspx

Been wanting to do this since my Scotland trip last year! I only got as North as Plockton village.

Keep us updated on your trip Housey and any recommendations, keen to hear about this one.

Janesy B · 25 Apr 2016 at 15:22

I'll be doing the NC500, Skye and Cairngorms in August. Not in an R8 though, now I feel inadequate.

Tom|Nbk · 25 Apr 2016 at 16:14

Housey said:
Late 2013 R8 V10 Plus

B&O
Buckets
Reversing Camera
Ceramics
3000 Miles

Yessaiiiii

Yaayuh! · 25 Apr 2016 at 16:19

Question on ceramics: Do they actually work well with road use? I thought they needed "Caning" for them to be worth the cost?

Not a dig at the purchase, i literally am intrigued as so many high-performance road cards have them now.

Housey · 25 Apr 2016 at 17:08

Rossi~ said:
Question on ceramics: Do they actually work well with road use? I thought they needed "Caning" for them to be worth the cost?

Not a dig at the purchase, i literally am intrigued as so many high-performance road cards have them now.

Ask away. Digs welcome too, I am happy with my purchase, don't need pats on the back (I know it wasn't a dig too) so negative or snyde remarks get ignored more often than not these days.

Not really sure, it stops fine but they are a bit, well, snatch at low speeds. When warm and pushing on they are epic but I suspect you're right in that to give their best they need heat, read pace. I have called on them a couple of times since purchase to haul me down from, er, 70, and they do so with aplomb.

DiG · 25 Apr 2016 at 17:23

As a child whenever I went past Meridien Modena in Lyndhurst with my family I'd always eye these up and promise myself that one day, I'd own one. Picked it up a couple of weeks ago and can't believe it's mine still! The noise is quite addictive though being the 4.2 it could do with being a bit louder.

Tom|Nbk · 25 Apr 2016 at 17:24

Good lordy some epic cars past few posts. I LOVE the Maser

geekman · 25 Apr 2016 at 17:25

Stunning

One of the best sounding cars around IMO.

Tom|Nbk · 25 Apr 2016 at 17:29

geekman said:
Stunning One of the best sounding cars around IMO.

I agree, glorious cars.

wingman · 25 Apr 2016 at 19:28

Looked like an Aston for a moment there, especially from that angle. Lovely looking motor you got yourself.

Ryan-3 · 25 Apr 2016 at 19:32

Housey said:
Not really sure, it stops fine but they are a bit, well, snatch at low speeds. When warm and pushing on they are epic but I suspect you're right in that to give their best they need heat, read pace.

Do they make a squealing/screeching noise at all when cold? I may be thinking of something entirely different, or confusing it with early ceramic setups..

No Audi fan, but that's one hell of a car. :cool:

Housey · 25 Apr 2016 at 19:41

Ryan-3 said:
Do they make a squealing/screeching noise at all when cold? I may be thinking of something entirely different, or confusing it with early ceramic setups..

No Audi fan, but that's one hell of a car.

I don't hear anything as there is a V10 behind me :cool:

mjt · 25 Apr 2016 at 19:45

I remember seeing/hearing a 996 GT3 RS screeching its way around Russell Square back in the day - those ran PCCBs didn't they? Has the game moved on a bit since 2004?

Housey · 25 Apr 2016 at 20:03

mjt said:
I remember seeing/hearing a 996 GT3 RS screeching its way around Russell Square back in the day - those ran PCCBs didn't they? Has the game moved on a bit since 2004?

Some did, most didn't, but they all tended to squeal a bit with brake upgrades most people put on them.

Dr House · 25 Apr 2016 at 20:08

DiG said:
As a child whenever I went past Meridien Modena in Lyndhurst with my family I'd always eye these up and promise myself that one day, I'd own one. Picked it up a couple of weeks ago and can't believe it's mine still! The noise is quite addictive though being the 4.2 it could do with being a bit louder.

Wow. Very nice. Congratulations.

Building Candy · 25 Apr 2016 at 22:44

Couple more of mine

Akagi · 25 Apr 2016 at 22:56

Epic as ever!

Raymond Lin · 26 Apr 2016 at 00:31

Nice GTR !!!

p.s. how many takes did you move the car before the wheel cap is the right way up

I notice the other photo it isn't so you must have moved it for the close up

asim18 · 26 Apr 2016 at 01:19

Raymond Lin said:
Nice GTR !!!

p.s. how many takes did you move the car before the wheel cap is the right way up I notice the other photo it isn't so you must have moved it for the close up

I believe it's been photoshopped.

Notice the rotation of the GTR logo in relation to the notch for getting the centre cap off. There is inconsistency between pics 2 and 3.

skaif · 26 Apr 2016 at 06:07

Beautiful! Looking clean as ever!