Show Us Your Motors!

Mobius 1 · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:33

Clean

https://imgur.com/PM9ISLX

mjt · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:45

Nice! Shame these aren't more powerful from the factory

Dis86 · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:49

mjt said:
Nice! Shame these aren't more powerful from the factory

Agree. Love the classic roadster look.

Mobius 1 · 15 Mar 2018 at 21:55

Thanks guys !

yeah I agree on power. Stage one turbo is like..just shy of 5k. Gets you 250bhp though

Cookeh · 16 Mar 2018 at 08:48

mjt said:
I thought it was an XF (they look identical).
How anyone can consider a GLE a downgrade from an XE is mad.
XE isn't anything special, is it? I sense some British pride bias

Please refer to my original reply to you, I think it covers things rather well... If you have any reasoning behind your statement claiming its mad I'd like to hear it - assuming you can actually bring something up other than believing that because its a £50k Merc it must inherently be a better car than a £35k Jag. British bias my arse, the F-Pace would have received the same treatment.

acemastr · 16 Mar 2018 at 12:35

A GLE is 50k? ouch

Siliconslave · 16 Mar 2018 at 14:24

Tauren said:
Clean

https://imgur.com/PM9ISLX

RF? very nice!

mjt said:
Nice! Shame these aren't more powerful from the factory

its kind of not the point though, doesn't need the power to be fun! (although more power does just add to it!)

Begbie · 16 Mar 2018 at 14:39

That RF is one good looking roadster!

Uncle_Gravy · 16 Mar 2018 at 15:01

Tauren said:
Thanks guys ! yeah I agree on power. Stage one turbo is like..just shy of 5k. Gets you 250bhp though

You couuuuuld go turbo....Or maybe some type of LS V8 swap?

#V8Everything

Mobius 1 · 16 Mar 2018 at 17:00

Thanks for the kind comments guys

I appreciate it! (This definitely feels like an upgrade over my old Ceed GT!)

Christ @Uncle_Gravy , that is mental ! :eek:

Edit. $50,000 dollars for that conversion! Welp (And that doesn’t include the car!)

crinkleshoes · 16 Mar 2018 at 17:07

I've wanted an LS MX5 for years... very temping... but at £60-65k it's a tough pill to swallow.

Dis86 · 16 Mar 2018 at 18:00

That car and that vid are great! Anyone up for a road-trip?

Mobius 1 · 16 Mar 2018 at 18:04

Just looking for some new alloys at the moment. Just wondering what brands are the best bet ?

Frozennova · 16 Mar 2018 at 18:11

crinkleshoes said:
I've wanted an LS MX5 for years... very temping... but at £60-65k it's a tough pill to swallow.

You could do an NA or NB for significantly less than that

crinkleshoes · 16 Mar 2018 at 18:18

Frozennova said:
To an extent power ruins an MX5 (I shyls

You could do an NA or NB for significantly less than that

Yeah... but now it'd have to be the ND if I'm spending that kind of money.

For NA/NB it'd be £20-30k I think.

Frozennova · 16 Mar 2018 at 18:20

crinkleshoes said:
Yeah... but now it'd have to be the ND if I'm spending that kind of money.

For NA/NB it'd be £20-30k I think.

Think I worked out to be about 15k buying smartly and doing the labour myself, it'd make for one hell of a car but realistically it would give me a great deal more than I have already other than a wider flater torque band

crinkleshoes · 16 Mar 2018 at 18:25

Frozennova said:
Think I worked out to be about 15k buying smartly and doing the labour myself, it'd make for one hell of a car but realistically it would give me a great deal more than I have already other than a wider flater torque band

Yeah... I wouldn't want to do the labour myself... I'd be looking for a turn-key car.

And if spending this kind of money... I'd much prefer to have it in the newer chassis with newer interior, no rust problems, etc... it'd be buying for long-term if I did it.

But at that cost... it's difficult to justify with other things on the market for similar money.

So still a pipe dream... but maybe one day I'll go for it.

sigma · 16 Mar 2018 at 21:46

crinkleshoes said:
Yeah... I wouldn't want to do the labour myself... I'd be looking for a turn-key car.

And if spending this kind of money... I'd much prefer to have it in the newer chassis with newer interior, no rust problems, etc... it'd be buying for long-term if I did it.

But at that cost... it's difficult to justify with other things on the market for similar money.

So still a pipe dream... but maybe one day I'll go for it.

Isn't 30k pocket change for you though?

crinkleshoes · 16 Mar 2018 at 21:58

sigma said:
Isn't 30k pocket change for you though?

Not when there are other things I want to spend money on first...

For the £60-65k of an ND LS3... I think the money is better spent on an M4 CP / C63S / Exige / Radical / etc

Doesn't mean I wouldn't like one some day... house first

dessimpson · 16 Mar 2018 at 22:15

New car today.