Show Us Your Motors!

howler · 11 Jun 2018 at 11:48

Change in circumstances meant doing 25k miles per year was costing too much so switched to a company car

The mrs has a job close to home now with no travel so can have a more interesting car

Ast3r · 11 Jun 2018 at 17:22

Naan_H said:
Just down the road from me too drive past them every day on the way to work, so many nice cars always parked outside. Whereabouts are you based ?

Couple of minutes from Dagenham East tube station.

rG-tom · 12 Jun 2018 at 01:02

howler said:
Change in circumstances meant doing 25k miles per year was costing too much so switched to a company car

The mrs has a job close to home now with no travel so can have a more interesting car

Why not just get the Mrs to use the 135i?

howler · 12 Jun 2018 at 08:24

At the time she was travelling a lot for work, I sold it abut 9 months ago and now she has changed jobs

Changing to the company car was the right move, I'll get myself something sport again in time

Cleisthenes · 12 Jun 2018 at 09:08

My Dad's, a couple of weeks ago

Akagi · 12 Jun 2018 at 09:44

Will you be driving that beast at the next meet?

Housey · 12 Jun 2018 at 15:48

At the entrance to Spa Francorchamps on Friday morning. Drove the old circuit after this then off to Luxembourg for lunch and Nurburgring for madness. I love me some road trip

wedrum · 12 Jun 2018 at 15:50

great cars but the red does nothing for me

Housey · 12 Jun 2018 at 15:54

wedrum said:
great cars but the red does nothing for me

How dare you insult my colourzzzzzz

grudas · 12 Jun 2018 at 15:57

Housey said:
How dare you insult my colourzzzzzz

init! red is the fastest colour everyone knows that.

@wedrum hows your chavved up grey bmw doing?

wedrum · 12 Jun 2018 at 15:59

grudas said:
init! red is the fastest colour everyone knows that.

@wedrum hows your chavved up grey bmw doing?

you must be missing your Z init bruv

grudas · 12 Jun 2018 at 16:01

wedrum said:
you must be missing your Z init bruv

ye bruv, was a mint ride init.

Rilot · 12 Jun 2018 at 17:38

Gotta say; that R8 is a damn handsome car. Elegant and purposeful without being shouty. I saw a Mk2 at the weekend and I actually prefer your Mk1. I don't know if it was the colour (the one I saw was gold - fingers -> mouth) but the lines flow better on the Mk1.

DAIR · 12 Jun 2018 at 19:37

More pics of GT3???

You driven. If so how does it compare to R8?

Housey · 12 Jun 2018 at 19:44

I've driven a 991 GT3 but not the blue one in the pic. I can confirm the 488 is astonishingly quick in a straight line and has great road presence and the M2 is the car to have at the Ring this year it seems as there were loads of them out. R8 is superb, close to 30K miles now (3K when I bought it) but heavy and shows that on track. It's not GT3 quick and I cooked my fluid first lap out due to traffic and having to stamp on it to get into gaps late braking before I could get away. I have loads of pics, some of them awaiting download when photographer uploads them. Will update my Nurburgring thread when I can.

Housey · 12 Jun 2018 at 19:46

Rilot said:
Gotta say; that R8 is a damn handsome car. Elegant and purposeful without being shouty. I saw a Mk2 at the weekend and I actually prefer your Mk1. I don't know if it was the colour (the one I saw was gold - fingers -> mouth) but the lines flow better on the Mk1.

It's funny, I never was a big fan and from some angles I struggle with it, such as the long front nose as in the picture above. But from some angles and when I walk towards it I think it looks superb and still stand the test of time style wise. It got just as much attention as any of the cars in the line up above and sounds better than all of them. Also did 190mph on the autobahn on the way back and felt locked to the road, very safe which was good.

Mr.Orb · 12 Jun 2018 at 21:36

BMW X1 - Not exciting by any means but is very practical, especially with a newborn.

oweneades · 13 Jun 2018 at 13:32

BF-Bert said:
Picked up the abarth today, gf made a good choice.

Loving the Abarth Davie

We recently picked up a 595 Trofeo to run alongside our M140i. The latter has a few M Performance goodies.

Both are as loud as each other on start up..

melmac · 13 Jun 2018 at 13:50

wedrum said:
great cars but the red does nothing for me

Not my favourite colour either,

Housey said:
How dare you insult my colourzzzzzz

But, its not the red that ruin the look for me, it's the black bit in the middle. There is a whole disconnect between the front and rear of the car.

Sorry!! Guess we all have different tastes!!

Housey · 13 Jun 2018 at 13:59

melmac said:
Not my favourite colour either,

But, its not the red that ruin the look for me, it's the black bit in the middle. There is a whole disconnect between the front and rear of the car.

Sorry!! Guess we all have different tastes!!

Different tastes, what's this rubbish you speak of??

Conform, you know it makes sense.