Good to see your name back, and I'm pleased to hear life is treating you a little better.
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Good to see your name back, and I'm pleased to hear life is treating you a little better.
I fancied a change. I sold the R8 to Sytner who offered an OK price for the car so I got shot. I could have got more by selling privately no question, but I had too much stuff going on to worry about people wanting to chip me, kill me on test drives and generally waste my time so I got out of it. Enjoyed it hugely, but got a bit bored.
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Need to get Squidward to let you know where he got his starlight headliner done to really finish it off
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Being delivered to home tomorrow all being well, Thursday if not.
3.9K miles and 2 owners (current dealer is second, his personal car)
Track Pack
Buckets
Ceramics
Burmeister
Few other bits and bobs on top.
Matt silver, mint condition, excited, back in something nice after selling the R8 before Christmas.
Stunning, I bet you cant wait!
A hot AMG though? Make sure you don't take it above 3K RPM.
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Abarth was sold a week prior.
They are worlds apart, the GR is a vastly superior drive, one was a city car on steroids and though a lot of fun the GR feels like a proper car.
Abarth sounds better and is very cool looking but GR well the hype is pretty true.
It's been a wile, even when I was here all the time I was 10 weeks behind the in jokes
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Zzzzzzzzz
With the classic Mercedes pre-curbed wheels too, nice!
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Lovely choice Housey, do like the AMG GT cars.
Cheers Maccy hope you are doing well.Great to see you back @Housey , merc looks fab
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I agree the GR I think is going to steal a lot of sales from Abarth! They have the same target market really.
I'm keen to drive one to be fair!
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Welcome back @Housey nice to see you back on here!
I really enjoyed the ride you gave me in the R8, hopefully the future will allow people to meet in actual person again and we can have another OcUK meet.
I really enjoyed the ride you gave me in the R8, hopefully the future will allow people to meet in actual person again and we can have another OcUK meet.
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Good to see you here again Housey, nice car.
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Did you sell it to the bloke from N.I. in the end?
Nope a raffle company had it which made sale process easy and hassle free.
Then we should do it again in the GTR
CheersGood to see you here again Housey, nice car.
Car now due tomorrow 10am
Is power really so important though? A 40-50yr car is not the kind of thing your gonna be throwing down the back lanes, its more a cruiser. So 180 or 480HP not sure it really matters in a classic unless your building a drag car.
Mine has 220HP, but it has a full catless exhaust so could have more and the L82 will supposedly hit around 300-350HP with some bolt-ons I believe if power is something.
I just prefer looks of the later C3's hence wanting an 80+, plus the later cars were around 100-200kg lighter, which offsets power somewhat, I went 1978 because it was a pace car so whereas it gains some horsepower from the newer cars it does weigh 50-100kg more I think, but for me its not about going fast or big burn outs, just want the C3 for its looks, sound and that ability to drive around sedately.
180 you'll probably find is plenty. 0-60 is approx 7 seconds and because of the weight distribution and lack of aids you can get the back out at any speed in quite a controlled way. I have drifted around a few roundabouts (accidentally) when being a bit eager to pull in to agap.
