Show Us Your Motors!

Jester* · 20 Dec 2021 at 10:43

Silent_Scone said:
It's a total nut and bolt strip down so it's hard not taking it out sometimes but as long as I do get to use it when it counts!

Oh, they rust, trust me! Check this Grade 4 that cropped up recently lol

You can always nut and bolt it again......haha.

That is a little bit naughty isn't it. With the explosion of JDM prices I wonder if this will become a bit more prevalent.

grudas said:
They do rust.. Depending on which part of Japan it came from. Cold regions are best to be avoided.

This is true, but with 7's becoming less and less common most of the unloved ones will be disappearing. Or like the above, trying to be fobbed off as pristine examples.

Silent_Scone · 20 Dec 2021 at 11:54

Jester* said:
You can always nut and bolt it again......haha.

That is a little bit naughty isn't it. With the explosion of JDM prices I wonder if this will become a bit more prevalent.

This is true, but with 7's becoming less and less common most of the unloved ones will be disappearing. Or like the above, trying to be fobbed off as pristine examples.

They will do if people drive them through UK winters lol

. Only ribbing, I'd be careful though bud.

I totally agree with the argument that it's a car, drive it - but in the same breath you've got to take these cars for what they are and treat them as such, unless one is happy for them to deteriorate like they would have when they were newer being driven. They're just not built for our climate, it is what it is. When it's as clean as yours you want it to remain that way, else you may as well have gotten one that was rougher around the edges and hoped for the best.

Housey · 20 Dec 2021 at 11:59

Steedie said:
Yeah I bloody love this colour, I think his is the Magno (matte) version of it whereas mine is just the normal Selenite grey

Designo Selenite Grey Magno to give it its full name.

Steedie · 20 Dec 2021 at 12:01

Housey said:
Designo Selenite Grey Magno to give it its full name.

Very sorry

Jester* · 20 Dec 2021 at 12:08

Silent_Scone said:
They will do if people drive them through UK winters lol . Only ribbing, I'd be careful though bud.

I totally agree with the argument that it's a car, drive it - but in the same breath you've got to take these cars for what they are and treat them as such, unless one is happy for them to deteriorate like they would have when they were newer being driven. They're just not built for our climate, it is what it is. When it's as clean as yours you want it to remain that way, else you may as well have gotten one that was rougher around the edges and hoped for the best.

Yea I get that. I've had it fully dinitrol'd and protected underneath and when I drove it to work it was dry and Kent has barely been salted. I have a few other cars to drive through the winter so it isn't going to be a daily!

It won't be long before the weather turns properly and she won't move for a while. Which is sad, as I want to drive her!

Housey · 20 Dec 2021 at 12:11

Steedie said:
Very sorry

I had to look it up to be fair, I thought Designo Grey was the colour.

ThatsWhatSheSaid · 23 Dec 2021 at 18:10

Golden hour was nice this afternoon, so popped out for a bimble and snapped a few pics

V_R · 23 Dec 2021 at 19:10

Oof, that is a beaut.

Jester* · 23 Dec 2021 at 19:13

Awwwwww yea.....!

Stu999 · 23 Dec 2021 at 20:25

Nice colour.

ThatsWhatSheSaid · 24 Dec 2021 at 07:41

Thank you

Gibbo · 24 Dec 2021 at 08:31

ThatsWhatSheSaid said:
Golden hour was nice this afternoon, so popped out for a bimble and snapped a few pics

Proper nice!

teenwolf · 24 Dec 2021 at 15:33

Ye love it what a car

Jonnycoupe · 24 Dec 2021 at 16:15

Yep that’s a good’un. Classy.

Conscript · 24 Dec 2021 at 16:43

Gorgeous. Moar pls.

ShiWarrior · 24 Dec 2021 at 16:46

more ?

im waiting for @Housey to put pics up of that AMG again with interior shots !

NathWraith · 24 Dec 2021 at 17:45

Love an 812

ThatsWhatSheSaid · 25 Dec 2021 at 15:40

Thanks for the kind comments

Those were the best pics I took that day, but someone asked for more... sooooo:

I'll grab some more when the winter wheels finally arrive and I can head up into the mountains.

Gibbo · 25 Dec 2021 at 17:40

Happy Christmas everyone:

Took a quick drive to the castle and then enjoyed some quiet Christmas Day roads in the GR Yaris, it’s a cracking bit of kit especially on Winter tyres this time of year.

Regy53 · 29 Dec 2021 at 08:39

Still repping the American scene

American cars / trucks are installed in me for some reason. From my first Chevy back in 2015 i have had a few others since. Recently got this Z06 which after a few Supercars that i have owned this really surprised me how good it is for the cost. It really suits me, my driving style and what i enjoy about cars. My Ferrari 458 was beautiful with its curves etc, but for me this is more me.. Straght lines, wide arches, it has a muscle car feel while carrying itself further. I have only had it a few weeks and it needs a set of tyres as they are original and well passed it. So traction is fun, the box is a little old and slow but you soon learn to drive around it. Supposedly will do 0-60 in 2.9 seconds. 650bhp and 900 nm torques. They take to modifications well too, a new intake system might yield 40bhp, which after having Nasp performance cars for years is just bonkers

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Then we have my Chevy Silverado, was a collectors car in the states who needed a few quid in 2018 and sent it to auction. It got bought by somebody here and had two owners since. 51k miles from new, the underside is like new, the whole car is original paintwork and is probably one of the best examples in the UK. I will never sell this car. It’s wrapped up in a carcoon in my workshop at the moment.

Untitled by Ross c, on Flickr