Show Us Your Motors!

Howard · 18 Jul 2022 at 08:08

Had mine for a year now, and still absolutely love driving it. Here's a couple of new photos.

Gibbo · 18 Jul 2022 at 10:44

At C&M yesterday:

Also did a walk-around video too:

Every time we go somewhere in it the car pulls crowds of people over and those who get to hear it are just lost for words, easily the loudest car I've owned but it has such an amazing tone and soundtrack to it.

shauncr91 · 18 Jul 2022 at 18:42

Mixing the thread up with something a bit different. Change of Jobs back in February after 6 years with my old employer, spend most of my time trundling up and down the road in this now, a few of the better pictures from along the way.

Dis86 · 18 Jul 2022 at 18:43

Cooooool

ShiWarrior · 18 Jul 2022 at 19:25

i do like the paint job on it, looks good !

shauncr91 · 18 Jul 2022 at 19:31

ShiWarrior said:
i do like the paint job on it, looks good !

Thanks. All the sign writing and art work writing is hand done by a man with a brush, an old art that is sadly fading away especially as most companies these days do their livery with stickers and vinyl wrap. Truck will be off the road next week for wheels refurbishing and wheel arches repainting then it'll be back to its best

Housey · 18 Jul 2022 at 19:40

A fine pair

Rilot · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:02

Yes, that red Lupo is really stealing the show.

Minibiker · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:13

shauncr91 said:
Mixing the thread up with something a bit different. Change of Jobs back in February after 6 years with my old employer, spend most of my time trundling up and down the road in this now, a few of the better pictures from along the way.

Very smart bud, all I think about when I see a DAF is that annoying beeping they all seem to do with faults etc... :cry:

Minibiker · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:13

Housey said:
A fine pair

I'll have the Ducati please, mercs not bad

shauncr91 · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:22

Minibiker said:
Very smart bud, all I think about when I see a DAF is that annoying beeping they all seem to do with faults etc...

Tedededem tedededem

Mechanically they are strong trucks it's just the wiring that can be a weak area. I've always been in DAF's and they've never let me down apart from little gremlins such as levelling sensors and an oil pressure sensor, I had a clutch release bearing fail at 700k/km (Oddly enough on an auto box, this is a manual with 750k and still on original clutch) which is the only time I've ever needed rescuing. Our 56 plate spare unit has nearly 1.5m/km and still pulls like new :cool:

Minibiker · 18 Jul 2022 at 21:34

shauncr91 said:
Tedededem tedededem

Mechanically they are strong trucks it's just the wiring that can be a weak area. I've always been in DAF's and they've never let me down apart from little gremlins such as levelling sensors and an oil pressure sensor, I had a clutch release bearing fail at 700k/km (Oddly enough on an auto box, this is a manual with 750k and still on original clutch) which is the only time I've ever needed rescuing. Our 56 plate spare unit has nearly 1.5m/km and still pulls like new

I drove 1 DAF but that was a 2013 model, very nice truck to drive with the Auto box, although it was an 18 tonne rigid so not quite as nice and huge like the one your in... Only other truck I drove was a Scania p450 XT tipper, that was fun

adam cool dude · 19 Jul 2022 at 03:36

shauncr91 said:
Mixing the thread up with something a bit different. Change of Jobs back in February after 6 years with my old employer, spend most of my time trundling up and down the road in this now, a few of the better pictures from along the way.

Nice what engine is it? Haven't been in an XF yet. We all have the smaller CF with that horrible split window! Although hopefully we should be getting the new ones soon. Much prefer these to the Actros at least.

Steedie · 19 Jul 2022 at 16:11

Had a club meet at Mercedes Benz World last Sunday. Was really good despite the intense heat, 200 AMG’s there in the end and 50 of us got to do some laps of their track. Fair play to them they let us go at some pace in the end.

shauncr91 · 19 Jul 2022 at 16:36

adam cool dude said:
Nice what engine is it? Haven't been in an XF yet. We all have the smaller CF with that horrible split window! Although hopefully we should be getting the new ones soon. Much prefer these to the Actros at least.

It's only a 460 but pulls well enough not very often I'm right up on my weight, 3 over 3 manual box.

I like a CF they are easier to drive in some cases but definitely not for living in and the split windows are dangerous when trying to maneuver in the rain. The Actros is possibly the worst truck I've ever driven.

adam cool dude · 19 Jul 2022 at 17:57

shauncr91 said:
It's only a 460 but pulls well enough not very often I'm right up on my weight, 3 over 3 manual box.

I like a CF they are easier to drive in some cases but definitely not for living in and the split windows are dangerous when trying to maneuver in the rain. The Actros is possibly the worst truck I've ever driven.

If you have driven the mirror cam one then most definitely! The electric handbrake is bad enough but the mirror cams and the whole interference with the driving assist just drives me mad! Not to mention the auto box is just as bad as the old one.

Gibbo · 19 Jul 2022 at 19:07

Took these pair to Curborough today, huge fun !

Both huge fun but I think the Lotus edges the GT3 for fun on a small circuit but can certainly see how the GT3 has the extra potential on faster bigger circuits.

ShiWarrior · 19 Jul 2022 at 19:57

would you ever get a GT4RS Gibbo ?

ShiWarrior · 19 Jul 2022 at 19:58

@Howard , i really like how you've made the paintwork "pop" very shiny ! :cool:

Gibbo · 19 Jul 2022 at 21:13

ShiWarrior said:
would you ever get a GT4RS Gibbo ?

Absolutely if Porsche would sell me one I’d buy one and probably then sell the Exige, GT3 and maybe the 458 but there is no way I’m paying 200k plus for one second hand so unless I can buy new not much point.