Congratulations. You just won the thread.Originally Posted by cmcm3
Picked this beauty up today...
"Bite my shiny metal ass."
- Bender Bending Rodríguez
I understand it is Scotland's second 540. I was. Lose to ordering a 570 but did a factory visit and the guys at the factory said the 540 was a better bet as a daily and having now had the benefit of driving both I'd agree. 540's suspension is far nicer and honestly, the extra 30-odd bhp isn't noticeable, in my hands at least.
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Thank you sir.
Whats your other car ? (if this your daily)
Where I seem to spend my spare time.
Only managed eight days this year need to get out more.
Fully prepared by Mr Roddison
Due to ageing parents & teenage kids taxi my mx5 is sadly no longer suitable.
10k if you fancy some fun.
My other car is a more normal daily - an RS4. When I say the 540 will be a daily I really just mean it won't be a garage queen or Sunday car. They'll probably be used 50/50.
Yeah well, I may be getting a Golf for £3k. Beat that
Tough to beat that German engineering.
Says the man with Audi! Beautiful cars you behave anyway. At risk of sort of going off topic (but this IS watch forum) what kind of watch does the driver of that monster wear on his wrist?
There's a lot to be said for a £3k golf though. IMO at least.
Something a little more subtle...
We just got a Q3 but I need a run around. Just worried I'll buy s shed!
Lovely watch, amazing cars. I doff my cap to you!!
An RS4, a McClaren and a Patek.
But are you really happy? Really?
(I suspect the answer is yes!)
Pic(k)s of the RS4 too please!
My phone doesn't seem to have an emoji for "doff cap", but if it did then it'd be here.There's a lot to be said for a £3k golf though. IMO at least.
Something a little more subtle...
[Doffs cap]
A bit like turning up to a 'Biggest Willy' competition and slapping down a 13 incher.
Well played sir, well played.
I really hope my mate Soundood doesn't have a Gif for that!
This is what you buy when you can't slap down a 13 incher...
What colour is the 540c please?
More pics please cliff!!!!Picked this beauty up today...
😏This is what you buy when you can't slap down a 13 incher...
Lol, lol and thrice lol!
Fantastic! Did I read that you are around Glasgow or was it collected in Glasgow? If the former, don't be surprised if a large baldy 40 something man jumps in front of you waving, acting like a kid in a sweet shop shouting"it's me off the watch forum". Would make my day to see such a car.Picked this beauty up today...
Lovely. Quite a few lovely old Porsches on here (gunner, farmkid to name a few). Prefer them so much to the new 911sQuick and dirty shot of my latest folly...
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Lovely car Gunner.... ......the nicest shape of 911 imhoNot quite a 911T but not too bloated...
I've had all sorts come and go but my 993 is a definite keeper....
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That should be lively.......any pictures of the beast.??
This 20 year old Benz
And this is my daytime transport
I must admit I never really felt able to contribute to this (unless you want to see a perfectly fine E91 320i that I picked up at over 100k miles). However after months, nay years, of persuading by the wife, we've just purchased this rather fine specimen of a campervan:
Certainly not the fastest of drives (although it's in fact powered by a 2006 water-cooled VW engine), but puts quite a smile on your face. And everyone else's. Great fun, and cold beers wherever you arrive.
I love that!
Congratulations! We love ours. Wishing you many happy trips with many happy cold beers at the end of them.I must admit I never really felt able to contribute to this (unless you want to see a perfectly fine E91 320i that I picked up at over 100k miles). However after months, nay years, of persuading by the wife, we've just purchased this rather fine specimen of a campervan:
Certainly not the fastest of drives (although it's in fact powered by a 2006 water-cooled VW engine), but puts quite a smile on your face. And everyone else's. Great fun, and cold beers wherever you arrive.
I keep coming back to this pic. Just love those wheels.
17" Sport Classics, suit the car perfectly to my eyes.
Do you find that the low profile affects the ride? I remember my dad weighing up the option but being worried the ride might be too harsh. Depends on the quality of the roads around you I guess.
17" were standard so no issue. Going up to 18" could make it harsher and gets blamed for various issues like tramlining.
That rings a bell. Think his were 16" standard on a '93 cab.
Agree with all the love for this shape. One day I'll have a 993 Targa.
After literally a year shut in a garage and not even checked on (just haven't had time), the Morgan was brought back to life with a jump from the RR.
MOT'd without even any advisories, new battery, oil and filter change, greased kingpins and we're off... Well, we would be if it wasn't raining, its back locked away again :(
I'd forgotten how much I liked it. Custom dash shot
Love that dash shot!
Cheers - had the white dial faces made up so I could use the original gauges, far cheaper and they're unique. And the yellow/red areas are for when the heads are done, there's no power past 5500 at the moment :)
Sorry about the lack of pics guys. Whenever I've had time it's been pishing down and whenever it's been nice I've been busy or driving it. I'll get some soon though. Having had the chance to put a few miles on it now (although not quite through the 600 mile run in yet) I can only say positive things about this car's performance and handling abilities. I have never driven such a nimble, composed car ever before. It makes a mockery of corners and you can attack them at speeds that would leave the rs4 struggling and all without getting into the second half of the rev range (still running in!) Also, once acclimated to the dimensions it's pretty easy to manoeuvre, park etc. Having driven a number of 570s but never a 540 I'm very glad I took the chief engineer's advice and went 540. For general use and non-track use the extra compliance in the 540's suspension just keeps it so nicely planted. The composure of the suspension is reminiscent (albeit another level) of my old M3 CSL. Love it!!
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I absolutely love these. One day...
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My Elise that Ive owned for 16 years now!!
Started life as my daily driver, then a weekend trackday car, then a race car & now renovated & resprayed - started life in Grey!!
Cheers
Paul
Another 635 fan here.
I don't remember much of the old TV series Moonlighting, but this scene was forever seared into my brain.
My old one says hello
I bet you never lose that in the car park :)
Ace!
Love these cars. I still think they were one of the most elegant cars BMW made.
I had an 83 628 CSI. Had it for three years used as my daily transport and sold it for what I paid but regretted it to this day. I still regularly check the for sale ad's. If I had a garage it would be top of my list.
Just found the most expensive 635 ever. Along with most of their stock. http://www4.autotrader.co.uk/classif...code=p&adPos=4
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Had a great run in the Mac today. It's run in now so can get the full beans. It's just phenomenal.
Please can we see a pic of the engine?
Editing to add the thought that came straight before the one above: that's a great and rare angle that shows off how stunning that car is. Stunning.
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I saw one of these today in London, the noise is amazing. Dont want pics just an MP3 file of the sound! 😋
Had a great run in the Mac today. It's run in now so can get the full beans. It's just phenomenal.
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Just walked past one in exactly the same colour in Merchant City in Glasgow. At first I thought it may well be you (due to you mentioning Glasgow in a previous post). Owner was out the car talking to a few guys and i was going to say something stupid along the lines of "hey, are you the watch forum guy?"
Had a great run in the Mac today. It's run in now so can get the full beans. It's just phenomenal.
Just as well I was late for a meeting as could well have been pretty embarrassing.
Styling-wise this is everything the 12C wasn't. Fair play to McLaren, they seem to have listed to their critics and acted swiftly - not just styling but handling and the intangibles that make these cars an event. I wouldn't pass up a cheap 12C but the progress has been immense.
Had a great run in the Mac today. It's run in now so can get the full beans. It's just phenomenal.
For anyone who likes a fat ass...
Very nice, inside and out.
From another who prefers no roof, if the rain is getting in, you just aren't driving fast enough.
That McLaren. Wow. Well done sir, well done indeed!! 😍
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