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JamesCraig

Check out the inventory: https://www.alainclass.com/

;-)

mtm

Well this is nicely insane :D



https://mikeshouts.com/james-bond-inspired-vintage-car-bed/

CommanderRoss

Somebody parked a 911 carrera 4 in front of our house this afternoon, and according to my wife there was an expensive looking Nissan sportscar there as well. I cme home too late to see that one. The big question now is: who in this street knows anyone who drives a 911... :-D

007InAction

2011 Audi TT 2.0 Quattro Coupe

zebrafish

This is how the Volkswagen Beetle would have looked like if they had evolved it towards a 2+2.

Agent_99

mtm wrote: »

Well this is nicely insane :D



https://mikeshouts.com/james-bond-inspired-vintage-car-bed/

I would. But then as a teenager I had a bed with a headboard shaped like a Harrier jump jet, which made the noise when you pressed a button.

JamesCraig

CommanderRoss wrote: »

Somebody parked a 911 carrera 4 in front of our house this afternoon, and according to my wife there was an expensive looking Nissan sportscar there as well. I cme home too late to see that one. The big question now is: who in this street knows anyone who drives a 911... :-D

It was me. ;-)

mtm

Agent_99 wrote: »

mtm wrote: »

Well this is nicely insane :D



https://mikeshouts.com/james-bond-inspired-vintage-car-bed/

I would. But then as a teenager I had a bed with a headboard shaped like a Harrier jump jet, which made the noise when you pressed a button.

THat sounds amazing. Bear in mind the Aston bed is £20K though!

007InAction

mtm wrote: »

Agent_99 wrote: »

mtm wrote: »

Well this is nicely insane :D

I would. But then as a teenager I had a bed with a headboard shaped like a Harrier jump jet, which made the noise when you pressed a button.

THat sounds amazing. Bear in mind the Aston bed is £20K though!

We have a new contender........ :D

Beep Beep, good night sleep......... :)>-

JamesCraig

zebrafish wrote: »

This is how the Volkswagen Beetle would have looked like if they had evolved it towards a 2+2.

I like all TT's, but the first generation will always be the coolest. ;-)

007InAction

JamesCraig wrote: »

zebrafish wrote: »

This is how the Volkswagen Beetle would have looked like if they had evolved it towards a 2+2.

I like all TT's, but the first generation will always be the coolest. ;-)

The first generation TT is my favourite too.

mtm

I had one of those, cracking car. I did get it remapped by a guy who specialises in them and it made it fly very nicely: it started to make a fun induction noise when you put your foot down at high speeds too.
The chassis wasn't great (it didn't love the corners when I took it to Brands Hatch!) and the steering was always a bit wooly so you couldn't say it offered the best sportscar experience, but it's a great useable day to day car that goes nice and quick and with a big boot.

007InAction

mtm wrote: »

I had one of those, cracking car. I did get it remapped by a guy who specialises in them and it made it fly very nicely: it started to make a fun induction noise when you put your foot down at high speeds too.
The chassis wasn't great (it didn't love the corners when I took it to Brands Hatch!) and the steering was always a bit wooly so you couldn't say it offered the best sportscar experience, but it's a great useable day to day car that goes nice and quick and with a big boot.

The first TT wasn't really a sporty car but looked amazing.
The second generation ones were a much better drive around Brands i've read.

I love Brands Hatch,great track. They should have the F1 gp race there like they used to .

That must have been fun to drive on especially that first corner drop ?

mtm

Oh yes it's always huge fun. Once I did one of those trackdays there in an Aston, and funnily enough because of the way they make you short shift and all that, I actually went around much quicker in my TT despite it being about 100bhp down!

007InAction

mtm wrote: »

Oh yes it's always huge fun. Once I did one of those trackdays there in an Aston, and funnily enough because of the way they make you short shift and all that, I actually went around much quicker in my TT despite it being about 100bhp down!

Is the first corner the most fun and scariest at Brands ?

What Aston did you drive ?

007InAction

German authorities launch investigation into Porsche petrol emissions – report
The probe is looking into potential emissions cheating from previous-generation Porsche models.
https://www.caradvice.com.au/877630/german-authorities-launch-investigation-into-porsche-petrol-emissions-report/

Not good.

JamesCraig

007InAction wrote: »

German authorities launch investigation into Porsche petrol emissions – report
The probe is looking into potential emissions cheating from previous-generation Porsche models.
https://www.caradvice.com.au/877630/german-authorities-launch-investigation-into-porsche-petrol-emissions-report/

Not good.

Yes, but the EU Commission is more to blame than the car makers. With their insane Co2 fetish. [-(

mtm

007InAction wrote: »

mtm wrote: »

Oh yes it's always huge fun. Once I did one of those trackdays there in an Aston, and funnily enough because of the way they make you short shift and all that, I actually went around much quicker in my TT despite it being about 100bhp down!

Is the first corner the most fun and scariest at Brands ?

What Aston did you drive ?

It was a V8 Vantage, it was lovely to drive. The first is probably the scariest yeah as you've built up the speed from the straight and it curves down out of sight. It's rather fun though! :)

Agent_99

I did California Superbike School at Brands and learned a lot. Can confirm the first corner is scary! I still have the 'Noise test passed' sticker on my windscreen; I get a few double takes when people see it on a big lardy scooter :)

007InAction

Agent_99 wrote: »

I did California Superbike School at Brands and learned a lot. Can confirm the first corner is scary! I still have the 'Noise test passed' sticker on my windscreen; I get a few double takes when people see it on a big lardy scooter :)

1984 British GP - Brands Hatch


Those were the days.... :)>-

zebrafish

GF Aston Martin DB5 at the Passione Engadina:


Introduction to the car:
https://www.facebook.com/enjy.tv/videos/passione-engadina/629086544688935/?__so__=permalink&__rv__=related_videos

The car in action with guns firing (starting at 20:25):
https://www.facebook.com/enjy.tv/videos/1556100134598299/?__so__=permalink&__rv__=related_videos

mtm

Wow check this out; quite an extraordinary thing. Apparenlty the Vantage model can drive up to 40 miles on a charge and travel at over 30mph, and it's even got a working handbrake for slidey fun! But it looks absolutely stunning:



I love that the chap is wearing Daniel Craig's costume from NTTD too: right down to the watch! :)

More info here: https://thelittlecar.co/db5junior/

And a great write-up here:
https://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/news/aston-martin-db5-junior-two-thirds-scale-electric-junior-car-iconic-db5

JamesCraig

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/auction/bonhams-autoworld-autumn-sale-2020?past_item=1&id=777400

;)

JamesCraig

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/auction/gooding-company-passion-a-lifetime?type=car&past_item=1&id=774864

;)

007InAction

Anyone know what brand of car this is ?
You'll be surprised.........

JamesCraig

I've seen it somewhere before but I can't remember the brand... :-?

Mrcoggins

The above is an Alfa one of the Bat Cars

PropertyOfALady

Oh no! X_X
https://uk.motor1.com/news/440975/nationwide-search-for-stolen-rare-aston-martin/

Gerard

Is nothing sacred anymore ?

mtm

That's marginally crazy not to have a tracker installed. It's worth at least half a million.