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Audi R8 with the V8 engine and in dark metallic blue.
An everyday car which looks just right!
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Audi R8 with the V8 engine and in dark metallic blue.
An everyday car which looks just right!
Oh no you wouldn't...its got a V10!
Edited by paul 1963 on 23/07/2022 at 11:28
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Audi R8 with the V8 engine and in dark metallic blue.
An everyday car which looks just right!
Oh no you wouldn't...its got a V10!
1st gen cars (2006-2015) had two engine options, a 4.2 V8 and the 5.2 V10.
The V8 is the same one used in a few other Audi's, such as the RS4 spanning the same period.
Edited by badbusdriver on 23/07/2022 at 12:01
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Mitsubishi Towny
www.flickr.com/photos/rutgervandermaar/30279455926.
Is it that specific one you want?
I think that one is waiting for scrap yard to pick it up ?
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Most lottery winners go broke after few years. Reason: splurging money on liabilities rather than investing wisely.
Whatever expensive car you buy, you'll be bored of it eventually and will want something else.
How quickly you'll reach that car-boredom state that depends on you and less on the car.
Many supercars (e.g. Ferrari, Lamborghini) are awfully uncomfortable for daily use.
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A Toyota Crown.
As new as possible but still looking similar to the older versions.
However, NO antimacassars thank you!
For holidays, I'd have a Toyota Camroad motorhome. Such a neat size .
For fun? A Nissan 300 ZX twin turbo.
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A Toyota Crown.
As new as possible but still looking similar to the older versions.
There is one on Autotrader at the moment!
202206086575392
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Ah, I made a mistake. I meant the Century.
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Ah, I made a mistake. I meant the Century.
Assuming you mean the 2nd gen, which was in production from 1997- 2017, here is a 2003 example listed on Ebay,
353904988664
and a 10 year younger one on carfromjapan.com
cheap-used-toyota-century-2013-for-sale-62db2eea1847495142e7fe3c
The current shape sadly lost the V12 engine in favour of a V8.
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Yes. I love their anonymity.
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You're absolutely right about the spend spend spend crowd running out of cash. I also agree about the Ferrari/Lambo. No good for me as I have arthritis in the hips. Sitting that low is just not going to happen.
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Mercedes E 500 W124 model . It’s a car that could be used as a daily driver, and the fast boys wouldn’t recognise it as being any different to an E 200 poverty spec model .
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Mercedes E 500 W124 model . It’s a car that could be used as a daily driver, and the fast boys wouldn’t recognise it as being any different to an E 200 poverty spec model .
Thumbs up from me.
(That is assuming I couldn't find an AMG Hammer though........)
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Given this some thought, here's my dream garage:
Jaguar f type ( in green)
Austin 7 Ruby
Mk 1 transit
Toyota hi ace
BMW 2002 turbo
VW thing ( or a original ww2 kubelwagen )
Suzuki Jimny
Some sort of modern Rolls Royce
Oh and a couple of vintage tractors.
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Presumably a Porsche vintage tractor? www.google.co.uk/search?q=porsche+tractor+advert&i...0
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Presumably a Porsche vintage tractor? www.google.co.uk/search?q=porsche+tractor+advert&a...0
Yeh that'll do, probably a fergie as well...
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Presumably a Porsche vintage tractor? www.google.co.uk/search?q=porsche+tractor+advert&a...0
Yeh that'll do, probably a fergie as well...
Not a Lamborghini?
lamborghini-3352r.html
(You do actually get Ferrari tractors too, but nothing to do with the car company)
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New Range Rover of high spec
New Defender 130
Land Rover Series 2
Citroen SM
Toyota Yaris for popping out to the shops.
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There's a fascinating Porsche museum about an hour's drive away from us, with a large collection of tractors, plus cars going back to the end of the 19th C. There's an electric one from c.1910 IIRC. And some of them can be hired for the day. Interesting to note also that some of them have 4 foot pedals....(link in English)
www.fahrtraum.at/en/
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There's a fascinating Porsche museum about an hour's drive away from us, with a large collection of tractors, plus cars going back to the end of the 19th C. There's an electric one from c.1910 IIRC. And some of them can be hired for the day. Interesting to note also that some of them have 4 foot pedals....(link in English)
www.fahrtraum.at/en/
So what's the 4th pedal for? :-)
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There's a fascinating Porsche museum about an hour's drive away from us, with a large collection of tractors, plus cars going back to the end of the 19th C. There's an electric one from c.1910 IIRC. And some of them can be hired for the day. Interesting to note also that some of them have 4 foot pedals....(link in English)
www.fahrtraum.at/en/
So what's the 4th pedal for? :-)
Don't tractors have independent rear brakes?, pretty sure old Fergies do.
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There's a fascinating Porsche museum about an hour's drive away from us, with a large collection of tractors, plus cars going back to the end of the 19th C. There's an electric one from c.1910 IIRC. And some of them can be hired for the day. Interesting to note also that some of them have 4 foot pedals....(link in English)
www.fahrtraum.at/en/
So what's the 4th pedal for? :-)
Don't tractors have independent rear brakes?, pretty sure old Fergies do.
So not a passenger seat ejector seat or hidden machine gun firing mechanism? I am so disappointed... :-)
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So what's the 4th pedal for? :-)
I can't remember! It was on the cars, not the tractors. Might have been a flywheel brake?
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Mercedes E 500 W124 model . It’s a car that could be used as a daily driver, and the fast boys wouldn’t recognise it as being any different to an E 200 poverty spec model .
Nice bit of kit, but only available in LHD if I remember right.
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2 x Top of the range Range Rovers
1 to drive around in and a spare for when the 1st is in the garage for repairs and awaiting parts.
Plus a Lexus LS500H - if both the above are in the garage awaiting parts
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Yes , E500 only left hooker as is this : m.youtube.com/watch?v=y3rHl4DH-fY
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For obvious reasons..
Every MGZT260 available...
and one of these
www.handh.co.uk/auction/lot/323-2007-mg-xpower-sv-...1
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I always fancied a a ZT 260. I had a ZT-T 190 that I thoroughly enjoyed. Likewise, the SV was actually quite cheap at one point - isn't it a Qvale with a different badge?
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I would keep what we're already driving and in addition buy this:-
www.bodemerauto.com/voitures-occasions/ford/mustan...0
Why?
It's red.
It's a manual.
It's the 5 litre V8
It's only done 17000 km.
And the price is less than £50 grand
Edited by focussed on 24/07/2022 at 00:53
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Mitsubishi Towny
www.flickr.com/photos/rutgervandermaar/30279455926.
Is it that specific one you want?
A bit too in your face?
If you’ve got it flaunt it perhaps applies. Not many of these left. So saving one seems appropriate use for my wealth.
Plus running something like that (cosmetically conserved rather than restored) would annoy the Taiwanese a lot more than yet another d******* with a Ferrari.
Edited by edlithgow on 24/07/2022 at 02:00
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I always fancied a a ZT 260. I had a ZT-T 190 that I thoroughly enjoyed. Likewise, the SV was actually quite cheap at one point - isn't it a Qvale with a different badge?
Well they are certainly the same under the skin, but given how different the two cars look, it wouldn't be fair to suggest only a swap of badge was involved!.
Actually the Qvale was originally a De Tomaso concept called the Bigua. De Tomaso got together with Qvale to put it into production as the De Tomaso Mangusta (which was a previous model). But shortly after production started, a falling out resulted in the two companies parting ways and so the rest of the production run (just under 300) were badged Qvale Mangusta.
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I always fancied a a ZT 260. I had a ZT-T 190 that I thoroughly enjoyed. Likewise, the SV was actually quite cheap at one point - isn't it a Qvale with a different badge?
Well they are certainly the same under the skin, but given how different the two cars look, it wouldn't be fair to suggest only a swap of badge was involved!.
Actually the Qvale was originally a De Tomaso concept called the Bigua. De Tomaso got together with Qvale to put it into production as the De Tomaso Mangusta (which was a previous model). But shortly after production started, a falling out resulted in the two companies parting ways and so the rest of the production run (just under 300) were badged Qvale Mangusta.
Wondered where I had that idea from - it turns out there was an intermediate step:
www.aronline.co.uk/mg-xpower-sv/the-cars-mg-xpower.../
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I always fancied a a ZT 260. I had a ZT-T 190 that I thoroughly enjoyed. Likewise, the SV was actually quite cheap at one point - isn't it a Qvale with a different badge?
Well they are certainly the same under the skin, but given how different the two cars look, it wouldn't be fair to suggest only a swap of badge was involved!.
Actually the Qvale was originally a De Tomaso concept called the Bigua. De Tomaso got together with Qvale to put it into production as the De Tomaso Mangusta (which was a previous model). But shortly after production started, a falling out resulted in the two companies parting ways and so the rest of the production run (just under 300) were badged Qvale Mangusta.
Wondered where I had that idea from - it turns out there was an intermediate step:
www.aronline.co.uk/mg-xpower-sv/the-cars-mg-xpower.../
Hmm, IMO, the SV is a much better looking car than the X80 proposed restyle! (or the De Tomaso/Qvale)
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Mitsubishi Towny
www.flickr.com/photos/rutgervandermaar/30279455926.
Is it that specific one you want?
A bit too in your face? If you’ve got it flaunt it perhaps applies. Not many of these left. So saving one seems appropriate use for my wealth. Plus running something like that (cosmetically conserved rather than restored) would annoy the Taiwanese a lot more than yet another d******* with a Ferrari.
I'm also wondering if there is a specific reason for the Towny?. Much as I am a fan of small cars, and Kei cars in particular, the Towny seems utterly unremarkable. Looking into it, I did find a very, err, distinctive, close cousin in the Mitsubishi Minica Toppo though.
638BCCBC-F75F-4760-8012-EA91F187E954.jpg
Ideal if you wish to wear very tall headgear while driving?
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Not much in the way of classics available in Taiwan, and I have little interest in new cars.
2 cylinder air- cooled engine is fairly remarkable I’d have thought.
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2 cylinder air- cooled engine is fairly remarkable I’d have thought.
Fairly common in Kei cars actually. With cars that small and light, why carry around any more weight than necessary?.
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2 cylinder air- cooled engine is fairly remarkable I’d have thought.
Fairly common in Kei cars actually. With cars that small and light, why carry around any more weight than necessary?.
But not common here in Taiwan, where Kei KO'd "face", and thus never really took off.
I believe the Kei evolved in response to Japanese fiscal and licensing regulations which don't apply here.
Edited by edlithgow on 26/07/2022 at 03:13
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I believe the Kei evolved in response to Japanese fiscal and licensing regulations which don't apply here.
That is true, but ignores the fact that the only difference between the Towny and JDM version (Minica) is the size of the engine. In Japan at the time, kei regulations stipulated a maximum of 550cc, which in the case of most manufacturers up to that point was an air cooled two cylinder. The 800cc twin in the Towny is just an enlarged version of the Minica's. So while an air cooled two cylinder engines might not be that common in Taiwan, they are not uncommon in most other developed countries (I'm assuming Taiwan also didn't get the Fiat 500 and Citroen 2CV).
Here in the UK we also got a few kei cars such as Daihatsu's Cuore (Mira for JDM cars) and Move, but these had 850cc triples rather than the 660cc triples of the kei's. The only kei car I can think of which made it here with no changes (bar name) was the Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4. This had a 660cc 16V (4 cyl) turbo, permanent 4wd and an 8500rpm red line!.
The Suzuki Jimny is also essentially a kei car but with the bigger engine and wider wheel arches (which wouldn't fit with the max width allowed of 1.48M).
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I believe the Kei evolved in response to Japanese fiscal and licensing regulations which don't apply here.
That is true, but ignores the fact that the only difference between the Towny and JDM version (Minica) is the size of the engine. In Japan at the time, kei regulations stipulated a maximum of 550cc, which in the case of most manufacturers up to that point was an air cooled two cylinder. The 800cc twin in the Towny is just an enlarged version of the Minica's. So while an air cooled two cylinder engines might not be that common in Taiwan, they are not uncommon in most other developed countries (I'm assuming Taiwan also didn't get the Fiat 500 and Citroen 2CV).
Here in the UK we also got a few kei cars such as Daihatsu's Cuore (Mira for JDM cars) and Move, but these had 850cc triples rather than the 660cc triples of the kei's. The only kei car I can think of which made it here with no changes (bar name) was the Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4. This had a 660cc 16V (4 cyl) turbo, permanent 4wd and an 8500rpm red line!.
The Suzuki Jimny is also essentially a kei car but with the bigger engine and wider wheel arches (which wouldn't fit with the max width allowed of 1.48M).
Even the latest Suzuki Ignis could almost be counted as a Kei car, given how small, and especially narrow it is. Admitedly the engine wouldn't comply, but size-wise it might. Handy for people living in the countryside with narrow lanes.
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The only kei car I can think of which made it here with no changes (bar name) was the Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4. This had a 660cc 16V (4 cyl) turbo, permanent 4wd and an 8500rpm red line!.
My beloved Cappuccino, the best of the lot!
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The only kei car I can think of which made it here with no changes (bar name) was the Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4. This had a 660cc 16V (4 cyl) turbo, permanent 4wd and an 8500rpm red line!.
My beloved Cappuccino, the best of the lot!
I meant as an official part of the UK line up. The Cuore Avanzato was, albeit in very small numbers, but AFAIK the Cappucino (good as it was) was only ever a grey import?. Actually just occurred to me that the early Daihatsu Copen was also a bona fide kei car, because it had a 660cc turbo, with the requisite (on paper anyway) 64PS. But that engine was then replaced with the n/a 1.3 from Toyota.
Even the latest Suzuki Ignis could almost be counted as a Kei car, given how small, and especially narrow it is. Admitedly the engine wouldn't comply, but size-wise it might. Handy for people living in the countryside with narrow lanes.
You'd think so, but no, believe it or not the Ignis (as is) is around 20CM too wide!. The Ignis sold in Japan is the same as ours. The probably could make it a kei by shaving off the bulging arches (like the Jimny), but they already have the Hustler and the Jimny covering the kei SUV.
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The only kei car I can think of which made it here with no changes (bar name) was the Cuore Avanzato TR-XX R4. This had a 660cc 16V (4 cyl) turbo, permanent 4wd and an 8500rpm red line!.
My beloved Cappuccino, the best of the lot!
I meant as an official part of the UK line up. The Cuore Avanzato was, albeit in very small numbers, but AFAIK the Cappucino (good as it was) was only ever a grey import?. Actually just occurred to me that the early Daihatsu Copen was also a bona fide kei car, because it had a 660cc turbo, with the requisite (on paper anyway) 64PS. But that engine was then replaced with the n/a 1.3 from Toyota.
Even the latest Suzuki Ignis could almost be counted as a Kei car, given how small, and especially narrow it is. Admitedly the engine wouldn't comply, but size-wise it might. Handy for people living in the countryside with narrow lanes.
You'd think so, but no, believe it or not the Ignis (as is) is around 20CM too wide!. The Ignis sold in Japan is the same as ours. The probably could make it a kei by shaving off the bulging arches (like the Jimny), but they already have the Hustler and the Jimny covering the kei SUV.
Blimey those Kei cars must be tiny, given how small the Ignis is! Maybe we're just used to cars getting bigger and heavier over the years - even my old 90s Micra weighed less than the Ignis. Cars for the Ninja, not the Sumo...
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Blimey those Kei cars must be tiny, given how small the Ignis is! Maybe we're just used to cars getting bigger and heavier over the years - even my old 90s Micra weighed less than the Ignis. Cars for the Ninja, not the Sumo...
That is why I spoke of shaving off the arches. All kei cars tend to have very flat sides to maximise interior space within that 1.48M width regulation.
Do you remember the Mitsubishi i (which became an EV, also badged as the Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero)?. Another kei car which was sold in the UK, that is the dimensions they have to fit into, here is a picture of one from the rear, mitsi-i-miev-160511-(2).jpg
Your Micra was just under 1.6M wide, so around 10cm wider than a kei car and around the same narrower than the Ignis. But due to the shape of the Ignis and where its widest point is, I'd expect the cabin of the Micra to be at least as wide, but probably wider. Overall length is pretty much the same, but the wheelbase of the Ignis is 7.5cm longer and it has an appreciably bigger boot. Weight?, well the Ignis is very light for a modern small car, tipping the scales at as little as 810kg for the basic model, 855kg for the AGS auto we have, and rising to 920kg for the 4x4 mild hybrid at the most (this is for the pre-facelift, the current models, all mild hybrid, are a little heavier). This compares very well against the figures I have for the Micra, which say 825kg for the 1.3 petrol.
Funny you mention Sumo because for folk into kei cars there is a fairly well known press shot of one in a 1958 Subaru 360. Now bear in mind that the cars were even smaller back then with a maximum width of 1.3M and a maximum length of 3M (currently 1.48M and 3.4M). The picture appears to show the Sumo getting out, but I suspect that he actually couldn't get any further in!
subaru360_1958_sumo.jpg
:-)
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Blimey those Kei cars must be tiny, given how small the Ignis is! Maybe we're just used to cars getting bigger and heavier over the years - even my old 90s Micra weighed less than the Ignis. Cars for the Ninja, not the Sumo...
That is why I spoke of shaving off the arches. All kei cars tend to have very flat sides to maximise interior space within that 1.48M width regulation.
Do you remember the Mitsubishi i (which became an EV, also badged as the Peugeot iOn and Citroen C-Zero)?. Another kei car which was sold in the UK, that is the dimensions they have to fit into, here is a picture of one from the rear, mitsi-i-miev-160511-(2).jpg
I remember that Mitsi - rather like that trike just with doors its so small. Not exactly safe in an accident in my view!
Your Micra was just under 1.6M wide, so around 10cm wider than a kei car and around the same narrower than the Ignis. But due to the shape of the Ignis and where its widest point is, I'd expect the cabin of the Micra to be at least as wide, but probably wider. Overall length is pretty much the same, but the wheelbase of the Ignis is 7.5cm longer and it has an appreciably bigger boot. Weight?, well the Ignis is very light for a modern small car, tipping the scales at as little as 810kg for the basic model, 855kg for the AGS auto we have, and rising to 920kg for the 4x4 mild hybrid at the most (this is for the pre-facelift, the current models, all mild hybrid, are a little heavier). This compares very well against the figures I have for the Micra, which say 825kg for the 1.3 petrol.
From memory, my 96N 1L Micra weighed 775kg.
Funny you mention Sumo because for folk into kei cars there is a fairly well known press shot of one in a 1958 Subaru 360. Now bear in mind that the cars were even smaller back then with a maximum width of 1.3M and a maximum length of 3M (currently 1.48M and 3.4M). The picture appears to show the Sumo getting out, but I suspect that he actually couldn't get any further in!
subaru360_1958_sumo.jpg
:-)
((chuckle))
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The Suzuki Cappuccino was an official import by Suzuki Europe/GB:
"In 1991 Suzuki GB opened discussions with Suzuki Motor Corporation about launching the car in the United Kingdom and meeting the needs of British National Type Approval. After 18 months of negotiation and technical co-operation between SMC and SGB, the Suzuki Cappuccino type was approved and homologated, with 23 adaptations required for the vehicle to conform to British NTA. The work was performed at the Kosai Plant and at the Suzuki Import Centre."
"Due to the car's initial success in Japan, and the tight import quota of Japanese products to the UK, the original allocation of 1,500 cars was cut to 1,182. Such limited quantities dictated a streamlined colour choice: red and silver in the ratio 4:1. Between 1993–95, a total of 1,110 cars were registered in the UK, with the balance sold to other Suzuki distributors across Europe: Germany, France, the Netherlands and Sweden."
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Cappuccino
Some DID import straight from Japan but you could buy from. UK showroom.
I know, I sold them
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I'm working away at the moment, and keep driving past a parked up Honda Beat. Now sure if they were ever 'official', but they were certainly hilarious. Likewise (and I'm adding this to my lottery list) the Autozam AZ1. Surely the cheapest route to gull-wing doors, I really wanted one a few years ago but the nearest I could find was on Guernsey.
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