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I nearly bought a m6, but fuel consumption put me off, I have had a x5 twin turbo and a 3 series convertible (hard top)in the past year and a m5 before that.
Loved the m5 hated the 3 series convertible and the x5 was very quick for such a heavy beast with its twin turbos.
The 6 is a 635d and is a very nice drive, but back end is a bit flitty when you boot it.
I have been surprised at how fast it is off the mark for a diesel, I would not go back to a petrol now, but I am thinking about getting a vx220 turbo :D :D for blasting at weekends having read so much on pistonheads
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A mate of mine has a VX220 Turbo. That thing is seriously rapid :awe: !!! Mind you, he uses it as his daily... :eh: . Not something I'd recommend ;) .
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One of my mates recently bought a 2013 Subura Impreza WRX STi Sedan as his daily driver and it's frighteningly quick. I went for a spin in it and was **** myself the whole time. I've been in older model Impreza's and Evos previously but they never felt as exhilarating as the new STi - it's likely that it's just my memory playing tricks though - I am getting old so am less accustomed to going fast and more inclined towards comfort and economy :problem:

Tremendous car but >£900/year road tax :lolno:
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Stevearcade wrote:A mate of mine has a VX220 Turbo. That thing is seriously rapid :awe: !!! Mind you, he uses it as his daily... :eh: . Not something I'd recommend ;) .
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crunchywasp wrote:One of my mates recently bought a 2013 Subura Impreza WRX STi Sedan as his daily driver and it's frighteningly quick. I went for a spin in it and was **** myself the whole time. I've been in older model Impreza's and Evos previously but they never felt as exhilarating as the new STi - it's likely that it's just my memory playing tricks though - I am getting old so am less accustomed to going fast and more inclined towards comfort and economy :problem:

Tremendous car but >£900/year road tax :lolno:
The MY13 will be a 2.5 so you get some great lowdown torque and very good response............. unfortunately these engines have a bad reputation and quite a few of them need strip downs quite early in their lives. I was a nats male chicken away from buying a brand spanker this March just gone....... came to my senses though as I knew I would end up ripping the engine a new ****! :lol: I love the looks of the Sedan though.

£900 is the first years tax and is including in the OTR price..... subsequent years and you're talking around £450.
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mission65 wrote:Image

just started her up for the first time in ages, need to get ready for some sun fun
My mate used to have a Westfield with a 350bhp Cossie engine in it. :lol: I **** my pants going around the Nurburgring in it. :awe:
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fagin wrote:
The MY13 will be a 2.5 so you get some great lowdown torque and very good response............. unfortunately these engines have a bad reputation and quite a few of them need strip downs quite early in their lives. I was a nats male chicken away from buying a brand spanker this March just gone....... came to my senses though as I knew I would end up ripping the engine a new ****! :lol: I love the looks of the Sedan though.

£900 is the first years tax and is including in the OTR price..... subsequent years and you're talking around £450.
Ahh, I see. I thought £900/year sounded steep.

He came to his senses about a week too late once it was already in his drive :palm:
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:wtf: ?

that suspension looks like a mine field so many arms of stuff going everywhere ......still awesome though
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just learned that i have to make a 180km trip to make a gt-r test drive :problem: :palm:
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Thread resurrection!!!!!

Picked this up last weekend, to replace the Scoob as the weekend toy. Mercedes A45 AMG..... It's nuts!!! :awe:

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Been working with Litchfield's over the past six months, to trial and test various tuning options for the A45. Gaming has taken a bit of a backseat this year. :roll:

Anyway.... I'm currently running a Litchfield A45 AMG Stage 2 conversion. 450bhp in a hatchback is mental!!! :lol: :lol:

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I was down at Shakespeare Park Raceway at the weekend and managed to beat the UK A45 quarter mile record! We blasted it in 11.80s @ 115.96mph! :awe:

Not bad for a hatchback! :lol:

Next target is 500bhp with more mods and another trip down the drag strip. :oops:

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Anybody using CTEK chargers here?

Was trying the fancy charging through the cig plug option and having trouble getting it to work (on several cars now) :(
Am I doing something wrong or is the quality of this "premium product" rather poor :problem:
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Sweet rides in this thread.

Mine is in the garage with the whole front taken down for changing bushings, shocks and torsion bars.
the lower control arms were bent! (Some serious racing for this car in its earlier life??)
...and its fricking hard to find straight 2nd hand ones. :thumbdown:
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wow nice car 8-) :awe:
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Nice to see some other car enthusiats here :awe: . I’m also a big car fan. I like detailing the cars as well as driving them on the track.

Here is my little track toy and all day car with cup suspension and sticky Yokohama tires. Drives like a gocart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkjW4vTVOYM
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This is my sunny weather car. Absolutely love the punch of this 7l motor and sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oxUbdo9F4M
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Monouchi just won the thread, nothing is going to touch that unless someone has a 70s Hemi Challenger or something.

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OlDirty wrote:Nice to see some other car enthusiats here :awe: . I’m also a big car fan. I like detailing the cars as well as driving them on the track.

Here is my little track toy and all day car with cup suspension and sticky Yokohama tires. Drives like a gocart.


This is my sunny weather car. Absolutely love the punch of this 7l motor and sound.

nice little clio , I really like small cars


7L's not sure i could afford to drive it to the shop never mind the road tax you have to pay here :lol: :lolno: :problem:
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It’s not too thirsty as many people think ;) . Road tax is fine here, because they charge on the basis of the cars weight which is pretty light weight.