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Jamie - Member
Here you go, stevie.
What was I doing wrong Jamie? Thanks, BTW 🙂
[i]This thread needs rules - agreed no problem with diesel but something like 0-60 in under 6 seconds as a minimum qualifier or something as "fast" is clearly pretty subjective! [/I]
4.7 ok, diesel though 🙂
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Love the old VWs.
I have had a couple of MK2 Golf GTIs and a couple of Corrado VR6s in my time before the 911.
Actually the MK2 Golf small bumper I had on 14" teardrop wheels with no power steering is probably one of my favourite ever handling and bike lugging cars, should never have sold that one.
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not super-fast, but would get 2 bikes and 2 blokes inside it. Unfortunately they're worth a lot more now so difficult to justify as a toy.
was a handful in the ring in those conditions 😀 spun it twice and had a LOT of moments like this
Is that a turbo 5lab? Very nearly bought a 944 s2 once, really regret not doing so at the time, the balance of those cars is something else.
nah its an S2. the power difference between them and the early turbos was minimal (8bhp) and I couldn't really justify the cost of a later, faster turbo. I wasn't too sure of the lagginess of them either
My brothers Alfa. It was in the Top Gear Studio for last weekends show.
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I've got a 530D - quickest car I've ever owned - the torque is amazing.
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Not all that fast really, but quite practical and as mentioned earlier, not actually that expensive to run.
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0-60 in 3.5..! (skip to 3m57s)
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Love the old VWs.
In that case (although all of these are gone now)......
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Apart from this one which is currently being restored
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3 pages and no maxtorque?
Not all that fast really, but quite practical and as mentioned earlier, not actually that expensive to run
the guy who posted one earlier said it costs a fortune! What model is that sunday jumper?
I have a boxter s and the bits aren't expensive, but the labour to do anything costs a fortune given where the engine is. Obviously don't go anywhere near the main dealers!
I don't own it any more,but a few years ago I built this:
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("I" as in actually me, I did it all on my own)
hand one of these for a while, flakiest pile of crap ever
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not long after I go one of these, most reliable car I've ever had...
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managed 220k miles in it, which was a lot of petrol 😯
Not mine but my dads, get to use it sometimes.
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Love the old VWs.In that case (although all of these are gone now)......
Some lovely examples here. Here's my present more bangernomics example....
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987bhp of ticking time bomb. Long since gone.
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Hob Nob - Member
987bhp of ticking time bomb. Long since gone.
Oof!
😯
Sundayjumper - Member
I don't own it any more,but a few years ago I built this:
That is super-cool. Had a few E36 M3s in my time and love that engine. Someone did the same to an E92 which I love the idea of.
Am I allowed to play?
I had one of these for the total sum of 17 weeks until an angry builder in a forklift truck took a dislike to it.
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I have currently a "sports hairdressers" car bought new after the M3 debacle, not posting pics of that for fear of being outed..
fastest car i've driven is a ferrari 360 modena spider that one of my friends used to own...he also had an RS4 avant which is the second quickest i've driven....but quite possibly the scariest car i've ever driven
i dont have that sort of money to buy something as flash or quick as that so the fastest car i've owned has to be the 2001 Audi A6 2.5dti quattro sport that i used to have
another one of my friends also loves his fats cars...he started off with a porsche boxster, then a few astons, then a ferrari f430 which he sold last year...he's now on his second McLaren.
i'll upload a photo as soon as Photobucket stops being a douchebag
Not fast at the moment, facebook reminded me the other day that it's been up on bricks for 2 years after I ran out of £££ mid suspension rebuild 🙁
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Plan to get it back on the road vaguely standard (it's currently just a bit lower, lighter and stiffer than it left the factory), then maybe plan something sillier with it (frontline front wishbones, big brakes, ford sigma engine and gearbox).
"[i]the guy who posted one earlier said it costs a fortune! What model is that sunday jumper?[/i]"
Mine's an early 996 Carrera, with the Aerokit. All 911s need a massive spoiler IMO ! Maybe I've been lucky but in 5½ years I've had no major bills. A gradually failing fuel pump relay is the only thing that's ever left me stranded, which was only a £10 part - once I'd diagnosed it. I had a coil pack fail but they're regarded as consumables, they're low down and open to dirt & water from the road. An oil breather and a vacuum solenoid, and that's about it apart from some tyres & routine servicing. Even the servicing isn't too bad. The last couple of MOTs have highlighted some dampness on the bottom of the bellhousing which points to the RMS leaking slightly but my Tuna says not to bother doing anything until it's actually dripping, or it needs a new clutch and we're opening it up anyway.
Touch wood - it's been a very good car.
Squealer's car is a 997, a lot newer than mine, but if it's an early 997 then it's largely the same mechanically.
FWIW, my Tuna is Northway in Aldermaston, I'm happy to recommend them if anyone in Berkshire needs a Porsche specialist.
Not got a pic of mine, but its one of these.
0-60 in 6 seconds. 150mpg or 15 depending on how you drive it 🙂
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[i]FWIW, my Tuna is Northway in Aldermaston[/i]
Mine's John West.
Can't get to image hosting sites from my work computer, but I sold our E90 330 last year which was a shame because I loved that car. By modern standards, it wasn't that quick but it made a lovely noise at the redline. The six pot was a peach.
I'm thinking that when my vRS company car is handed back in 18months I'll opt out any buy a 135/140 because the company car tax makes the vRS very expensive.
Have spent some time in my uncles E90 M3 which I've taken a real shine to - the DCT box is awesome.
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One has a 380bhp 3 litre supercharged V6 that enables one to waft to a limited 155mph and though 60mph in 5.1 seconds whilst surrounded by sumptuous leather and Radio 2, and crucially consumes petrol rather than that dirty devilish diesel.
But I seem to forget my wallet a lot.
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Had this upto a few years ago. Great car. Swapped it for a Golf R for the 4wheel drive.
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I have this to play with in Wales.Not mine but mine for the taking when I need it. It's not supercar quick but it's no slouch.
987bhp of ticking time bomb.
Nice!
I got this to indicated 90* with a sizeable tailwind, does that count? It felt pretty fast
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*probably more like 80.
My toy, a Porsche 928 S4
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The six pot was a peach.
My earlier googling revealed a 340i touring at my local dealer, can anyone lend me £30k?
My Golf R estate...
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Were you on that track at the time Kenneth ?
not mine but I get to play in these occasionally
my step Dad's Porsche 911 GT2, fernsport tuned monster. tuned to north of 700hp...
doesn't go round corners very well and his Caterham CSR is quicker round a lap of Spa.
Not proper fast, but it's what you'll drive at Silverstone. Needs another 67HP really (only has 133), and it sits on the drive and takes my race bike to Sunday road races (can fit a bike in with just front wheel removed!) Fun when you get it above 4500 RPM, and Top Gear liked it a lot!
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Mrs TiRed is down for a RenaultSport track day to finish off the tyres. Teen1 is too expensive to insure on it 😆
another one of my friends also loves his fats cars...he started off with a porsche boxster, then a few astons, then a ferrari f430 which he sold last year...he's now on his second McLaren.i'll upload a photo as soon as Photobucket stops being a douchebag
photobucket is working again so here are the pics...
the first one...
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the current one...
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He did well to park it between those cones ...
Looks like some birds pooped on the cone at the drivers door, think of the mess it would have made to that paintwork..
I have a boxter s and the bits aren't expensive, but the labour to do anything costs a fortune given where the engine is. Obviously don't go anywhere near the main dealers!
The 996 is a bit easier, with small hands you can do lots, and the engine drops out like an old beetle.
Most of the costs are the overpriced dealers and specialists, and most Porsche owners want their cars to be 100% minty mc mint so shell out for everything.
The fastest car I've owned wasn't [i]that[/i] quick by the standards of many here, but it was quite quick enough for daily road use, sadly I don't have a photo available but it was my 1.7 Puma Zetec, lovely little car around the twisty local A-and-B roads, and sounded great when you wrang it's neck!
Sadly [i]not[/i] mine, but certainly the quickest car I've ever driven, and certainly the best sounding, was this:
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Maybe, if the lottery coughs up, I could afford to run one!
One went past me today on the M5 - that engine sound! #swoon
just sold 🙁 🙁 🙁
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Thats ^^ making me want my 330i bsck...
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Wife's car. 60 in 5.3 secs and limited to 155mph. After driving around in a 150bhp Tiguan diesel, her quattro, s tronic, light aluminium build car certainly wakes me up. Not sure any more performance is needed on uk roads
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He did well to park it between those cones ...
Autotesting?
1970 MGBGT. Pretty quick at nearly 200hp per tonne.
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I have a bmw m135i, a 200bhp caterham 7 and a honda civic type r.
I quite fancy a newish m4,but not sure i can bring myself to spend the money
ok it was only mine for an hour or so, but...
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... one day, one of these will be mine
Had this for 9 days on honeymoon, was great fun to drive.
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Had a Porsche 944 S2, replaced it with a Panda 100hp.
Entirely different cars, both immensely fun through the corners and surprised a lot of supposedly fast cars that have underestimated something old/small.
Can I play?
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Have had a few fun cars but we reckon one of the most fun in the last couple of years was a winter hack, don't care/worry about it Micra!
not mine but I get to play in these occasionallymy step Dad's Porsche 911 GT2, fernsport tuned monster. tuned to north of 700hp...
doesn't go round corners very well and his Caterham CSR is quicker round a lap of Spa.
goods vids, here's one of mine going round croft
https://youtu.be/lJIi4652O4s
My brother's (former) ride... which he had to sell recently.
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It was a bit of a sleeper with this under the bonnet...
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I can't recall what the power output was, but it was... substantial (eating M series BMWs without breaking sweat off the lights)
Bland Eurobox, Anyone?
http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/24118/#/aa0=6&MR0_length=10&w0=list&aj0=lot_number_asc&m0=0
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Not blisteringly fast but 5.1s 0-60mph and sub 800kg so pretty fun to drive!
For some reason I'm planning on doing 2500 miles in it this summer going to Le mans and then on to Italy and back.
Lionheart wins.
535d touring here. Still want an RS6 though.
This thread does not have enough Italian cars, yet.
Mrs Fruitbat's Abarth:
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Perhaps we should make it 170 mph plus cars as most seem rather run of the mill 😉
What's the engine in that MGB?
Agreed. Small hatches with over 7 second 0-60s aren't really 'fast cars'.
I'd say a top end of over 150 and a 0-60 of under 6 makes something fast, as a regular road car anyway.
plus we'll get rid of all these german rep mobile's that are limited to 155 😆
What's the engine in that MGB?
It's the original 1.8 sleeved and rebored to 2.2L. High lift cam, over sized inlet valves. Heavily ported head. Lightened and balanced crank, flywheel and conrods. HS6 carbs rejetted with modified butterflies. Been on the rolling road at just over 160hp.
The whole car is about 300kg lighter than original too.
I have an new old stock janspeed twin turbo kit for the rover v8 I fancy building into a BGT. Should put out about 550hp if built right.
😯The whole car is about 300kg lighter than original too.
How? A 25% ish weight reduction from 1100kg to 800kg?
How? A 25% weight reduction?
More like 30% (off 1050kg which is the wet weight IIRC)?
Yeah, down from about 1200kg to just over 900kg. Different front suspension and subframe. Different rear axle and suspension. Racing fuel cell. Smaller and lighter batteries. Light weight spoked wheels. Aluminium bonnet, wings and tailgate. It all adds up.
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From uni days back in 2002. Max speed wasn't that fast, but 0-60 put most things on the road to shame. Motor out of a Yamaha r6 with a total car weight of 220kg ish and very low gearing, it was designed for acceleration.
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Pretty quick by most standards. Also I have the roof rack for the bikes 🙂
[quote="cp"]From uni days back in 2002.
Lancaster ? My Alma Mater ! Furness.
And if we're going to add criteria about "fast" can we also restrict the meaning of "your" ? It shouldn't mean "someone I met" or else we'll all have very long lists.
no kids, fast car. Library image because it for some reason I can't post a cow shit covered picture of mine.
Boot is covered in clay mud from dumping the bike in from a run round Ironbridge.
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Not fast compared to others but quick enough to get you in trouble-
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I sold it about 3 years ago, I'd have another but not practical for a family.
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It can't be that hard, even I can do it 🙂
Lancaster ? My Alma Mater ! Furness.
**High fives fellow furnessian 😉 **