Bix Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 2 hours ago, James1986 said: A very similar story to me! I've gone from a 318d to the M140i, from 52mpg to about 20 🤣 2 months on and i don't regret it for a second! I didn’t go quite as extreme as mines still diesel but doesn’t sound like a transit in the morning like the BMW used to and actually makes a pretty pleasing sound for a diesel. Pulls like a bloody train with 650nm of torque and 313bhp on tap 😀 and still getting 40mpg on my commute! Very envious of your M140i though, absolute riot of a car and sound bloody lovely. Can’t beat a 6 cylinder and you got the last one they will ever put in a 1 series too, crying shame really as the new on may as well be a focus! Even looks like one 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post corsair Posted December 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2019 Here is my Ford Corsair GT. 2 litre V4 with Piper cam and Fuel injection and lots of other stuff 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rover Man Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 18 minutes ago, corsair said: Here is my Ford Corsair GT. 2 litre V4 with Piper cam and Fuel injection and lots of other stuff You win, What a fantastic car. Dad had one when i was young 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post corsair Posted December 13, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 13, 2019 Engine bay shot and interior for you. Got 2.250 coil over suspension, Willwood 4 pot calipers , rack and pinion steering as well 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Beautiful 👌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
300bhp/ton Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 Playing with some 1/1th scale off roaders.😃 Footage from last weekend. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4inbrain Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 The Corsair GT aced it, stunning car. And mechanically interesting, V4s are rare - my dad had one when i was young (both in a Taunus and later in a Capri). Just out of interest, doesn't really matter but still wondering: are those wheels "period correct"? The Corsair GT wasn't sold where i grew up, so i've actually never seen one in flesh. They look a little like what i had on my old Ascona B (i think they were called Cavalier Mark 1 over here, and slightly differently styled). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corsair Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 4 hours ago, m4inbrain said: The Corsair GT aced it, stunning car. And mechanically interesting, V4s are rare - my dad had one when i was young (both in a Taunus and later in a Capri). Just out of interest, doesn't really matter but still wondering: are those wheels "period correct"? The Corsair GT wasn't sold where i grew up, so i've actually never seen one in flesh. They look a little like what i had on my old Ascona B (i think they were called Cavalier Mark 1 over here, and slightly differently styled). They are from the correct period but due to being 15 inch diameter they most likely would not be on a Ford of this size. They are 7 and 8 x15 Compomotve split rims with 205 and 225 section tyres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 My BMW M135i, ...3Ltr straight six with a twin scroll single turbo. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b19jas Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 The 300hp weekend toy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4nd0m Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 my 300bhp every day hauler and before the comments start Luton Airport drop off not an actual disabled space I got manners 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 Been rolling on coil overs for a while now, gotta say they are huge improvement over the tired old stock suspension, Ive also had a rear arb fitted at the same, that’s helped the handling even more Old father crimbo is bringing me a lovely big Toyo intercooler for Xmas, so in the new year we can turn the boost up a bit more. Then i can start to think about a hybrid turbo 👌 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollykamakazi Posted December 24, 2019 Share Posted December 24, 2019 my 300bhp every day hauler and before the comments start Luton Airport drop off not an actual disabled space I got mannersNice Heavy, but nice. Bash, Break, Build, Repeat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 12 hours ago, .AJ. said: Been rolling on coil overs for a while now, gotta say they are huge improvement over the tired old stock suspension, Ive also had a rear arb fitted at the same, that’s helped the handling even more Old father crimbo is bringing me a lovely big Toyo intercooler for Xmas, so in the new year we can turn the boost up a bit more. Then i can start to think about a hybrid turbo 👌 Is it the diesel or petrol VRS then AJ? Thinking of giving my BM a few more tweaks in the new year, ...love modifying my cars, RC scale and full scale. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.AJ. Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 It’s Petrol, a 1.8 20v Turbo, the same engine thats in the Audi TT, Golf GTI, Leon Cupra etc. of the same period 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 23 minutes ago, .AJ. said: It’s Petrol, a 1.8 20v Turbo, the same engine thats in the Audi TT, Golf GTI, Leon Cupra etc. of the same period 👍 Nice. I always prefer petrol models over diesel, ...a friend has a diesel VRS though and is very pleased with it. Tuned they can be made to go very well. 😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willb Posted December 25, 2019 Share Posted December 25, 2019 Type R running 360bhp for the track and a Discovery 3 for the muddy stuff!Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I just bought an Volvo XC70 (2007) D5, I don't want to post a pic as it's not sporty enough looking at everyone elses wheels. But now I have a sensible daily, I can look at a fast car again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomzac66 Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 I just bought an Volvo XC70 (2007) D5, I don't want to post a pic as it's not sporty enough looking at everyone elses wheels. But now I have a sensible daily, I can look at a fast car again. [emoji3] I think I posted a picture of my hybrid so the drive of shame still belongs to me, if you change your mind over a picture.[emoji16]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostewart Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) Just bought my first car, a 2009 1.4 diesel Mazda 2 TS2. Not powerful, but very economical. Edited February 19, 2020 by ostewart 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, ostewart said: Just bought my first car, a 2009 1.4 diesel Mazda 2 TS2. Not powerful, but very economical. Congrats firstly. 👍 Not sure how old you are but one thing to bear in mind re; "not powerful" comment is that it is all relative. What I mean is that by today's standards or compared to what some cars can perform like now it may not be quick or powerful but compared to older cars it's not bad at all. Take my first car for example a 1988 Nissan Micra GSX 998cc. Straight away performance wise your car is quicker to 60mph by almost 5 whole seconds, ...okay yours is a 1.4Litre compared to my old 998cc (1Ltr) but it is also a diesel compared to what was a petrol. I'd also wager that your first car has electric windows, central locking, an alarm, CD player etc etc. Luxuries most of us older generation never had on our cars at all until much later. Enjoy it for what it is. 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostewart Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 2 hours ago, GMballistic said: Congrats firstly. 👍 Not sure how old you are but one thing to bear in mind re; "not powerful" comment is that it is all relative. What I mean is that by today's standards or compared to what some cars can perform like now it may not be quick or powerful but compared to older cars it's not bad at all. Take my first car for example a 1988 Nissan Micra GSX 998cc. Straight away performance wise your car is quicker to 60mph by almost 5 whole seconds, ...okay yours is a 1.4Litre compared to my old 998cc (1Ltr) but it is also a diesel compared to what was a petrol. I'd also wager that your first car has electric windows, central locking, an alarm, CD player etc etc. Luxuries most of us older generation never had on our cars at all until much later. Enjoy it for what it is. 😉 Yeah I wanted something sensible, reliable and cheap to run. I'm 26 but had my license for 6 years, just haven't had the money or reason to own a car. It's a lovely little runner and I'm really happy with it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m4inbrain Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 (edited) As a german living in the UK, the "not powerful" comment is not just relative as GMballistics mentioned, it's entirely nonsense really if you think about it. I know for a fact that parents tell their kids "but why do you need that much power anyway" - and as someone who moved over from a country where you can indeed use any amount of power (.. well, as long as the car is legal) properly, i agree now. I owned everything from a 330hp E30 3 series, a Megane RS Trophy that i raced on the Nordschleife, a Hyundai Coupe (my first car ) etc - now i'm old, sitting on a 1.5l 150hp petrol SEAT Ateca and wishing i'd had taken the 115hp diesel for it, because even 150hp is, objectively, too much in the UK. The entire "well you need umph to overtake a bike etc" is nonsense too, i took some driving lessons over here to get used to driving right hand and on the (to me) other side of the road (better be safe than sorry), in a 70hp hyundai i20 - and that's plenty to overtake a bike on the road, from experience. As was said: enjoy it for what it is, i'm at the age now where i look more at my "mpg dial" than i look at the spec sheet. I bet you get better than my 42ish mpg (and that's with trickery like start/stop and sailing in eco mode), which makes it in the current climate (no pun intended) definitely worth owning. I was hoping that the guy who sold the Outcast recently would've added his car here too, he took pictures of his Outcast sitting on a BMW 2002 Tii, beautiful thing. Edited January 20, 2020 by m4inbrain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nut-nut Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 My daily driver! As part of a solar powered car subscription service I have use of a little Tesla Model 3, but, I use it infrequently. I'll grab a pic some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoppy504 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 My toy, it now gets a lot less use due to my joint problems which are making access more difficult (ageing is wonderful ). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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