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2 hours ago, rich1068 said:
I'm having a hard time giving this car up. My Saab 9-5 is a lovely thing but it's like a tractor compared to the IS300
Face it Rich, it's yours until the very end...
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Ah, fame at last, Rich! There'll be no speaking to you now.
Goes without saying, a smashing motor.
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Oh yeah, Rover SD1 without a doubt.
As a nipper, out walking the dog one evening one flew by my parents house on the A57 at what my dad estimated as "...over the ton...". I had never seen anything going that fast, so close. A lasting impression. [For context, my dad also reckoned that the frequent two-tones we used to hear at five-to-nine of an evening were coppers trying to get to the local chippy before it closed.]
That being said, before the SD1 came along, it had to be the 2500Pi Triumph. A straight six with Michelotti styling, what's not to like?
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Cynically, I'd say it's because Autocar's paymasters in Wolfsburg and Ingolstadt aren't pursuing it, so time to rubbish it...
But yes, may be BP have been listening to JCB about its suitability for heavier vehicles?
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Fantastic effort matey, it's been a pleasure watching this come together.
Please enjoy responsibly, and all hail the 2JZ!
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I'm so happy; after a two wasted tours of 10 miles each in the week, this evening I happened to walk past a local station (closed all day) that suddenly had all the fuels and no queues. I ran home - no mean feat for me! - and grabbed the keys to the wife's Toyota that has been on the flashing light for four days, fuelled it, drove home, got my car (no longer giving a range estimate) and fuelled that.
What a ridiculous situation, being happy about that...
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Is your fifth photo at names.siesta.redeeming ? Last time I was there in June,they were filming an edition of 'The Motorcycle Show', so had to park at the lay-by a bit further up the road!
Fair to say, I think I would I would give all life savings to buy this off you... Sadly, I think my calculation falls short:
1.0 x £ My Savings = 0.25 x £ L666 GAN
Jeez, when is your UK tour kicking off? At least let me see it!
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I realised a few random alarms in my IS300 was the sluggish inertia reels reeling themselves in a few inches, often hours after I got out. I got into the habit of ensuring they went back all the way and it it didn't happen again. Could have been a convenience, but may be worth a look.
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530whp? I think that is what Rolls Royce (pre-BMW) used to describe as "...adequate..." 😁
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Looks stunning in that video. Those wheels, man....
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KIA Stinger? V6 variant, of course...
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Very well done, matey. What a journey!
Looking forward to your rolling road write-ups.
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The six month thing may be to help KIA offer the seven year warranty on a powerful and heavy car. The price of an extra service per year is probably cheaper than extending the warranty on a Lexus!
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Is it just me who doesn't find the prospect of all this interior tinsel even remotely appealing?*
And as for self-driving cars, just no. Driving is one of the few pleasures I have left!
*[I have accepted the marketing departments don't very much care what old petrolheads like me want. I think they'd describe me as a 'dinosaur']
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On 3/8/2021 at 1:38 PM, Vince Donald said:
Er, its a Kia.... Stinger 3.3 Twin turbo.
Lovely, Vince.
See you over at the relevant forum then... 😉
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On 3/5/2021 at 10:20 AM, rich1068 said:
... I'd had to put up with a diesel Mini One for I don't know how many months....
...shudder...
But on the plus side, how many houses did you sell in that time?
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9 minutes ago, rob_clio172 said:
Damn, thats a masterpiece of engineering!!!
Isn't it just?! Apparently, every one of the 100 car run was sold within 48 hours of it being announced. That's the draw of Gordon Murray, I guess!
[apologies for taking the thread off track]
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44 minutes ago, rob_clio172 said:
Is that an old F1 Cossie lump?
Er, not quite... 😁
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I've just realised what your cam covers reminded me of...
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Looks stunning, it has to be said.
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Whatever its current availability, I suspect that Lexus in the UK felt the pressure of the marketing budgets of BMW and VW/Audi. Mainstream reviewers are skewed by"he who pays the piper calls the tune" and motoring journalist just love a sporty car for the six hours they are driving it. And so sporty sells, and comfy doesn't. And affordable PCP sells, and 10 year reliability doesn't. So Lexus promoted the IS as sporty, even if it isn't, because they feel they had to. Comfy and reliable is for losers! You are a tiger!!
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On 2/7/2021 at 2:58 PM, rob_clio172 said:
Thanks mate 👍 cant wait to get to some meet with this thing, has there been any talk of rescheduling the big Lexus meet that was going yo be happening at Gaydon?
When we are finally able to meet again and we can produce our vaccination cards, of course, how about offering 15 minute drives for £50? (terms negotiable, but always accompanied!) 😉
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Very glad to see you are still at this, matey. I wish I had half you ability and perseverance!
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134k? Just about run in now I guess. Nice that you went for the money shot at just 2 seconds in!
Looks very tidy motor.
New IS 300 owner saying hello!
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Hey, don't knock Cleethorpes! I have spent literally forty happy minutes there (well, I was there for work).