The Gentleman's Club Motoring thread

Yay! I love it

Here's mine - a 2005 3.0 TDI Quattro Audi A6 with all the toys..
- xenons, leather, all-round parking sensors and display, bluetooth, ipod/USB connections, BOSE sound system and 6 CD changer, full climate control, electric rear sun screen, 225 BHP and a tiptronic gearbox:










Yes the tax is a killer but hey, I don't get out much, rarely drink, don't smoke so I might as well treat myself as I do long motorway spins and it's very very nice bus for that sorta thing

Lot of nice motors on the thread so far and it's only just getting going. I've had a few nice cars over the years including an A6 2.8 Quattro Sport on a set of 18" BBSs. Always love the VAG stuff.

Oblig apology for photo quality.

Righty, the four wheel transport:



'02 323F 2.0 Sport. I've had it about more than three years but it's been off the road two years due to travel and a change of circumstances since my return. I've spent an absolute ton on getting it into excellent condition. I've often thought about parting with it but I just can't justify it considering it's probably worth about about €750 on a good day



My baby a '01 Suzuki GSX1400. I've owned it five years and I'll never part with it if I can avoid it. It's my dream bike



My '02 Aprilia RSV Mille 1000cc v-twin. As daily hacks go, I think it's pretty sexy. I'm in the process of winterising it at the moment. I'm using it as a means of strengthening my knowledge of service and repair and as sweet as it is, it's going to have to sing for it's supper.

Sleepy wrote: »

And Justjens ends the thread. How can you follow that up? Certainly not with my 2003 Mondeo at least!

beats the pants off my 2010 mundaneo too

don't get me wrong, i like the mondeo/mundaneo but it doesn't stack up to either of Justjens toys

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I'll bet your mpg is a little better:P

Am looking at that class of car when I buy again in Feb/March. Initially we were gonna go for the Mondeo but now I think we like the Insignia.

Go with the mondy. Apparently the insignia is a bit tight in the back.

A friend of mine has a new-ish baby and an insignia and he says it can be a bit of a squeeze.

I have the drivers seat in a nice driving position for me in my car and i can sit in comfort directly behind the drivers seat. I'm 6'2", with big ol lanky legs, so that's an indication of how much space is available

Sleepy wrote: »

Not familiar with the Insignia but quite happy with the Mondeo. Unusually, as mundane as they are, I'd always wanted one as my Dad's old Mark I was the car I learned to drive in.

At one stage I half considered a Mondeo - but only if it was navy/red/white and a D-reg.

As I regularly wear blue shirts for work (side note: ever notice how the colours for office-suitable shirts is VERY limited?) I figured it might provide some amusement.. and end the days of being tailgated or having clowns sitting in the outside lane dawdling when I want to overtake

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

I will kick us off with my car that I had to sell over the weekend. It is the best car I have ever driven. In the 5 years I owned it it never once skidded or lost 100% grip with the ground in any kind of weather. The acceleration was so responsive that it was easy to over take quickly. And, I think, is one of the nicest looking cars in production,
Audi TT

If that's the quattro, then they are "bet onto the road". We had one and you'd have to be an utter ape to crash it through "overexuberance"

The interior was lovey, and (nod to Kaiser as well), the Audi leather is far nicer than the muck BMW insist on putting in their "normal" cars.

Love the dark blue & cream combination, I've my baby E90 in that combo and it is lovely.

Personally I found the TT a bit too grippy and the steering on 225's a bit heavy, but the point and squirt/ sod physics, I am overtaking NOW ability of the TT made it fun in the same way as using a sledgehammer is fun...

Pawwed Rig wrote: »

Looking forward to seeing this on the roads

http://www.independent.ie/lifestyle/motoring/mustang-fits-the-bill-for-ford-but-how-will-europe-take-to-this-us-icon-29826856.html

I drove one for a while when I lived in US but was disappointed with the performance. Always a great looking car:)

Mod note - changed the rules of this thread, see post 1.

It'll be nice to see them. My philosophy about these types of cars in this country is that we're doomed to have small engines. That's given. But unfortunately the small spec that comes with the small engines becomes a one stop ticket to Mehville. Paddy won't pay for 'bells and whistles' is something a salesman friend once said to me.

I wish they would run better spec models out of the box. I don't want to be the only country in the world to have a base Mustang with plastic wheel trims

If I were a manufacturer and I gave a cr*p about the Irish market enough to want to win the hearts of d'people, I'd give them all the sporty kits and bits to make it look like a proper sports model along with that small 4-banger.

kingshankly wrote: »

http://i869.photobucket.com/albums/ab251/bannonshane/3DD3EDF8-0495-407E-9A73-0E3113BB0EEA-1265-000000E6F5B3D1D7_zpsfe3f5839.jpg
Haven't a clue how to get the picture up

Like this!



Specs please

I like Mustangs as much as the next guy, but I can't see how they can justify 425BHP from a 5 litre engine. It's criminal. The M3 puts out 420bhp from a 4L. The new S4 has ~330bhp from a supercharged 3L. And the wizards at Nissan can get 542bhp from a bi-turbo 3.8 in the newest GT-R.


/rant

My current wheels, a Yamaha MT-03. I picked it up at the end of August, a nice step up power wise from the Yamaha Dragstar 125 which I started off on years ago, and have been relying upon until now. I was initially wary of buying a single cylinder bike, but after a test drive those thoughts disappeared. I like how It's not a bike I've seen around much either.

cantdecide wrote: »

I bet it's a hoot to ride!

It's great fun indeed. The last owner certainly pushed the bike, I can see how the tires are worn to but a few millimeters from the edge; I haven't been able to drop the bike that far yet, but I'm trying, and otherwise having great fun at the weekends out on the Wicklow gap and the Sally gap.

No pics handy but don't need much imagination to picture my wine 2003 Avensis. Of course I had people joking with me about having a family car and a house and now just needing a woman