Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

CianRyan

DZ, I remember the Levins brake lights and a plume of smoke. :pac:

166man

CianRyan wrote: »

DZ, I remember the Levins brake lights and a plume of smoke. :pac:

I'll never forget my first experience in a Nissan twincam while we are reflecting....:pac:

Never seen a man change gear like it since!

millington

YbFocus wrote: »

Definitely agree, was just wondering if he had wheels for sale

17" Msport Style 66 painted grey were on it. Not sure if I'll sell them just yet!

Ded_Zebra

CianRyan wrote: »

DZ, I remember the Levins brake lights and a plume of smoke. :pac:

God yeah I had forgotten that! Hahaha. Good times

CianRyan

Ded_Zebra wrote: »

God yeah I had forgotten that! Hahaha. Good times

Slowing for bumps on a mountain road is so over rated. :pac:

166man wrote: »

I'll never forget my first experience in a Nissan twincam while we are reflecting....:pac:

Never seen a man change gear like it since!

The mightiest 16v Twincam ever.
It even ran after I put it through the fence on that horrible slippy road.

job seeker

CianRyan wrote: »

Nissan pic

Whats the make/model of them alloys? They always looked great on the Almera... :cool::cool:

CianRyan

job seeker wrote: »

Whats the make/model of them alloys? They always looked great on the Almera... :cool::cool:

They are 5zigen fn01r-c. Great wheels for the money. With the crash that car took id say anything cheaper would have shattered. one of them got fairly badly bent but the rest are all still perfectly usable.
Still have two of them siting out my back for spares.

fancy pigeon

While we're on memory lane with pics by Cian Ryan...

Awwww yeah :cool:

CianRyan

The day you nearly killed us with both diesel and ass fumes.

colm_mcm

What did the 406 dyno at?

colm_mcm

Ah you're all torque!

YbFocus

millington wrote: »

17" Msport Style 66 painted grey were on it. Not sure if I'll sell them just yet!

That's what I have right now man! Was just interested to see

wotzgoingon

YbFocus wrote: »

That's what I have right now man! Was just interested to see

I just clicked the youtube link in your signature and watched the video collecting the Latvian 316. Omg that was so funny. I will just let some pressure out and the thing steaming like a mad thing,

fancy pigeon

colm_mcm wrote: »

What did the 406 dyno at?

116bhp at the wheels with a mild turn of the pump. Standard at the time, along with the turbo. I can get the torque figure later!

I never got it dyno'd with the big turbo and pump

YbFocus

wotzgoingon wrote: »

I just clicked the youtube link in your signature and watched the video collecting the Latvian 316. Omg that was so funny. I will just let some pressure out and the thing steaming like a mad thing,

Good to hear man Subscribe if you want, we will be back shortly with more, we just ran with the cannonball this month too which should be a good vid

job seeker

fancy pigeon wrote: »

116bhp at the wheels with a mild turn of the pump. Standard at the time, along with the turbo. I can get the torque figure later!

I never got it dyno'd with the big turbo and pump

Do you reckon the pump and turbo increased it much?

fancy pigeon

job seeker wrote: »

Do you reckon the pump and turbo increased it much?

The difference was very, very noticeable...

CianRyan

job seeker wrote: »

Do you reckon the pump and turbo increased it much?

Well I remember hanging with an E39 525i for a looong time in that old Pug, that'll tell ya.

evolutionqy7

Found a very glamorous parking spot in Longford.
Thought it be a shame not to take a snap. Gloomy area made the car stand out nicely.

rizzee

Long time no chat. Hope everyone's keeping well.

5000km in my ownership and not a wash outside yet. Still looks well for a boring wagon!

LawlessBoy

The passat down at the local tyre shop getting new front tyres!

colm_mcm

Story with the number plate?

LawlessBoy

colm_mcm wrote: »

Story with the number plate?

Some idiot reversed into the front of the car with what looks like a toe bar damaged the plate and the far side of the grill. Not visible in the picture have a new one ordered.

Tommyboy40

V8 goodness
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AndyBoBandy

Had the pleasure of driving this little beast for the last 3 days over in England,
Just when I thought the Mercedes E-Class couldn't get any better, they just made it better.

I've driven many previous iterations about 10-15 times over the last 2 years (E350 AMG Sport Coupé was just dirty), and thought them a stunning car to drive, but this new one (E220d), they've improved on perfection!



Looks wise, she's almost a cross between a C-Class & an S-Class, but I'm not too interested in the exterior anymore, it's inside where it counts.







Yes, that is a 9 speed auto box (which changes smoother than a babies arse) (80mph @ 1500 rpm)



The interior was lovely, no stupid C-class screen sticking up out of the dash, looking like it was just bolted on last minute,

and it had this very cool light effect around the trim & under the seats, that could be dimmed, and set to any colour you liked. I have to admit, it looks cool as F**K. (the pictures really don't do it justice)





The only downside was this particular one didn't have the Sat Nav installed, which is odd, as the last 10-15 Mercs Hertz have given me all had it as standard, but it didn't take away from the overall car, which was just a cracking drive (Eco, Comfort*, Sport & Sport+ mode)

*Comfort mode (which is the default) could be customised so you could still have the sport steering and or suspension without the sport engine performance.

Would I buy one: Yes
Could I buy one: Probably No.



And to keep the thread relevant, here is my own beast awaiting her NCT retest 2 weeks ago (failed on rear bushings, which was no surprise, as they were an advisory on last years test, so had her out to Valdas for new bushings & control arms, and she's as good as new now)

tossy

Lovely looking machine those wheels are horrid though, the last few Rental cars in Europe have all been Mercs their new interiors are savage. There's no 220d worthy of the tag 'beast' though

fancy pigeon

tossy wrote: »

There's no 220d worthy of the tag 'beast' though

I have a 95 C220 D.... Gimmie a few months to gather the right bits

tossy

fancy pigeon wrote: »

I have a 95 C220 D.... Gimmie a few months to gather the right bits

Thats different, i've known a few highly modified diesels that were beasts lol It's a very agridultural term anyway. She's some Bayst lad!

AndyBoBandy

tossy wrote: »

There's no 220d worthy of the tag 'beast' though

She had all the power I needed anyway.

In the few situations I put my foot down in anger, she shifted me where I wanted to be.

Special Circumstances

9 speed auto should make the most of it in fairness.