Here's what I saw today (Please read the rules before posting)

Graham_B18C · 19-11-2008 9:53pm

tdc wrote: »

Grahamo what track is that? Always wanted to do one of those supercar experiences, just keep putting it off.

Was a track over in Staffordshire, I got it for my 21st but it was through a crowd called Thanksdarling.com or .ie wasn't really a race thing but I got to give it socks in all of em, the Lambo is so scary, that noise is deafening! They had a 911 there, Subaru's and Evo's and the R8. R8 only arrived there an hour before I got there so they hadn't fitted the massive breaks or anything yet so I couldn't drive that. The Ferrari made up for it though!

RS6 · 20-11-2008 12:53am

tdc wrote: »

anyone have more pics of that phantom? its not standard, it looks like a Mansory kit on it.

No its not the Mansory version, just got horrible rims and those tacky chrome side vents.

I believe it belongs to Jim Mansfield, although he claims its used for weddings at City West.

On one of the doors of the phantom it had the City West logo in chrome.

Tackalicious.

Berty · 20-11-2008 1:00am

Grahamo999 wrote: »

And a few more... Some of em are from the rds last week

Seen that RR a few times. Its a Des Cullen RR

L-M · 20-11-2008 1:00am

Bearcat wrote: »

Limerick Man....you hit a sore point re the arnage re calling it a pointless car. The 6.75 red label twin turbo is a pure and utter monster. The kit out of it is pure sumptous and goes like sh"t off a hot shovel.

I was more so refering to the 6.0 Bmw 7 series, i think the Arnage is a cracking car. Just in time's like this it's not much use to anyway:P

@eljono It was a 00. Very clean

Graham_B18C · 20-11-2008 1:06am

quirke_folder wrote: »

Seen that RR a few times. Its a Des Cullen RR

I think it was a sports and classic stand, could be wrong though

RS6 · 20-11-2008 1:09am

Grahamo999 wrote: »

I think it was a sports and classic stand, could be wrong though

Yeah no pretty sure all those cars were from sport and classic.

There was a black phantom up in DC's for a few weeks but it didnt have the rims and chrome vents.

TheBazman · 21-11-2008 2:47pm

Just back for Thruxton - drove the Cayman, F430 and the LP640 as well as being a passenger for a fast lap in the RX8 where the guy absolutely ripped the backside out of it!! I didnt think it was possible that the LP640 would be such a step up from the F430 but it was. An absolute beast (if a little impractical getting in and out!)

mcauley · 21-11-2008 3:05pm

Very nice pics Baz :cool:

Graham_B18C · 21-11-2008 3:06pm

They're some cars! Where did you do that? How much did it cost if ya don't mind me asking?

RandomAccess · 21-11-2008 3:09pm

Hi,
I know this is probably against the Spirit of the thread but I don't have my camera with me and its so unusual its worth posting,

Heres what I saw today, however the one I saw was silver.
Its a vw golf 'Country' it has a synchro badge so its all wheel drive. The suspension was jacked right up.

Much rarer than all those supercars ha

TheBazman · 21-11-2008 3:12pm

Thruxton race course down near Southhampton - I did the Italian Supercar experience (around £400). Its expensive and tbh you are probably finished in around 2 - 3 hours but still....its worth it. You go around 4 laps in the Mazda MPS with the instructor driving, then you drive the manual Cayman for 3 or 4 laps to get familiar with the track. Then its on to the big boys - The guy that sat in when I drove the LP640 actually owns it as well as the F430, the 355 and the Aston Martin.

I have a lot of pics but I might try to resize as they are probably a bit big

Graham_B18C · 21-11-2008 3:20pm

That sounds brill, i done it in a Gallardo, 355 and Vantage in a different place before, would love to drive the lp-640! And the F430! I gotta do it again soon...Just looked at their site, Suprised there's no GT-R

TheBazman · 21-11-2008 3:30pm

Its prob only a matter of time before there is a GT-R there

TheBazman · 21-11-2008 3:36pm

Omcd · 21-11-2008 6:27pm

what I saw today - brown fiesta with oversized bright yellow fittings (bumpers, wing mirrors etc) ..ugh

Wishbone Ash · 24-11-2008 11:26pm

8 series Beamers popping up everywhere! The recession?

redabbey · 25-11-2008 1:21am

I was very interested to notice that the 8 series BMW in 1999 still had pop up lights. Does anybody know what year pop up lights were banned in the EU on cars? I understand that they can injure a pedestrian in an accident much more severely than cars without these types of lights.

niceirishfella · 25-11-2008 1:43am

Circa 97-98 i fink

Max_Damage · 25-11-2008 2:09am

The Lotus Esprit was the last car to have pop-up lights AFAIK . That finished production in 2004.

Rowley Birkin QC · 25-11-2008 2:12am

Absolutely love those 8 Series BMW's, great post.

Speedway · 25-11-2008 11:09am

Apologies for the Quality of the pic, taken with my phone in the wee hours this morning but a Bentley flying spur parked outside my house.

(This is what it should look like with a good camera http://www.autobytel.com/images/2006/Bentley/FlyingSpur_staff/400/06_Bentley_FlyingSpur_06.jpg)

qz · 30-11-2008 7:18pm

2008 SL65

V8 Vantage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzvTXEvHRrM

L-M · 30-11-2008 11:57pm

Your video didn't last long qz:D

Berty · 01-12-2008 12:00am

Limerick-man wrote: »

Your video didn't last long qz:D

One of those on the South Circular road in Limerick. Turn just after leaving the crescent and its the first new house on the right in the drive. Black/Grey of course.

qz · 01-12-2008 12:04am

Limerick-man wrote: »

Your video didn't last long qz:D

Would sir like a 3 hour epic for the next one? I'll get onto Spielberg :pac:

L-M · 01-12-2008 12:08am

quirke_folder wrote: »

One of those on the South Circular road in Limerick. Turn just after leaving the crescent and its the first new house on the right in the drive. Black/Grey of course.

Lol, i meant it didn't last long as it said "Video not found" the first time for me. I've seen a DB9 around alright last year. No V8's though.

Dodgey ice roads out ye're way btw lol!

Berty · 01-12-2008 12:29am

Limerick-man wrote: »

Dodgey ice roads out ye're way btw lol!

Yep went from here to Kileely and back. Went sideways a few times, mostly on purpose(in a safe and non dangerous way

)

Getting up at 5am to drive to Dundalk for an hour and then come back. Its gonna be **** driving from Newport to Birdhill after that the trucks should have heated up the nationals roads a bit.

L-M · 01-12-2008 12:40am

quirke_folder wrote: »

Yep went from here to Kileely and back. Went sideways a few times, mostly on purpose(in a safe and non dangerous way )

Getting up at 5am to drive to Dundalk for an hour and then come back. Its gonna be **** driving from Newport to Birdhill after that the trucks should have heated up the nationals roads a bit.

I had to drive to Castleconnel, then back into chawkes from there. Back in to Newport and back out again. Went sideways...er....safely too:P

tdc · 01-12-2008 1:17am

qz wrote: »

2008 SL65

That is a great find qz, im really starting to like them

cianclarke · 01-12-2008 1:29am

bigkev49 wrote: »

Absolutely love those 8 Series BMW's, great post.

Yeah, gg on the 8 series - they're bloody stunning machines, enough power to take over a small country, so hopelessly bad at putting it down...!

NewApproach · 01-12-2008 2:47am

cianclarke wrote: »

Yeah, gg on the 8 series - they're bloody stunning machines, enough power to take over a small country, so hopelessly bad at putting it down...!

I love those 8 series too, I was trying to justify paying the cars worth every year in tax and insurance in a couple years when Ill be able to get insured on one.

bostoncommon · 01-12-2008 4:21pm

Check out the reg. I havent seen that before?

antodeco · 01-12-2008 4:32pm

bostoncommon wrote: »

Check out the reg. I havent seen that before?

Ha class, I actually like that one

L-M · 01-12-2008 5:37pm

Jesus that reg is very good, alot of crap one's about but that's good.

bostoncommon · 01-12-2008 5:42pm

the car is for sale in pat mccormacks in prosperous (kildare)spotted it on carzone.

Berty · 01-12-2008 8:29pm

Saw that <snip> of a Taxi in Dublin with the 08 D 5 320

<SNIP> !

qz · 01-12-2008 10:50pm

I know it's a bit tacky, but I don't really see how it automatically makes him a knob?
I'd rather be getting into his car than a beat up Sunny or whatever.

mcauley · 01-12-2008 10:56pm

very nice spot with the SL qz, really liking that now more and more...

Where was that?

Berty · 01-12-2008 10:59pm

qz wrote: »

I'd rather be getting into his car than a beat up Sunny or whatever.

True, there is a taxi in Limerick which is a 1988 Toyota. I would never in any state of mind get into it. There should really be a minimum on safety to qualift for a PSV license.

L-M · 01-12-2008 11:02pm

quirke_folder wrote: »

True, there is a taxi in Limerick which is a 1988 Toyota. I would never in any state of mind get into it. There should really be a minimum on safety to qualift for a PSV license.

I'm fairly sure they were planning on some "ten year rule" or the likes for taxi's. Haven't heard much about it in recent time's though.

qz · 01-12-2008 11:03pm

mcauley wrote: »

very nice spot with the SL qz, really liking that now more and more...

Where was that?

Thanks. It was in the driveway of a house in Donnybrook just up from the RDS that I spotted on the way home from Top Gear. Wish I could have gotten a better shot but what can you do!

smash · 02-12-2008 12:17pm

well here's what I've been looking at for the past week!

bostoncommon · 02-12-2008 12:22pm

monoco?

smash · 02-12-2008 12:25pm

bostoncommon wrote: »

monoco?

Puerto Banus, I go a few times a year... usually quiet at this time but there was some good spotting. If you look carefully behind the 2 LP640 roadsters you'll see a black Gallardo Spyder.

bostoncommon · 02-12-2008 12:32pm

class.. great photo.

smash · 02-12-2008 12:44pm

I'll have more tomorrow.

Bandara · 02-12-2008 12:57pm

Mr Putins Daily Driver !

niceirishfella · 02-12-2008 1:30pm

steve06 wrote: »

well here's what I've been looking at for the past week!

love the reg on that!:)

TheBazman · 02-12-2008 1:34pm

Apparently the main stretch of road that goes between where Putin lives and his office shuts down completely morning and evening as his entourage bombs by. I need to get me some of that power!

Bandara · 02-12-2008 1:47pm

TheBazman wrote: »

Apparently the main stretch of road that goes between where Putin lives and his office shuts down completely morning and evening as his entourage bombs by. I need to get me some of that power!

correct baz, at rush hour the police clear the street (which is one of the main arteries into the city) and his convoy sails through. They often shut down Red Square and clear it of all tourists just so his car can drive about 500m across the end of it to enter the Kremlin gate.

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