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

Midnight_EG · 02-09-2019 2:46pm

That is an absolutely stunning photo of that El Camino :O

MetzgerMeister · 02-09-2019 2:51pm

I've just realised that the El Camino is what Jesse burst through the gate in during the last episode of Breaking Bad and that could be why the Breaking Bad film is called El Camino.

tossy · 02-09-2019 2:54pm

Could be the best picture posted in this thread, very cool machine.

Midnight_EG · 02-09-2019 3:55pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

I've just realised that the El Camino is what Jesse burst through the gate in during the last episode of Breaking Bad and that could be why the Breaking Bad film is called El Camino.

Jesse was going to buy the El Camino but realised he had no money and instead bought the Tercel...that's why

MetzgerMeister · 02-09-2019 3:58pm

Was Todd's car not an El Camino?

q85dw7osi4lebg · 03-09-2019 3:39pm

Not mine, but went to Spa for the GP at the weekend, nice rental from SIXT in Brussels. My God she goes.

darragh o meara · 03-09-2019 3:40pm

May as well keep going with the Tourers.

eljono · 03-09-2019 3:43pm

Micah Famous Self-possession wrote: »

Not mine, but went to Spa for the GP at the weekend, nice rental from SIXT in Brussels. My God she goes.

Now I know what I'm renting next time I'm in Brussels!

Midnight_EG · 03-09-2019 3:57pm

eljono wrote: »

Now I know what I'm renting next time I'm in Brussels!

Go one better for the same price

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bear1 · 03-09-2019 4:07pm

Surprised they are on German plates if rented from Belgium.

punisher5112 · 03-09-2019 4:22pm

bear1 wrote: »

Surprised they are on German plates if rented from Belgium.

I've rented vans here and they were on UK plates.

CharlieCroker · 03-09-2019 8:29pm

Midnight, fairly sure I was in that exact same petrol station in March. Near Salzburg?

Technique · 03-09-2019 11:20pm

Micah Famous Self-possession wrote: »

Not mine, but went to Spa for the GP at the weekend, nice rental from SIXT in Brussels. My God she goes.

Did you book it from the start or upgrade at the desk?

I'd love to do a driving tour of northern Europe, and doing it in a car like that would be a bit special.

bazz26 · 03-09-2019 11:24pm

Some machines to be able to rent whereas in good old Ireland you have to do with renting an Opel Corsa or Nissan Juke.

CharlieCroker · 03-09-2019 11:48pm

Sixt in Munich have a serious fleet as it's their home city.

We did a tour 2 years ago with:
Golf R
Golf GTi
Leon Cupra
2x mustang V8 convertible
All from Avis and went down though Austria and Northern Italy over 6 days

This year we rented:
X5 M50d
Merc S500
Both from Sixt and went down around Salzburg for 3 days.

I'd recommend it to anyone if you've any interest in cars. They're cheap to rent too for what they are.

q85dw7osi4lebg · 04-09-2019 12:09am

Technique wrote: »

Did you book it from the start or upgrade at the desk?

I'd love to do a driving tour of northern Europe, and doing it in a car like that would be a bit special.

From the start, wasn't expensive at all for the machine it is, same price as a VW Caddy! They have an 850i too.

It's a guaranteed model so you're not wondering what you'll actually get on arrival.

Midnight_EG · 04-09-2019 12:22am

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Midnight, fairly sure I was in that exact same petrol station in March. Near Salzburg?

Not a million miles away, but Fernpaß. From Munich to Maranello that day via Stelvio Pass.

CharlieCroker · 04-09-2019 12:42am

Midnight_EG wrote: »

Not a million miles away, but Fernpaß. From Munich to Maranello that day via Stelvio Pass.

Not the place I'm thinking of but did that same route (but not the stelvio as it was closed) to Innsbruck and down to Bologna 2 years ago. Some epic roads

Mickiemcfist · 04-09-2019 9:12am

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Sixt in Munich have a serious fleet as it's their home city.

We did a tour 2 years ago with:
Golf R
Golf GTi
Leon Cupra
2x mustang V8 convertible
All from Avis and went down though Austria and Northern Italy over 6 days

This year we rented:
X5 M50d
Merc S500
Both from Sixt and went down around Salzburg for 3 days.

I'd recommend it to anyone if you've any interest in cars. They're cheap to rent too for what they are.

What kind of prices are the X5 & S500?

Midnight_EG · 04-09-2019 9:19am

CharlieCroker wrote: »

Not the place I'm thinking of but did that same route (but not the stelvio as it was closed) to Innsbruck and down to Bologna 2 years ago. Some epic roads

Stelvio was epic on the way up as it was sunny and lovely and we had a nice E92 M3 playing with us...but once we reached the top it became miserable and lashed rain the whole way down :mad::D

CharlieCroker · 04-09-2019 9:35am

Mickiemcfist wrote: »

What kind of prices are the X5 & S500?

Iirc, they were about €500 each for a 3 day weekend

Duke O Smiley · 04-09-2019 7:55pm

Picked up this little dinger today. 1 owner from new, not an ounce of rust to be found on it anywhere, and 206k miles!

vectra · 04-09-2019 8:21pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Picked up this little dinger today. 1 owner from new, not an ounce of rust to be found on it anywhere, and 206k miles!

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/48678447703_6958339a6f_c.jpg

Lovely,Perfect for practicing machine polishing.:cool:

Duke O Smiley · 04-09-2019 8:39pm

vectra wrote: »

Lovely,Perfect for practicing machine polishing.:cool:

Yeah, I did wonder of some of the particularly bad areas (top of the drivers wing where it has gone white for example) might be a bit too far gone, but overall I think it will respond well to a proper machine polish.

vectra · 04-09-2019 8:44pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Yeah, I did wonder of some of the particularly bad areas (top of the drivers wing where it has gone white for example) might be a bit too far gone, but overall I think it will respond well to a proper machine polish.

Hopefully you will save it.
Keep us posted.

Midnight_EG · 06-09-2019 10:57am

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Yeah, I did wonder of some of the particularly bad areas (top of the drivers wing where it has gone white for example) might be a bit too far gone, but overall I think it will respond well to a proper machine polish.

If you're selling it, do pass on a price please :cool:

Doctors room ghost · 06-09-2019 11:00am

A bottle of turtle wax colour restorer in red and a top coat of wax after she be like a new button.
Well wear with it

davidglanza · 06-09-2019 7:28pm

My new st focus

lassykk · 06-09-2019 7:37pm

davidglanza wrote: »

My new st focus

Love the colour

RobMc59 · 06-09-2019 7:37pm

Doctors room ghost wrote: »

A bottle of turtle wax colour restorer in red and a top coat of wax after she be like a new button.
Well wear with it

The paint on that car looks like it will polish up well.On a slightly different note,something that fascinates me about some red cars is the way the paint fades to pink-I think it`s mainly older vauxhall/opels.

colm_mcm · 06-09-2019 10:37pm

Ready for NCT

SBPhoto · 06-09-2019 11:05pm

A day trip around the Beara Peninsula, really enjoying the new A6, big improvement on the C7 model. returned 54mpg on the 300mls trip.

colm_mcm · 06-09-2019 11:09pm

Passed the NCT anyway.

Sexual Chocolate · 06-09-2019 11:57pm

Did you swap out the middle section of the grill
yourself Colm ?

Could never decide if I liked the glass section or not.

Sharp MZ700 · 07-09-2019 12:04am

SBPhoto wrote: »

A day trip around the Beara Peninsula, really enjoying the new A6, big improvement on the C7 model. returned 54mpg on the 300mls trip.

Are they 18s or 19s?

colm_mcm · 07-09-2019 12:09am

Sexual Chocolate wrote: »

Did you swap out the middle section of the grill
yourself Colm ?

Could never decide if I liked the glass section or not.

I did, years ago. The glass section really dated them IMO. They were cool at the time.

Sexual Chocolate · 07-09-2019 12:19am

Someone I know bought a Type S with a Tyre R grill and then got the rear middle cluster with the red badge from a Type R also. Looks well in fairness.

Similar to yourself the aul fella parted with his Megane from brand new after 14 years the other day. He says he'll miss it but he admits the E90 he got is a different kettle of fish all together. Just have to drill into him now to pick up the cheaper fuel pump

Killinator · 07-09-2019 3:02am

davidglanza wrote: »

My new st focus

Very tasty! Well wear

SBPhoto · 07-09-2019 12:00pm

Sharp MZ700 wrote: »

Are they 18s or 19s?

19s, Have a set of 20s original Audi also

masterboy123 · 07-09-2019 6:22pm

Spotted this beauty today.

(Not my car, but I've hidden the number plate).

bazz26 · 07-09-2019 11:00pm

That's from the cannonball run, they were staying at the Radisson Blu hotel overnight.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 11-09-2019 6:30pm

So far all mechanical work since I bought it.
Done:

Fully polybushed everything underneath.
Fixed awful squeaky suspension.
Finally removed stupid lock nuts last owner put on all the wheels with no tool to take them off with.
Full engine and transmission service.
Dyno'd at 332 BHP.

To Do:

LCI bonnet, front bumper, projector headlights. LCI boot and lights, 335d exhaust setup.
Figure out how to pay the tax!

davidglanza · 12-09-2019 2:25pm

More pics of my st focus

everlast75 · 12-09-2019 2:52pm

@davisglanza - absolutely gorgeous car and gorgeous colour!

q85dw7osi4lebg · 12-09-2019 3:32pm

New suspension fitted. Another month of fun then off the road for winter.

MetzgerMeister · 12-09-2019 3:48pm

What a beaut!!!

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 12-09-2019 4:38pm

Another winter in the shed for the s2k and the value rises another grand! I love it!!! Someday I will pull the trigger.

DaveyDave · 12-09-2019 9:00pm

The S2000 is such a good looking car. Lovely colour too. Not a fan of them in black.

Leonard Hofstadter · 12-09-2019 9:34pm

S2000s are class. What a phenomenal piece of engineering that VTEC engine is, 237 bhp from a naturally aspirated 2.0 litre engine! Shame there aren't engines like that now.

q85dw7osi4lebg · 12-09-2019 10:22pm

I love it, and it's fairly cheap to run too. Have classic tax with Autoline now (I know!) and 6 months tax is only €400. If anyone is ever thinking of one, can't recommend them enough.

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

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