Today’s want

[GG.]

I hadn't noticed Zed had flounced...

It also doesn't look like it has that fold down slot you can put your feet through on the passenger seat so I'm disappointed on that front

It does...

Ah cool - I didn't get to that picture.

I think the came with cloth seats as well so I was assuming it was just on the non-leather cars.

[dinny_g]

Work's quiet today...

[GG.]

Mine isn't but somehow I still managed prioritise working out how to download the DVLA's auctioned number plates in Excel and then sort by plate length and discard those over four characters.

I'm sure that doesn't sound like much but I work with words rather than spreadsheets so my Excel capabilities are very limited.

[ZedLeg]

No flounce, just decided my energies would be better spent elsewhere.

I still lurk to see what yous are up to

[Jobbo]

No flounce, just decided my energies would be better spent elsewhere.

I still lurk to see what yous are up to

You've definitely used a fair bit of energy on Bluesky

Good to see you!

[mik]

Now I'm intrigued. What's your bluesky handle Zed?

[ZedLeg]

@gothcasual

It’s just my usual politics, music, pop culture shite.

https://bsky.app/profile/gothcasual.bsky.social

It is a less tame version than I generally presented round here though

[integrale_evo]

In the absence of Zed, I will have to be the only person declaring their desire for a v12 century.

[Mito Man]

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 5132355766
Really high spec Grenadiers getting to low 40's. I imagine they'll be low 30's next year. May be interested then. They've been around a while now and there's not been any real problems (aside from the early cars having software issues). And a relatively simple BMW straight 6 to work on.

[IanF]

They have a shockingly bad turning circle Mito…

[Mito Man]

Slightly worse than my Defender but not a deal breaker, and there are a few things that can be done to make it a bit better. I reckon my car will need a substantial respray within the next few years. Can't see much change for £10k for doing all that and wonder if it's more sensible to part ex for a Grenadier. And it's Euro 6 so I could actually take it to London.

[IanF]

If they do put a V8 into this, I’d seriously be tempted..

[Mito Man]

I think either they put a AMG V8 or discontinue it? The AMG 4 pot can't be made Euro 7 and I can't the ancient Toyota V6 being updated either whereas Mercedes are redesigning the V8 to pass emissions.

[Matty]

It's almost £100k now with an i4. Struggle to see anyone choosing that over a top spec Cayman/Booster +change.

It'll be £130k with a V8 in it. I think they may struggle a bit with that....it'd put money on the next one being electric.

[GG.]

What are the chances of that actually fitting in the engine bay?

[IanF]

Maybe it’s 2 i4s? One in the front and one in the back?

[V8Granite]

Slightly worse than my Defender but not a deal breaker, and there are a few things that can be done to make it a bit better. I reckon my car will need a substantial respray within the next few years. Can't see much change for £10k for doing all that and wonder if it's more sensible to part ex for a Grenadier. And it's Euro 6 so I could actually take it to London.

I’ve sat in a few now, makes a G Wagon feel flimsy.

Just wish it didn’t weigh 2.8 tons.

Dave!

[Matty]

What are the chances of that actually fitting in the engine bay?

That's the thing...no idea which version of the AMG V8 it'd be, but can't help feeling it'd be a significant engineering task for a very narrow market of people.

I'd rather they looked at an A110 equivalent.

[IanF]

But old skool AMG V8s sound disgustingly good.. not sure I’ve heard a recent one though

[Mito Man]

If it's going to cost significantly more perhaps they'd be best off retaining the chassis and putting on a new body more inline with the Evija. The rest of the car would naturally have to be heavily updated anyway to cope with the power increase.