Today’s want

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I never even knew a 605 was used for anything but politicians and weird English folk. That looks awesome!

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That looks cool and I was never aware of it either.

I wonder if it's just the 405 T16 developed a bit further and with 605 front and rear lights added?
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Apparently a 6 cylinder engine over the 405 4 cylinder, so possibly just a stretched 405 chassis, but given 605 looks due to the bigger size, but that’s just guesswork
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mik wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 6:39 pm
Explosive Newt wrote: Tue Sep 22, 2026 5:32 pm
A little dear, although I wonder if they would be up to negotiate.
Looks pretty clean, and that’s low mileage without being concerningly low. :geek:
Agreed. It's very clean, and the company seems to have a good rep.
£500 delivery or £599 warranty + £250 delivery.

Looking at the prices, my thinking is that this will hold value better even if I put another 30k miles on it over the next few years.

It's been listed on autotrader since May I think: https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 5282760663

And it's so pretty
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Explosive Newt wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 9:30 am
And it's so pretty
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I'm not usually a great fan of red, but it does work very well with the polished rim black wheels. 8-)

(I didn't consciously load this ad-on, it appeared after @scotta sent me a link to a car one time, and I now see it for every car, but the AT price history is shown below. (And as you can see, they were asking £180 less back in June).

AT Price Tracker
Listed 28/05/2026

Change : -£820 (-2%)
17/09/2026 : £37,970
27/07/2026 : £38,490
23/07/2026 : £38,470
25/06/2026 : £37,790
11/06/2026 : £38,790



Remember : YOLO! :geek:
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It's not uncommon to see dealers yo-yo on prices. I assume there's some system on Autotrader they're trying to abuse?

Either way, how brave is sir feeling? You can get a GTS for similar price privately, albeit with a few more miles. There's a white one that's been driven SO HARD it's pulling tbe spoiler off!

Personally I'd dig a bit and go for the yellow one at Ashgood 8-)
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I was chatting to the big dealer I bought my Ateca from (Marshalls) and they said their pricing is done automatically via software depending on demand and other prices in the market. Platforms like MotorDesk do the valuation and connect to AutoTrader via an API and update automatically.
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Matty wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 10:04 am It's not uncommon to see dealers yo-yo on prices. I assume there's some system on Autotrader they're trying to abuse?

Either way, how brave is sir feeling? You can get a GTS for similar price privately, albeit with a few more miles. There's a white one that's been driven SO HARD it's pulling tbe spoiler off!

Personally I'd dig a bit and go for the yellow one at Ashgood 8-)
Bit of a quandry - yellow a harder colour to live with as so "look at me", also higher miles worse condition and more expensive. It is generally better spec being a GTS (sports exhaust notably) but alcantara wears badly and weird weird choice not to spec the dual zone auto climate - you'd think that would be standard :? Could you really live with a single temp for your and your passenger in 2026?

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GG. wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 10:51 am Could you really live with a single temp for your and your passenger in 2026?

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That's the softest thing I've read on here ever lol
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I'd been looking for a new sig, thanks GG :mrgreen:
Could you really live with a single temp for your and your passenger in 2026?
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:lol: Are you guys unmarried? The idea of my wife in control of the sole temperature adjustment in the car is a deeply troubling thought :lol:

Every time I get in the smart it is either on full cold or full hot depending on whether the car was too hot or cold - the concept of an automatically variable output to meet a pre-set target temperature is an unfathomable concept.
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There needs to be an optional placebo controller for the passenger side :lol: Either that or if you have multiple zones, allow it to be synced without the passenger control showing that it's ignoring the inputs.
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Bloody hell, ours lives at 21 pretty much all year round and the most the wife does is move the face vent away from her face 😂

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When I get in the passenger seat of my wife's car, I tend to find the control on 'Low' and the vent closed by some previous occupant who didn't think to turn the temperature up a bit. :lol:
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Jobbo wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 1:07 pm There needs to be an optional placebo controller for the passenger side
I’d buy that
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Matty wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 10:04 am Either way, how brave is sir feeling? You can get a GTS for similar price privately, albeit with a few more miles. There's a white one that's been driven SO HARD it's pulling tbe spoiler off!
Mmm I think it's a risk based on how well these cars stand up over the years (although probably quite well), but you're looking at a £10-15k premium over the equivalent 981S (and I have already strayed some way from my original budget...).

But indeed, yolo
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mik wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 2:01 pm
Jobbo wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 1:07 pm There needs to be an optional placebo controller for the passenger side
I’d buy that
I would even debate whether it is possible to have two separate climates in a tiny sports car which has a large heat producing engine immediately behind you.
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Jobbo wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2026 1:07 pm There needs to be an optional placebo controller for the passenger side :lol: Either that or if you have multiple zones, allow it to be synced without the passenger control showing that it's ignoring the inputs.
We have been known to do placebo controllers (that only alter the temperature +/- 1 degree) when setting up HVAC in offices!
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V8Granite wrote: Wed Sep 23, 2026 11:43 am Forgiving some odd paint difference between the back doors and front, this is gorgeous.

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C2123525

Green on green, add some 16" 5 spoke Pentas and thats a fantastic 80s ride.

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This has just started parking up the road from recently. It’s pretty minty.

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Looks longer than a modern S class!
How about not having a sig at all?
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