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Rich B wrote: Sun Dec 19, 2021 7:09 pm Are you viewing this on a black and white monitor?

No, I like it!

I quite like that one too. How much less of a car is the normal S6? A friend of a friend reckoned they were 90% of the capability of the RS6 at a fraction of the running cost, but I've never driven one.

Ascender wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:33 am I quite like that one too. How much less of a car is the normal S6? A friend of a friend reckoned they were 90% of the capability of the RS6 at a fraction of the running cost, but I've never driven one.

Did they say 'capability' or 'reliability'? I don't think even a tuned RS6 is all that impressive nowadays; it never delivers the figures its power output suggests, so an S6 won't be too exciting. Definitely worth going for the newer shape S6 instead, IMO; that's quicker out of the box, more economical, much more modern inside and the wick can be turned up fairly easily if that's your bag because it has a turbo.

@tim had a V10 S6 at one point didn't he?

Looks bogging in that colour imo.

ZedLeg wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:49 am @tim had a V10 S6 at one point didn't he?

Looks bogging in that colour imo.

He did. Seem to remember that he spent £25k in fuel in a year or so?

18 grand, but I did a lot of miles. Epic car though.

Ascender wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:33 am A friend of a friend reckoned a Fiat coupe was 90% of the capability of a Ferrari at a fraction of the running cost, but I've never driven one.

I saw a 20v coupe on the motorway last week. They really haven’t aged well.

Speaking of coupes based on rubbish cars. I need this.

ZedLeg wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 1:48 pm Speaking of coupes based on rubbish cars. I need this.

Oi!!! the 440 wasn't rubbish - my first car was a 1.8 440 Li and I loved it - Most comfortable car I've even owned.

I'm a weirdo Volvo fan and even I'll admit that 400 series ones are supremely dull .

Dull - yes. But dull can be great- if you use a weird scale of greatness...

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972- ... antera-70/

ZedLeg wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 2:57 pm I'm a weirdo Volvo fan and even I'll admit that 400 series ones are supremely dull .

The 480 was launched a good few years before the 440. So I’d say the dull ones were based on the interesting coupe.

Ah, I didn’t know the 480 came out first. I thought they all came out at the same time

ZedLeg wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 9:11 pm Ah, I didn’t know the 480 came out first. I thought they all came out at the same time

Yeah, the 480 was shown for quite a long time before it actually went on sale but deliveries still began about 18 months before the 440.

Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 12:17 pm

Ascender wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:33 am A friend of a friend reckoned a Fiat coupe was 90% of the capability of a Ferrari at a fraction of the running cost, but I've never driven one.

jamcg wrote: Mon Dec 20, 2021 5:20 pm https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1972- ... antera-70/

Hubba, hubba, and thrice hubba!

So reminds me of the GT5S that used to prowl the West End of Glasgow when I was at uni. The sound was immense.