The ebay thread

[mik]

£15k for a 15k mile RX8..... erm

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/15153537

[jamcg]

As Aston Martin f1 move into their new factory they’re flogging what looks like everything that’s not tied down from the old place

https://bidonline.ncmauctions.co.uk/auc ... 5fuY8quBa3

[Sundayjumper]

A second hand septic tank. Nice

https://bidonline.ncmauctions.co.uk/auc ... 0d011b1a82

[Mito Man]

Does it come with the shit?

[Sundayjumper]

"Contents of Staff Toilet"

https://bidonline.ncmauctions.co.uk/auc ... 0d011b6a1c

[jamcg]

Like I said- flogging anything that’s not tied down. One way to get around the budget cap

[nuttinnew]

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/201 ... ter-homage

[nuttinnew]

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/198 ... 30-b6-3-5s

[integrale_evo]

Rather have this
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... egrale-16v

[DeskJockey]

Rather have this
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... egrale-16v

Hardly a surprise, when it comes to your tastes, is it?

[jamcg]

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/201 ... ter-homage

I feel like I should like this, but the proportions just look wrong, and the overall scale is just too big

[nuttinnew]

I feel like I should like this, but the proportions just look wrong, and the overall scale is just too big

Agreed. I'd like to see the base Boxster done in the same colour, trim, wheels to compare to that. For a straight purchase I'd rather go for this;



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... 0-spyder-4


or for less monies this (pity the reg couldn't be kept here);



https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/200 ... der-50th-6

[nuttinnew]

Rather have this
https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/199 ... egrale-16v

said no one, ever.
I'm a bit unsure of it as presented; which bits were done for MB at the time and what's been done since? Monkey should have done a vid on it to satisfy my curiosity.

[Sundayjumper]

Stretchy Escalade. The photo looks like someone did some trickery with the panoramic setting on their phone

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204372391658

[jamcg]

Bet that needs a class c license over here, wonder how heavy it actually is

[nuttinnew]

[mik]

Hey, that’s cool as fu… oh balls…. Check the price.

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/325693142735

Seeing this always reminds be of an ex-colleague who had a nice Mk1 RS2000 that he’d owned for years - driving it sparingly. He was a long way from wealthy, but kept it good. It was stolen from his lockup about 12yrs ago - he reluctantly took the insurance money at the time (he just desperately wanted it back), but it would be worth a small fortune now.

[Sundayjumper]

Hey, that’s cool as fu… oh balls…. Check the price.

https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/325693142735

Yeah, Mk2 Escorts have always been a lot cheaper than the Mk1.


<laments yet again about selling his Mk1 Mexico for £900 in about 2001>

[mik]

Yeah, Mk2 Escorts have always been a lot cheaper than the Mk1.

<laments yet again about selling his Mk1 Mexico for £900 in about 2001>

I had a brief p-ride in his car - we reached 80 and it was howling at 4500rpm in top (4th). This only served to cement my preference for the mk2

[Sundayjumper]

Yeah, Mk2 Escorts have always been a lot cheaper than the Mk1.

<laments yet again about selling his Mk1 Mexico for £900 in about 2001>

I had a brief p-ride in his car - we reached 80 and it was howling at 4500rpm in top (4th). This only served to cement my preference for the mk2

TBF, the gearing in my Compact is about the same !

Edit1:

Exacerbated by running smaller than normal tyres right now, it works out like this:

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RPM	MPH
8000	138.0
7500	129.4
7000	120.8
6500	112.2
6000	103.5
5500	 94.9
5000	 86.3
4500	 77.6
4000	 69.0
3500	 60.4
3000	 51.8
2500	 43.1
2000	 34.5
1500	 25.9
1000	 17.3

Edit2:

I was just about topping out in 3rd at Kemble, 3rd is 1:1.66, so I think that makes 120.8 / 1.66 = 73mph. Not too shabby.


1st - 1:4.20
2nd - 1:2.49
3rd - 1:1.66
4th - 1:1.24
5th - 1:1.00