Seems cheap in the current climate of mental car prices!
I don't like the colour, but yeah - seems a lot of car for £21k! What's the catch?
The horrible green exterior
I don’t mind the green exterior… but from the first photo I was wondering if they had made the brave decision to go with weak pistachio for the interior… yup.
mik wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2024 9:51 pm
Can we do anti-wants in this thread too?
Sigh….
There's that workshop somewhere in America which has dozens of Testarossas all being converted to EV
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 10:46 pm
by Sundayjumper
How much is a Testarossa engine worth ?? Probably makes the conversion close to "free" if you sell it on.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 10:48 pm
by mik
Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2024 10:46 pm
How much is a Testarossa engine worth ?? Probably makes the conversion close to "free" if you sell it on.
The only problem being you then have an Etestarossa without a 180Deg V12
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 11:08 pm
by nuttinnew
Castratarossa?
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 11:12 pm
by Mito Man
Utter shit.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2024 11:12 pm
by mik
Testaeunuch?
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 6:54 pm
by mik
Sundayjumper wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2024 10:46 pm
How much is a Testarossa engine worth ?? Probably makes the conversion close to "free" if you sell it on.
<sigh>
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jul 05, 2024 7:57 pm
by Matty
Three of them, though? Can kinda understand some random dude with a knackared old 'Rossa doing it because it's a wreck, can't get an engine, so why not? But THREE?
I'm not anti-EV by any means, but I do wonder why the owners decide to go this route.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 2:58 pm
by Ascender
Three? How utterly bizarre.
Almost as bizarre as someone saying they'd like a video of a car for sale at a dealer with a view to putting a deposit on it, only for the dealer to seemingly take a week to ask someone to take the video then calling me to say someone has been in today and put their own deposit down on it.
* sigh *
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 3:07 pm
by Beany
mik wrote: Sat Jun 29, 2024 9:51 pm
Can we do anti-wants in this thread too?
Sigh….
Well, that's going to drive like absolute garbage, given the whole car was built around the weight being in the rear.
That said, the owner probably never drove it other than pootling to the local cars and coffee meets to show off, so they'd not understand why what they've done is fucking idiotic anyway.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 3:18 pm
by Mito Man
People who have a nice car and then decide to pay a company a 5 figure sum to pull the drivetrain and put in the motor and battery from a written off Tesla make no sense.
It’s like dating Margot Robbie but asking her to peg you.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 3:23 pm
by Beany
I'm partially in agreement, but for things like an old Rolls Royce or a Stag or something, where the engine isn't really a core part of the experience, it's fine (and likely sensible if you actually want to use the car regularly given how much bullshit was in those engines and electrical systems etc)
But on something where the engine, or the weight distribution and how that impacts handling etc are, like, 50% of the driving experience?
Nah mate you're a fucking clown.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Sat Jul 06, 2024 3:35 pm
by Mito Man
Well I wonder how the battery, motor and software management/integration happens with these conversions and long term reliability. Teslas have never ending updates optimising these things and the cars even when off are cycling coolant and maintaining temps.
I’ve seen a few videos of these conversions and they’re crude to say the least. Scrapped Tesla batteries split apart, rehoused in custom frames so they can fit the ICE engine bay or boot. Wonder if you end up with a Nissan Leaf type situation after 8 years where your battery is totally degraded.
