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Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:14 am
by GG.
dinny_g wrote: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:13 am
I hadn't noticed Zed had flounced...
GG. wrote: Fri Jun 27, 2025 10:26 am
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.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:14 am
by dinny_g
Work's quiet today...
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:17 am
by 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.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:55 am
by ZedLeg
No flounce, just decided my energies would be better spent elsewhere.
I still lurk to see what yous are up to
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:57 am
by Jobbo
ZedLeg wrote: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:55 am
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!
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:58 am
by mik
Now I'm intrigued. What's your bluesky handle Zed?
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 11:59 am
by 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
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2025 7:35 pm
by integrale_evo
In the absence of Zed, I will have to be the only person declaring their desire for a v12 century.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 10:16 pm
by 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.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 11:17 pm
by IanF
They have a shockingly bad turning circle Mito…
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2025 11:35 pm
by 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.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 3:37 pm
by IanF
If they do put a V8 into this, I’d seriously be tempted..
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:15 pm
by 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.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:46 pm
by 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.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:54 pm
by GG.
What are the chances of that actually fitting in the engine bay?
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 5:09 pm
by IanF
Maybe it’s 2 i4s? One in the front and one in the back?
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 7:06 pm
by V8Granite
Mito Man wrote: Fri Jul 04, 2025 11:35 pm
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!
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 9:19 pm
by Matty
GG. wrote: Tue Jul 08, 2025 4:54 pm
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.
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 9:29 pm
by IanF
But old skool AMG V8s sound disgustingly good.. not sure I’ve heard a recent one though
Re: Today’s want
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2025 10:06 pm
by 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.
