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Saw an Ioniq 6 in that bright blue they paint the spicy Velosters in. A bold colour choice for such a big and odd shaped car but it looked cool.



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Mito Man wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:24 pm

Beany wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:06 pm

Ascender wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 11:46 am So are these MG ZS cars incredibly good... or are they literally giving them away? Seems to be every fourth or fifth car is one of these round this way.

Thirty grand or so for a reasonably put together EV with decent town range and spacious enough interior in SUV format.

As domestic appliances go, I can see why they're popular.

You can buy a delivery mileage pre reg petrol one for just over £15k, don’t think I’d bother with the EV version as the price difference would take forever to reclaim.

Oh yeah, they do a petrol version too.

God I don't pay much attention to MG, do I?

The petrol ones sound like the engines are from shit 80s cars though. A toolbox in a washing machine would be more refined.

One of those cars for pensioners who insist on buying new for some reason.

Beany wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:28 pm

Mito Man wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:24 pm

Beany wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:06 pm

Thirty grand or so for a reasonably put together EV with decent town range and spacious enough interior in SUV format.

As domestic appliances go, I can see why they're popular.

You can buy a delivery mileage pre reg petrol one for just over £15k, don’t think I’d bother with the EV version as the price difference would take forever to reclaim.

Oh yeah, they do a petrol version too.

God I don't pay much attention to MG, do I?

To be fair, my first reaction when seeing one of these was "I thought MG went bust (again)". Was very confused.

And yes, apparently it's a "compact SUV". What bollocks.

Sundayjumper wrote: Tue Nov 07, 2023 8:59 am

Mito Man wrote: Mon Nov 06, 2023 10:14 pm Looks like a futuristic Evoque with a wide body kit...

If you'd told me it was the latest Chinese MG, I wouldn't have argued.

Someone near me has got one of these Fiskers and I like it. It's a decent size and the satin paint finish and forged carbon wheel blades project an air of reassuring expense

Stupid ipad nailed to the dash interior spoils things a little but I'd have one.

ZedLeg wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 1:25 pm Saw an Ioniq 6 in that bright blue they paint the spicy Velosters in. A bold colour choice for such a big and odd shaped car but it looked cool.



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I saw one one of these the other night too. Cool shape and decent details..not quite as eye catching as the giant Maestro though (Ioniq 5)

Spotted this in central London at the weekend - any ideas what it is?

Is a C63 with a chavvy bonnet and splitter too obvious?

It's repairable, but I bet that paint is a bastard to match.

Brabus 650 seemingly

GG. wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:25 am

Spotted this in central London at the weekend - any ideas what it is?

It's had a few grand of stoopid chucked at it.

A full on Mansory Urus in olive freen - horrific. And it's exhaust sound was purely non stop pops, didn't even sound like a V8 when accelerating!

On the M6 today. Looked like a total basket case but I guess given its value once restored it’s worth doing. RHD too. £150k+ ?

Didn't get a snap, but a fully rat rodded MK5 Golf 1.6FSI. Why?

GG. wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:25 am

Spotted this in central London at the weekend - any ideas what it is?

The owner lives in the building it’s parked outside. Young guy (late teens/early twenties). Gets a parking ticket every day (has a glove box full of them). Doesn’t pay them as the car isn’t uk registered and the council no longer tow cars away parked in valid bays…

There was a white Senna and Ford GT just around the corner from it this morning which suited both of them. Kuwait plates.

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 4:30 pm On the M6 today. Looked like a total basket case but I guess given its value once restored it’s worth doing. RHD too. £150k+ ?


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The problem is that it costs £100k+ to restore them properly, and they’ll still drive like a solid Triumph Spitfire with slow steering.

Jimexpl wrote: Tue Dec 05, 2023 1:38 pm

GG. wrote: Wed Nov 29, 2023 8:25 am

Spotted this in central London at the weekend - any ideas what it is?

The owner lives in the building it’s parked outside. Young guy (late teens/early twenties). Gets a parking ticket every day (has a glove box full of them). Doesn’t pay them as the car isn’t uk registered and the council no longer tow cars away parked in valid bays…

There was a white Senna and Ford GT just around the corner from it this morning which suited both of them. Kuwait plates.

I guess he will not be able to get a parking permit if its not UK registered.

This is one of my big bugbears - maybe he takes it back every few months (I doubt) but you have a max of 6 months until you have to re-register in the UK. I'd be pulling a lot of cars on foreign plates to check when they were brought into the country. I imagine many are effectively uninsured (and of course untaxed) as well.

No need to pay congestion charge or speeding tickets either. So just whack a fake middle eastern number plate* on your car and you can do whatever you like.


* or steal a real one from anywhere in Knightsbridge etc.

@Gavster - you've fancied a small camper van for ages, this is obviously a photoshop but it looks really cool

That is cool I do love the idea of a little camper and the only thing that really stops me from investigating further is the absence of a decent shower in the little vans.