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Saw a new 5 Series today. They managed to make it bland, slab sided and hideous all in one!

I was in Bromsgrove for a curry last night. Spotted my last A6 Allroad parked almost opposite me in the car park when I left. It’s nice to see your old cars out and about.

Jobbo wrote: Thu Aug 15, 2024 6:33 am I was in Bromsgrove for a curry last night. Spotted my last A6 Allroad parked almost opposite me in the car park when I left. It’s nice to see your old cars out and about.

Given the state of my old cars when I get rid of them, it really wouldn't be good to see mine out and about!

MC20 in a dark blue/slate/grey/spectacular colour. Looked lovely.

As did the burgundy 812GTS that followed it.. had a look online, they’re keeping their value far too well for my liking/wallet!

My old 530d !! Sold it about four years ago, it’s here in the Chunnel car park in Calais right now


And from when I sold it:

Sundayjumper wrote: Fri Aug 23, 2024 3:46 pm My old 530d !! Sold it about four years ago, it’s here in the Chunnel car park in Calais right now


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And from when I sold it:


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Nice spot YC(11 UKT).

Nice spot Steve - looked better when you had it!

Much better photo than mine of my old car which is why I didn’t initially post it:



67km of fudge.

On the way back to our car I spotted the owner getting in so went and said hi. Same guy I sold it to - having now checked - on 9th May 2020. He's done 45k miles in it and loves it. As well as the wheels & lowering he's had the engine & gearbox remapped and it's been totally reliable for him. He was slightly bemused (but also happy) that I'd gone around in a circle and was driving an F10 again now

The odds of seeing one of my old cars in France are incredibly remote, but also talking to the owner and seeing how much he enjoys & looks after the car was the icing on the cake. Possibly the highlight of the holiday for me !

Other spots.

Matching top & bottom Mercs in the hotel car park:



GT3RS in the middle of Bonn:



Very cool DKW parked next to BiL’s Cayman:

A wild DeLorean. Has a car ever been as cool despite being panned as complete rubbish

i saw a boomerang light Maserati GT yesterday - still looked good, but it was a light metallic blue which i thought made it look a little heavy around the rear bumper (not their best angle anyway. it was immaculate condition though!

I saw a nice corrado, a well modded S1 Elise and one of those Aston superleggera things all parked next to each other when I was walking home.

The want for a low and purposeful looking Elise is getting stronger.

I was out for a walk yesterday and spotted a Ferrari driving past me silently in a queue of traffic. I knew it must have been a 296GTB rather than an SF90 but had to check by googling them to be sure. No matter how damn quick the hybrid kit makes the 296, the lack of noise was very disappointing.

Dutch person taking 2 x Maserati Grand Prix style MX5 based chassis back home with them.
Thought it looked like the one Ant Anstead built.
Think it’s the exact same kit
https://tipo184.com/

A few snaps from the local car meet last night:

Is that the H-town meet? I forget where people are based

If it is, I never seem to hear about them until I see photos the day after, but would like to go if they fit in with my work.

I’m not exactly local, it’s around an hour away, but then so is the ‘local’ east coast one I regularly go to!

integrale_evo wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:27 pm Is that the H-town meet? I forget where people are based

If it is, I never seem to hear about them until I see photos the day after, but would like to go if they fit in with my work.

I’m not exactly local, it’s around an hour away, but then so is the ‘local’ east coast one I regularly go to!

Yeah, that's it. They're always on the last Monday of the month. The summer ones at the Cricketers are very well attended (usually over 100 cars I think), particularly so the last one because of the bank holiday. Over the winter (from now on) they go back to the market square in Hitchin, I haven't made it to one of those yet (between work commitments and bad weather it hasn't lined up), but I think they're a lot quieter.

Given me a shout if you're going along, I live in Hitchin so if I'm around and the weather is good, I'll be aiming to get to it. My neighbour has a VX220, so we usually both go.

Some classic cars from a local village show. My in-laws had their 1953 Moggie there (the older black one). On FB but should be public.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?van ... &__tn__=-R

duncs500 wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:46 pm

integrale_evo wrote: Tue Aug 27, 2024 3:27 pm Is that the H-town meet? I forget where people are based

If it is, I never seem to hear about them until I see photos the day after, but would like to go if they fit in with my work.

I’m not exactly local, it’s around an hour away, but then so is the ‘local’ east coast one I regularly go to!

Yeah, that's it. They're always on the last Monday of the month. The summer ones at the Cricketers are very well attended (usually over 100 cars I think), particularly so the last one because of the bank holiday. Over the winter (from now on) they go back to the market square in Hitchin, I haven't made it to one of those yet (between work commitments and bad weather it hasn't lined up), but I think they're a lot quieter.

Given me a shout if you're going along, I live in Hitchin so if I'm around and the weather is good, I'll be aiming to get to it. My neighbour has a VX220, so we usually both go.

I’m sure it was the bank holiday one I went to a couple of years ago, although I thought it was a bit later in the year

Will try and keep it in mind if it lines up with my work!