What did you have before buying your Noble
What did you have before buying your Noble
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M400 NBL

Original Poster:

3,552 posts

241 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Just out of curiousity really. Heavily modified Cossie? Porsche? KIt car (no offence, just that kit cars are usually very quick)....or maybe a 1.6 Escort!

alex s

2,105 posts

265 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Alfa 3.0 GTV...

Still got it. Slower than the Noble, but still a good looking car.


Ash M400

3,836 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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A Lotus Elise 135r, before that a n Impreza P1

snuffy

13,219 posts

313 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Esprit S3 N/A
Esptit Turbo
Esprit GT3
Esprit Sport 350

Spot a theme ?

AMG Merc

11,955 posts

282 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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CASH!rotate

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Elise. But then the M12 was just a big Elise smile

C&C

3,913 posts

250 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Skyline R32 GTR 522BHP (still got it - it's my wife's now)
before that
R32 GTR 330BHP
before that
Vauxhall Astra GTE 16v Champion special edition - 1 of 250 (my first car)

paulcundy

1,897 posts

294 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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XKR convertible
XK8 convertible
P38 Range Rover
Classic Range Rover 4 door
Classic Range Rover 2 door
Triumph Herald
Triumph Vitess convertible
Min metro VP
Skoda Estelle
Bultaco 250
Honda 250
CZ 175 off roader
NSU quickly moped
5 speed Raleigh
scooter
push along 4 wheeled trolley filled with coloured bricks

Edited by paulcundy on Friday 3rd August 19:53

EddieC

131 posts

233 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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911 Carrera 4 and prior to that a 4.2 Audi S4

V6GTO

11,579 posts

271 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Mitsubishi 3000 GTO Twin Turbo

I'm not writing down all of them but 2 of my faves were a '67 351SS Camaro Convertible and a V12 E-Type.

Martin.

RobP

2,097 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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M12 GTO 3R,
Elise TT230
(might be easier just to view the profiles!)

p1carl

635 posts

265 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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P1 bow

F.C.

3,901 posts

237 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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M400 NBL said:
Just out of curiousity really. Heavily modified Cossie? Porsche? KIt car (no offence, just that kit cars are usually very quick)....or maybe a 1.6 Escort!
Err, Mini Clubman, Escort Turbo, Dolly sprint, 924 lemans, MG Maestro, Fiat X19, Yugo(I S**t you not), Mini Cooper S 240 bhp, Boxster S, M3 and Porsche Turbo. Numerous bikes Some with N2o
I've missed a few out but my memory isn't what it used to be.
F.C.

Ash M400

3,836 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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p1carl said:
P1 bow
bowbowbowbow

DeanoM12

498 posts

250 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Only ever owned 3 cars,


1st- Pug 306 XSI

2nd- Toyota MR Spyder (import)

3rd- Noble M12 GTO3

i remember seeing my 1st M12 as a kid and thinking what the feck is that, i gotta be getting me one of those some day....never expected some day to come so soon....living the dream biggrin

joust

14,622 posts

288 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Ah, well if Mr Cundy is going to go back to his teens wink

Scooter
Trike
Raleigh folding bike
Peugeot racing bike
Triumph Herald 1250
Spitfire MKIII
Audi Quattro
+Lotus Elise
+Noble M12
+BMW X5 3.0
-Elise
-BMW X5 3.0
+BMW X5 4.4
-Noble M12
+Noble M400
+Z4M
+X5

Some sort of theme there...

J

Ash M400

3,836 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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joust said:
Ah, well if Mr Cundy is going to go back to his teens wink

Scooter
Trike
Raleigh folding bike
Peugeot racing bike
Triumph Herald 1250
Spitfire MKIII
Audi Quattro
+Lotus Elise
+Noble M12
+BMW X5 3.0
-Elise
-BMW X5 3.0
+BMW X5 4.4
-Noble M12
+Noble M400
+Z4M
+X5

Some sort of theme there...

J
Show off wink

humpy

1,171 posts

248 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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AMG Merc said:
CASH!rotate
hehe

humpy

1,171 posts

248 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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Ash M400 said:
p1carl said:
P1 bow
bowbowbowbow
Are they that good?

Ash M400

3,836 posts

270 months

Friday 3rd August 2007
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humpy said:
Ash M400 said:
p1carl said:
P1 bow
bowbowbowbow
Are they that good?
For the money, YES.

Not Noble performance but about 90% above anything else.

The Noble is a different animal and you can not compare.

Probably like the difference between a top rally car and an F1.