Anyone recognise this AMV8?

Anyone recognise this AMV8?

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thekirbyfake

Original Poster:

6,232 posts

242 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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A guy on a Focus ST forum claims to own it.



Not saying he's lying but he's 25 and has also claimed to have owned Boxster, 911, DB7 Volante, 360 Spider, Cayenne Turbo, SL55. Oh and he has a 599GTB on the way...

Might have trouble driving it around what looks like a building site. Parked next to his 1.8 Zetec...

More pics here including the interior.

CatherineJ

9,586 posts

250 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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I recall some time ago on Scoobynet there was young chap (similar profile) claiming to have had a selection of exotica, limited edition scoobies and evos. He laughed off the Evo forum, then scoobynet so it wouldn't suprise me if it isn't him and he's moved on.

thekirbyfake

Original Poster:

6,232 posts

242 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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Looks a lot like K**5YYS on one of the other pics (clicky) which RAC has listed as 3dr hatchback blue petrol. No listing for K**5VVS.

edit to remove #plate guesses


Edited by thekirbyfake on Tuesday 20th June 14:29

GetCarter

29,637 posts

286 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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There are a couple of young guys about with lots of expensive kit. A fellow PH has a Ruf Turbo and he's about 90 years younger than me. (Or maybe I just feel 90 years older than him).

J111

3,354 posts

222 months

Saturday 17th June 2006
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thekirbyfake said:
Not saying he's lying


Me neither, but on FFOC* he owns an ST and has never mentioned an Aston. Pretty sure the Focus in his pics is an elderly Zetec

*Yes, I'm a member My Focus iz well hot m8s

thekirbyfake

Original Poster:

6,232 posts

242 months

Sunday 18th June 2006
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GetCarter said:
There are a couple of young guys about with lots of expensive kit. A fellow PH has a Ruf Turbo and he's about 90 years younger than me. (Or maybe I just feel 90 years older than him).

Yeah, I know adamt has access to several amazing cars. eddhick even more so. It's just that they are massively more plausible* than this guy tbops.

In the thread (which suspiciously has now been deleted) he said he is keeping the Focus 1.8 Zetec because it's not worth anything to sell. And yet in the same sentence he talks about getting a £170k 599GTB this year.

As J111 says, on a different Focus forum he doesn't mention the Aston and on a thread about what ST owners had previously he seems to forget his 911, the 360 Spider (which he trashed jumping over a train track!) and the Cayenne Turbo.



*adam & ed's situations are more than just "plausible" as several other PH members and 5th Gear can testify!

southpaw

5,999 posts

232 months

Sunday 18th June 2006
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Maybe he's part of the P1 club/similar - gets the car for 1 weekend per year?

bund

2,624 posts

228 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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This sounds like a witch hunt and its happened to me before and im also 25. Dont right him off, maybe its his building development and he uses his focus to get around. Who knows????????

Maybe he's talking out his ar*e but i cant believe when people actually start checking up car details. When someone thought i was lying about my profession(A fellow PH'er) they actually looked me up on the SFA register.

Thats someone with too much time on there hands.

fulham911club

2,046 posts

249 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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bund said:

When someone thought i was lying about my profession(A fellow PH'er) they actually looked me up on the SFA register.

Thats someone with too much time on there hands.


Oi ... apologies were returned (but you were getting v gobby!!)

BTW ... if the picture of the AMV8 is taken outside his house then it looks like his car is worth more than his house

bund

2,624 posts

228 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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fulham911club said:
bund said:

When someone thought i was lying about my profession(A fellow PH'er) they actually looked me up on the SFA register.

Thats someone with too much time on there hands.


Oi ... apologies were returned (but you were getting v gobby!!)

BTW ... if the picture of the AMV8 is taken outside his house then it looks like his car is worth more than his house


Thats true, but you cut me deep Shrek you cut me real deeeep!

As for worth more than his house, im not sure some people reckon ill do 20k in a year. That makes his house real CHEAP!!!!

Edited by bund on Monday 19th June 10:20

5to1

1,781 posts

240 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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bund said:
fulham911club said:
bund said:

When someone thought i was lying about my profession(A fellow PH'er) they actually looked me up on the SFA register.

Thats someone with too much time on there hands.


Oi ... apologies were returned (but you were getting v gobby!!)

BTW ... if the picture of the AMV8 is taken outside his house then it looks like his car is worth more than his house


Thats true, but you cut me deep Shrek you cut me real deeeep!

As for worth more than his house, im not sure some people reckon ill do 20k in a year. That makes his house real CHEAP!!!!

Edited by bund on Monday 19th June 10:20


Would you still have a smile on your face at the end of the year?

If so, the problem is theirs, not yours

stanwan

1,898 posts

233 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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Anyone notice that the AMV8 is LHD? Strange choice for a car produced in the UK.....
Unless the owner was speculating to sell it abroad, or likes his cars to depreciate rapidly......

Or maybe it is a visiting friend/relative?

Ollie Tebbutt

160 posts

221 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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You find that on any car that the early motors tend to be left hookers whether they're brits or not

stanwan

1,898 posts

233 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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Ollie Tebbutt said:
You find that on any car that the early motors tend to be left hookers whether they're brits or not


Isn't he driving it on UK roads though....?

The AMv8 was also released to the UK RHD market first. Deosn't really make much sense....

tonyhetherington

32,091 posts

257 months

Monday 19th June 2006
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It is a UK street, the Focus is RHD but the Aston LHD, with no English road tax on it either. Reg is K* 53 YYS i think?!

The fact that it's LHD with a UK plate on it though suggests it is a kushdi UK car?!

anonymous-user

61 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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tonyhetherington said:
The fact that it's LHD with a UK plate on it though suggests it is a kushdi UK car?!


Thats a HUGE assumption!! UK plate means it's registered in the UK but apart from that it means nothing!!! It's probably either an import OR was a winning car from Best of the Best who often have left hookers as prizes!!! I

v12Aston

193 posts

242 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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It could be a factory car? A great proportion of their "development" fleet are apparently LHD (on UK plates) due to the amount of testing done abroard. I would suggest that he works for AM ( also he drives a Ford Focus which would tie in!)

CatherineJ

9,586 posts

250 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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I also believe that a lot of the cars registered by Aston and Land Rover have the K prefix because of the region that Gaydon is in.

thekirbyfake

Original Poster:

6,232 posts

242 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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Curiouser and curiouser. He might well work for AM because his ST was bought with a priviledge (Ford employee) discount and this car might be one that he'd borrowed from work?

Mind you, it doesn't explain the fact that he has a 599GTB coming at the end of the year...

Hey, the guy might be completely legit and has money to throw around but chooses ordinary cars for the daily grind? Maybe I'm just to cynical?

TonyHetherington

32,091 posts

257 months

Tuesday 20th June 2006
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It does happen; not too far from me lived a guy in a £150k house and owned a £100k (at the time) 360 Modena!