The time has come...

[Deester]

Hi Guys,

I am now bored with my current car, its a 2000 M5. Like anything you have it gets normal and boring after a while (except for the missus of course). It has to go and make space for the new wheels.

Where can you go from an M5?, I need something driveable every day with speed and reliabilty.

The autobahns in Germany are filled with BMW's so something different would be nice.

Any ideas?

Deester...

[Bodo]

Porsche 993 obviously?

[Fatboy]

How about a holden hsv GTS supercharged? 500bhp chevy V8, don't see many about?

look at www.hsvuk.com

[GrahamJay]

HOLDEN HSV, Fair play good man!

A beast of a car which will propel you and your family from 0-60 in a nice time!

Don't honestly know what they're going for but I've been lead to belive it isn't that much!

Graham

[xsaravtr]

Lotus Carlton? 180mph

[s_willy]

Hold out for a new model top spec Jaguar XJ8. Class as only the brits know how.

[GrahamJay]

Doens't the Lotus Carlton handle like a right dawg?!?!

You could go for a merc, tweeked by brabus!

>> Edited by GrahamJay on Thursday 19th September 23:24

[moleamol]

Supercharge the M5

[Izza]

S-Type R??
In a aussie magazine, they tested one head to head with the top of the line 300kw HSV.
And the Jag came out on top, and this was in an Australian mag!!!!!!!

[williamp]

Alpina????

Any Kids? If not, how about a DB7 Vantage???

Go go. You know you want one...

[GrahamJay]

Buy a Toyota Supra for £10k then bung the top notch, dogz conkers, 1050hp engine kit in it!

Leave bodywork as standard = looks sedate, goes like pig s**t off a shiny shovel!

[Deester]

quote:
Any Kids?

No kids....yet.

[plotloss]

Overfinch Range Rover?

Matt.

[Podie]

Brabus could be a good option... as with the Jag.. although perhaps wait for the new XJR?

I assume you don't fancy a Skyline / Imprezza / Evo...?

Audi RS4, RS6... or S8?

Something different? A maser?

Porsche Cayenne Turbo?

Depending on wedge? - Bentley? or REALLY different a Bristol?

>> Edited by Podie on Friday 20th September 09:15

[jeremyc]

Cerbera? Certainly not boring.

Probably only an issue if you have to travel significant distances every day, but even ear plugs can fix that.

[domster]

quote:
Lotus Carlton? 180mph

Errr, I wouldn't if I were you. Unless spending 7k GBP in maintenance over two years appeals. Or you appreciate misfires as a characteristic of your engine.

Oh yes, and it did handle like a hound (although not too bad if you considered the weight), and had a rubbish gear change. Tope end urge was good though

>> Edited by domster on Friday 20th September 09:49

[Fatboy]

Wasn't your Lotus Carlton a bit of a dog as they go though? Not usually that bad?

[whatever]

quote:
S-Type R??
In a aussie magazine, they tested one head to head with the top of the line 300kw HSV.

Great. Now I've got this unshakable image of 3000 lightbulbs under the bonnet...

[sjc]

Yep, very happy with my HSV GTS-R as are all the owners I've spoke to. ....Grahamjay they are holding their money pretty well in fact......Deester, the guy selling the HSV's also supercharges BMWs!

[Deester]

Here she is :-



Traded in my M5 against this nice example of a 355.

Took an amazing amount of persuasion to get the missus to agree. But as soon as she had a go in the car. Buy buy buy!!!

I pick the car up in 2 days and its off to the ring on Sunday to test her out! If I can get the time off work I will be bringing it to the black tie and pie.

Hope it fits in my garage...

Deester...