Greetings pop-pickers!

[Sanj]

Barney, you drive a tractor then!  )

[535dboy]

[quote="Barney"]
Bloody hell  Whatever sub 5 second 0-60 performance is classed as in your mind, admit that it's fairly quick 

I'll now strip naked and go outside and whip myself with a tree branch for mentioning 'supercar performance'  )
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I'm relatively immune to speed to be fair as many on here know I have some friends with some serious machinery (Maccas/numerous Ferraris incl F40 etc)

The only one that has made my stomach turn is a £150k 950bhp GTR. I'm shitting myself about getting in the 1450bhp one!

I've just opened my autocar to see road test of the 12c spider and the data sheet shows the competitors. All are in the 3 sec bracket, the slowest being the lambo at 3.9

Too be fair I liked the supra when they first came out but as you state the imports ruined their status.

Looking forward to the video of the basil fawlty scene but please leave your clothes on

[535dboy]

[quote="Sanj"]
Barney, you drive a tractor then!  )
[/quote]

You all do with your X5s

[Barney]

[quote="535dboy"]

Too be fair I liked the supra when they first came out but as you state the imports ruined their status.

Looking forward to the video of the basil fawlty scene but please leave your clothes on
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I'll give the video a miss.
I wouldn't buy a Supra now mainly because of it's current image, back in the day when I got it it offered serious power for reasonable money. I have to say the build quality on them is superb, all these years on and it's still sound.

As for the X5 tractor comment.... >:(
I also own a Mitsubishi L200, Pikey wagon 

[535dboy]

I agree and 20 years ago when I was kid and they came out it was a wow factor particularly with the big wing!! The NA ones looked terrible without the wing again as a teenager.

At the time their performance probably was up there with supercars being as quick if not quicker in some cases as the F348/355

Pikey wagons are cool !

[Mick.H]

Well worth doing the bpu upgrade to the Supra. Its transforms it for not much money. A 2JZ engine will easily take 600bhp without doing anything to the internals. Its a true masterpiece of an engine. I think the image of the Supra is coming full circle as "Chavs" can no longer afford to run them

[Barney]

[quote="Mick.H"]
Well worth doing the bpu upgrade to the Supra. Its transforms it for not much money. A 2JZ engine will easily take 600bhp without doing anything to the internals. Its a true masterpiece of an engine. I think the image of the Supra is coming full circle as "Chavs" can no longer afford to run them
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Agreed, plenty of scope engine wise, with the six speed box and large brakes it's ready for it. As mine is fairly standard it's also pretty rare as most have had crap fiberglass bodykits added, shame as it's such a decent piece of engineering and I do hope the tables turn on the chav image 

[535dboy]

What colour?

[Barney]

Metallic Blue with beige leather interior.

[535dboy]

[quote="Barney"]
Metallic Blue with beige leather interior.
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Ok

Can't picture that.

A lot were black silver or white iirc.

[Lee4.8is]

Autocar timed the M135i @ 4.6 to 60 that's 0.1 secs quicker than my M3...I need a supercharger & quick!
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw ... erformance

[535dboy]

[quote="Lee4.8is"]
Autocar timed the M135i @ 4.6 to 60 that's 0.1 secs quicker than my M3...I need a supercharger & quick!
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw ... erformance
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Ha ha or the new Rs6 and then I'll buy it off you after a year!

[Lee4.8is]

[quote="535dboy"]
[quote="Sanj"]
Just clicked ion it again. Damn you, rolling ads! There was a very nice ad there. Changes on next visit to page.

Back OT, so sub what seconds is considered 'super car' performance? 4 secs?
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In the 3s now

My lotus is 4 dead, Audi 4.4 and Porsche 4.8. None of which are supercars.
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I have decided I need a quicker car...is your lotus for sale 535dboy? Don't fancy getting turned over by a 1 series!  )

[Lee4.8is]

[quote="535dboy"]
[quote="Lee4.8is"]
Autocar timed the M135i @ 4.6 to 60 that's 0.1 secs quicker than my M3...I need a supercharger & quick!
http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/bmw ... erformance
[/quote]

Ha ha or the new Rs6 and then I'll buy it off you after a year!
[/quote] Good call regarding the RS6 

[535dboy]

[quote="Lee4.8is"]
[quote="535dboy"]
[quote="Sanj"]
Just clicked ion it again. Damn you, rolling ads! There was a very nice ad there. Changes on next visit to page.

Back OT, so sub what seconds is considered 'super car' performance? 4 secs?
[/quote]

In the 3s now

My lotus is 4 dead, Audi 4.4 and Porsche 4.8. None of which are supercars.
[/quote]
I have decided I need a quicker car...is your lotus for sale 535dboy? Don't fancy getting turned over by a 1 series!  )
[/quote]

)

Nope I've decided to keep.

Having just re-done the suspension and bought some light weight wheels and used it on donnington on Monday it is here I stay, I've fallen back in love with it!

Good think I listened to the wife for once as I was all set to sell it in when she got the porker