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The 'What Have You Bought Recently?' Thread - Because Summer Is a Show Off

Hey, I used to have an Alfa Romeo GTV. I understand that pain. ;)
 
Look at the Top Gear lap times for the cars that finished equal to or slower than the RX8. Not bad, eh?

BMW M3 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z 1.31.8
Mazda RX-8 1.31.8
BMW 535d 1.31.8
BMW 130 1.31.9
Mercedes S63 AMG 1.32.0
Ford Focus RS 1.32.2
Mazda 6 MPS 1.32.2
Lotus Esprit V8 1.32.5
Audi TT V6 1.32.7
MG ZT 1.33.0
Noble M12 GTO 1.33.1
Mercedes SL 55 AMG 1.33.2
Volkswagen Golf R32 1.33.2
Audi Q7 V12 TDI 1.33.2
Cadillac CTS 1.33.3
Honda Civic Type-R 1.33.5
Holden Monaro 1.33.9
Ford Mondeo ST220 1.34.5
Jaguar XKR 1.34.7
Ford Focus ST 1.34.9
Volvo S60R 1.35.0
Ferrari 575M 1.35.2

If you expand the list to look at stuff up to two seconds faster than the RX8, it gets even more impressive -

Zenvo ST1 1.29.9 (very wet)
Alfa 3.7 GTA Autodelta 1.30.0
Ford Shelby GT500 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI 1.30.1
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT 1.30.4
Golf R32 1.30.4
Ford Focus RS 500 1.30.8 (w)
Audi S4 1.30.9
Porsche 911 Turbo 1.31.0
BMW 760Li 1.31.2
Vauxhall VX220 turbo 1.31.3
Vauxhall VXR8 1.31.3
New Audi TT 1.31.4
Honda NSX Type R 1.31.6

That can can seriously hold its own against the big boys. :D
 
Heh, when I had a Bonnie chopper, within the first fortnight I'd lost the rear numberplate, an exhaust bracket and a rear footpeg - due to the vibrations from the notoriously unbalanced Meriden crankshafts. Legend has it that in those days, the factory had one bloke that did the crank balancing - when he was off, any old shite got through. Dunno how true it is, but it makes for a bloody good story :)
 
curious_24 said:
Look at the Top Gear lap times for the cars that finished equal to or slower than the RX8. Not bad, eh?

BMW M3 1.31.8
Nissan 350Z 1.31.8
Mazda RX-8 1.31.8
BMW 535d 1.31.8
BMW 130 1.31.9
Mercedes S63 AMG 1.32.0
Ford Focus RS 1.32.2
Mazda 6 MPS 1.32.2
Lotus Esprit V8 1.32.5
Audi TT V6 1.32.7
MG ZT 1.33.0
Noble M12 GTO 1.33.1
Mercedes SL 55 AMG 1.33.2
Volkswagen Golf R32 1.33.2
Audi Q7 V12 TDI 1.33.2
Cadillac CTS 1.33.3
Honda Civic Type-R 1.33.5
Holden Monaro 1.33.9
Ford Mondeo ST220 1.34.5
Jaguar XKR 1.34.7
Ford Focus ST 1.34.9
Volvo S60R 1.35.0
Ferrari 575M 1.35.2

If you expand the list to look at stuff up to two seconds faster than the RX8, it gets even more impressive -

Zenvo ST1 1.29.9 (very wet)
Alfa 3.7 GTA Autodelta 1.30.0
Ford Shelby GT500 1.30.0
Subaru Impreza STI 1.30.1
Vauxhall Monaro VXR 1.30.1
Aston Martin DB7 GT 1.30.4
Golf R32 1.30.4
Ford Focus RS 500 1.30.8 (w)
Audi S4 1.30.9
Porsche 911 Turbo 1.31.0
BMW 760Li 1.31.2
Vauxhall VX220 turbo 1.31.3
Vauxhall VXR8 1.31.3
New Audi TT 1.31.4
Honda NSX Type R 1.31.6

That can can seriously hold its own against the big boys. :D
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Wanktastic!! =D
 
Quite right, my son. ;)

The Stig must have been on top form that day...
 
felix said:
Fucking right. %) I miss my Mazda RX-8 every day and shed a little tear every time I see one. Rear wheel drive is insanely good fun. :D

The most "fun" car I've ever driven (apart from the RX-8 ) was a workmate's Impreza WRX STi. He gave me a drive of it one lunchtime (very trusting!) and I spent a glorious half an hour tearing the arse out of her along quiet country roads. The turbo on those things is fucking addictive and great fun.

Still can't beat a bike for sheer exhilaration and acceleration though.
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Nice, i love the RX8s, deffo prefer the look of a 7 though. the turbo on those WRX is fun indeed, also got the chance to take one for a rip around country roads, lots of fun. love the sound
 
The thing that gets me about powerful cars is that unless you happen to be on the 'upyering' circuit, driving them to anything like their full potential on our roads poses a significant danger to other road users. At least on a bike, the only cunt you're likely to kill is yerself. Just think about that when you're taking yer heavy steel cages for a burnout on public roads, especially country ones...
 
It's absolutely possible to drive fast safely, y'know. As long as you don't allow yourself to get caught up with "racing", you can still floor it on the empty straights and have fun on corners with good visibility of the other side.

When I used to race people, I'd do it coming off a local roundabout onto a 70mph dual carriageway. If the road was empty, I'd floor it to about 80 then back off. The other guy (or girl) would inevitable come screaming past a few seconds later at 100mph thinking he/she's won, but at least I knew I wasn't endangering anybody. It's not about how fast you dare go, it's about how quickly you can get to the speed limit.

It's all about knowing when to reign it in. If in ANY doubt, slow down.
 
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Haha, I know, I'm only pulling yer pissers :) As a young biker I used to hate Volvo drivers cos they were statistically more likely to kill bikers. Fast forward 10 years and I acquired a Volvo 440 1.8 injection - whilst not a 'performance' car by any stretch of the imagination, it was fuckin fun and surprisingly quick for a Swedish lump of metal. I would deffo have one again..
 
F.U.B.A.R. said:
Haha, I know, I'm only pulling yer pissers :) As a young biker I used to hate Volvo drivers cos they were statistically more likely to kill bikers. Fast forward 10 years and I acquired a Volvo 440 1.8 injection - whilst not a 'performance' car by any stretch of the imagination, it was fuckin fun and surprisingly quick for a Swedish lump of metal. I would deffo have one again..
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I love how your under the illusion that you were 'young' 10 years ago Fubz :)
 
I had my Volvo 440 over 10 years ago now, and that was a decade after I called myself 'a young biker'.. So yer point is? =D :p

Anyway, I is still young at heart innit bruv..

(Although that would still mean I was around 30 when I called myself a ' young biker' - so point taken... )
 
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Ahh right I see so got the Volvo at 40...young biker at 30.... Fair enough...

30s young still though definitely.... Well....young compared to 50 :)

Reminds me of an only fools and horses episode where Rodney is dating a 40 years old and del asks him wtf hes doing and he says "what'swrong with dating a 40 year old". To which del replies " nothing...... If you happen to be 50" :)

To which grandad chips in....."even I'd have to think twice!!"
 
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