[Pond]

Fecking lot of money for an A6 estate, but it's got me all excited.

Worse thing is.....I can afford it for the first time in my 56 years.

Always wanted a mental V8. Like the practicality. I can get all my fishing gear in it. Don't know what the boys down the river bank will think but feck 'em.

I do like an Audrey.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...m=2020&fromsra

[boba-fett]

I like these, great car and very cool, strangely I prefer the C7 shape, thought that was pretty perfect.



Also had the V10, which I got to 800bhp!



Really good allrounder, but they are heavy and a Typical fast German speed capsule!

[Blacktemplar]

Have to say an RS6 Avant is my all time fantasy car - sound, presence, practicality, performance. Every box ticked. Do it…

[Blacktemplar]

Originally Posted by boba-fett

I like these, great car and very cool, strangely I prefer the C7 shape, thought that was pretty perfect.



Also had the V10, which I got to 800bhp!



Really good allrounder, but they are heavy and a Typical fast German speed capsule!

Was the V10 not the Gallardo unit?

[boba-fett]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

Was the V10 not the Gallardo unit?

Yes it was, with two Turbos as well!

[agentorange]

Isn't the 4.0 V8 turbo the "hot-V" engine with the turbos in the middle? That engine has a dreadful reputation out here for cooking the turbos.

[isleaiw1]

Tpo big and too powerful for the crowded roads of the UK, and the latest one is too bling...

I love a fast audi wagon, but i think the latest versions from Audi and BMW have lost the plot for UK drivers....

[Blacktemplar]

Autotrader grazing is fatal. Despite it not being remotely practical compared to my X3, I’m starting to lust after a thoroughly impractical 8 series coupe - saw a beautiful one the other day in that really dark metallic Green… mate has just acquired a 19 plate M5C so it’d have to be an 850 or M8 to get that fabulous V8….

[Abzynthe]

I’ve been looking at E63 Wagons the past week or so
I can’t quite afford one since I’ve only just got the E53 Cab, but maybe one day.

[TurboWeasel]

Stunning interior, but the kitsch silver accents sprinkled all over the bodywork are nasty.

I'm not anti progress, but I am anti poor taste. Silly cartoonish wheels as well. Mega mega old man pretending it's a practical buy crisis car that. Might as well go all out and do the 911 thing instead.

[Pond]

Originally Posted by TurboWeasel

Mega mega old man pretending it's a practical buy crisis car that. Might as well go all out and do the 911 thing instead.

Just to confirm the stereotype, I have been looking at these aswell.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...%201XN&fromsra

First car I can remember really desiring as a child was a 911 Turbo. Yes they have been making them that long!

[Danj94]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

Autotrader grazing is fatal. Despite it not being remotely practical compared to my X3, I’m starting to lust after a thoroughly impractical 8 series coupe - saw a beautiful one the other day in that really dark metallic Green… mate has just acquired a 19 plate M5C so it’d have to be an 850 or M8 to get that fabulous V8….

The m850i is a thing of beauty. Get it bought.

[TurboWeasel]

Originally Posted by Pond

Just to confirm the stereotype, I have been looking at these aswell.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-det...%201XN&fromsra

First car I can remember really desiring as a child was a 911 Turbo. Yes they have been making them that long!

Much more like it

[isleaiw1]

Originally Posted by TurboWeasel

Stunning interior, but the kitsch silver accents sprinkled all over the bodywork are nasty.

I'm not anti progress, but I am anti poor taste. Silly cartoonish wheels as well. Mega mega old man pretending it's a practical buy crisis car that. Might as well go all out and do the 911 thing instead.

Glad I got my M5 and RS4 out of the way whilst I was a youngster then...

God knows what you would make of a 60 year old driving a Mini JCW... convertible!!

[Blacktemplar]

Originally Posted by Danj94

The m850i is a thing of beauty. Get it bought.

That it is. I’d venture it’s the most handsome BMW in a very long time….

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202404158664262

Much as I’d love to jump at an 850i they’re (a) hideously impractical for my lifestyle (2 granddaughters, active outdoor existence which regularly requires a mobile changing room) and (b) they’re fecking expensive

[JD6]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

Autotrader grazing is fatal. Despite it not being remotely practical compared to my X3, I’m starting to lust after a thoroughly impractical 8 series coupe - saw a beautiful one the other day in that really dark metallic Green… mate has just acquired a 19 plate M5C so it’d have to be an 850 or M8 to get that fabulous V8….

San Remo Green was added to the colours at the 8 series facelift (March 22 build onwards). Fabulous colour and one of the 3 colours I wanted to replace my previous Dravit Grey 840i with - San Remo Green / Aventurine Red / Tanzanite Blue. It’s Tanzanite I ended up with.

The M850i makes a lovely noise, and if you want space for grandkids, they do make a Gran Coupe…

[Blacktemplar]

Originally Posted by JD6

....if you want space for grandkids, they do make a Gran Coupe…

True. But it's a bit of an ugly duckling compared to the coupe

[Sennen]

The 8 series coupe is imo one of the best looking cars on sale atm but there is also something very appealing about the GC. I am almost certainly going to get another 8 but this time I think I will be tempted by the GC.

The 850i is an awesome machine but the premium BMW charge for the engine over the 840i is frankly ridiculous. If I could nick an 850i at a 10k premium over the 840 it would be a no brainer but not 30k!!

Anyone who wants to get an 8 shouldn't be put off by the 40i it is a great engine and the old girl can still lift her skirts when required.

[Blacktemplar]

Originally Posted by Sennen

The 8 series coupe is imo one of the best looking cars on sale atm but there is also something very appealing about the GC. I am almost certainly going to get another 8 but this time I think I will be tempted by the GC.

The 850i is an awesome machine but the premium BMW charge for the engine over the 840i is frankly ridiculous. If I could nick an 850i at a 10k premium over the 840 it would be a no brainer but not 30k!!

Anyone who wants to get an 8 shouldn't be put off by the 40i it is a great engine and the old girl can still lift her skirts when required.

The B58 is indeed a very fine engine - on cold start it's actually louder than my neighbour's M5C - guess who the two least favourite guys in the street are...?

If I was ever to jump to an 8, it would need to be the 4.4L V8, but that in turn brings bigger running & maintenance costs.

First world problems

[JD6]

Originally Posted by Blacktemplar

True. But it's a bit of an ugly duckling compared to the coupe

The coupe is a stunning shape.

I did my best at ‘man geometry’ (a subset of man maths) to try and make it work. You can just about squeeze 3 adults into the coupe, with the passenger seat slightly further forward than usual, but the dipping roofline in the rear makes it tricky. I’m 6 feet and you couldn’t fit anyone with legs behind the driver’s seat in the coupe.

At least they made the 8GC useful this time. The previous 6GC managed to be 5 metres long without space for adults in the back…

[Blacktemplar]

Originally Posted by Sennen

The 850i is an awesome machine but the premium BMW charge for the engine over the 840i is frankly ridiculous. If I could nick an 850i at a 10k premium over the 840 it would be a no brainer but not 30k!!

New, yes - but lightly used examples (3 years old, 20-25K miles) can be had for around £10K premium to slightly younger 840's with similar miles.

[Blacktemplar]

Originally Posted by JD6

The coupe is a stunning shape.

I did my best at ‘man geometry’ (a subset of man maths) to try and make it work. You can just about squeeze 3 adults into the coupe, with the passenger seat slightly further forward than usual, but the dipping roofline in the rear makes it tricky. I’m 6 feet and you couldn’t fit anyone with legs behind the driver’s seat in the coupe.

At least they made the 8GC useful this time. The previous 6GC managed to be 5 metres long without space for adults in the back…

That's my principal issue - it's me & Mrs BT most of the time, but we have tall grandkids and occasional other passengers often enough that space in the rear would be a problem. My BiL is 6' 5" so wouldn't fit at all.

Plus I'm used to the height & ease of entry of an SUV - to paraphrase Shakira, at my age the hips don't lie, they just don't work