Scottish Elises

Had to blast (well trundle in my corsa) up to Inverness to pick up my car (picked a lovely night for it too!) and stopped off at perth and cruised past Grassicks BMW.

What was in the showroom ? A Gallardo and a Vantage ! And 4 TVRS sitting outside the Honda garage.

What the f*ck is going on in Perth? An oil boom or something ?

Ah, my cars have arrived!

The Vanquish is owned by a chappie from Dundee who won the Lottery a couple of years ago - 8.7m IIRC - he deals with Grassicks - has an X5 4.8 & a Z4 too

rossybee wrote:The Vanquish is owned by a chappie from Dundee who won the Lottery a couple of years ago - 8.7m IIRC - he deals with Grassicks - has an X5 4.8 & a Z4 too

just goes to show, money can't buy taste!

Aye my home town, love the place dearly, however as for that Motormile....... yes there are a lot of nice motors kicking around!

Dave

GregR wrote:

rossybee wrote:The Vanquish is owned by a chappie from Dundee who won the Lottery a couple of years ago - 8.7m IIRC - he deals with Grassicks - has an X5 4.8 & a Z4 too

just goes to show, money can't buy taste!

But it can buy heaps of filthy tarts

Paul,

It may be a great driving car *despite* the fact it's a pseudo 4X4, but it's still a pseudo 4X4 - therefore IMHO, should be burned off the face of the earth....

Dread to think what would happen if one decided not to notice an Elise

<disclaimer> these are my opinions, but don't take offence if anybody owns one of these silly Chelsea Tractors. Just sell it... </disclaimer>

Chelsea Tractors

C'mon, at least call them Hyndland, Newton Mearns or New Town tractors, this is S_E afterall...

I'd love a Project Kahn Range Sport. On 22s.

Hmmmm....

So you actually require 4 wheel drive? Fair enough. Working vehicles get a pass. But I don't think a X5 would manage too well in the average muddy field with those wide road tyres....

I just get fecking wound up by the amount of real esate taken up by these rediculous wagons in rush hours - the typical mom-taxi type.

If it wasn't so nanny-state, I'd favour having to prove you require a large 4X4 for commercial reasons, before buying one. Or that you use it off-road X amounts of times a month (Off-roaders are petrolheads too)

Still, that's a bit John Prescott, so we'll let it slide...

Would sports car driver not have to proven that they did some kind of motorsport for you system to work?


Mac

If we are going down this line can wee add convertible drivers who leave the roof on ?

BTW has anyone seen the ground clearance on a Range Rover Sport? I've seen hatchbacks with more ground clearance!

test drove the RR Sport when looking to change my tintop.

Verdict - pile of crap.

How someone could justify paying £60k for a car with Fiesta switchgear is beyond me...

Plus the Cayenne is too fappin' guggit, so needless to say I didn't go the off-roader route...

Shug wrote: Dread to think what would happen if one decided not to notice an Elise

<disclaimer> these are my opinions, but don't take offence if anybody owns one of these silly Chelsea Tractors. Just sell it... </disclaimer>

I nearly found out! Pulled up behind one at a junction, saw the reverse lights come on... thought, "nah, he's surely seen me." Saw him roll back slightly...thought he was re-adjusting his tractor to turn the other way....kept coming back so blasted the horn and stuck my hand up waving like an @rse (had roof off). he eventually stopped and rolled forward again and started gesturing like I was in the wrong. If I hadn't been in a hurry, I would've hauled him out his car and decked him!

Mac,

Not suggesting it... hence John Prescott comment - tongue wedged in cheek?

Still don't see the point of 98% of them. But would defend anybody's right to have one (purely on principle)

I would have one of these though!