Help me choose a reasonably decadent car
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Tesla Model X - could be out of your price range but if gull wings and acceleration are your thing then it wipes the floor with your first options
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A mate of mine has one. He loves it, he's a disciple of Musk, the whole thing.
Never shuts up about him

Never shuts up about him

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I find it strangely satisfying that you contemplate such a shallow exercise in self-indulgence.
Just don't pike out and buy something expensive but dull or commonplace. On that note, the folk recommending fully refurbed classics are, IMO, on the right track. If you choose that path, ensure there is somewhere relatively nearby for routine and not so routine maintenance.

Just don't pike out and buy something expensive but dull or commonplace. On that note, the folk recommending fully refurbed classics are, IMO, on the right track. If you choose that path, ensure there is somewhere relatively nearby for routine and not so routine maintenance.
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I confess, I'm not the heroic figure you (no doubt) imagine me to be.MungoMan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:49 am I find it strangely satisfying that you contemplate such a shallow exercise in self-indulgence.![]()
Just don't pike out and buy something expensive but dull or commonplace. On that note, the folk recommending fully refurbed classics are, IMO, on the right track. If you choose that path, ensure there is somewhere relatively nearby for routine and not so routine maintenance.

right?

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I'd definitely go with a Range Rover. It's the perfect plutocrat's conveyance. I'd get one if I had a driver's licence.
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PS I owned one before. The only downside was the rate at which it chewed petrol.
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What Car rated the XC90 the most unreliable car in Britain.
Closely followed by any and every style of Range Rover
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VW Touareg R. Nothing says fcuk-off quite so meekly.
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I'm not sure I'm happy being called a plutocrat
that sounds like it's a bad thing.
that sounds like it's a bad thing.

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Before you buy and F-Pace or a Cayenne, have a go in a Gen1 Porsche Macan Turbo.
Not the new Gen2 one, that's got a dreadful 2.9 Audi V6 in it.
The Gen1 Turbo (anything up until 2019/20 model) has a really sweet 3.6 V6 engine that's built by Porsche and kicks out 400bhp, 440 if you can find a Performance edition.
The best thing about the Macan is that it's not a smaller version of the Cayenne -- it's a ground up build and the engineers at Porsche went for "let's build a 4 seater, SUV version for Cayman/911" not let's build a mini Cayenne.
Good review of the Gen1 Macan Turbo here from a slightly creepy, it's a bit like watching Kraftwerk review a car, German guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMDNsu_SPnk
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Nothing says I'm a dumb cnt better. Cayenne coming a close second. bonus points if your let your wife drive it on the school run, esp if she has trouble with spatial awareness and parking.
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Wow...Azlan Roar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:24 amBefore you buy and F-Pace or a Cayenne, have a go in a Gen1 Porsche Macan Turbo.
Not the new Gen2 one, that's got a dreadful 2.9 Audi V6 in it.
The Gen1 Turbo (anything up until 2019/20 model) has a really sweet 3.6 V6 engine that's built by Porsche and kicks out 400bhp, 440 if you can find a Performance edition.
The best thing about the Macan is that it's not a smaller version of the Cayenne -- it's a ground up build and the engineers at Porsche went for "let's build a 4 seater, SUV version for Cayman/911" not let's build a mini Cayenne.
Good review of the Gen1 Macan Turbo here from a slightly creepy, it's a bit like watching Kraftwerk review a car, German guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMDNsu_SPnk
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This is very good advice.Before you buy and F-Pace or a Cayenne, have a go in a Gen1 Porsche Macan Turbo.
Erm , I’ve never denied being a c unt , so my advice was honest .
Also consider the last non turbo )gen1 991 get the targa.
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They are very safe
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/6072265 ... ince-2004/
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volvo/xc9 ... -in-the-uk
Not sure if that helps or harms the street cred! (but I think they are cool)
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Look if you really want to look like the Ur-Cnt just save for an Overfinch and have done with it. Not sure of the personalised plate situation where you live but something along the lines of this fellas choice should do the trick


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End of quest.

Tip o' the hat to Azlan Roar...

Tip o' the hat to Azlan Roar...
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Mercedes Benz AMG has got you covered
4 door saloon that goes like a cut cat and sounds like the apocalypse?
AMG E63S
A step up to a 2-door, 4-seater, uber luxury sports coupe?
AMG S63 Coupe
A fudge-off, full on, 2-door, 2 seater, guaranteed head turner every time?
AMG GT-C
Or the full on AMG GT-R
4 door saloon that goes like a cut cat and sounds like the apocalypse?
AMG E63S
A step up to a 2-door, 4-seater, uber luxury sports coupe?
AMG S63 Coupe
A fudge-off, full on, 2-door, 2 seater, guaranteed head turner every time?
AMG GT-C
Or the full on AMG GT-R
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Thanks Bimbo.
I bought one in August, on a bit of a whim, but one came along with a super high spec and having a hit that point on it's downward depreciation curve to lure me in.
Cracking "little" car.
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Some great advice here guys, thanks
The star cruiser is looking promising

The star cruiser is looking promising
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So, take me through why the 'new ' engine is inferior?Azlan Roar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:17 amThanks Bimbo.
I bought one in August, on a bit of a whim, but one came along with a super high spec and having a hit that point on it's downward depreciation curve to lure me in.
Cracking "little" car.
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Great carsAD345 wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:14 am Mercedes Benz AMG has got you covered
4 door saloon that goes like a cut cat and sounds like the apocalypse?
AMG E63S
A step up to a 2-door, 4-seater, uber luxury sports coupe?
AMG S63 Coupe
A fudge-off, full on, 2-door, 2 seater, guaranteed head turner every time?
AMG GT-C
Or the full on AMG GT-R
Which one would you choose for yerself?
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I saw an X60 today and thought it looked really good. Bit more edgy nowmdaclarke wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:00 amThey are very safe
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/6072265 ... ince-2004/
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volvo/xc9 ... -in-the-uk
Not sure if that helps or harms the street cred! (but I think they are cool)
Notwithstanding the comments about reliability of course. Surprise me though, you'd think Volvo would be super reliable
I had a 240 wagon for a while, great car. Unkillable. Shaggin wagon
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If I'm still commuting? = The S63
Otherwise the GT-R
Otherwise the GT-R
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Heroic, yes; but with sufficient flaws to allow lesser folk to identify or at least empathise.shanky wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:57 amI confess, I'm not the heroic figure you (no doubt) imagine me to be.MungoMan wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:49 am I find it strangely satisfying that you contemplate such a shallow exercise in self-indulgence.![]()
Just don't pike out and buy something expensive but dull or commonplace. On that note, the folk recommending fully refurbed classics are, IMO, on the right track. If you choose that path, ensure there is somewhere relatively nearby for routine and not so routine maintenance.
right?![]()
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Indeedy
I'm not a rag-top guy myself, but there is something to be said for "in the wind driving"
And being an S-class - more technology than pretty much anything else on the road
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93 S-Class is a W140. It's a fokon tank wagon but still OKish. Stay clear of the model (W220) after that though as it had brake-by-wire. The module controlling this has a limited lifespan. If it's not foked yet it will be soon and it's pricy to replace as it only comes with the BAS/ABS pump.shanky wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:47 pmHoly shit.rialtoblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:40 pm95 merc g wagon 400shanky wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:37 pmExample?Mog The Almighty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:36 pm Buy an old classic. That shows you have style and character as opposed to just money.
93 mec s class
04 mec cl
If you want merc![]()
I think you need tatts and camo pants and a fitness-business to drive those G Wagons
The S class is interesting. I feel its like the car Gary Barlow would drive in a pop video. So that’s good.
If you want to go classic and impress go with a cobra
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The first reason is plain old Porsche snobbery - the new engine is an Audi built one, and yes I know they're all in the same group, but it's not a Porsche engine.
The second reason is that the 3.6 V6 in the Gen1 cars is a really nice engine - bags of torque and bhp and it sounds good through the optional sports exhaust (everything's an option on a Porsche - mine came with the stainless sports exhaust and chrono sports, which gives your sports plus mode, a lap timing stopwatch thing on the dash, that you'll never use, and launch control, which is fun and you will use)
The reason they switched to the 2.9 in the Gen2 cars was a cost cutting measure and appease Greta Thunberg slightly - there's no replacement for cubic displacement, and the Gen1 3.6 cars have come down in 2nd hand value as a result of the Gen2 cars coming out. Good time to buy one now, just hunt for one with tons of goodies spec'd when ordered.
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cool, taAzlan Roar wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:37 amThe first reason is plain old Porsche snobbery - the new engine is an Audi built one, and yes I know they're all in the same group, but it's not a Porsche engine.
The second reason is that the 3.6 V6 in the Gen1 cars is a really nice engine - bags of torque and bhp and it sounds good through the optional sports exhaust (everything's an option on a Porsche - mine came with the stainless sports exhaust and chrono sports, which gives your sports plus mode, a lap timing stopwatch thing on the dash, that you'll never use, and launch control, which is fun and you will use)
The reason they switched to the 2.9 in the Gen2 cars was a cost cutting measure and appease Greta Thunberg slightly - there's no replacement for cubic displacement, and the Gen1 3.6 cars have come down in 2nd hand value as a result of the Gen2 cars coming out. Good time to buy one now, just hunt for one with tons of goodies spec'd when ordered.
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what about you?Average Joe wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:30 am93 S-Class is a W140. It's a fokon tank wagon but still OKish. Stay clear of the model (W220) after that though as it had brake-by-wire. The module controlling this has a limited lifespan. If it's not foked yet it will be soon and it's pricy to replace as it only comes with the BAS/ABS pump.shanky wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:47 pmHoly shit.rialtoblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:40 pm95 merc g wagon 400shanky wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:37 pmExample?Mog The Almighty wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:36 pm Buy an old classic. That shows you have style and character as opposed to just money.
93 mec s class
04 mec cl
If you want merc![]()
I think you need tatts and camo pants and a fitness-business to drive those G Wagons
The S class is interesting. I feel its like the car Gary Barlow would drive in a pop video. So that’s good.
If you want to go classic and impress go with a cobra
What would you choose?
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Not the one Mick is driving.shanky wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:51 amwhat about you?Average Joe wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:30 am93 S-Class is a W140. It's a fokon tank wagon but still OKish. Stay clear of the model (W220) after that though as it had brake-by-wire. The module controlling this has a limited lifespan. If it's not foked yet it will be soon and it's pricy to replace as it only comes with the BAS/ABS pump.shanky wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:47 pmHoly shit.rialtoblue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:40 pm95 merc g wagon 400
93 mec s class
04 mec cl
If you want merc![]()
I think you need tatts and camo pants and a fitness-business to drive those G Wagons
The S class is interesting. I feel its like the car Gary Barlow would drive in a pop video. So that’s good.
If you want to go classic and impress go with a cobra
What would you choose?
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I wouldn’t go near a kit car, but there are some excellent factory built turnkey cars available from: Superformance (pictured), Kirkham and ERA.
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XC60 is what my crew roll in. The new model looks cool, but not sure it’s very decadent.shanky wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:21 amI saw an X60 today and thought it looked really good. Bit more edgy nowmdaclarke wrote: ↑Fri Oct 02, 2020 10:00 amThey are very safe
https://www.thesun.co.uk/motors/6072265 ... ince-2004/
https://www.autoexpress.co.uk/volvo/xc9 ... -in-the-uk
Not sure if that helps or harms the street cred! (but I think they are cool)
Notwithstanding the comments about reliability of course. Surprise me though, you'd think Volvo would be super reliable
I had a 240 wagon for a while, great car. Unkillable. Shaggin wagon
The best looking ‘4WD’ must be the Alpha Romeo
https://www.media.fcaemea.com/se-se/alf ... estallning
Probably the only ‘wow’ moment I’ve had with this kind of car. Not sure if it’s reliability or performance, but it’s an Alpha, so.......
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The car you want, nay need, is a 2010 Audi RS6.
Has a 5l V10 twin turbo engine out of a lambo
Quattro transmission
6 speed paddle shift dual clutch transmission
600hp stock
Station Wagon so practical
Has the decadent OTT factor as well as the euro styley factor too.

Has a 5l V10 twin turbo engine out of a lambo
Quattro transmission
6 speed paddle shift dual clutch transmission
600hp stock
Station Wagon so practical
Has the decadent OTT factor as well as the euro styley factor too.

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It looks like 25% of the cars in Sweden - only older.blackblackblack wrote: ↑Sun Oct 04, 2020 7:40 am The car you want, nay need, is a 2010 Audi RS6.
Has a 5l V10 twin turbo engine out of a lambo
Quattro transmission
6 speed paddle shift dual clutch transmission
600hp stock
Station Wagon so practical
Has the decadent OTT factor as well as the euro styley factor too.
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Sure it goes quicker than most tbf.
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It does look pretty gangsta though.
I’d get some blue LED strips for under the sides.

I’d get some blue LED strips for under the sides.

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OK. Thanks lads
I did test drives on a few.
The Cayenne and Macan were awesome drivers cars. Didn’t really hit it off with the other marques
In the end, I went for suburban comfort.
That is Range Rover Sport
(Albeit with the 520hp Supercharged V8.)
Reasonably decadent, but also suitably wanky to provide ammo for the AMG purists.
I did test drives on a few.
The Cayenne and Macan were awesome drivers cars. Didn’t really hit it off with the other marques
In the end, I went for suburban comfort.
That is Range Rover Sport
(Albeit with the 520hp Supercharged V8.)
Reasonably decadent, but also suitably wanky to provide ammo for the AMG purists.
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Be sure to drive it badly on the school run...
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I’ll wear a hat as well.