Topic: The Car Lust Thread

[Son of Spion]

Indeed it is a 720. Beautiful car in the flesh.

Not sure who owns it, but the Ferrari hasn't been seen for ages outside school, so I think it might be the same fella.

Talking of beautiful cars, I've had the opposite experience this week. In Crosby I pulled up at the lights alongside a red Ferrari. I'm not sure if it was an FF or a 599 but it had a rounded back and elongated front end. It was pretty ugly for a Ferrari.

Same day on Victoria Road in Freshfield I pass a Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV. My god, that is one ugly beast. I know looks aren't everything, but when they start at £250,000 I want something a bit more aesthetically pleasing as well as good to drive.

[TepidT2O]

That Rolls is fucking hideous.  The Bentley SUV is also grotesque.

I can’t tell one Ferrari from another.  Their styling has got lost over the last couple of decades.

[CraigDS]

Talking of beautiful cars, I've had the opposite experience this week. In Crosby I pulled up at the lights alongside a red Ferrari. I'm not sure if it was an FF or a 599 but it had a rounded back and elongated front end. It was pretty ugly for a Ferrari.

Same day on Victoria Road in Freshfield I pass a Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV. My god, that is one ugly beast. I know looks aren't everything, but when they start at £250,000 I want something a bit more aesthetically pleasing as well as good to drive.

I quite like the FF, but needs to be in black rather than red. Not a fan of the 599 at all.

Did the Cullinan have the number plate EPL 1? A guy who works on Old Hall St has one which is always parked next to the Hill Dickinson building. Sooooo fucking ugly.

[Nobby Reserve]

(although I grant you the rear lights are shit)

[rob1966]

Talking of beautiful cars, I've had the opposite experience this week. In Crosby I pulled up at the lights alongside a red Ferrari. I'm not sure if it was an FF or a 599 but it had a rounded back and elongated front end. It was pretty ugly for a Ferrari.

Same day on Victoria Road in Freshfield I pass a Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV. My god, that is one ugly beast. I know looks aren't everything, but when they start at £250,000 I want something a bit more aesthetically pleasing as well as good to drive.

It was a Ferrari FF that used to park by the school, front end is nice, arse is awful. Side on it remined me of a BMW 1 series hatchback.

[Son of Spion]

That Rolls is fucking hideous.  The Bentley SUV is also grotesque.

I can’t tell one Ferrari from another.  Their styling has got lost over the last couple of decades.

Yep. Same with the Lamborghini Urus. I've seen a black one knocking around Liverpool, and it's ugly. The Rolls takes the biscuit though. It's horrific.

I get lost with Ferraris myself these days unless it's the classics like the Dino, Testerossa, 308, F40, 355 etc which I recognise instantly.
I was driving past Klopp's place recently and an absolute stunner of a Ferrari went past me. I don't know what model, but it was absolutely stunning.

[CraigDS]

Noooo, I love the Urus. See one really often by me and love it, sounds like an absolute monster too.

488 Pista is my current fav (modern) Ferrari.

[Son of Spion]

I quite like the FF, but needs to be in black rather than red. Not a fan of the 599 at all.

Did the Cullinan have the number plate EPL 1? A guy who works on Old Hall St has one which is always parked next to the Hill Dickinson building. Sooooo fucking ugly.

I totally missed the number plate. Honestly, I was like, WTF is this coming up? 

I was so blinded by the ugliness of the car that I didn't even notice the plate on it. 

[Son of Spion]

Noooo, I love the Urus. See one really often by me and love it, sounds like an absolute monster too.

488 Pista is my current fav (modern) Ferrari.

I just had a look at the 488. Nice! 

https://auto.ferrari.com/en_EN/sports-cars-models/car-range/ferrari-488-pista/

I think I just don't tend to like SUV's much. The Urus is not as bad (to me) as the Rolls Royce and Bentley though, but I'm still not a fan. Same with the Porsche SUV.

Is the Urus by yours driven by T.Rex?
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jordan-pickford-caught-parking-160000-14986105

[rob1966]

That 488 is a thing of beauty.

I'm with SoS on this, I hate SUV's anyway, pointless massive hunks of metal that don't fit anywhere and make looking at junctions or when crossing the road impossible. To then see one carry a Lamborghini, Porsche, Bentley. Jaguar or Ferrari badge is a crime.

Remember the whole "Chelsea Tractor" thing from years ago? Now everyone and his dog has one of these monstrocities. There is a Merc and a Q7 parked in our car park and both are too big for the parking space and they don't even look that big inside. I sat in a Q5 once and it was smaller than mine inside but physically well bigger.

[rob1966]

(although I grant you the rear lights are shit)

Like I said earlier, I saw one last week, looked shit to me. The McLaren and Ferraris mentioned above are far nicer

[CraigDS]

I think I just don't tend to like SUV's much. The Urus is not as bad (to me) as the Rolls Royce and Bentley though, but I'm still not a fan. Same with the Porsche SUV.

Is the Urus by yours driven by T.Rex?
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/jordan-pickford-caught-parking-160000-14986105

It could well be as it does have a matt wrap on it like that one, whoever it is rags the fuck out of it down Old Hall / Brook Street to the entrance to our apartment car pack.

Seen Firmino rocking up in a bright yellow one too!

It’s really not that big either. Smaller than most Ranges, and the new bigger Audi SUVs. Def smaller than most vans which there are 1000’s of on the road.

[Son of Spion]

It could well be as it does have a matt wrap on it like that one, whoever it is rags the fuck out of it down Old Hall / Brook Street to the entrance to our apartment car pack.

Seen Firmino rocking up in a bright yellow one too!

It’s really not that big either. Smaller than most Ranges, and the new bigger Audi SUVs. Def smaller than most vans which there are 1000’s of on the road.

Trust Firmino to have a bright yellow one. 

I drive past West Tower all the time. I'll keep an eye out for the T.Rex in his. 

I might be in the minority on this, but I hate matt wraps on vehicles. I've seen plenty a supercar ruined by one of those abominations. I'm the same with black alloys too. I hate them. My brother has a Mazda MX5 and he was going to get black alloys on that. I'm glad he didn't, as the chrome ones look so much better.

[CraigDS]

Trust Firmino to have a bright yellow one. 

I drive past West Tower all the time. I'll keep an eye out for the T.Rex in his. 

I might be in the minority on this, but I hate matt wraps on vehicles. I've seen plenty a supercar ruined by one of those abominations. I'm the same with black alloys too. I hate them. My brother has a Mazda MX5 and he was going to get black alloys on that. I'm glad he didn't, as the chrome ones look so much better.

If it's him he's in Beetham Tower (one next to/part of The Radisson). The car pack entrance is down that little road next to West Tower.

Yeah I'm the same with matt wraps. When they first came out and the odd car had them I didn't think they were too bad, but now you see mid-90's Cleos with them  Don't mind a black allow on a black car though.

[rob1966]

Trust Firmino to have a bright yellow one. 

I drive past West Tower all the time. I'll keep an eye out for the T.Rex in his. 

I might be in the minority on this, but I hate matt wraps on vehicles. I've seen plenty a supercar ruined by one of those abominations. I'm the same with black alloys too. I hate them. My brother has a Mazda MX5 and he was going to get black alloys on that. I'm glad he didn't, as the chrome ones look so much better.

Fella opposite us has a Matt black wrap on an X6, looks shite.

[Son of Spion]

If it's him he's in Beetham Tower (one next to/part of The Radisson). The car pack entrance is down that little road next to West Tower.

Yeah I'm the same with matt wraps. When they first came out and the odd car had them I didn't think they were too bad, but now you see mid-90's Cleos with them  Don't mind a black allow on a black car though.

Ah, ok, I know Beetham. Didn't Michael Owen have the penthouse in there at one time?

Those black alloys, though. *reaches for my crucifix* 

They just look like you've had your hubcaps nicked. 

[Son of Spion]

Fella opposite us has a Matt black wrap on an X6, looks shite.

Yep, I've never seen a vehicle that's looked better for having such a wrap on it.

[rob1966]

That Rolls is fucking hideous.  The Bentley SUV is also grotesque.

I can’t tell one Ferrari from another.  Their styling has got lost over the last couple of decades.

Bentley SUV



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[The G in Gerrard]

Was this the Bentley in top gear? I can't say I dislike it.

[eddymunster]

Was this the Bentley in top gear? I can't say I dislike it.

That was the Rolls SUV wasn't it?

[The G in Gerrard]

That was the Rolls SUV wasn't it?

Shit yeah it was

[Mumm-Ra]

Not to be a Debbie Downer but I find any car that's well over $100k to just be an obscene flaunting of wealth. They sort of disgust me to be honest. If I won the lottery or got a divorce settlement from Jeff Bezos I'd treat myself to an Audi A7 or a Land Cruiser or something, but anything more is just obnoxious

[TepidT2O]

The Bentley SUV is an Audi Q7 with a huge engine.

Someone up the hill from me has one and it is truly fucking hideous. And absolute dog to look at...

And it’s over £200k

No thanks

[Son of Spion]

Not to be a Debbie Downer but I find any car that's well over $100k to just be an obscene flaunting of wealth. They sort of disgust me to be honest. If I won the lottery or got a divorce settlement from Jeff Bezos I'd treat myself to an Audi A7 or a Land Cruiser or something, but anything more is just obnoxious

Well, you've just put a real downer on this afternoon's Lamborghini purchase I made.

[gazzam1963]

I quite like the FF, but needs to be in black rather than red. Not a fan of the 599 at all.

Did the Cullinan have the number plate EPL 1? A guy who works on Old Hall St has one which is always parked next to the Hill Dickinson building. Sooooo fucking ugly.

That’s Elliot Lawless the guy who has all the high rise flats on the go , seen him in it a while back ,  agree horrible looking car

[soxfan]

Not to be a Debbie Downer but I find any car that's well over $100k to just be an obscene flaunting of wealth. They sort of disgust me to be honest. If I won the lottery or got a divorce settlement from Jeff Bezos I'd treat myself to an Audi A7 or a Land Cruiser or something, but anything more is just obnoxious

Bezos' soon-to-be ex-wife is getting $35B, so she'll more likely have a private C5 cargo plane loaded with a fleet of Audi A7s, one for each day of the week, that she'll drop out the back with parachutes. And she'll light them all on fire on Sunday and start with a different batch on Monday.

[MrGrumpy]

I know a couple of people that own Bentleys. They are the sort of people who spend money to show they have money, make of that what you will.

[CraigDS]

If I had the money to buy a super car I’d do so, and I’d not give a second though about doing it to show off, I’d be doing it for my own enjoyment.

[MrGrumpy]

In the unlikely event I win the lottery, I am buying the following.

1,  The new Toyota RAV4 for Mrs Grumpy.
2, A Vee Dub Transporter van for me. I hired one a few weeks ago, it is an utter delight to drive. It’s also nice and anonymous.
3, A Lancia Delta Integrale drive down country lanes, where the smell of cow poo will mask the smell of me soiling myself driving it.

[rob1966]

In the unlikely event I win the lottery, I am buying the following.

1,  The new Toyota RAV4 for Mrs Grumpy.
2, A Vee Dub Transporter van for me. I hired one a few weeks ago, it is an utter delight to drive. It’s also nice and anonymous.
3, A Lancia Delta Integrale drive down country lanes, where the smell of cow poo will mask the smell of me soiling myself driving it.

In the unlikely event I win it I'm indulging in

A Focus or similar for the wife
Honda RC30,
Ducati Desmseidici,
Honda RCV213

2009/2010 Jaguar XJ6 as a daily driver
McLaren P1 as a weekend toy

Ex Works Peugeot 205 T16 Rally Car.

Bell Huey

Regardless of what cars/bikes I owned, I'd also support a charity that I know of that takes terminally ill children on holidays to the likes of Disney in Orlando and use the McLaren and Huey to give pleasure rides/flights for the kids

[CraigDS]

Just seen a black Ferrari 812... wow!!!

[nuts100]

In the unlikely event I win it I'm indulging in

A Focus or similar for the wife
Honda RC30,
Ducati Desmseidici,
Honda RCV213

2009/2010 Jaguar XJ6 as a daily driver
McLaren P1 as a weekend toy

Ex Works Peugeot 205 T16 Rally Car.

Bell Huey

Regardless of what cars/bikes I owned, I'd also support a charity that I know of that takes terminally ill children on holidays to the likes of Disney in Orlando and use the McLaren and Huey to give pleasure rides/flights for the kids

Again - never going to happen, but in the unlikely event I win 100m or more - not in any order

1. Ford F150 Raptor - just to piss off the toffs at the golf club
2. RS6 as the dog has to get there as quickly as me 
3. Huracan Performante - just because - the noise - insane
Multiple track day cars
4. Original Escort Mexico
5. Mark 11 Escort RS2000
6. Ariel Atom
7. Lancia Delta Integrale - for blasting about in country lanes
8. RS Focus - quick commuter
9. Rolls Convertible - agree with May - looks good anywhere.
10. Ferrari Daytona Spider for cruising along the South of France
11. Aston Martin Vanquish / DBS - see above
12. That new reworked Jag E-Type that Clarkson drove - again - south of France
12. Merc 250 SL - beautiful car - old school - cool car
Last but not least
13. Ford Mustang GT500 Eleanor - wow, just wow

There'd be many more

Also set up foundations, scholarships for kids to be able to have a kick start in life etc, not have 100k of debt from education.

[rob1966]

^

I forgot about the Focus RS - I've abused one and it is a hell of a car to play about in, especially in drift mode

[nuts100]

^
Yeah

Maybe also a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus tuned

[Ziltoid]

still would, be an issue getting in and out in car parks etc

[soxfan]

I'm not one for 1960s American sedans, but I just saw a pristine 1967-ish Chevrolet Chevelle.  A cheap car that anyone could take on as a project. Sort of a metallic maroon paint, obviously not the original color. Gleaming chrome trim and aftermarket wheels. It was modified *just* enough to make it look and sound spectacular without being obnoxious. Lots of respect for owners who can pull that off.

[MrGrumpy]

^
Yeah

Maybe also a Talbot Sunbeam Lotus tuned

My mother used to have a Talbot Sunbeam. It was badly built even by the standards of 70s Britain.

[McrRed]

My first car. Loved that little red beauty.

[Mumm-Ra]

Well, you've just put a real downer on this afternoon's Lamborghini purchase I made.

  present company excepted, of course

[nuts100]

My mother used to have a Talbot Sunbeam. It was badly built even by the standards of 70s Britain.

Yeah but that lotus tune up takes me back to my youth