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  1. Commachio

    Commachio Rambo 2021

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    I just don;t get it, what makes this car worth nearly 23 million quid?


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    ****, that is one ugly car...

    http://news.sky.com/story/1319178/most-expensive-car-ever-sells-for-record-23m



    Why has the classic car market gone through he roof?

    Even some of the ordinary cars from the 70/80s are worth a mint now..

    Try getting an original Cosworth 500, see how much it would cost...
     
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  2. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    It's a GTO Berlinetta mate, one of the most famous and rare cars on earth, still seems a bit hefty mind!

    It's not so much it's looks as it's significance, but I bet a lot of people think that's a great looking car.

    I'm in the Lamborghini Muira camp like, that's the best looking for me.
     
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  3. Rolobow

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    This thread reminds me of a Louis Theroux episode
     
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  4. Sidthemackem

    Sidthemackem Newcastle United 0-1 Cambridge United
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    Lotus Elan +2 130/S for me please. Royal blue with silver flake top. Mmmmmmmmm.....
     
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  5. Commachio

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    A world record fee like.

    I just called my gaffer about this, he's classic car mental, got half way through, and he started with the same thing as yourself, he knows all about this model...'blah blah blah'. I got bored with his ****e, and just remarked, 'but it's ****ing hideous'.

    That was enough to shut him up.

    But some other cars in general are worth a mint these day...A Lancia Intergrale, for example, ig original, worth a packet, and so on.

    Why the boom, is it the new art collectors thing?
     
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  6. Commachio

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    Nee idea if that is good or bad?
     
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  7. Rolobow

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    Put it this way, it involved car (over)enthusiasts in the US.
     
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    Somebodys pinched my sombrero Well-Known Member

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    I've got a Honda Civic 2.2 turbo diesel that I'm quite happy with. <ok>
     
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  9. Rick O'Shea

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    Its an ugly bugger.
     
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  10. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    The car is probably just rare, and in good nick. Won't be used as a car any more, it's now essentially a piece of art, and with all art, some people will love it and others will think it looks like a bag of s**t.

    The greatest looking car of all time for me is Eleanor...

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  11. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    No idea mate, the market was flat on it's arse not long back, seems to be booming away again, but then, money is flowing more or less now, as long as you ain't Greek, or Spanish!

    I', just about to give Audi another chance to impress me like, there last one. I've reached the age when I need my seats to be a bit higher up. Bastard.
     
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  12. HorsleyHillCat

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    It's not a new art collectors thing, this has been going on for decades, modern cars these days all look the same, some of these you get at auctions are real beautys
     
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  13. MrRAWhite

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    Absolutely despise fuel guzzling cars and would have them banned if I had my way...
     
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  14. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    Come on RAW you hippy, you still can surely appreciate a good looking one when you see it?

    What do you reckon to the new BMW i8?

    I wouldn't want a woman who spends 10 grand a day on shoes but I can still look at their tits when they walk past me!
     
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  15. Nads

    Nads Well-Known Member

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    Great line that, haha.
     
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  16. Commachio

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    Bah humbugs, gan for a walk, there must be a tree that needs a hug.:emoticon-0102-bigsm
     
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  17. MrRAWhite

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    Honestly hate them with a passion, and it is no surprise to me that drivers of fuel guzzling 4x4's are the most likely ones to use mobile phones whilst driving..
     
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  18. Commachio

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    Fantastic mate, that's a corker...

    Is that Elanor in your other post, the same as the one they are after in 'gone in 60 seconds'?
     
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  19. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    What Audi you looking at mate? They don't do it for me at all, mind you they're supposed to be making a new Audi Quattro so there's every chance they're about to pull a worldy out the bag.

    I'm gonna get rid of mine shortly, Landrover Discovery for me next, probably the Discovery 4 since the 5 looks like a pig and will probably be 90 grand.
     
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  20. Tel (they/them)

    Tel (they/them) Sucky’s Bailiff

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    Yeah, that's the one Comm, she's a beauty.
     
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