Project Domes shonky autos - ***Manta Porn Klaxon***

[dome]

6 minutes ago, Bren said:

Another BMW?

No, and I have no* idea why you'd think such a thing🤣

[dome]

And we're on a train. Hopefully my photography skills will improve 

[High Jetter]

[dome]

4 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

We are indeed!

[dome]

And we're in Arbroath. 

I'm not saying it's backward here but news only reached here recently of the Titanic sinking.

I don't have the heart to tell them what just happened 😳

[dome]

Hello you.

[Tickman]

Lovely.

Is it a Wolsey Hornet or a Riley Elf?

[dome]

Piss stop.

 

 

Completed it m8

[dome]

It's a manual(of course it fucking is) Carrera 4 from 2000 on 141k miles

So, a few things happened recently to remind me that life is short. Follow your dreams and all that.

After carefully looking at 6 of these over the last week I did the right thing and bought the cheapest one.

Shouldn't have any engine problems

Or bodywork problems

So as soon as I fix the engine and bodywork problems she'll be reet🤦‍♂️

It's deceased spec (not on a recent North Atlantic trip you'll be glad to hear) having been a chaps pride and joy for the past 8 years before he passed away.

This means service history is sparse but so far I've found.

So far I've found:

An exhaust and intake combo that's frankly orgasmic.

Coilovers

GT2 rear wing and wiper delete.

Air con delete

Correct Porsche rated Michelins all round which is frankly a miracle at the more exciting end of the market. 

Recent brakes and coffin arms(well known suspension component that fails)

 

Smaller than you'd think. Blue. Fast. Noisy. Epic. And that's just the van

[The Moog]

What a buy!

[Spiny Norman]

Also liked for the P J O'Rourke reference...

 

[Matty]

Absolute fucking winner. 182 engined kangoo. Manta. Now this. You must have to beat them off with a stick @dome!

[J-T]

Fuck me, 10 large on an engine rebuild! Someone must have really loved it.

Anyway, right colour, right wheels, WOULD! These have been winking at me for a while so interested to see how you get on with it

[GingerNuttz]

Better watch throwing that Nazi word around fella, you might get cancelled 🤣

[loserone]

Is it as fast as the van? 

[bezzabsa]

when does the blingy wrap arrive??? a-la every yootoober with a porker

[dome]

54 minutes ago, loserone said:

Is it as fast as the van? 

It might outrun the van but the 530d would probably give it a run for it's money up to the century 

[Matty]

1 hour ago, dome said:

It might outrun the van but the 530d would probably give it a run for it's money up to the century 

I'd be torn between the van and the manta if I'm honest. How fast the porsche is though is surely academic. The point of speed was always more than just going fast. The noise, the smell, the rattles and shit. In the right car you can feel you're going 200 miles an hour going to the spar for milk.

 

[High Jetter]

1 minute ago, Matty said:

I'd be torn between the van and the manta if I'm honest. How fast the porsche is though is surely academic. The point of speed was always more than just going fast. The noise, the smell, the rattles and shit. In the right car you can feel you're going 200 miles an hour going to the spar for milk.

 

You remember your Tri-ang too? But, of course, you're right.

[CreepingJesus]

21 minutes ago, Matty said:

I'd be torn between the van and the manta if I'm honest. How fast the porsche is though is surely academic. The point of speed was always more than just going fast. The noise, the smell, the rattles and shit. In the right car you can feel you're going 200 miles an hour going to the spar for milk.

 

That would've been one of the longer trips in the Seven replica! A 911 is sensible by comparison. Going to Spar for milk probably feels like going from the transporter to La Sarthe pits in a 911. 

Well jell, as they say. Well boughted sir.

[cort16]

Awesome!

[cort16]

Carrera 4 with awd what are you some kind of big girls blouse?  Those bills are eye watering, they are for your car right? 😀

I am just kidding I have read  the awd makes them a bit more all weather usable rather than tweaky bum at 25mph as it's there's been some light drizzle.

It seems like a bit of mine field at the bottom end of the market but having the manual is a big plus never mind an engine rebuild receipt.

What horrors did you see on the other 6 you looked at.?

 

[dome]

My copilot this morning seems to approve 

[Jim Bell]

The only thing that disappoints me about this purchase is that now I'll never be able to see you on a bus wearing a satin Porsche branded jacket.

The law is that you CANNOT wear one if you've ever owned or driven a Porsche. 

[dome]

3 hours ago, cort16 said:

Carrera 4 with awd what are you some kind of big girls blouse?  Those bills are eye watering, they are for your car right? 😀

I am just kidding I have read  the awd makes them a bit more all weather usable rather than tweaky bum at 25mph as it's there's been some light drizzle.

It seems like a bit of mine field at the bottom end of the market but having the manual is a big plus never mind an engine rebuild receipt.

What horrors did you see on the other 6 you looked at.?

 

I had decided on a facelift 3.6 2wd non sunroof car until I decided to just buy the best one I could find. I'll do a proper update on searching for one of these at some point. The 4wd might save my ass at some point.🙈

[dome]

47 minutes ago, Jim Bell said:

The only thing that disappoints me about this purchase is that now I'll never be able to see you on a bus wearing a satin Porsche branded jacket.

The law is that you CANNOT wear one if you've ever owned or driven a Porsche. 

I did have a Renault t-shirt until the electrics failed on it

[aldo135]

That is very cool! I just showed my son and he wants to know if you are putting the engine into the van 🙈😂

[yes oui si]

Dark paint, twists. Yup, that works. 

Hopefully the reg isn't foreshadowing... 

I keep looking at the van and thinking that I really should have something like that. 

[Cavcraft]

That's a beauty.

[dome]

Braap

https://youtu.be/Y1KK9vCvrVY