[Anonamemouse]

  what is the above car.....??  soooo nice..

That would be a Maserati Quattroporte Sport GTS.

[amblin]

  what is the above car.....??  soooo nice..

Maserati Quattroporte Sport GT S . The top of the range model. It even has some sort of variable valves in the exaust system-- by pressing the 'sport' button,  the valves would open and create a short cut,  reduce the back-pressure in the exhaust so you get a more distinctive V8 roar and more engine power.

  Seriously, i think it's the coolest feature ever fitted to a sports car. On other cars, the sport mode will first make the car ride like a wood wheel carriage, on this one, it roars. 
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EDIT: Such a pity that 'dream wheels' almost always equal to 'remember to shut off your brain before you buy' . Otherwise you'll just end up like me: The wild dreams, the exciting test drives .. Then the sleepless nights and thoughts on the deflation rate, running cost....  and in the end i gave up on the charming super sedan and brought the Berlin taxi driver's favorite: an E class.

  Maybe it's just me working not hard enough and forgot to flick that little switch behind the ear--'MANUAL SHUT DOWN' . Otherwise i can go to the dealer with a crazy smile on my face and say 'Give me the paperwork! I'll get the black one!" 

[FullRangeMan]

OK, OK.
A beautiful blonde puts a ad in the date newspaper:
Blonde, tall, handsome looking, seek man with car, send picture of the car to this POBox.

[SHV]

"A beautiful blonde puts a ad in the date newspaper:"
*******
Probably posted by teenage boy.  In my limited experience, "nice" cars are a magnet for teenage boys, rarely for women of any age.

Steve

[FullRangeMan]

"A beautiful blonde puts a ad in the date newspaper:"
*******
Probably posted by teenage boy.  In my limited experience, "nice" cars are a magnet for teenage boys, rarely for women of any age.

Steve

It seems that Iam not a good joke-teller ...

[doug s.]

"A beautiful blonde puts a ad in the date newspaper:"
*******
Probably posted by teenage boy.  In my limited experience, "nice" cars are a magnet for teenage boys, rarely for women of any age.

Steve

that has not been the experience of many.  and, even if a lot of women do not like cars, a lot of women like very much men who can afford expensive cars.    (cars certainly impress more women that audio gear, ar any rate!  )

me, personally, i like cars, period.  i never had the money to enjoy really expensive cars, either for their own sake, or to impress anyone.  i have never bought a new car, and the most money i ever spent on a car was $21k...  it's similar for me, to audio - buy used, and try to maximize the fun-per-dollar quotient.  i don't buy audio stuff to try to impress anyone either. 

doug s.

[doug s.]

full-range-man, i think everyone understands the joke; some folks simply may not be into cars like others are.     me, personally, i love the muira.  and, its beauty is more than skin deep!   




this car is a joy to all senses, imo...


ymmv,

doug s.

[SHV]

Blonde driving a red car.  No different than driving the gray car or the white car, etc.

Steve

[amblin]

full-range-man, i think everyone understands the joke; some folks simply may not be into cars like others are.     me, personally, i love the muira.  and, its beauty is more than skin deep!   


ymmv,

doug s.

Beautiful... Never got the chance to actually see a 12 cylinder Muira in action but by looking at those magnificent organ pipes, i'm absolutely sure it'll be magnificent.

That's what all proper engines shall look like. Crinkle paint plus chromed pipes and brushed metal. Soo much better than the boring piece of black plastic engine cover.. 

[Bob in St. Louis]

Thanks Doug for providing us with some car porn. Those 12 Webers are pretty sexy.
It's a shame a first year welding student ruined the dream though. Those cross braces look like hell. 

Bob

[Woodsea]

2012 Alpina 6

[JakeJ]

I'll just have to get by with this for now. 

 

2000 BMW 740iL

[JCarney]

I like your style Jake.

Mine: 2002 M3

[James Tanner]

3 Series what year?

James

[motorcitym3]

I see a new 6, older 7, M3, and "I got 5 on it"

[doug s.]

Beautiful... Never got the chance to actually see a 12 cylinder Muira in action but by looking at those magnificent organ pipes, i'm absolutely sure it'll be magnificent.

That's what all proper engines shall look like. Crinkle paint plus chromed pipes and brushed metal. Soo much better than the boring piece of black plastic engine cover.. 

yes, as pretty as it looks, it pales in comparison to the sound!   

doug s.

[amblin]

Thanks Doug for providing us with some car porn. Those 12 Webers are pretty sexy.
It's a shame a first year welding student ruined the dream though. Those cross braces look like hell. 

Bob

lol. looked fine to me.. sort of.  Definitely not the precision crafted german welds-manship but oh well, you know those optimistic italians, at least they welded it.

it reminds me my first test drive in the quattroporte , i said to the factory PR guy :' Mmmm, that's an interesting position you placed the button for the hazard lights..' ( 'hidden' behind the gear lever and it's inches away from any other buttons)

The guy replied ' Oh,  if we put it on the center console,between the vents like mercedes does, there'll be no place left for the quartz clock'

see? Italians. 

In a Merc, time is very important, it's the function that matters.  They place the clock inside the dash and on the sat-nav screen.  so you never miss a minute of your precious time.
In a Maser, time is an decorative accessory. they place it on the center console , catchy, good looking,  but there's no dial, so you'll never know what time it is when you're having fun.

[FullRangeMan]

DOUG S:
Much Thanks for these Miura photos, 
I had never seen the engine Miura photos before, or even his triple carbs, actually a mobile work of art, much better than jewels ...

[Laundrew]

Having a sneaking suspicion that Alain is a car guy as indicated by some of his recent posts in "Today's Smile" and this Topic from the past came to mind.

Care to share Alain?

Be well...

[Zuman]

I have my dream car. I bought it for $39k off eBay at 3am one night ten years ago.
The Aston Martin DB9 is the full package for me. It's timelessly beautiful, fast enough for all practical purposes (and, to be honest, IMpractical purposes...), has the utterly unique sound of a naturally-aspirated V12, and I can actually work on it myself.
Yes, it's "exotic" and things do go wrong, but for the most part they're things that don't need a dealer's intervention. The first set of coil packs last about 40,000 miles, and you have to remove the throttle bodies, intake manifolds, and fuel rails to get to the TWELVE of them, but a home mechanic can do it over a weekend. If you have a Volante (soft top), when the convertible roof module goes bad, pretty much all the electronics in the car go haywire until you unplug the failed unit. You don't ever want to let the battery die, or you'll be resetting things for weeks afterward. Changing the oil requires removing a couple of dozen bolts from the aluminum undertray.
But I've only had it at a dealer once, to flash the new convertible roof module after I installed it. Everything else is manageable, and I'm, (ouch) 72 now...