jon dee

Concept car but satisfyingly ugly Cheers...

The R3 version ran 170mph at Bonneville and was claimed to be the world's fastest production car in 1963. I guess it was a kind of last ditch effort by Studebaker and the Avanti probably a bit too radical for the time. Didn't save the company but bonus points for trying something different Cheers...

Looks like a generic Chinese intercooler and if so, to get the hot side end to fit up correctly you have to remove a piece of plastic that stops that end from going all the way up. On my E92 it was a roughly triangular kind of gusset that blocks a corner where you want the intercooler to go. If it don't go up there the cooler will not be level and the fixing lug will be 20mm short of reaching the mounting surface. Get in there with a flat bladed screwdriver and get angry with that gusset. If you are angry enough it will eventually pop/snap out. Then you can push the cooler up higher and the hose will fit OK. Cheers... PS: If you already have the cooler pushed all the way up, then yeah, it can take a bit of effort to get the ends together close enough for the clip to latch. I think that I had the fixing screw out while push/pulling the cooler to get the hose to seat.

It is curious how the grille, being one of the more distinctive features of a car, has gone through several cycles from massive to minimalist. Before aerodynamics became the dominant force in car design, the Rolls Royce grille was one of the most widely recognised automotive styling features in the world. Then when reducing the drag coefficient became a design goal the grille became smaller, and in some cases disappeared altogether in favour of an opening below the bumper. Now, in a somewhat retrograde step, the grille has once again become an important styling feature with manufacturers competing to see who can create the largest and ugliest combination of "race inspired" grille and cooling ducts at the front of their cars. Audi were at the forefront of the movement and Lexus soon followed. Now ir seems that BMW does not want to miss the boat and its formerly beautiful cars are being disfigured with the 2020 BMW 440i xDrive Coupe M-Performance being a prime example. I have a 2008 335i E92 and one of the reasons I bought it is that I also consider it to be one of the best looking cars ever made Purely subjective of course and everyone will have their own favourite, but I would rather catch a bus that drive something that looks like a caricature from a pre-schooler's book !!! Fashion comes and goes but class is forever Cheers...

The Stude is a one off concept car. I think to be fair you need to group concept cars separately from cars that actually made it into production. Back in the 50's and 60's there were a lot of space/rocket/plane themed concept cars that never made it to production like this Lincoln Futura. Legendary custom car builder George Barris tidied it up Cheers...

That Studebaker is all kinds of AWESOME !!! Turns out that Mitsuoka makes all kinds of cars themed off European and American classics. Safe to say that none of them are particularly appealing to my eye but sure gives the lie to saying all Japanese cars look the same Cheers... https://www.mitsuoka-motor.com/global/lineup/

I think I know where the creative inspiration came from... Cheers...

Car looks like it is going to sniff my cars ass Cheers...

What happened here ? Drugs ? Reminds me of that old cowboy song... I've never gone to bed with an ugly woman but I've sure woken up with a few Cheers...

Yes... it comes in pill, powder or liquid form... very popular at the moment but can have some nasty side effects. I recommend that you have a long talk with your grandpa before deciding, as he likely was faced with the same dilemma when he was younger Cheers...

Well, as a person grows up and matures, they tend to have a more responsible attitude. Don't worry, it will happen to you soon enough Cheers...

I prefer to go with "SKIDZ are for KIDZ" and that includes kids of all ages For some people having a car that will do decent skids means that they will do skids when they feel like it. Just the same as having a car that will accelerate quickly, reach a high top speed or handle well on a racetrack means engaging in some form of organised motorsport. I don't have a problem with any of that. Drag racing, drifting or burnout competitions conducted within an arena provided with barriers to keep the spectators safe are OK if that is your thing. But it concerns me that with the ready availability of powerful cars there are more and more instances of enthusiastic amateurs doing skids to show off and ending up damaging their own or other vehicles and endangering spectators. I admire the time, money and effort that goes into building high powered cars, and I like to see them performing in whatever form of motorsport they were built for. But, as the saying goes... "with great power comes great responsibility". Sometimes it seems that the responsibility is lacking. Cheers...

This ^^^^ is about as good a summary as I could wish for Sometimes I think the only reason some people build such cars is so they can make Youtube videos of themselves humiliating the drivers of expensive sports cars by racing them on the highway/autobahn. Kind of like the guys who drive lifted trucks in the city Cheers...

On my 650 I used these IRC TR8 DOT rated dualsport tyres 4.50-18 and 3.00-21. I think they were the OEM fitment in this part of the world and they worked fine for both highway and offroad. Not up to MX grip levels but I rode some pretty gnarly trails with these and they did the job. Typically got 2500km out of a rear and three times that out of a front. That was a few years back so I don't know if they are still available. Tractionator looks like it puts more rubber on the road so should get better life while giving up a little bit of traction in muddy conditions. Otherwise very similar tyres. Cheers...

So can anyone explain to me the actual purpose of this.... what is it demonstrating ??? Cheers...

Yeah... but wud it do mad skidz like this wit a LS swap ??? Cheers...

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I myself have no interest in purchasing this vehicle but I am curious about it, have a an over-developed sense of self-entitlement and time on my hands. So I don't see any reason why I should not be able to get answers to my questions about such things as the condition of the brakes and pads, have they been changed recently, shocks not leaking, ashtrays clean or stinky, condition of the floor under the carpet, oil analysis, last time it was serviced, any pet hairs on the upholstery, how much fuel in the tank and was the first owner a doctor or lawyer ? This information will help me increase my knowledge about cars I have no intention of buying. And if the vendor is really serious about selling the car it would be a good idea for him to get it on a trailer and bring it round to my place so I can ask more stupid questions. Failing to provide this service would clearly indicate that the vendor is falling short of my expectations. This is an example of an over-stretched analogy and if the first owner was a lawyer and reading this, he would most likely mutter " Reductio ad absurdum" Cheers...

Bidding went ballistic at the start of the auction which is kind of unusual, so I would not expect to see a lot more action from here on in. Does the burgundy colour have any effect on the value with a BM ? Is there anything else about this car that would make it particularly desirable ? Newby gotta newby Cheers...

I don't think the dealer is the one with his head up his ass !!! He is doing what he wants to do and you all are telling him he is a cnut for wanting to sell a car that way he prefers. If you are upset about that go cry somewhere that you are not annoying reasonable people. And I say this with the greatest possible respect Cheers...

I hope you have your camera with you !!! In the interests of full disclosure I am not related or known to the vendor, I am not an anti-vaxxer and I think "clown shoe" is the greatest ever name for a car Cheers...

Pffffttttt.... youngsters 🙄 Just be thankful you didn't have to check a horses teeth before you bought your new ride Cheers...

It pretty much comes down to this.... the vendor has stated their conditions of sale as is their right. If any interested parties are unable/unwilling to comply with the conditions of sale they can exercise their right to NOT purchase the car. I see that some prospective purchasers consider that a vendor who clearly and reasonably sets conditions of sale, but fails to satisfy the expectations of some prospective purchasers, is automatically assumed to be trying to hide something. Rather than being a reflection on the vendor, this is a reflection on the prospective purchasers attitude. The vendor very clearly wishes that prospective purchasers should make their own inspection and assessment to avoid any misunderstanding regarding the cars condition. This seems eminently sensible to me given the age and stated "non-roadworthy" condition of the vehicle. By insisting on inspection prior to bidding the vendor is ensuring that full liability for all and any work required to return the vehicle to roadworthy condition lies with the purchaser. I'm not suggesting that there are not vendors around who will misrepresent the vehicles that they are selling and caveat emptor applies. All I'm saying is that the vendor has the right to set the conditions of sale and if those conditions explicitly recommend inspection before bidding, then that can be seen as sound advice to anyone concerned about rust. Given that the car has been parked up for ten years there is likely to be a lot of maintenance required to get it up to WOF standard. I don't know if the CSI is rust prone but a friend in Auckland with a camera should be able to help you out with some pics Cheers...

Listing states... " This is being sold for parts or repair only and has not been through a WOF or Mechanical Inspection prior to listing " so I'm thinking no different than Turners auctioning writeoffs or damaged cars. Cheers...

I'd guess that this is being sold "as is" on behalf of an estate and the dealer just wants to avoid any after sale liability/whingeing. If the person who buys this has made their own inspection and assessment of the work required, then there can't be any comeback on the seller. At least that's my take Cheers...