The Motor Forum talking cars since 2006    FAQ   Search   Memberlist   Usergroups   Join! (free) >   Profile   Log in to check your private messages   Log in  New EVO mag - Issue 134          The Motor Forum Forum Index -> In the Mags View previous topic :: View next topic   Author Message Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 12:14 pm    Post subject: New EVO mag - Issue 134 As Pkh has got his now, thought I'd start a post on the non-Ford bits!   Anyone collapsed after reading the Veyron running costs article?!!   Liked the S4/335i/EvoX article - not surprised at the verdict though ....and it still puts me off autoboxes after some of the comments Interesting for me was the Veyron vs GT-R through Mid Wales article. Seems the GT-R is too much on the road for even a Veyron. Familiar pic of the 4212 on pages 88/89 ( like to see the pace they were stomping along there at! ) Positive reaction to the Insignia VXR as well. Shame the brake pads(?) or set-up not as impressive as on paper Back to top Apex clipper Turbocharged My Car: Is now fixededed... Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 3495 Location: Worcester..sauce..shire. Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:32 pm    Post subject: Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom! Looks like a quick trip to Tesco tomorrow.....To snaffle a copy. _________________ Minky Moo & Millie Maloo. Back to top Martin Supercharged My Car: BMW 520d M Sport & MINI Clubman Cooper S Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5351 Location: Swindon Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2009 11:34 pm    Post subject: I went to Tesco this evening and they still had last months copy on display. _________________ Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 10:12 am    Post subject: Re: Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom! Apex clipper wrote: Looks like a quick trip to Tesco tomorrow.....To snaffle a copy. Probably be about Tuesday/Wednesday before the shops get their copies Chris Back to top ALF Supercharged My Car: A4 Avant 2.0T S-Line Joined: 05 Jan 2007 Posts: 5582 Location: Winchester Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:36 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 Turbonutter wrote: Anyone collapsed after reading the Veyron running costs article?!!   Yep - always knew it was an over-rated bag of bollocks. It's not a completed car - "owners" are just paying for the final testing, with bespoke parts, and clearly big worries over durability. £13k for the first service. Four tyres have to be bought -  at £6325 EACH (FFS!) - every 2500 miles and the wheels need to be changed every third tyre change - for THIRTY FUCKING GRAND. It's not a car - it's a NASA rocket with costs like that. What a total and utter joke - even among exotica it's just utter nonsense. Last edited by ALF on Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:21 pm; edited 1 time in total Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2009 9:55 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 ALF wrote: Turbonutter wrote: Anyone collapsed after reading the Veyron running costs article?!!   Yep - always knew it was an over-rated bag of bollocks. It's not a completed car - "owners" are just paying for the final testing, with bespoke parts, and vlearly big worries over durability. £13k for the first service. Four tyres have to be bought -  at £6325 EACH (FFS!) - every 2500 miles and the wheels need to be changed every third tyre change - for THIRTY FUCKING GRAND. It's not a car - it's a NASA rocket with costs like that. What a total and utter joke - even among exotica it's just utter nonsense. Yep, a lot of money for a car you 'lease' from Bugatti   Back to top Stuntman Supercharged My Car: M3 Saloon & Cayman S Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5205 Location: Cheltenham Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 9:36 pm    Post subject: Those Veyron running costs redefine the term 'eye-watering'. I'm with ALF.  That's just mental. _________________ Drifting through life Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 11:50 pm    Post subject: Stuntman wrote: Those Veyron running costs redefine the term 'eye-watering'. I'm with ALF.  That's just mental. The Veyron vs GT-R article put it into perspective for me Back to top Skyhook Petrolhead My Car: Fiat Panda 100HP Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 2233 Location: Nottinghamshire Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:18 am    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 ALF wrote: Yep - always knew it was an over-rated bag of bollocks. It's not a completed car - "owners" are just paying for the final testing, with bespoke parts, and vlearly big worries over durability. £13k for the first service. Four tyres have to be bought -  at £6325 EACH (FFS!) - every 2500 miles and the wheels need to be changed every third tyre change - for THIRTY FUCKING GRAND. It's not a car - it's a NASA rocket with costs like that. What a total and utter joke - even among exotica it's just utter nonsense. To be fair, that's on a par with my last service on the Sportka SE at Archers of Ashby... You could say the tyres hold up well against the Autocar Focus RS, but £6,325 each? How much are tyres on an F1 car? As for the wheels...that's a worry. They don't check them, just replace them? £7.5k a corner...what are they made of? I can almost understand the servicing costs though. As long as they polish the car with lark's tongues and fill the washer bottle with tears from a kitten. _________________ Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is... Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:45 pm    Post subject: Martin wrote: I went to Tesco this evening and they still had last months copy on display. Shop edition out today Back to top Dr. Hfuhruhurr Propellorhead My Car: pending Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 12122 Location: Europa Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 2:48 pm    Post subject: I wonder what a new headlamp, mirror and side window costs on a Veyron. Though surely the need to replace the tyres depends on how the car is driven? Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:33 pm    Post subject: Dr. Hfuhruhurr wrote: I wonder what a new headlamp, mirror and side window costs on a Veyron. Though surely the need to replace the tyres depends on how the car is driven? I think even if I was a millionaire I wouldn't yearn to own a Veyron. I'd like a drive of one but I'd be happy with a GT2 RS and F40 for supercar kicks Back to top scamper Supercharged My Car: MINI One. Skoda Fabia 1.4 Classic. Mark 1 MX5 1.8iS Impreza 2.0 Sportwagon GX Sport Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 5070 Location: Brum Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:13 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 Skyhook wrote: ALF wrote: Yep - always knew it was an over-rated bag of bollocks. It's not a completed car - "owners" are just paying for the final testing, with bespoke parts, and vlearly big worries over durability. £13k for the first service. Four tyres have to be bought -  at £6325 EACH (FFS!) - every 2500 miles and the wheels need to be changed every third tyre change - for THIRTY FUCKING GRAND. It's not a car - it's a NASA rocket with costs like that. What a total and utter joke - even among exotica it's just utter nonsense. To be fair, that's on a par with my last service on the Sportka SE at Archers of Ashby... Yes, i was thinking quite reasonable compared to the cost of a cam belt service from your average Subaru stealership. Back to top Boxer6 Turbocharged My Car: Subaru Legacy 3.0R Spec B Sports Tourer (Auto) Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 3282 Location: What's it called? Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:15 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 scamper wrote: Skyhook wrote: ALF wrote: Yep - always knew it was an over-rated bag of bollocks. It's not a completed car - "owners" are just paying for the final testing, with bespoke parts, and vlearly big worries over durability. £13k for the first service. Four tyres have to be bought -  at £6325 EACH (FFS!) - every 2500 miles and the wheels need to be changed every third tyre change - for THIRTY FUCKING GRAND. It's not a car - it's a NASA rocket with costs like that. What a total and utter joke - even among exotica it's just utter nonsense. To be fair, that's on a par with my last service on the Sportka SE at Archers of Ashby... Yes, i was thinking quite reasonable compared to the cost of a cam belt service from your average Subaru stealership. See, if you had a Scooby with a proper engine in it, you wouldn't need a cambelt change!!!   _________________ Just keepin' on keeping on. Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:31 pm    Post subject: Don't know whether it's just camera angle but how uncomfortable does that Miura driving position look on Page 11   Back to top TimR Supercharged My Car: Fiat Coupe Turbo, BMW E39 M5 Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5096 Location: On the hard shoulder Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 6:43 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 Boxer6 wrote: scamper wrote: Yes, i was thinking quite reasonable compared to the cost of a cam belt service from your average Subaru stealership. See, if you had a Scooby with a proper engine in it, you wouldn't need a cambelt change!!!   But he'd be saddled with gay oval exhausts Back to top Apex clipper Turbocharged My Car: Is now fixededed... Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 3495 Location: Worcester..sauce..shire. Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:10 pm    Post subject: I'm sure the running costs of a Veyron to the owners, is very much like the running costs of say...? A boggo Astra to us mere mortals. Frigging eye watering prices though! _________________ Minky Moo & Millie Maloo. Back to top Blarno Motorhead My Car: A homo's devil machine with Git Plate. Franc soon to be departed. Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 8447 Location: The corporate whore juggernaut Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:21 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 scamper wrote: Skyhook wrote: ALF wrote: Yep - always knew it was an over-rated bag of bollocks. It's not a completed car - "owners" are just paying for the final testing, with bespoke parts, and vlearly big worries over durability. £13k for the first service. Four tyres have to be bought -  at £6325 EACH (FFS!) - every 2500 miles and the wheels need to be changed every third tyre change - for THIRTY FUCKING GRAND. It's not a car - it's a NASA rocket with costs like that. What a total and utter joke - even among exotica it's just utter nonsense. To be fair, that's on a par with my last service on the Sportka SE at Archers of Ashby... Yes, i was thinking quite reasonable compared to the cost of a cam belt service from your average Subaru stealership. Go to HDC Subaru in Halifax. Cost me 140 quid for my Legacy. _________________ Arms held out, in the Jesus Christ Pose. Back to top Stuntman Supercharged My Car: M3 Saloon & Cayman S Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5205 Location: Cheltenham Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:38 pm    Post subject: The Muira in evo is the same one that we saw at Prescott this year.  Looked chuffing lovely there. According to the evo article, it was first owned by Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath - except evo thinks he's the bassist, when actually his axe has six strings. It's enough to drive him Paranoid, I'd reckon. _________________ Drifting through life Back to top Matt Nuclear My Car: Astra Coupe 1.8 SE2 Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 12018 Location: Plymouth, UK Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:40 pm    Post subject: Finished with my Miura, cause the journo couldn't get it right? _________________ Small car, big heart. Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:20 pm    Post subject: Stuntman wrote: The Muira in evo is the same one that we saw at Prescott this year.  Looked chuffing lovely there. According to the evo article, it was first owned by Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath - except evo thinks he's the bassist, when actually his axe has six strings. It's enough to drive him Paranoid, I'd reckon. Yes, Mr Catchpole was suitably admonished on the EVO forum for that one! Back to top Dr. Hfuhruhurr Propellorhead My Car: pending Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 12122 Location: Europa Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 8:00 am    Post subject: Stuntman wrote: According to the evo article, it was first owned by Tony Iommi from Black Sabbath - except evo thinks he's the bassist, when actually his axe has six strings. My bass has six strings. Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 7:46 pm    Post subject: GT-R vs Veyron at Bruntingthorpe   Part 1 Part 2 Back to top Stuntman Supercharged My Car: M3 Saloon & Cayman S Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5205 Location: Cheltenham Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:14 pm    Post subject: Dr. Hfuhruhurr wrote: My bass has six strings. I've learned something new today then!  I've seen five-stringed basses but never knew they made 'em with six. Still, some other Geezer is the Sabs' bassist though _________________ Drifting through life Back to top Stuntman Supercharged My Car: M3 Saloon & Cayman S Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5205 Location: Cheltenham Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2009 9:18 pm    Post subject: Matt wrote: Finished with my Miura, cause the journo couldn't get it right? Nice! Second line... People think I'm insane, but the journo thinks I wrote Black Night! _________________ Drifting through life Back to top Dr. Hfuhruhurr Propellorhead My Car: pending Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 12122 Location: Europa Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 7:21 am    Post subject: Stuntman wrote: Dr. Hfuhruhurr wrote: My bass has six strings. I've learned something new today then!  I've seen five-stringed basses but never knew they made 'em with six. A five-stringed bass adds a lower string; six-string adds an upper string. Means you can play chords and riffs and shit. Back to top Blarno Motorhead My Car: A homo's devil machine with Git Plate. Franc soon to be departed. Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 8447 Location: The corporate whore juggernaut Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:07 am    Post subject: 5 string bass = heavy as fook. My still-rumoured Industrial Doom Metal band started with a 5 string bass and my Yamaha Drop6. I imagine you would need hands like shovels to play a 6 string bass. _________________ Arms held out, in the Jesus Christ Pose. Back to top DarthBalls Supercharged My Car: MX5 2.0 Sport, Skoda Fabia 1.4 Comfort Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 5393 Location: At home....drawing pictures....of mountaintops Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:04 am    Post subject: Dr. Hfuhruhurr wrote: Means you can play chords and riffs and shit. I'm very impressed you can do all three at once, I do hope you wash your hands afterwards. _________________ It's so cold right now that I'm thinking of catching gonorrhoea just for the burning sensation. Back to top DarthBalls Supercharged My Car: MX5 2.0 Sport, Skoda Fabia 1.4 Comfort Joined: 21 Feb 2008 Posts: 5393 Location: At home....drawing pictures....of mountaintops Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:08 am    Post subject: Stuntman wrote: Dr. Hfuhruhurr wrote: My bass has six strings. I've learned something new today then!  I've seen five-stringed basses but never knew they made 'em with six. Six is so last millenium, this lot make 7 and 8 string basses http://www.conklinguitars.com/groove_tools.html Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam plays a 12 string but with 4 sets of 3 strings - 1 normal bass string and 2 and octave up in each set. _________________ It's so cold right now that I'm thinking of catching gonorrhoea just for the burning sensation. Back to top Dr. Hfuhruhurr Propellorhead My Car: pending Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 12122 Location: Europa Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 11:22 am    Post subject: DarthBalls wrote: Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam plays a 12 string but with 4 sets of 3 strings - 1 normal bass string and 2 and octave up in each set. I had a go on one of those recently - very strange to play. I like those 7-strings though ... Back to top DaveGibson Supercharged My Car: Lexus IS250 SE-I Auto. Triumph TR7V8 Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 5457 Location: Worcestershire Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:06 pm    Post subject: Would an eight-string be a double bass? Back to top maz Running In My Car: Honda Accord Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 473 Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:35 pm    Post subject: Dr. Hfuhruhurr wrote: DarthBalls wrote: Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam plays a 12 string but with 4 sets of 3 strings - 1 normal bass string and 2 and octave up in each set. I had a go on one of those recently - very strange to play. I like those 7-strings though ...   so what !   I,ve got a guitar with 12 strings !   Back to top Blarno Motorhead My Car: A homo's devil machine with Git Plate. Franc soon to be departed. Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 8447 Location: The corporate whore juggernaut Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:09 pm    Post subject: If I were to gaffer tape mine together, I'd have 18... _________________ Arms held out, in the Jesus Christ Pose. Back to top Skyhook Petrolhead My Car: Fiat Panda 100HP Joined: 03 Jan 2007 Posts: 2233 Location: Nottinghamshire Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:22 pm    Post subject: maz wrote: Dr. Hfuhruhurr wrote: DarthBalls wrote: Jeff Ament from Pearl Jam plays a 12 string but with 4 sets of 3 strings - 1 normal bass string and 2 and octave up in each set. I had a go on one of those recently - very strange to play. I like those 7-strings though ...   so what !   I,ve got a guitar with 12 strings !   ? _________________ Sleeping is giving in, no matter what the time is... Back to top maz Running In My Car: Honda Accord Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 473 Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:45 pm    Post subject: just remembered Jimmy Page and his double Gibson SG - 12 string and six string electric Back to top Eff One Petrolhead My Car: Sweet FA Joined: 04 Jan 2007 Posts: 2420 Location: Southampton Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:32 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 ALF wrote: Four tyres have to be bought -  at £6325 EACH (FFS!) - every 2500 miles and the wheels need to be changed every third tyre change - for THIRTY FUCKING GRAND. It's not a car - it's a NASA rocket with costs like that. What a total and utter joke - even among exotica it's just utter nonsense. I'm fairly sure that F1 tyres don't cost £6k apiece. Why do you have to replace the wheels every third tyre change? _________________ "Racing is life. Everything before and after is just waiting." Steve McQueen Back to top "him" Turbocharged My Car: is 'wikkid innit' & '04 Scenic Dynamique Joined: 30 Jan 2007 Posts: 4860 Location: Cornwall Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 2:35 pm    Post subject: Re: New EVO mag - Issue 134 Eff One wrote: Why do you have to replace the wheels every third tyre change? They will be terribly grubby by then... _________________ Remember - A gym without chalk is a heath spa... Back to top Apex clipper Turbocharged My Car: Is now fixededed... Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Posts: 3495 Location: Worcester..sauce..shire. Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 6:06 pm    Post subject: £101K OF TYRES!!! And they're not even Falkens! _________________ Minky Moo & Millie Maloo. Back to top Turbonutter Petrolhead My Car: Ford Sierra/BMW 328i/Mini Cooper S Joined: 14 Aug 2007 Posts: 1360 Location: Shropshire Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:23 pm    Post subject: Apex clipper wrote: £101K OF TYRES!!! And they're not even Falkens! 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