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Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:43 am LAMBORGHINI HURACAN LP610-4 + £5,000 TAX FREE CASH or £100k cash alternative!

Saw a Lambo the other day. Guy gave it some and it sounded absolutely epic! I'd still be taking the cash though.

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Lambo? Pfft.

Working vehicles in Italy....
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(It's Lambo's 60th anniversary, so I suspect this was a promo vehicle lent to Bologna airport to use as their 'Follow Me' car and to give the tourists something to smile about. The driver was more than happy to wave and smile for the camera)
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Pirahna wrote: Wed Jun 14, 2023 10:29 pm
weeksy wrote: Wed Jun 14, 2023 9:39 pm :clap: :wub:

Fuck all use though as crew cab and swb
I briefly looked at buying one, the bulkhead behind the rear seats makes it unusable as a van. That's why I have a VW Kombi, no bulkhead, the rear seat folds and can be removed (it weighs around 100kg so not something I do often, I have done it a couple of times though) and I get the full load space. The standard MSRT has 168hp, my Kombi is the 204hp. Mine is the T32, so bigger wheels, brakes and different suspension over a standard Transporter, so I suspose it's a match for anything done to the Transit to produce the MSRT. Mine also has Bilsteins all round. :)
I had the LWB Custom combi and the bulkhead left 6' of load space, fine most of the time but at others frustrating as I can get longer loads in my car.
The Sport version was all bling with no performance upgrades at all.
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weeksy wrote: Wed Jun 14, 2023 9:39 pm :clap: :wub:

Fuck all use though as crew cab and swb
What about this then. Big old storage garage and plenty of beds too!

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2016 FERRARI 488 GTB 3.9L V8 + £5K OR £145,000
£11.97 PER TICKET


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Proper bikers comp here!

Motorbike Madness 10x Motorbike InstaWin

What are InstaWin competitions?
- Purchase a ticket and if your number(s) matches any of our InstaWin prizes you will become an InstaWinner!
- You will also be entered into the main draw for £1,000 Cash which will be drawn on Tuesday 4th July 2023 at 5:30pm.

Can I win more than 1 InstaWin prize?
- Yes, the more tickets you buy, the greater the chance you’ll have to win and if multiple ticket numbers match multiple InstaWin prizes, you will win more than once.

How will I know if I’ve won?
- Our system will automatically check if you’re an InstaWinner and you will see the results on your screen. The team will then contact you within 24 hours to arrange your prize.

How many tickets can I have?
- A player can have a maximum of 10,000 entries in this competition.

10 Motorbike InstaWin Prizes:

1. 2019 BMW S1000RR
2. 2019 Ducati Multistrada 1260
3. 2018 BMW R1200 GS Adventure
4. 2019 Kawasaki ZX-10R
5. 2018 Harley Davidson Sportster 1200
6. 2019 Ducati Scrambler 1100
7. 2018 Harley Davidson Iron 883
8. 2020 KTM 690 Supermoto
9. 2018 KTM 790 Duke
10. 2019 Husqvarna FE250
+490 other Cash & Credit InstaWins


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This looks very useful, I think I'll have a punt.

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Urban Defender V8 Supercharged includes £2k! :thumbup:

2021 Model

Only 16k Miles

Full Service History

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Urban Model



Modifications;

Extended Front and Rear Black Arches

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That would also look good on a flatbed outside your house. :)
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Mussels wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 10:24 pm That would also look good on a flatbed outside your house. :)
First world problems! :thumbup:
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It's true, money can't buy taste.
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Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:43 am LAMBORGHINI HURACAN LP610-4 + £5,000 TAX FREE CASH or £100k cash alternative!

Saw a Lambo the other day. Guy gave it some and it sounded absolutely epic! I'd still be taking the cash though.

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Is that car only worth about a hundred grand? It's a nice looking thing.
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Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:53 pm
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That looks awful, it's like a parody of the A-Team van.

I saw a new Defender yesterday, well I see them every day there are millions of them here, but this one was particularly nice, all black, tan leather interior, not trying too hard but looked really well finished and nice. But, if you're going to have a black Defender then I still think my Puma one looks better, and if I was spending the sort of money that new ones cost then I'd have a Range Rover.
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MyLittleStudPony wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 11:43 pm
Taipan wrote: Sun Jun 04, 2023 9:43 am LAMBORGHINI HURACAN LP610-4 + £5,000 TAX FREE CASH or £100k cash alternative!

Saw a Lambo the other day. Guy gave it some and it sounded absolutely epic! I'd still be taking the cash though.

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https://www.clickcompetitions.co.uk/com ... n/lambo5k/
Is that car only worth about a hundred grand? It's a nice looking thing.
The prices of supercars baffles me at the best of times. GT3 is apaprently worth bundles, this one has a £165k cash alternative, but its just another 911 to me. I'd probably refer a more civilised model tbh...


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Potter wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 3:37 am
Taipan wrote: Tue Jun 27, 2023 9:53 pm
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That looks awful, it's like a parody of the A-Team van.

I saw a new Defender yesterday, well I see them every day there are millions of them here, but this one was particularly nice, all black, tan leather interior, not trying too hard but looked really well finished and nice. But, if you're going to have a black Defender then I still think my Puma one looks better, and if I was spending the sort of money that new ones cost then I'd have a Range Rover.
The purists hate them as they are better off road than the older ones despite claims to the contrary, in (almost) every test these win. Better road car to boot. But to me they look like a Suzuki Vitara! :? :D
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Taipan wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:55 am
The purists hate them as they are better off road than the older ones despite claims to the contrary, in (almost) every test these win. Better road car to boot. But to me they look like a Suzuki Vitara! :? :D
The old Defender is abominable off-road, truly awful, my Nissan 4x4 is like driving a magic carpet off-road compared to my Defender.
Anyone arguing that the old one is better off-road than the new one is talking cobblers, the pre-Td5 ones are easier to fix with limited tools, but definitely not more comfortable on any terrain.
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What the old Defender was good at was rutted tracks, apart from that IIRC they didn't even come with a locking centre diff.
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Potter wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:02 am
Taipan wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 9:55 am
The purists hate them as they are better off road than the older ones despite claims to the contrary, in (almost) every test these win. Better road car to boot. But to me they look like a Suzuki Vitara! :? :D
The old Defender is abominable off-road, truly awful, my Nissan 4x4 is like driving a magic carpet off-road compared to my Defender.
Anyone arguing that the old one is better off-road than the new one is talking cobblers, the pre-Td5 ones are easier to fix with limited tools, but definitely not more comfortable on any terrain.
I was pretty underwhelmed by its looks, like I said, i thought it was a new Vitara! But I was pleased to see LR had remained loyal to its roots and still given it a (very good) off road ability!

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My old V8 Defender was shocking on rutted ground, in fact it was shocking on anything apart from billiard table smooth tarmac, I only realised how bad because I go to the same places in my Nissan 4x4 and it's night and day, so I'd struggle to argue that they're really good off-road.

They are very cool though.
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It'd be fucking stupid if a (pretty much) brand new car was significantly worse off road than a 60 year old design!

Car companies do plenty of stupid stuff though, I grant you :D
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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Wed Jun 28, 2023 10:55 am It'd be fucking stupid if a (pretty much) brand new car was significantly worse off road than a 60 year old design!

Car companies do plenty of stupid stuff though, I grant you :D
Many are guilty of fashion over function. I just hoped LR wouldn't be. I think it'd have been the death knell for the company if they had though.