The Official SPOTTED Thread 2011

[Albacol]

Yesterday afternoon right outside my office door - 1 B5 RS4 in Goodwood Green, My B7 RS4, a BMW M6 (farkkk its ugly) and an F430 F1 erm and a diesel VW van.

[80 Vert]

The last ones from Irvine,
Some "common" Ferrari's and a Aston Martin, a pretty phat Lambo and a Neeeessan GTR with some pretty fat pipes. Was actually a pretty hot car but I laughed at the size of the exhaust 
My visit to Shelby American will be next week.............................

[brian]

really?  do you know the place \ guy?

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Was a feature in the UK Autocar some months back....one disallusioned owner had traded his car after 4 months of ownership and was a bit peeved after buying it based on on the Autocar  original writeup.
Also, apparently pays to have a direct line to the spare parts dept as evidently they are far from bulletproof.
However, I daresay that another year or two will have to elapse before a real assesment can be made.
Also with them, there is a bit of a nostalgic euphoria which can cloud initial opinions but leaves permanent mind set among the 'believers'.
I'm not disputing that they are a pretty advanced piece of engineering...but so too was the Mini Metro when it was introduced and was manufactured in the most technically advanced plant in Europe at the time and see how history has treated them

[slowmo]

Was a feature in the UK Autocar some months back....one disallusioned owner had traded his car after 4 months of ownership and was a bit peeved after buying it based on on the Autocar  original writeup.
Also, apparently pays to have a direct line to the spare parts dept as evidently they are far from bulletproof.
However, I daresay that another year or two will have to elapse before a real assesment can be made.
Also with them, there is a bit of a nostalgic euphoria which can cloud initial opinions but leaves permanent mind set among the 'believers'.
I'm not disputing that they are a pretty advanced piece of engineering...but so too was the Mini Metro when it was introduced and was manufactured in the most technically advanced plant in Europe at the time and see how history has treated them

people with more money than driving skills?

[brian]

people with more money than driving skills?

He was actually a Porsche driver and was going to get another after dropping a dollop on the Nissan

[KARTS]

Mk 1 Jetta on the northern motorway yesterday morning! 
Couldn't see the rear, I was thinking GTI but can't be sure.
Was a dark silver/ light charcoal colour and looked really tidy.
Is it VASK?

[80 Vert]

MK1 Jetta? You sure? 

[KARTS]

Yeah, I almost crashed trying to get a better look. I'm 98% sure.

[slowmo]

NVMYQ7 

[uero-jet]

this is the spotted thread... now im looking for the "lack of " spotted thread.
here in ausie for a month and havent seen a totally comon in nz mk3 or mk4 wtf 

[rambo_005]

this is the spotted thread... now im looking for the "lack of " spotted thread.
here in ausie for a month and havent seen a totally comon in nz mk3 or mk4 wtf 

Look for Falcodores... that will keep you busy.

[uero-jet]

Look for Falcodores... that will keep you busy.

start me a new thread...then i will fill it up,lotsa high spec commies here

[Pristle]

Very tidy VR6 parked alongside the Auckland Airport motorway earlier this week. No sign of the driver.

Caught up with 'Logan', an S4 owner who's tired of 'some guy' always leaving VASK cards on his windscreen. Said he was quite into his VW/Audi a while back but since he got the S4, not so much. I think the gorgeous blonde he was with had more to do with it. I think she'd be a worthy distraction from cars.



On the GTR issue, the service interval is 6k and from accounts I've heard and read they're quite comprehensive (read not cheap). Nissan are quite emphatic about aftermarket tweaks voiding warranty, including the switching off of the 'traction control'. The latter seems to highlight weaknesses in the tranny. Sure it quick and cool and I'd like to have one, but it'll never beat a Porsche in the long run, they've built way too much technology into it for it not to have problems. Hey look at who their business partners are.

[Poonmobile]

At toyworld in Sylvia park. Almost bought it 

[Pristle]

The box says it's R16....    Tre cool though.

[KARTS]

Pricey those things but cool.

[Skilfil]

That GT3ETA GTR used to get a regular thrashing at events, not surprised things broke on it. Then again it is marketed as a performance car it should be able to withstand a beating.

[vwrally]

On the GTR issue, the service interval is 6k and from accounts I've heard and read they're quite comprehensive (read not cheap). Nissan are quite emphatic about aftermarket tweaks voiding warranty, including the switching off of the 'traction control'. The latter seems to highlight weaknesses in the tranny. Sure it quick and cool and I'd like to have one, but it'll never beat a Porsche in the long run, they've built way too much technology into it for it not to have problems. Hey look at who their business partners are.

I suspect itmay not be turning the traction control off but rather the launch control on. I was told that the cars log the number of launch control starts they do  and the story went that after "X" number of full launch control starts the warranty was void on drivline components. This didnt come from an NZ source so it may be different here 

[00quattro00]

Mk 1 Jetta on the northern motorway yesterday morning! 
Couldn't see the rear, I was thinking GTI but can't be sure.
Was a dark silver/ light charcoal colour and looked really tidy.
Is it VASK?

If it were a mk1 jetta it would of had square lights and there wasnt a gti jetta, did you get the rego number?

[KARTS]

If it were a mk1 jetta it would of had square lights and there wasnt a gti jetta, did you get the rego number?

Na no rego, I was in an awkward position. Only reason I thought it may have been a GTI was there was some letters after the Jetta but I wasn't anywhere near enough to see clearly. But of course they didn't make a GTI Jetta. Had black plates and definitely wasn't a mk2. Now I'll be on the lookout for it every day! I was heading north on the Motorway getting off at Takapuna.