Noble M12 GTO3
05-22-2015, 04:26 AM
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Very nice,my dad recently sold his 3r :-(
Probably one of the best cars I have driven,it just did everything so well,and it was comfortable enough to go long distances in it.
Oh and it was very rapid-twin vnt turbos,upgraded intercooler,upgraded valve train etc pushing around 460hp
Apparently there's a few pushing 6-700hp and a few that sink mega money into them
Probably one of the best cars I have driven,it just did everything so well,and it was comfortable enough to go long distances in it.
Oh and it was very rapid-twin vnt turbos,upgraded intercooler,upgraded valve train etc pushing around 460hp
Apparently there's a few pushing 6-700hp and a few that sink mega money into them
Tempted me from the Esprit before I even got as far as buying one
Esprit will always be one of those bedroom wall poster cars mind I've only ever sat in one, unfortunately. Unfortunately both in the sense of the smell of glue & petrol, and also in the sense that being concerned with that & not with driving it hard instead is totally missing the point of the car.
Best of luck with it, you mad bugger!
Best of luck with it, you mad bugger!
Due to the design of the transmission tunnel it can quite often draw air from the engine bay forwards into the cabin (inflates the gear/handbrake gaiters) but you can modify the front of the tunnel (ally sheet naturally) to duct air up there and stop that happening
05-23-2015, 04:26 AM
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I want you to post a vid of you getting out of that..
and bright whereas the rest of the cars are bleugh
05-23-2015, 07:08 AM
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Its clearly the recovery stopover section of the AA car park 
05-24-2015, 01:09 PM
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Very nice.
I thought quite seriously about one as a "replacement" for my S2000 a few years ago, but ended up going for a used Evora instead.
The absence of luggage space (it would be my only car) and the fact that I knew it was going to need fettling to some degree (no time and lack of ability) put me off in the end.
I thought quite seriously about one as a "replacement" for my S2000 a few years ago, but ended up going for a used Evora instead.
The absence of luggage space (it would be my only car) and the fact that I knew it was going to need fettling to some degree (no time and lack of ability) put me off in the end.
05-26-2015, 06:50 AM
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S2000 went at the weekend so the Noble is now my only car - probably a slight exaggeration mind given that I can use the better halfs car if needed
The luggage space is quite surprising behind the seats, but you do need to be able to squeeze it between the 'B pillar' (ish) and the seat in the first place which is a little restrictive
Also in fairness not planning on the Noble being my only car for long - It'll probably be my main car until winter but I want a backup if I'm working on the Noble and I'm worrying about it being back together to get to work the next day
Heatsheild from below the IC (separating the IC and the rear turbo) is well past its best so just ordered a fresh sheet of Nimbus G2 to use, not looking forward to taking it all apart to fit that mind
The luggage space is quite surprising behind the seats, but you do need to be able to squeeze it between the 'B pillar' (ish) and the seat in the first place which is a little restrictive
Also in fairness not planning on the Noble being my only car for long - It'll probably be my main car until winter but I want a backup if I'm working on the Noble and I'm worrying about it being back together to get to work the next day
Heatsheild from below the IC (separating the IC and the rear turbo) is well past its best so just ordered a fresh sheet of Nimbus G2 to use, not looking forward to taking it all apart to fit that mind