restorer
Active Member
- Joined
- Jan 10, 2010
- Messages
- 92
- Location
- Whaley Bridge
- Car
- 2003 S600, 2008 Panda 4x4, 2012 Nissan NV400, Lexus RX300
1 owner from new. FMBSH. 59K miles. Bought it in Cardiff last week. My last car was a 2005 E55 AMG, and I loved it. But I sold it because I’m not getting any younger and there’s a lot of cars out there to be experienced and owned. Then I looked at a couple of Jaguar Super V8s, considered Audi S8 V10s and W12s, Cayenne Turbos, BMW 760iLs and V10 M5s, ML63.
My budget was realistically £10K, which ruled out M5s really.After my last cari was looking at E55s again. Went to see one remapped (and re-pulleyed) to 650bhp. Loved the engine but the car was a little tired.
Then I saw the S600. Never has a V12 before, and one with twin turbos intrigued. Drove it, loved it. So refined, so smooth, so relaxed, so outrageous when you floor the throttle! So comfortable.
Now, I enjoyed the 400 miles back to the Peak District, but I didn’t enjoy the gearbox seeming to lose all gears for a second or so the next day accelerating up the other side of a dip.
Now the S600 came with a e month warranty and the very nice guy in Cardiff was happy for my garage (Autotech Cheshire) to look at it, which they will do on Thursday. They’re brilliant by the way - looked after all my vehicles for the last 6 or 7 years.
I’ll let you know how this unfolds...
My budget was realistically £10K, which ruled out M5s really.After my last cari was looking at E55s again. Went to see one remapped (and re-pulleyed) to 650bhp. Loved the engine but the car was a little tired.
Then I saw the S600. Never has a V12 before, and one with twin turbos intrigued. Drove it, loved it. So refined, so smooth, so relaxed, so outrageous when you floor the throttle! So comfortable.
Now, I enjoyed the 400 miles back to the Peak District, but I didn’t enjoy the gearbox seeming to lose all gears for a second or so the next day accelerating up the other side of a dip.
Now the S600 came with a e month warranty and the very nice guy in Cardiff was happy for my garage (Autotech Cheshire) to look at it, which they will do on Thursday. They’re brilliant by the way - looked after all my vehicles for the last 6 or 7 years.
I’ll let you know how this unfolds...