Updated Section - Cars for sale

We've updated the 'Cars for sale' page with a few cars. Do check back from time to time for updates.

Updated Section - Parts for Sale

Hey guys, I’ve updated the ‘Parts for sale’ section. I have for sale at the moment some cosmetic parts for a Mercedes-Benz W108 250S / 280S. Do check out the 'Parts for sale' page and Contact Me if you are interested.

Do watch out for the 'Cars for sale' section. It will be updated by next week with some interesting cars.

BMW 7 Series

The BMW 7 Series has always been the top end BMW produced. When comparing with other car manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz, Jaguar and Audi, the 7 Series is the same range as the S-Class, the XJ and the A8 models respectively. The picture above shows all the 7 Series models ever produced until the current model.

Though I’m not much of a BMW fan, one particular 7 Series that has always attracted my attention is the E38 (pic above). Those of you who are fans of James Bond (which I obviously am), will remember this beauty. The car featured in ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’ was a 750i which was a V12! There were at least 6 different gasoline engine variations produced for this model which included the 2.8 litre 6 cylinder, the 4 litre V8 and of course the 5.4 litre V12. There also a few variations of the diesel engines produced. Some of the models came with the long wheel base (LWB) variation as well as a rare L7 model limousine which I’ve never seen on our local roads yet.

Looking for one to buy? Prices for the E38 start just around RM 20k but remember, you got to make sure you have enough money to maintain the car as well as to pay for the high road tax especially for the higher capacity models. There are also many models converted to Japanese engines, but it’ll be better to get one with the original engine in it or at least a BMW engine.

Below is an excerpt from James Bond’s 'Tomorrow Never Dies' and the one below that is the BMW short film ‘Ambush’ where this model was featured.

Tomorrow Never Dies excerpt:

BMW short film 'Ambush':

Saturday Meet Up Session

I’m sure most of you would have had a good weekend especially for those Christians celebrating Good Friday and Easter. Me and a few friends decided to have a meet up for breakfast on Saturday morning just to bring our hobby cars out. Although they were mostly modified cars which included Toyota Supras, Honda Type-R, a Lancer GT as well as a well-modded Nissan Sentra, my Jaguar was the sole classic car to be present as I’m yet to get my modded car or super car (hoping to get one soon!! :p ).

It was a good day and the weather was great and of course we had a good time too. A breakfast which was supposed to take an hour took 3 hours, so naturally it was a time that we enjoyed. There are a few photos below of some of the cars present. Do enjoy although the quality is a little bad.

 The 2 cars used for my wedding. 

Toyota Supra as the groom's car and my Jaguar as the bride's car

Mercedes-Benz W124 230CE

 

We’re back on the Mercedes-Benz theme again. Like I said I have a fascination for them among others. Today I would like to talk about the Mercedes Benz W124 230CE or also known as C124 which denotes coupe. The ‘CE’ which it was commonly known as was part of the family of one of their best selling models produced by Mercedes-Benz, the W124 E-class. The ‘CE’ was basically the 2-door version (coupe) of the ‘E’. Some models even came as cabriolets which although they are rare to come by but once in a while you may just bump into one.

I basically ended up owning one of these beauties early last year after getting a call from an uncle of mine who wanted to sell his. It was a 1988 Mercedes-Benz 230CE and he was only the second owner. Though only having two owners and the last which was my uncle who had it for 18 years, the car wasn’t really used much as he was too busy to drive it as he also had a few other cars. Being a car that was most of the time sleeping, there were naturally some faults in it that needed looking into.

Then of course I ended up buying it and then work on it started as I needed to sort out a few mechanical and electrical faults on the car and the car also badly needed a new paint job and the list just went on but shortly after that I had set my eyes on a Mercedes-Benz W108 and then the decision to keep or sell the CE had to be done and I made the decision to push off the CE to make way for the W108 which was a good decision and one that I’ve never regretted.

Bentley Turbo R

The Bentley Turbo R… hhmmmm… It sure does sound fast with the word ‘Turbo’ in it and you know what, it actually is. Just by looking at the engine compartment picture above with the word ‘Turbo’ on the air intake will give all you speed junkies the shivers. The Bentley Turbo models were the fastest, high-performance models that were built by Bentley. During its 12 year production period from 1985 – 1997, there were only less than 8,000 units built worldwide and this certainly makes this a rare one for those who appreciate Bentleys of that time.

There were some minor updates done on the 90s models which included adding air-bags. Having sat in an 80s model (wished I had driven it but unfortunately the car was being repaired), I must say it’s got one of the most gorgeous interiors a car can ever have especially at the driver’s position. It’s just got that ‘you are in control feeling’ once you are at the driver seat and though at one look it may look like your everyday Bentley of the same era but the front lights, the grille as well as the badge at the rear boot which says ‘Turbo R’ certainly differentiates it from the rest.

Some time back I watched an episode of JayLenosGarage (attached below) and not surprising, he had the Bentley Turbo R in his collection. And so, there’s an episode where he actually reviews the car and my oh my I must say, it’s one big Bentley with one big heart in it. Even at this moment as I’m sitting and writing this article I feel like just driving one. Imagine the torque and power from that 6.75 litre V8 turbo-charged engine... sigh.. I’m sure all those of you speed lovers will understand what I mean.

Ferrari 308

When I was growing up, I had few dream cars in the various categories. My dream luxury sedan was of course a Jaguar and my dream four-wheel drive was a Range Rover. Though the two cars are British brands, my dream sports-car as you guessed was Italian, and it was a Ferrari. Two of my favourite modern Ferraris are the 360 and the 430 but my favourite older Ferrari was a 308.

The Ferrari 308 was probably one of the most iconic Ferrari’s ever in the late 70s and early 80s due to it being the car used by Tom Selleck in the hit series ‘Magnum, P.I.’. There were two models of the Ferrari 308 produced, the 308 GTB and the 308 GTS which was a targa-topped model. The 308 was first introduced in 1975 and up to 1985 when production stopped, they were about 12,000 units built. The initial few years of the production, the car bodies were made out of fibreglass and then back to steel in the subsequent years.

The Ferrari 308 is not to be confused with the Dino 308 GT4 as they were two entirely different models with different engines and were even designed by different design houses. The Ferrari 308 was as expected designed by Pininfarina and just for some added knowledge here not related to Ferrari, Jaguar had also employed the services of Pininfarina to redesign the Jaguar XJ Series 2 and it became the Jaguar XJ Series 3. All models of the Ferrari 308 came with 3 litre V8 engines which were carburettor powered models and fuel-injected for the later models.

The first Ferrari 308 that I saw here was a 308 GTS targa top somewhere early last year and even though it was an old model about 30 years old, it still turned heads and also mainly because this particular car was a very well kept one. The pictures here are of that particular car and it’s definitely a stunner even in real life.