pritesh Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 This car was behind me all the way from the M25 at Heathrow Jun 14 down to the A3 heading towards Guildford just right now! where he turned into the BP service station (A3) as i carried on to Guildford on the A3. Was this you? Grey/silver plate FX54 *** with Black Rims! Seriously top motor! looked mean on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilB Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I saw a dark blue one last Friday on the Wolverhapmton ring road. So nice to see the chav in a Clio decimated from a standing start Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 [ QUOTE ] This car was behind me all the way from the M25 at Heathrow Jun 14 down to the A3 heading towards Guildford just right now! where he turned into the BP service station (A3) as i carried on to Guildford on the A3. Was this you? Grey/silver plate FX54 *** with Black Rims! [/ QUOTE ] The black rims signify it was an M400...serious serious serious power. 401 bhp per tonne....0-100 in 7.9 seconds...0-60 in 3.5 seconds....ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallachie Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 [ QUOTE ] 0-100 in 7.9 seconds...0-60 in 3.5 seconds....ouch. [/ QUOTE ] That's a lot of performance for the price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritesh Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 ouch thats some serious punch! .....it did look awsome on the road this morning...and the driver knew it too! credit to him as well as he was driving to the speed limit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 Probably being driven back from Mole Valley, which is located near the top of the A3 at Leatherhead. Great spot...something very sexy about the M12/M400 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritesh Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 indeed...the picture i attempted to take turned out very poor so have not posted it! :-( gutted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewNiceMrMe Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 It was an M400 I drove a few months back. It can be a truly painful car under the right conditions when you unleash it's full power. The acceleration is breathtaking - literally. That's not it's forte though, incredibly......the road holding is probably the best of any car in the world. It was EVO's Track Car of the Year and I can vouch for why. The Dealer Principal took me for a run in it with him driving and we took corners I'd normally go around at 50mph...at closer to 90mph. It was quite amazing. They're remarkably good to drive too. If the practicalities had been a bit better then it would have been a serious contender for me, but coupled with some grumbling about reliability from elsewhere I decided against it. The M400 is £55k approx but when you've only got a 12k/12m warranty it's a lot to worry about! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Probably being driven back from Mole Valley, which is located near the top of the A3 at Leatherhead. Great spot...something very sexy about the M12/M400 [/ QUOTE ] So much better behind the wheel . I only got to drive one for about 10 miles, but it had an impact I simply wasn't expecting. Amazing car. If only I could actually afford one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I had almost secure a deal on a M12 3R, but for some reason Noble dealers are very reluctant to get involved with a p/ex on an M3. None the less, the M400 is a fantastic car, but for good all round performance and with reason to save a few quid, the M12 3R would be my immediate choice. Quite fancy a go in an M14 as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pritesh Posted November 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 damn...sounds like an awsome motor...! need to have a go in one on track! owning one is out of the question at the moment; no where to place it at my residence, drive is full of cars as it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I drove a M12 GTO... THIS ONE to be exact. Had much fun while doing so, despite it being a lot cheaper than many of the other cars there that day! Of the ones I drove, it`d be the one I`d choose to take home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v15ben Posted November 10, 2005 Report Share Posted November 10, 2005 They are awesome cars, great value for what you get. I talked to an M400 owner on the ferry to Le Mans and he was absolutely over the moon with his new toy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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