If there was any doubt that white was to return as a fashionable colour choice for cars you only have to look at the front cover of most motoring magazines. No more black, silver or grey. The latest models wear white and don’t they look pretty! The choice of shade is interesting as well. There is no choice. The white used these days is a pure, snowy white as opposed to the creamy, yellow, off-white shades of a couple of decades ago. It is a white that sits happily with edgy, angular design features and interestingly manages to highlight certain aspects of the car’s shape that other colours somehow miss. A perfect example is the Lamborghini Gallardo. Here is a car full of angles and edges when portrayed in white. It is almost as though you are looking at the car when it was first scribbled on the designer’s notepad. Only the red rear lights and yellow side repeaters punctuate the purity and simplicity of the monochrome image. Which leads us neatly on to the one that is currently featured on our website. It is a white 2007 Spyder E-Gear that we are marketing on behalf of the owner with only 5000 miles on the clock. The car features lots of toys such as SatNav, reversing camera, black Callisto alloys, car cover and a manufacturer’s warranty until October 2010. To take a look at this stunning white model just click here.
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2007 Lamborghini Gallardo Spyder
Posted: October 21, 2008 by The Car Spy in General, LamborghiniTags: cars, For Sale, gallardo, Lamborghini, lamborghini gallardo spyder e-gear, spyder, The Car Spy, thecarspy.net, white cars
2004 Audi RS6 Avant
Posted: October 7, 2008 by The Car Spy in Audi, GeneralTags: Audi, audi rs6 avant, avant, bullit, cars, daytona grey, For Sale, led zep, mustang, quattro, rs6, steve mcqueen, The Car Spy, thecarspy.net, v8
Aah, the RS6 – otherwise known as the Audi C5 RS6 quattro Typ 4B (at least between 2002-2004 that is). Is there a more sinister wolf in a sheep’s woolly jumper? OK the big 19″ rims and lowered suspension are a bit of a give-away but is there any real hint of 450 BHP fire-breathing bi-turbo V8 while it stands all docile in your front drive? Only when you fire it up. The V8 offers a nice deep-bass growl which makes a refreshing change over some of the more muted offerings from some other manufacturers we won’t mention. Has everybody forgotten the point of a V8? Never mind about the performance figures just listen to the noise! The US still makes V8’s with the great original soundtrack cos that’s what they do best. Can you imagine Steve McQueen’s V8 Mustang in Bullit sounding like some of today’s limp-wristed efforts? It would be like listening to Led Zep through cheap, nasty earphones. So at least the RS6 captures some of that old V8 character but probably without scaring the old folks in the neighbourhood. The performance is worth mentioning, however, because it is important in the RS6’s case. It is breathtaking. That’s it – there is no other word for it. The power feels relentless. It pulls like a high speed train that wants to break the world speed record. It never runs out of puff – you run out of road long before that happens. It feels safe though. The quattro system just hunkers down and drives like it’s on rails (more train analogies). It feels so totally competent the RS6 would refuse the most incompetent driver the chance to screw things up. Big powerful disc brakes rein in the beast without drama and bring peace back into the world. Then when you switch off the engine to park up there is an interesting whine from the twin turbos that sounds like a 747 unwinding after a long-haul flight. Yep, it’s a great car the RS6 and if you want to buy a cracking low-mileage example, the owner of a Daytona Grey (the best colour) 2004 model has asked us to find a buyer for his Avant version. Click here for more details.
2005 Porsche 911 (997) Carrera 2S
Posted: October 6, 2008 by The Car Spy in General, PorscheTags: 911, 997, c2s, carrera, cars, For Sale, Porsche, porsche 911 carrera 2s, The Car Spy, thecarspy.net
We’ve come across some well cared-for cars in our time but we’ve just taken photos of a 911 Carrera 2S that wins the cigar for presentation. This 911 has been owned from new by one car-loving businessman who has driven a very careful 12,000 miles since he purchased the car new from the Porsche Centre in Hatfield in 2005. This 911 is barely run-in! 997’s are looking incredibly good value for money these days and an early one with low mileage like this is very difficult to find. The 997 has some nice design updates over the previous 996 and hints at the earlier 993 in more than one or two areas such as the headlamps which have a more upright look to them. These are cracking cars to drive and are by far and away the least compromising of all ‘supercars’ to own. This is one of the reasons you don’t see many of them with such low mileage as this example – many 911’s are indeed purchased for everyday use such is the ease of ownership of these cars. Reluctantly the current owner is putting his mint Atlas Grey pride-and-joy up for sale and full details of the car can be found by clicking here.
2004 BMW M3 SMG Convertible
Posted: October 5, 2008 by The Car Spy in BMW, GeneralTags: BMW, bmw m3, carbon black, cars, convertible, e46, For Sale, m3, smg, The Car Spy, thecarpy.net
It’s impossible to dislike the M3. In fact, we would go as far to say that it is probably the best car ever made. Well, if you don’t need a carry-all for the kids or a 4×4 to climb mountains (or Chelsea pavements) then this ‘wunderauto’ is an act that is hard to beat. From its intial inception as the E30 the M3 has raised the bar consistently when it comes to road-going high-performance cars that Joe Public can use without the need for special tuition on a track. The E30 is a rare old bird now and collectors will pay silly money for a nice original example (if they can find one!). The E36 came along next in 1992 with a nice sharp suit and performance figures that truly embarassed the likes of Ferrari and Porsche. The straight six-cylinder on steroids eventually pumped out 320 BHP and saw the introduction of the revolutionary SMG gearbox. This car really did put the cat in the birdcage. It could even be said the ‘horsepower wars’ started when this car came along. Suddenly the M3 was the benchmark that had to be beaten and 300-plus BHP was soon to be de-rigeur for any sports car to be taken seriously. It wasn’t all about the horses though. The M3 was a great driver’s car – in other words, it handled superbly. At the turn of the new millennium the E46 M3 was born. More space, more comfort, more power and even easier to drive with the optional second-generation SMG gearbox. The E46 is a real looker, too. Even though the E90 has now replaced this version we have a feeling that the E46 will have its own fan club of admirers for many years to come. It looks muscular yet restrained and there isn’t a bad angle on the car to be caught on camera. What great value these E46’s are these days too! We have just put a gorgeous Carbon Black example of an SMG convertible on our books for a customer and this one comes with all of the toys too – for less than £20k!! Click here for a full details or click here for a Pistonheads review of the E46 M3.
2005 Land Rover Freelander TD4 ES
Posted: September 30, 2008 by The Car Spy in GeneralTags: 4x4, cars, For Sale, freelander, land rover, suv, the cars spy, thecarspy.net
Remember the Maestro? Not a car that conjours up many positive memories and to be frank we’ve even forgotten what it looked like. Unlikely that you’ll find find an owners club for them either. However, it is notable that such a forgettable milestone in the timeline of the British motor industry can take credit for having a hand in two of the most successful 4×4’s ever made – The Discovery and the Freelander. That’s right – at a time when Rover were cash-strapped (as usual) the only way to develop a new model was to search the parts bin, pull out the blender and hope that the resulting mish-mash could pass-off as a ‘new model’. At least in the case of the Disco and the Freelander it was a resounding success based on a Maestro-flavoured sauce. Just like those inventive chaps who made a glider out of matchsticks to escape Colditz, the boys behind that particular recipe should have got medals from the Queen. By 2002 the Freelander had become the biggest-selling 4×4 in Europe and paved the way for the myriad of compact SUV’s that followed from every manufacturer worth their salt. It is also interesting how the car hasn’t suffered looks-wise over the years and even an early 1996 model still looks quite fresh on the streets today. If you are looking for a Freelander and want a facelift model then we have been asked by the owner to sell his 2005 diesel ES Automatic in Cairns Blue. These diesels offer great fuel economy and this one comes with a Full Land Rover service history carried out by Harwoods in Croydon. Click here for more details.




