Car appreciation... the aesthetics, the engineering, etc

shit. someone just hit it while it was parked and fucked off? fuckers

Yep. Second time it's happened. Reason enough to not have a nicer car!

If this was the first time I'd get it fixed, but just can't be bothered to sort it out or pay for it. I wiped it down and it doesn't look quite so bad. Still exceedingly annoying and disrespectful.

Really nice! My dad's friend owned a mint, Red 900 Turbo 16S which I coveted. I'd love to own one but I'd imagine good ones are getting hard to find and when you do, they're becoming increasingly expensive.

Also, if it was possible, you should keep the Saab AND get the 850R. That would be a dream Swedish garage.

that is really shit dude.

https://www.evezy.co.uk/

just read this thread on PistonHeads.

£399/month for an i3 120 at the early preferential rate

Goodwood Rev tickets booked, it's a mates 40th so we're doing the full nine yards, all weekend, camping on site, blackened snags for dinner, the fug of weed and warm john smiths

And the sweet stench of burning castor oil of course!

^ Well jell.

So ran the JamiroQuai to Wales n back on its first proper stretch.

The average said 69 at one point. Does this sound right for MPG or is that liek Cray Cray? 😊

Looks like a child seat for adult baby types!

Some c*nt rear ended my GTV in a car park last Saturday and left false details on it . Now I’ve calmed down it’s not too bad , more scratched than dented. I wouldn’t mind but I parked in a space fucking miles from anything with no spaces either side and it still happened.
So I know how you feel and sympathise

I have a fond memory of an 850R . I know Tim Harvey quite well ( ex BTCC champ and commentator) as he’s my bosses best mate and I remember being totally sideways in one coming off a roundabout off the A34 in Oxford in his yellow one prepped by TWR when he was racing one in British Touring car championship . Looked dreadful went like greased weasel shit.

Three of the four bolts go into my seat and hold well, one just spins. This is not what I expected from a new Recaro.

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Our Revival group has swelled such that it has been necessary to book 5 pitches in the on-site camping, which is about 1 and a quarter tennis courts by my calculations

Hi again,
Still considering the B-Max. I've done a little bit of research and the coolant issue looks to have been up to 2014...is that right? In which case, for a 2016 vehicle is it a non-issue? Thanks again for your advice!

Not entirely sure, its around 2016 that Ford started to take note of all the failures so could be the superseeded part was fitted factory from around then?
Theres always the potential people have fitted pre- super seeded parts to a car that already had no issue.....
I had a passat 2.0CR tdi, when it was a few years old had a factory recall on a oil pump chain, they replaced it with a newer chain, but what they should have done is replace it with a belt thing.
So never checked up on it again because 'well its had the VW recall thing fitted, by a vw dealer!'
Nope, chain stretched/wore over time and failed when it was 5 years old/75k ish? Seized engine as idiot light only comes on once the main bearings have been spun.
VW response 'well, WE fitted a superseeded part, on inspection of your engine a non superseeded part was fitted, you must have taken it off yourself and put the older style chain back on yourself. NOT OUR PROBLEM! '
Yup. Cars, joy.

Car park cctv?

Has anyone any knowledge of PCP? I’m considering trying it for my next car.

Also, looking for something large and economical- potentially Audi A6 Avant Ultra maybe 2016+. Anything else I should be looking at? It needs to be ultra reliable ( I’m guessing Alfa’s are out. Sorry ejay LOL)

Happy Easter all.

Skoda Superb and Passat also worth considering, obviously a lot of shared engineering.

Mondeo estate also surprisingly good although it's been a while since I've owned one. I have the Skoda currently and have no complaints.

PCP - I'm 2 years into 4 years so I've not gone through the whole cycle yet. So far it's been straightforward.

As far as I can work out from reading about it, the main thing that people fail to allow for is you have nothing at the end of the term. So if you want to start again, you need to fork out for another deposit.

Thanks for that. I’ve looked at the Skoda but I’m not sure about styling.
Re. The end of PCP, I didn’t know that either. I had it in my head you used the current car as some form of deposit for the next one.

Production.

Concept.

When you enter into the PCP agreement, there is a "guaranteed future value" assigned to the car. This basically allows you to walk away at the end of the term without having to worry about settling up the balance of the finance. Assuming that you haven't trashed the car or exceeded the agreed milage.

The monthly payments are set so that the loan balance at the end is not greater than the guaranteed future value of the car. You could choose to pay a bit more each month which should result in having some "equity " in the car at the end of the term, to put towards the deposit on the next car.

Most people choose the lowest possible monthly payments instead.

That’s great. Thanks. I will have to give it a look. The limited mileage thing, I believe you can get it up to 12,000 per year. Less would be a worry.

yesterday's spots:

So it begins... 😎 💪

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