Show Us Your Motors!

tummelv · 29 Nov 2015 at 19:51

Snow snow snow.

Vita · 29 Nov 2015 at 21:59

Omg y u ruin bmw. Must be oem.

mrk · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:00

Needs ACS centre caps

tummelv · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:01

Sorry, not a fan Vita.

I do like the colour though.....is it actually purple or just the white lights in the carpark?

[TW]Fox · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:02

Vita said:
Omg y u ruin bmw. Must be oem.

Basically that, yea.

Vita · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:04

mrk said:
Needs ACS centre caps

They are

Colours actually orient blue. Dark blue with highlights of purple.

paradigm · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:09

Orient blue is a lovely colour. Shame about the car

sigma · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:12

Front wheel looks bigger than the back? Well, further spaced out, at the minimum.

Odd lighting perhaps?

Cleisthenes · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:15

I don't get why you'd post a picture again when you already know that a lot of people aren't a fan of your car.

I have to agree though, I'd prefer it oem.

Vita · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:16

sigma said:
Front wheel looks bigger than the back? Well, further spaced out, at the minimum.

Odd lighting perhaps?

Odd lighting plus dodgy shot of phone Cam.

I can take criticism. The ACS stuff is marmite. Most on here dislike it. I bet if I stuck an alpina b3 kit on and alloys and raised it to the correct height most opinions would change.

[TW]Fox · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:19

It's not so much the wheels its the daft ride height. The wheels would probably look ok if the car didn't have the Ebay Coilover McDonalds Krew look.

I just don't get why people lower them that far? It won't drive better or look better...

Vita · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:24

[TW]Fox;28881008 said:
It's not so much the wheels its the daft ride height. The wheels would probably look ok if the car didn't have the Ebay Coilover McDonalds Krew look.

I just don't get why people lower them that far? It won't drive better or look better...

That's been a fault on my part to swap the standard msport suspension back over. Plus stance Is lyf. I actually wish I had held out for a decent b3.3. One sold on the bay for around a £1k minus engine. It's not actually that low. The dodgy pic makes it look like that though.

sigma · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:27

[TW]Fox;28881008 said:
I just don't get why people lower them that far? It won't drive better or look better...

It does look better to some people.

savagesam117 · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:34

I drove her properly for the first time yesterday, to the MOT place and back.. Damn it's quick and you can actually go around a corner at more than 30mph without getting under steer like in the Polo.

Although, I did lose a bit of trim. Had to turn around and get it!

mrk · 29 Nov 2015 at 22:57

sigma said:
It does look better to some people.

How does it handle that low though? Surely there is going to be a compromise when driving around a winding road on a sweet Sunday afternoon enthusiastically?

Kenai · 29 Nov 2015 at 23:03

mrk said:
How does it handle that low though? Surely there is going to be a compromise when driving around a winding road on a sweet Sunday afternoon enthusiastically?

*Shock* as some people might not care about that

Rybo89 · 29 Nov 2015 at 23:06

sigma said:
It does look better to some people.

mrk · 29 Nov 2015 at 23:07

Kenai said:
*Shock* as some people might not care about that

Oh yeah?

Obviously that's an example of 1 compromise. My question still stands though. Besides, if someone wasn't interested in sporty handling, then they're probably unlikely to choose a Sport model in the first place :confused:

I have no idea how coilovered cars handle, never driven one. hence the ruddy question!

Kenai · 29 Nov 2015 at 23:12

mrk said:
Oh yeah?

Obviously that's an example of 1 compromise. My question still stands though. Besides, if someone wasn't interested in sporty handling, then they're probably unlikely to choose a Sport model in the first place

I have no idea how coilovered cars handle, never driven one. hence the ruddy question!

People don't choose 'Sport' model cars because they're interested in sporty handling, it's because we live in a bizarre society where you're clearly a peasant if you have to settle for SE spec on your compact executive car.

skaif · 29 Nov 2015 at 23:14

Vita said:
Omg y u ruin bmw. Must be oem.

I think it looks fine? I would perhaps raised it a smidgen but other than looks alright! Although not a huge fan of the rims, it's something different.