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Defy Belief said:
Picked up my new Golf R estate the other day, absolutely loving having a powerful car again but also adding practicality makes it the perfect wagon for me.

I'm not a huge fan of the wheels, so will likely change them, but with the crap winter weather incoming and most Golf R wheels that I like being diamond cut, I will likely keep them for winter and get another set of wheels come spring time.

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I had a Cupra Leon VZ2 estate (and will be getting a VZ3 in Jan/Feb next year)... if the R is similar (and it is pretty much the same underneath), it is an awesome car.

Comfortable, fast and a comically large boot. The only thing that annoyed me was the main beam being practically the same as dipped...

I wanted an R before I started work at my current place...
 
GhostWKD said:
Where abouts in wales were you for that pic? Looks great! Want to do another wales run out after spending a day in the Elan valley earlier this year which was amazing! :D
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Black Mountain.

It was a Wales Tour I organised for a few car mates, in short we covered a mixture of the best A and B roads, including a lot of EVO recommendations and other journalist.

From Oswesty we took B4391 to @palehallhotel for lunch, and drove the fantastic roads around Bala (B4391), then off to Harlech for a stroll on the beach, before winding down epic coastal roads to @plasnanteosmansion. The second day we explored the Brecons and its famous driving roads, Black Mountain for stunning scenery, then the Military testing road plus all the A and B roads between, before a very relaxing stay at @lakecountryhotel which we'll definitely revisit. One of the best hotels we've visited and great food too! Sunday was a very chilled day with blast across more Brecon beacon roads and a stop for some Gin tasting at @ludlowfarmshop.

Was nothing short of a spectacular drive, some proper winding but great flowing, very fast roads, we all had fun and the McLaren was nothing short of epic to drive and its now on 19,000 miles (9000 in my ownership).
 
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Bought a new car.

It is front engine rear wheel drive, british built, no assists, popular in various racing series' around the world...

Thats right! Its a Lot- wait what

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Say hello to 'Peanut' my 1958 Austin A35.

Totally standard apart from those wheels.

Dynamo, positive earth, points ignition, no seatbelts or mirrors, terrifying manual drum brakes.

Lots of minor issues and horrible noises to attend to. :p
 
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Akagi said:
Bought a new car.

It is front engine rear wheel drive, british built, no assists, popular in various racing series' around the world...

Thats right! Its a Lot- wait what

cVpKzUz.webp


Say hello to 'Peanut' my 1958 Austin A35.

Totally standard apart from those wheels.

Dynamo, positive earth, points ignition, no seatbelts or mirrors, terrifying manual drum brakes.

Lots of minor issues and horrible noises to attend to. :p
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This is classic Acme Akagi
 
Maccy said:
This is classic Acme Akagi
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I am a lot happier since embracing my chaotic decision making... :p

£0 tax, no MOT requirement (though that may be a bad thing judging by some of the noises I need to investigate! haha)

£9 a month to insure. Fully comp with protected no claims.

Yes you read that right. :p
 
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kaku said:
Incredible car but sounds like a deathtrap.

And I say that as the owner of a 90's Japanese shed.
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Ahh but here's the trick, it may have no brakes or seatbelts, but the top speed is 3, so its fine.

In seriousness though, the quoted top speed when new was 72, realistically thats more like 65 unless you want to blow the thing up, and any faster than 40-45~ gets a bit noisy.

The brakes are good enough to lock the wheels, you just have to really press them hard. Strong leg muscles are essential. :p
 
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Akagi said:
Ahh but here's the trick, it may have no brakes or seatbelts, but the top speed is 3, so its fine.

In seriousness though, the quoted top speed when new was 72, realistically thats more like 65 unless you want to blow the thing up, and any faster than 40-45~ gets a bit noisy.

The brakes are good enough to lock the wheels, you just have to really press them hard. Strong leg muscles are essential. :p
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Screaming for an engine transplant

Hyabusa engine maybe?
 
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