Bit of spit and polish!

wonder_lander · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:00

Decided to give the tractor a quick clean and to take some pics.

Car had been wax (collinite 476s) 5 weeks ago so this was just a wheel clean, wash and dry!

wonder_lander · 5 Sep 2007 at 22:27

sam83uk said:
is that a bugatti veyron?

Yup, the diesel version

wonder_lander · 6 Sep 2007 at 08:39

AcidHell2 said:
very nice, shiny car , I still hate the front number plates on alfas though. It just spoils the whole car.

I quite like the offset plate, and to be honest with the design of the front end there isn't really anywhere else it would go!

Can you suggest a better mounting for the current design or would you have redisgned the front end to have a more traditional plate?

wonder_lander · 6 Sep 2007 at 08:41

SoliD said:
Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous went and had a look at one last week, seriously considering as my next car, have you had anything go wrong on yours yet or has it been reliable as I hear the newer alfas are getting a lot better.

Check out my thread below which I posted a couple of weeks ago!

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17769430&highlight=alfa

wonder_lander · 6 Sep 2007 at 08:43

West said:
OMFG LOL.

This thread is now a legend.

And how you can call that a tractor I dont know.

Looks good though dude

Tractor = Diesel Engine

wonder_lander · 6 Sep 2007 at 12:15

Edinho said:
Alphas look the dogs. Shame they fall to pieces in under 2 years. I'm sure italians purposely build the nicest look car then throw everything in at the factory then shake it up hoping that it will all work.

Crikey, how much under 2 years am I looking for it to fall apart? I've got just over 36k miles on mine and it'll be 2 years in March so now I'm concerned that in the next 6 months it's going to die! :eek:

wonder_lander · 6 Sep 2007 at 17:48

I don't think I could take your money knowing what a timebomb it is

wonder_lander · 6 Sep 2007 at 21:46

LordSplodge said:
So beautiful. Why did you buy a diesel version?

It's like finding out a beautiful woman has a willy!

Love the GT.

I got the diesel version for 2 reasons!

1) I bought the car when it was 9 months old with 17k miles on the clock for a bargaintastic price (approx 1/5 of it's new OTR price!) from a very good relative!
2) I drive 100 miles per day so economy does make a difference!

wonder_lander · 7 Sep 2007 at 08:40

Azagoth said:
Just noticed your location WL, that looks exactly like the estate in Stone my Auntie lives on, just off the A34 where you have a footbridge.

I think I know the estate you mean but that's not the one where I live! Close to that though!

wonder_lander · 7 Sep 2007 at 17:40

Wow my first thread with stars, shame it's because of something sam said

wonder_lander · 7 Sep 2007 at 19:14

agw_01 said:
wonder_lander, lovely looking car. Really do like it a lot

Cheers chap am looking for a more suitable setting for some better pics

wonder_lander · 7 Sep 2007 at 19:29

agw_01 said:
I've just read your thread in the photography forum. Some good points in there.

I'd try and find a nice industrial estate as was mentioned. I think the car will look good in them... especially if you make the background greyscale... will really focus the picture on the car.

Like the processed version of the picture that someone did.

Would be far far better with a proper staged picture! Maybe motors and photography need to have a "meet" and we can all get some pro shots of our motors!