Show Us Your Motors!

On Holiday · 9 Oct 2017 at 08:46

Acme said:
Is new car paint applied with rattle cans?

Honda paint for you, water thin paint and eyes closed when applying

I know there have been a few FK8s rejected due to imperfections, Honda Swindon really are letting the ball drop in recent years.
To be fair it's not really that noticeable in normal lighting conditions, my two FN2s were exactly the same in terms of the orange-peel look and unfortunately my new one has picked up a stonechip already before the ceramic coating went on! I knew I heard something but there was nothing going past or in front at the time.

Akagi · 9 Oct 2017 at 08:49

It think Toyota paint is much the same... My Corolla is peppered with stone chips and the paint on the mirrors is wind worn.

Jonnycoupe · 9 Oct 2017 at 10:01

Borrowed car for the weekend rather than mine but who cares

Fibally got some decent shots that show it’s real life form. Pretty much every optional extra aswell.

Blackhawk47 · 9 Oct 2017 at 10:03

Housey said:
And yes....those rear bumper screw caps need sorting out too!

Aren't they parking sensors?

Gibbo · 9 Oct 2017 at 10:15

Johnny and Housey, both looks absolutely stunning guys, though I am not liking the wheels on that F-Type but even so still looks awesome.

Housey · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:09

Blackhawk47 said:
Aren't they parking sensors?

The number plate ones

Housey · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:14

Gibbo said:
Johnny and Housey, both looks absolutely stunning guys, though I am not liking the wheels on that F-Type but even so still looks awesome.

Today it looks nowhere near as good sadly.

All 4 wheels getting done again this week. I dinged one through lack of attention and I was not 100% happy with the finish (needs more gloss, quality of work is great) so getting all 4 done again. Windscreen is now replaced and looks great but after my charity event at Brunters I have picked up some hellish stone chips, so going to have to get it done (bonnet, windscreen pillars) over the winter. I have bought a touch up stick to give it a short term treatment, but will get it done right then re-detailed.

Those Jags look good don't they.

Yaayuh! · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:21

Gibbo said:
Johnny and Housey, both looks absolutely stunning guys, though I am not liking the wheels on that F-Type but even so still looks awesome.

That's always been my opinion, I believe that Jaguar still give you those wheels when you go for carbon brakes.

NVP · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:29

Housey said:
Those Jags look good don't they.

Shame about the alloys and the spoiler

Jonnycoupe · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:33

Yes ceramics force that wheel for the caliper clearance. It did have all black last month but were swapped for another car it’s the cars only visual flaw. LED headlamps, darker rear and the new seats and infotainment make the package much more rounded as a £100k car.... I think.

Fixed spoiler is daft too, thankfully this has the deploying, much cleaner.

[TW]Fox · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:40

That's 100k?!

Akagi · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:42

They're 89K before options.

Yaayuh! · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:51

Jonnycoupe said:
Yes ceramics force that wheel for the caliper clearance. It did have all black last month but were swapped for another car it’s the cars only visual flaw. LED headlamps, darker rear and the new seats and infotainment make the package much more rounded as a £100k car.... I think.

Fixed spoiler is daft too, thankfully this has the deploying, much cleaner.

Agree on the spoiler.

I love these, the coupé is beautiful. I remember when the F-Type got released, I dream-configured one online in BRG with pano roof, V8 RWD, it was about £90K IIRC. Alas, now they cost more and the V8 is AWD only

for those figures I suppose.

Jonnycoupe · 9 Oct 2017 at 11:59

[TW]Fox said:
That's 100k?!

Yup.

I built it online. £110,675.

killsta · 9 Oct 2017 at 12:47

TheVoice said:
A guy at work recently got one of these, looks awesome but I was surprised by some of the cost-cutting Honda have done like no rear LED lights. Doesn't seem right for a car of this class.

My BMW doesn't even have LED rear lights

Sui · 9 Oct 2017 at 13:18

Need to get myself a job at Jaguar to borrow one of those things

TheVoice · 9 Oct 2017 at 16:57

killsta said:
My BMW doesn't even have LED rear lights

And yet my 2007 Mazda 3 did!

mjt · 9 Oct 2017 at 21:18

So did my dad's 2002 525d. So what ;p

Jonnycoupe · 13 Oct 2017 at 19:10

Got another car for the weekend.

RANGE ROVER VELAR First Edition
300 PS TDV6

First Edition offers exclusive design details and high specification features including, a Black contrast roof, sliding panoramic roof, Matrix-laser LED headlights with signature Daytime Running Lights, Head up display and 22” 9 split-spoke wheels with Diamond Turned finish.

My friend took that one so don’t worry about the fact it was moving!

Pretty impressive bit of kit and infotainment bang up to date although does take a bit of getting used to. A lot of features is available in the cluster aswell in a lightweight form. The TouchPro Duo like this is also in the MY18 Range Rover + Sport.

Blackhawk47 · 13 Oct 2017 at 19:31

Lovely.