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Hyburnate · 12 Apr 2019 at 09:25

Acme said:
Lovely car, lovely colour. It's still on the favourites list for the E30 respray. Having a hard time choosing between it or Alpina dunkelsaphirblau.

Your 2L hatchback will do a damn sight more than 20 to the gallon on a motorway run. Closer to 40 than 20.

It really depends, I've only ever seen the MPG dial start with a 4 twice, once it was because I was doing 4MPG and the other I reset the trip in the middle of 50 Avg Speed.

crinkleshoes · 12 Apr 2019 at 12:27

Lotus Elise White 01 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Lotus White 03 (2) by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Lotus Elise White 03 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Lotus Elise White 02 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Lotus White 05 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Radical-2140 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Radical-2143 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Radical-2145 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Radical-2146 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

Radical-2147 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr

vanpeebles · 12 Apr 2019 at 14:23

It’s not quite the same seeing a trackday Lotus that’s not on fire with hot oil running down the rear bulkhead. Can you simplify and add aero please?

Jez · 12 Apr 2019 at 18:08

Dis86 said:
Where are you getting decent fuel for £1.20 per l?!
Up here 99 is about 1.37

All fuel in the UK is decent in the scheme of things. A 458 does not need more than 95ron fuel so he'll be paying approx £1.20 in England for that.

See page 31 of the owners manual (i was curious myself); https://www.ferrarifl.com/template/pdf/manuals/ferrari/458italia.pdf

Refilling Parts to be refilled Quantity Fill with: Ref. Page Engine Total system capacity 10 l HELIX ULTRA SAE 5W-40 214 Oil level between Min. and Max. 2 l Oil consumption 1.0 - 2.0 l/1,000 km Gearbox and differential 3.9 l TRANSAXLE 75W-90 GL5 215 Clutch system and hydraulic controls 8 l DCT-F3 Braking system 1.5 l DONAX UB BRAKE FLUID DOT4 Ultra 217 Cooling circuit 16.5 l GLYCOSHELL LONGLIFE at 50% 216 Hydraulic power steering system 1.6 l DONAX TX 216 Fuel tank 86 l Unleaded fuel 95 RON. 89 Reserve 14 l Air conditioning and heating system Compressor 165 cc PAG ISO 46 Coolant 670 ± 30 g DELPHI RL 488 “R 134 A” Windscreen washer/headlight washer fluid tank 5 l Mixture of water and glass cleaner 218

Jumper118 · 12 Apr 2019 at 18:37

second picture looks like they dropped the camera on the pit wall. :confused:

The rest look great though.

Akagi · 12 Apr 2019 at 18:43

Ferrari 458 needs 95... And my Volvo handbook says my old S60 needs 98.

Clarkey · 12 Apr 2019 at 18:50

Bought another Mark X, came in last week.

Mark1989 · 13 Apr 2019 at 13:57

Clarkey said:
Bought another Mark X, came in last week.

Does your car want to hump the one behind it?!

Never see the logic for parking so close even if both cars are yours :/

wedrum · 13 Apr 2019 at 14:04

parks on the grass.. shudders..

Akagi · 13 Apr 2019 at 14:15

Mark1989 said:
Never see the logic for parking so close even if both cars are yours :/

I parked my cars by touch the other day to save space.

Won't be doing that once one of them has been for paint/bodywork...

Also I did some boring stuff. https://forums.overclockers.co.uk/posts/32650286/

Axeboy · 13 Apr 2019 at 18:12

Clarkey said:
Bought another Mark X, came in last week.

Nice mate, big fan of the Toyota imports as you know. Whats the spec on that one?

I just won this in Japan:

Simon · 13 Apr 2019 at 19:12

Acme said:
Ferrari 458 needs 95... And my Volvo handbook says my old S60 needs 98.

The 458 has ion sensing so can run anything but maximum power will be higher octane.

The Volvo will want 98 to make the standard power

Raymond Lin · 13 Apr 2019 at 19:27

Acme said:
Ferrari 458 needs 95... And my Volvo handbook says my old S60 needs 98.

Haha yes, I’ve been running premium for the past 3 years...welcome to the club

andy_mk3 · 13 Apr 2019 at 20:53

Picked up my new car last night. Certainly is a bit of a difference coming from an A3 8P. It's so smooth, quiet and comfortable. Massive spec list on it, some of the main ones being; adaptive cruise with side assist, lane assist and pre-sense pus, heads up display, adaptive air suspension, front & rear cameras, colour DIS, MMI high, power tailage, power dimming/folding/heated/memory door mirrors, privacy glass, high beam assist.. the list really does go on and on.

It's the 3.0tdi (245bhp) with the 7 speed S-tronic.

ShivP · 14 Apr 2019 at 06:36

andy_mk3 said:
Picked up my new car last night. Certainly is a bit of a difference coming from an A3 8P. It's so smooth, quiet and comfortable. Massive spec list on it, some of the main ones being; adaptive cruise with side assist, lane assist and pre-sense pus, heads up display, adaptive air suspension, front & rear cameras, colour DIS, MMI high, power tailage, power dimming/folding/heated/memory door mirrors, privacy glass, high beam assist.. the list really does go on and on.

It's the 3.0tdi (245bhp) with the 7 speed S-tronic.

Nice, rare to see a C7 A6 with such an extensive spec list!

dacads · 14 Apr 2019 at 09:41

@Axeboy What was the reason for importing, was it cheaper than here?

I wouldn't mind an ISF one day, different to your usual M3 and AMG

andy_mk3 · 14 Apr 2019 at 10:25

Shivy011 said:
Nice, rare to see a C7 A6 with such an extensive spec list!

I know. I wasn't looking to buy yet. But I saw this come up with low miles and all the options for the same price as something with 100k and no spec, I couldn't let it slip away.

Axeboy · 14 Apr 2019 at 10:52

dacads said:
@Axeboy What was the reason for importing, was it cheaper than here?

I wouldn't mind an ISF one day, different to your usual M3 and AMG

I just enjoy importing to be honest, try to do it once a year and always liked the ISF so thought, stuff it, why not.

Also prices here are still quite strong so there is some saving although not significantly

dacads · 14 Apr 2019 at 11:47

Axeboy said:
I just enjoy importing to be honest, try to do it once a year and always liked the ISF so thought, stuff it, why not.

Also prices here are still quite strong so there is some saving although not significantly

Certainly an interesting way to buy a car, without seeing or driving it in person!

Saying that I'll also be importing my first car whenever the right one comes up at auction, so keep your eyes peeled

Clarkey · 14 Apr 2019 at 11:52

Axeboy said:
Nice mate, big fan of the Toyota imports as you know. Whats the spec on that one?

I just won this in Japan:

It's just a 250G so nothing special under the bonnet, S-package model that's a must for me would only want the black interior you get with that. Full spec, Smart key, leather all that. Modelista Aero kit, Tein Comfort sport coilovers, those are really nice, rides like stock. Would have liked a newer one but I wanted the 211 paint (it's a lovely pearl) which was discontinued in favour of a straight black with the facelift.

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