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Show Us Your Motors!
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hes going for the need for speed look 
Soldato
Don’t be silly! It’s a race car. As much as those range rovers are off-roadersFamily.....
Have you got any neons underneath it?
Bread
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To be fair, the brands on the livery are actually used on the car so it’s on topic.
I’ve got that on my front plate
I’m already there! I actually recently replayed nfsu. What a game.hes going for the need for speed look
Soldato
Glad to see the start of the sunnier days.
Man of Honour
Drone pic
Soldato
Cross-post with the BMW thread...
Sold my 440i MPPSK GC to cazoo, and have replaced it with an MY 2021 m550i, which is an LCI G30.
And of course obligatory exhaust videos:
4.4l twin turbo v8, 530bhp, 0-60 c. 3.5s.
Aventurin II individual paint (very interesting paint, it can be a VERY dark maroon in dull lighting but in direct sunlight it's a fantastically vibrant red)
Comfort pack with ivory nappa comfort seats
Cerium grey grills/mirrors (NOT black like most of them have, which was a hard no!)
Tech plus pack so HUD, driving assistant professional (radar cruise, self-steering, auto lane changing etc - so far it seems far better than autopilot on my wife's Model Y performance, especially in slower moving traffic!), surround cameras, HK audio etc
adaptive LED headlights with beam splitting etc.
70 plate, 7.5k miles
I did look an m5 competition instead, but as a 6'4 ~220lb broad shouldered chap, I did not get on at all with the excessive wings on the "buckets". Didn't even bother taking it out as i was uncomfortable before i'd even moved!
Anyway, 530bhp is more than enough for a practical car....
Well that is just beautiful. Great colour combo!
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I still want one!
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Gave mine a quick rinse today, really should grab some better shots of it out and about! This month brings in 2 years of ownership. Seems like that time has flown by, only done about 10k miles myself (had 4k on it when purchased as an ex demo)
Still looking good mate! If only mine looked like that ........ so many stone chips now due to high miles......off to do a 330 mile round trip to collect my brand new £672 OEM windscreen in a bit as cannot find a courier who would not damage it...then have to find someone who can be trusted to install the thing
Gave mine a quick rinse today, really should grab some better shots of it out and about! This month brings in 2 years of ownership. Seems like that time has flown by, only done about 10k miles myself (had 4k on it when purchased as an ex demo)
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Ahh chips are bound to happen!
I'm a bit annoyed with my wheels though. Never hit them, not a mark, but they are starting to show signs of corrosion or oxidisation (if that's the correct term)
Should that be covered under warranty? I'm guessing not but to no fault of my own, the wheels are starting to go
I'm a bit annoyed with my wheels though. Never hit them, not a mark, but they are starting to show signs of corrosion or oxidisation (if that's the correct term)
Should that be covered under warranty? I'm guessing not but to no fault of my own, the wheels are starting to go
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Are they diamond cut? If so, that's just what happens.
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Yeah I believe so, okay no probs I can live with it, just a shame when you try to look after something
I got some new wheels out of Skoda under warranty when the diamond cut started to let go on what turned out to be two refurbished wheels (from before I purchased).
The two that were factory original were still perfect the day I sold it at 5.5 years old (as were the two new replacements).
Was a fair bit of 'discussion' involved to get them though.
I'd still approach them if it's under warranty, lay it on thick with the 'I haven't kerbed them, do Renault really sell a car with wheels that only last two years, didn't expect a poor quality product for the money etc. etc.'
The two that were factory original were still perfect the day I sold it at 5.5 years old (as were the two new replacements).
Was a fair bit of 'discussion' involved to get them though.
I'd still approach them if it's under warranty, lay it on thick with the 'I haven't kerbed them, do Renault really sell a car with wheels that only last two years, didn't expect a poor quality product for the money etc. etc.'
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Yep I have always found that the factory finish on diamond cut wheels is far superior to any recut. As soon as they have a refurbishment within 12 months you're going to get some milking starting - hence why I've never had a set of diamond cut alloys recut. It's just pointless.
Gave mine a quick rinse today, really should grab some better shots of it out and about! This month brings in 2 years of ownership. Seems like that time has flown by, only done about 10k miles myself (had 4k on it when purchased as an ex demo)
Love this! Bet it looks even nicer in person. In a world where all new cars seem to be black, grey or white I love seeing brightly coloured cars on the road. Current car is Turbo blue and my next car is also going to be turbo blue.
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It really pops in the sun, and yeah I'm all for a bit of colour now! This is the craziest I've gone, personally, and it will be hard to beat for me now
Yep I hear you buddy about the wheels.......in over 20 years of driving never hit a kerb or any other vehicle then going over an unavoidable pothole few weeks ago in heavy rain it just nicked the side of the diamond cut face so had to buy a new one and went for the 8kg lighter Fujilights as man maths....but man maths came out at £2.2K as had to pay £800 shipping, import duty & VAT in France & UK
Yep its a real head turner for sure! Orange in dark lights, bright yellow in bright lights & pearlescent in direct sunlight due to the way the Renault spray booth robots layer the paint its a real chameleon for sure & looks incredible in all lightsIt really pops in the sun, and yeah I'm all for a bit of colour now! This is the craziest I've gone, personally, and it will be hard to beat for me now
but matching for paint chips is impossible best you can do is conceal a little its impossible to repair without a full panel respray sadly (unless you can find a body shop person who can blend triple layers with feathering & buffering away the blend line ......they do exist but real craftspeople so very hard to find a decent one!).