Couldn't agree more. The mk7 just lacks something, and the mk8 just aint it at all. The 8.5 looks better mind you. But £50k for a decent spec one is crazy money.
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Soldato
New car for the wife. 2024 Mountain green Cupra Forementor VZN 4X4 DSG 310PS. collect today and will get some more pics.
Kinda like the arse.
Kinda like the arse.
Don
I think the Golf R 7.5 Estate is rapidly turning in to the OcUK Motors' family wagon of choice.
That’s a lovely colour - Enjoy!New car for the wife. 2024 Mountain green Cupra Forementor VZN 4X4 DSG 310PS. collect today and will get some more pics.
Kinda like the arse.
Very fun, practical car to daily
It's been a while since it was the Mondeo I guess.
My actual family wagon is my VW Caravelle though. But the R wagon is a bit easier for the dog admittedly.
Fitted some AP Racing 2pc larger 330mm floating disc along with carbotech XP8 pads and braided lines all around with RBF600 and the brakes are sensation. McLaren stopping power and easily an equal now to my Exige was for repetitive high speed stops cannot wait to get it back on track.
Huge huge confidence in the brakes now absolutely stonking performance especially on a dry day like today and with Cup2 rubber the way this sub 1100kg car stops is mind bending, the de-acceleration is painful but good.
Another epic blast around Wales, huge fun today in this little French rocket ship!
Mate in M5 Comp can’t believe just how quick it is especially on tighter b roads easily one of the very best cars made for a British B road!
Huge huge confidence in the brakes now absolutely stonking performance especially on a dry day like today and with Cup2 rubber the way this sub 1100kg car stops is mind bending, the de-acceleration is painful but good.
Another epic blast around Wales, huge fun today in this little French rocket ship!
Mate in M5 Comp can’t believe just how quick it is especially on tighter b roads easily one of the very best cars made for a British B road!
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Caporegime
Do you get much squealing with the brakes with the XP8's?
My XP10's on my Celica are like a freight train when cold but I think I might need better discs and the grooves do not help either. Unfortunately good quality aftermarket discs are a bit hard to come by.
Carbotechs are another level though. I was out breaking VX220's on track with my heavy old beast.
XP8 squeal a little at low speed not obnoxious loud though but not quiet.
I started with braided lines and XP8 front pads, a big step on but the Alpine 320mm stock disc are quite soft and become grumbly with heat and though it stops I wanted more confidence.
The grooved AP 330mm disc are 1.5kg lighter and have a much better pedal and no matter how hot they get and at one point today it felt like I was doing a track day having a very tight b road to myself but no grumbles along with very solid pedal feel and always identical, huge confidence boost but the pads squealed at low speed light braking pressure on both the stock and uprated AP disc.
Hoping for dry weather end of month as at Donington for a track day but even on stock disc I was out braking most stuff but was not as confident as I was on Exige or McLaren brakes but now I feel that confidence is there with APs and for me having brakes I’m confident in is vastly superior to any big power mods.
Few shots after dropping my daughter at work earlier, she was late so the car was tinkling parked up with the exhaust cooling off. Nothing better for sunny day than a V8 British roadster
Agreed
Is the red 575 on your front splitter factory fit?
Soldato
No it’s some stickers left over from Le Man trip so left it on to match the 400 on my IPACE. Also added the red detail on the R badges as I don’t like the all black “stealth” badging.
That looks ace with a red roof.
That looks ace with a red roof.
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Few shots after dropping my daughter at work earlier, she was late so the car was tinkling parked up with the exhaust cooling off. Nothing better for sunny day than a V8 British roadster
I really want to like this but I think the headlights on the older model are so much nicer. The new ones are way too thin
Soldato
Yeah I still don’t know which I prefer.
Soldato
Where are the AP discs from?Fitted some AP Racing 2pc larger 330mm floating disc along with carbotech XP8 pads and braided lines all around with RBF600 and the brakes are sensation. McLaren stopping power and easily an equal now to my Exige was for repetitive high speed stops cannot wait to get it back on track.
Huge huge confidence in the brakes now absolutely stonking performance especially on a dry day like today and with Cup2 rubber the way this sub 1100kg car stops is mind bending, the de-acceleration is painful but good.
Another epic blast around Wales, huge fun today in this little French rocket ship!
Mate in M5 Comp can’t believe just how quick it is especially on tighter b roads easily one of the very best cars made for a British B road!
Soldato
Phat parking….
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Soldato
Took a trip to goodwood and couldn't resist, also had a really good chat with Luke from the autoalex youtube channel, sound bloke!
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Reyland Motorsport, they have several options I went the AP 330mm floating option with curved grooves, about 1.5kg lighter per disc.
Big improvement and more confident inspiring.
Caporegime
Going completely ot here but are they custom made by Reyland or do they just order them in? I know they do a similar BBK for the GR86 and Reyland are highly regarded. It would be nice if I could get some made up to spec for my other car.
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They order in the AP outer disc, but the bell's are custom made to correct offset and fitment for the Alpine.
Soldato
More pics of the new family wagon. Need to PPF it and move some space in the garage and get the cars back in.
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