Show Us Your Motors!
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Soldato
Wow 
I paid £2250 for it 9 months ago on the basis it needed a cambelt and some other bits. I've spent a bit on it but it's gotta be worth 2500 looking at comparable cars. Scene tax to an extent I wholeheartedly agree... but I bought it because I didn't see any Focus's or Astra's with similar performance for the same money, so I kinda bought the engine and the car came around it
I do agree they're worth more than they should be but I wouldn't say it's lost 750 quid in 9 months even I have put 7000 miles on it. 1.8t's do fetch a lot more cash than 2.0 horrible machines. It's a decent one (now! lol). If I could have afforded better, I would have. All I'm saying is it's still essentially a cheap car and thus I don't think it's worth me spending loads on a few not particularly noticable paint issues, I'm fussy but there's a limit on whats sensible to spend.
Anyways on with looking at peoples motors
I paid £2250 for it 9 months ago on the basis it needed a cambelt and some other bits. I've spent a bit on it but it's gotta be worth 2500 looking at comparable cars. Scene tax to an extent I wholeheartedly agree... but I bought it because I didn't see any Focus's or Astra's with similar performance for the same money, so I kinda bought the engine and the car came around it I do agree they're worth more than they should be but I wouldn't say it's lost 750 quid in 9 months even I have put 7000 miles on it. 1.8t's do fetch a lot more cash than 2.0 horrible machines. It's a decent one (now! lol). If I could have afforded better, I would have. All I'm saying is it's still essentially a cheap car and thus I don't think it's worth me spending loads on a few not particularly noticable paint issues, I'm fussy but there's a limit on whats sensible to spend.
Anyways on with looking at peoples motors
Anyways on with looking at peoples motors
Glad you said that as I uploaded these to Facebook earlier. Went out for a drive with my housemate and his Fiesta Zetec-S tonight. Absolutely fabulous evening... absolutely fabulous roads.
Pictures weren't posed but turned out pretty well.
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Soldato
Loving the Rover as always mate
Caporegime
Were those pictures taken at head height? 
Any progress update on the green one mate?
Any progress update on the green one mate?
Caporegime
Knee height you cheeky emo
Yeah, I'll update the thread sometime this week. She's coming on now
Awesomes
Soldato
Some good pics there Andy. Shame the Fiesta is a very 'chav'.
Soldato
Well, if this helps, my engine died on Tuesday, now it needs a new one!
nasty, what happened?Cheers Pete. That means a lot coming from you
The Fiesta is alright. A bit too much black going on but it looks pretty good in the flesh.
New company transport. I managed to find one with a few upgrades from the usual Titanium spec
2.0 TDCI 140
Leather/Alcantara Interior
Front/Rear Parking Sensors
Adaptive Cruise Control
Bi-Xenons
Upgraded Stereo and Speakers
Sports Pack with 18" Alloys
Loads nicer to drive than my previous Mondeo Zetec. A bigger car yet far more nimble.
2.0 TDCI 140
Leather/Alcantara Interior
Front/Rear Parking Sensors
Adaptive Cruise Control
Bi-Xenons
Upgraded Stereo and Speakers
Sports Pack with 18" Alloys
Loads nicer to drive than my previous Mondeo Zetec. A bigger car yet far more nimble.
Man of Honour
Very nice, and seems to look a bit more special than most. Put a few thousand miles on it, drive it nice, and I'll have it in a couple of years to replace my Mk3 
I've got it for another 3.5 years mate so I'll let you know
It really is a lovely car. I went for the booted version which IMHO really makes the care feel more solid. No more noise from the boot etc.
The only thing I wish the car had is a nice V6 engine. The diesel unit isn't bad but.....
I'll get some shots of the interior up in a mo.
edit... The pictures don't do the seats justice at all.
It really is a lovely car. I went for the booted version which IMHO really makes the care feel more solid. No more noise from the boot etc.
The only thing I wish the car had is a nice V6 engine. The diesel unit isn't bad but.....
I'll get some shots of the interior up in a mo.
edit... The pictures don't do the seats justice at all.
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Those seats do look excellent. Mmmm. Seats.
Chuggachuggachugga?
Yup
Saying that when you're moving it's really quiet, well unless you're giving it some beans. There's also the slight diesel vibration you can't get away from.
Soldato
Nice, I had a hire car in what looks like the same spec too, with that stupid full colour TFT in the instrument panel that looks like it should be sat-nav but isn't
Nice, I had a hire car in what looks like the same spec too, with that stupid full colour TFT in the instrument panel that looks like it should be sat-nav but isn't
I could have had the satnav option in another car but the overall spec was far less. Plus as you say that's not where the satnav goes
Also the satnav stereo isn't as good as they Sony unit.
Will just have to keep the TomTom lol.
Caporegime
140 bhp in a car that big 
. Must be slow as hell. Still, it's a company car so....
. Must be slow as hell. Still, it's a company car so....