Show Us Your Motors!

Yarde · 24 Oct 2010 at 15:53

DiamondMark said:
What a difference, looks like a different car

Doesn't it!!! I'm so happy with it's unbelievable! Best 43quid I ever spent!

Fr0dders · 24 Oct 2010 at 16:04

is it the same car

or have you got the bumpers colour coded ?

Yarde · 24 Oct 2010 at 16:09

MrLOL said:
is it the same car

or have you got the bumpers colour coded ?

Yep, its the same car (just between the before and after picture, i got a private plate for my birthday)

The bumper was a prepainted one from a punto of the same colour, then the bumper was bought through ebay and fitted to my poverty spec. so its exactly the same car bar the back bumper! (As I'm yet to find a front one yet

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fonzee · 24 Oct 2010 at 17:33

Berger said:
I still have the xsara vts-s at the moment, have been trying to sell the supercharger kit seperate to the car and then the car on its own but despite everyone telling me what a good price it is no joy yet. Might just be as its a little slow coming up to christmas, I bought the Rallye for a steal and have the drive space to store it for a while anyway.

S/C over to the raylle. Sell xsara standard?

mrk · 24 Oct 2010 at 17:44

Autumn themed car pics go!

Howard · 24 Oct 2010 at 17:49

Hmm, I could have sworn you had some wheels that looked a lot nicer than those :/

Nice pic though!

nichorob · 24 Oct 2010 at 18:20

Is it me or the E46 starting to look a bit dated now?

Princey · 24 Oct 2010 at 18:21

I dont think so at all. It's still one of the best looking coupé/saloons.

mrk · 24 Oct 2010 at 18:22

Damn right

Howard said:
Hmm, I could have sworn you had some wheels that looked a lot nicer than those :/

Nice pic though!

Always had those, they look nicer from some angles than they do others but they do suit the silver body!

mjt · 24 Oct 2010 at 19:08

Facelift is a damn sight less dated than the prefacelift

But then what do expect for a design that entered production almost 12 years ago?

I quite like those M wheels, not too common.

Berger · 24 Oct 2010 at 19:24

fonzee said:
S/C over to the raylle. Sell xsara standard?

Would rather have the money, and standard Xsaras don't tend to sell for much! The engine is worth keeping since it has recent cambelt and clutch!

fonzee · 24 Oct 2010 at 20:32

tucked her in for the night.

fonzee · 24 Oct 2010 at 20:32

Berger said:
Would rather have the money, and standard Xsaras don't tend to sell for much! The engine is worth keeping since it has recent cambelt and clutch!

and how long you reckon till you change your mind?

GT3 · 24 Oct 2010 at 21:10

Burn the Xsara, only way you can gain satisfaction from a BSI equipped car. I'm not bitter...at all.

iaind · 24 Oct 2010 at 21:16

Love that photo fonzee, almost has a storybook quality to it

Smokey26 · 24 Oct 2010 at 21:27

nichorob said:
Is it me or the E46 starting to look a bit dated now?

Not the M3, it's the best lookin M for me, especially the CSL.

[TW]Fox · 24 Oct 2010 at 22:56

Smokey26 said:
Not the M3, it's the best lookin M for me, especially the CSL.

The M3 really is starting to date because it never received the facelift front end. The prefacelift front is really showing its age now.

The facelift E46 Coupe, though, like mrk's is hanging on really rather well I think.

Remember that something can be dated and still look good. A Ferrari F40 is very dated yet still looks awesome.

PeterNem · 24 Oct 2010 at 22:56

Not to mention they're all down on power now, being so old!

iaind · 25 Oct 2010 at 07:49

PeterNem said:
Not to mention they're all down on power now, being so old!

Mrk's is only a 318i, he'd be quicker walking to be honest. Or trading it in for a 1.6 focus - that'd be thinking with his noggin!

mrk · 25 Oct 2010 at 08:16

iaind said:
Mrk's is only a 318i, he'd be quicker walking to be honest. Or trading it in for a 1.6 focus - that'd be thinking with his noggin!

Actually the 2 litre 318i engine is a revvy 143BHP / 200Nm engine so faster than a Focus and considerably smoother/more comfortable among many other things.