Post a picture of your vehicle here Part 5 (don't quote pictures, 24h ban!)

Test fitted Style 65's to the Touring last night, sport bumper and some lows and she'll be savage

I picked up this bangernomics purchase this week, just passed NCT and fairly tidy for it's age, the small dent in the wing it's only blemish.

Just need roof bars and a couple of bike carriers, and it'll do for bringing the son mountain biking.

Hate the alloys though!



EDIT: 3 Estates posted in quick succession, they're like buses!

^ i'm a fan of the Volvo

carzony wrote: »

Choons,

Really fresh looking Volvo. I really like the look of them.

1500 isnt bad for what your getting. Serioulsy thinking of picking one up if the insurance didnt rob me..

Very very solid well built car but I would try for the 2.0 if possible. Not really a boy racers car so insurance rating should be comparatively low. I'm 26, 5 years NCB and paying 600.

One thing I forgot to check before buying was an Aux input! Seems to be no easy way of wiring in so I'm using an FM transmitter for podcasts. Does have a 6 CD player :pac:

Realising now how difficult it will be keeping this car clean over the winter.

I can't think of anything that I wouldn't like about a new A6 Avant Black edition. Is it s-tronic? Why no front fog lights?

*Kol* wrote: »

I can't think of anything that I wouldn't like about a new A6 Avant Black edition. Is it s-tropic? Why no front fog lights?

Where the front fog light button is there is an all weather lights button which are essentially fog lights just built into the lights. Almost all the new Audis have this set up the b9 A4 for example has it.

Probably just loved the old one loads.

Why anyone would spend €70k or whatever on a car they're not entirely happy with is beyond me.

choons wrote: »

Very very solid well built car but I would try for the 2.0 if possible. Not really a boy racers car so insurance rating should be comparatively low. I'm 26, 5 years NCB and paying 600.

One thing I forgot to check before buying was an Aux input! Seems to be no easy way of wiring in so I'm using an FM transmitter for podcasts. Does have a 6 CD player :pac:

I'm 24 and paying just under 600 myself. I've never needed/gotten insured on anything over a 1.6 so not really sure how much it'd go up.

25 in March so nearly over the 'Danger on the roads' stereotype the insurance companies like to consider us.

selous wrote: »

I'm with you there, traded in my car I had for 8years, loved it, bought a newish different brand, not setting my world on fire, fiddly control knob on centre console that controls a TV screen, to pick a station on the radio, and it's twitchy on corners, (horse and rider in harmony (the motto) indeed) I want my old one back,

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What did you get? Mazda 6?

Neither of these are mine, but these are what I've driven this morning.

The boss of a very good customer is due a service. As there are very few Lexus service centres around the place and he goes nowhere near either of the Dublin locations, I kindly offered to collect the car from the office and drop it to Finglas as I pass there on the way to work.

Collected this last night, drove home and dropped in to Mahony's this morning.



To get me from Finglas to the office, my colleagues in service kindly arranged a rental car. I'm not sure how, but I will get them back for this....



It's the SEAT version, and honestly, quite fun to drive. Takes me back to simpler times of small petrol engines where you just plant the right boot until the red line, change up and do the same again - only way to get any sort of progress.

Not pleased that the drivers seat rake adjustment is broken so far too upright for my liking, but it's only 20 mins to the office so I managed. I'm definitely getting out early today to collect the Lexus on the way home rather than doing the 100k's home and back to the dealer in the SEAT!

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Thats definitely a hybrid badge on the sill of the Lexus yeah?

Unfortunately, yes. Wish it was an RC-F, but it's just an RC300h F-Sport.

Stunning looking, but the performance doesn't match the looks. Very, very comfortable seats and nice and relaxing to drive, but not the Racing Car my 4 year old called it last night.