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

statto25 · 22-09-2017 10:27AM

okane1 wrote: »

Replaced the Mondeo ST TDCI with Octavia VRS. Nice difference in more refined power delivery. Spin up the Conor Pass last Sunday morning. Fog for the last section

Had a look at that a few months back in Castlebar but alas it was out of my price range. Lovely Car....Enjoy!

naughtysmurf · 22-09-2017 01:24PM

KERPOW!

Muppet Man · 22-09-2017 02:19PM

The bat mobile?

okane1 · 22-09-2017 02:25PM

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statto25 wrote: »

okane1 wrote: »

Replaced the Mondeo ST TDCI with Octavia VRS. Nice difference in more refined power delivery. Spin up the Conor Pass last Sunday morning. Fog for the last section

Had a look at that a few months back in Castlebar but alas it was out of my price range. Lovely Car....Enjoy!

Cheers. Bought up while up there on holidays. Must say a very nice garage to deal with, very professional.

McGrath5 · 22-09-2017 05:37PM

Over in California at the moment, the rental company kindly upgraded me too a 430i convertible, lovely motor to be driving along on the Pacific coast highway!

EzTp3

weekaizer · 22-09-2017 09:43PM

This is my latest purchase, black edition 150bhp.

Leonard Hofstadter · 23-09-2017 05:44PM

Went down to Royal Steering Wheels to get a new steering wheel for the 325Ci today, and I'm so happy, they really did a superb job on it and the feel is fantastic, and seeing 35 mpg on the (admittedly over-optimistic) OBC isn't bad for a straight six either considering that 40 of those miles since I filled it up were town driving, plus there were a few jams on the motorway on the way back!

I'm a stickler for keeping cars stock but once I saw the look of the nappa top/bottom and perforated sides I knew I was having it and seeing as I had already broken my self imposed rule of keeping it stock for the leather I decided it would be rude not to have the stitching done in M colours as well:P.

A before and two after pics:

rizzodun · 23-09-2017 07:14PM

Picked up this bangernomics purchase less than two months ago, had few small bits sorted, alternator, drop links and rear bushes, and a seal in the inlet manifold, but tight as a drum with 256k miles on the clock, and a one owner car from new, with tons of receipts for work done.

Paint really lets it down with bad lacquer peel on bonnet and roof, but a much nicer place to sit than the 206 estate I used to have, seriously thought about wrapping it for the laugh, some sort of camo wrap to suit the fact it'll spend it's life parked in forest car parks when I go biking, but couldn't justify the cost.

Leonard Hofstadter · 23-09-2017 07:43PM

rizzodun wrote: »

Picked up this bangernomics purchase less than two months ago, had few small bits sorted, alternator, drop links and rear bushes, and a seal in the inlet manifold, but tight as a drum with 256k miles on the clock, and a one owner car from new, with tons of receipts for work done.

Paint really lets it down with bad lacquer peel on bonnet and roof, but a much nicer place to sit than the 206 estate I used to have, seriously thought about wrapping it for the laugh, some sort of camo wrap to suit the fact it'll spend it's life parked in forest car parks when I go biking, but couldn't justify the cost.

We used to have an S40 like that, always had a soft spot for Volvos as a result, nice to see one still on the road!

Killinator · 23-09-2017 07:52PM

Wheel looks great captain, love the stitching.
I notice they feature it as an example on their homepage

James Bond Junior · 23-09-2017 08:14PM

I'll be booking my BMW wheel into them. Fantastic job done.

Leonard Hofstadter · 23-09-2017 08:29PM

Killinator wrote: »

Wheel looks great captain, love the stitching.
I notice they feature it as an example on their homepage

Cheers, yeah once I saw a photo of it I was completely sold on it! I love the stitching most of all, it helps lift the interior as there's a bit too much black in it for my tastes.

Interestingly just going for smooth leather on all of the wheel wouldn't have been any cheaper. I also had a choice of standard leather or nappa leather, again there was no difference in price. I went for nappa top/bottom (since it wasn't any extra, although even if it was more expensive I would still have paid for it) and perforated sides.

It's £130 or about €147 (at today's exchange rates) to get an E46 wheel done (plus postage), for any boardsies in the UK Jack will fit the wheel there and then for just £15 or €17 extra, it took him about 20 minutes to do it (10 of which was me talking to him about what he does and how he does it).

Avatar MIA · 23-09-2017 08:35PM

captainspeed wrote: »

for any boardsies in the UK Jack will fit the wheel there and then for just £15 or €17 extra.

What's the reason for the extra charge?

Leonard Hofstadter · 23-09-2017 08:43PM

Avatar MIA wrote: »

What's the reason for the extra charge?

People tend to post their old wheels to him, he retrims them and then posts them back. The alternative is what I did, where you go down to him and he will have a steering wheel already made up for you, he will swap over the airbag and the trim pieces from your old one to the new one and then he takes your old wheel (and will retrim that for someone else), hence the extra cost, well worth it though.

Avatar MIA · 23-09-2017 08:46PM

captainspeed wrote: »

People tend to post their old wheels to him, he retrims them and then posts them back. The alternative is what I did, where you go down to him and he will have a steering wheel already made up for you, he will swap over the airbag and the trim pieces from your old one to the new one and then he takes your old wheel (and will retrim that for someone else), hence the extra cost, well worth it though.

Still don't get it - an extra cost usually entails an extra cost to the manufacturer/service provider. I don't see any extra effort on their part.

Edit - actually, just thinking about this. He is doing extra work, fixing up the airbags. Is that it?

Foxhole Norman · 23-09-2017 09:11PM

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Still don't get it - an extra cost usually entails an extra cost to the manufacturer/service provider. I don't see any extra effort on their part.

Edit - actually, just thinking about this. He is doing extra work, fixing up the airbags. Is that it?

He's performing labour, you have to pay for labour. £15 for removal of the old wheel, airbag, Trims etc, refitting the new wheel and airbag/buttons/Trims takes time. He's a business.

antodeco · 24-09-2017 08:10AM

My current collection.

pjmn · 24-09-2017 03:24PM

2007 520d owned from new... after wash, polish and wax....

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Big Nasty · 24-09-2017 04:23PM

You've held on to the car for 10 years!?! :eek:

pjmn · 24-09-2017 04:28PM

Big Nasty wrote: »

You've held on to the car for 10 years!?! :eek:

I have - 250km later...

24-09-2017 11:44PM

pjmn wrote: »

I have - 250km later...

250 km in 10 years? You sure you needed a car at all? :pac:

ShadowHearth · 25-09-2017 10:36AM

pjmn wrote: »

I have - 250km later...

That is impressive. Out of interest, have you done much to it outside of service?

fancy pigeon · 25-09-2017 11:21AM

The gran finale, no more roads ahead

Where did I end up?

Then a few days later...

750miles on mostly crummy backroads and boreens in 3 days and similar on the other trip, never broke into a sweat :cool:

Maybe you saw me appearing out of nowhere, maybe I appeared elsewhere, who knows

It's now finished as my daily driver for the foreseeable future, 51k miles later and many memories to go

It needs a lot of preemptive work as well as more injectors, welding and niggly bits I haven't the time to sort all at once, but over the course of the next few months will be addressed, bit by bit

Take a well earned rest, a mighty machine

pjmn · 25-09-2017 07:29PM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

That is impressive. Out of interest, have you done much to it outside of service?

Afraid to say this in case it stops shut tomorrow, but apart from routine service/tyres as per schedule, its had 2 track rod ends replaced, the crankshaft pulley replaced and the windshield washer pump replaced. That's it....

Toyotafanboi · 25-09-2017 07:31PM

Are those 350z wheels on the Merc?

job seeker · 25-09-2017 07:45PM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Are those 350z wheels on the Merc?

They are! I think they look class!

m-i-m-m- · 25-09-2017 09:42PM

The GS has been a faithful steed, it's time to let her go though to fund one of these!

PM me if interested!

wotzgoingon · 25-09-2017 09:58PM

You didn't hold on to it very long.

m-i-m-m- · 25-09-2017 10:02PM

I'd love to keep it, and may still. By an all out track jtcc inspired p10 primera is calling. And an ideal base car has come on my radar!

fancy pigeon · 26-09-2017 09:11AM

Toyotafanboi wrote: »

Are those 350z wheels on the Merc?

They sure are, bought for my Z and were meant to be a temporary workaround for being shafted with crap tyres but ended up being a permanent fixture...!

I had plans to get another set of 350Z wheels and have both cars with the same wheels, alas I think I'll use these ones on the Z for now

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

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