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

18-04-2019 10:59pm

Truckermal wrote: »

Did ya ate the KFC inside or get a takeaway?

I was up there for Thunders custard slices. 👹

Duke O Smiley · 19-04-2019 9:05pm

I gave this yoke its first fill up of 2019, €30 from empty

ciarsd · 20-04-2019 2:44pm

Sun's out, bum's out

Of course the slight rim damage had to be prominent on the photo

Vicxas · 20-04-2019 2:48pm

That Arteon is beautiful, well wear!

Duff · 20-04-2019 6:29pm

Gave her a mini detail today with the weather on my side.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000 · 20-04-2019 8:27pm

ciarsd wrote: »

Of course the slight rim damage had to be prominent on the photo

She’s gonna need a rim job allright.

Panic Stations · 23-04-2019 11:19am

Where did you get that spec from ciarsd?

It's stunning!

hooch-85 · 23-04-2019 12:00pm

Agreed, cracking looking 4 series.

tossy · 23-04-2019 12:31pm

It's absolutely gorgeous, the kind of car that could tempt me to ditch my indicator stalks and jump to the dark side

Parapara2017 · 23-04-2019 1:19pm

Finally got the plates for my car, they look well happy with them but may screw them on now.. tape I got is a bit **** and back one is off again. Have double sided 3M will give that a shot.

When putting them on needed to clean the bumper and old adhesive off so just gave the whole car and wheels a full wash and quick tyre dressing for tyres and trim.... The day before I took it to Mondello....:rolleyes:

Needless to say he car is dirty again complete with lots of rubber and bugs stuck to the front and wheels... Really should have just wiped down the licence plate spot... waste of time :pac::pac:

Bonus pic of it looking clean from afar on the track courtesy of mickdw

rex-x · 23-04-2019 1:22pm

The Honda plate surrounds are a little much for me, the car is already pretty busy in the styling department :pac:

artanevilla · 23-04-2019 1:25pm

How did you get it to Australia?

Duke O Smiley · 23-04-2019 1:25pm

Its great that they got rid of the dreadful 120xxx for Dublin imports. That number looks a million times better

Parapara2017 · 23-04-2019 1:25pm

rex-x wrote: »

The Honda plate surrounds are a little much for me, the car is already pretty busy in the styling department :pac:

I'll agree with you there but I do like them

The metal plates came bare so needed a plastic backing to protect the paint. I like them more than a plain black one or dealership ones.

I'll accept the slagging for it:D:rolleyes:

artanevilla wrote: »

How did you get it to Australia?

I went over 88 on the track and next thing I know...

rex-x · 23-04-2019 1:27pm

Parapara2017 wrote: »

I'll agree with you there but I do like them The metal plates came bare so needed a plastic backing to protect the paint. I like them more than a plain black one or dealership ones.

I'll accept the slagging for it:D:rolleyes:

I'm a plastic non pressed plate advocate too :pac: they just give a cleaner look

Pops_20 · 23-04-2019 6:54pm

Duke O Smiley wrote: »

Its great that they got rid of the dreadful 120xxx for Dublin imports. That number looks a million times better

The 120xxx was only ever for cars 2010 and older. 2011 and later always had the next number in the sequence. Same for every other county, like Cork is 40xxx etc.

Foxhole Norman · 23-04-2019 10:00pm

Have been dailying this now for 2 years today, still absolutely in love with it, few bits of tidying yet to do including replacing those trash generic mats that have been in it since I bought it

SBPhoto · 23-04-2019 10:11pm

Finally picked up my A6 SLine, only 6400k on it when i collected it, delighted with it so far, need to give it a good wax soon.

Wailin · 23-04-2019 10:30pm

Well wear SB, nice looking car.

masterboy123 · 23-04-2019 10:41pm

Lovely wheels you got there.

Any pics from the interior?

And how many bhp? Quattro?

SBPhoto wrote: »

Finally picked up my A6 SLine, only 6400k on it when i collected it, delighted with it so far, need to give it a good wax soon.

ciarsd · 23-04-2019 11:36pm

Panic Stations wrote: »

Where did you get that spec from ciarsd?

It's stunning!

Thanks, appreciate it, although I cannot take the credit for it. I imported it last June as is. Previous owner who now sits in an F82 M4, spec'd it well from factory to start with. Then the carbon fibre M Performance goodies (and wheels) were fitted by Bavarian upon delivery from factory.

hooch-85 wrote: »

Agreed, cracking looking 4 series.

Cheers

tossy wrote: »

It's absolutely gorgeous, the kind of car that could tempt me to ditch my indicator stalks and jump to the dark side

Hahahahaha, thankfully them flashy stalk things were spec'd so it'd be an easier jump for you :P

Parapara2017 wrote: »

...but may screw them on now.. tape I got is a bit **** and back one is off again. Have double sided 3M will give that a shot.

No more nails tape (red one). Never once let me down. Clean down the surface your mounting the plates too (degrease, then alcohol wipe) same for the back of the plates. Then place approx. 2" strips across the back of the plates top to bottom at equal intervals. You can pickup a roll in any decent office suppliers or Woodies / B&Q have it on occasion.

SBPhoto · 24-04-2019 12:37am

Not Qauttro, 204PS Tech Pack.

Panic Stations · 24-04-2019 10:19am

Ciarsd, we need some interior pictures!

Serious car envy here!

MetzgerMeister · 24-04-2019 10:27am

Parapara2017 wrote: »

I'll agree with you there but I do like them The metal plates came bare so needed a plastic backing to protect the paint. I like them more than a plain black one or dealership ones..

If you wanted to keep the clean look, you can get plate surrounds that have a proper backing. You screw the surround onto the bumper and the plates then fits into it. I have this on my own car:

Not to everyone's taste but if you don't want to drill holes and put screws through the plate, this is a good option.

TeaPot918 · 24-04-2019 6:15pm

Been lurking here a while.

Picked her up Saturday morning, told it was the first sold in the country? Lovely bangs and pops from the exhaust. Baseline 20i but plenty of go for me.

Big Nasty · 24-04-2019 6:16pm

Awesome!

vkus6mt3y8zg2q · 24-04-2019 6:20pm

Couldn't have picked a better weekend with the weather to collect that convertible beaut! Stunning car

Truckermal · 24-04-2019 6:34pm

Big Nasty wrote: »

Awesome!

And a proper engine too I seen a A3 convertible in Cork and it was a 1.6TDI..:(

Mickiemcfist · 24-04-2019 6:34pm

Congrats, actually looks even nicer in your pictures than it does in press photos. Lovely colour too. Well wear.

TeaPot918 · 24-04-2019 6:40pm

Thanks lads, its up amongst the Jackeens until Friday and I can't help checking up on it in the car park every few hours!:rolleyes:

James Bond Junior · 24-04-2019 7:11pm

TeaPot918 wrote: »

Thanks lads, its up amongst the Jackeens until Friday and I can't help checking up on it in the car park every few hours!:rolleyes:

Well wear, did you buy in Aherns?

Oral Surgeon · 24-04-2019 8:32pm

TeaPot918 wrote: »

Been lurking here a while.

Sat in one a few weeks ago in the showrooms- too small for my family but I like it....

Panic Stations · 24-04-2019 9:05pm

Stunning motor!

Great backdrop for it too.

MetzgerMeister · 25-04-2019 10:15am

TeaPot918 wrote: »

Been lurking here a while.

Picked her up Saturday morning, told it was the first sold in the country? Lovely bangs and pops from the exhaust. Baseline 20i but plenty of go for me.

https://i.imgur.com/xAiLN5d.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/tfNTVVv.jpg

What a gorgeous motor! I actually saw you on the other side of the motorway outside Cahir on Saturday. I was on my way back from Cork. Very hard to miss that!

R.O.R · 25-04-2019 11:53am

Not quite as nice a the new Z4, but still a gorgeous motor.

420i GC Sport Auto. Interior is a bit disappointing as it's older tech than the X1's I've been in for the past few months.

My grey X1 was sold a couple of weeks ago, so been driving another X1 but someone is interested in that, so dropped it this morning and collected this - only until early next week, but have a manufacturer demo coming in for a few weeks.

Killinator · 25-04-2019 2:16pm

TeaPot918 wrote: »

Been lurking here a while.

Picked her up Saturday morning, told it was the first sold in the country? Lovely bangs and pops from the exhaust. Baseline 20i but plenty of go for me.

Bloody hell that is a fine looking motor!!!

TeaPot918 · 25-04-2019 6:13pm

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

What a gorgeous motor! I actually saw you on the other side of the motorway outside Cahir on Saturday. I was on my way back from Cork. Very hard to miss that!

Ha ya that was me, I’d just picked it up from Morrison’s in Cahir. Drove the whole way down to Kerry with the top down!

TeaPot918 · 25-04-2019 6:15pm

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Well wear, did you buy in Aherns?

Morrison’s in Cahir

MetzgerMeister · 25-04-2019 9:40pm

TeaPot918 wrote: »

Ha ya that was me, I’d just picked it up from Morrison’s in Cahir. Drove the whole way down to Kerry with the top down!

Yep, I saw that about Morrison’s too

ciarsd · 26-04-2019 11:35am

TeaPot918 wrote: »

Been lurking here a while.

Picked her up Saturday morning, told it was the first sold in the country? Lovely bangs and pops from the exhaust. Baseline 20i but plenty of go for me.

That is fcuking gorgeous :eek:. Best of luck with it :cool:

ba_barabus · 26-04-2019 6:09pm

Picked this up on Tuesday after being locked up in storage for 8 years. A 1993 Renault 19 RSi saloon with 49k miles.

So far this week it's had a new rad, new fan motor, full service, timing belt and water pump, brakes freed up and a new battery fitted. Tomorrow it gets new tyres. Last thing it needs is a new wing and indicator then it's NCT time.

Its filthy and had a few dents but will be nice and usable.

Leonard Hofstadter · 26-04-2019 9:40pm

I always liked those, they were a lovely car back in the day.

high horse · 27-04-2019 12:21am

I remember those Renault 19s having really nice seats with very high bolsters. Any photos of the interior?

morritty · 27-04-2019 9:07am

We had one back in 2002, a 95 1.4 bacarra. I haven't sat in a more comfortable car seat since. Well wear BA, glad you finally found one.

ba_barabus · 27-04-2019 9:12am

Cheers guys, I'll get some interior pics later when it's cleaner. It's got the heavily bolstered bucket seats alright. Not had a chance to go too far in it yet. New tyres going on today. Then I need to find a new wing and indicator to complete it.

Wailin · 27-04-2019 3:41pm

Had her down in Killarney last week, now in the South East. Just love the combination of power and economy, over 800km to a tank with 313bhp, I don't know how BMW do it. 2 year warranty will be up end of this year and already thinking of a remap and a possible suspension upgrade (bilstein shocks with eibach springs maybe). Will ensure I don't get bored of it.

btkm8unsl0w5r4 · 27-04-2019 6:34pm

Wailin wrote: »

Had her down in Killarney last week, now in the South East. Just love the combination of power and economy, over 800km to a tank with 313bhp, I don't know how BMW do it. 2 year warranty will be up end of this year and already thinking of a remap and a possible suspension upgrade (bilstein shocks with eibach springs maybe). Will ensure I don't get bored of it.
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A mighty car indeed...you can usually extend your warranty if you want for a reasonable fee.

punisher5112 · 28-04-2019 12:23am

How much to fill the tank but does sound very good for what it is....

Wailin · 28-04-2019 1:30am

70 litre tank, it will do 550 (890km) miles of motorway. Drops significantly on short trips in fairness as do most cars.

BabyEater · 28-04-2019 9:40am

Feeding the sheep.

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

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