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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 08:09 AM
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those seats look a bit hardcore, being a soft old fart i like the memory in the seats so no matter who's fecked with em i can get it back to where i like it.

that car is very expensive for a private sale imho
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 10:44 AM
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right.. black grilles fitted. cheers Rog! i will send you money by carrier pidgeon

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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 01:05 PM
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Do you have the carbon black interior trim? Makes the interior so much classier than the aluminium or wood trims.
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Old Aug 9, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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I agree chilled but its like rocking horse doo doo so no, this one has dark grey anonymous trim. Not as bad as wood though

For Rog [IMG] http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...Z_dU5gpBtq2CQg [/IMG]
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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Mmmm like the black wheeler dealers
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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Washed it a bit today



It needs a full on claybar, polish and a few coats of wax. Only 4 years old but nowhere near as smooth as my S2
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Love it.

Any other tweaks planned?
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 11:44 AM
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Wheels are going black but I'll do it next year I think. Nina will frown upon my spending more time on "cars"

Tinting the rear quarter lights.. this year

Also have the black M badge for the back

Then.. I'm tempted to tweak the exhaust but I do want to keep a warranty so we'll see. I also don't want to make it noisy for when the royal we are using it. I will be tweaking the garage layout to make it fit for a multi day detail I think as I don't get to spend all day polishing cars with a 4.5 month old
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 12:00 PM
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Thoughts on this?

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/4116460.htm

I don't mind the red. I'd prob fit black buckets anyway!
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Old Aug 11, 2012 | 12:40 PM
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Maint pack is attractive but car only needs a service every 24 months so not worth a fortune

Fox red is terracotta in the flesh. Not my cup of tea.

The comp pack gives you those csl style wheels and.. bizarrely.. stop start. I don't know if it switches off, presume it does. Also lowered.

That car may have the upgraded dct which shaves a fraction off 0-60 etc

I couldn't live with red dash but aside from that there is choice at 40k, if its the spec you want nice
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