Posted by Superluminova
Only 3/4 weeks till a wee beast like this is mines:
I cannae wait!
Posted by Daedalus85
Very nice, very nice indeed
I've driven a 2007 Mini Cooper S and it goes like excrement of a soil moving apparatus to say the least! I put my foot down just after a corner onto a straight road and it shot off to the right, too much power for such a little car lol. Visability front and back isn't great though, but fun as hell and very solid
Something insane like 170bhp, rather mental if you ask me for a car that size lol. Put my GTi to shame like anything
Posted by A L 3 X
On 2008-05-03 18:08:58, Daedalus85 wrote:
cant be arsed to bother with the number plate thing, I'm more concerned about the fact that the day we picked it up (and didn't realise till we got home) that some little twat had keyed the word 'Hi' into the drivers for, about a foot high, a foot across.
Little chavvy shits, now do you see why I hate them so much?
It wasn't there the day before we bought it though :/
but you don't know it was a chav though?
but yeah i get what you mean
well i'm kinda feeling a bit pissed off....noticed a little rust starting to apprear on the inside of the rear arch.....summer time gonna have to smoth it back and repaint....oh joy
Posted by Daedalus85
It was bought from a couple who lived in a row of about 40 terraced town houses, on a hill road tightly packed with cars either side, the whole street looked a little 'dodgy' and it was in the middle of Essex. And there always seemed to be kids nearby from what I gathered. I put it down to them little shits
Posted by A L 3 X
ah right i see.........did you manage to get it out?
Posted by Daedalus85
The "Hi"? No, I haven't bothered. It's deeper than the paint, so polishing and buffing it out hasn't worked.
A guy who came to do my Dads car the folowing day said it'd cost anywhere between £80 and £125 to do it :/
Posted by A L 3 X
if you lived closer i'd have a go at it for ya....or spray ya door....but i don't so...
why not spray yaself on a week when you dont need the car....take all the window seals out and stuff.....rub down to the primer.....prime it, flat back, paint it, flat back, lacquer it, flat back, then polish up
Posted by fatreg
^ cuz that doesn't work!
Posted by A L 3 X
repainting a panel will get rid of it lol......
Posted by fatreg
I know that, I mean you will never get the same colour as the rest of the panels as the car is x years old, been subject to rain, shine etc etc...
unless of course J you wax and polish your car every week?
Posted by A L 3 X
well i wax and polish it a lot and if you get a decent manufacturer of paint it is possible to get a close match
or halfords do one where they only paint/fill + paint the defect and then blend it in
Posted by Daedalus85
lol, you're talking to someone who knows absolutely, completely, F-all when it comes to car maintainance. I can do the 4 main things under the bonet, just about (washer fluid, engine oil, anti freeze and I can check brake fluid) and I can pump up my tyres and thats it! I wouldn't know where the hell to start with the rest of it
Posted by A L 3 X
ah right i see......well if it doesn't bother you too much then fair enough....it would annoy the hell out of me though
Posted by Daedalus85
It did at first, but I just can't justify spending that much money right now on something I've pretty much forgotten about.
Anyway, my Dad's just bought a machine that 'mops' the paint or something, like some industrial thing, so we're going to wash it, clay it then 'mop' it, then it'll look much nicer and all the scratches that aren't too deep will come out and it may just improve the door writing a bit
Posted by Superluminova
Just of the phone with the dealership, my nice shiny new car will be ready for collection on tuesday!!!!
I can't wait!
3 weeks early as well
Posted by haynesycop
Lucky you bet you can't wait. I've heard nothing about my Fiat 500, it's been 3 weeks now so hopefully not to much longer.
Posted by ronkx
Long live the classics! VW Beetle,
Posted by Superluminova
On 2008-05-09 11:14:45, haynesycop wrote:
Lucky you bet you can't wait. I've heard nothing about my Fiat 500, it's been 3 weeks now so hopefully not to much longer.
I looked at the 500 before i decided to break the bank for the mini, gotta say the spec levels on the 500 are amazing, bluetooth, sat nav etc for less than £13000 you can't grumble at that.
Only thing that put me off was the styling, i feel its a more feminine car.
Posted by haynesycop
Yeah it is sweet i can't wait mine is just over £9,000, wanted it in black which was so much and then the leather seats and bluetooth was extra. Don't let Dicky_Snapples hear you say that lol but i know what you mean i'm itching to get mine bought a sat nav for it already, yay. Plus another plus point is that because it is quite retro and a remake it should sustain it's value better than other choices, the mini is nice but i needed to stay under £10k. I look forward to seeing some pictures when you get yours.
Posted by Dicky Snapples
On 2008-05-10 18:34:59, haynesycop wrote:
Don't let Dicky_Snapples hear you say that
i dont care, it turns more heads than a new mini! and all the extras you get are great
Posted by haynesycop
Exactly that is why i wanted it because people will look and go ooooo i ain't seen one of those before, can't be doing with getting a corsa or a clio or something there too common.
Posted by Superluminova
i take from that you drive a 500 Dicky?
Posted by haynesycop
He does!
http://www.esato.com/board/viewtopic.php?topic=120132&start=1980
Posted by haynesycop
How's your mini doing then? Just rang Fiat being quoted the last week in June talk about cutting it fine.
It was the 14th July so maybe another couple of weeks will be shaved off, fingers crossed.
Posted by Danny_BFC
Posted by A L 3 X
nt bad...u gettin it deristricted?
u gonna do CBT or just ride it like ya learning?
how much insurance ya paying and is it TPFT or fully comp?
Posted by arien617
Danny, you've not gone and stuck one of things on the exhaust to make the sh!t stinking thing all the more irritating have you?
Sixth formers at my school have THE most annoying scooters in the world!
Posted by Danny_BFC
Its not mine lads, just one i was after from ebay
On 2008-05-17 23:50:59, A L 3 X wrote:
nt bad...u gettin it deristricted?
u gonna do CBT or just ride it like ya learning?
how much insurance ya paying and is it TPFT or fully comp?
That'll do over 70 that one pal, malossi and palini everything, 70cc bore etc
You need to do your CBT in order to drive a ped full stop mate, legally anyway.
And insurance is about £400 TPFT
@ Arien of course im having a new exhaust
Posted by Superluminova
On 2008-05-16 17:55:15, haynesycop wrote:
How's your mini doing then? Just rang Fiat being quoted the last week in June talk about cutting it fine.
It was the 14th July so maybe another couple of weeks will be shaved off, fingers crossed.
Not long and you'll have your new toy, mines arrived 3 weeks early! which was a total spanner in the works!
Heres some photos of Marvin (My lady has named it, how sad!):
On Wednesday when i picked Wee Marv (Its Stuck) up:
Then on Friday after getting the roof and mirror caps sprayed:
What do you think? I'm gonna get some bigger alloys and the aero side skirts as soon as possible to finish Wee Marv off.
Super
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So much space, so little time...
[ This Message was edited by: Superluminova on 2008-05-19 00:32 ]
Posted by fatreg
debadged already Super?
trying to hide the fact it's a mini one?
Posted by Superluminova
Yeah I had to mate, was a factory option and was it free. LOL
Posted by Daedalus85
Hang on, if it was brand new why didn't they spray the roof and mirrors white at the factory? Bit odd isn't it? :/
Posted by Danny_BFC
I believe it can be done cheaper by a third party after production daduelas
Posted by Superluminova
With the mini one you can't get the roof and mirrors white from the factory as thats a cooper only option.
So I asked the dealer how much it would be to spray the parts and was quoted £450. But I found out that a company I had used to respray my Clio was the company that my mini dealership use and to boot they only wanted £235 for the work, just shows you how dealers are a rip off.
Posted by Daedalus85
Fair enough, not a bad price I spose for doing the entire roof and mirrors
Much better than £450 from the dealer though, thats way too much :/
I'm looking to have to have my rear bumper and drivers side door done, and thats going to cost prolly close to £250 for the pair, so I think you got a half decent price there
Posted by badassmam
Ferrari California
Posted by Daedalus85
Yet another jelly-mould car with nothing unique
Posted by haynesycop
Daihatsu Copen
Lovely and i've seen them for £8k on eBay if i'd have seen this before the Fiat 500 then who knows what i'd be getting, it's so smooth and you've guessed it, retro.
Posted by 5nak3
^^ and if the daihatsu curoe's engine is anything to go by, you can thrash this one all day long and i'll still ask for more.
However, dont think you'll be going anywhere very fast lol, just likes to make a lot of noise
Posted by haynesycop
I know squat about cars it's all about the aesthetics for me, and that is fit as anything!
Posted by Daedalus85
Thank you! I was wondering what their called, I keep seeing them and thinking their cute little Japanese alternatives, lovely cars
Posted by haynesycop
Your welcome, can't believe how cheap they are only £11k brand new, never seen it before until Top Gear the other night, god bless Dave!
Posted by fatreg
it looks like the Nissan wotsit you cream yoursel over wifey.....
Posted by haynesycop
Exactly, there is a theme, Audi TT, Nissan Figaro and the Copen they all have that look about them! Lovely jubbly!
Posted by Daedalus85
Dunno about the TT, thats less cutest more angry hairdresser lol.
Posted by haynesycop
Top Gear is back soon, yay! I love that show, have already asked Mum for the magazine subscription for xmas, she was like WTF? Don't know why the she loves it too.
Posted by GUCCI.011
Best looking on the road?
The new Mini Coopers, Range Rover Sport, Golf GTI, BMW 1series Coupe, and that Jaguar XF
Posted by arien617
Alfa 8C...
No competition, for now.
Posted by haynesycop
Sweet sweet looking car that!
Posted by jcwhite_uk
On 2008-05-23 21:26:50, arien617 wrote:
Alfa 8C...
No competition, for now.
Nice one, the 8C is called the Competizione (italian for competition).