Here's what I saw today - Part II (Please read the rules before posting)

dodderangler

Just went garage for lunch and I'm not sure of the year as was a English reg but a ford escort Mexico went past followed by a Opel manta. Beauties
Is there a show on in dublin I wonder?

cullow123

That Ferrari and the Brabus G63 AMG 6X6 are the only two tuned cars that I like. That Ferrari costs around €500,000.

String

Zcott wrote: »

And a matte orange Bora. Can't say it does anything for me...

Is that wrapped?

ofcork

A lovely 4 series and not a hubcap in sight!

Zcott

String wrote: »

Is that wrapped?

Yeah, I think so.

dharn

It looks like a ***** on wheels

RedorDead

ION08 wrote: »

I saw a new 4 series today for the first time.

Always thought it looked nice in pictures so went up for a closer look (car was parked) .... To my horror , it had hubcaps! ... HUPBCAPS on a brand new 4 series! for Gods sake!!

"Paddy spec" mentality obviously still rife! Shocking looking car... Although im sure a "real" 4 series looks much better

You sure they were hubcaps? Some woegus alloys look like hubcaps. 100% certain the car comes from the factory with alloys as standard - only 17s mind you but definitely alloys. Only explanation is your poor sight or owner (inexplicably) changed alloys to hubcaps.

Oral Surgeon

cullow123 wrote: »

That Ferrari costs around €500,000.

You could double that with the tax here....

ofcork

Afaik the only bmw with hubcaps is the base 1 series hatch,all the others even in base spec have alloys although a lot of them are poor enough design wise.

cadaliac

ofcork wrote: »

Afaik the only bmw with hubcaps is the base 1 series hatch,all the others even in base spec have alloys although a lot of them are poor enough design wise.

Even at that, only budget cars should have hub caps when new, in 2014. Not a premium brand like BMW, it beggars belief really.

Kaiser D

Ive got a photo of an F30 320i in a crap silver with BMW wheel trims, I'll dig it out.

colm_mcm

Noccy_Mondy

^^ It's a sad day...

advertsfox

V6 Passat, imported (of course).



Overfinch Range Rover :O

Big Nasty

Noccy_Mondy wrote: »

^^ It's a sad day...

UK Paddy Spec!?! :eek:

Hogzy

There must be a reason for those steel wheels on the 5 series. Alloys definitely come standard on those cars in Ireland let alone in the UK.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

I saw that v6 tdi.... thought it was a joke !

MuppetCheck

Big Nasty wrote: »

UK Paddy Spec!?! :eek:

Plenty of companies have a no alloy policy. A few years back I picked up a tasty set of Ford alloys for half nothing with brand new tyres as the new car they came off had them removed and replaced with steel wheels.

Some often misguided perception that alloys automatically mean expensive tyres.

Big Nasty

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Plenty of companies have a no alloy policy. A few years back I picked up a tasty set of Ford alloys for half nothing with brand new tyres as the new car they came off had them removed and replaced with steel wheels.

Some often misguided perception that alloys automatically mean expensive tyres.

That's mad Ted! :eek:

Odyssey 2005

Must have been goggle eyed from all the passat power while he was fitting the no.plate.

R.O.R

No F30 came from the factory on steel wheels in to Ireland, and as we have the same standard specification as the UK, should be the same over there as well.

Wonder if they were winter wheels?

Also - that's showing as a 320i SE Turbo?

Marcinek_55

Wait around 10 minutes to take this photo - clean photo. There was a kid behind the car and he didn't want to walk away...

Lamborghini Aventador

stimpson

Just now on the M50

ION08

stimpson wrote: »

Just now on the M50

Registration 02WW3474
Make BMW
Model 745
Description I
Engine Capacity (cc) 4398

Not a genuine Alpina according to Cartell

Hogzy

ION08 wrote: »

Registration 02WW3474
Make BMW
Model 745
Description I
Engine Capacity (cc) 4398

Not a genuine Alpina according to Cartell

Could very well be genuine though. He may have declared it as a 745i when going through revenue as the Alpina B7 has the same engine from a 745i with an added supercharger.

MetzgerMeister

ION08 wrote: »

Registration 02WW3474
Make BMW
Model 745
Description I
Engine Capacity (cc) 4398

Not a genuine Alpina according to Cartell

Kind of hard to believe that that Bangle design was out in 2002 :eek:

ofcork

Still looks awful!

el diablo

MuppetCheck wrote: »

Plenty of companies have a no alloy policy. A few years back I picked up a tasty set of Ford alloys for half nothing with brand new tyres as the new car they came off had them removed and replaced with steel wheels.

Some often misguided perception that alloys automatically mean expensive tyres.

I recently saw a white MK.6 Golf GTi in Germany with steel wheels and hub caps. It looked wrong. :eek:

ofcork

I assume you would specifically have to spec no alloys as they would be standard surely?

tossy

el diablo wrote: »

I recently saw a white MK.6 Golf GTi in Germany with steel wheels and hub caps. It looked wrong. :eek:

Probably winter wheels.