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

m17

Nonoperational wrote: »

Quick pic of the new arrival. A6 S-Line black edition.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/793/39075018960_ece871da8b_c.jpg

That's a class car will wear that black edition with those 20 inch alloys are the business

Autosport

I’d change my reply if I were you

Toyotafanboi

Lovely.

m17

Had her over the weekend didn't want to give her back

dmc17

davycc

My nippy ould Skoda just hit 150k been a reliable work house

davycc

Jpg ness

m17

Left in my 10 year old Toyota avensis for its 19th service next service 300,000kms

Duke O Smiley

davycc wrote: »

Octavia

Not to jynx you or anything but theres a chap very near myself breaking one if you find yourself in need of anything! You might have seen it around, red one?

davycc

Yeah I need a second hand red passenger side door mashed my own reversing into garden one night recently pm on the way thanks

Manic Moran

Jesus... I'm impressed with M17. My Audi's about at 130,000 miles, and I'm to the point that I worry about taking it on a long road trip. (Granted, around here, that's 500 miles+ each way).

The S4s of 2005 or so had a habit of having the timing chain wear through the guides somewhere at 125,000. Fixing it requires pulling the engine.

bear1

In miles it's 177k which is quite ok for those Toyotas.
I had a 98 avensis once and I got it over a quarter of a million miles before moving it on.
It blew the head gasket which was then rad welded 90e later and never again an issue with it.

tossy

Manic Moran wrote: »

The S4s of 2005 or so had a habit of having the timing chain wear through the guides somewhere at 125,000. Fixing it requires pulling the engine.

There is no such thing as an Audi S car that's going to pass 150k without emptying your pockets :D If you are lucky it will just slowly bleed you dry rather than just announce at once it's leaving and taking half of everything you own.

Ron Burgundy II

Looking through some old photos and came across this. I had the car 6/7 months and spent a weekend correcting the swirls inflected by the dealer.
(I can still remember the pain in my arms and back from using the DA:()

IMG_1716.jpg

MetzgerMeister

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

Looking through some old photos and came across this. I had the car 6/7 months and spent a weekend correcting the swirls inflected by the dealer.
(I can still remember the pain in my arms and back from using the DA:()

IMG_1716.jpg

Polishing cars is a young man's game - hence why I don't do it commercially any more :pac:

job seeker

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

Polishing cars is a young man's game - hence why I don't do it commercially any more :pac:

Out of interest, Can I ask what you changed your career to?

rizzee

job seeker wrote: »

Out of interest, Can I ask what you changed your career to?

Apt username :pac:

job seeker

rizzee wrote: »

Apt username :pac:

I'm hoping he'll put in a good word for me.. :pac:

vintagevrs

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

Looking through some old photos and came across this. I had the car 6/7 months and spent a weekend correcting the swirls inflected by the dealer.
(I can still remember the pain in my arms and back from using the DA:()

IMG_1716.jpg

Do you still have that car?

Leonard Hofstadter

bear1 wrote: »

In miles it's 177k which is quite ok for those Toyotas.
I had a 98 avensis once and I got it over a quarter of a million miles before moving it on.
It blew the head gasket which was then rad welded 90e later and never again an issue with it.

177k is only warming up for a Toyota, I know someone with a 2000 VVTi Corolla that's on nearly 255,000 miles, while my parents have a 2005 1.8 VVTi on over 200,000 miles and a 2010 D-4D with about 198,000 miles. They all have a thirst for oil (like every VVTi engined Toyota), but other than there's fear of them.

That old 1.6 is impossible to kill really.

joujoujou

captainspeed wrote: »

177k is only warming up for a Toyota, I know someone with a 2000 VVTi Corolla that's on nearly 255,000 miles, while my parents have a 2005 1.8 VVTi on over 200,000 miles and a 2010 D-4D with about 198,000 miles. They all have a thirst for oil (like every inappropriately serviced VVTi engined Toyota), but other than there's fear of them.

That old 1.6 is impossible to kill really.

Fixed that for you.

James Bond Junior

job seeker wrote: »

Out of interest, Can I ask what you changed your career to?

Master butcher clearly.

Ron Burgundy II

vintagevrs wrote: »

Do you still have that car?

I do indeed. PCP term is set to expire end of the year so will need to make a decision on whether to keep it or move it on.

vintagevrs

Ah cool, just the way I read the original post, it looked liked you only had kept the car 6/7 months!

Leonard Hofstadter

joujoujou wrote: »

Fixed that for you.

Ours are serviced religiously every 15,000 km as per the guidelines, and we've had them from brand new so I know they've been looked after but they still like some! The older VVTis just love oil full stop (apart from the ones Toyota recalled and replaced the short block on, of course).

joujoujou

^^ That's the point. ^^ My two VVTIs are serviced every 8000 km with proper grade of oil and not even a drop of oil is missing between services full stop.

If you go manufacturer's 20 years old guidelines, they will take oil. If you follow careful owner's experience - they won't.

JohnBoy26

joujoujou wrote: »

^^ That's the point. ^^ My two VVTIs are serviced every 8000 km with proper grade of oil and not even a drop of oil is missing between services full stop.

If you go manufacturer's 20 years old guidelines, they will take oil. If you follow careful owner's experience - they won't.

Ah they burn it anyway even with proper servicing, the older ones that is. The revised vtti from late 2005 don't burn oil, or at least I haven't seen it happen on any or experienced it with my e12.

My e11's burned a drop though but not much, this was despite one of them having a full toyota service history and being in immaculate condition and extremely well cared for.

joujoujou

That's not true they all burn, but I've no time nor will to convince anyone. I don't care.

MetzgerMeister

Let's not get into the oil burning debate again folks. Leave it there.

m17

Just leaving in my work horse in for a wash and polish

OmegaGene

I tried to embed the pics but failed again, back to school for me I think

AndyBoBandy

OmegaGene wrote: »

I tried to embed the pics but failed again, back to school for me I think

Nice, what speed auto box is in that? I've driven the 9 speed a few times in the E220, is the C220 a 7 speed?

OmegaGene

AndyBoBandy wrote: »

Nice, what speed auto box is in that? I've driven the 9 speed a few times in the E220, is the C220 a 7 speed?

Yeah 7 speed, I’ve have it 6 weeks now and I’m enjoying it, it’s my first merc
Sports + is great fun

Ron Burgundy II

OmegaGene wrote: »

I tried to embed the pics but failed again, back to school for me I think

Supervalu....

Well ware, with the new motor.

OmegaGene

Ron Burgundy II wrote: »

Supervalu....

Well ware, with the new motor.

It’s a great spot for pics

Autosport

Well wear with that beautiful Merc


It’s nice to see another Merc around too many BMW’s around

Wailin

Autosport wrote: »

It’s nice to see another Merc around too many BMW’s around

Well, since you reminded me :pac:

m17

Brought here for a run this morning epic the only down fall that she is left hand drive
inside the cabin

MetzgerMeister

Wailin wrote: »

Well, since you reminded me :pac:

That looks sooo good!!!

Wailin

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

That looks sooo good!!!

Thanks MM. Had it ceramic coated back in January, makes washing a breeze and really brings it to life. Dark colours need plenty of tlc or they just look dull.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Wailin wrote: »

Well, since you reminded me :pac:

Does it piss you off that you paid your good money to have the twin exhausts and its a nod to the enthuast that you got the proper engine, but now every g30 has twins even if there is a rat on a wheel smoking a cigar, under the bonnet....Nice motor BTW, nice to see such a clean car this time of year.

Wailin

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

Does it piss you off that you paid your good money to have the twin exhausts and its a nod to the enthuast that you got the proper engine, but now every g30 has twins even if there is a rat on a wheel smoking a cigar, under the bonnet....Nice motor BTW, nice to see such a clean car this time of year.

No I actually couldn't care less fitz! I was looking at some nice 530d's as well but the spec of that particular 535 was better than anything else, has a few extras beyond the usual m sport plus package and sat nav pro.

Probably in the minority here but I don't actually like what BMW have done with the G30. Interior is better than f10 but exterior does nothing for me. Basically just a bigger version of the 3 series.

Those twin exhausts on the g30 m sport look ridiculous btw when you can see the 'real' pipes behind the 'fake' ones.

tossy

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

Does it piss you off that you paid your good money to have the twin exhausts and its a nod to the enthuast that you got the proper engine, but now every g30 has twins even if there is a rat on a wheel smoking a cigar, under the bonnet....Nice motor BTW, nice to see such a clean car this time of year.

The have created a new kind of model envy in the G30 though, round exhaust for SE and letter box for M sport. It's the middle rear headrest of 2018

m17

MetzgerMeister wrote: »

That looks sooo good!!!

That's a cracking bmw 535 with 313 bhp well waer

vintagevrs

Rattlehead_ie

Well gave her the first clean of the summer and my first go at a proper home detailing. I still thinking I'm doing the waxing wrong but as a first go ill take it

btkm8unsl0w5r4

Wailin wrote: »

No I actually couldn't care less fitz! I was looking at some nice 530d's as well but the spec of that particular 535 was better than anything else, has a few extras beyond the usual m sport plus package and sat nav pro.

Probably in the minority here but I don't actually like what BMW have done with the G30. Interior is better than f10 but exterior does nothing for me. Basically just a bigger version of the 3 series.

Those twin exhausts on the g30 m sport look ridiculous btw when you can see the 'real' pipes behind the 'fake' ones.

Seem you got to caring by the end of that post Yeah I dont think much of the g30. The f10 was a big improvement over the e60 but the g30 is very non-descript. Spy shots of the new 3 series are not filling me with enthusiasm either. The new 8 series...now thats a thing.

MEGA BRO WOLF 5000

@vintagevrs Nice to see an unmolested e46.

I've a set of 20mm wheel spacers there you're welcome to them, they'd be a fantastic addition to your rear wheels.

colm_mcm

Love that colour on the Focus

Wailin

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

Seem you got to caring by the end of that post Yeah I dont think much of the g30. The f10 was a big improvement over the e60 but the g30 is very non-descript. Spy shots of the new 3 series are not filling me with enthusiasm either. The new 8 series...now thats a thing.

Haha no, one passed me the other day and couldn't believe it when I saw the wide exhausts are fake and just part of the bumper. Never knew that. They basically just copied mercedes.

Saw the new M5 in Quinns last week...now that looked just glorious.