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

bazz26

Would not have been my first choice initially but 530ds are thin on the ground here especially in that spec, so you can't have it all your own way when buying used. Interestly enough even in the UK most of the 530ds for sale seem to be carbon black.

Four Phucs Ache

Me: I'm getting an m sport 5 series
Wife: what's wrong with the focus
Me : its shyte
Wife: how much?
Me : only about .......
Wife: sniggers, no way
Me: You don't understand
Wife : OK , get it and you take my car
Me :
Wife :see?nothing wrong with the focus
Me:


:pac:

Lovey cars lads.

GustavoFring

Well wear bazz, stunning car.

James Bond Junior

I took this old girl for an NCT in February and she didn't want to play ball and decided to stick the bonnet latches open meaning I got a fail dangerous along with corroded rear brake hoses. The tester said was a shame as it was in excellent condition otherwise. Tried fixing the latch and got nowhere so stuck her back in the garage and didn't even bother throwing the covers back over her. A fit of guilt got to me this week so I pulled her out again and she started first time without hesitation. I have ramps ordered to be collected in the morning, new axle stands and new bumper shocks to fix the slightly sagging front bumper. Currently trying to accumulate the bits to give the cooling system a refresh along with some braided rear brake hoses and with a small bit of luck she will see the road again in July. I have 4 BBS alloys waiting for new tyres which would be a nice addition but they are not essential. A quick spin around the estate and I was reminded why I just love this car.:o:cool::cool:

Leonard Hofstadter

That 530d is absolutely gorgeous bazz, and looks like a serious amount of spec in it as well. Very jealous right now! Plus, it's got the most important thing of all - six cylinders.

bazz26

bazz26 wrote: »

My new arrival today:..........

jayo26 wrote: »

After 10 years without a Beemer I finally convinced the wife..

.................

Two lovely cars, both look top class, happy motoring chaps

PetroleumJello

Congrats on the F10's lads. I had 520d M-Sport and l absolutely loved it. I still miss those seats, incredibly comfy.

m17

Just give the brothers car a nice wax and polish looking like new again

btkm8unsl0w5r4

at least you only had to remove the soot from half the exhaust tips.

MetzgerMeister

davycc

jayo26 wrote: »

After 10 years without a Beemer I finally convinced the wife..


Love it so far had a good drive in it this evening its my first auto car thought it would take some getting used to but not a bother on it love it.

Good luck with the new arrival!
Did you get it in enniscorthy? I have old friends near the giant petits super value..
Never owned an auto yet but I would say it makes driving in traffic daily a lot more relaxed you can break out the pipe and slippers and take the stress out

jayo26

davycc wrote: »

Good luck with the new arrival!
Did you get it in enniscorthy? I have old friends near the giant petits super value..
Never owned an auto yet but I would say it makes driving in traffic daily a lot more relaxed you can break out the pipe and slippers and take the stress out

Thanks mate.

No not enniscorthy but the car was owned by a well known person around county wexford and was serviced regularly in donoghues so was a no brainer for me.

Blazer

Four Phucs Ache wrote: »

Me: I'm getting an m sport 5 series
Wife: what's wrong with the focus
Me : its shyte
Wife: how much?
Me : only about .......
Wife: sniggers, no way
Me: You don't understand
Wife : OK , get it and you take my car
Me :
Wife :see?nothing wrong with the focus
Me:


:pac:

Lovey cars lads.

Do what I do...
I turned up in my f10 one day at the house and the missus was like " I thought you were only looking at one"
"yep but I loved it so took it"...she doesn't drive yet so doesn't get a say

Brian Scan

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

at least you only had to remove the soot from half the exhaust tips.

Miaow.

dmc17

Nice evening for it

CIP4

Have the A4 almost 3 months overall loving it so far. The dark hides the dirt well :pac:

James Bond Junior

Turns it upside down too.

CIP4

James Bond Junior wrote: »

Turns it upside down too.

It’s showing fine for me right way up.

Gremlinertia

Aus import for me too. Looks well all the same..

CIP4

Gremlinertia wrote: »

Aus import for me too. Looks well all the same..

Went in on my laptop showing upside down but if you click attachment its right way up not sure how to fix that

Skylinehead

Manic Moran

Bazz's 5-series and mine both seem to have taken the exact same color combination outside, inside, and wood.

So, I rented this over the weekend. (It was my vehicle, I just didn't own it.)





Looks snazzy. Rides very well, surprisingly well, actually. (Motor Trend rated it as a better handling car than the BMW M3). No way in hell I'd buy it.

First problem. Look at those back side windows. I have never driven anything with such horrendous vision before. One would need to purchase the blind-spot-monitor option and have cameras everywhere. Pulling into the fast lane is almost a case of gambling. Speaking of, the rear view camera was badly aligned to the computer generated path.

Secondly, the boot is atrocious. It's actually very large, plenty of room for my full-sized suitcase and backpacks.


The catch is getting the suitcase into the thing in the first place. You have to drop it down from above, stand it on end, then try to angle it, and push, hoping to hell that the suitcase isn't too long to make the curve. Reminded me of getting a couch around the hallway and into the sitting room door.

Interior wasn't anything to shout about either.


I mean, I can't complain. It's a third the price of our 5-series, so one wouldn't expect it to be luxury, but it's just... bland.

Fortunately, wife prefers the Challenger. Once we sort out getting rid of the other two cars, of course (Passat and SL).

tossy

CIP4 wrote: »

Have the A4 almost 3 months overall loving it so far. The dark hides the dirt well :pac:

I didn't realise it was quattro

bear1

So here is my temporary American import 2.0 160bhp Ford thirsty as **** Focus.
Airbag light on: check
aircon broken: check
Tire sensor issue: check
vibration at 100kph: check
broken windshield washer: check

But.. i do like the surprising turn of pace it has. Kick down is quite addictive but you pay for that with horrible consumption.
Radio sucks...
The mirror is as in it is split in 2 on both sides but on the drivers side the main mirror is massively magnified so spaces between the cars looks incredibly tight and the small mirror is the normal mirror which would show the normal distance.

bear1

Don't understand why on the laptop it shows as sideways but on my phone they are upright..

Truckermal

bear1 wrote: »

Don't understand why on the laptop it shows as sideways but on my phone they are upright..

CIP4 syndrome! You will be getting a rattle shortly..:P

PetroleumJello

Picked this up in January, manual, non performance pack version, good fun.

Panic Stations

That's lovely man. Have to say VW have really upped their game with the Golfs these days. They're lovely cars.

btkm8unsl0w5r4

I like the way the red accent on the grill flows into the headlights, very nice, and the lower bumper strakes flow into the wheels.... class.

Leonard Hofstadter

Hudson Creamy Vista wrote: »

I like the way the red accent on the grill flows into the headlights, very nice, and the lower bumper strakes flow into the wheels.... class.

+1, it looks fantastic. Few cars would tempt me out of BMW ownership (despite the high cost of keeping them on the road), but that one just might!

PetroleumJello

captainspeed wrote: »

+1, it looks fantastic. Few cars would tempt me out of BMW ownership (despite the high cost of keeping them on the road), but that one just might!

I've come from a couple of BMW's (F10, E90) myself, you'll love the standard kit but miss the material quality.

Wailin

That's a lovely GTI, they really do look great in white with the red strip. A nicer styling too than the R imo.

PetroleumJello

Appreciate the kind words on the car. The colour is called White-Silver, its quite strange in person (often looks nearly a light blue, Mazda have a similar colour). Interested to see peoples opinion of the interior colours, from the non car people I usually spend my time around it's like marmite, people either love the tartan or absolutely hate it. I've just moved away from having a couple of cars with leather, I'm not a fan, would love alcantara some day.

Mc Love

I'd prefer the leather tbh. The Alcantara and fabric is just too hard to keep clean.

Panic Stations

Again, think it looks just as good on the inside as the outside. Love the tartan. Adds a bit of character to vintage character to the inside.

ION08

Manic Moran wrote: »

So, I rented this over the weekend. (It was my vehicle, I just didn't own it.

Looks snazzy. Rides very well, surprisingly well, actually. (Motor Trend rated it as a better handling car than the BMW M3). No way in hell I'd buy it.

First problem. Look at those back side windows. I have never driven anything with such horrendous vision before. One would need to purchase the blind-spot-monitor option and have cameras everywhere. Pulling into the fast lane is almost a case of gambling. Speaking of, the rear view camera was badly aligned to the computer generated path.

Secondly, the boot is atrocious. It's actually very large, plenty of room for my full-sized suitcase and backpacks.


The catch is getting the suitcase into the thing in the first place. You have to drop it down from above, stand it on end, then try to angle it, and push, hoping to hell that the suitcase isn't too long to make the curve. Reminded me of getting a couch around the hallway and into the sitting room door.

Interior wasn't anything to shout about either.


I mean, I can't complain. It's a third the price of our 5-series, so one wouldn't expect it to be luxury, but it's just... bland.

Fortunately, wife prefers the Challenger. Once we sort out getting rid of the other two cars, of course (Passat and SL).

The biggest problem right there is that you weren't given the 6.2Litre V8 "SS" version

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MetzgerMeister

OSI wrote: »

10 minutes with a fabric sealer and they become wipe clean for a good year. Plus, VW leather is pretty poor. I think the half Alcantara is the best option of the bunch on the GTI.

Isn't leather in VWs also abhorrently expensive?

notobtuse

The wife turned fifty and wanted a big old beast of a muscle car for her birthday.  So I got her a Dodge Charger.  That thing is bigger than my Jeep Commander.  I made sure it had all-wheel drive for the winter conditions here so it wouldn’t be just a fair weather drive.  I took it for a spin the other day.  Looked down and discovered I was doing 85mph in a 45mph speed zone.  That thing is scary fast and handles really well for its large size.  


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duffman3833

^^^^^
im living in the wrong country

bear1

Pff, give me a 1.6 TDI any day over that, jaysus the consumption must be horrific

ION08

duffman3833 wrote: »

^^^^^
im living in the wrong country

Well if you are a car enthusiast , yeah, you pretty much are.

vintagevrs

I like the way you've colour coordinated your usb cable too, nice touch!

notobtuse

bear1 wrote: »

Pff, give me a 1.6 TDI any day over that, jaysus the consumption must be horrific

The gas consumption on that thing is better than my other rides... which isn't saying much.  :D

The locals slow down when they see it because it's the exact same car as our police department's unmarked chase vehicle.

punisher5112

How is it so many have such nice cars, motorbikes and huge homes....

Would absolutely love to have them things.

Eric Cartman

punisher5112 wrote: »

How is it so many have such nice cars, motorbikes and huge homes....

Would absolutely love to have them things.

lots of hard work.

Noccy_Mondy

Love the alcantara, have half and half in my Golf, looks lovely when it's vacuumed and clean, but they're tough to keep clean... Mine badly need a shampoo.

ION08

punisher5112 wrote: »

How is it so many have such nice cars, motorbikes and huge homes....

Would absolutely love to have them things.

Bank loans!

Kitty6277

BHP wrote: »

Have this a few weeks. Over 3,000km on it now.

What a stunner of a car

punisher5112

Eric Cartman wrote: »

lots of hard work.

Get out of it all I see is guys on YouTube talking rubbish but have all sorts of deadly things...

Dam I'm totally in the wrong country.

PetroleumJello

OSI wrote: »

Don't buy into the YouTube bull****. A lot of it is either sponsored content or leased to the max for the sake of appearance

He's bang on ^. Some of the Youtube guys have videos/podcasts about how much time they put into buying a car in order to not get caught out in the end. Many keep the cars less than a year and limit themselves heavily on milage in order to ensure they don't lose a heap of value on the other end.