marzman

Cheers Andy, i'll keep that in mind. The huge panels on Rangie's seem to be a magnet for scratches! Yep no worries. Ask away.

Hi guys, I recently decided to get another Range Rover Sport having sold my previous one in 2014. It's only a stop gap for the time being... to be honest the RRS interior feels really dated now. In around 18 months i'm hoping to get something much newer (New shape RRS, Macan, FPace, or 718 Cayman are the front runners at the moment, in that order). I've been to see a few old Range's and they have all been lemons so far, but I found a good one today. Its a 56-plate with 100k on the clock in the colour combination i wanted (black/frost leather), and the HSE spec (sat nav, heated seats, fridge etc). Best part is though that it's the TDV8 Diesel, so has buckets of power. It's 268bhp and 640nm of Torque, with an 8.4 second 0-60 time, which feels really quick in a 2.5 tonne car. I had a test drive today and it was lovely. Importantly the service history was impeccable (scary, even). Full Land Rover Service history, with all the receipts. It had £3.2k spent on it in December 2015 on a few bits, as well as a few other £2k+ receipts from a couple of years ago. I've got some mods planned for it... side steps and an autobiography grill will be first, followed by wheels probably, and maybe tinted windows. Hopefully picking it up next Saturday.

This. Everything else is excusable, this is just lazy.

Yeah i think about 500kg's My original plan was to get one of these, and keep it round the back of the house. To do that i would need to tip it on its side and manouver it through my back gate. That was the plan until I found out what they weigh.

Revs probably arent rising. Brakes will be seized on a bit. Standard for any car left for a couple of weeks. If she puts her foot down they will crack off and it'll be fine.

I think modifications plays a big part in it. The only time i've registered on a forum has been when i'm modding a car. If i'm going to leave it bone stock, im not interested in the community.

Wow.... look at it there in the shop! Will the garage be sending progress pics during the 6 weeks?

Thinking of taking it up professionally, can't understand where these wrapping companies get their prices from and I bet they don't do the underside as well! 2 rolls of pallet wrap at £8.00 each and 40 minutes labour, job done. The shell goes for paint next week and given that for the last 3 years I've done everything possible to keep even a hint of moisture away from it I had visions of it lashing down (what here in sunny Blighty???) so decided to wrap it in industrial cling film for its journey from the garage to the covered transporter. Not paranoid at all, haha. ...but what if it gets condensation on the inside and it traps the moisture in? Looks great mate.

Ha ha ha

Not sure. Looks kind of like a Ginetta G55, but not quite.

You can afford a car like that, yet you use a potato to take pictures?

Agreed. Common sense > Grit Guard

Luke, was there any penalty for the track closure or marshal assistance at the 'ring?

I've never bought a new car before. Looking at a 718 Cayman on PCP. Are there any angles to negotiate at all on a PCP deal? e.g. regarding options, or aiming for a lower monthly payment, or APR at all? I'm still a way off deciding yet, and i've not driven one so a decision is a while away... just getting my ducks in a row.

A few people are missing my point here i think... I understand the 'not bothered how much' approach... I wish I could think like this but I'm too tight with my money. I've probably spent £70k+ on the cars I've owned, but I've always sold them on so probably made £50k of that back so in real terms i've only 'spent' £20k + interest.

So i've been doing some man maths tonight to help me justify a new car purchase. I've been driving for 12 years and in that time i've had 18 cars. My car buying habits have always been to get the best cars i can at the bottom of their depreciation curve (or as close to it). The newest car i've ever owned was my first zed, which was 4 years old... but most of the cars have usually averaged around 8-10 years old. I've had some pretty good cars i reckon... 2x 350z's, 1x 911 (996), 1x Range Rover Sport, and 6x 3-series BMW's! I usually buy my cars with a personal loan and since getting my first proper job i've paid for a loan ever since (currently pay around £400 p/m). I've just worked out how much money i've physically lost in that 12 years, i.e. money that i now have nothing to show for it, which must be made up of interest and depreciation. Over the full 12 years i've been driving, i've 'lost' £26.3k, which is £182 per month average. If I take out the early years when i had cheap cars and just calculate based on the time i've had a personal loan it's actually £23k and £261 per month. So.... £261 per month in the bin over the years. Damn... i wanted that number to be bigger to help with the justification for a brand new car...!! EDIT - none of the above includes maintenance or modifications. Maintenance is essential and mods are a personal choice which shouldnt come into it, as we all know we're not going to make our money back here!

99% of Porsche owners then Personally I fancy the standard over the S model at the moment... both cars have more speed than can be legally/safely used on the road, so I don't feel the need to pay the premium for the S model. Am I wrong, or does this make me one of the 99% now?

I've been to the Porsche garage today. Same story as you by the sounds of it... went to get a quote for a 14-plate 981 Cayman and came away thinking the 718 was a better deal. I've not heard the engine note yet though...

So this is totally lame, i know, but i liked it. http://retromash.com/argos/ This site has a lot of the old 80's and 90's Argos catalogues scanned in that you can view. If you were like me growing up, then this should be a nice trip down memory lane. I used to look forward to the new catalogue coming out and then would look through the toys section in detail and make a note of everything i wanted for my birthday/Christmas. I've just been through a few years and found a load of old toys i used to have which i'd forgotten about!

Please tell me this fires something...

Great write up tim. Love the sieves... B)

Take the s out of https after you've pasted the link.

Look similar to the ones i used to make, here: http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/39484-06-onwards-reflector-leds/ I dont make them any more, it's not worth the time/effort. But i'm happy to do a guide if anyone wants to have a bash at making some themselves... it's really easy.

Took the dog for a long walk this morning, and then have been sat in the garden all afternoon with my wife. Several beers and a nice fat cigar later (Cohiba) and i'm done. Lovely weekend. ..although i can feel the burn already setting in.

Im on the red and green bandwagon. None of this blue and green, thats not a real saying (sorry Ekona's mum). ...but my blood is literally boiling over this vandalism. ****ing aresholes, i'd be on twitter looking for some clever **** to brag about it on line and then i'd be on to him.