rtbiscuit

was good seeing your beastie as well, she is stunning, i cant wait to see it revealed properly

already got a flat cap and my shotgun got sold with my grandparents farm when they retired

Well as some of you maybe aware i sold my S2000 on wednesday, and have been car-less for 3 days and its not felt good. so on saturday evening i left at midnight to go and pick up husky and then head on up to bonnine scotland. i got to Husky's at 2.30 am and we left his at 3.30 am, sharing the driving we drove though the night to edinburgh only stopping just over the border for my first ever tottie scone and square sausage. and we made edinburgh garage for 9.45 am. the drive up was great we had a top spec volvo XC70 and it was like driving an armchair. so comfy and easy to sleep in, photos on facebook show proof of that. lol. checked the car out and decided it was good and drove it back yesterday after staying at husky's folks. big thanks to husky and his family for putting me up and feeding me. i'll get john to put up pictures later as he was the official road trip photographer. <<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>> well as some of you may have guessed i have bought.............................. a jag in particular an XKR its a supercharged V8 beastie its a 2000 plate and the mileage is average for its age but the engine looks in very good condition. a few bits need some TLC but i wanted a project car; bit like a steppign stone into classic cars. - its metallic black (needs a lot of attention with amachin polisher, but its something i'm looking forward to) - has the rare 2 piece 20" BBS Detroit alloys in a light champagne gold - Brembo upgrade - satnav (although 10 years old still does a good job, but is earmarked for modding ) - cream leather interior - and every gadget under the sun and some husky and i had never seen before. Gadgets we've found on our 1000 mile round trip - i knew the car would have cruise control, but this one has the later adaptive CC which senses cars infront and adjusts its speed to maintain a gap (well chuffed it has it made the trip down a doddle) - auto tinting wing mirrors that at night time tint to reduce glare form cars behind. - electric adjustable steering wheel that raises when you take the key out to let you out, - electric adjustable seats and mirrors - a memory function that sets the seats, mirrors, and steering wheel all at the smae time to your preset. - auto everything, lights wipers etc etc. - a button labelled sport ( makes the car insane ) should be labelled SHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!!!!!!!! to say i'm chuffed is an understatement, i have been beeming form ear to ear all the way down. i'll get john to add the proper photos from his decent camera up fro people to see.

wow, thread revival

in its modded state i think 7.5-8k is what it would shift at for a quicker sale. dealers won't really take mods in to account on PX so they'd possibly only offer you 4.5 -6k on px i put my S2000 back to stock and sold it in 7 days for the asking price. i didn't do that with my zed and had to px it and not for the amount i wanted. at 10.5k i think you;ll still have the car at christmas. best of luck with what ever you choose to do and i hope you get your asking price. and new toy.

does it come with a free tracksuit?

lol i remember seeing this on our drive down yesterday, looked hideous

you can get 10.5 at the rear with out arch work if you get the right offset same as you can get 9 up front

cheapest one son pistonheads is just under £18k, i swear they are going up in value. last year there were a few at around £15k

Extract taken from http://uk.autoblog.com/2011/05/27/lexus ... il-to-imp/ Lexus has once again triumphed in the JD Power customer satisfaction survey, taking top spot in both the manufacturer and model categories. The Lexus IS came first in the long-running survey, while the RX took third position, helping the manufacturer take a record eleven years at the top. But while Lexus owners are driving around with smug grins on their faces, Vauxhall and Ford drivers are easily recognised by their scowls – the Ford Ka was ranked bottom in the poll while Vauxhall was the worst performing manufacturer as a whole. While the Lexus IS scored 85.4 percent, just pipping the Honda Accord's 85.2 percent, the Ford Ka came last out of the 108 cars featured, with a score of just 74.1 percent – well below the industry average of 79.4 percent. The soon to be replaced Kia Rio was just above the Ka with 74.6 percent, while the Vauxhall Corsa also won little favour with 74.9 percent. Jim Holder, editor of the survey's compiler What Car? said: "Lexus's achievement is remarkable. Eleven years at the top of Britain's most thorough customer survey is testament to its ability to build great cars and unstinting attention to customer service. The individual results for the IS and RX, with first and third highest overall satisfaction scores, should also give buyers of these cars unrivalled peace of mind." The survey assesses cars on four key areas – vehicle appeal, quality and reliability, ownership costs and dealer satisfaction – and looks at vehicles that are an average of two years old. Top five models: 1 Lexus IS - 85.4% 2 Honda Accord - 85.2% 3 Lexus RX - 84.3% 4 Honda CR-V - 84.2% 5 Toyota Prius - 83.9% Bottom five models: 104 Mitsubishi Colt - 75.3% 105 Suzuki SX4 - 75.0% 106 Vauxhall Corsa - 74.9% 107 Kia Rio - 74.6% 108 Ford Ka - 74.1% Top five manufacturers: 1 Lexus - 84.5% 2 Honda - 83.3% 3= Jaguar - 82.5% 3= Skoda - 82.5% 5 MINI - 82.2% Bottom five manufacturers: 24 Mitsubishi - 77.3% 25 Peugeot - 77.1% 26 Chevrolet - 76.6% 27 Suzuki - 76.4% 28 Vauxhall - 76.3%

the track bit with the music made the hair on my neck stand up. stunning car. and the only one i haven't owned to give me an almost full honda performance set. had the CTR, the S2000, with the NSX i would jsut need an ITR and i feel i would be complete. but the ITR holds no draw to me and only the NSX i feel is the next honda i would want. honda are the only car company that i've bought from twice. never normally go back to the same brand twice, but they have been good.

would love to say yes this is my new baby, but sadly not, will have to wait a while for one of these. maybe the next one.

after seeing the stupid road race video i thought i would contribute something a bit more classy. a video of a decent car in the right environment being what it is.....stunning. its one of my dream cars,

ricey you up for a home invasion on monday? me and husky will be coming back past you hopefully with my new baby.

that was a pristine example new owner is going to be very lucky

wedding reception followed by a road trip and my new car hopefully

i think the car needs more to it to carry it off, maybe bigger wheels and a body kit. might work better if you'd done the bonnet and roof in carbon. hexis is good stuff. speak to RT Performance with their 30% off its not a bad idea, and from what i've seen and heard their work is top quality. or if you're not able to travel that far, i can supply you with hexis vinyl in a range of colours; big enough to do a bonnet or roof. or both. you can then go back to your local guy, or have a go yourself. viewtopic.php?f=38&t=49257&hilit=+rtcustomz

looks really interesting, i may well go this route as well. got a year to go, but i'll sell my phone on something like mazuma, buy a new phone out right and swap to giffgaff. i may even keep my current phone as its been so good.

my wife has a hyundai IX35 its a 2 litre diesel good mpg top spec 2wd version of the 4wd they do, and i think that was just in at 20k, really nice car, v comfy and actual got a bit of poke to it. and i enjoy driving it. might be worth a look

first upgrade was air filter to a k&N typhoon system then exhaust, then bodykit then wheels then i sold it

i always thought i was more a Father Fintan Stack and husky was Father Cyril MacDuff

congrats to you both

so is this official i'm now the forum moron?

looks like blade silver

nice colour