My new car - name TBA

So whens this getting slammed then Jimbo?

max wrote:

So whens this getting slammed then Jimbo?

Ha, I'd like to say soon, but in reality im going to wait til after it's first service.

New wheels are being considered at the moment for the next couple of months, but nothing straight away.

Last night, while over at Matty's, Lupton took the rear badge off to make the boot look a little bit tidier.

Before:



AFter:



(Sorry for naff gashberry pics, it was dark...)

this has so much potential careful of your warrnty jimmeh.

Got it some new bars and a basket (thanks Ash!).

Got a couple of little goodies on their way right now that should hopefully be here by the weekend.

I know I shouldn't be, but i can't stop looking for new wheels haha!

Got a new stubby aerial in the post today to replace the sea-fishing rod that was on it before!



My new black kidney grills should arrive tomorrow aswell (fingers crossed as Mr Postman is being a bender at the moment)

^^lazy i cant be fooked to go out in the rain photo

Haha, I was literally going to post under the pic "sorry for the gash quality, but it was raining, so it's from my office window"

Lol.

Got a couple of little cosmetic treats arriving for the 1er in the next couple of days.

Going to start saving for coilovers and wheels at the end of the month, hopefully i'll be able to get something sorted in the next few months!

nothing has changed on this car...

jimmymidnight wrote:

nothing has changed on this car...

This is a lupton-worthy update.

I thought that was the new direction this forum is going down, 35 pages of "today i put some diesel in" and "i topped up my washer fluid today" - they're modifications, right?

jimmymidnight wrote:

I thought that was the new direction this forum is going down, 35 pages of "today i put some diesel in" and "i topped up my washer fluid today" - they're modifications, right?

ha ha!

I might make a thread for my honda jeep, and put 'today i adjusted the mirrors, and opened the glove box'

Im pretty sure lowering your windows also counts...

Im thinking of a thread for our ML beater with things like "today one of the leaves welded to the bonnet came off" and "this car is still s**t, things keep falling off of it and it costs the same as a Range Rover..." haha

jimmymidnight wrote:

Im pretty sure lowering your windows also counts...

Im thinking of a thread for our ML beater with things like "today one of the leaves welded to the bonnet came off" and "this car is still s**t, things keep falling off of it and it costs the same as a Range Rover..." haha

I hope you told your insurance company about having leaves on your bonnet, they would think of it as a cosmetic enhancement and as such charge you a premium for the privilege!

shhh.... I won't tell if you don't!

In other news, I started my ride on lawn mower yesterday and cut some grass and had to lower the blades. it looks awesome with slammed blades...

jimmymidnight wrote:

shhh.... I won't tell if you don't!

In other news, I started my ride on lawn mower yesterday and cut some grass and had to lower the blades. it looks awesome with slammed blades...

get some pictures of it up, i have one too. mines so low i got stuck coming off my drive....

Again, not really an update, but still...

My old man has decided to join me in the world of BMW, so on Wednesday he drove down to Surrey in his blue SL500 and then came home in this:



A 4.8l V8 BMW E64 650i Convertible.
The V8 sounds so hench when you boot it! It has pretty much every toy in it including full voice command and all the keyless junk.

i do hope hes still gettin a f550 what the 6 handle like? ive always liked them but just thought theyd be like a boat lol

I bet he payed a lot for that custom swirly number plate!

matty_mk1 wrote:

i do hope hes still gettin a f550 what the 6 handle like? ive always liked them but just thought theyd be like a boat lol

We're having a new office built and taking on some more staff so he's decided to save the pennies til next year, at which point he'll probably look at either the 550m or the 575.

The 6 handles surprisingly well, it's solid and goes round the bends in my area at 80+ with no problems - it feels more solid and straight than the SL did! it's also a second quicker which is nice! its f*****g huge though, feels like a 7series inside!

whittle wrote:

I bet he payed a lot for that custom swirly number plate!

lol.

Wow, you guys have almost completely gone from Merc to BMW!
Just need to get an X3/5 to replace the ML (or convince him to get an X6... )

The 3 series is lovely mate, and that 6 series is something else!

Gotta pop down sometime and see it for real.

Stampers wrote:

Wow, you guys have almost completely gone from Merc to BMW!
Just need to get an X3/5 to replace the ML (or convince him to get an X6... )

The 3 series is lovely mate, and that 6 series is something else!

Gotta pop down sometime and see it for real.

yeah, with mum replacing the CLK with the Cooper S aswell!

The ML is on it's last legs as the gear box is pretty shagged, so we're looking at RR vogues now, but an X6 would be nice (if not kind of defeating the point having one haha!)

Pop round tonight if you want dude, i'll be about sorting my shiz for edish!

fanx Max

I'll edit that one later, as well as the rolling shot one