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Post by grampa on May 31, 2019 13:43:22 GMT
Grille looks OK on a top of the range M135i for some reason and then you see it on a white pauper spec one and the illusion is undone.  I don't know how many will remember in the 70's there was a trend amongst the custom car brigade to graft on a grille of a different car (often to make it a RR look alike) - that photo reminds me of that - it's as if someone's taken a Kia Cee'd and grafted on the BMW grille! |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2019 13:55:13 GMT
Allegro Vanden Plas all over again, eh?
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Post by Andy C on May 31, 2019 17:17:14 GMT
I don’t! If it was a VW approved, warranty protecting upgrade then I would, as another 50hp would be nice, but it isn’t. Other, more experienced VAG tuning companies are up around the 370-380hp with stage 1 tuning. Crazy how quick an R can be with a bit more power, Mountune quote 3.7sec to 60mph with 360hp and it’s not that expensive to get it up to 400+ and a low 3 sec time. Wouldn’t lose many TLGPs. Ah - I thought it was like mine and manufacturer approved .im sure I read somewhere it was but their website does say only a years warranty through them. Shame. |
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2019 17:21:47 GMT
Aren't they branching out because they've lost their official Ford tunership?
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Post by PG on Jun 3, 2019 19:07:24 GMT
Ironic really. Everyone has always bashed Ford for making cars less special than BMW. And then BMW go and copy the Focus for the new 1-er. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Of those photos, I'm not even sure I can identify what the 4th one is. Hyundai?
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Post by ChrisM on Jun 3, 2019 19:25:39 GMT
Of those photos, I'm not even sure I can identify what the 4th one is. Hyundai? New Hyundai Ceed, I think |
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Post by Tim on Jun 4, 2019 8:10:48 GMT
Ironic really. Everyone has always bashed Ford for making cars less special than BMW. And then BMW go and copy the Focus for the new 1-er. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Of those photos, I'm not even sure I can identify what the 4th one is. Hyundai? In a similar vein it occurred to me this morning, while following a white 1 series along the local country road at 30mph, that in the good old days you'd never be held up by a BMW. Now they're just driven by anybody who can get finance. |
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Post by johnc on Jun 4, 2019 12:48:10 GMT
I like the statement about "multiple users".... in other words, some of our used cars may have been with a rental company as their previous "owner" I’ve noticed most retailers cover themselves with this statement now. When the car has been leased to a company instead of an individual, they have to use that statement to cover themselves. For many cars there may only be one driver even where leased by a company. |
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Post by racingteatray on Jun 4, 2019 16:28:12 GMT
Grille looks OK on a top of the range M135i for some reason and then you see it on a white pauper spec one and the illusion is undone. I don't know how many will remember in the 70's there was a trend amongst the custom car brigade to graft on a grille of a different car (often to make it a RR look alike) - that photo reminds me of that - it's as if someone's taken a Kia Cee'd and grafted on the BMW grille! Doesn't it just! |
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Post by Ben on Jun 4, 2019 17:27:25 GMT
Of those photos, I'm not even sure I can identify what the 4th one is. Hyundai? New Hyundai Ceed, I think i30. Ceed is Kia. |
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Post by cbeaks1 on Jun 4, 2019 18:53:17 GMT
But the picture is a Ceed, for the sake of absolute clarity.
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