So I've been on here for a fair amount of time now and finally getting around to introducing myself, but first off thank you all for the info on this site - its been invaluable to me in the purchase process!
Its taken 10 months of looking and finally I ended up with the spec that I wanted from day one - I must have seen/driven about 8-10 cars before this turned up.
MY08 C2S Manual, PSE, Atlas Grey, Carrera Sport Wheels, Hard back seats - thats it - I was looking for something that didn't have loads of extras on it - to save weight & its a 3rd car so not bothered about lecky seats or cruise control etc.... I've only turned the radio on twice and the first time was to make sure it worked.
So far I've had the paint corrected on it and wow never knew a 'grey' car would have flecks of blue/green in it but its stunning now.
Had one of the rads changed under a warranty claim - pretty lucky as the chaps at Cridfords (serviced the car since it came out of OPC) said they never pay out on those, a great result as the trip to FoS was a lot cooler...
All the bolts on the exhaust have been swapped over, new tandem oil pump, new battery, air filter has been changed along with the induction pipe - then I pulled the PSE cord out, gotta love giving the neighbours a little nudge early on a Sunday morning!
The immediate to do list is; fit the SSK (I got it two months ago), low oil temp and 3rd radiator, RSS mounts and sort out the steering wheel - not sure what to do yet but its way too thin for my liking.
The dilemma now is the car is not sitting right to me, its a little high - I've seen a few threads on this but I'm unsure to go for a set of H&K springs (yes seen the group buy and tempted!) to drop the car and fill the arch gap or go for a total overhaul... but thats another thread which I'll get around to some day! (This one has taken at least 6mths!)
Needless to say I am over the moon with my 'new' toy - still have to turn around and look at it every time I park it!
Its taken 10 months of looking and finally I ended up with the spec that I wanted from day one - I must have seen/driven about 8-10 cars before this turned up.
MY08 C2S Manual, PSE, Atlas Grey, Carrera Sport Wheels, Hard back seats - thats it - I was looking for something that didn't have loads of extras on it - to save weight & its a 3rd car so not bothered about lecky seats or cruise control etc.... I've only turned the radio on twice and the first time was to make sure it worked.
So far I've had the paint corrected on it and wow never knew a 'grey' car would have flecks of blue/green in it but its stunning now.
Had one of the rads changed under a warranty claim - pretty lucky as the chaps at Cridfords (serviced the car since it came out of OPC) said they never pay out on those, a great result as the trip to FoS was a lot cooler...
All the bolts on the exhaust have been swapped over, new tandem oil pump, new battery, air filter has been changed along with the induction pipe - then I pulled the PSE cord out, gotta love giving the neighbours a little nudge early on a Sunday morning!
The immediate to do list is; fit the SSK (I got it two months ago), low oil temp and 3rd radiator, RSS mounts and sort out the steering wheel - not sure what to do yet but its way too thin for my liking.
The dilemma now is the car is not sitting right to me, its a little high - I've seen a few threads on this but I'm unsure to go for a set of H&K springs (yes seen the group buy and tempted!) to drop the car and fill the arch gap or go for a total overhaul... but thats another thread which I'll get around to some day! (This one has taken at least 6mths!)
Needless to say I am over the moon with my 'new' toy - still have to turn around and look at it every time I park it!