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New car ordered....

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Re: New car ordered....

Post by X5Sport » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:36 pm

Actually, yes.  But then you're a discerning lot and appreciate style.  Apart from pvr who has a sporty beetle of course.
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by pvr » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:44 pm

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Nice one - my brother in law got one. Good looking cars actually.
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Mark 3?  In Europe by any chance?  Skoda UK not letting any out until mid-Sept. >:(
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Yep - Europe. You could have seen it a few weeks back when they were here  :))
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by pvr » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:44 pm

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Actually, yes.  But then you're a discerning lot and appreciate style.  Apart from pvr who has a sporty beetle of course.
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… and a ban button  >:D
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by X5Sport » Wed Aug 26, 2015 9:48 pm

:bow: :bow: :ras:
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by chris.t » Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:15 pm

That spec sheet looks impressive
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by X5Sport » Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:45 pm

Delivered last night.  7 weeks early!  We went in this morning to sort the paperwork and extras and got a surprise......and although I don't have a piccie, the boot is huge!

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Still wrapped in plastic.  Taking delivery next weekend.
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by pvr » Sat Oct 10, 2015 4:39 pm

Are you allowed to take delivery then assuming it has the cheat software on it being the 2.0?

Car looking great by the way.
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by pvr » Sat Oct 10, 2015 4:39 pm

Parking on the disabled space - tut, tut  :))
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by X5Sport » Sat Oct 10, 2015 5:34 pm

They 'abandoned' it there, and it has the 2.0L EA288 engine, not the EA188/9 series which has the....er.....modification.
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by Mars » Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:00 pm

8)
That's looks awesome! And the colour is magnifique!
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by graemeX5 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:08 am

Glad you got the one with the unmodified engine.

however I dIdnt realise you went for the two tone colour scheme :))
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by X5Sport » Sun Oct 11, 2015 11:20 am

I thought it quite fetching actually....... :P
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by graemeX5 » Sun Oct 11, 2015 2:35 pm

Dare you to keep it !  :))

Although saying that people pay to have the car wrapped and plus it does save on stone chips  :o
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by X5Sport » Sun Oct 11, 2015 3:25 pm

:)) :))

Cheaper than Lifeshine - which I turned down.  Not sure how well it might stay attached when 'making progress' O:-)
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Re: New car ordered....

Post by Serverking » Sun Oct 11, 2015 4:25 pm

Love the interior! Lovely car!

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