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Offline keelaw

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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #220 on: 19 September 2009, 21:27 »

fair enough.  life's too short to worry overly about it now.  will enjoy it for now and see how it goes.  :undecided: :smiley: :undecided:

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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #221 on: 20 September 2009, 06:51 »
Yes it will but in the 3rd year as its dealer warrenty its harder to claim. Also what you going to do AFTER that 3 years? keep paying for them to be referbed? Thats why i said the 17s for long term ownership are a far better option but alot of owners change there cars more than there underware were as some of use keep them along time. Our mk5 is now 4 years old and i hope to keep it for at least 3 times that. I also hope to do the same with our mk6. Afterall i have had one of my mk1s for near 20 years now and guess what its never needed an alloy referbed lol

I agree, that was one of the reasons we went for the 17" being more practical when keeping the car for a long time, also don't like the look of the Monza's (personal taste of course)
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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #222 on: 21 September 2009, 19:28 »
OK, OK, sideways pictures as I can't be bothered to fiddle with Photoshop to obscure the number plate.









The colour is very similar to Carbon Grey, but it shows blue in sunlight.  I wish it was lighter/more blue, but I like it well enough.

If you could see the blue badge and the "disabled passenger" stickers, you'd probably be horrified.  However, went to visit a cousin in Edinburgh on Saturday and Mum was thrilled to bits.  Ride is extremely comfortable, and the seat adjusts so that she can be comfortable even at only 5'1".  She was particularly impressed by the heated seats, as it had turned a bit chilly by the time we set off home.

Cousins were well impressed too, after having a hurl round Ocean Terminal as a taster.

I got Bridgestone tyres, by the way.  Is that good?  Seems fine to me, but I'm not doing anything daft.

I'm already contemplating mud flaps, after being forced into a muddy puddle on a single track road on Friday (day after collection!) on the way home from Tesco.

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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #223 on: 21 September 2009, 19:36 »
Very nice Rolfe now I can see the graphite blue in the flesh so to speak it is really quite nice.  In my opinion I prefer the monza shadows but glad that you seem to be enjoying your new car and mum too,she sounds like she's a game old bird (no offense meant).  I'd go for the mud flaps I know what the roads in Scotland can be like.  Keep enjoying your car. :laugh: :laugh:
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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #224 on: 21 September 2009, 19:38 »
Very nice, looks really nice in blue graphite. :smiley:
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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #225 on: 21 September 2009, 19:39 »
Looks good Morag, not seen a blue one in the flesh yet.
I've got Bridgestones on mine too. They seem okay, they're fairly quiet. Not had any real weather or done any proper driving to test them though.

Front mud-flaps you'd probably get away with okay, the rears don't look very clever though. Maybe they look better than permanently mud splattered paint though?  :grin:
The first GTI I test drove had them and they looked a bit rubbish from the back, didn't really notice the fronts much, so they can't have been too offensive.
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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #226 on: 21 September 2009, 20:28 »
Looks good, enjoy!
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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #227 on: 21 September 2009, 20:52 »
Nice one Rolfe.

Looks stunning. Enjoy.
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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #228 on: 21 September 2009, 21:16 »
Best car in the street.

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Re: Blue Graphite?
« Reply #229 on: 21 September 2009, 21:21 »
Well, I haven't really looked in detail, but my neighbour across the road got a new Mazda MX-5 coupe on 1st September.  Red,with leather seats.  Looks quite flash.  So I had to look it up in "What Car", and realised it's cheaper, has a lower top speed, and slower 0-60 than Prospero.

So tough.

(Mind you, she has a husband and a little boy, so having a 2-seater coupe as a second car (or it might be a third) is a bit flash.)

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