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Offline Exonian

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5790 on: 21 December 2016, 13:11 »
I've got a JCW 2016, never a big fan of the mini until i foolishly took the demo one out for a test drive,
made the young salesman look rather pasty faced when we returned to the dealership in Shrewsbury.
i had to have it.

A colleague has a red 2015 JCW, what it lacks in outright pace is certainly made up for in other areas. A proper fun hatch.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5791 on: 21 December 2016, 14:08 »
Thought about washing my GTD, realised its only been 6 months since the last wash by the Polish carwashers, decided to save 8 quid and leave it til the spring  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

Dirt doesn't show on LSG (maybe, i keep telling myself).

I did use a babywipe on the numberplate though.
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Offline GTD1414

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5792 on: 21 December 2016, 14:56 »
Thought about washing my GTD, realised its only been 6 months since the last wash by the Polish carwashers, decided to save 8 quid and leave it til the spring  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

Dirt doesn't show on LSG (maybe, i keep telling myself).

I did use a babywipe on the numberplate though.

My Nogaros looked pretty mean all black they were that bad with brakedust.

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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5793 on: 21 December 2016, 16:14 »
Car is filthy but due to sheer laziness, I washed and polished my wheels and exhaust tips and left the rest until another week.
They look great and really show the rest of the car up now :smiley:
As I was doing the wheels, I tried to imagine what they would look like powder coated in black.
Anyone seen any pictures of black Austin's ?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5794 on: 26 December 2016, 18:45 »
Took the car up to my in laws for xmas dinner yesterday. A round trip of about 60 miles with 4 adults and an 11yr old.
It's the first time the car has had more than 2 people in it since I got it!
It didn't feel any different at all and pulled like a train, really impressive  :cool:
It was a lot of dark country road and the HBA worked in a fashion but very cool when it did.
Also I gave the sat nav it's first work out and that was very good as well.
Happy Christmas all you performance Golf owners :smiley:
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5795 on: 26 December 2016, 19:54 »
^^ And a Happy Christmas to you Kalimon :smiley:

Had mine down to Cornwall in November for a week with 4 adults and all the necessary baggage. Amazed it all fitted! Performed really well, effortless and gutsy plus an average of around 40mpg. Really impressive!
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5796 on: 27 December 2016, 23:56 »
Cheers guys and best wishes to all for 2017.  Hope it's better than 2016.

Been doing a lot of short journeys recently and pottering about in it.  oil temp barely gets to 50C in this weather. A bit worried this will gunk things up (injectors/valves etc) or will the port injectors keep things clean? any advice?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5797 on: 28 December 2016, 08:47 »
Book a ferry crossing and head to spain for the winter?
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5798 on: 28 December 2016, 13:41 »
Replaced the footrest after getting one in my Christmas stocking:



Very easy to switch it and it's a nice little detail that makes the footwell a lot smarter. Some new mats are the next thing to get hold of.
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Re: What have you done to your MK 7 today ?
« Reply #5799 on: 28 December 2016, 14:57 »
Do you mind me asking where Santa got your foot rest pedal is from Cosmos?
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