Meet Daisy…

[Exonian]

I did wonder what the origin of Daisy’s name was - thanks for explaining. The only time I’ve ever called a car of mine anything has been if it’s gone wrong / broken down, so the Vauxhall Viva HC I owned in the 1970’s got called many things! 

Ah Asker………(forum name am1w I think); that’s a name I remember from the past. He was definitely a character . I remember he had a mk6 GTI in Tornado Red that I’m sure he would have named but I can’t remember what its name was. He later changed the mk6 GTI for a mk7 R, also in Tornado Red - I think he may have had a 3 series BMW for a time after the GTI and before the R.

The car wasn’t intended to actually have a name, I thought it might be a bit of an icebreaker to introduce the fact I’d shunned a GTI 

It was Asker’s insistence all the mk6’s had names! It took me a while to remember but “Wolfgang” was his mk6.
The BMW was an Estoril(?) blue 330d

Nice one Exonian! I was sure it would be a CS! Great choice anyway. Please post some pics 

It very nearly was! Toss of a coin really.

Some rubbish shots taken on pick up day.
I’m not big on photographing cars, wish I was better at it, the angles always look pants or the lighting is all wrong.

The black edition is a great standard spec, DCC is the only extra "required" and I fully get the visual thing.  19" wheels and the rear spolier all standard, combined with the blacked out parts, gives the car the "clout" that is required to make it perfect.   Enjoy.

Thanks Trev, what’s your new one’s spec?

The DCC was the one thing I was really against going for as I hated it on my TCR, so I’m looking forward to seeing how I get on with it. Would’ve swapped it for HK and area view in a heartbeat.

[BillSan]

I was thinking of the River Aller in Wolfgburg running through your veins Exonian.  I didn't even know there was one in Somerset.

Good to see the new toy.

You can't beat a performance Golf in white.

[Exonian]

Ahhhh sorry BillSan, you made a cool and astute observation and it went right over my head! 

[SRGTD]

Looks great @Exonian . Agree with @BillSan; white is the best colour for a performance Golf.

Your picture of your Estoril alloy triggered my OCD alarm . I’d have to break with tradition and have the tyre valve stem align with the top - rather than the bottom - of the ‘R’ logo on the centre cap, so it’s oriented the same way as the small ‘R’ badge on the rim of the wheel.

It was Asker’s insistence all the mk6’s had names! It took me a while to remember but “Wolfgang” was his mk6.
The BMW was an Estoril(?) blue 330d

That’s it - Asker’s mk6 was called Wolfgang! I seem to remember he had a bit of an obsession with panel gaps and nothing less than millimetre perfect was acceptable.