New member from North West (R 75) - Hello :)

Lady Eleanore

Lady Eleanore

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Hello, my name is Amanda, I just use the moniker Lady Eleanore as it's a name I use on a different car forum and it's my favourite Lindisfarne track (shows my age I guess). It is a misspelling of afore mentioned track though :D

I've just sold my M3 Competition Xdrive and bought an R75, which I've got for 4 years on a PCP. Sadly, as new orders have stopped, I was a bit limited in what was left and the deals I could get on those few cars. Anyhooo, its Eiger Grey (yes I know it's a bit ubiquitous, but it will look fine once it's detailed). It also has the Oyster interior, which is not ideal, but it does look nice, at least whilst it is new :D Climate pack and sunroof are the only options of real interest I guess.

I'm currently running it in, as is my custom and hope to be able to give it full beans by the end of December, weather permitting :)

I'll drop a write-up on my thoughts about it compared to my previous M3 once it's ready to be driven a bit harder. Having said that, the M3 was a bit of a weapon and had a completely different set of charms.
 
Welcome Amanda. I’d be interested in the comparison too with the M3, I’m sure that apart from the looks and sense of occasion in the F the M3 is a better car in all other respects.
Mind you I’d still choose the F over an M3 and I did only 7 months ago.
 
munchie said:
Welcome Amanda. I’d be interested in the comparison too with the M3, I’m sure that apart from the looks and sense of occasion in the F the M3 is a better car in all other respects.
Mind you I’d still choose the F over an M3 and I did only 7 months ago.
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I actually bailed out of the M3 PCP 2 years early. It was an astonishing car, every bit as good as the glowing reports said it was. An almost foolproof missile, who's only shortcoming was its size, the weight really is not an issue (I have no idea how it isn't, but the M3 G80 felt lighter than my previous M4 F82). And yes, by every metric, the M3 seems to be a better car than the F Type, but I need a car with soul and the M3 is simply too polished for its own good. Perhaps the new M2 (RWD) would have been the answer, but I am not ready for those looks! I do like a straight 6 engine, though, I am a sucker for the smoothness :)

And yet... I never got the "fizz" from the M3. I got that special feeling from the older M4, a car that repeatedly tried to kill you (in a good way) because it looked fantastic, sounded pretty lairy (I had the MPE exhaust, so the car sounded like a stabbed walrus on 'speed'). The F type hopefully will rectify my yearning for that special sense of occasion as well as being pretty quick in its own right :) I have never owned a V8 and as this is probably the last silly car I will own before retirement and submission into buying a eurohatch, I thought why not scratch that itch whilst I can just about afford it. So far I don't regret the decision, although the SIM card has now stopped working and there is no locking wheel nut with the car (it is meant to be getting detailed soon and of course the wheels need to come off).

I have bought the AAWireless dongle so that now have wireless Android Auto and so far it works seamlessly :)
 
scm said:
Welcome! I'm a Meet Me On the Corner man myself, but they're all good!
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Can't fault you with that one. Winters Song is another great track...oh heck, they all are.

Interesting fact for none-Geordies or fans, "Meet me on the corner" is about drugs.
 
"Interesting fact for none-Geordies or fans, "Meet me on the corner" is about drugs." - prescription ones :shock:

I know the Lady Eleanor song - but '71, i was just starting @ prep school.

Anyway, welcome....
 
DavidP said:
"Interesting fact for none-Geordies or fans, "Meet me on the corner" is about drugs." - prescription ones :shock:

I know the Lady Eleanor song - but '71, i was just starting @ prep school.

Anyway, welcome....
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I was still at junior school in 71. But I got to see Lindisfarne perform a few times at their Christmas Concerts :) Thanks for the welcome.
 
I saw them in Brighton just after Dingley Dell was released. The live perfomance sounded just like the record!
 
scm said:
I saw them in Brighton just after Dingley Dell was released. The live perfomance sounded just like the record!
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Brilliant musicians and their lyrics were superb. I am biased, as I was born in Newcastle (upon Tyne)
 
Lady Eleanore said:
Brilliant musicians and their lyrics were superb. I am biased, as I was born in Newcastle (upon Tyne)
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We all have our crosses to bear! Hope the fog wasn't too bad for you! :lol:
 
scm said:
Lady Eleanore said:
Brilliant musicians and their lyrics were superb. I am biased, as I was born in Newcastle (upon Tyne)
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We all have our crosses to bear! Hope the fog wasn't too bad for you! :lol:
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:P

There isn't that much fog to be honest, but it is a wee bit chilly at times. That's why I moved South to the North West of England :D
 
I think this will display if clicked. It's my car at the detailers. I use a lovely chap called Matt Phillpot, who owns 'Magic Detail' and he has done several (all BMW) cars for me. Great service and super friendly. Apparently the F Type is a bit of a mare to PPF, as the bonnet requires a huge roll width to accommodate the clamshell nature of it. Anyhoo, picked it up today and enjoyed looking at it....before it starts to rain tonight and it will never look so clean ever again :)

https://www.instagram.com/p/C066q6EIwto/
 
Nice. Apparently, the bonnet is the largest aluminium pressing in the industry. Or was when the F-Type was released.
 
scm said:
Nice. Apparently, the bonnet is the largest aluminium pressing in the industry. Or was when the F-Type was released.
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The car just came back from the detailers (the excellent Matt Phillpot at Magic Detail - he's done several cars for me over the years. Top chap :) ) and Matt said he had to scrap the original PPF for the bonnet as it was wider than the standard roll (60" width) and luckily had some 72" width PPF which is the what's needed.

At least the car looked nice for a few hours...bring on the rain :(
 
scm said:
Nice. Apparently, the bonnet is the largest aluminium pressing in the industry. Or was when the F-Type was released.
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Yes, think then trumped by Porsche Macan in 2014.
 
MikeM said:
scm said:
Nice. Apparently, the bonnet is the largest aluminium pressing in the industry. Or was when the F-Type was released.
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Yes, think then trumped by Porsche Macan in 2014.
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Funnily enough, matt the detailer mentioned that the F Type was the worst bonnet he'd done since the Macan
 
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