New Member & new ftype

[kstoney]

Hi everyone
Picked up my Reims edition at the weekend, my recent car history has been:

Focus ST (blue)
Scirocco R (blue)
BMW m140i (...blue)
Grey Model 3 perf edition + a few years of sadness
Ftype! (Lovely blue)

Such a beautiful car, and it attracts so much (positive) attention, unlike the Tesla where I recently got called a genocide supporter! Can't actually knock the Tesla as a "transport tool", very reliable, insanely quick (in a straight line), cheap to run, just boring.

At first I was a little disappointed with the sound (my 140 straight 6 really purred low down) but then I removed fuse 15 and now it's absolutely purrrfect, night and day difference.




Not the best pics, will post a few more in a few weeks once it's been detailed!

 

[pirateprentice]

Looking very smart already!

 

[YorkshireSam]

Congratulations - it looks superb in that finish, and a good time of year to get it with plenty of spring and summer ahead.

Couldn't agree more on fuse 15 - it's how it should have sounded all along and quite a contrast to a Tesla! Enjoy.

 

[Kev1387]

Hi everyone
Picked up my Reims edition at the weekend, my recent car history has been:

Focus ST (blue)
Scirocco R (blue)
BMW m140i (...blue)
Grey Model 3 perf edition + a few years of sadness
Ftype! (Lovely blue)

Such a beautiful car, and it attracts so much (positive) attention, unlike the Tesla where I recently got called a genocide supporter! Can't actually knock the Tesla as a "transport tool", very reliable, insanely quick (in a straight line), cheap to run, just boring.

At first I was a little disappointed with the sound (my 140 straight 6 really purred low down) but then I removed fuse 15 and now it's absolutely purrrfect, night and day difference.

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Not the best pics, will post a few more in a few weeks once it's been detailed!

How do you find the V8 compared to your M140i?

 

[kstoney]

Power to weight ratio across the two cars is similar, and unfortunately I'm finding the p450 is struggling to put the power down just like the 140i did! Right now I have a little bit of buysers remorse thinking I should have gone AWD however equally I've got pirellis on the car @ 4mm, and it's like 10 degress, so it could just be that. Gonna wear them into the summer then switch to michellins.

In terms of sound, the 140 has a remus system and a 200cel cat and sounded incredible, but it does not beat the v8 now i've removed fuse 15, i don't even need to drive hard to hear the most beautiful purr!

Looks wise, undoubtably a more beautiful car.

 

[Keith666]

Nice car, and they do get a lot of attention, as you do stand out from the crowd. I know with new rubber, the grip will greatly improve and the enjoyment.