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Nice comparison Mark. Bare in mind how sorted your Ph2 was a fair Ph1 will always feel poorer to start with.
My budget is lower end about a grand. After a few car sales we put money in the saving and 2 holidays this year so it's a stop gap to something modern.
I miss my V6 but also fancied...
Forget the rupes mate. I simply couldn't recommend it to a hobbyist.
3m is a lovely machine, lightest on the market and very ergonomic. A tad noisy.
All rounder goes to the millwaukee. It's a CP in a different shell and more robust parts. Great machine if you're doing proper correction work...
Love it baldy. Looks superb. Anthracite suits the Silver better but weren't you going for ph1s eventually anyway?
Always loved willy wheels on the 1*2! Very jealous. I want a Titanium one!
I actually think you're wrong Ian, the game has changed a lot. Some of the posts i've seen are mind boggled at the mpg. Difference is Mark isn't stupid, he knows how to drive. He also knows how to do mpg runs.
The young-uns doing 5k rpm everywhere don't represent true mpg figures.
No chap.
Cat D in general is repairs that equal more than 65% the value. Cat C is generally over 100%.
If it's categorised 99 times out a hundred an insurance company have total loss'd and pay a settlement for a car.
Be wary though, it's not difficult to buy a non registered "total loss".
Clio don't have enough textured trim really. The top front grille and lower grilles need sprayed. Only really way to get them dark.
The top grille is actually painted a grey metallic hence it looking faded all the time.
We do mate. Multispokes are always a nightmare, we hand rub and hand paint all our stuff, very labour intensive.
Hand finished is still the best finish but powder-coating it cheaper and more robust. The finish can be quite coarse though, just depends on who does it and how fussy you are. The...