July 2013 - Friday 26th
Andy now has 255bhp :race:
Fred is crying :dapprove:
Eh? What? Not sure what you mean mate... :race:
Don't worry. It will be looked after as if it were my own. I'll write more (below) about the experiences I had with it since I picked it up this morning. It's obviously a special car... and I am extremely grateful and appreciative, Fred. My goodness, that noise!
No arguments from me fella - it certainly is epic! My goodness, that noise!
Lol that's great service Fred got to be the best courtesy car of all time lol
It gets my vote.
My goodness, the noise! (I'll stop now; but it sounds great).
Fair play Fred! Look after it Andy
No worries there, mate. It will be treated like a princess. Or whatever it wants to be. Today was/is a good day.
Are we to expect a Trophy for sale thread after he's had the V6 for a few days?
LOL! Nah mate, that won't happen. Fred's V6 is awesome (and I already have fallen in love with it) but my Trophy is also more than a bit special for me personally (despite the cr*p I've been through with it!) I might just keep the V6 and ensure Fred gives me my Trophy back first... :quiet:
Andy! Let me come have a look!
Yeah, anytime mate. Fred has ok'd it! I'm not far off J28...
lol i have been warned not to phone fred as the vee is not stolen.bummer instead i'll book it a track slot
It's already booked in for 4 sessions. Oops, did I say that out loud? Might even find it's way to Llandow as well...
I will remmeber next time my car needs to stay with fred to make sure the v6 is working
are you going to clean it for fred? last time i saw it, it had a 1" thick skin of dust on it..lol
I spent a few hours cleaning it today fella. I was going to clay, polish and wax it but the sun was too hot and I didn't have suitable cover. Still, it got a good wash and came up nicely (pics below).
I feel sorry for the vee, I want to come and detail it.
Despite the stone chips the paintwork is in really good condition and looks great with the gold flake. A bit of Zaino treatment today and it's come up beautifully.
So, let's update things here a bit...
July 2013 - Friday 26th
Firstly, a HUGE thanks to Fred for the loan of his incredible Renaultsport Clio V6. Having had my trophy for 6 months (no fault of his own mind!) I am now struggling without a car and I cannot continue to share my partner's Type-R as she needs it for her own commuting, etc. Also, a change in my own circumstances mean I am finding it more difficult to share a single car with her due to the logistics of it all. Anyways, to cut a long story short I was going to hire a car and that's when Fred generously stepped in and offered me the loan of his V6! I am now in possession of this wonderful car until my Trophy is done (or Fred urgently needs it back!) As said, a huge and massive thanks to Fred. He's a star and I don't care how brown my nose is... this has helped me out massively and I can't express how grateful and appreciative I am.
So yeah, what a day (thanks also to my good lady for playing long distance taxi driver and driving me over from Wales). Fred did say, as I picked it up this morning, that I'd either love it or hate it. I think you can probably guess where I stand on that one. It really is a bit special. And I've never been in a car that attracts so much attention. If I'm honest I found it a little unnerving. When I'm in my Trophy, nobody really gives it much attention. Unless it's a fellow Clio enthusiast then most just assume it's a red Clio and that is that. But not so with the Vee. Pretty much everybody was straining to get a look on the drive back to Wales. I also found that, on the motorways and dual carriageways, a lot of cars simply moved out the way to let me by. No, I wasn't speeding either! The only issues I had were with blokes in shirts and ties in German barges that seemed to be annoyed that I was sharing the same bit of tarmac with them. Whilst the urge was great to floor it I simply moved over and let them pass.
I pulled in the services to fill up the fuel and as I was about to leave a Dutch couple in a motorhome struck up a conversation about the car; a nice couple and we spent a few minutes chatting until another car pulled up to use the pump. On the way out the station a posse of 'more mature' bikers let me pass and threw thumbs up. This is totally alien to me, but cool all the same. As I got nearer home I called in Halfords to pick up some quick detailer and microfibre towels and was greeted by two police officers when I returned to the car park. They'd pulled up next to it and were checking it out. No issues, they were just looking so I spent a few minutes chatting with PC Evans and (can't remember his name, Huw I think) about the car and the deal with my Trophy. I bet they regretted asking! LOL! To top it off, I gave it a clean for a few hours this afternoon and the neighbours were asking about it as well as the locals who pass by the house. This was weird as I don't know them (apart from my neighbours) and normally just keep myself to myself. So yeah, the car definitely has a certain air of celebrity and presence about it!
In terms of the drive, it drives real nice. And the sound is immense; it just burbles and growls as you go about your business. The gearbox is sublime as well... so smooth. I love it.
Anyways, here are a few pics after today's clean. Sorry they are driveway shots but I haven't had time to take it anywhere yet!
Roll on the French Car Show tomorrow!
Cheers,
Andy
