Pick up my V10 tomorrow

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4.2 V8 32v Naturally Aspirated - 414 bhp (2007-2011) - 424 bhp (2012-2014)
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by Ian_C » Tue May 14, 2013 8:51 am

Good point, the rears are far wider, durrrrrrrrr! :bash:
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by scaghead » Tue May 14, 2013 8:02 pm

Congrats fella :beerchug: I see a red v8 a few weeks ago and it looked so immense on the road,more so than any other colour r8 I have seen before...
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by HYFR » Fri Aug 23, 2013 6:36 pm

Well ... lasted just over 3 months ...

Its gone now.

My god did it look good driving down the road

:-(

Spyder next wek

:-)
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by Ian_C » Fri Aug 23, 2013 8:24 pm

What colour you gone for this time? :)
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by alphamail » Tue Aug 27, 2013 9:07 am

D_K wrote:Well ... lasted just over 3 months ...

Its gone now.

My god did it look good driving down the road

:-(

Spyder next wek

:-)
Good move Dave. Guy down the road swapped a few months back and absolutely loves it. Presumably the Capristos will be transferred to the spyder? :beerchug:
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by HYFR » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:12 am

Absolutely!!

An R8 is not an R8 without a Capristo !!

alphamail wrote:
D_K wrote:Well ... lasted just over 3 months ...

Its gone now.

My god did it look good driving down the road

:-(

Spyder next wek

:-)
Good move Dave. Guy down the road swapped a few months back and absolutely loves it. Presumably the Capristos will be transferred to the spyder? :beerchug:
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by Nickyboy » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:35 pm

What day are you picking it up?
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by alphamail » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:37 pm

D_K wrote:Absolutely!!

An R8 is not an R8 without a Capristo !!

alphamail wrote:
D_K wrote:Well ... lasted just over 3 months ...

Its gone now.

My god did it look good driving down the road

:-(

Spyder next wek

:-)



Good move Dave. Guy down the road swapped a few months back and absolutely loves it. Presumably the Capristos will be transferred to the spyder? :beerchug:
Capristos on a spyder - now that will be amazing. :boots:
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by HYFR » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:45 pm

Its being delivered tomorrow.

Capristo and GT rear lights booked for next Tuesday.

Then a detail and front end shielding already booked with Drake Fields.
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by Nickyboy » Wed Aug 28, 2013 12:48 pm

D_K wrote:Its being delivered tomorrow.

Capristo and GT rear lights booked for next Tuesday.

Then a detail and front end shielding already booked with Drake Fields.
Is Martyn delivering it himself and then driving yours back to Bath? I'll get to move a look on Friday when I hopefully pick mine up from Bath.
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by HYFR » Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:36 pm

Driving my what back to Bath?

He's getting the train back !
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by bam_bam » Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:38 pm

D_K wrote:He's getting the train back!
Haha, how depressing would that be...
No matter where you go, there you are.
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by Nickyboy » Wed Aug 28, 2013 1:53 pm

D_K wrote:Driving my what back to Bath?

He's getting the train back !
Oh yes it's already gone.

That's sucks for him.
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by hlbeckley » Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:35 am

the suspence...get a pic up already
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Re: Pick up my V10 tomorrow

Post by HYFR » Fri Aug 30, 2013 11:37 am

Delivery today hopefully.
hlbeckley wrote:the suspence...get a pic up already
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