: Wahoo i got a 225!



French Muscle
23-07-2006, 00:46:19
Hello Everyone,

Great forum ive been reading it for the last month, i looked at so many cars before i finally settled down with the 225... bmw 1 series, seat leon cupra r, honda civic type r, audi a3 2.0T, alfa gta and probs countless others, infact i didnt know a great deal about the 225 and still dont actually know that much now! I researched the other cars so much but every time there was always something about them that put me off. the BMW was soo downmarket inside and had absolutly no extras and was so expensive. the audi a3 2.0t was a similar story, alfa gta i thought was beautifull but at the end of the day its an alfa and id rather have a car i can depend on. honda civics are driven by every ethnic and rood boy chav and the interior did not do it for me. and the seat leon cupra r has just had the new model out and the old shape didnt excite me as ive seen many on the roads...

I saw a blue 225 on a wednesday at a renault garage in Shirley. It was impressive, cup pack, face lift, leather recaros, cabasse stereo, didnt have zenons even though the dealer said it had. ended up that the 06 car that had done near 7000 miles in 3 months had also been chipped - and the dealer would not budge on the £16,000 asking price, i tried buymynewcar.com and they were excellent but they only had an inferno in stock and i like that colour but i was set on the blue... anyway by the saturday i went to motorpoint and picked up a blue pre face lift 06 with 4 miles on the clock, cd changer and zenons for £13,999 and now im well happy with it im also only 21 and managed to find insurence so that made me even happier! im on cloud 9 atm it really is a great car, not so hard to drive that your teeth shake out and not so soft that its clumbsy... for me its perfect ....smooth when u want it and then when u put your foot down unbelivably brutal!!! and im getting 27mpg! oh happy days

anyway ive got a few photos of my car, ive no idea how i post photos seeing as this is the first forum ive ever registered on so some help with that please!

This forum looks like a collection of top people no doubt i will spend most of my office hours on this!

Matt

shinyautos.com
23-07-2006, 00:53:44
Hello matt how you doing!


Great introduction!


What price you paying on your insurance? Just wondered as i've only just turned 22.


With regards to adding pictures,


Go to www.imageshack.us and browse for the picture you want to upload, once you've done that copy the 'Direct link to image' address.


Then put it between this PUT THE URL HERE


So you'll be left with something like this


www.image.com but without any spaces :wink:


Hope that makes sense!

French Muscle
23-07-2006, 01:37:13
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Thanks for advice, in answer to your question...ive just turned 21, i have 3 years ncb one sp30 conviction with no ban :evil: 37mph in a 30 breakin the laww breakin the laww! :evil:

Direct line quoted me... £550 if i went under my dads name (but still could earn ncb discounts) he wasnt too keen on me ruining his clean bill so wasnt allowed to do that, so im insured in my name and that cost £880 with i think £350 excess, garaged and 10k annually. the house and my other car is insured with direct line (which i am trying to sell, VW lupo anyone??) so i think thats why it was affordable, again i tried possibly 20-40 other insurence companys...confused.com was deff not very good for me with the cheapest quote starting at £3500 going onto £4500 and most other companys took all my details down and then said...21??? im sorry you have to be 25 to insure this car byee! id be interested to hear what other people are paying, but im pretty sure ive got a really good deal. I was also insured with direct line on my first car and for me they were very good dealing with a claim...but thats another story!

Matt

Al225
23-07-2006, 09:28:58
Welcome, the more the merrier.

Your insurance quotes look quite good. Wait to get old like me, and you will see premiums in the £270 range :lol:

Shippo
23-07-2006, 09:57:20
Hello and welcome

andy bassett
23-07-2006, 11:24:57
welcome along matey

did you say yours is an 06 plate with 4 miles on it ??

Mr_M
23-07-2006, 12:22:02
Welcome along Matt

Where abouts in west Mids are you? I'm that side of Warks so might not be too far away?

BlackRat250
23-07-2006, 13:11:21
Hi matt and welcome to the site. Any questions, feel free to ask !!!!

pjdt77
23-07-2006, 19:26:00
Welcome aboard m8, you say the car is 06 with 4 miles on, happy days, chose a good colour as well m8, nice buy. Enjoy your stay and when youstarting your mods programme!!!!! Cheers Phill J. I never drive above 70.............

andy bassett
23-07-2006, 20:05:56
06 on a pre face lift with 4 miles on good show. :D

denty225
23-07-2006, 22:23:04
Welcome mate, Got yourself a good deal there. I had an Arcti blue before, I bet it's looking stunning in this sun 8)

Enjoy it all you can.

French Muscle
24-07-2006, 02:04:01
Yeh it was 4 miles on an 06 plate when i got it, it was sent over to cyprus b4 comming to uk, it was built in feb/ march so the car has had a holiday in the sun for a few months.

and MR_M im based in Solihull near Dorridge and Knowle..J5 M42 the part of the M42 that has the 'traffic management speed cameras' most annoying motorway on planet earth. 60mph...no wait 40...no wait 70..noo changed my mind... lets go mad!!! -30 everyone reverse

Matt

cactusbob
24-07-2006, 08:16:24
Welcome along Matt :lol:

meggerman
24-07-2006, 09:20:37
hi m8 top motor !

really nice glad your enjoying it, there a nice bunch on here but what out for andy bassett as he makes you want to put garden hose all over your car and fit the "tie fighter system (tm)"

SaintDP
24-07-2006, 09:38:23
Welcome to the site mate. You know you made the right choice. :D

dickie
24-07-2006, 13:15:03
Hey chap, longest introduction for a while! :wink: welcome along mate

Diegza
24-07-2006, 15:38:46
Welcome along mate. I was in the same situacion, but at the end I don´t regret. Best choice.. :D
Consider yourself part of the select class :wink:

Cheers from Mexico

Ant Eg
25-07-2006, 00:09:13
Welcome to the site & nice car. Sounds like you got a good deal

mike_d225
25-07-2006, 10:42:53
Welcome along Matt :wink:

Hope to see a few mods soon :D

darth megane
26-07-2006, 00:29:16
Hi Matt
great deal you got hope you enjoy the site when i got mine took months befor i found this site........................... :D

Mr_M
26-07-2006, 18:23:48
and MR_M im based in Solihull near Dorridge and Knowle..J5 M42 the part of the M42 that has the 'traffic management speed cameras' most annoying motorway on planet earth. 60mph...no wait 40...no wait 70..noo changed my mind... lets go mad!!! -30 everyone reverse

Matt

LOL - know what you mean about the M42 - used to live in Solihull myself a few years ago. Have to say though that as much as a pita as the cameras are it was a lot worse on there before the traffic mangement.

I'm not too far away - I'm the other side of Coventry - just outside Rugby. Hopefully see you next time we get a meet in this area.