SVR shopping - top tips wanted

Anything F-Type related......
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Jimbo095 wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:20 pm I'm not sure about why they last so long but can only assume it's the pad/disc composition. Apparently the 2017 car with 24,000 miles still had around two thirds of pad life left too and they'd not been replaced! Bodes well I'd say and yes I read somewhere it was around £900 for a pair of pads, suffice to say I won't enjoy that day if/when it comes!! The £4k I paid for full PPF I paid after collecting the car still hurts now but the peace of mind factor was worth it, even just for my more relaxed cleaning method let alone stone chip prevention!! Incidentally the Firesand is much nicer in the flesh, from a personal point of view anyway. I originally considered wrapping it as I wanted the spec but wasn't 100% sold on the colour, I love it now! My buying thread if you need some bedtime reading, forum contributors invaluable...

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Good to hear that - Carbon Ceramic equipped cars are now viable targets 8-)

Agree, colour is very much a personal thing. I'm just waiting for the right combination to come onto the market: there is one on there that has an ideal spec for me bar the colour. May need to investigate wrapping...

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Good to hear that - Carbon Ceramic equipped cars are now viable targets 8-)

Agree, colour is very much a personal thing. I'm just waiting for the right combination to come onto the market: there is one on there that has an ideal spec for me bar the colour. May need to investigate wrapping...
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Is it my Fireasand twin!! :lol:
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Jimbo095 wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 4:35 pm
Good to hear that - Carbon Ceramic equipped cars are now viable targets 8-)

Agree, colour is very much a personal thing. I'm just waiting for the right combination to come onto the market: there is one on there that has an ideal spec for me bar the colour. May need to investigate wrapping...
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Is it my Fireasand twin!! :lol:
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I hate to disappoint Jimbo, but it's an MY18 ultra blue version with all the carbon goodies. Your 'twin' isn't far off though ;)
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Still looking - still quite a few on the market but nothing seems to have sold recently. Wonder whether prices may drop as winter approaches, given sports cars tend to be more of a 'good weather' purchase?
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Tricky one this but I've decided to make an F-Type not the next car but the one after. After fair bit of pondering, I need something more practical (lugging capacity mainly) for the time being - so have put a deposit down on an C Class AMG Merc estate :) Not quite the same granted but will still be oodles of fun and once the family situation changes, I'll be back...
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The F-Type will be even more special after you've suffered with that German stuff. ;)
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scm wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:21 pm The F-Type will be even more special after you've suffered with that German stuff. ;)
I'm sure AMG owners say something similar to people who buy Jags :) In the end had to go with my head on this one but an AMG has been on my to do list for a while so I'm not crying...
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Steve C wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:19 pm I'm sure AMG owners say something similar to people who buy Jags
Ah, but they're wrong! :D
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Steve C wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:19 pm
scm wrote: Sun Sep 30, 2018 7:21 pm The F-Type will be even more special after you've suffered with that German stuff. ;)
I'm sure AMG owners say something similar to people who buy Jags :) In the end had to go with my head on this one but an AMG has been on my to do list for a while so I'm not crying...
Not all...
My son in law had one as a company wagon and described it as ‘a crock of sh*te, just a normal plasticky Merc with badges and bigger spoilers’.
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And a pretty amazing engine! Enjoy
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