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    Subaru Legacy 3.0H6 R Spec B Saloon 2005/55 Black

    in Cars For Sale

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    Back for sale.

     

    Unfortunately, i now have a job travelling in the car a fair bit, so need something a bit more fuel efficient so have a Golf GTD arriving in a couple of weeks.

     

    Since the original post, the car is now on just over 106k miles.

     

    It has also had:

     

    £1k spent on full service including tyres, suspension and other bits - spent last July.

     

    £500 spent having the wheels refurbed, bonnet repainted to get rid of stone chips and a full MOP.

     

    New battery in the last couple of weeks.

     

    Just about to have an oil and filter service done, so nothing to worry about for a while.

     

    MOT until November 2016.

     

    A lovely car for someone wanting a LOT of fun, whilst still having enough room for all the family!

     

    PRICE DROP TO £2,995 ONO

     

    I'll be taking more photos once the service is done and I have had it valeted at the weekend. It will also be going on eBay shortly.

     

    Z

    Bluetooth upgrade 2008 vw

    in Audio, Electronics and Security

    Posted

    I ended up not seeing the exact car today (bad experience at Halfords getting an MoT which culminating in them doing something to the car that resulted in my never-broken-down-always-reliable Subaru showing an ecu error and misfiring!), however I viewed another one of the same age and reg today which had a white maxi dot, so the other on is likely to have the same...

    Bluetooth upgrade 2008 vw

    in Audio, Electronics and Security

    Posted

    Hi all,

    Sorry for posting this in Briskoda rather than a vw forum, but having spent a lot of time here during my Skoda ownership, I am confident I will get an informed reply!

    Just about to (finally) get my passat cc v6. The car I'm likely to get has the RNS510 nav unit, but no Bluetooth. I don't want to spend vw prices for the module and bits, so was hoping someone could advise as to what I need to get to sort this out!

    It's a late 2008 model and I'd like to get an oem look so that I can use the head unit and steering wheel controls rather than having a separate parrot kit. I need something that will work with an iPhone 6 running latest iOS...

    Thanks for the help!

    Z

    Mazda CX-7 2.3T Manual (Black) 2008/58 £5.25k 52k miles

    in Cars For Sale

    Posted

    For sale is my wife's Mazda CX-7. Its a manual petrol model with the engine from the Mazda6 MPS in it. It is for sale on eBay with the ad going live shortly.

     
    We bought this car in April 2012 when our second child was born as we needed a sensible SUV, but also didn't want to give up on driving pleasure and performance. So we bought, as Jeremy Clarkson described it in a Sunday Times review, the god of hellfire!
     
    There was only one spec for this car when it was sold between 2007-2009 (in petrol guise) which included almost every extra. It has:
     
    4 x electric windows with a facility to disable all but the drivers window
    Electric central locking
    Front and rear parking sensors
    Heated, black leather seats (very rare spec to find black body with black seats - far more common with cream seats which are less practical with kids)
    Drivers seat is electric
    Electric, heated mirrors.
    6xCD BOSE sound system
    ABS
    EPS
    Airbags - drivers, passengers and side
    PAS
    Xenon headlights with washers
    Auto lights and wipers
    Fog lights
    Isofix fixings on the 2 outer rear seats.
     
    In addition to the above spec, after we bought the car, we fitted a sat nav system with Bluetooth and rear parking camera.
    The touchscreen sat nav has a much bigger screen than the standard system fitted by Mazda from 2009-2011 when the car only came with a 2.2 diesel engine,
     
    The car has a full Mazda service history having been last serviced by TW White & Sons in West Byfleet in June 2015.
     
    It also has an MOT until August 2016.
     
    Mazda do not have a service book but instead they keep a full digital service record. This shows services as follows:
     
    30/12/2008 - 493 miles  - PDI Barnett's Mazda, Dundee
    25/06/2009 - 4,984 miles - 3,000 mile service Barnett's Mazda, Dundee
    12/03/2010 - 14,584 miles - 9,000 mile service Barnett's Mazda, Dundee
    17/08/2011 - 19,418 miles  - 18.000 mile service MKG3000 Mazda, Twickenham
    We bought the car in April 2012
    24/07/2012 - 27,345 miles - 27,000 mile service Motorlux Mazda, Newbury
    26/07/2013 - 36,819 miles - 36,000 mile service Motorlux Mazda, Newbury
    24/07/2014 - 46,722 miles - 54,000 mile service TW White & Sons, West Byfleet
    18/06/2015 - 51,235 miles - 63,000 mile service TW White & Sons, West Byfleet
     
    The MOT had 2 advisories - a windscreen wiper and rear shock absorber. Both have been replaced and can be evidenced by further invoices.
     
    All tyres have plenty of tread left, 2 of them were replaced around 1k miles ago in June 2015 and the other two were replaced around 10k miles ago in April 2014.
     
    Other than the above routine servicing, the car has also had the following done during its time with us:
     
    Brake pads - Aug 2014
    Replacement handbrake cable - Aug 14
    OSF drop links - Aug 14
    NSF Bottom ball joint - Aug 14
    Aircon receiver dryer and full regas - Jun 14
    O/S drive shaft - Nov 13
     
    As you can see, the car has been extremely well cared for with a number of important jobs carried out and paid for during our 3 years of ownership.
     
    The Bad Bits
    The car has been used to ferry kids around for the last 3 years, so the exterior does show some minor scratches and trolley dings commensurate with age and use - see the last couple of photos.
    There is a long scratch on the rear bumper as shown in the penultimate photo. There are also a couple of trolley dings in the passenger door - the paint is not split. I could've fixed them for around £80 from a dent man, but wanted to show that this is an honest car.
    The previous owner was a builder and his gloves have scuffed the steering wheel.
    It does sit in the top rate of tax so costs around £450 a year to tax.
    You will struggle to get >30mpg
     
    The Good Bits
    0-60 in an official 8.0 seconds. However, it has been tested by Autocar and others to actually take around 6.5-6.8 seconds 0-60 which is more believable given the 260bhp on tap. Other than a much older Porsche Cayenne Turbo you cannot find a faster SUV with a manual gearbox.
    Honest car with lower than average mileage for age.
    Unmarked 18" alloys
    Been improved from standard spec by the addition of sat nav, Bluetooth and a reversing camera.
    It is one of the best looking SUVs on the road
    Very rare car - you won't see many of these on the road.
    You will love it!!
     
    The Extra Bits
    It will come with a set of floor mats
    I will include the original BOSE stereo should you wish to refit it instead of the sat nav.
    If the price goes above £5.25k, I will include a set of Artera roof bars specifically for the CX-7.
     
    Oh, and in case you are wondering why we are selling, its because we are upgrading to the new CX-5, we still love Mazdas!
     
    Please feel free to contact me on 07748 961755 if you have any questions. The car has a very reasonable reserve on it as I do want it gone in the newt week or so as our new car has just arrived. The car is to be collected by the buyer from Woking, Surrey.
     
    A couple of articles about the CX-7 which may help:
     
     
    Here are some photos of the car:
     

    Recently Cleaned Thread

    in Styling and Car Care

    Posted

    Come on Nik.... go for it! You know you want to!!! :yes:

     

    Some of the cars on your shortlist were very very tasty.

     

    Looking forward to your decision.... or SWMBO's ruling on the outcome.... :p  ;)  :giggle:  :thumbup:

     

    Ah mate, you have no idea how much I want to go for it!! Its just typical how these things work - I've just spent £1.5k sorting the the Scooby out (mechanics for £1k and wheels/paintwork for £500) and still I can't get this V8 bug to leave me alone!!

     

    I'm pretty certain it will only be the Volvo V8, and a second one has now popped up near me! And this one may be interested in a PX! Its fate!!

     

    I'll keep you all posted, lol!

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    Recently Cleaned Thread

    in Styling and Car Care

    Posted

    Thanks Nik. She came up really well and will be getting the full 9 hour treatment soon enough!!

    Now the queation is, how did the conversation go with your wife about the V8?

     

    She's still thinking about it!!!

     

    I haven't been in touch with the guy about it yet until SWMBO has ruled, but once she has (as long as its a  :thumbup:  lol) a cheeky offer will be winging its way forthwith!!

     

    Now, for the most important question, apart from a day out in the sunny Lincs/Norfolk borders, how much extra is it gonna cost me to get the new car's body looking like the old one's...  ;)

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