Not much snow granted but I thought I'd take some pics of the car I picked up last week. My L&K has been PX'd after its three years warranty was up and I got this for a very good price with the current offers for the built stuff before the facelift (or whatever they do with the VRS in the meantime).

It hasnt got xenons which i do miss but ive ordered some philips xtremes and bluevision sidelights which should be here tomorrow from powerbulbs. Also it doesnt have the auto dipping mirror but Ive found the sunset glass takes care of a lot of the glare by itself.

I also cant believe how quiet the CR engine is compared to my old PD 140. Its that quiet that it feels (nearly) like a petrol when it starts up and is great when cruising. I also wasnt sure what to expect and if I'd notice much of a difference between the 140 and 170 as it didnt feel like much of a change when I test drove a hatchback. I tried it out today on some stop start dual carriageway near me and the difference is huge with loads more torque right through the rev range, tis a stunning engine

Anyway, here are some pic from the dusting of snow today and a little bit of "top gear" grad in the sky!

Note Ive darkened the sunset glass in this cos I was bored so this isn't a real indication of how it looks

Very nice! Car and pics.

Some great pix -- and good luck with the new motor

Great looking pics.

Another Island Green bites the dust - were we the only two on here???

thanks all, no andy there is another....

Cracking pictures

Some nice pic's there.

Very nice pics, very jealous

4th one down is best; most scenic.

You'll have to put it forward for next year's Briskoda calendar; top notch photos.

i only realised i missed this years calendar the other day, didnt even get to vote :(

Good photos and nice use of a wide angle lens.

Excellent photo's, where they taken in Clocaenog?

Looks great mate, Did you wash it on the spot? I cant keep mine clean to the end of the street at the moment :P

some good piccys:thumbup:

Great looking pics.

Another Island Green bites the dust - were we the only two on here???

nope, i've got one. Not exactly my first choice but it's better than silver...

Good pics

A very nice looking combi

Excellent photo's, where they taken in Clocaenog?

near there, taken on the EVO triangle while I was on my dinner between sites as Id been to the Alwen

Looks great mate, Did you wash it on the spot? I cant keep mine clean to the end of the street at the moment :P

It got some collinite on on Sunday in the fog It wasnt that clean though as id ploughed through a fair bit of slush to get to the Alwen. Its absolutely minging now from all the salt :(

nope, i've got one. Not exactly my first choice but it's better than silver...

ah, there you are! The Island green is a great colour, especially in the sunshine. I only ever saw two others while I had mine. very exclusive

I like the contrast in the picture. Very nice car Enjoy.

Very Nice Car Mate Hope You Enjoy It, I'd Love One Of Those For My Fishing. Great Pics But Looking At Where You Are You May Have Been Better Off With A Scout.

Craig.......

Very nice pics!!!

i got some more today on the way home, spot the difference

Umm, tasty! Isn't the PD engine supposed to be better that the CR version?

Cheers

Clive

Hope you had hill-hold on that last one

Top pics

Colour coded grille in the latest set - huge improvement

Steve

Top pics

Colour coded grille in the latest set - huge improvement

Steve

I have to agree here >

Always love the colour coded grille! Great Job. Do you have any other plans for it?