Firstly this is my first ever new car at the age of 40.. and it's fantastic. I am coming from a 15 year old VW 2.8 4motion passat, which was a well specced nice car, but obviously I have jumped up a decade and a half. I got this through work and wanted something without a 20 week wait, so basically I got a pre built car which was sitting in Germany. It took just over 3 weeks for the car to arrive. As it was already built I didn't have much spec choice.. My local dealer sent me a list of all Hatch and Estate cars available in the UK and I choose the one closest to my spec.. minimum was front parking sensors and heated front seats.. So my car is a 2.0T dsg combi in Meteor grey with front sensors and rear parking sensors, heated front seats, spare wheel and electric tailgate. I wasn't convinced on the colour, but it was that or black and I personally think the estate is too large for black and it doesn't show off or contrast the black features of the sportline (grill, mirrors, roof bars).  Only thing so far are dsg pedal extensions from Aliexpress.. 

No plans for the car apart from keep it clean.. now choice of wax? I have Collinete and also has a AG lifeshine kit..

 

Only issue is trying to run it in!! :-)

34 minutes ago, technics100 said:

 

Only issue is trying to run it in!! :-)

 

Rag it,  

 

Rag it hard 

Beautiful car.  

Love it! Colour looks great on the estate

 

Enjoy your new car. 

 

 

56 minutes ago, penguin17 said:

Love it! Colour looks great on the estate

 

Enjoy your new car. 

 

 

 

IMO it looks (and I can't believe I'm going to say this...) better on your car @penguin17 - It's slowly growing on me, but I think the Estate has a lot of metal for the grey to cover

1 hour ago, hwr1983 said:

 

IMO it looks (and I can't believe I'm going to say this...) better on your car @penguin17 - It's slowly growing on me, but I think the Estate has a lot of metal for the grey to cover

 

Wise up his looks awful.. even he knows it :-).. 

17 hours ago, technics100 said:

 

They've changed the style of the headrests, but they still look fixed. Also, I'm intrigued by what looks like part of a mirror-less camera with interchangeable lenses? They are nice photos.

11 minutes ago, freelunch said:

 

They've changed the style of the headrests, but they still look fixed. Also, I'm intrigued by what looks like part of a mirror-less camera with interchangeable lenses? They are nice photos.

 

What were they like before? no mirrorless, taken with a D750 and 35mm f/1.8 FX.. then an old 20-35mm Tokina for the interior photos.. The D750 and lenses fit in the arm rest storage.. sweet :-) 

1 hour ago, freelunch said:

 

They've changed the style of the headrests, but they still look fixed. 

Have they? 

Hmmm... I guess I better go have another look at my car. I'll get back to you!

I've had a look. They're the same. But, I can still recognise a changeable lens camera when I partially see one. 

 

In my defence, they look a lot different when I get in my car than they do under a fill-in flash.

Edited 5 June, 20188 yr by freelunch
Defensive position

When do you take it back to get the topcoat applied?

 

To me that shade of grey is primer, SWMBO wants one that colour.

19 minutes ago, IJWS15 said:

 SWMBO wants one that colour.

So when are you ordering? 

 

IMO the colour only suits black trim such as the gloss black accents on the Sportline. I seen a Karoq with chrome trim in MG, last week.....erm erm 

I know what

3 hours ago, IJWS15 said:

When do you take it back to get the topcoat applied?

 

To me that shade of grey is primer, SWMBO wants one that colour.

 

I know what you mean.  but it does get a lot of attention and I think it's the colour that does that.. like a large naval vessel!! might get HMS Belfast written on the side.. 

14 hours ago, freelunch said:

In my defence, they look a lot different when I get in my car than they do under a fill-in flash.

 

It was shot with a D750, I don't need fill flash, it sees in the dark!!

1 minute ago, technics100 said:

It was shot with a D750, I don't need fill flash, it sees in the dark!!

 

And this thread gets worse and worse... 

3 hours ago, freelunch said:

 

And this thread gets worse and worse... 

 

Dont tell me you use Canon.. or even worse .. you're a Fuji hipster??

Ha! The hipsters would not have me. And, as this is your thread, I'll tell you.

 

I currently own a Pentax K5 DLSR, but my go-to camera is a Sony RX100-III. The Pentax is hardly used unless I do a job with it – location stuff, portraits. I took both cameras on my Berlin trip and the Pentax made it out of the bag once. The Sony is just so damn convenient and it takes a good picture.

 

Current plans are to buy a 50mm prime for the K5 and a new Sony RX100-VI after it has been out for awhile. The only thing the Sony lacks is a decent telephoto and the VI addresses that problem.

 

My all-time favourite camera was a Minolta SRT-101 back in the days of film, until my wife dropped it on its head. And, yes, I have had Canon, an S95 which was passed on to my wife when I bought the Sony. And I have owned a Fuji – their first digital camera, all 1.4 megapixels of it.

11 hours ago, penguin17 said:

So when are you ordering? 

 

 

It is a lease car so probably around Xmas

Had the car a few weeks and have it a good clean and a coat of Collinite at the weekend.. it's now got 800miles on it so starting to open it up a good bit..

I borrowed a vcds cable so couple to things to sort - throttle response, beeping tailgate etc...

8 hours ago, technics100 said:

Looks great! Nice work 

That interior looks like a very nice place to be. Can I ask a daft question? It looks like you have a dark headlining from the photos. It looks great. 

Checking the configurator (never the best idea) it looks as if this is a  Sportline only thing (eg the L&K configurator still shows light headlining / A pillar covering with dark interior). Is that right? Or is it just my eyesight failing?

I think it is a Sportline thing, mine certainly has a dark headlining.  It doesn't look like you can change it on other models and I recall it was one of the alleged 'selling points' of the Sportline when I ordered mine. I'm ambivalent about it to be honest, it makes it a bit dark inside but it looks nice and you do have a lot of ambient lights to offset it.

6 minutes ago, edwards said:

I think it is a Sportline thing, mine certainly has a dark headlining.  It doesn't look like you can change it on other models and I recall it was one of the alleged 'selling points' of the Sportline when I ordered mine. I'm ambivalent about it to be honest, it makes it a bit dark inside but it looks nice and you do have a lot of ambient lights to offset it.

Agreed.  On a smaller car, the dark headlining would seem claustrophobic but the interior space/light in the Superbs cabin is enough for it to not be an issue.