Screw the C63 AMG and the M3

[Funky_Munky]

Not sure if you guys remember my thread about choosing between a C63 AMG and an M3 - http://www.ls1.com.au/forum/archive/index.php/t-144789.html. Well, I finally made up my mind and bought something on Saturday. A clue:

http://i44.tinypic.com/259flmo.jpg

Oh and Im having to use a new account because my old one seems to have been de-activated. I can log in, but I cant post... or do anything really. I get the 'you dont have sufficient permissions to perform this action' message. I have updated my email and re-validated my account but its still not working. I have also sent an email to the admin guys but have had no response. So this is my new account.

[dogsballs]

astra convertible?!

[jono0309]

Thats the best push button to have because it comes from one of the best cars..

GODZILLA as some quoted... GTR! Good choice.

[Funky_Munky]

Thats the best push button to have because it comes from one of the best cars..

GODZILLA as some quoted... GTR! Good choice.

Nope.

Its actually the Astra convertible. :bounce:

[El Narros]

For real? Why post about this?

[Funky_Munky]

For real? Why post about this?

In the quiet words of the virgin Mary - come again?

[V8 SSV]

In the quiet words of the virgin Mary - come again?

Is brick top in the room ;)

[macca_779]

Nope.

Its actually the Astra convertible. :bounce:

Yeah ok like hell it ain't from a GTR. Nice choice of car BTW. You have chosen wisely.

http://cdn.cbsi.com.au/story_media/339290506/nissan-gt-r_16.jpg

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[tmob]

Niiiice.... The best way to make up your mind when you cant decide between 2 cars is to get both, or don't get either....

Very good choice in the end. enjoy!

[Funky_Munky]

Is brick top in the room ;)

Haha! Glad someone was able to pick up on that reference.


Yeah ok like hell it ain't from a GTR. Nice choice of car BTW. You have chosen wisely.

[IMG]http://cdn.cbsi.com.au/story_media/339290506/nissan-gt-r_16.jpg[IMG]

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Thanks mate.

Werent you a mod or is that the other Macca?

[sjhugh]

Yeah nice choice, put up some links to photos. Someone will post them up for you.

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[macca_779]

Haha! Glad someone was able to pick up on that reference.



Thanks mate.

Werent you a mod or is that the other Macca?

The other one mate


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[6_litre_man]

Congratulations on the purchase mate, well done :) Definitely keen to some photos of this. What colour did you get?

Cheers
Matt

[Funky_Munky]

Got the DMG mate.

Here is a crappy phone pic:

http://i40.tinypic.com/3479szr.jpg

[tmob]

Looks grouse! I'm sitting here grinning ear to ear for ya mate. Well done.

[Wonky]

+1 :woohoo:

[mrtockley]

MY2011? Yeah?

[XLR8 V8]

Oh and Im having to use a new account because my old one seems to have been de-activated. I can log in, but I cant post... or do anything really. I get the 'you dont have sufficient permissions to perform this action' message. I have updated my email and re-validated my account but its still not working. I have also sent an email to the admin guys but have had no response. So this is my new account.

No response? You emailed us at 1am then created a new account and this thread that night. Understand you're keen to post about your new ride, but try having a little bit of patience and wait a reasonable period for a reply before you go creating a 2nd account. The reason your account wasn't working was because you had not logged in for some time so it dropped into the Inactive Users group. I've moved it back into the active users group and merged the 2 accounts.

On the topic of the thread .... nice purchase. :driving:

[Funky_Munky]

Looks grouse! I'm sitting here grinning ear to ear for ya mate. Well done.

Thanks mate.


+1 :woohoo:

Wonky! How goes it? Loving the ute mate. Looks fantastic.


MY2011? Yeah?

Nah, no way - cant afford an MY11 model as a cash purchase. It the 09 model (premium). A few more details on the car - it is literally in showroom condition and the front bumper has been armourfended so not even the smallest of stone chips. Has 7k miles on the clock and still has the new car smell to it. The guy who owns it is a super wealthy trader who has a fleet of supercars. His house is an absolute mansion as well. He got rid of this as he is getting in an Ariel Atom (Mugen upgraded edition).


No response? You emailed us at 1am then created a new account and this thread that night. Understand you're keen to post about your new ride, but try having a little bit of patience and wait a reasonable period for a reply before you go creating a 2nd account. The reason your account wasn't working was because you had not logged in for some time so it dropped into the Inactive Users group. I've moved it back into the active users group and merged the 2 accounts.

On the topic of the thread .... nice purchase. :driving:

Yeah, fair cop. I was a little over excited I think. Haha. Also wanted to update the guys since they were very helpful in my C63 vs M3 thread.

Anad thanks. You always were my fav mod. :) You and macca to be specific.

[6_litre_man]

Got the DMG mate.

Here is a crappy phone pic:

http://i40.tinypic.com/3479szr.jpg

Looks awesome mate, bet you have been struggling to pull your arse out of the car since you got it. Definetly one of my dream cars, everything about these is just awesome.

Cheers
Matt

[Pickles]

A real Supercar....Well done.
Cheers, Pickles.

[Martin_D]

Good work! Let us know if you need any specific info or advice on these cars :)

[Funky_Munky]

Looks awesome mate, bet you have been struggling to pull your arse out of the car since you got it. Definetly one of my dream cars, everything about these is just awesome.

Cheers
Matt

Yup. Its as uncomfortable as hell but it took every bit of my will power to park it away for the week.


A real Supercar....Well done.
Cheers, Pickles.

Thanks mate.


Good work! Let us know if you need any specific info or advice on these cars :)

Well I just recently got the car so any tips and 'hidden gem' type advice would be great.

[steve_t]

Wow. The Astra convertible had a makeover :hide:

Congrats on your purchase!

[DCV1NU]

Congrats on the purchase mate...love the R35's!:thumbsup::headbang:

[NickS]

Interesting choice mate ... you seemed to be leaning towards the C63 as the M3 was too track focused ... now you have a GT-R!

:confused:

Whatever your reasons it's an absolute belter of a car and I'm sure you'll love it. Do you mind if I ask what it cost? Just interested in a comparison with the Aus 2nd hand market.

More pics please ... congrats & enjoy!

:driving::thumbsup:

[NIXON]

Brilliant looking car mate! One of my dream cars that's for sure.

[sjhugh]

Very nice, great colour.

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[shaneooo]

Love it, big fan of the GT-R, let me know if you need someone to drive it past you so you can hear it from the outside....haha

Please do a write-up and some point to give us some feedback on how it drives.

[jaykay]

Love it, big fan of the GT-R, let me know if you need someone to drive it past you so you can hear it from the outside....haha



Somehow that may be a bit difficult....:teach:

[VNV8]

great choice, would certainly be my pick out of the three. probably quicker than the others too!

[jono0309]

Looks great mate! Love the GTR. There is one near me that has HKS splashed on the side and has some serious exhaust on it, sounds unreal.

[Funky_Munky]

Thanks guys. I certainly am very happy with the car and have definitely made the right choice (in my opinion).


Interesting choice mate ... you seemed to be leaning towards the C63 as the M3 was too track focused ... now you have a GT-R!

:confused:

Whatever your reasons it's an absolute belter of a car and I'm sure you'll love it. Do you mind if I ask what it cost? Just interested in a comparison with the Aus 2nd hand market.

More pics please ... congrats & enjoy!

:driving::thumbsup:

Haha. Yeah, its actually an interesting story. For my bday pressie, my mates got me a voucher for 3 laps around Silverstone in a Ferarri. When I got there I was told that the Fez had been in a crash so I could take the GTR. I took it around for a spin and I fell in love with it right then and there. Since then it had always been in the back of my mind so I just decided to go with it.

It cost £38k and thats only because it was a cash purchase (so no dealing with banks and all that malarkey for the seller). Normally a car of this condition and with such low mileage would cost about £40 - £42K depending on if you go private or from a dealer.


Love it, big fan of the GT-R, let me know if you need someone to drive it past you so you can hear it from the outside....haha

Please do a write-up and some point to give us some feedback on how it drives.

Will do mate. Im not by any means an experienced driver but Ill do my best with a write-up soon.


Somehow that may be a bit difficult....:teach:

Haha. He might be willing to take the 24 hr flight for a quick spin.

[6_litre_man]

It cost £38k and thats only because it was a cash purchase (so no dealing with banks and all that malarkey for the seller). Normally a car of this condition and with such low mileage would cost about £40 - £42K depending on if you go private or from a dealer.

Thats ridiculous, even at £40,000 for a GTR, at the moment thats $59,500 Australian. Frustrates me so much how much we pay for cars here.

Cheers
Matt

[Funky_Munky]

Thats ridiculous, even at £40,000 for a GTR, at the moment thats $59,500 Australian. Frustrates me so much how much we pay for cars here.

Cheers
Matt

You and me both mate. Its bloody extortionate.

To be fair though, Australia has a much higher standard of livving than most countries, including the UK.

[6_litre_man]

You and me both mate. Its bloody extortionate.

To be fair though, Australia has a much higher standard of livving than most countries, including the UK.

How does the cost of everyday living compare between the UK and here though, is it just as expensive to live a normal life?

Cheers
Matt

[tunga]

You and me both mate. Its bloody extortionate.

To be fair though, Australia has a much higher standard of livving than most countries, including the UK.

ya reckon? only if you peddle real hard !

[VY-SV8]

How does the cost of everyday living compare between the UK and here though, is it just as expensive to live a normal life?

Cheers
Matt

He is right, i lived in Manchester for 3years a while back and at first i reallt didn't notice too much but once i got home again.. wow, you do notice. It's all the smaller things that add up to a much easier more enjoyable lifestyle.

the biggest and most prominant thing i noticed was houses. In Aus i can own a 4 bedroom house on a block of land only a short drive from the city. For the same sort of coin in the UK.. i'd have a 2-3bed walkup townhouse with about as much of a backyard that you could barely set-up a barby. Plus with electricy/heating and water over there keeping your house up to standard costs about twice as much over there as it does here.

that's just one of the many things i noticed, however i don't wanna jack this thread and turn it into a UK vs Aus thread.


C63 vs M3 vs GTR is WAAAAY more interesting anyways.

one question tho, how do you find the pupsh button starter? i found it to be quite cumbersome when i drove a test vehicle a few months back.

[Funky_Munky]

How does the cost of everyday living compare between the UK and here though, is it just as expensive to live a normal life?

Cheers
Matt

Its actually a lot cheaper to live in the UK and even London than it is in Sydney. Its well documented that Sydney and Australia in general has some of most unjustifiably high property prices in the world. In terms of groceries, clothes, gym, travel, it is significantly cheaper in London. As an example, a kitkat chunky bar is 40 pence here (I use the kitkat index as opposed to the big mac index - long story). A week's worth of groceries is about £50 for me. For a normal person who doesnt count calories and eat a stupid amount of fresh meat and veggies, it would be under £40.

Property prices in central London are just ridiculous though. Near unaffordable for most people.


ya reckon? only if you peddle real hard !

Not sure I understand what you mean.


He is right, i lived in Manchester for 3years a while back and at first i reallt didn't notice too much but once i got home again.. wow, you do notice. It's all the smaller things that add up to a much easier more enjoyable lifestyle.

the biggest and most prominant thing i noticed was houses. In Aus i can own a 4 bedroom house on a block of land only a short drive from the city. For the same sort of coin in the UK.. i'd have a 2-3bed walkup townhouse with about as much of a backyard that you could barely set-up a barby. Plus with electricy/heating and water over there keeping your house up to standard costs about twice as much over there as it does here.

that's just one of the many things i noticed, however i don't wanna jack this thread and turn it into a UK vs Aus thread.


C63 vs M3 vs GTR is WAAAAY more interesting anyways.

one question tho, how do you find the pupsh button starter? i found it to be quite cumbersome when i drove a test vehicle a few months back.

I think its fine. In fact, I think its pretty damn cool. Girls seem to love it for some reason. :thumbsup:

[mrtockley]

MY09 or MY11, I'm not fussy!