Bought one yesterday ...

[cjfc]

Popped down to Bell & Colvill yesterday and ended up buying a new magnetic blue 111R touring with air con. It’s the 05 car but wasn’t pre-registered so will be on an 06 plate. Hadn’t planned on actually buying yesterday but went for another test drive and couldn’t resist. It truly is an awesome car.

Going through the usual feelings/questions of have I spent a bit too much, did I get a good deal, am I going to fly off a corner in the wet, is the insurance really that much, …

Here’s looking forward to picking it up this coming Saturday and then organising some driver training once the run in period is completed.

Thanks again to those who answered my questions about airbags and air con. I’m sure many more questions will come in the future.

Christian

[S works]

Very happy for you mate. Will be a long week

[bogie]

congrats ...you will forget about all those worries once you start driving it

...and yes- a driver training day once its run in is the way to go so you get to find the limits in safety......

[Grinzzz]

Congratulations, welcome to the world of unnecessarily long trips out for bread and milk! A good use of time now before collection date would be looking at maps and working out the long way round to the corner shop; I've leart more local roads (and some not so local) in the past 3 weeks than I ever did in the the previous 10 years!

[sarkmeister]

Great choice of colour.

All you need now is some decent whether and you can take the top off. I bought mine 3 months ago and have only been able to drive it twice with the top off.

[iccees]

Second the great choice of colour, well done

[Janitor]

That's the spirit Christian - just did it even if you hadn't necessarily planned to!

I expect you got a pretty good deal seeing it was an MY05 - you'll love it mate and all those questions / half-doubts will soon disappear behind a very wide smile

Congrats

[mrdemon]

i hope is was a good deal as the 06 cars have quite alot of worth while changes and better build.

so i would want 3k plus off a 05 car.

[gooby]

mrdemon said:

i hope is was a good deal as the 06 cars have quite alot of worth while changes and better build. so i would want 3k plus off a 05 car.

I think the word you were looking for was "congratulations".

[shangani]

Good job and congrats on the purchase. Many days of motoring pleasure await you.

[TIPPER]

Welcome aboard. The lizzies look great in Magnetic Blue. Have fun and roll on summer!

[wantalotus]

come on then, where are the pics????

Oh, and welcome to the mad house mate, enjoy, life is for living, and 111Rs.

[cjfc]

Thanks for all the comments and congrats.

So looking forward to Saturday ... pics will follow once i get it home.

mrdemon said:

i hope is was a good deal as the 06 cars have quite alot of worth while changes and better build. so i would want 3k plus off a 05 car.

Mrdemon - is that 3k off the list price including all the spec add ons?

Cheers all

[wendyg]

to you. The car will take you faster round tighter corners than you ever thought possible. Start off slow and build your confidence. Definately take a driver training course if you can - you'll learn so much! The oversteer in the wet only happens when you are pushing, so in the early days, just drive 'normally'