Mat armstrong

[thegreenhell]

audi321 said:

What’s going on with those rear wheels?

Manthey Racing aerodiscs.

[thegreenhell]

You have to laugh at the 'quality' of those Mansory parts and the way they're fitted.

[Chris Stott]

thegreenhell said:

You have to laugh at the 'quality' of those Mansory parts and the way they're fitted.

Yep… hilarious.

[Boleros]

thegreenhell said:

You have to laugh at the 'quality' of those Mansory parts and the way they're fitted.

All forty thousand pounds worth. Madness.

[georgefreeman918]

Matt must have everything he needs from Mansory, given how he is ridiculing them! Surprised they gave him the parts, knowing the rebuild would be publicised.

Shoddy work by Mansory by the looks of it - not what I expected from a 350k modification

[tim0409]

thegreenhell said:

You have to laugh at the 'quality' of those Mansory parts and the way they're fitted.

That would really annoy me; at least with a RR you know the trim/bodywork/interior will be high quality (not just the finish), so to then stick a load of poor quality/finished tat on top is wrong on every level. The crimped connections, whilst reliable, looked dreadful. I like to know things are done well in something I build/own, even the things you can’t see.

I enjoy the videos, but the car is truly hideous.

[Getragdogleg]

Id watch him restore a skoda, its the appeal of him and his "get up and go" and enthusiasm I'm watching.

I just did a dash out job on a Volvo xc90 and it was a boring arse of a job yet if he had done it as a youtube vid id watch it and enjoy it.

Its entertainment pure and simple.

[Puzzles]

Yep, and fair play to him on his success.

[WPA]

thegreenhell said:

You have to laugh at the 'quality' of those Mansory parts and the way they're fitted.

Truly awful quality, I guess it is why they don't normally let people fit them.

[Pistom]

The shoddy fitment of those Mansory parts is one of the reasons I've never bought one.

[LeighW]

Not great publicity for Mansory is it? Absolute garbage, they really are the 'I saw you coming' of car modifiers.

[georgefreeman918]

Matt must have everything he needs from Mansory, given how he is ridiculing them! Surprised they gave him the parts, knowing the rebuild would be publicised.

Shoddy work by Mansory by the looks of it - not what I expected from a 350k modification

[thegreenhell]

I doubt many Mansory customers watch these sort of videos, so any negative publicity probably won't affect them.

Is the BMX private plate he's put on it a sign that he's keeping it for himself?

[Motoring12345]

Interesting reveal about Mansory. Shmee always used to talk highly of them during the factory tours, especially about their carbon work and how they made parts for all the major car manufacturers. Sounds like pure bs now.

[PinkHouse]

Motoring12345 said:

Interesting reveal about Mansory. Shmee always used to talk highly of them during the factory tours, especially about their carbon work and how they made parts for all the major car manufacturers. Sounds like pure bs now.

Would you expect anything less than hot air from the world's #1 filler content specialist

[WPA]

thegreenhell said:

Is the BMX private plate he's put on it a sign that he's keeping it for himself?

Doubt it, he said on here he has had offers to sell it, whilst it is tacky it is still not really his sort of car.

[jeff666]

LeighW said:

Not great publicity for Mansory is it? Absolute garbage, they really are the 'I saw you coming' of car modifiers.

Agreed,

good publicity for tiger seal though

[pingu393]

jeff666 said:

Agreed,

good publicity for tiger seal though

The hole in the original rear bumper looks like it was smashed through with a hammer.

At least MA made an effort with the Dremel.

Is Mansory another word for Cowboy in a foreign language? An estimated £200k for labour

[Muzzer79]

pingu393 said:

jeff666 said:

Agreed,

good publicity for tiger seal though

The hole in the original rear bumper looks like it was smashed through with a hammer.

At least MA made an effort with the Dremel.

Is Mansory another word for Cowboy in a foreign language? An estimated £200k for labour

"Cowboy" is probably a strong term.

Plus, Mat was subtracting cost of parts from cost of car and assuming that the remainder was labour. He didn't envisage a high mark up - which there will be.

Put it this way - Mansory managed to position themselves as leading customisers of high end cars, which people pay vast sums of money to 'individualise' at a seemingly very high profit margin. Whether it's your taste or not, you have to admire their marketing success.

[Portofino]

Just shows what you can get away with when your customers are so rich and think nothing of pissing away 100’s of 1000’s.

In a similar monied vein, whilst the Rolls Royce is a marvellous thing, it’s still just a car underneath. Nuts, bolts & lot’s of shared BMW parts.