19 y/o with an S60 T5 - my car history and a belated intro..
Discussion
petrolveins said:
I need to stay away from this thread. I could buy and insure an 855 T5 for the cost of renewing my insurance in the BMW.
Tell me about it. I've wanted an 855 T-5R since my parents bought their first T5 in 2001. At the time I had my 850 (2004-5) they were still £5-8k but these days there are several around the £2k mark. Insurance for me at the grand old age of 27 is about £300 a year
Hmmm. Just when I thought I'd settled on a 330!
I've been considering an 850R Estate for a while now. I nearly went through with it in August last year but bottled out and lost money on the train fair to Scotland 
It's the noise for me. That and a larger turbo = 300BHP.
It will be done eventually as a cheaper less desirable to thieves Focus ST.
Decat pipe 3 inch exhaust and flames on the over run
It's the noise for me. That and a larger turbo = 300BHP.
It will be done eventually as a cheaper less desirable to thieves Focus ST.
Decat pipe 3 inch exhaust and flames on the over run
Did a few pics of the interior last night and thought I'd share.
S60 interior 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior 2 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior 3 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior 4 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 2 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 3 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 4 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 5 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior at night by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
And one that's not from the inside.
S60 side by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior 2 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior 3 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior 4 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 2 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 3 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 4 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 detail 5 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 interior at night by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
And one that's not from the inside.
S60 side by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
Baryonyx said:
That interior is still a masterpiece of design, though I was never that fond of the Spaceball gearstick.
Really? Other than the "is it an auto, is it a manual, is it a car, is it plane?" kind of comments, I think it looks quite modern in a Scandinavian (read Ikea) sort of way.The Crack Fox said:
What a great write up
Thanks. 
A tracking shot from earlier today.
S60 tracking 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
Photo by raymanh (as he goes by in these parts).
S60 tracking 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
Photo by raymanh (as he goes by in these parts).
Nice, looks very What? Car. How did did you do it? I find leaning out of an open car door or sitting in an open boot quite effective.
DSC04099f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
DSC04126f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
DSC04209f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
DSC04160f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
DSC04099f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
DSC04126f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
DSC04209f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
DSC04160f by Waugh-terfall, on Flickr
Remagel2507 said:
Nice write up OP those pictures of the Polo look good enough to be used for advertisements.
Thanks, although I wouldn't go that far when it comes to my snaps.deltashad said:
Photo's are amazing, and your car choice so far is spot on, well done!
The T5 looks like a very nice place to be
The T5 is a very nice place to be, in fact I've got another 250 miles lined up in it tomorrow. The T5 looks like a very nice place to be
I'm still planning on changing it imminently, but just can't make up my mind what to get. All I know is that is has to be naturally aspirated and RWD.
Waugh-terfall said:
Nice, looks very What? Car. How did did you do it? I find leaning out of an open car door or sitting in an open boot quite effective.
My friend was just leaning out the offside rear window of my other friend's car.We then experimented with a variety of road speeds and shutter speeds.
Interestingly, we've both settled on the same shutter speed (for your most compositionally similar shot to mine posted above) - 1/100th/s
Oh and here are a couple more from the afternoon. Virtual pint for getting the location.
S60 under bridge 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 under bridge 2 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 under bridge 1 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
S60 under bridge 2 by jlewisbarned, on Flickr
Edited by Synchromesh on Monday 6th August 16:43
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