AndyPearce
11-21-2003, 05:57 PM
Picked it up at 17:15 today - biggest Switch trasnaction I've ever made!
It's too early for driving reviews and too dark for pictures. It was almost sensory overload with all the newness of the car so I couldn't really concentrate on handling characteristics.
How many revs am I susposed to keep this car under? It's just so free revving that it was hard to stay below 5k althoughr eading the manual doesn't really give a figure to stay below in the first 600 miles.
Only negatives - the stingy dealer who gave me a new car with an empty tank. :evil: I was about 6 miles away before I realised that the car was right on empty. When I stopped to fill up it took over 54 litres so it was running on very little when they handed it over - very poor CS IMO.
The other negative is the Bose - it's not a bad stereo but it sounds so flat compared to the DPL system in the T5. I will have a little play with the settings but the system feels like it has less speakers (which it has!)
On the plus side I had my first RX8 reaction when I stopped for petrol. The guy at the next pump to me walked into the petrol stations door because he was staring at my RX8 with his mouth wide open - classic moment! :D I also noticed people pointing the car out to passengers at a couple of sets of traffic lights - I've never had a car that attracted so much attention! 8)
The titanium is fantastic - not trying to wind you red guys up but the dealer told me mine had been parked between 2 reds today and everyone had commented how good the titanium looked in comparison. He may have just been buttering me up before releaving me of £22.5k but I like to think not!
My 3 year old son was dying to come out for a ride in it so I had to oblige him even though it was way past his bedtime - a quick cruise around the village for me to pose at the same time! Tears when I tried to get him out of it though - he's going to be a car fan like his dad I'm sure.
I'm now at that stage where I have to check on the car every 30 mins and am getting slightly nervous about leaving it alone for the night!
Now all I need to do is find reasons to go out tomorrow - after the rugby of course. It's going to be shopping in Swansea after the rugby so I'll have the horrors of taking the Picasso out instead. :(
I'll be sure to have a few hours getting aclimatised to the car later on Saturday though and will take the time to get some pics.
One very happy Mr Pearce. :D
It's too early for driving reviews and too dark for pictures. It was almost sensory overload with all the newness of the car so I couldn't really concentrate on handling characteristics.
How many revs am I susposed to keep this car under? It's just so free revving that it was hard to stay below 5k althoughr eading the manual doesn't really give a figure to stay below in the first 600 miles.
Only negatives - the stingy dealer who gave me a new car with an empty tank. :evil: I was about 6 miles away before I realised that the car was right on empty. When I stopped to fill up it took over 54 litres so it was running on very little when they handed it over - very poor CS IMO.
The other negative is the Bose - it's not a bad stereo but it sounds so flat compared to the DPL system in the T5. I will have a little play with the settings but the system feels like it has less speakers (which it has!)
On the plus side I had my first RX8 reaction when I stopped for petrol. The guy at the next pump to me walked into the petrol stations door because he was staring at my RX8 with his mouth wide open - classic moment! :D I also noticed people pointing the car out to passengers at a couple of sets of traffic lights - I've never had a car that attracted so much attention! 8)
The titanium is fantastic - not trying to wind you red guys up but the dealer told me mine had been parked between 2 reds today and everyone had commented how good the titanium looked in comparison. He may have just been buttering me up before releaving me of £22.5k but I like to think not!
My 3 year old son was dying to come out for a ride in it so I had to oblige him even though it was way past his bedtime - a quick cruise around the village for me to pose at the same time! Tears when I tried to get him out of it though - he's going to be a car fan like his dad I'm sure.
I'm now at that stage where I have to check on the car every 30 mins and am getting slightly nervous about leaving it alone for the night!
Now all I need to do is find reasons to go out tomorrow - after the rugby of course. It's going to be shopping in Swansea after the rugby so I'll have the horrors of taking the Picasso out instead. :(
I'll be sure to have a few hours getting aclimatised to the car later on Saturday though and will take the time to get some pics.
One very happy Mr Pearce. :D