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Bought a GT3 today

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:D 175 mile drive home, absolutly fan-bloody-tastic, so different to the C2S.

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That looks amazing. :D I went the scenic route home tonight. Due to a wagon catching fire on the M62. Took me 2 hours to do less than 20 miles. :| Enjoy :D
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It looks fantastic Pete :P But didn't we have a conversation at Bromley about you loving the old one (in your avatar) & you didn't want to sell it.
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tr7v8 wrote:It looks fantastic Pete :P But didn't we have a conversation at Bromley about you loving the old one (in your avatar) & you didn't want to sell it.
lol we sure did Jim, but I like being spontaneous :bounce:
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I like it.
It has yellow calipers like my Rose.....
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Very nice!
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What recession?
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That looks well nice 8)
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Congratulations! First one I’ve seen in that colour, too.
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Lovely looking motor. Think I'd have gone even further round to get home :bounce:
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Looks bloody great, nice colour as well.
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absolutely gorgeous, lucky b...ard :wink:
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great gt3

is it a daily drive ?/ cos my bro just got one
and is considering swaping it for an audi r8
after only 2 mths
your opinions would be good
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gcod wrote:great gt3

is it a daily drive ?/ cos my bro just got one
and is considering swaping it for an audi r8
after only 2 mths
your opinions would be good
My normal daily drive is a Mk5 Astra, but there`s no reason why the GT3 couldn`t be, it`s as friendly to drive as the C2S was. IMO the GT3 is more user friendly than an R8.
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think the problem for him is clubsport interior those bucket seats can be abit
arkward????
also his brakes are squeking when warm, opc leicster dont want to know
even indys seen to think its kinda normal
anyway im luvvin my 996 turbo, 2k miles in 6wks
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