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WANTED: V50 T5 R-Design - manual only!

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Old Oct 31st, 2019, 15:54   #11
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Too high. And a little too high. Bit too high too.

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see? what did I tell you

thanks though, I keep it nice&tidy as much as I can but its getting a fair share of usage with my daily 60miles commute and car itself is now over 14y old so I learned to ignore minor scuffs and dents and not obsess too much about external look (except wheels, goddamn you stupid kerb in 2018! goddamnyou!!! )

in all seriousness though, good luck with hunt. fingers crossed one will come up on the market, but it is a huge shame those cars are so hard to get by in UK/IRE. Popularity of those in other EU countries is much higher and are not as "exclusive" as here. Found really nice example for sale in Poland (Swiss import though), but are still pretty expensive - equivalent of 7000Euros for 2008 model

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see? what did I tell you

thanks though, I keep it nice&tidy as much as I can but its getting a fair share of usage with my daily 60miles commute and car itself is now over 14y old so I learned to ignore minor scuffs and dents and not obsess too much about external look (except wheels, goddamn you stupid kerb in 2018! goddamnyou!!! )

in all seriousness though, good luck with hunt. fingers crossed one will come up on the market, but it is a huge shame those cars are so hard to get by in UK/IRE. Popularity of those in other EU countries is much higher and are not as "exclusive" as here. Found really nice example for sale in Poland (Swiss import though), but are still pretty expensive - equivalent of 7000Euros for 2008 model
Thanks. There's a white V50 almost identical to that in my area (don't think it's a T5) and I have to say it looks really, really good! White seems to make it look younger too for some odd reason!
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Have you considered a 5-door Mk2 Focus ST?

Tiny bit less practical than a V50, but a lot better than a C30 or S40 (practicality wise)

Special cars in my opinion.

However if you want a 2010 car you will be paying a lot of money.
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Thanks. There's a white V50 almost identical to that in my area (don't think it's a T5) and I have to say it looks really, really good! White seems to make it look younger too for some odd reason!
agreed, that car does not lookn like 11y old, white pearl does give it much fresher look, same as xenons or adding LED bulbs for rear licence plate. subtle changes and car just look class
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Have you considered a 5-door Mk2 Focus ST?

Tiny bit less practical than a V50, but a lot better than a C30 or S40 (practicality wise)

Special cars in my opinion.

However if you want a 2010 car you will be paying a lot of money.
Not a bad shout, and had the C30 been 5 doors I'd probably just be keeping it, but I've got a thing for an estate car now! I did consider an A3 Sportback but have decided if I'm changing the C30 I'm going balls-deep and getting an estate!
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This would've been perfect guys:

https://www.countryhousecars.co.uk/u...manual/292963/

Not cheap by any means but it looks showroom and has every extra you could spec I think!
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This would've been perfect guys:

https://www.countryhousecars.co.uk/u...manual/292963/

Not cheap by any means but it looks showroom and has every extra you could spec I think!
Atleast has xenons and is already on Medusas so yea, looks the part
just the colour... nothing special :/
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It's the half white seats that let it down to my eye... but it's a total unicorn and it looks like I started my search a few weeks too late
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It's the half white seats that let it down to my eye... but it's a total unicorn and it looks like I started my search a few weeks too late
not sure if I understood you, but you mean you dont like that interiour ? but all R-design one have that two-tone interior, no? unless its a dirfferent colour options available, not sure...
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not sure if I understood you, but you mean you dont like that interiour ? but all R-design one have that two-tone interior, no? unless its a dirfferent colour options available, not sure...
My 2010 R-Design C30 has all black seats... White seats seem a little impractical to me.
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