Recent content by PerryGunn

Nothing to confess other than that recent circumstances haven't allowed much in the way of time for 'fun' driving. I retired early just under 9 years ago and we now only spend half our time in the UK - and we're hoping to reduce that further over the next couple of years by spending more time in...

per year, or cumulative...? :ROFLMAO:

I'm of an age where is preferable to

The lady doth protest too much, methinks... Stripes are optional - most RS don't have them Wheels are surprisingly easy to keep clean as long as you have something like a medium wheel woolies brush EPAS - never found it particularly lacking for road use and I bet, if you didn't tell them, 99...

Don't get me wrong, the side stripes look great on the saloons, coupes, 'verts and tourings - I just don't think they work on the RS, the contours of the car disrupt the lines and to make them fit the shallower bodywork they have to be applied in a way that takes them over the wheel arches.

That's #164, as for the price... it's worth what someone will pay for it There are fewer and fewer with < 80k around and pricing is heavily dependent on condition, service history and provenance NB it's unusual to see a RHD car with a full set of stripes, they seem more common on the LHD cars...

Here they are, heading home...

The others are but a pale imitation of the original cheese-eating surrender monkey version,

Feck me... what an adrenaline jag... not sure I'll be able to sleep now... They're still open for the best part of an hour so I might take a walk down the pub... 🍺

Oh yes...