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Car of the month (May 2014- jamesw6810)


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This month car of the month belongs to James Walker. I will let most of the questions do the talking for this one.

About the owner.

Name: James Walker

Forum user name: Jamesw6810

Age: 32

Occupation: Reatil improvement manager

Location: Retford nottinghamshire

Hobbies: Cars, detailing, Football, car mechanics

Likes: Cleaning cars, helping others with car issues and spending time with family when not grease monkying

Dislikes: Rain, wind and negative people that get in my way

Car

First car: Vauxhall Nova 1.2 merit

Current car: 97 VR6, MG ZT V8, Golf 7 1.6 tdi

Dream car: Audi rs4

Other cars owned: Corsa sri, seat leon cupra r, mondeo st220, e46 m3, mg zr 160, e46 330ci

What got you into dubs: The nostalgia behind a vr6 from my youth.

Best feature on your car: Standard of bodywork and interior.

Future modifications: None, im all about preserving oem standard and subtle enhancements.

Favourite other members car: They are all nice in their own way, anyones that spends time on the details really, not into big exhausts and stick on bits.

Other stuff

General Stuff

1. Blonde or Brunette?

Either, I'm not fussy

2. Takeaway or home cooked?

Takeaway

3. Tea or Coffee?

Coffee

4. Euro look or USA look?

Euro

5. Soap or Documentary?

Documentary

6. Mates or Dates?

Mates

7. Pubs or Clubs?

Pubs

8. Sun seeker or Thrill seeker?

Sun seeker

9. Lager or Spirits?

Lager

10. Dogs or Cats?:

Dogs

11. Night out or Couch potato?

Night out

12. All Go or All Show?

All go

13. Winter or Summer?

Summer

14. Tattoos or Piercings?

Neither

15. Football or Rugby?

Football

Car specification

Engine: Standard 1997 2.8 vr6 reg p726vuy. Only work done is cleaning and enhancement of original parts and a polished intake manifold and associated metal parts in the bay

Chassis: 16x7 inch mercedes slk alloy with 195/45/16 ET 15 all round

20mm 5x100 to 5x120 adapters

Mercedes affalterbach genuine centre caps

Koni yellow adjustable shocks and eibach pro springs

Rear arches lip rolled by archenemy

Everything else oem but all parts sanded and coated in hammerite to enhance appearance

Exterior: Standard vr6 bodywork in mulberry

Fully machine polished and paint correction done by me

De wipered rear

Clear side repeaters

Interior: OEM mulberry highline heated leathers

OEM highline wooden gearknob

Original tape player:)

Fully interior detailed with plastic protection and carpets cleaned and preserved

All door shuts detailed and preserved, waxed and coated

Furniture clinic leather preserver

The car really is OEM+ with most of the work done to preserve and enhance what is already there.

Pictures.

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Enjoy! As per all comments welcome.

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