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no CCTV on the estate as far as I know, lived there for two years and never noticed any. why would the council tow it away? it's parked legally, taxed etc, no reason for them to remove it. and surely if it was a council job they would have to contact me before/after to explain why they had taken it and where it was being kept? also... I doubt the council would come and drag a car away on a low loader (my car sits on the floor and has a flat battery, so they wouldnt be able to raise the air ride enough to take it any other way) under cover of darkness!

mods, please move this if I've posted in the wrong place... just got home from work to find my car missing, it's a black Arosa Sport 16v. plenty of recent photos in the for sale thread... http://www.edition38...howtopic=452405 VU52 WEO 7 and 8x16 Porsche Wintercults (8s are silver, 7s are black) on 165/40 Nankangs and 195/40 Falkens Havair Stage 1 air ride kit Havair stickers on the front and rear screens BMC carbon induction kit 63,000 miles stolen from Langdon Hills near Basildon, either late last night (was definitely parked outside my house at around 10pm last night) or during the day today (Im fairly certain it was there when I left for work at 7am this morning but I cant be 100% sure) looks like it might have been dragged/towed away as there are scratch marks on the tarmac in front of where it was parked. battery was flat as I am not using the car currently. any info, please PM me. thanks,

struggling with links for some reason, please get in touch if youre interested and i'll email pics. cheers Mike

try these..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/12261270@N04/4503063243/in/set-72157623681984255 http://www.flickr.com/photos/12261270@N04/4505107729/in/set-72157623681984255 http://www.flickr.com/photos/12261270@N04/4948863255/in/set-72157623681984255 edit - two of the wheels will be fitted with 195/40 falkens and two with 165/40 nankangs, not nankangs all round as previously stated.

hmm no idea whats happened there, copied directly from my E38 thread where they work fine. anyone wanting pics please ask and I'll email them to you. cheers, Mike

getting a set of staggered wintercults this weekend so my current set will be for sale. bought these a couple of years ago, they were on the brown mk1 golf on air with the smooth leather dash (golf+ cover car) originally mirror polished, now they are finished in crackle/textured mat black (did it myself, not a pro job but still a really good durable finish) very minor curbing on two wheels but its only scratched the surface of the paint, no actual damage to the metal and I will repaint them before sale. fitted with 165/40r16 Nankang NS2 all round, rears are virtually brand new, fronts have worn (one is bald and needs replacing, passed the MOT a couple of weeks ago but hasnt got much life left in it) looking for £600 ovno, wont be giving these away for stupid money! located in basildon, essex. pics to follow shortly. http://www.flickr.co...157623681984255 http://www.flickr.co...57623681984255/ http://www.flickr.co...157623681984255 cheers Mike

not at all mate

amen sister! the back could go down about another inch just by cutting the bumpstops in half, but I am now on the lookout for 60mm adapters or 20mm stub axle spacers for the rear, to make the wheels fill the arches better. was after 8" rears for a while but I would rather keep 7" all round with additional spacing.

haha cool, that's my pic ^ from my flickr stream. love it, first time i've seen this legendary car in the flesh. crazy camber! Im the guy with the black arosa on air by the way

I enjoyed it on the whole. yeah I guess it got a bit boring after a couple of hours walking round the main halls, but I feel the same at any show - nothing much changes throughout the day does it? everything is set up and in place before the crowds arrive, so unless you're a proper geek and examine cars with a microscope, then you've taken everything in after a few hours surely? that red lupo on tramonts, crazy low, quilted leather roof... OMG one of my cars of the show, awesome!! is he on here??

yep, Italian spec Pirelli flat alloy centre caps, took a bit of engineering to make them fit but they looked awesome, fully mirror polished to match the wheels.

I remember Heartagram mentioned fitting 17s on his Lupo ages ago, think he had his eye on some 17" passat winters or something like that, think they were 6" wide which would have made it easier. really wanted the Monzas but at 8.5" wide, think they would have been too much of a squeeze.

£800 is about right, I paid 700 for mine a few years ago. mine were on that Golf+ cover car mk1 golf, the brown one on air which now rides on 14" steffans. mine came with newish 165/40 nankangs. youve spent 250 on Ps? what have you done to them? actually i spent quite a bit on mine... 110 for the wheels, 200 iirc on the alloy centre caps, 240ish on the tyres.

have you seen cars that fully sit on the floor, sills down for the entire length of the car? like the Rayvern jetta and that tubbed mk1 from Worthersee? imo they look awful, not well stanced, just looks like there is something wrong with it! air isnt just about getting as low as poss.

@ Jennings... they are Porsche 928 winter wheels, 7x16, et65. it was my Pslots that were polished by pureklas in Cov, not these. iirc correctly it was 45 per wheel. @ croakey.... I hear you dude, but I like these wheels a lot, and wont be going any smaller. in fact, I tried to get a set of 8.5x17 autostrada Monzas earlier this year.