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Title: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 19, 2010, 10:45:17
Hey all, got the call today, our baby has finally came in and work let me knock off early to go pick her up, couldn't be happier, the black is awesome (sorry to others I may be a little bias but black is just best  :P), here are the first pics as from when we got home (it must be god smiling as it was raining most of the day and stopped while we drove home :D).
She is booked in on Saturday to get the tinting done so I will take some more pics to show it when it's done.

Cheers all and enjoy her beauty, the better half is in love more than ever now.

MnK

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/th_1.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/?action=view&current=1.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/th_2.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/?action=view&current=2.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/th_3.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/?action=view&current=3.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/th_4.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/?action=view&current=4.jpg)
Title: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 19, 2010, 10:46:12
and the rest of the pics

(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/th_5.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/?action=view&current=5.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/th_6.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/?action=view&current=6.jpg)
(http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/th_7.jpg) (http://s7.photobucket.com/albums/y297/ShamblesX/Other%20i30s/?action=view&current=7.jpg)
Title: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: agentr31 on October 19, 2010, 11:11:47
sick mate!! looks good!
Title: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Dazzler on October 19, 2010, 11:22:15
Good one Mark.. Keep the misses happy... a Win,Win situation :D
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: eye30 on October 19, 2010, 18:36:53
Black to me is number 1
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Kimba on October 20, 2010, 05:52:08
Wow it looks awesome :) mine will be here by the end of next week  :D  I can't wait!!
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: bumpkin on October 20, 2010, 08:52:18
Nice :D :D :D

Black is almost as nice as Vivid Blue :P :P :razz: :razz: :wink:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 20, 2010, 08:59:03
Hey all, thanks for all the comments, I just came accross this by accident surfing the forum, I was wondering why they were missing from where I posted them originally and I just reposted them thinking in my infinite IT expertise I'd managed to stuff up the posting and have re posted them (i'll get rid of the double ups now)

Thanks again for the great comments, she is definitely a winner and keeping the misses happy is a plus, keeping her happy without having to sacrifice my own happiness is another plus  :D haha

Cheers All
 P.S. Bumpkin...once you go Black you never go back  :wink: :lol:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: 2i30s on October 20, 2010, 09:31:39
black is the new white.  :wink: beautifully color.  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 20, 2010, 09:33:24
haha yeah it must be 2i30s, my misses used to give me shit because I'd only ever owned white cars, not for any reason was just a coincidence but now I've gone black lol and love it so far
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Lorian on October 20, 2010, 09:41:45
It looks good clean  :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: 2i30s on October 20, 2010, 09:58:04
haha yeah it must be 2i30s, my misses used to give me **** because I'd only ever owned white cars, not for any reason was just a coincidence but now I've gone black lol and love it so far
i was getting a black one up until the time i was to tell the salesman my color,told the wife you choose first I'm out for a smoke. it had rained on the black one in the yard and once id seen how dirty it had become in 10 minutes i changed my mind.  :'(
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 20, 2010, 10:22:32
haha yeah it must be 2i30s, my misses used to give me **** because I'd only ever owned white cars, not for any reason was just a coincidence but now I've gone black lol and love it so far
i was getting a black one up until the time i was to tell the salesman my color,told the wife you choose first I'm out for a smoke. it had rained on the black one in the yard and once id seen how dirty it had become in 10 minutes i changed my mind.  :'(

Yeah the black does show up the dirt easy, but on the flip side it will make me wash it more often  :) and I got the advanced protection pack added in from the dealer so it should be easier to clean and keep clean :)
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: 2i30s on October 20, 2010, 10:25:20
believe it or not, our white cars are a bugger to keep clean.  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: bumpkin on October 20, 2010, 10:27:20
Yeah I have had black and white in the past and they are both really hard to keep nice.

IMO Silver is the easiest to keep hence two silver and one graphite silver Imprezas, although vivid blue is not as bad as I thought it might be :razz: :razz:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: 2i30s on October 20, 2010, 10:29:55
so many people have told me the silver is easy to keep clean or hide that its dirty.
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Dazzler on October 20, 2010, 12:51:51
so many people have told me the silver is easy to keep clean or hide that its dirty.

Yes I like silver for that reason (had a few silver cars over the years) My light blue metallic is nearly as good as silver in that regard  :cool:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: accim on October 20, 2010, 21:03:02
Great looking car! Nice wheels (alloys), are they also "tinted"? I haven't seen those in that color.

EDIT: Just seen few more i30's with alloys like yours.. They sure do look interesting  :cool:

Regarding the color: I also like darker colors, but I bought silver mostly because it's really easy to keep clean  :wink:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 21, 2010, 01:55:19
Great looking car! Nice wheels (alloys), are they also "tinted"? I haven't seen those in that color.

EDIT: Just seen few more i30's with alloys like yours.. They sure do look interesting  :cool:


I hadn't seen the wheels in that colour either that's just how they were when we picked it up, I like them though, I think they looked better than the standard colour alloys on the others in the yard so I was happy
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: SRT Metro on October 24, 2010, 13:22:09
Nice!  8)
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Dazzler on October 24, 2010, 22:34:00
Great looking car! Nice wheels (alloys), are they also "tinted"? I haven't seen those in that color.

EDIT: Just seen few more i30's with alloys like yours.. They sure do look interesting  :cool:


I hadn't seen the wheels in that colour either that's just how they were when we picked it up, I like them though, I think they looked better than the standard colour alloys on the others in the yard so I was happy

As I said with someone else who has just got a black one with "trophy" wheels it really looks gr8 with the black ... like it was made to blend rather than contrast with the body colour  (a really nice look.. and I'm not a fan of black cars) :cool:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 25, 2010, 09:13:22
As promised people, here are the pics of the tint. It was done on Saturday at Altapac Newcastle, and is their metallic HP10 tint, premium 10% tint, so slightly darker than legal tint but she'll be right, I've never had a problem with tint and cops before  :P....touch wood lol

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Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: bumpkin on October 25, 2010, 09:14:13
Nice :D :D
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Dazzler on October 25, 2010, 10:06:53
premium 10% tint, so slightly darker than legal tint but she'll be right, I've never had a problem with tint and cops before  :P....touch wood lol

Senior Sargeant Bailey here...I'm on the way over to your place as we speak.. :wink:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: bumpkin on October 25, 2010, 11:11:35
premium 10% tint, so slightly darker than legal tint but she'll be right, I've never had a problem with tint and cops before  :P....touch wood lol

Senior Sargeant Bailey here...I'm on the way over to your place as we speak.. :wink:

Just as soon as he learns how to spell sergeant :P :P :lol: :lol: :lol:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: 2i30s on October 25, 2010, 11:41:50
premium 10% tint, so slightly darker than legal tint but she'll be right, I've never had a problem with tint and cops before :P....touch wood lol

Senior Sargeant Bailey here...I'm on the way over to your place as we speak.. :wink:

Just as soon as he learns how to spell sergeant :P :P :lol: :lol: :lol:
spellchecker misshap,that's often my excuse.  :-[ :lol:
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: babis_xo on October 25, 2010, 23:44:07
Nice... black  :mrgreen:


Black is almost as nice as Vivid Blue :P :P :razz: :razz: :wink:

What your vivid blue would look like without the WHITE stripes? :P
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: loosewheel on October 26, 2010, 06:08:40
I was going to go for the black, but then changed my mind to RED.  But the black is pretty classy looking... great looking wheels and the tinted windows looks so... darth vader. She's a great looking ride.
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: Mnk_i30 on October 26, 2010, 06:12:49
Thanks loosewheel, we did consider other colours, white, red and blue mainly but the red never really looked that good in pictures we saw and and then we started seeing a couple in the flesh and they looked a lot better, and I have since seen a lot better pics of the red, still super happy with the black though lol love it.
Title: Re: Mnk_i30's new ride
Post by: babis_xo on October 27, 2010, 10:18:26
I think you should use black tipp-ex for the plates :lol:
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