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They used an original one in the end. 8)

no photoshop involved at all actually. IIRC, he said it was all to do with slowish shutter speeds but moving the camera to trace the car. He was sat on the pavement next to the road and we just kept driving past till he got all the shots he could. Took about 15-20 shots of each car...... I'm chuffed with it anyway....

There you go guys. It sit's proudly as my wallpaper picture at the moment! Everyone loves that pic. :lol:

Here's a few pics of my VR6 that were taken by the photographer for the Used Car Buyer Magazine feature. Such a shame i've got to sell the old girl.... :cry:

IT'S ON THE SHELVES NOW!! GO GET ONE!! Still not had my free copy, but the missus has gone and bought it for me. Dunno what it's like though guys, so no slaggin it off until i've seen it!! :lol:

Still waiting for my copy to land on the doorstep. Hopefully it'll be waiting for me when i get home!

Where will i find, and how do i go about changing, the brake pedal position sensor on my 94 VR? I need to get this done before i can sell it, and i don't reckon it can be a hard job so i'll do it myself. That's the error that showed on the diagnostics when the light first came on anyway. Tends to be more on than off now.

Andy - Could be interesting, that fire damaged C, it's just getting it over 300 miles south!! Thanks for the thought with the Rocco, but not for me thanks! :wink:

it's not the running costs that are the issue here. Now i've moved i hardly use the car (weekends and shows) as work is only 2 miles away. The only reason for selling it on is to free up the spare cash that i would get from selling the C and buying the MK2, and the cheaper insurance.

Unfortunately, after a few weeks of deliberating (and probably annoying Phat with some stupid emails), the missus and i have decided that our house funds just aren't looking good. Now we've bought the house and been in it for a couple of months, it seems like the money just ain't going as far as it could have done so i think i may have to say a tearful goodbye to the Corrado. I'm planning on replacing it with a MK2 VR6, which is something that i was planning on doing before buying the C, and using the left over money to clear the overdarfts and hopefully get us a new door. It'll be a shame to see the old girl go, especially after a comparable short time together, but hopefully i'll be able to return in a year or so's time after we've flushed ourselves a bit. :cry:

i must admit, i thought there was something not right about comparing a Y plated GTV with an M plated C. But, to be honest, the point of the feature was to compare Coupes that are available for around 7k. The Fiat seems readily available for around 5-6k for a 98/99 model, the GTV V6 just doesn't seem to exist much below 10k, the 944 around 6-7k and the Corrado for 4-6k for a not too bad example. IMO the Alfa shouldn't have been there........ BUT, as they said to us yesterday, they like to compare things like this, as originally (dure to years of manufacture/original price etc) they would not have originally been competitors, but in the secondhand market they are. It'll be nice to see how the old designs compare with the newer boys. 8) Phil - Were you supposed to be doing the shoot then??? Rodders - Just realised, you're just north of Watford Gap and they didn't want you to do it??? I'm a little bit further away than that, probably twice as far, and they don't seem to be argueing that!! Odd!

well, the Alfa ( a Y plate GTV V6 Cup) was absolutely spanking! IMO gorgeous car, but heard a lot about the handling from the feature writer. The Fiat (also a spanking example on a V plate) wasn't quite so pretty, but definately quick, as i found up the A1M on the way back. Both made my old M plate look long in the tooth, but to be honest i think it tended to hold it's own. The 944 was an S2, and IMO not the best example. Nice car though. The way they were driven yesterday was more of an idea of seating position etc, as past reviews of each car give them details on handling. Be interesting to see whats said about it when it's published as i didn't ask too many questions so as to have a (hopefully) nice surprise when i read it. It's in the September issue which is on the shelves around 12th August. 8)

many people have told me that the Fiat is the only contender really. I've got no idea as i've not really looked at any reports for any of them, make it more of a surprise for me!!

eerrrrrrmmmmm, haven't actually got any forum stickers, sorry guys....... Will make sure it's mentioned though!! 8)

Tomorrow is the day!! Off "darn sarf" (well, it is for me anyway) for a shoot for Used Car Buyer magazine. They are doing a group test with a Porsche 944, Fiat 20V Turbo Coupe, Alfa GTV V6 and the Corrado. Should be a good day out, just hope it gets the credit it deserves! 8)