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Now that the car is here I thought I'd start a blog. Not expecting to do lots to it, but you never know.
Collected the car from Renault Hillington who are a Renaultsport and Alpine dealer. From initial phone call to delivery was a painless process and well managed by Harry Cunningham who runs that section of the dealership. When other dealers where not willing to give you a test drive in their cars so they could add a premium for delivery mileage examples where you had to buy rather than try....Hillington were spot on, unlike the other central Scotland renaultsport franchise.
As per my instruction/ request the car was left as it arrived and not prepared prior to delivery. Simply a mechanical check, stick the plates on it and away I went.
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Got the car home, garaged up and over the weekend set about it with my sponges and rags
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Excuse the iPhone pics, i’ll Break out the big guns when the weather is better and i get out in it to a suitable location.
Not having the car touched meant no unintentional paint damage from the dealer valet team and would be all on me if it did.
Process although no pics of it were...
TFR/ Snow foam
Wash - 2 buckets
Fallout remover
Tar remover
Paint on inspection was very good, so protected with Swissvax Best of Show after use of Swissvax cleaner fluid, wheels have gtechnic wheels sealant.
Interior cleaned up, glue removed from the windows. Seats and Mats/ Carpet protected by gtechniq fabric
Still awaiting on the replacement wheels, getting 19” black interlagos, but they are on back order. Have 3oo4 just waiting on 1 more. Although the Jerez wheels are growing on me, but black will be so much better. The shark fin looks good and in black gives a good contrast and will fit in well with the silver/black theme.
Small changes soon will be de chrome windows, maybe the exhaust surround and get the new wheels fitted and just drive the thing.
Collected the car from Renault Hillington who are a Renaultsport and Alpine dealer. From initial phone call to delivery was a painless process and well managed by Harry Cunningham who runs that section of the dealership. When other dealers where not willing to give you a test drive in their cars so they could add a premium for delivery mileage examples where you had to buy rather than try....Hillington were spot on, unlike the other central Scotland renaultsport franchise.
As per my instruction/ request the car was left as it arrived and not prepared prior to delivery. Simply a mechanical check, stick the plates on it and away I went.
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Got the car home, garaged up and over the weekend set about it with my sponges and rags
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Excuse the iPhone pics, i’ll Break out the big guns when the weather is better and i get out in it to a suitable location.
Not having the car touched meant no unintentional paint damage from the dealer valet team and would be all on me if it did.
Process although no pics of it were...
TFR/ Snow foam
Wash - 2 buckets
Fallout remover
Tar remover
Paint on inspection was very good, so protected with Swissvax Best of Show after use of Swissvax cleaner fluid, wheels have gtechnic wheels sealant.
Interior cleaned up, glue removed from the windows. Seats and Mats/ Carpet protected by gtechniq fabric
Still awaiting on the replacement wheels, getting 19” black interlagos, but they are on back order. Have 3oo4 just waiting on 1 more. Although the Jerez wheels are growing on me, but black will be so much better. The shark fin looks good and in black gives a good contrast and will fit in well with the silver/black theme.
Small changes soon will be de chrome windows, maybe the exhaust surround and get the new wheels fitted and just drive the thing.
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