Todd's Estoril Blue BMW F21 M135i

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Thanks for kind words! I think i'm happy with the car sits now.

I may go for an exhaust at some point, or buy a spare OEM backbox and do the "mod", if find one at the right price.
 
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leebo said:
Looks great, sits well. I'm curious about your number plate, almost looks like it says 'relaxed' ?
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Thanks. The plate was a random purchase. I had a random (to me) "personalised" registration, that came on my DC5 when i bought it, i sold it but i didn't want a normal Northern Irish reg. After scrolling through Instagram and seeing a guy using "R3LXD" on a Porsche GT4, i had a quick look on the DVLA website and noticed R2LXD for very little money. Ideally i would like to replace it and the other cars in the house, with matching one or two digit N.I reg's.

simon4563 said:
lovely motor, also liking the mini (y)
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Cheers, the Mini is great. Its a little go-kart!
 

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Todd said:
Thanks. The plate was a random purchase. I had a random (to me) "personalised" registration, that came on my DC5 when i bought it, i sold it but i didn't want a normal Northern Irish reg. After scrolling through Instagram and seeing a guy using "R3LXD" on a Porsche GT4, i had a quick look on the DVLA website and noticed R2LXD for very little money. Ideally i would like to replace it and the other cars in the house, with matching one or two digit N.I reg's.


Cheers, the Mini is great. Its a little go-kart!
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I see! I should have said, I think the plate looks quite good, a bit different - I was just curious.
 

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leebo said:
I see! I should have said, I think the plate looks quite good, a bit different - I was just curious.
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Its different, and wouldn't be too everyones taste.

hre1d said:
Both cars looking so well! Will catch up with you soon(y)
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Thanks! Definitely do, call over anytime! Are you for heading down to any of the Cars & Coffees?
 

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After ParcelForce decided to nearly lose and take a week to deliver a parcel on a 24 hour service, my modified exhaust arrived.

Originally, i was on the hunt for a OEM Backbox that i could modify myself, (same as E92 Exhaust Mod) but this one was for sale on the facebook groups, already modified, at a price i couldn't refuse.

@Mickylad kindly helped and we got it stuck on last night. Fitting is the same process as fitting an MPerformance Exhaust. Cut and fix using a genuine BMW clamp.

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Stopped in at Galgorm Castle after getting fuel. It could do with a good wash!

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Thank you for the kind words.

I think i'm pretty settled with how the car is and i don't plan on changing anything more. The only thing i am contemplating is upgrading the steering wheel to newer three spoke design which came as standard in the 2014 onwards models. They are ridiculously expensive new and most used wheels for sale don't include the airbag. If a complete package were to come up for sale, at the right price, i would snap it up.

Comparison (images stolen from Google):

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