Thanks SPX. Sounds like he broke too many rules. Too bad I missed all those comments as I enjoy that sort of stuff ... as long as I am not at the receiving end

Btw what's wrong with driving a Focus and wanting a Sport (if he was real) ? I owned an Astra for over 7.5 years before moving to my first RRS less than 4 years ago. Due to different priorities at the time I resisted changing the car and ended up skipping the "luxury/premium mid-sized car phase" and going straight to SUV. Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

His Focus was, allegedly, an RS. An appreciating asset too, unlike RRSs which all lose £1000 a month. Allegedly.

I still think he was someone from another forum who just didn't like the RRS. Maybe a Deafener driver that had been rescued by a RRS and wasn't happy about it...  2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders
2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed

Interesting. I would like to meet him. Particularly to get some tips about finding a property with 14.4% rental yield  Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

Nothing at all wrong with a Focus, I've run a couple in the past as grafters putting a fair few miles on them, good cars.

What I wouldn't do is go on a model specific forum and tell members how much their cars are depreciating each month and saying I've seen early RRS1's for £5k and when challenged on it say that they're accident damaged and some other waffle. Then also say that I'm going to wait to buy a Sport, any Sport, because they'll be cheaper in six months because of depreciation (and he implied the RRS was the only vehicle to do so!)

He was one of three things:

1. A troll.

2. A very stupid troll.

3. A Walter Mitty type.

All 3 i think  RRS1 2009 - 2012
RRS1.5 2012 - 2016
RRS2 ...you are kidding right?

A "Walt" for sure....

Just glad that he didn't try to tell us all that he was "First one on the balcony"........that would have been interesting

Jim

SPX wrote:

Then also say that I'm going to wait to buy a Sport, any Sport, because they'll be cheaper in six months because of depreciation (and he implied the RRS was the only vehicle to do so!)

^^^^ You obviously didn't read all his posts Fkarim with you being off the radar for a while. We had to delete quite a few of them, prior to him being sent home.

Right, I didn't. So was only going by what was mentioned above which may not be enough to form a judgement  Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

As hilarious and entertaining as it all was, it'll be easier to get on with helping others without him around.  Visiting from DISCO3.CO.UK
2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 Auto HSE Zambezi Silver

Bring back Toni Timis, he'll fill the void left by 4x4byfar  2019 BMW X3 2.0i M Sport in metalic black- Brilliant
2014 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Atlantic Grey, replaced with 2018 Frost White Outlander PHEV, can't fault em - now gone
2012 SDV6 HSE in Orkney Grey, Privacy Glass & Side Steps (notice a theme)! - Even better but now gone
2009 TDV6 HSE in Stornoway Grey, 20" alloys, Privacy Glass & Side Steps - Fantastic! but gone

Nooo!!!

To be fair I don't remember anything offensive from TT but most of the posts were totally pointless and made you go  Current: Volvo XC90 T8 Inscription Pro PHEV with some optionals on top
Gone: MY16 RRS2 3.0 SDV6 Autobiography Dynamic, Carpathian Grey & Santorini Black Sliding Pano/Ebony & Ivory 2 Tone
Gone: MY13 RRS 3.0 SDV6 HSE Black Edition, Orkney Grey/Ivory
Gone: MY09 RRS 2.7 TDV6 HSE, Santorini Black/Almond

Lost for Words wrote:

As hilarious and entertaining as it all was, it'll be easier to get on with helping others without him around.

Caused me to lose so much sleep worrying about how much my RRS was deprecating each day and if I were to keep it for another 2yrs I might even have to pay someone thousands of pounds to take it off my hands.

TT....now there is a blast from the past.

I can remember his name but there was a lad on here who had seen it, done it, and had the T shirt to prove it! If you had 22" wheels he had managed to fit 26" wheels, and stuff like that.

Jim

jim4244 wrote:

A "Walt" for sure....

Just glad that he didn't try to tell us all that he was "First one on the balcony"........that would have been interesting

Jim

There's been a few of them. Surprised the balcony took the weight of all them 'first bodies'

Anyway, the true 'first guy on the balcony' died nearly 5 years ago now