M400 pictures, where are they?

M400 pictures, where are they?

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ashleyw@sicl.co.

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3,836 posts

248 months

Saturday 1st May 2004
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M400 pictures, where are they?

Stuart

11,636 posts

258 months

Saturday 1st May 2004
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ashleyw@sicl.co. said:
M400 pictures, where are they?


The car was given to each of the magazines in time for publication at the beginning of next week. Car have been a little sneaky in publishing slightly early, but we'll forgive them that. A full drive story is in Autocar on Tuesday with pictures, and I should imagine that the other motoring magazines will follow suit as they publish later in the week, to greater and lesser degrees.

Oh, and you might want to think about asking nicely for a civil response in future

ashleyw@sicl.co.

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3,836 posts

248 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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Thanks Stuart

Did not mean to offend.

pinnacle

168 posts

248 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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Stumbled across this tonight, which I do believe is a M400 shot, albeit at a distance ............

captain honesty

152 posts

249 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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stuart_forrest said:

ashleyw@sicl.co. said:
M400 pictures, where are they?



The car was given to each of the magazines in time for publication at the beginning of next week. Car have been a little sneaky in publishing slightly early, but we'll forgive them that. A full drive story is in Autocar on Tuesday with pictures, and I should imagine that the other motoring magazines will follow suit as they publish later in the week, to greater and lesser degrees.

Oh, and you might want to think about asking nicely for a civil response in future



i have to say that i thought the queston was an open question for anybody to answer or show some piccies. if autocar are pi$$ed off with car printing ahead of them, then thats tough titties and they shouldn't be so aggressive in their replies to people.

judging by the time of the reply,maybe a few jars had been consumed?hardly an excuse to throw your toys out of your pram!

joust

14,622 posts

266 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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Paul - do you want to "have a go" at everyone???? Given you are new around here your agressive replies to people that have been around for years isn't really that appreciated.

Stuart's ending was, to me, nothing more than a little jovial quip, and the little "winky" smilie at the end told you that. Given you seem to like the rolleyes smilie, I trust that you are familiar with what a winky one means?

Or did you just get out of bed with a sore head today?

J

captain honesty

152 posts

249 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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no i don't want to have a go all time.
but i think his statement had more behind it than just humour. if he'd have put a smile at the end instead of a winky it would have been clear he was joking.in the context of the statement a winky,to me,meant there was some feeling behind it.

if i've got it wrong then i apologise to stuart.(and you for earlier)

joust

14,622 posts

266 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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Knowning Stuart he was teasing. He's very funny over a beer.

All friends now?

J

Pies

13,116 posts

263 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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Justin have you got one on order?

captain honesty

152 posts

249 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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joust said:
Knowning Stuart he was teasing. He's very funny over a beer.

All friends now?

J


i can't be your friend!i'm a tvr driver and sworn enemy of the noble massive

DanH

12,287 posts

267 months

Sunday 2nd May 2004
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The Car pics aren't much good as you can't really see anything. The scoops look a tad dubious from what I can see and the decals even more so

joust

14,622 posts

266 months

Monday 3rd May 2004
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Pies said:
Justin have you got one on order?
Nope - I'll be sticking with my GTC (well - that is until I drive the final version probably, then I'll want one of each!)

J

Stuart

11,636 posts

258 months

Monday 3rd May 2004
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Hi all, been away for a bit. Yep, I was teasing in my post, and no I'm not in the slightest bit pi$$ed at Car.

What I am pi$$ed about is this bloody weather. Got up really early for a blat back here from a mates house in Bedfordshire and the weather is poo. Whatever happened to the Spring FFS?

I've seen the M400, and I think it looks good. Love the Black Wheels, the scoops look "fit for purpose" and the whole thing looks pretty complete IMHO. We were out for a Curry with Micknall the night before Car drove the car and he brought the M400 along. Have to say that he endured a certain amount of ribbing over the decals. To me they look like the sort of thing that you got with an airfix model. Rumours that they have to be applied after a long soaking in a saucer of water are, at this point, unconfirmed by the factory...

>> Edited by stuart_forrest on Monday 3rd May 09:57

DanH

12,287 posts

267 months

Monday 3rd May 2004
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When challenged did he mutter anything about the 'GT3 RS' having decals?

The scoops I can't really comment on, they looked bad in Car, but the photos were small and angled so you couldn't see much of anything. I do hear that Lotus are considering legal action against them for pinching the S2 Exiges main styling cue, and there are muttering in Stutgart about the decals.