😢 Traded in my RCF

[mr2lad]

Well it’s finally happened after debating about it for a couple of years,

I traded in my F at dealership

numerous reasons but main ones are, lack of use since retiring and unusable during wintertime due to obviously snow n ice on a steepish driveway,

anyways…it was a hard decision as I’ve loved this car from the day I bought it over 5 1/2yrs ago, and spent a fair few pounds on modifications but was worth every penny including all the fuel I burnt up over my ownership and the many miles of roads I terrorised 🤣 

I got the best out of it,and although it always looked like a driveway princess, it was driven hard and fast over 92,000 miles and never skipped a heart beat…. I certainly got my money back off it with the grin and wow factor..

will I miss it…… GOD YES

I spent the last week putting the car back to as near standard as possible

c/f bonnet and c/f active spoiler and c/f wing inserts air intake, wheels ,side front rear body kit and numerous other parts swapped back to OEM, only non standard things left on car are.. red F start stop button and the biggy ARMYTRIX valvetronic weaponised exhaust system, made the F way more fun ohh yeah and louder 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Even took off window tints chrome delete wrap and tints of L badges and rear lights

doing this helped me give the car up as it no longer looks like the car I grew to love cherish and owned,

I could talk about this car all day 😂 that’s how much I loved it and I ALWAYS looked back at it when I parked it up and smiled to myself and said quietly “you lucky smug show off”

end of era and a beautiful relationship 

and has travelled the whole of uk from north south east and west…

last pic is how it ended up after de-grahaming it 😉😂

oh yeah I traded it in for a RX450h fsport with takumi package with 6k on clock,

not as flashy as the RCF but neither am I 😂🫣

[Flytvr]

RC450h Takumi 🥰

I’ve got a UX loaner at the moment. Really like it. I must try an RX!

[Scotlex]

Great photos and great looking car 😀

Hopefully you like the RX - you can let us know 😃

[Jgtcracer]

Lovely car, shame to see it going.  Hopefully the new owner will be one here before long.  
 

Are you selling the parts removed from the car?

‘vultures start to circle’ 

[Bob King]

Well now you’re almost in your 40’s Graham !! , it was time to get something more sensible 😉😉

[mr2lad]

59 minutes ago, Jgtcracer said:

Lovely car, shame to see it going.  Hopefully the new owner will be one here before long.  
 

Are you selling the parts removed from the car?

‘vultures start to circle’ 

Vultures have been, not a lot of meat left on the bones 🦴 now 😂 

I’ve apexi smart throttle controller, alloys and a painted C/F bonnet left

, other c/f bonnet and spoiler plus other bits are all packed up and awaiting collection by courier tomorrow or day after

[mr2lad]

49 minutes ago, Bob King said:

Well now you’re almost in your 40’s Graham !! , it was time to get something more sensible 😉😉

Oh I wish I was a merely into my 40s , just realised that in 2 n a wee bit years I’ll be flipping 60…. 😧 

[TheHairyBeast]

3 hours ago, mr2lad said:

Oh I wish I was a merely into my 40s , just realised that in 2 n a wee bit years I’ll be flipping 60…. 😧 

Im in my mid 20s with an RCF 😅

[mr2lad]

15 hours ago, TheHairyBeast said:

Im in my mid 20s with an RCF 😅

Now your making me feel really old….. Lexus weren’t even around when I was in my mid 20s 😆😆😆😆, 

[TheHairyBeast]

Where did you get the cf wing ducts from?

or are you selling?

[B1 RMA]

I'll be interested in your thoughts about the CVT auto box, I have hated it since test driving the LS600h way back when. I hated the constant but very quiet drone of the transmission and hated even more the fact that when you put your foot down the drown changed pitch but nothing much happened speed wise.

When my RCF goes in for servicing Snows always give me a new SUV as a loaner and everyone has that bloody awful CVT autobox after about 10 minutes of driving it I hate it and always drive it home and park it up never bothering to drive it anywhere.

There are so many better autoboxs out there, rant over but they are crap.

[GMB]

On 10/29/2024 at 1:51 PM, mr2lad said:

Oh I wish I was a merely into my 40s , just realised that in 2 n a wee bit years I’ll be flipping 60…

My body is in my 70's but my brain still thinks I am 12. Just based on what my wife keeps telling me.

BTW new electric car looks like a fridge it's called the SMEG edition.

[DamianLEX]

Is the rear wheel attached to anything? 

[GMB]

11 minutes ago, DamianLEX said:

Is the rear wheel attached to anything?

Of course, it is attached to a Briggs and Stratton 160cc motor with a hybrid duracell AAA Battery array via a 5mm tubular driveshaft and really nasty CVT transmission

[hondansxr]

On 10/29/2024 at 1:51 PM, mr2lad said:

Oh I wish I was a merely into my 40s , just realised that in 2 n a wee bit years I’ll be flipping 60…. 😧 

I had an nsx for my 40th ( sadly sold due to so called recession 2008/9 )    just brought an isf at......62 !!!!!

[Plasticrat30]

Fret not, I bought an RCF Carbon for my 70th.......

 

[mr2lad]

5 hours ago, Plasticrat30 said:

Fret not, I bought an RCF Carbon for my 70th.......

 

 

On 11/7/2024 at 12:05 AM, hondansxr said:

I had an nsx for my 40th ( sadly sold due to so called recession 2008/9 )    just brought an isf at......62 !!!!!

Wasn’t my age that made me change vehicles it is my steep drive and living in the countryside and not being able to use the RCF in winter time as cant get up the drive, my driveway is 500yds long all uphill (unless im coming back home then its downhill 😂)

[Jgtcracer]

3 hours ago, mr2lad said:

 

Wasn’t my age that made me change vehicles it is my steep drive and living in the countryside and not being able to use the RCF in winter time as cant get up the drive, my driveway is 500yds long all uphill (unless im coming back home then its downhill 😂)

Should have invested in a snow plow….🤣

[mr2lad]

10 hours ago, Jgtcracer said:

Should have invested in a snow plow….🤣

I bought a tractor to help clear driveway, but with the driveway being chuckie stones (gravel) I made a mess clearing snow, …. So we’ve now sold the RCF,NX and replaced it with the RX450h and I’ve a fully restored a LR defender, so I ain’t getting stuck again anytime soon (ps I’m a Ex REME army mechanic so L.R will always be running 😂😂 and not the usually broken down ones you see) plus it’s a older one with no frills so no tons of electric gadgets in n around engine to go wrong