Stephen Ireland splashes out another £30,000 on girlfriend's incredibly pimped-up Bentley
As a Manchester City star, getting your girlfriend's car painted in the colours of the rival team is perhaps not the best idea.
Footballer Stephen Ireland bought partner Jessica Lawlor a £260,000 Bentley for her birthday last October, decked out in the red and white colours of opponents Manchester United.
But it seems he has had seconds thoughts already, and splashed out another £30,000 to have the GTC soft top touched up with a matt black bonnet and a new black roof.
New look: Manchester City star Stephen Ireland has had his girlfriend's Bentley re-customised with a black bonnet and new black soft top roof and wheel trim
The 23-year old Irish midfielder, who bought Jessica the car for her 24th birthday, earns £70,000 a week, but it seems he has more money than sense.
After all, it's not the first time he's had a car customised in his rival team colours. He initially did up his £97,000 Audi R8 in red and white, before spending £10,000 re-customising the luxury vehicle to City blue and white instead.
Ireland clocked up at least £8,000 in upgrade costs on Jessica's Bentley last October, which now proudly shares the driveway with his fleet of flamboyant motors at their £5m home in Cheshire.
Standing out: This is how the car looked after he pimped it up in rival team Manchester United red and white colours before presenting Jessica Lawlor, pictured, with it for her 24th birthday four months ago
At least £1,000 was spent to change the Bentley's B winged insignia to Jessica's initals JL.
Then Ireland spent a further £2,000 on customised red leather seats with the romantic message 'To Jess Love From Stephen' stitched into them surrounded by a heart shape.
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A further £5,000 went on modified bright red alloy wheels rims has Jessica's initials.
The car boasts a 6-litre, 552bhp engine with a top speed of 198mph and can go from naught to sixty in just 4.8 seconds.
Lovebirds: The couple take a spin in the £260k Bentley back in October
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