Show Us Your Motors!

Akagi · 1 Jan 2017 at 16:57

Correct car for the job

But less so if its running summer tyres.

Good pictures! The Scooby in the first one looks a tad chilly.

agw_01 · 1 Jan 2017 at 17:19

Jumper118 said:
All the new sti are 6 speed.

I have no idea why I asked that considering I own an STi :rolleyes:

Awesome Evo pics... how I dream of snow like that. The most taxing surface my car has seen is a bit of soggy grass

Dave85 · 1 Jan 2017 at 18:14

Summer tyres make things interesting especially when they have less than 3mm

The scooby had only been sitting for about an hour totally nuts.

Edit wee video - The sound is the wind not my fan

geekman · 3 Jan 2017 at 12:13

Brought the MR2 down to France. Did it in 2 stages, first going to Paris and staying with friends there, then on from Paris to La Turbie the next day. I've previously done the journey all in one go in the Jag and got out feeling fine, but this was easily twice as tiring despite much less driving per day. An incredibly loud exhaust, no sound deadening, no radio and perished door seals are not a good combination

Only one issue on the way down - a pipe popped off right at the bottom of the engine bay which made the car feel like it had about 50bhp. Thankfully a Parisian garage easily got it sorted. Other than that it was fine, which is surprising considering it's been abandoned in a driveway not moving for a year, then immediately had to do 900 miles. Credit to Rainagul on this forum for fixing it up for me, could never have got it running myself!

Dave85 · 3 Jan 2017 at 13:29

Always loved the MR2. My mate had a black one back in the day was proper scary. Looks nice bud

Jumper118 · 3 Jan 2017 at 14:00

I think I have seen that same exhaust system on an mr2 at santa pod

Born_2_Kill_83 · 4 Jan 2017 at 09:20

Thumbs up for that, I once did it in a FN2 CTR and that was painful enough and no exhaust noise to worry about, just silly bucket seats and low profile tyres. Once you've done it in a Jag you really feel anything less.

Cleisthenes · 4 Jan 2017 at 10:25

Matthew, when are you selling it and buying an mx5 ?

geekman · 4 Jan 2017 at 12:15

Probably never

It's considerably more powerful than an MX5 and as any elite driver will tell you, power solves everything.

mrk · 4 Jan 2017 at 12:18

Those exhausts are a bit large

What does it sound like?

ShiWarrior · 4 Jan 2017 at 12:23

mrk said:
Those exhausts are a bit large What does it sound like?

there's a white MR2 that comes into my shop every morning, and that is LOUD!

my nissan 200sx had a 3" pipe all the way back to the engine, and that was LOUD!
so i think his was a 3" at least too

Akagi · 4 Jan 2017 at 13:50

Jumper118 said:
I think I have seen that same exhaust system on an mr2 at santa pod

Geekmans is a turbo, unlike that disgusting (and broken) white one which nearly got chopped by both my Skoda and your Alto.

geekman · 4 Jan 2017 at 15:02

mrk said:
Those exhausts are a bit large What does it sound like?

Very, very loud. The only car I've experienced which is noticeably louder was a TVR Chimaera with straight pipes. I'll do a video for you all next time I drive it.

Frozennova · 4 Jan 2017 at 15:07

geekman said:
Probably never It's considerably more powerful than an MX5 and as any elite driver will tell you, power solves everything.

Not all MX5s are equal

mrk · 4 Jan 2017 at 15:31

geekman said:
Very, very loud. The only car I've experienced which is noticeably louder was a TVR Chimaera with straight pipes. I'll do a video for you all next time I drive it.

Looking forward to it :cool:

Rainagul · 5 Jan 2017 at 23:42

When I first started that MR2 without the exhaust system I thought bloody hell thats loud.

So I put the exhaust on, which is basically 30cm of pipe leading to the mufflers. Didn't really make it anymore quiet

Born_2_Kill_83 · 6 Jan 2017 at 10:54

I'm still sat here hitting F5 waiting to hear this Mr2 under boost. :cool:

geekman · 6 Jan 2017 at 12:51

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
I'm still sat here hitting F5 waiting to hear this Mr2 under boost.

Recorded these today, don't get the full effect of it as it sounds way better outside the car. Tried to convince the gf to follow me with a camera but strangely enough that wasn't her idea of a fun day out

Born_2_Kill_83 · 6 Jan 2017 at 13:00

Love driving in that part of the world, your Santapod skillz require some work, not a good time I'm guessing for the Jag.

geekman · 6 Jan 2017 at 13:02

Born_2_Kill_83 said:
Love driving in that part of the world, your Santapod skillz require some work, not a good time I'm guessing for the Jag.

That was my old 3.0 Jag so not at all a good time and it was my first time there so yes, definite room for improvement!