Save it for the black stuff... OcUK Manchester Meet 3

agw_01 · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:01

L0rdMike said:
Wont you end up having to put the cat back on every year for mot time though?

If I do, the bolts will be fairly easy to get off anyway, so it's no problems.

A post regarding the rust before El gets in

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Yep, I'm going to take the car to a bodyshop in the summer and get the rear sill and drivers arch sorted out. They're the two major parts that need some work.

There's slight bubbling around some of the arches, but that shouldn't be too much work.

Going to spend quite a bit on this car to get it looked as mint as the 214

Give it another wash followed by a wax and a polish next weekend... see how well it comes up.

Firestar_3x · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:03

Good work

Thought i would ask need to get it done before it effects an expensive area

Got your Silverstone ticket booked yet?

paradigm · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:07

Firestar_3x said:
Thought i would ask need to get it done before it effects an expensive area

Can rust spread to optimax

Firestar_3x · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:09

paradigm said:
Can rust spread to optimax

Now that was a classic MM3 line, about fill up and car costs!

paradigm · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:13

What, that in a little over a month, I buy and burn off an AGW's car's worth of optimax? Or were you reffering to the "you filled your car, now its worth twice as much Andy" comment

Dunno who the former is more depressing for tbh

I do a disghusting amount of milage.

NickXX · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:13

paradigm said:
Can rust spread to optimax

Goliath · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:15

paradigm said:
What, that in a little over a month, I buy and burn off an AGW's car's worth of optimax? Or were you reffering to the "you filled your car, now its worth twice as much Andy" comment

Dunno who the former is more depressing for tbh I do a disghusting amount of milage.

At least you get something close to decent economy

L0rdMike · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:16

Goliath said:
At least you get something close to decent economy

Yeah I got 50miles from near half a tank. :eek:

paradigm · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:16

Goliath said:
At least you get something close to decent economy

Not for too much longer though

Firestar_3x · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:17

Paul did 90 miles to just under half a tank!

Firestar_3x · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:17

Double post!

agw_01 · 20 Mar 2006 at 22:47

paradigm said:
Or were you reffering to the "you filled your car, now its worth twice as much Andy" comment

Mark, not booked it yet. Just waiting for some money off westy to enter my bank account

I filled up to the brim on Saturday night. Did about 20 miles of steady speed. By the time I got to the services after picking Marv up it was just under the top white line.

When I set off from the pub to go home, it was on 3/4 of a tank. By the time I got home it was on 1/2 tank.

I cained it most of the way home... especially after I had to turn around at Huddersfield

Had to make up for lost time.

thedazman67 · 20 Mar 2006 at 23:02

i did about 80 miles my guage has hardly moved

wasnt exactly taking it easy either.

thedazman

cymatty · 21 Mar 2006 at 00:52

thedazman67 said:
i did about 80 miles my guage has hardly moved wasnt exactly taking it easy either.

thedazman

I used about half a tank £16ish quid so not to bad.

paradigm · 21 Mar 2006 at 08:37

By the time I was home I was just under 1/2 a tank, and it was brimmed (literally, i got 44ltrs into a 45ltr tank!) as I left Macclesfield on the way to the meet.

That would mean I have done approx 200~ miles to just over half a tank, thats a good 36~ MPG, really not bad considering how much I was caning it!

L0rdMike · 21 Mar 2006 at 16:34

A vid of my car has worked its way back to me....

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/l0rdmike/Car/MM3/MR2.3gp

lukechad · 21 Mar 2006 at 16:42

Doesnt do the speed or the sound any justice at all mike

thebrasso · 21 Mar 2006 at 16:45

I have one that I took in car Mike, you can hear things much better :cool:

I'll see about getting it up later.

lukechad · 21 Mar 2006 at 16:55

thebrasso said:
I'll see about getting it up later.

Its only a car

L0rdMike · 21 Mar 2006 at 16:57

I did make a bit of a mess when cleaning it my self.

Its wax, honest.

Dunno what was funnier that or the fact I got some in the eye. :eek: