Show Us Your Motors!

Housey · 19 Jul 2016 at 20:37

Yup, bloody clonk noise. It's still there, it's still annoying me, I want it found and fixed.

Clearcut · 19 Jul 2016 at 21:35

Helios1234 said:
I had to sell the MX-5 quickly, having the two side by side was already giving me some slight buyer's remorse.

How is that possible? They look like His and Hers.

Axeboy · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:13

Few pics of the powerhouse

On the boat, albeit the slow boat, not here till early September. Its not the best looker but I think it will be fun

660cc of pure powwwwer

mrk · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:15

Looking at the scoop, was expecting a force fed beast

Axeboy · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:17

Haha, well, its a nice little turbo engine, really easy to tune it seems as its so restricted as standard to meet the Kei requirements. The little top mount intercooler might have to go, but its meant to be good for 100hp or so

Armageus · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:27

Axeboy said:
Few pics of the powerhouse

On the boat, albeit the slow boat, not here till early September. Its not the best looker but I think it will be fun

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What car is that? 5th gen Alto Works at a guess?

Mal X · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:28

Dave85 said:
Done my first 1000 Miles in the Evo and loving it. Heres a few from my trip up north to highlands.

That Evo looks brilliant

Axeboy · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:55

Armageus said:
What car is that? 5th gen Alto Works at a guess?

Yup, spot on. 5th Gen Alto Works, "HA22s" model.

GreenMint · 20 Jul 2016 at 16:14

Axeboy said:
Yup, spot on. 5th Gen Alto Works, "HA22s" model.

Always loved them, brings back memories of Gran Turismo 1, too!

Axeboy · 20 Jul 2016 at 16:17

Yeah same. I think that's where my interest started with them as well. Same for my r32 gtr, I had that tuned so far in GT2

Ryan-3 · 22 Jul 2016 at 16:05

Robbo said:
Is the latest JCW Mini any good?

Reviews say yes. It's a little heavier, little better for use everyday than the one before it, controls are less out-there so the windows are controlled on the door and the brakes are supposedly a bit lacking when pushing on. Makes a good noise though, especially with the JCW Pro exhaust. Also, the variable dampers aren't really necessary as the standard setup does a good job of all round setup, where sport is too hard for fast road, so only comfort would really be selected.

flinco · 22 Jul 2016 at 22:35

Ricochet J · 23 Jul 2016 at 23:51

You might want to blur out the telephone number on your van. Otherwise nice van.

peterattheboro · 24 Jul 2016 at 12:57

First wash after having it back from a front bumper respray and wheel refurb. Still absolutely love it so thought it was worth spending a few hundred on it cleaning it up

Started raining as soon as I took the pics :mad:

Robbo · 24 Jul 2016 at 13:30

Ryan-3 said:
Reviews say yes. It's a little heavier, little better for use everyday than the one before it, controls are less out-there so the windows are controlled on the door and the brakes are supposedly a bit lacking when pushing on. Makes a good noise though, especially with the JCW Pro exhaust. Also, the variable dampers aren't really necessary as the standard setup does a good job of all round setup, where sport is too hard for fast road, so only comfort would really be selected.

I can confirm it's a good laugh. Lacks the turn of pace of a Golf R (let alone the faster hatches), and the pro exhaust sounds excellent, the Bluetooth switch for the exhaust says it isn't road legal! :eek:

I keep it on anyway.

It's plenty quick enough though, more usable power than a ballistic A45.

This one is over £30k with options (not including the exhaust), seems too much money. I wouldn't say it's extravagant either.

[TW]Fox · 24 Jul 2016 at 13:45

Not another test-drive Robbo, I'm surprised you're not on every local dealers time waster leader board by now

Robbo · 24 Jul 2016 at 13:48

[TW]Fox;29821868 said:
Not another test-drive Robbo, I'm surprised you're not on every local dealers time waster leader board by now

It's a thing Mini quite happily offer, apparently.

Very nice car, but you'd have to skimp on options as £30k for a Mini (that isn't as quick as most 3 litre diesels) seems a bit much.

loltim · 24 Jul 2016 at 15:29

peterattheboro said:
First wash after having it back from a front bumper respray and wheel refurb. Still absolutely love it so thought it was worth spending a few hundred on it cleaning it up

Started raining as soon as I took the pics

Vom, heh

Looks great. EP3 market is holding strong too.

Mart2912 · 24 Jul 2016 at 16:54

Robbo said:
It's a thing Mini quite happily offer, apparently.

Very nice car, but you'd have to skimp on options as £30k for a Mini (that isn't as quick as most 3 litre diesels) seems a bit much.

Yeah I agree. The options are a joke. I recently bought a Cooper S (Pics coming soon) to replace my Golf and ended up getting some exterior stuff and the Harman/Kardon sound system and that was it. The rest is pretty pointless and more of a convenience than anything else, other stuff should really be no extra charge (Changing the colour of interior trim/roof from white to black as an example).

Been looking at an after market tune for it. Some remaps are pushing this engine to 290 BHP :eek:

There are others though that are "plug n play" type systems that bump it up to 240 BHP, and apparently can be easily removed in a few minutes if warranty is a concern.

Ryan-3 · 24 Jul 2016 at 17:08

Robbo said:
..the pro exhaust sounds excellent, the Bluetooth switch for the exhaust says it isn't road legal! ..

This one is over £30k with options (not including the exhaust), seems too much money. I wouldn't say it's extravagant either.

Track mode.

The options list quickly makes these expensive. HK stereo, Leather seats and Media pack would be the main things I'd spec.