Show Us Your Motors!

Firestar_3x · 28 Feb 2013 at 09:53

I fitted 15" TE37's to my MX-5, changed from the 15" Sport wheels and the difference was night and day, the steering came even more alive, it was simply much better to drive.

Every time i got new tyres fitted the guys always used to comment on how light the wheels are.

NathWraith · 28 Feb 2013 at 12:15

my cupra had battery in the boot too

4T5 · 28 Feb 2013 at 16:40

Oh go on have a pic seeings you insist.

Sits a bit lower than that but my drive tilts back for the lose.

Will be losing those tyres soon & chucking them on some cheap rims to stick them on the back & have some fun with them.

Muffin` · 28 Feb 2013 at 17:32

Jonnycoupe said:
Negative? The positive is covered to prevent any objects above in the load area potentially shorting out, either the battery would go pop or the thing shorting gets so hot a fire starts.

Some cars will have a dedicated jump point under the bonnet.

Positive is the one I can get to, the negative would require all that to come off, so I'm guessing they don't want me to get to it :eek:

Brookert · 28 Feb 2013 at 19:17

I tried to jump start a citroen c4 the other day. Citroen buried half the battery behind the firewall, so you can't get to the negative. I gave up in the end

Xez · 28 Feb 2013 at 19:43

Brookert said:
I tried to jump start a citroen c4 the other day. Citroen buried half the battery behind the firewall, so you can't get to the negative. I gave up in the end

It's the negative, just hook it up to the engine or a nut on the shell/chassis and it'll do the same thing

Muffin` · 28 Feb 2013 at 20:35

Xez said:
It's the negative, just hook it up to the engine or a nut on the shell/chassis and it'll do the same thing

I thought that with the car I was starting, it didn't work until I put it onto the negative

Brookert · 28 Feb 2013 at 21:01

Xez said:
It's the negative, just hook it up to the engine or a nut on the shell/chassis and it'll do the same thing

To be honest, I wasn't 100% sure what I was doing, so I was honest and put my hands up. Better that then blowing my managers car up

Things never to go smoothly with me and cars. The one time I had the chance to jump start a car, the french defeated me with their wacky battery positioning.

paradigm · 28 Feb 2013 at 21:07

Muffin` said:
I thought that with the car I was starting, it didn't work until I put it onto the negative

The body/engine IS the negative.

godinman · 1 Mar 2013 at 06:24

It'll just be dirt and corrosion on the metalwork most likely, you have to give it a good scratch with the clamps for it to work properly, quite often there is a metal tab provided if one of the terminals isn't accessible. In my works van the battery is under the passengers feet, so there is a + terminal in the engine bay.

Freefaller · 1 Mar 2013 at 14:35

It's nothing special, just company car - but it's not bad and very comfortable. With only 9 miles on the clock it still smells brand new!

Peugeot 508. 1.6 HDi.

Soon to have 140~ish bhp.

tummelv · 1 Mar 2013 at 15:04

Looks like a nice enough place to be! Estate looks MUCH better! :eek:

Rims look a bit silly too but I guess that's part of the eco package for being a 1.6 diesel?

Freefaller · 1 Mar 2013 at 15:10

Well they're 17" alloys... But yeah the whole car is designed to be economic. The spec didn't allow for much more than that - it's all about keeping the tax price and BIK costs low.

I didn't like the estate

(I did have that option).

As much as I'm going to miss my Civic, it's comfortable, and for munching the miles on the motorway, and even driving in town (London), it'll save me a fair bit of cash. I've worked out that if I average anything over 45mpg I actually make money (fuel/mileage expenses). So we'll see.

It's better than nothing and it's effectively "free".

rossk26 · 1 Mar 2013 at 15:22

A Peugeot 407 is probably one of the comfiest cars I have ever driven. From the pictures this one looks like it will ride really nice too, and be very comfy. Shame about the engine tho. But 140 will be decent enough really.

Freefaller · 1 Mar 2013 at 15:31

It'll be better than the 112 it has now

I'm luck that our FM didn't mind doing it for me - so I should be grateful really.

Wedge · 1 Mar 2013 at 20:58

Sold my 2001 S3, and got this

... so, so pleased. A Class AMG Sport.

pepp77 · 1 Mar 2013 at 21:06

That new A class is very nice. Enjoy.

R.P.L · 1 Mar 2013 at 21:09

Picked this up today

thepeteh · 1 Mar 2013 at 21:26

Ay Em Gee eco efficiency! looks nice though.

Raymond Lin · 1 Mar 2013 at 22:24

Wedge said:
Sold my 2001 S3, and got this ... so, so pleased. A Class AMG Sport.

Interior shot please !