He's never shown an issue with actually paying for things though, and I'd imagine @Acme knows how much disposable income he has. All of his prior issues have stemmed from bad purchases and mechanical maladies.
What have you done to your car today?
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If I got something reasonably nice (or to me, ridiculously nice) like a Leon Cupra with a few options on it, I can see myself keeping it for years without an issue. But the cost of financing it would leave me with very little disposable every month.
If I got something like a Polo GTI on the other hand, I can see myself wanting a change after a year but being tied into it. But I'd still have a bit of disposable hanging around.
But to be honest I'm probably just going to buy another cheap hot hatch and be a bit more careful about it.
If I got something like a Polo GTI on the other hand, I can see myself wanting a change after a year but being tied into it. But I'd still have a bit of disposable hanging around.
But to be honest I'm probably just going to buy another cheap hot hatch and be a bit more careful about it.
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decided I'm selling it 
What car?
BMW Z4, supposedly its a common fault as the ballast plugs in underneath, water got into the headlight and therefore runs into the ballast
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Fitted and airbox.
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decided I'm selling it
Why? I found that KwickFit changed the TPMS sensors on the rear but put the tyre back without balancing them... Seriously.. wtf
That boot is broken. It needs a new one.Fitted and airbox.
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I found that KwickFit changed the TPMS sensors on the rear but put the tyre back without balancing them... Seriously.. wtf
Quickfit - poofit
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Adjusted the exhaust hanger a bit so hopefully it stops knocking and rattling. For some reason it goes through the chassis through a letterbox-style gap which is pretty tight. Hopefully thats's sorted.
While I was taking a look at that.. I found a stringy bit on the bottom of the car. Which turned out to be fibreglass. Wonderful. Which was covering up rather a soft bit of box section. Which was covering up....
A nice hole in my chassis rail!
Great!
Good news is the car's not about to fold itself in half, so I'll get that dealt with as a matter of urgency and while they're about it I'm gonna have them go over the whole underside and look for any other lurking disasters waiting to happen. I think to be fair she's reasonably solid so hopefully won't run me too much.
For now I've wire wheeled it, drowned it in Vactan, and going to slap on some Hammerite next week.
While I was taking a look at that.. I found a stringy bit on the bottom of the car. Which turned out to be fibreglass. Wonderful. Which was covering up rather a soft bit of box section. Which was covering up....
A nice hole in my chassis rail!
Great!
Good news is the car's not about to fold itself in half, so I'll get that dealt with as a matter of urgency and while they're about it I'm gonna have them go over the whole underside and look for any other lurking disasters waiting to happen. I think to be fair she's reasonably solid so hopefully won't run me too much.
For now I've wire wheeled it, drowned it in Vactan, and going to slap on some Hammerite next week.
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Modern hammerite is bobbins, use some two pack epoxy paint 
Stripped the upper and lower rear wishbones, hubs, driveshafts, propshaft, diff, roll bars, calipers, dash, carpet, and a few other things from the Eunos. Fairly productive afternoon...
Also discovered that a cat has been using it as temporary accommodation which was kind of funny/cute. Loads of car hair on the floor where the passenger seat should be. Didn't want the cat to be uncomfortable having removed the carpet, so I put a fluffy doormat where that bit of carpet used to be!
Also discovered that a cat has been using it as temporary accommodation which was kind of funny/cute. Loads of car hair on the floor where the passenger seat should be. Didn't want the cat to be uncomfortable having removed the carpet, so I put a fluffy doormat where that bit of carpet used to be!
Some of the bolts on mine were so seized up that my breaker bar (not a cheapy either!) was actually bowing as I was bouncing up and down on it.
Mine isn't going back together though... So let me know if you want spares.
Mine isn't going back together though... So let me know if you want spares.
Tyre guy arrived bit after 9 this morning only for it to start a downpour mid-fit
I got 18,825 miles out of the SportContact 6, so I fully expect the PS4 S to get several thousand more than that. I still the wear of teh CSC6 has been rather good all things considered (2000 mile NC500 trip + track day in that period). On the flipside, the first set of CSC6 rears lasted 10,747 miles.
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10,000 miles for rears is seems a bit crap. That's only 3000 more than I get from sticky track day rubber with lots of hooliganism
Standard fair for Continental wear rate. Better than CSC5, but not as long lasting as PSS.
I'm expecting the PS4S on the fronts to hit 25k and the rears to be at least 15k with the type of driving I do. The upshot is that the CSC6, even with low tread, never felt like they lost composure in any condition at any speed, whereas the PSS did, especially in the wet.
I'm expecting the PS4S on the fronts to hit 25k and the rears to be at least 15k with the type of driving I do. The upshot is that the CSC6, even with low tread, never felt like they lost composure in any condition at any speed, whereas the PSS did, especially in the wet.