What have you done to your car today?

sideways14a · 13 May 2020 at 22:58

Been out doing some 0-60 and so on runs with a few phone apps to see if they are accurate.
It seems as if as long as you get a good lock on several sats they are not to shabby.

Anyway, i am averaging about 6s to 60 for the Mx5 which aint to crap.
Best yet, 5.7 and a quarter of 14.3... they looked legit as well with good gps. So much for the Mx5 being slow lol.
Ok its modded....

Dis86 · 13 May 2020 at 22:59

Raymond Lin said:
Question -

I meant to ask this years ago but the registration number of my car is etched everywhere, alloy, light cover, windscreen, window etc.

I guess this is for anti-theft purposes but is it something people often do? I have never seen it elsewhere.

reg number or VIN?

Raymond Lin · 13 May 2020 at 23:00

Dis86 said:
reg number or VIN?

Reg number, which lead me to believe it's not done at the factory but at the dealer by the first owner.

Dis86 · 13 May 2020 at 23:01

Raymond Lin said:
Reg number

Yeah, that's really odd! Seeing as reg is assigned after the car is well...registered and it's changeable!

Raymond Lin · 13 May 2020 at 23:05

Dis86 said:
Yeah, that's really odd! Seeing as reg is assigned after the car is well...registered and it's changeable!

It's on all 4 alloys, all the lights, front and back, windows, that glass boot and even the rear fixed window too.

Dis86 · 13 May 2020 at 23:10

Raymond Lin said:
It's on all 4 alloys, all the lights, front and back, windows, that glass boot and even the rear fixed window too.

Make sure it's not on the back of your neck or the sole of your foot too!

Will Gill · 13 May 2020 at 23:38

GF cracked the old lights so I upgraded to the LCI shadowline lights:

also got akro catless downpipes being installed as we speak, plus some new chargepipes and venturi intakes

might get to drive it sometime next year

Akagi · 14 May 2020 at 01:54

I've seen reg numbers on windows/parts on cars before but usually older cars. For example my BMW has the reg on the bottom of the windscreen.

I'm sure my Nans old P10 Primera had the reg on every piece of glass along with a NATS logo and probably elsewhere too.

Another car of mine had the reg on all of the glass but I can't remember which one it was... Possibly my S60.

Frozennova · 14 May 2020 at 10:54

sideways14a said:
Been out doing some 0-60 and so on runs with a few phone apps to see if they are accurate.
It seems as if as long as you get a good lock on several sats they are not to shabby.

Anyway, i am averaging about 6s to 60 for the Mx5 which aint to crap.
Best yet, 5.7 and a quarter of 14.3... they looked legit as well with good gps. So much for the Mx5 being slow lol.
Ok its modded....

There's anything upto a full second of error if you are using a phones built in GPS, most if not all built in GPS receivers only have a 1hz update frequency

geekman · 14 May 2020 at 13:43

Sold it

Traded it for this 2017 Sentra, plus cash.

Sold the Sentra within a couple of days, so with the money from that sale plus the extra cash the Range Rover buyer gave me, I’ve made a few hundred profit on what I bought it for two years ago.

Really enjoyed owning it, and glad I didn’t listen to the horror stories of Range Rover ownership - it only cost me about £600 a year in servicing and repairs, and I took it all over Mexico and the US. I’d have another one tomorrow, but I’m going to use the money to go towards building our new house, so I’ll be stuck with my Caliber for the next year or two.

A last picture of it doing what it does best - being a hooligan on dirt roads

vanpeebles · 14 May 2020 at 14:11

Noooooo, waves bye-bye to Range Rover.

Raymond Lin · 14 May 2020 at 18:15

Acme said:
I've seen reg numbers on windows/parts on cars before but usually older cars. For example my BMW has the reg on the bottom of the windscreen.

I'm sure my Nans old P10 Primera had the reg on every piece of glass along with a NATS logo and probably elsewhere too.

Another car of mine had the reg on all of the glass but I can't remember which one it was... Possibly my S60.

Mart2912 · 14 May 2020 at 18:39

Replaced my gear knob/boot/surround. Similar to the original one, but with more black, less silver and a slightly different shape.

Cookeh · 14 May 2020 at 22:31

@Raymond Lin My 850 has the same thing, its dealer-level anti-theft (or more accurately to identify stolen parts). Hadnt seen it in a while though!

Raymond Lin · 14 May 2020 at 22:40

Cookeh said:
@Raymond Lin My 850 has the same thing, its dealer-level anti-theft (or more accurately to identify stolen parts). Hadnt seen it in a while though!

Wonder if it is on every car or something you have to pay for, like a package.

Cookeh · 14 May 2020 at 23:31

Not sure to be honest, wasnt on either our P2 V70 or first gen XC60. I presume it's dealer dependent, as such, but no idea on whether it's a cost thing or not.

Raymond Lin · 15 May 2020 at 01:11

Cookeh said:
Not sure to be honest, wasnt on either our P2 V70 or first gen XC60. I presume it's dealer dependent, as such, but no idea on whether it's a cost thing or not.

well, at least I know it hasn’t been in a front or rear accident hard enough where it needed a light replacement!

scrivz69 · 15 May 2020 at 12:03

Just machine polished my bonnet as it is the first time using one, I did 3 passes and it's shiny lol.

SonicSW20 · 15 May 2020 at 12:10

Changed timing chain tensioner. Now that rattle is gone I can hear the other rattles!

Cleisthenes · 15 May 2020 at 12:44

SonicSW20 said:
Changed timing chain tensioner. Now that rattle is gone I can hear the other rattles!

I did the idler pulley, belt and tensioner on my MX5 the other day. Sorted the rattle on that too!

Unfortunately a tensioner bolt sheared off the moment I touched it so it cost me an extra £60 in labour to sort but not the end of the world.