What have you done to your car today?

mjt · 27 Sep 2015 at 15:36

Fitted the hideously expensive Audi rear sunshades to protect baby.
Piece of cake to fit, looks really good as well.

Much better than naff suction ones and you can open the window.

(not my pic, obv)

crinkleshoes · 27 Sep 2015 at 15:44

mjt said:
and you can open the window.
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... before promptly observing it fly out and bounce down the road in your wing mirror...

mjt · 27 Sep 2015 at 15:47

crinkleshoes said:
... before promptly observing it fly out and bounce down the road in your wing mirror...

It's properly wedged into the clips. You have to bend it some to put it in - won't be flying out anywhere!

GTAMADDOG · 27 Sep 2015 at 18:05

Cleaned the car inside and out.

Brother-in-law then showed up in his A4 TFSI ready to do an oil change - ended up doing a full service. First time he's ever done anything that hands on with a car and first time I've done spark plugs (need to buy my first petrol car at some point), but we took it steady and it's all done an dusted.

skippy2421 · 27 Sep 2015 at 18:10

Smashed it up :-(

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Diagro · 27 Sep 2015 at 19:28

Changed the oil on my new 2011 mazda 3.. In the process the ramps extensions bent and ruined the front bumper.

Such fun

Hyburnate · 27 Sep 2015 at 19:30

skippy2421 said:
Smashed it up

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Did you hit an animal?

kieranv · 27 Sep 2015 at 19:31

Drove it around 300 miles on Friday. Bonus points to guess location (should be easy enough)

skippy2421 · 27 Sep 2015 at 19:35

Hyburnate said:
Did you hit an animal?

Yeah a big white animal called a van :-(

. Was at a roundabout with the van in front of me. It went to pull away as there were no cars in sight (I know as I was looking that way instead of focusing on the van) and just decided to stop for no reason. Unfortunately I didn't react in time. My own fault but doesn't stop me being angry at the woman in the van.

Hyburnate · 27 Sep 2015 at 19:36

That sucks

Something everyone does though it's just a case of realising in time.

skippy2421 · 27 Sep 2015 at 19:46

Hyburnate said:
That sucks Something everyone does though it's just a case of realising in time.

Ohh well the front end was due a re-spray anyway as it is littered in stone chips, was planning on getting it done after winter. It's going to prove an expensive respray mind and scuppers the upgrade plans I had for this month

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savagesam117 · 27 Sep 2015 at 19:49

Since getting the golf home last night, having a proper look at it after work and started to clean the inside out, make a list of things i need (It's a bloody long list!!) .. It's just hit me, i've got A LOT of work to do! Admittedly majority of it is cosmetic, I like the whole sleeper look too but damn!

Gave the inside a hoover and then it got dark, i need to hire a garage or something to work in over the winter!

Frozennova · 27 Sep 2015 at 20:23

savagesam117 said:
Since getting the golf home last night, having a proper look at it after work and started to clean the inside out, make a list of things i need (It's a bloody long list!!) .. It's just hit me, i've got A LOT of work to do! Admittedly majority of it is cosmetic, I like the whole sleeper look too but damn!

Gave the inside a hoover and then it got dark, i need to hire a garage or something to work in over the winter!

Make sure it gets a proper engine. MK2s should have an ABF IMO

savagesam117 · 27 Sep 2015 at 20:24

Frozennova said:
Make sure it gets a proper engine. MK2s should have an ABF IMO

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Bradmax57 · 27 Sep 2015 at 20:29

kieranv said:
Drove it around 300 miles on Friday. Bonus points to guess location (should be easy enough)

Cant guess but looks stunning all the same

Biffa · 27 Sep 2015 at 20:57

Washed the FSTi and the A2 just before it got dark.

{SAS}TB · 29 Sep 2015 at 12:42

Took it for a fill up :O

iaind · 29 Sep 2015 at 13:09

Diagro said:
Changed the oil on my new 2011 mazda 3.. In the process the ramps extensions bent and ruined the front bumper.

Such fun

The one that was just supplied to you only a week ago from a dealer? Why would you be changing oil in it yourself!?

Diagro · 29 Sep 2015 at 13:54

iaind said:
The one that was just supplied to you only a week ago from a dealer? Why would you be changing oil in it yourself!?

because i didn't like how black it was! and it was like water.

The oil was only £30 and im more than capable so i though why not...

Yea now i know i should have left it.

Armageus · 29 Sep 2015 at 14:01

Diagro said:
because i didn't like how black it was! and it was like water.

The oil was only £30 and im more than capable so i though why not...

Yea now i know i should have left it.

I thought they were doing a service as well? If the oil is already black then clearly not. Clearly you got a great "deal" from that dealership

Diagro said:
Not to mention doing a £350 service for me included when I was originally told it wasn't included.