Soldato
What have you done to your car today?
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To me your post was inexcusably abusive. As we can see with this post:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=24014860&postcount=23
You have an ability, albeit flawed, to think you know what is going on.
My post was not aimed at you; it was not to belittle you, it was not to belittle Rovers nor was it to down trod the hard work engineers did to make some of the most god awful cars to ever grace our fine roads.
All I did was post a humorous general comment that could be aimed at anyone (but ultimately using your recent comment as a spring board) to rib someone else who 'Showed us what it'll do' at a Motors Meet. I, like my two comrades in that car remember it well. It will be with me for the rest of my life, because it was bloody good fun. Now as someone with less time on their hands would say: wind yer' neck in.
Soldato
Got a chip on windscreen repaired and was given a free set of bosch wiper blades 
Car wouldn't start this morning, the starter motor was just clicking away.
Got out some WD40 and gave the contacts a spray, and hit it a few times with a handy weightlifting bar. Took a few more goes but it did start.
Unfortunately I've just lost many man points by apparently leaving a screwdriver sitting on the top of the engine from the last time I was fiddling with it. It's probably been there a month, and if it had slipped off to the left it would have ripped the belt off and destroyed the engine.
Oops
Got out some WD40 and gave the contacts a spray, and hit it a few times with a handy weightlifting bar. Took a few more goes but it did start.
Unfortunately I've just lost many man points by apparently leaving a screwdriver sitting on the top of the engine from the last time I was fiddling with it. It's probably been there a month, and if it had slipped off to the left it would have ripped the belt off and destroyed the engine.
Oops
Soldato
I went out and looked at it. She was doing nothing but sitting on the driveway, looking quite tidy.
This made a nice change from the previous two days, where all I could see was her going up and down on hydraulic lifters in a smart garage.
Two very long days...
This made a nice change from the previous two days, where all I could see was her going up and down on hydraulic lifters in a smart garage.
Two very long days...
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Bought tyres and a new pro intercooler! hopefully get them fitted at the weekend if the weather holds up!
Winter tyres. Yeah, some people like it, some people dont.
OEM 19's wouldve been on for the detail, but weather and all that.
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Nice car, but gotta agree the wheels are so out of place.
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Went to a tyre shop to get a quote for 2x 275/35/18 rft's on my e60 5 series, £660 fitted! thankfully i only need the 1 as the other has 6-7mm tread on it. But thats a job for later, little madam's birthday today (2) and she isn't sleeping, looks like the pair of us are in for another long night...
Was getting my car booked in for the garage to replace the front strut mount and bearing for £100 including parts and labor.
Dad said "get some spring compressor's and the part and we will do it". 4PM till 10:3PM and a few swear words later, I have my problem fixed!
My car is a little Pug 106 1.1, but it was a right pain to do!
Symptoms was steering creaking going left to right, steering felt a bit heavy compared to normal and then knocking going over bumps!
Jebus! Mine cost me £36 for the mount and bearing fitted at the garage I use!
Soldato
12000K HID kit fitted last night
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Fixed my leaking washer bottle, the crappy plastic joiner used to attach the pipe to the motor was quite loose. Attached the hose properly, problem solved.
Dropped it off for a service and a few little bits checked / tidied up whilst it's there. Remembered to renew tax disc too which was lucky.
Hopefully all i'll be doing to it after this is giving it a proper clean then handing it over to a new owner within the next month or so!
Hopefully all i'll be doing to it after this is giving it a proper clean then handing it over to a new owner within the next month or so!
Cleaned car, changed yellow halogen angel eyes bulbs for 20W 7000K LEDs to match my Xenons, fitted BMW Performance Carbon Air Intake & Filter then drove through a local tunnel four times for no apparent reason
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Drove it carefully for 120miles as I thought I might break down because it has been playing up, then took it for a blast a few hours after getting to my destination and drove it hard...seems to be running ok, for now.