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12 quid..
I'm ok with that :lol:
The Evo forum really is a shadow of its former self. I remember when the internet was for the elite and now they seem to let any spastic on

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Rich B wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 10:30 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:36 pm
Beany wrote: Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:21 pm Has anyone got a book on me ripping the suspension out from under the car after getting a bit over-exuberant with the loud pedal? ;)
Faster than Rich B crashed his E30 ?? :D
Indeed!

very little experience - any talent + far too much excitement = 4 bent wheels +1 shattered sump + some bent rear suspension + a nice dent in the rear quarter.

I learnt my lesson quickly that day! Thankfully I still had my other e30!
Ha, hopefully I'll avoid doing that.

Otherwise it's ticking over nicely. Smooth and relaxed (if a bit firm) when you want to pootle, but picks it's skirts up nicely when you're in the mood, or want to overtake five cars at once.
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The Mini is in having its clutch replaced. I have a 1st gen cooper as a loan car. It's noticeably gruntier than my One and all the controls are much lighter.
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Got a call about the Mondeo today. What's the bets they don't turn up - or they turn up stupid late, make a stupid offer, etc?
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ste wrote: Fri Aug 31, 2018 2:13 pm
It's no secret that I love lightweight, high-powered NA engines. I think this car would suit a turbo though, Mazda MX5 BP engine with a discopotato, SR20DET or even an old M20b25 with a snail on it.

The way it sits though, I can't get past the idea of a burbling, dirty, big-cube V8 in it. Something with a lumpy idle that will twist the chassis over as you rev it and will just lay thick, black lines at will.
Do both, swap a 4.8 or 5.3 iron LS engine in and put a cheap Chinese turbo on it.
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New wipers fitted. Wanted to get PIAA but what a ballache working out exactly which ones are right for my car...

That, and Bosch Aerotwins were less than £20 for the pair from Amazon. Still waiting on the rear to arrive.

New rear washer wiper jet ordered too.

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Stay tuned for more exciting updates.
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Beany wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 6:32 pm Got a call about the Mondeo today. What's the bets they don't turn up - or they turn up stupid late, make a stupid offer, etc?
Didn't turn up.
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Beany wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:32 pm
Beany wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 6:32 pm Got a call about the Mondeo today. What's the bets they don't turn up - or they turn up stupid late, make a stupid offer, etc?
Didn't turn up.
Ah the joys.
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Clutch replaced. £560 but I can now fully appreciate how gutless the car is having driven a cooper for the last two days. The extra 19bhp was very noticeable.

Superchips will find another 38bhp so that may have to go on my christmas list.
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I've just spent an hour washing the 530 and I'm about halfway through. Fack this. I need to start paying someone to do it.
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scotta wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:44 am
Beany wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:32 pm
Beany wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 6:32 pm Got a call about the Mondeo today. What's the bets they don't turn up - or they turn up stupid late, make a stupid offer, etc?
Didn't turn up.
Ah the joys.
If it wasn't for the fact that every time I've tried WBAC and the like they lowball you to at least a grand less than it's worth I wouldn't bother. If it was a couple of hundred I'd let them have it but a grand plus is a different matter.

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drcarlos wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:28 pm
scotta wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 9:44 am
Beany wrote: Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:32 pm

Didn't turn up.
Ah the joys.
If it wasn't for the fact that every time I've tried WBAC and the like they lowball you to at least a grand less than it's worth I wouldn't bother. If it was a couple of hundred I'd let them have it but a grand plus is a different matter.

Carl.
Yeah, entirely agree.
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Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:18 pm I've just spent an hour washing the 530 and I'm about halfway through. Fack this. I need to start paying someone to do it.
Or get a smaller car?
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Bought another Kenu Airframe as the rotating part on my previous one was getting quite loose. It is THE BEST phone mount evar.

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Alex_ wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:08 pm Bought another Kenu Airframe as the rotating part on my previous one was getting quite loose. It is THE BEST phone mount evar.
I don't know about anyone else, but I quite like the ventilation from the vents. Which is blocked by that type of phone mount.
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What sort of moron would expect ventilation from ven......oh hang on, I see where they went with that now!! :lol:

Anyway - any sort of phone mount is wrong, up there with perma-wearing a headset or keeping your phone on a belt pouch.

Or are you an Uber driver?
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Jimmy Choo wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:45 pm
Sundayjumper wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 12:18 pm I've just spent an hour washing the 530 and I'm about halfway through. Fack this. I need to start paying someone to do it.
Or get a smaller car?
Or stop washing it with a toothbrush. A proper wash on a really dirty car takes me less than an hour.
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Eh??

Rinse - foam - microfibre to wash - rinse - microfibre to dry. 20 minutes tops with a half time wankbreak.

Da fuq is taking you guys so long?!!
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We have mud here JL. And rain.

Proper wash at this time of year when it’s raining every other day:

Wheels/under arches/tyres - 4 mins each.
Rinse car with pressure washer, shuts, underside and let snow foam dwell - 8 mins.
Wash with only the finest wool from a Merino lambs vagina - 10 mins.
Dry - 5 mins
Vacuum - 5 mins
Tyre shine if I can be bothered.
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That said if I ever get a company car or lease something myself I’d love to just never wash it and just give it in for it’s first service after 2 years just to see the dealership monkey have a go at swirling the crap out of it :mrgreen:
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