Post a picture of your car here, part 3 (Quote A Photo, GET A 24 HOUR BAN!!!)

Lurching · 15-06-2011 1:14pm

My current Hilux. Its a 2wd, very common over here. I have a 4wd one ordered though.

Vicxas · 15-06-2011 2:26pm

http://www.gumtree.ie/dublin/67/75366567.html

That was the previous owners ad, but thats my baby

L-M · 15-06-2011 2:28pm

"50,000 genuine toyota miles" hahha you'd have to laugh at some people.

Lovely car, I'd be putting the standard wheels back on it if it was me, they're

Vicxas · 15-06-2011 2:30pm

Ah they're not so bad, but i agree, they're low pro alloys.... killer on irish roads.

TestTransmission · 15-06-2011 2:44pm

Please tell me you took off the sunvisor, is the rear plate yellow?

Vicxas · 15-06-2011 3:07pm

It was yellow, had to change it so the cops wouldnt harass me, it seemed to be the rage in the place i bought it.

voxpop · 15-06-2011 3:47pm

My E39 after a spit and polish

Vicxas · 15-06-2011 3:49pm

The E39 always looks like its a Russian mafias car.

L-M · 15-06-2011 4:23pm

I saw a new shape 5 series with those wheels, didn't look nice at all.

Ardennes1944 · 15-06-2011 4:50pm

my asty after 3hours of wax

im finally in love with a car

Hal1 · 15-06-2011 4:54pm

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

my asty after 3hours of wax
im finally in love with a car

The Sssppponge! :eek:

L-M · 15-06-2011 4:57pm

Hal1 wrote: »

The Sssppponge! :eek:

:O :O!!!

Fecking sponges!

Ardennes1944 · 15-06-2011 4:59pm

i know sponge sponge sponge but it works for me, its easy and i love the shine. it'l piss rain later anyway

L-M · 15-06-2011 5:01pm

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

i know sponge sponge sponge but it works for me, its easy and i love the shine. it'l piss rain later anyway

Sponges hold dirt! They're the devil to the car world! Buy a proper applicator :P

Ardennes1944 · 15-06-2011 5:04pm

i will i will,just on yere words. im perfectly happy with the shine atm though and there are no marks

Hal1 · 15-06-2011 5:10pm

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

i will i will,just on yere words. im perfectly happy with the shine atm though and there are no marks

That you can see until looked at an angle. There'll be swirll marks, hundreds of them! Get a clay bar and some rapid detailer spray, then polish and wax. It looks alright in the pics atm though, but would be worth investing in for the next time.

Ardennes1944 · 15-06-2011 5:17pm

thanks, but i wont lose sleep over it.

delly · 15-06-2011 5:17pm

In all this time I've never put up a pic so thought I may as well, although technically its Mrs.Delly's car, bought 2 years ago from Alasta Autos.

It is an '02 Punto HLX 16v and has served me well. It was initially bought as a second motor for Mrs.Delly to learn in and didn't get too much use up until I lost my company motor last year. Since then it hasn't put a foot wrong and was in use every day last year during the big freeze. I'm currently on the lookout for an auto replacement, but will be sad to see her go when the time comes.

Ardennes1944 · 15-06-2011 5:34pm

id give that punto a bigger like if it was an 8v

VolvoMan · 16-06-2011 12:15am

Deutschlandfürimmer7 wrote: »

id give that punto a bigger like if it was an 8v

Why? Supposedly they're more prone to headgasket failure.

We had a 2003 Punto 1.2 8v with the same alloys on it as above and it wasn't a bad car. By the time I sold it it was losing a lot of oil though and seeping at the rocker cover.

Compton · 16-06-2011 12:30am

VolvoMan wrote: »

Why? Supposedly they're more prone to headgasket failure.

We had a 2003 Punto 1.2 8v with the same alloys on it as above and it wasn't a bad car. By the time I sold it it was losing a lot of oil though and seeping at the rocker cover.

they're alloys?!?!

look like hubcaps :eek:

Ardennes1944 · 16-06-2011 1:27am

VolvoMan wrote: »

Why? Supposedly they're more prone to headgasket failure.

We had a 2003 Punto 1.2 8v with the same alloys on it as above and it wasn't a bad car. By the time I sold it it was losing a lot of oil though and seeping at the rocker cover.

Well yes they are, but they are a simple car and one I'll always love dearly after having one. She was called Betsy

Mister Jingles · 16-06-2011 2:01am

Nice Punto delly. Funny enough it will be one of them or a Bravo I hope to pick up when I get a some cash in the near future

delly · 17-06-2011 12:38am

I went for the 16v specifically for the reason that its not subjected to the head gasket issues that the 8v models are. She's a decent spec with a/c, electric sunroof and even follow me home lights, I just hope its successor lives up to the same reputation.