toastedpickles wrote: » Ah i know, my neighbours are like that they drive their cars until something goes in then trade it in :rolleyes: I keep saying its repairable and i always get "ah sure once one thing goes on it then its fecked"
Stheno wrote: » He's just like that, myself and our mechanic have chats about what needs to be done to his car, and never ever tell him there is an issue no matter how small. I just say, "Oh the mechanic needs to check this" Heeheee Then the mechanic and I have little chats to check that what I've noticed is right, and OH only arrives down to pay the bill.
Chris_Heilong wrote: » Strange attitude, but then the Irish attitude to motoring in General is weird. Except you guys :cool:
Stheno wrote: » I did a fair bit of research into it at the time, and essentially, extended bolts or not, you added another element of risk to your wheels, if the nuts are too tight the spacers will crack over time, so I decided on that basis not to do it. I imagine the same thing would apply to yours so unless you are going to tighten them yourself, be wary
toastedpickles wrote: » No lie, they change cars like the weather, they're old enough like so i suppose its something to do with it, but I'll never understand them, nor them me :pac: Yay go us :cool:
Stheno wrote: » I probably drive one of the oldest cars where I work, but I actually really like the car, how it looks, how it drives, everything. And it's unusual, and I've put loads (not half what some on here would have done tbh) of time and effort and money into it I'll keep my oldie car rather than drive a cheapo Dacio thanks! And I'll probably mind it better
toastedpickles wrote: » Exactly, like my car has a bit of a reputation and people make fun of me for owning it but sure look how much i care? I got it for 800 quid and i bloody love it, someone i know recently spent the guts of 10K on a new yaris, it boggles me why you'd waste 10 grand on a car, having said that though I've probably spent that on repairing mine
Kaiser D wrote: » I have a neighbor who changes cars every year. Actually, he got a new car today. A new Qashqai. Its got wheel trims, and black plastic everywhere. Its in a lovely colour of purple though, nearly midnight purple. Everything he has ever had has been a soulless econobox. IX35, old Qashqai etc. Every bloody year.
Stheno wrote: » Heck I'm even thinking about replacing my gear stick as it looks shabby
Stheno wrote: » I paid 800 for my creature, have spent probably 2k on it since (due to the very nice mechanic, I've service history for a massive amount) 3 years of ownership, 1k per year, car is now in better nick than it was. This is why I love bangernomics And I always wanted a gtv, loved them from the first time I saw them. Heck I'm even thinking about replacing my gear stick as it looks shabby
Dord wrote: » I did that to my A-class last year. It makes a big difference to the interior.
toastedpickles wrote: » Same here, each year a new passat or jetta, as paddy spec as they can get it and it's the talk of where i live, "have you seen brennans new 142 car? ohhh it's lovely!" I'm there thinking yeah.....reaaaal lovely :rolleyes:
Kaiser D wrote: » Oh thats the worst bit. People always say its lovely etc, but there honestly is not a single "lovely" feature about it. Nothing whatsoever. Bar the colour on this, I do like it. Otherwise, absolutely nada.
GvidoR wrote: » Maybe it wouldn't be that way if the year of the car didn't show up on the licence plate. I guess there's quite a lot of people that are like "Yeah, look at my 142 plate" even though it's like a 1.2 Micra or something. With that kind of money I'd get something like a Porsche 944, insure it, do some mods and have money left over
Deleted User wrote: » Well I'd have thought that it was just a case of taking the wheel off, adding the spacer and putting it back on (with a bit of a lubricant, to make it easier to remove in future). I might buy them and get my mechanic to put them on (as he'll be getting under the car during the week, anyway). He'll be able to advise on the bolts, I'd say, as he'd have a better idea of what's going on that I would. I'll try them for a week. Any sign of potential trouble, any vibration, or any 'give' if i give the wheels a good kicking, and I'll take them off. But if everything holds up sturdy, I might just leave them be and see how I get on. Although I've read lots of horror stories, i've yet to actually see anyone have an accident. All the forums I read are people saying this or that could happen, but no one ever really seems to be posting up saying "look what happened to me". It's all hypothetical..? YB, did you put extended bolts on your spacers? (yours are 20mm, so presumably so?)
Noccy_Mondy wrote: » F*ck lads the summer is fairly going
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