Car plans for 2015

toastedpickles · 01-01-2015 12:27AM #1

Carrying on from Mr Zebras thread last year

What are your plans for this year?

Mine as posted in the other one

9-5

Aero suspension
Remap
New badges
Front mounted intercooler perhaps?
4 pot brake upgrade
Aero spoiler
1.9tid badge
Possibly tint the rear windows
General maintenance
Another sump drop
Replace the rear crank oil seal
Alloy refurb
Polybushes
Td04 turbo

For the 900

Repair the driveshaft tunnels
Repair the leaks
Remove the dash and replace all bulbs
Get a bloody headunit!
9000 brake upgrade
New wipermotor
New sunroof

And much much more!

Sobanek · 01-01-2015 12:30AM

E46:
- CV Joint
- Sell

E38:
- Fix Sunroof
- Fix Xenons
- Fix Windscreen Washer
- Patch up rust in the boot
- Possibly deal with other rust
- Black Kidneys!
- Smoke Taillights
- Deal with any other issues
- Insure
- Tax
- Replace Speakers

nd · 01-01-2015 12:36AM

Get it through the nct retest next Saturday. Give it frequent services. Hope she's trouble free. Hope if she has issues it's a diy job.

dgt · 01-01-2015 12:36AM

Right. I'll make this hopefully less ambitious :pac:

C220 DIESEL: insert OM606 with a compound turbo setup, hydro and keep stock looking (within reason)

Diffy: to be sold

Jag: sort the coolant leak, facelift grille, bit of exhaust work, cat emblem on the bonnet, new tyres, NCT it, insure it and make it a fab weekend car

535i: get its much needed rad, sort out the electrical tat and tyres for some serious work/fun

525i: get roadworthy for this year (well, try to)

156: finish it off!

Other plans: bin most of the Alfa stuff, strip the other donor Mercs, sell the polol, renovate parking spots

Foxhole Norman · 01-01-2015 12:42AM

Sobanek wrote: »

E38:

- Smoke Taillights

Don't do this please :pac:

For the E39

-New Wheels
-Refurb Style 66
-Repair Rust on Boot
-Steering Wheel Retrim(Maybe)
-Repair Front Bumper
-Remove Parking dents
-Fix PDC

Pretty much it I think :pac:

Special Circumstances · 01-01-2015 12:47AM

Tax it.
Fill with petrol.
Horse it up molls gap as often as possible.
New tyres X 4 will be inevitable I suppose.

kilianmanning · 01-01-2015 12:51AM

406:
Get a new turbo on, sort a leaky injector, 4 new tyres, engine will be out again, continuing on from dgt :pac:
Put a new nct on it before I insure it again.

Xantia:
This won't be sold, but may have to go into hiding when I insure the 406

C200:
C200 needs a new driveshaft, centre bearing, exhaust needs fixing up, but that car will be reserved for fun use anyway :P

Dord · 01-01-2015 12:55AM

Panda
-Replace badges all round
-Team Heko Spoiler
-Stainless Steel Exhaust
-Add aux in or bluetooth audio to head unit
-Detailing
-Alloy Wheel Refurb (maybe)

Ardent · 01-01-2015 12:59AM

E60 2.5 petrol -

Car is sorted - no small amount of cash spent on it this year. Unfortunately, the plan is to drive it sparingly, as I can easily walk to work with the new job.

Unless we change location, will not be taxing her and will just run the guantlet at weekends.

Maybe two new front tyres, but unlikely given above.

Supergurrier · 01-01-2015 01:26AM

Don't crash it.

New Air freshener maybe

Bpmull · 01-01-2015 01:51AM

Golf
-rear brake pads (will be done by the end of the week bought and all)
-2 services
-2 tyres (probably in March)
-change gearbox oil
-change brake fluid
-fix or disconnect damn noisy headlight motor
-Id like a centre arm rest but seems like a lot of work

If that's all I end up having to do to it it will be a good year.

bop1977 · 01-01-2015 01:58AM

Vrs:

Keep alive for another year.

joujoujou · 01-01-2015 02:07AM

Sorry for being boring - exactly the same as last year:

- keep my car alive.

- more minor and silly mods.

:P

visual · 01-01-2015 02:23AM

E39. 525i

Rebuilt rear suspension and done front discs and pads just before xmas have kit for front suspension rear discs and pads so will need to get of my lazy ass and fit them in new year

Special Circumstances · 01-01-2015 03:02AM

Boys I'm seeing fierce elaborate plans. Jap turbo, routine maintenance, drive the snot out of it. Eat sleep oil service repeat...

;-)

toastedpickles · 01-01-2015 03:03AM

Special Circumstances wrote: »

Boys I'm seeing fierce elaborate plans. Jap turbo, routine maintenance, drive the snot out of it. Eat sleep oil service repeat...

For me anyway yeah

lomb · 01-01-2015 07:13AM

Are everyone's cars here wrecked on the forum? That's the problem have to keep ahead on maintainance. Pump cash in every month and spend 1 weekend a month fixing it. Good reason to only own one or two cars. My plans are to sort my Merc 500sec out
Dye leather and reinstall interior and cleaned carpets
Change rusty sunroof cassette
Fit new brake discs
Service
Fix minor body rust
Nct
Drive it!

On my 12 year old Tt have everything just about as new except
Have front resprayed
Roof redyed
Change timing belt water pump and rear shocks, gearbox oil
I have the parts for everything just waiting for weather to turn ,could be awhile!

Beaner1 · 01-01-2015 11:00AM

Taking delivery of brand new golf gti and Merc cls in the next few weeks.

YbFocus · 01-01-2015 11:24AM

Astra

Nct and probably sell fairly soon if the correct e36 is found. It's been a great car!

_Kaiser_ · 01-01-2015 11:58AM

A6:

- Tyres when needed
- Service mid-year/autumn (as it's only been done recently)
- Tax
- Might get the rear windows tinted
- Spare 18" alloy of same type as the rest
- Would like to get the OEM Bluetooth for it but I gather it's a fairly massive job to get fitted

- NCT now annual so get that done next Sep-Jan

If I get a new job however...

- Do all the above
- Or sell it and replace with a facelift version, or an 08+ A8 if I can get equivalent specs

bennyx_o · 01-01-2015 11:58AM

Golf:
Change the cam chain, tensioner and adjuster
Timing belt
New tyres
Wheel refurb
OEM Bluetooth
Highline Clocks

Lupo
Full service
Wheel refurb
Decent clean
Tax

sblythe · 01-01-2015 12:23PM

CL;

Get it taxed
Driver er on

Camry;

Hope by some divine miracle someone buys it

Allegro;

Mend broken clutch slave again
Replace rusty wing
Weld floor

Satanta · 01-01-2015 12:30PM

S80 D5
Auxiliary belt and tensioner (scheduled replacement)
4 tyres. Looking at Barum Bravius or Goodyear efficient grip.
Oil change in July
Wait for the new xc90 to depreciate

lomb · 01-01-2015 12:50PM

Beaner1 wrote: »

Taking delivery of brand new golf gti and Merc cls in the next few weeks.

Happy days:D

Theres also the golf edition 40 2l tdi that's a bargain and fully loaded available for a very good price think it has every option ticked sunroof xenons leather nav dual climate for 33k for anyone who wants new at the moment.

pudzey101 · 01-01-2015 01:42PM

Honda Integra DC2
Tax 'er
Fully underseal car when when the weather is better.
Port and polish the head
Get ECU Mapped and Dyno'd
New tyres
Sort out some rust
Fix Leaky Boot

oh and try not to crash it in the process :P

Cheensbo · 01-01-2015 02:01PM

Pajero:

Sell it, go back to oz and buy a something with a v8 or a td42 Patrol.

Kevin! · 01-01-2015 02:59PM

Astra OPC
-Remus exhaust
-Whiteline RARB
-WaveTrac LSD

Cosmetic:
-Dual action polisher

colm_mcm · 01-01-2015 04:41PM

dgt wrote: »

Jag: cat emblem on the bonnet,

Expand?

Voodoomelon · 01-01-2015 04:51PM

No real plans for the 740, has everything I need. First NCT in my ownership this year, be interesting to see how it fares.

CianRyan · 01-01-2015 04:53PM

Eunos Roadster

Thermostat replacement
Passenger window motor fix (have the tools, been putting that on the long finger)
Buy a hardtop, possibly a new softtop too
Buy coilovers
Make myself up a SS exhaust and have someone else make my up a manifold because NA stuff is a black magic.
Sort out the patches of rust
Few little body work touches need doing

I myself will be 25 in October and I will then insure it as a classic

Save up for cams and throttle bodies, have it properly mapped on a dyno by someone that knows what they're doing.

This is all depending on if I can secure a real job this year, at least I'm a qualified welder now so I have a better hope.

Lurching · 02-01-2015 02:21AM

Hilux: Return (Company Car)

BMW 2002Tii: insure, use for a few months in Sydney, pack it in to a shipping container and ship to Ireland.

May / June: In the market for a car in Ireland. Thinking either X5 or M3 at the moment.

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