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Hahaha remember when i test drove an ax gti and there was no coolant, the light came on (head gasket blown) but he tried to convince me this was the screenwash, also the steering wheel was knackered but "only needed a washer" WTF!
Guess it aint just me then!!! :D
reminds me of last year. Went to the garage to get some air in tyres, went in the shop to buy somert, came out and there was an impatient git whod starting putting air in his tyres and dragged the hose over the top of my car, i went mental!! The guy couldnt...
cheers for the drink mate!! mate of mine has just bought a kawasaki 600 something or other, he;s not even done his test yet hes got it next month, think ill be forwarding him this thread to have a read of - scary stuff bike accidents
Anyone else on here paranoid about parking their car? Just looked out of my window and seem some scalls on the street who had a good look at the motor, thats it now another sleepless night!!
Also whenever i park in a car park as well i always try and find a space where no one can park next to...
Being boring here mate but id keep your car for a while and save some dosh, it may only be a 1.2 but it looks decent and im sure its cheap to run and im sure many ppl on here would love a car like it
can i just add - is the knocking on full lock linked to the knocking when in 1st/2nd etc as ive noticed it on mine - turned the car round this mo and it definitely knocked a couple of times, ive studied the thread on the knocking noise just need to pop it to reno - hopefully the 2 are linked and...
Use your part ex as a bargaining tool, say you want 8k - all they do is knock it off the top and adjust the sale price, better still sell yours privately if you can be bothered with the agro.
yep the cup is racing blue
Just got the meguiars next tech stuff in the post today been v sad and tried some out on bathroom tiles as too icy to clean car yet, kim and aggy would be proud, proper decent shine
cooper ss are lovely, but so are 182s, for driving i would say 182, for comfort and looks a cooper s in gunmetal grey (or dark metallic silver as they call it)
ramps are a bugger had smoke coming from clutch after a few attempts at getting the car on them, the old citroen ax! Dont like the look of the clio though seems too much like hard work trying to get at that filter, knowing me id wreck somert, probably my knuckles
i went national tyres in stockport with my old vts and told him not to scratch the wheels. he warned me that they can get scratched but he did a top job, dreading it when the anthracites need new tyres, might have to get the old spoons out and have a go meself :D
Black AX GT mark 2 J reg, bought in 97 sold in 2002 as too many things went wrong, gearbox bearings were the last straw!! sold it to some chav who sold it on a week or so later :(
im no expert but there was a thread not so long ago about the quality of oil and the disadvantages of cheap synthetic oils and that theyre a lower grade than the more expensive brands