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to help with analysis :rasp: i've google mapped it. at the point the zafira decides to "go for it" (rear end drops on acceleration) and i react is 75ft away from where i am. the stopping distance for a car travelling at 30mph (including reaction time) is 75ft! obviously i don't have to slow to a...

i've asked a mod to link the original video at post #22 to post #1 as some people will only see the one that looks like i'm speeding :)

cheers for the positives guys, i'll certainly take those to go with the negatives :)

if you do i'll post up a vid :)

it wasn't that large! if you pause it at the point where his front wheel is just over the white line, i'm almost at the junction

the vid was saved at 31fps as it looked abnormally slow! i'll upload the original 25fps in a second. i'm afraid there's nothing in the video you missed. there is that bit in the first post you obviously missed that says They won't all be "oh my god that was close" and I expect a couple of "was...

They come with a sat-nav type mount, big sucker on the windscreen type thing that bolts onto the top of the unit. It takes an SD card (that you have to buy separately). I think 16gb or 32gb is the max. At 720x480 it records around 100mb/minute, but it keeps cycling so it just records over the...

I've considered getting a recording device in the past for my journeys to work and after a near head-on with an X5 a couple of weeks ago I bought one that evening. I got this one from 7dayshop for £27 So from hear on in I'll be posting a short video clip of any tw*tty drivers that I come...

was that from behind the bushes you perv

the screwfix one includes the patio attachment, but then it's still only £63 @ amazon. for the 99% that won't use the patio attachment, its £53.99 at amazon too. or even better with the recent argos offer, £53.99 - instant £5 off (over £50) + £5 gift card = effective £43.99. got mine a couple...

Echo what someone said about going back to the garage u got it from. Engine failure after two months- I'd be wanting a contribution at least.

5 years or 72k I think it is, whichever is sooner. So u could be 4yrs overdue...

er, not really a great photo like you lot are posting but, i've taken a pic and i kinda like it :) 'tis me @ watership down, taken on my mates iphone with the old panaromic stitching thing

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particle board :dead: as nice as ikea stuff looks, particle board sucks ****

don't need compressors take it to a garage first so they can airgun the top mounts loose, then just nip then up. you'll be there forever trying to undo them with a socket and allen key

springs are easy, don't even need spring holder things

aqua wax smells like bubblegum :)

ktec

maybe daisy apc will do the job, but i'd probably clay it anyway.

i'm wondering if the different qualities of sump v liquid metal would cause them to expand and contract at different rates under repeated heat cycles, causing the 'repair' to fail prematurely?

in that case you could put something like. "upon collection of the car i did raise my immediate concerns on the durability of this type of repair however i received your reassurances that the repair work carried out would be sufficient." and miss out the bit about phoning them. with any issue...

i'm trying to think of a middle ground here. you really need some sort of proof that they've carried out this work. what i would do then is: call them. tell them you do have a slight concern over the crack on the sump and you're just looking for reassurance that the repair they carried out is...

172 mani = better top end 182 mani = better midrange that's the general feeling anyway. 1/4 mile needs top end so obvo 172 mani, but in gear acceleration should increase with 182 mani.

dean0o0o i've got a 182 manifold for sale and i'll be in stotfold next weekend :)

i was just thinking in advance, if it goes pop three months down the line then proof that they did the work would be enough to recover any costs. for me personally, i'd be wanting a new sump. i really wouldn't be comfortable with a fix like that. but it might last forever. hopefully if it does...

glad you're happy :) but a crack in the sump? liquid metal? i'd be wanting a new sump. you realise if the sump goes the engine will drop all it's oil quick than your 172 goes from 0-60 and it'll be bye bye crank. don't mean to be such a poopy pants but i always look at worse case scenario...

looks glossy, have you topped it up with anything?

yeah i've never been a big fan of that, even though i've got some. car gets dirty fairly quickly. if i have time over the weekend and i'll put some tyre shine on it and get another pic :)

i've turned into a bit of an autoglym *****, i find it's a good value/performance compromise. i lay down the hd wax then every couple of weeks or so after a wash i use the aqua wax on top of the existing hd wax. edit: i did the hd wax about three months ago. i hadn't cleaned it for a month then...