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hey,
going to my second 1/4 mile run this next weekend and have done the following to the car.. as you can see im bored so having a play with figures :) lol showing you guys how i have worked it all out to see if you guys agree...
Re: One Year on & £3000 spent
love the R888 gota get me some of them! like the white tyre pen also,suits yours since you have black wheels, i would like to do that to mine but my wheels are white and might look ghey!! :(
love it tho!!
172/182 with throttle bodies / ferrodo pads / eibech springs = bye bye gta ith q2 n ebiechs n bigger brakes
;)
but if i had the money id get a GTA anyday...
theres a turd white GTA around my area.. lookd at it a couple times.. danced all around it tho when it attemped ot take me on.. slow as f**k!
172 = RAPID!!! bye bye GTA...
oh yea and sounds like a 50cc scooter..
hahaha ;)
(one day...
i have just had a quote of £112 a month by direct line for as soon as i earn my 1st NCB and i will be 21 years old..
my current monthly insurance payment is £250 a month..
has/did any1 have there insurance drop around 55% in this same situation!?
makes me feel sick tbh at what i am paying when i think about it and what i could actually spend my money on...could also do with saving fpr a flat/house this next year....
just been looking at a Colt CZT which would cost me 112 a month to insure, 150 on loan for 3 years, cheaper tax, better...
i totaly agree its retarded but i love cars, love feeling of quick cars and unfortunatly the clio is best i can get bang for buck atm due to insurance.. my car is my hobbie and pride and joy.. but tbh this year is my toughest year, once this is over and we are in 2010 then the money i waste will...
Well i hope to come Down to about 35% as soon as this dec arrives plus I'm due a payrise asap LOL.. My current 50-60% is on fuel £150-200, loan £150 and ins £250!!!!!!
I would love to be in the ppls shoes of 10% LOL but I spose that comes with age lol!! Don't know how u guys above 70%...
myn OZ F1s mag wheels weigh 4.5kg (without tyre) each.. stanard oz f1s weigh around 7.5/8kg iirc
iirc i think they weigh a kg hevier than mine if magnesium, 5.5kg. and 9/10kg standard.
all above are without tyres.. add on 7-9kg for a tyre
the only reason the 2118/2020s are heavy is due to...
yea i agree mate, i keep meaning to buy some but couldnt find anyready made, cheers for thelinks! will get some ASAP and stuck on :D gloss white FTW!! lol.
very very true! ;) f**king love it! cheers hutchie and yea but not much tbh, little bit louder and bit more rasp to it buts thats it...
i seem to spend around 50-60% lol... :( i cant wait until my 1st NCB comes thru plus i will be 21!! ins for me is the MAJOR killer!!
what about you guys!? are you as sad as me!?
PROBLEM: my aircon does not click when turning it on and blows hot air 80% of the time.. 20% its just cold air whch tbh isnt even that cold.. i assume its ran out of gas
so do i...
SOLUTION 1 ?? : get a garage to regass it!? 60 quid to do
OR
SOLUTION 2 ?? : go to halfords and buy the...
# My Official Diary Of Ownership - 172 Flamer # WEEKLY UPDATE ! #
Milage: 56,612
MPG: 31.8
Money spent this week:-
-£50 on petrol
-£10 on carpet
-£120 on inlets
so this weekend i thought i would try an experiment, because as a next car im thinking on getting a 2 seater so i thought y not...
oh will be the plenum then, i just thought both parts were called matched inlets lol :S but yea i guess, didnt get far enough to see if th inlet would fit also :S ??
well the ones i have were originaly for a trophy, but i obv had no idea when i bought them that they were different to the ph2 172 which is what i have, either did the guy i biught them off lol. all new to me.
so i can do a swap if thats what you mean? or u could just modify the ones off my...
I assume it's not posiible to use it at all.. Block off extra pipe and just not fix that one fixing!? LOL?? Just gona b such a faff to sort getting another set and could really do with them fitted for the quater mile meet on the 1st/2nd august.. :(
Any advice/ideas!?