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The First Year in the Life of a Philippines Car Spotter
DirtyDaily replied to davocano's topic in AutoShite
Don't know how I've only just come across this. I have just come back from the Philippines after a month out there. My fascination is with the Jeepneys. I visited Manila, Biñan, Batangas and Boracay. -
Poor from them really to of not released a video for such a long time. I appreciate these things take time but there has to be a video more than once a year. I suspect I will watch the video and fully appreciate why it took so long as always but there has to be something to keep me going. It's been SO long since it started and SO long since the last update. Escargot, budget racing series etc is the perfect filler content that would keep us engaged. As others are mentioning we just want the next project now. At their rate of builds they might only have 1 or 2 left in them before they retire
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Are you going to have to change car because of fuel prices?
DirtyDaily replied to DirtyDaily's topic in AutoShite
I rarely own petrol cars that like non premium so not much of a change for me but now that non premium is e10 I think it's probably false economy to get it now for the most part. -
Writing this as titled to remember my 240 and also to curse the DVLA/whoever reported it. Long story relatively shortened my 240 ran out of MOT in Jan this year and I was planning on treating the car to a full body resto and a whole new exhaust system plus some general maintenance items. It had served us very well and was the dependable car that was always there. My partner learned to drive in it and also passed her test in it. Many jobs done and adventures had. I SORNed the 240 due to me going on a very long holiday to the Philippines and not having the time to get around MOTing it and it probably needing a few items to fix it etc. Also having house renovations means money is tied up elsewhere. Unfortunately I imagine someone thought the 240 was in the way and reported it as being on the road without tax. Strictly it was on a public highway (parked outside my house) in a "cul-de-sac" as I don't have a drive. So I can't complain too much but after work on Monday I was greeted with a clamp from DVLA saying untaxed car. £260 later the clamp was removed and DVLA made me aware the car had to be sorted within 24 hours. This left me in a tight spot of having nowhere to store and no realistic way of getting an MOT in time etc etc etc. Therefore last night the 240 was sold and I am actually genuinely very sad about it. I hope whoever has it next will put the time and effort in to it that I did and will appreciate it the same as I. No real point to this post but I suppose to immortalise it online. Goodbye old friend.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234915383818?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=MEeneR8XSdq&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=tNh2MUatQgO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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I think these are probably one of the best bargains you can get atm. If the sills aren't rotten and the clutch isn't bad then they're remarkably reliable and not a bad drive. If mine was an auto then I think I'd still have it.
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I've been hearing they expect a pretty big crash in car prices this year for the newer stuff. Perhaps that will translate in to lower values for the shite also? I hope so. I do agree there is very little out there for just cheap money. Anything that isn't completely shagged commands decent money.
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https://www.gumtree.com/p/suzuki/1998-suzuki-glx-1.2-red-automatic/1449807459 That's a serious bargain if all genuine
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I love comments like that. "It's alright. Just electricity isn't working is all." Also to add: I can't believe that's a genuine bid either with such a long time left on it. Yes it's low miles and yes it's a small auto but that's fucking outrageous for a polo with known issues and 20 fucking years old.
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Sorry what pardon? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/175570626676?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=XPdiOmnlRSW&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=tNh2MUatQgO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
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I fear this is the only reasonable option.
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It is very funny indeed. I think it's how you get used to driving them. I had a friend who was used to driving agricultural shit who then got a mk3 NA supra. He went for an enthusiastic drive with me and he said "I was expecting it to be a bit faster" and he was changing by 5k rpm so wasn't going in to where it wanted to be at like 7k. I told him and he said it felt so wrong at first but the car then all of a sudden woke up. I enjoy that high rpm stuff more than the low end shove. I get the need for a big car then either a dog. Shame because I imagine the xfr with a supercharger might mimic a diesel low end grunt too. Diesels are dying though! Faster than petrols anyway.
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Interesting. Whenever I get in a diesel I HATE the way they run. Like it's being fuelled with gravel. Our S60 D5 runs like a tractor but I appreciate it returns v good mpg and when up to speed isn't too offensive. The best diesel I had was the 3.0tdi A6 which was fairly passable but it just didn't come close to a petrol for me. Though I have found myself becoming a snob with cars recently and anything less than 6 cylinders feels inadequate and agricultural. On the X5 front I thought those v8 engines were complete junk, as well as the rest of the car tbh. The 5.0XFR's on the other hand are supposed to be superb bits of kit. Between the two for me there's no competition.
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I'll get my coat
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Epic wow https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1103276990384359/ I have a super soft spot for old JDM Kei cars
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So having driven the car the EML returned with codes for bank 1 sensor 1 O2. Cat efficiency code has gone so not like the exhaust didn't need doing but slightly annoying it didn't fix the primary o2 sensor codes but not surprising. New Denso sensor has been ordered so I will get that on ASAP as it does smell a tad rich while it's running still. On the other hand I'm quite pleased it's still needs the o2 sensor as the MPG hasn't been great! I'm sure that'll get a few more MPG's for me. I'm correct in thinking bank 1 is nearside/passenger side aren't I?
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Belting engine in them. V nice.
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I have been lurking on that thread and cursing you for beating me to it! Cracking deal and a really smart looking car. I'm enjoying this LS430 alot and saw a post on the ls page on Facebook where everyone was posting their miles that the car had covered. This on 211k is a spring chicken compared to some of the numbers on there. A few in excess of 400k miles. Makes me feel better about mine!
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Sorry to see this. Weird how we get attached to these lumps of metal. I think the fact huggy we live on by keeping other cars is some sort of comfort. I found that when my jag bit the dust in a crash. You have to be reasonable with these things and you really can't save them all. RIP huggy but also long live huggy.