Sold Suzuki Baleno GSR

[barefoot]

The original 0-60 seemed to have it hitting the limiter?

[Jim Bell]

The original 0-60 seemed to have it hitting the limiter?

 

 

Yeah.  I think I've got too much mechanical sympathy.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

As an exiled Mackem - it probably held back itself as it realised you were heading into Sunderland...... just saying...... 

Proper little thrasher - not bad to fool around with for not much investment..... 

[Lacquer Peel]

I think it was ironic 0-60 testing that caused my Inca to lose third gear. Don't do it kids.

[Jim Bell]

I think it was ironic 0-60 testing that caused my Inca to lose third gear. Don't do it kids.

 

 

Yeah, we'll just settle on a 5 second 0-60 time and do away with all further testing.

[loserone]

Apart from the autotesting, obviously

[dollywobbler]

Mechanical sympathy? Don't worry men. I am now in The North and I don't really understand the concept.

[Jim Bell]

Mechanical sympathy? Don't worry men. I am now in The North and I don't really understand the concept.

Youre welcome to have a go at my record time over the same course.

 

Youll have to have a big dinner though.

[dollywobbler]

Ok. Thankfully, I have bought my heavy boots.

[loserone]

No mpg competitions in the Subaru

[Christine]

when i was more childish,  and did wheelspins , my dad said..."imagine hitting them pistons with a sledgehammer 5000 times a minute...coz thats what is going through that engine  !!!!"  ...as I did a  "no clutch" racing change to spin up the wheels in 2nd.....    

[Bucketeer]

How much does insurance reduce with a guard cat?

He's Thatcham Approved mate.

 

[overrun]

Great write up to all writer uppers concerned.

 

What’s the score, pop 50p in the ‘Replacement Gearbox’ fund and take it for a 0-60 run, attempting to beat the current top score?

 

Winner gets free fish and chips. Possibly.

[inconsistant]

This thread is solid gold. Shame I keep having to go back to the title to remember what car it's about.

[BorniteIdentity]

One of the free GPS speedo apps for Android will calculate a 0-62 for you.

 

I’m afraid I’ve had an iOS phone for a year now and can’t remember which, but it might be worth having a look around. It indicated that my Avensis had lost about 3/4 of a second in 18 years and 220,000 miles.

[Jim Bell]

 

 

 

Improving*

 

Too much wheelspin on the second shot. Heading in the right direction though.

[Jim Bell]

 

 

 

 

Noise is quite pleasant.

 

Too much traffic though.

[barefoot]

Your gear changes are waaaay too leisurely and you roads are far too northern and consequently too shite.

Find a proper industrial estate, down here they all come with a proper dragstrip attached.

[tooSavvy]

The original 0-60 seemed to have it hitting the limiter?

..... In a 'reasonably priced car' >> ALWAYS 0-60 in someone else's* car m8.

 

Nice shoe

 

*not nicked, mind!

[loserone]

This will be a laugh I reckon.

 

V5 arrived today and acknowledgement received, thanks Gareth!

[Jim Bell]

We let Dollywobbler have a potter around in this last night. I dont think he was very impressed with it.

 

I don't think the car thought much of him either, as its popped the FUCKMERIGHT? Mot fail light on this morning.

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Luckilly I have a technical contact in China who provided me with cutting edge diagnostic equipment. And a leaflet.

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I dont THINK the car even has an EGR so I'm going to presume its 02 related and ignorable for the moment.

 

Ive cleared it so lets see if it pops back up.

[loserone]

Jeez, you lend your* car out to a bunch of people you don't even know off the internet and they break bits it doesn't* even have.

 

This place, good old days, et cetera

[garethj]

That EML light used to come on occasionally, I’d loosen and retighten the fuel cap and it would usually go. It always cleared itself anyway, I don’t have a code reader thingy.

 

It’s probably a sign that you need to drive it a bit harder

[Skizzer]

Is that the 'something must be wrong if you can't crack 9 seconds to 60' warning light?

[dollywobbler]

Are you sure I drove it? I can't remember.

[Jim Bell]

Are you sure I drove it? I can't remember.

Drove what?

[dollywobbler]

I did drive a something something. Really badly.

[Jim Bell]

So what hes's basically saying is:  TEN STARS!!!