Kiltox Posted February 18, 2020 Author Posted February 18, 2020 It takes an awful lot of money... and tyres ... to cover a quarter of a million miles, you know. johngarty 1
Craig the Princess Posted February 18, 2020 Posted February 18, 2020 46 minutes ago, Kiltox said: It takes an awful lot of money... and tyres ... to cover a quarter of a million miles, you know. Jeepers, that goes through more tyres than the average F1 team. Kiltox 1
Kiltox Posted February 19, 2020 Author Posted February 19, 2020 Starting to wonder if they were changed at a higher than the limit tread depth - 3/4mm or whatever.
Cookiesouwest Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 Re tyres - how many miles a year was the owner doing? R75 can munch tyres. Some came out of factory with misaligned suspension. Although given the amount of suspension refresh that car has had, that shouldn't have been a problem. Kiltox 1
Kiltox Posted February 19, 2020 Author Posted February 19, 2020 I didn’t collate the mileages from the invoices because they weren’t always present but “up to 20k a year” seems to be the answer from the MOT history. Hardly mega annual miles really.
Craig the Princess Posted February 19, 2020 Posted February 19, 2020 23 minutes ago, Kiltox said: I didn’t collate the mileages from the invoices because they weren’t always present but “up to 20k a year” seems to be the answer from the MOT history. Hardly mega annual miles really. Depends on the type of tyre I guess. My 200 coupe got through Avons in about 15k, but did over 20k on the Nexens that replaced them and we still fine when it came off the road.
Kiltox Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 Is it a bad idea to up the power of a 255,000 mile, 18 year old car? I guess the new owner will find out.... although I won't be doing many miles in it! Skizzer, tapir and Aston Martin 3
Cookiesouwest Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 24 minutes ago, Kiltox said: Is it a bad idea to up the power of a 255,000 mile, 18 year old car? I guess the new owner will find out.... although I won't be doing many miles in it! Good test. Was always a bit suspect of the claims for these types of things. Good to know that even an elderly high miler could see a difference Kiltox 1
Kiltox Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 Probably worth noting that this one is an actual recognised brand, well regarded by Rover lickers, and usually costs a lot more than the £34 I paid for it!
Aston Martin Posted February 23, 2020 Posted February 23, 2020 Dig further into the Webasto heater. ?
Kiltox Posted February 24, 2020 Author Posted February 24, 2020 15 hours ago, Aston Martin said: Dig further into the Webasto heater. ? It’s off to its new home at the weekend, the new owner can worry about that Aston Martin 1
Kiltox Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 New month, new car, and what an absolute unit we have in store this month It is of course @jon.k‘s old battered, bruised, damp and lockless mk3 Golf 1.9 TDi GL. With added beaded seat cover for supreme win. I think I was a bit wide of the mark on the whole “most hated car” thing but the mk3 Golf certainly generates hatred whenever it’s discussed. This one’s rough as in terms of looks but it seems to work well enough and appeals to me in that “faithful companion even though it’s been neglected” kind of way Plan to tidy it up a little bit not too much, it’s a rough old Golf and nothing’s going to change that! Have never had a diesel one before, fair bit more grunt than the asthmatic petrols. Aston Martin, Split_Pin, Coprolalia and 12 others 15
jumpingjehovahs Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Those foglights give big “Welsh forest stage” energy, looks the part to me
Kiltox Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 Oh did I mention it’s a Cat C too? Although being a 24 year old Golf worth the square root of fuck all it probably just encountered a vicious crisp packet blowing in the wind at some point RobT, yes oui si, Shirley Knott and 10 others 5 8
beko1987 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Wire the fog lights up to the main beams, you'll see everything at night then!
Kiltox Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 1 minute ago, beko1987 said: Wire the fog lights up to the main beams, you'll see everything at night then! The spots are wired to the main beams Switch on the dash to choose whether they come on with them or are disabled I don’t think the headlights are that bad on these as standard mind, but @jon.k does live in the middle of nowhere beko1987 1
beko1987 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 You'll find yourself looking forward to other drivers who dont turn their main beams down... Was ace fun! gadgetgricey, stonedagain and Kiltox 3
dave j Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 I like mk3 Golf's! Had a couple of them but they were in much better Condition than that one! Front sunroof drains are halfway up the a pillar between the door hinges
Isaac Hunt Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Ahah, Mar Car a VeeDubya, you Fox’d us a bit with that little red Fokker with 2.5 cylinders and half of Dumfries and Galloway in the footwell.
jon.k Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Well done Kiltox, I'm loving this. If you investigate the drivers window and the general rust repair you will find some "easter eggs" for your channel. I had to use what was at my disposal on a limited time and budget! I found that opening the sunroof was a good way to air the vehicle. It worked every time. I hope it snows so you can test out the winter tyres and spotlights in a rally-style special video. Kiltox 1
Kiltox Posted March 1, 2020 Author Posted March 1, 2020 Rover has headed off to its new home. Really need to sort the NS front window in the Golf, the wind noise drives me mad! If anyone has a parcel shelf for a mk3 Golf cluttering their garage let me know! Aston Martin 1
Aston Martin Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Someone needs to buy a Trade Cars Cleckheaton car... https://www.tradecarscleckheaton.co.uk/used-cars/mitsubishi-chariot-cleckheaton-202002237641115 Kiltox 1
Craig the Princess Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 MK3 golfs seemed to go from well loved by the public (GTi aside) to loathed overnight. Interesting to see how ungrateful it is when it receives some improvements. Kiltox 1
Eyersey1234 Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 5 hours ago, Kiltox said: Oh did I mention it’s a Cat C too? Although being a 24 year old Golf worth the square root of fuck all it probably just encountered a vicious crisp packet blowing in the wind at some point Those vicious crisp packets are bastards lol Kiltox 1
Liggle Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Storage envy!My mk3 Golf was ok, in a £350 kinda way. Funny story - I got a section 59 in mine for ‘street racing’ whilst my other car was in having an engine swap for more powah. Kiltox 1
320touring Posted March 1, 2020 Posted March 1, 2020 Get the boost turned up and get it on veg already! FFS BorniteIdentity and Kiltox 1 1
Kiltox Posted March 2, 2020 Author Posted March 2, 2020 Drove it to work today. Radio has decided it’s not that keen on life (recurring theme it seems) and it engaged SDi mode at one point in the journey but a quick ignition cycle saw that off (and it wasn’t anywhere near as bad as a lot of other cars are in limp mode, to be fair)
DaveDorson Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 I've had a couple of these, they're alright to be fair, they're just nothing like as good as a MK2.
Kiltox Posted March 3, 2020 Author Posted March 3, 2020 Check the size of this A3 I’m parked next to in comparison! Split_Pin and Aston Martin 2
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