Supernaut's Cars - E36 323i / mk3 Megane / S1 Land Rover

[Supernaut]

Ok, fuck those photos.

How about this?

Putting it to work already.

[TrabbieRonnie]

Bloody lovely, well done 👍

[loserone]

2 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Ok, fuck those photos.

How about this?

Putting it to work already.

Yes!

Something like this is incredibly appealing as a tool, especially if it's happier towing shit small distances than the Duster is

[Supernaut]

I do actually do things to the other cars.

Today I washed a biblical amount of seagull shit off the Megane after parking it in Banff for a couple of hours.

Then I investigated why the front left speaker is intermittent.

Cleaned the plug with contact cleaner, twiddled the wire at the speaker and also in the door jamb. Works fine.

I shall continue to narrow my eyes at it suspiciously.

 

 

Oh yes, the other day I stuck the remnants of some noise insulation matting in the boot of the Megane next to the spare wheel. It was a hilariously tinny bit of metal that twanged when I rapped my knuckles on it. Definite improvement in road noise from the boot.

[Supernaut]

I went to Grampian Transport Museum today and saw some weird old shit.

The sharp edges on the Hammerhead Eagle i-Thrust looked properly dangerous! No rope whatsoever around it...

[TrabbieRonnie]

Haven't been there since the kids were little, looks to have changed quite a bit.

Are you heading to Buckie Cars and Coffee on Sunday?  It's the sign up event for the big show in the Summer too.

I'm going in the RX8 I think, putting it's rust on full display will maybe shame me into some wet and dry/rattle an action by the time the show rolls round...

 

[Tayne]

Is all the Top Gear nonsense on permanet exhibtion or will it bugger off soon.

[Supernaut]

16 hours ago, TrabbieRonnie said:

Haven't been there since the kids were little, looks to have changed quite a bit.

Are you heading to Buckie Cars and Coffee on Sunday?  It's the sign up event for the big show in the Summer too.

I'm going in the RX8 I think, putting it's rust on full display will maybe shame me into some wet and dry/rattle an action by the time the show rolls round...

 

I'm not aware of a cars and coffee in Buckie! Details? A few of us usually meet at the Fennel in Inverurie on the first Sunday of the month though.

I'll likely be in the BMW, the Land Rover still has no seats nor insurance. Aiming for the one at Alford towards the end of the month.

12 hours ago, Tayne said:

Is all the Top Gear nonsense on permanet exhibtion or will it bugger off soon.

I believe Grampian Transport Museum bought them outright.

[TrabbieRonnie]

It's the first ever I think...

Not sure if it's going to be a regular thing or not?  

[captain_70s]

I mind the last big Buckie car show I attended. Bitterly cold, blowing a gale, hammered it down, my Tennants can exhaust repair destructed driving back to Cullen. 😂

[Tickman]

Middle of summer then...

[Supernaut]

Am I supposed to know what the LGP is in Buckie?

I assume some sort of park?

 

 

Also, inspired by Beko's USB port installation in his Qashqai, I've ordered a 4 pack consisting of a trad 12v socket, two USB ports, a voltmeter and a switch. All mounted in a plastic panel. But I'll mount them in a RAF blue aluminium panel and mount it in the Land Rover.

It'll be useful to be able to power a tyre inflator or charge phones etc in it.

[captain_70s]

58 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Am I supposed to know what the LGP is in Buckie?

I assume some sort of park?

At a guess.

[Supernaut]

Just went to the local tyre place with a wheel off the Sorento (in the back of the Megane) for a puncture repair. £15!

I've given them more business for Monday afternoon as they quoted me a very fair price for a full set of Kumhos for the BMW.

The set of Rainsports I got for it in 2021 are showing their age after 15k miles of my driving. They are notoriously soft tyres so it's to be expected. They definitely don't drive like they used to, so they're due.

[Tayne]

Just hit the east side of the LGP

On a mission tryna find Mr Warren G

 

 

 

 

 

[Supernaut]

It got insured and taxed today, plus we got the two least worst front seats back from the upholsterer in the meantime.

I only went 3 miles away and back again. Utterly terrifying.

It steers and stops just fine but feels flat as a pancake. Ignition timing is the likely culprit.

I need a drink!

[captain_70s]

Advance until it pings when hot and under load, back it off until it doesn't, job jobbed.

Book figures don't have modern petrol in mind, although I'm guessing these were tuned for maximum misery 70 octane "pool petrol".

[beko1987]

3 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Just went to the local tyre place with a wheel off the Sorento (in the back of the Megane) for a puncture repair. £15!

I've given them more business for Monday afternoon as they quoted me a very fair price for a full set of Kumhos for the BMW.

The set of Rainsports I got for it in 2021 are showing their age after 15k miles of my driving. They are notoriously soft tyres so it's to be expected. They definitely don't drive like they used to, so they're due.

The rain sport 3's I had on one of my old zx's wore out within 20k. Beautiful the 9 trips in biblical rain , but soft otherwise

[Supernaut]

19 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

Advance until it pings when hot and under load, back it off until it doesn't, job jobbed.

Book figures don't have modern petrol in mind, although I'm guessing these were tuned for maximum misery 70 octane "pool petrol".

Aye, it was actually pinging a bit under load.

We advanced it quite a bit just to get it to idle on modern E5. Perhaps a bit too far!

I had to change down to 3rd on hills. My memories of driving a series 3 are that you can keep it in 4th at anything above 25mph uphill or down dale. I reckon this should be similar.

 

The water temperature gauge got to about 80 Celsius on the roughly 6 mile roundtrip, which seems reasonable. Oil pressure was I think 40 psi? when hot. I think the gauge is in psi...