Car Enthusiast Club [Now Motorcycle friendly!] - First thread to 150k! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Mr.Dingle]

34 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

But do you speaky the Francais my friend?

These French topics really butter me croissant.

[Guest]

43 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

Yes, twice

 

Blessed

 

13 minutes ago, Ross Siggers said:

Long time no post, hi all.

 

Car update? Parked up with a cover on it, still waiting for me to find a shop to do my welding

 

Life update? Better late then never, I'm trying to switch careers, and interviewed for an apprenticeship at a classic Mercedes specialist. I'll find out within the week if I made it to the next stage.

 

 

 

Those are some absolutely stunning cars. 

[Ross Siggers]

9 minutes ago, RorzNZ said:

Those are some absolutely stunning cars. 

They specialise in the SL107, the convertibles you can see on the ramps, for which they'll do anything from a service to a ground up restoration. But they're branching out into other models, older and newer   

[bcredeur97]

This is what the ND Miata would look like with pop-ups

 

[FuzzyYellow]

Got the Accord from the body shop! 

 

[bcredeur97]

37 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

Got the Accord from the body shop!

-snip-

basically new.

 

now go and put loads of wax on it and take care of it like it's a baby

[Guest]

Replacing the washer nozzles is not fun at all! had to buy the smallest needle pliers and you cant see what ur doing took me 5 minutes. Putting the hose back on blind is not an easy cracker!

[FuzzyYellow]

7 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

basically new.

 

now go and put loads of wax on it and take care of it like it's a baby

Yeah... i know... what a hassle.

Now I’m looking at bras.

 

[terrytek]

11 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

Yeah... i know... what a hassle.

Now I’m looking at bras.

 

so what your car needs a little........support?

[dcgreen2k]

So I've been looking into the top speed of my Paseo, and it seems like its top speed is 190kph, although some people have been able to get it up to 200kph which I'd say is pretty impressive for a car with only 100hp! How does this compare to other cars? 

[FuzzyYellow]

29 minutes ago, terrytek said:

so what your car needs a little........support?

Obvious joke is obvious...

[bcredeur97]

1 hour ago, FuzzyYellow said:

Yeah... i know... what a hassle.

Now I’m looking at bras.

 

Xpel 

 

dont get a vinyl/rubber/cloth one. Will just end in scratches 

[Guest]

54 minutes ago, thegreengamers said:

So I've been looking into the top speed of my Paseo, and it seems like its top speed is 190kph, although some people have been able to get it up to 200kph which I'd say is pretty impressive for a car with only 100hp! How does this compare to other cars? 

my echo had 109hp and it said its top speed was 180, but only managed 170

[warmmilk]

21 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

@warmmilk any winter racecar projects this year?

I was hoping to do the 2.5 swap this winter, but the whole buying a house thing was a bigger financial punch than I expected... so I'm still not sure if it'll happen or not.  at the same time I still kinda wanna manage a sub 2:00 at the Ridge on my current setup... I think the car has it in it, I know I can shave some by improving my braking.  speaking of braking, I'm planning to replace my BMC, booster, and vacuum check valve.  I found a guy on the forum that was having the same exact issue as me with pad knockback and this fixed his problem... so fingers crossed... I think that alone can drop a decent amount of time.  Then there's still driver improvement to be had in the braking department...  I'm sorta toying with the idea to get back to a more hardcore seat... I went from an OMP First-R to an OMP ARS-R, and its actually a pretty significant difference on track.  although I may try adding a 5/6 point harness first and see how that goes.

 

how about you? any big plans?  coilovers?  

[FuzzyYellow]

41 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

Xpel 

 

dont get a vinyl/rubber/cloth one. Will just end in scratches 

Yeah I decided against a vinyl one. I’m thinking big deflector or nothing. 

 

Its still a 12 year old car with 218k on it.

[bcredeur97]

SUV's kill yet another car

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a19155284/volkswagen-beetle-discontinued/

[Guest]

Tfw u replace the nozzles after 2 hours of struggle then they work exactly the same. 

[bcredeur97]

42 minutes ago, FuzzyYellow said:

Yeah I decided against a vinyl one. I’m thinking big deflector or nothing. 

 

Its still a 12 year old car with 218k on it.

just rock nothing then. keep your distance from other ppl

1 hour ago, warmmilk said:

I was hoping to do the 2.5 swap this winter, but the whole buying a house thing was a bigger financial punch than I expected... so I'm still not sure if it'll happen or not.  at the same time I still kinda wanna manage a sub 2:00 at the Ridge on my current setup... I think the car has it in it, I know I can shave some by improving my braking.  speaking of braking, I'm planning to replace my BMC, booster, and vacuum check valve.  I found a guy on the forum that was having the same exact issue as me with pad knockback and this fixed his problem... so fingers crossed... I think that alone can drop a decent amount of time.  Then there's still driver improvement to be had in the braking department...  I'm sorta toying with the idea to get back to a more hardcore seat... I went from an OMP First-R to an OMP ARS-R, and its actually a pretty significant difference on track.  although I may try adding a 5/6 point harness first and see how that goes.

 

how about you? any big plans?  coilovers?  

nah im stuck with the daily driver on rough roads and no other car problem still, and for the forseeable future. 

 

stock suspension i guess..

[vetali]

34 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

SUV's kill yet another car

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a19155284/volkswagen-beetle-discontinued/

inb4 they make a new new beetle 

[bcredeur97]

3 minutes ago, vinyldash303 said:

@FuzzyYellow get it ceramic coated. Any bra you get for it will rub right thru the paint

im really not convinced those "coatings" really work any better than just waxing you car

[terrytek]

2 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

SUV's kill yet another car

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a19155284/volkswagen-beetle-discontinued/

i already kinda knew it was bound to happen. i don't see the new ones, or even the older new beetles around at all.

 

2 hours ago, vetali said:

inb4 they make a new new beetle 

they said it might come back as an electric version.

[warmmilk]

2 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

just rock nothing then. keep your distance from other ppl

nah im stuck with the daily driver on rough roads and no other car problem still, and for the forseeable future. 

 

stock suspension i guess..

so... coilovers in the spring then?

[AlwaysFSX]

5 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

SUV's kill yet another car

https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a19155284/volkswagen-beetle-discontinued/

Good riddance

[iDeFecZx]

@TVwazhere @Real_PhillBert

Whats the service interval for the ST, mines come up oil change due but ive only done 2k since it was last done so surely thats not right

[warmmilk]

@chaozbandit

 

canjam car was stolen?!?!!?!??!!??

 

 

kind of a down post not really saying what happened but one of the comments says the car was stolen?