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| Author: | asfish [ Tue Jul 29, 2014 5:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Dr Zoidberg wrote: The link you have is for the Columbus in the Mk3 Octavia, which is a totally different to the Columbus in the Mk2, hence the different menus. Wander over to briskoda.net and someone will advise on updates and the bluetooth module. Thanks for the link, my mate looked into it and said you can get the BT module for £160 and fitting requires no soldering just take the unit out and its plug and play £400 looks to be the standard price at dealers and Sat Nav places. You can buy Android based head units that do everything for less than £400 on Ebay |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Tue Jul 29, 2014 13:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Tyres on the Drive seems pretty good. No idea yet how well they balanced it but they arrived, cracked on, took payment, and left. About half an hour. Even checked the pressure and tread in the other 3 tyres (7mm remaining, surprise surprise). The hole was pretty huge, 3-4mm, so no surprise gunk couldn't hold it. Ride-On TPS would've in theory. Anyone tried that? The videos look ace. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Jul 29, 2014 14:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
I've used e-tyres before, and got them to balance the other couple of tyres at the same time as they fitted the other two, just on the off chance they could help. I'd already tried a couple of tyre fitting garages and they couldn't dial out the judder. Dude used his little balancing machine in the back of his van and did them perfectly, no judder at all after that 
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Jul 29, 2014 15:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
asfish wrote: Grim... wrote: From where? 17GB is a massive amount to download. http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INTERS ... rope-Site& I was linked here from the SKoda site, they say to use a 32GB SD card. Problem is the menu in their instructions is nothing like mine, so it doesn't work. They say to use NTFS for the SD card and my unit won't read anything from the card including MP3's. Did a test and it reads FAT32 SD cards. There is no way this update will work for me as the card to it must be NTFS. Have found SKoda to be crap really, called them up today and asked them if they could tell me if the phone integration was missing or broken from the details of the car. They said to take it into a dealer who could reset the unit. The I found a SatNav company who work a lot with these units and have a few videos on how update them etc. When I told the guy what happens when I press the phone button on the unit he said I need a Blue Tooth module as this is an option with the unit, as is TV and DVD playback He said its £400, they told me £90 to update the maps which Skoda offer out for free??! Not sure if it's of any use but I just ordered one of these things: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009NLTW60/ My car has aux in and whilst the Bluetooth is something you can similarly add in this seems to do everything that I'd want. It'll pair automatically and let you play music and take calls and whatnot. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Heh. |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 13:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
markg wrote: asfish wrote: Grim... wrote: From where? 17GB is a massive amount to download. http://www.navigation.com/is-bin/INTERS ... rope-Site& I was linked here from the SKoda site, they say to use a 32GB SD card. Problem is the menu in their instructions is nothing like mine, so it doesn't work. They say to use NTFS for the SD card and my unit won't read anything from the card including MP3's. Did a test and it reads FAT32 SD cards. There is no way this update will work for me as the card to it must be NTFS. Have found SKoda to be crap really, called them up today and asked them if they could tell me if the phone integration was missing or broken from the details of the car. They said to take it into a dealer who could reset the unit. The I found a SatNav company who work a lot with these units and have a few videos on how update them etc. When I told the guy what happens when I press the phone button on the unit he said I need a Blue Tooth module as this is an option with the unit, as is TV and DVD playback He said its £400, they told me £90 to update the maps which Skoda offer out for free??! Not sure if it's of any use but I just ordered one of these things: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009NLTW60/ My car has aux in and whilst the Bluetooth is something you can similarly add in this seems to do everything that I'd want. It'll pair automatically and let you play music and take calls and whatnot. This thing's just as good as all the reviews make out. Pretty tiny and as soon as I paired my phone and pressed the button it fired up Spotify holding the button opens the Google voice search so you can search contacts or ask for directions or whatever. Pretty amazing car upgrade for £30. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 14:04 ] |
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Hey, that does sound cool. I'd get one for the Jaaaaaaaag but it's probably less cool when it's plugged in with this: |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 14:17 ] |
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I've had varying degrees of success in the past with those but if the one you have is working ok then this would be fine through it. I've never much rated voice controls for anything before but in the car where it's safer and also you don't feel like a complete tit it makes perfect sense. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 14:32 ] |
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The tape adaptors are very quality dependent. The ebay ones sound awful, but the official Philips one that costs about a tenner sounds excellent. Shame I don't have a car with a tape deck at the moment. I'm that 2005-2010 no-mans land of CD player built in, old school ipod connector built in, but no AUX 3.5mm jack, or bluetooth music streaming. It's the worst of all worlds for me and my android phone... |
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| Author: | markg [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 14:42 ] |
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Trooper wrote: The tape adaptors are very quality dependent. The ebay ones sound awful, but the official Philips one that costs about a tenner sounds excellent. Shame I don't have a car with a tape deck at the moment. I'm that 2005-2010 no-mans land of CD player built in, old school ipod connector built in, but no AUX 3.5mm jack, or bluetooth music streaming. It's the worst of all worlds for me and my android phone... Sometimes you can hack a line-in if the head unit supports a CD multi-changer. I did that on one car I had and it worked fine. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 14:52 ] |
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markg wrote: Trooper wrote: The tape adaptors are very quality dependent. The ebay ones sound awful, but the official Philips one that costs about a tenner sounds excellent. Shame I don't have a car with a tape deck at the moment. I'm that 2005-2010 no-mans land of CD player built in, old school ipod connector built in, but no AUX 3.5mm jack, or bluetooth music streaming. It's the worst of all worlds for me and my android phone... Sometimes you can hack a line-in if the head unit supports a CD multi-changer. I did that on one car I had and it worked fine. Yeah, I could hack the iphone connector lead, but it's just faff I only occasionally drive somewhere long enough for me to wish I had sorted it, other times I just put the radio on.I have an FM modulator, but that is pretty crappy. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 15:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Trooper wrote: Shame I don't have a car with a tape deck at the moment. Well Trooper! Today is your LUCKY DAY! I have for you a lovely radio casette encased in a 2006 Ford Ka with dent in the boot and fairly recent alternator, starter motor and clutch! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 15:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Decrescent-Conn ... ipod+cable ? |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 15:31 ] |
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Grim... wrote: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Decrescent-Connector-Stereo-Auxiliary-iPhone/dp/B007NIE5EE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406729673&sr=1-1&keywords=aux+to+ipod+cable ? ? I have a built in iphone cable in the car, that isn't going to help. I wonder if I can get a 3.5mm to iphone dock connector though, that might work. I have tried a bluetooth adaptor on it, but that doesn't work as unless it is an actual iphone plugged in it doesn't send any power. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 15:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
One of these in fact, I shall buy and report back! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Grom-iPhone-Fem ... B004VCWM3G It says I can get a refund if it doesn't work. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 15:58 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Trooper wrote: Grim... wrote: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Decrescent-Connector-Stereo-Auxiliary-iPhone/dp/B007NIE5EE/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1406729673&sr=1-1&keywords=aux+to+ipod+cable ? ? I have a built in iphone cable in the car, that isn't going to help. Oh, I'm thinking about it backwards 
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| Author: | GazChap [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 18:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Is this for your E65, Troops? I have a Tune2Air that I had in my M5 - if you have a USB and can hack an aux-in in somewhere, you can probably use the Tune2Air for Bluetooth streaming? |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Wed Jul 30, 2014 18:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Yeah, the hacking in the aux-in is the main problem for my lazy arse 
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Sat Aug 02, 2014 11:25 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Today we try to get the Mazda turbo-nutter engine going, there's pics of it somewhere, can't upload more on phone for some reason. Probably windows's's fault. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sat Aug 02, 2014 19:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
A massive expense I didn't need but these dunlops are bloody brilliant in the wet, at least compared to the Conti nct5 ru flats (apparently the best one). Weather far worse today than would have had it undriveable as the traction control cut throttle more and more to try and regain control before, and it didn't even flicker. The m61 was a single massive puddle with more coming down, and it was rock solid. |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Sat Aug 02, 2014 21:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Well it went. After Kalmar came and rewired half the sensors. Just a few issues to sort and we put it in the car next weekend. Moment of sigh: getting all worried about the fact that the water pump wasn't working having forgotten to put the belt on!
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Aug 05, 2014 14:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Alex Roy's "Cannonball Run" record has been broken, allegedly. http://jalopnik.com/meet-the-guy-who-dr ... 1454092837 It was a year ago, so there could be a whale in the Thames. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Fri Aug 29, 2014 14:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Changed oil in rear transfer box. Jesus, that stuff stinks. Filling it up was a lot easier when the car was pointing downhill. Still a slight squeak under heavy acceleration though. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:28 ] |
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The MX5 has been sold. We tried to get it through an MOT to make getting to track days a lot less faff, but it failed on a few things. Doing the sums it turned out that it would cost almost a grand (welding to pass MOT, new brake caliper, new pads and discs, new tyres) to make it good enough for another year of tracks days, and being as we only did one last year, that wasn't worth it. Sold her for £500 as an MOT failure and the dude who bought her is going to part her out, so should get his money back at least Next thing to go will be the Beemer if the house purchase turns out to be viable, (House deposits be expensive!) and I'll be looking for something around the £2k mark instead I expect. Probably an estate to get us through a house move, and then swapping it for something more esoteric post that. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:32 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
Are we all ready for the car tax changes next month? It's going to be an arse selling a car in October though, as I expect no fucker will know anything about it, and know that they need to tax it themselves before they can take the car away. That's going to be fun if i do sell the BMW. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:41 ] |
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What are you gonna let the E65 go for? 
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:41 ] |
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I look forward to being able to pay my £20 tax in 12 installments
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:44 ] |
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GazChap wrote: What are you gonna let the E65 go for? £7500 is what i'm expecting, i'll advertise it at £7995 and see what happens. I can get £6200 from the WBAC jokers, so it should be ok at £7.5k I would hope. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:46 ] |
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Too rich for my blood, at least at the moment. What's the spec on it again?
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:48 ] |
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GazChap wrote: Too rich for my blood, at least at the moment. What's the spec on it again? "Everything" 750i Sport with all the trimmings, including night vision... Only thing it is missing really is massaging seats. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:50 ] |
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Hnnngh. What sort of mpg are you getting?
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:55 ] |
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Just under 22mpg in the past 6000 miles, a couple of 500 mile runs and the rest pottering around town. It's actually surprisingly frugal for the size of the engine.
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| Author: | GazChap [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 16:55 ] |
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Must. Resist. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 17:03 ] |
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| Author: | KovacsC [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 17:22 ] |
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Trooper wrote: :D Would gazchap like it? |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 22:40 ] |
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Tax changes? What? |
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| Author: | markg [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 22:41 ] |
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No more tax discs. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Mon Sep 15, 2014 22:45 ] |
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Ah, tax expires for refund on change of ownership/status on Oct 1: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/vehicle-tax-changes |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:34 ] |
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KovacsC wrote: Trooper wrote: :D Would gazchap like it? I've had one before, albeit a "lowly" 745i rather than a 750i Sport
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| Author: | asfish [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:42 ] |
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My next door neighbour bought a 54 plate BMW 645 soft top with 80K on it for £8,000 Its fully loaded leather etc, he said he gets 30mph if he drives steadily on the motorway. I was looking at my admittedly newer Skoda estate which I paid 14K for and dreaming for a while! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:48 ] |
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asfish wrote: Its fully loaded leather etc, he said he gets 30mph if he drives steadily on the motorway. He should probably speed up a little. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:53 ] |
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Indeed, I get infinite mpg when i'm parked. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:53 ] |
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Trooper wrote: Indeed, I get infinite mpg when i'm parked. Um - surely you get 0? |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:55 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Trooper wrote: Indeed, I get infinite mpg when i'm parked. Um - surely you get 0? I get both. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 9:59 ] |
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Only if you include travel through the universe. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:06 ] |
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I do that all the time, it makes court appearances for speeding tickets interesting. |
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| Author: | asfish [ Tue Sep 16, 2014 10:33 ] |
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Grim... wrote: asfish wrote: Its fully loaded leather etc, he said he gets 30mph if he drives steadily on the motorway. He should probably speed up a little.  30mpg!
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 0:32 ] |
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May (read: definitely) just bought a Mazda MX5. A Mk2.5 one, the Sport S-VT model with the 6-speed gearbox, LSD and Bilstein dampers. Oughta be good for a laff. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:25 ] |
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asfish wrote: My next door neighbour bought a 54 plate BMW 645 soft top with 80K on it for £8,000 Its fully loaded leather etc, he said he gets 30mph if he drives steadily on the motorway. I was looking at my admittedly newer Skoda estate which I paid 14K for and dreaming for a while! And then he'll get a bill for £4k for repairs and end up selling it soon after. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:22 ] |
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GazChap wrote: May (read: definitely) just bought a Mazda MX5. A Mk2.5 one, the Sport S-VT model with the 6-speed gearbox, LSD and Bilstein dampers. Oughta be good for a laff. Nice, how much, if you don't mind me asking? |
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