Hnnngh. What sort of mpg are you getting?
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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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| Author: | markg [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 8:24 ] |
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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. Have fun with it. I still miss mine a little every now and then. Still, only about eighteen years to go until I can get another two seater sports car. 
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:37 ] |
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Trooper wrote: 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? £1,800. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 9:55 ] |
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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. Is that the one I saw on Facebook? |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:00 ] |
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GazChap wrote: Trooper wrote: 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? £1,800. Interesting. I expect i'll get another MX5 after I sort out all this house business (so about 3 years time at this rate!). In terms of pennies per smile, they are hard to beat. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:06 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Is that the one I saw on Facebook? Dunno - I've not posted anything about it on Facebook so if you did, s'not me. It's this one. |
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:16 ] |
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Do you want to buy a spare exhaust back box and a boot rack?
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 11:59 ] |
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How much for the boot rack? |
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 12:18 ] |
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It's this one: http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/boot-luggage- ... oC1v7w_wcB Some tiny bits of rust nothing much though. I'll sort some pictures later if you're still interested. £50 plus postage? |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 16:09 ] |
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Had to drive to work this morning with the heater turned on full all the way as the coolant warning light came on. And forgotten to buy any water this lunchtime. Nice mx5 gaz. I was looking at swapping the ka for one or an Mr2 but insurance costs said otherwise . |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 21:47 ] |
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*clears throat* http://www.gumtree.com/p/mazda/mazda-mx ... 1082195946 sorry, can't url-ify that on this FUCKING PHONNNNEE HNNNNG 
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 21:58 ] |
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That's the one I saw on Facebook. How exactly do you have a "wire for launch control" and not connect it to a "button for launch control"? It'd be the first thing I did 
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 22:01 ] |
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See: lazy bastard. The things he could have done with that and didn't genuinely makes me angry. Wait, how did you see that on facebook? Are we fweinds? |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 22:04 ] |
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Guess so. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Sep 23, 2014 22:30 ] |
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That's a lot of cash for a car that needs a reasonable amount of finishing off and has a smoking turbo! There was a dude on mx5nutz who picked up a supercharged 5 for £800 a couple of years back, the lucky bastard. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Sat Sep 27, 2014 20:33 ] |
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Karting race today. Qualified 10th,finished 3rd, that'll do! |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sat Sep 27, 2014 20:53 ] |
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My car is now suffering *all* the geatbox symptoms, which means clutch pack, torque converter and mechatronics solenoids, not just the complicated 'no really sealed for life' fluid, seal, filter and sump service. Basically, its cheaper to buy a refurbed box off ZF for £2.4k than have a specialist do all those bits in one go. Still cost me less than paying more for a newer/lower mileage car would've, done alright for more than a year. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Sat Sep 27, 2014 21:34 ] |
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Sympathies. The Ka has been overheating. Initial look see suggests blocked pipes or fucked water pump. Will try and find time to change the pump in the week. Or take bIg car to work. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sun Sep 28, 2014 2:16 ] |
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2.4K is alright for a year? |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sun Sep 28, 2014 9:55 ] |
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No, I mean it had done alright so far. no-one was really talking about these.problems when I got it, unfortunately. It's not 'get it done now' bad. Less than another year away though... |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 18:43 ] |
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Well the Accord has lasted over a year (albeit not by much), which is about right for me. Collecting this on Friday. Straight swap for the Accord, although the Civic is somewhat over book price and doubtless the Accord will go out at £10500 or something similar. Took it out for a drive today and it's excellent, the VTEC really goes nuts over 6500rpm. No USB connector though  I'm either going to have to go back to MP3 CDs (poo!) or get an iPod Touch with the pre-lightning connector on it as the car does have a factory fit iPod connector.Fun motoring beckons once again! Attachment: hondo.JPG
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| Author: | MaliA [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 19:22 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Sympathies. The Ka has been overheating. Initial look see suggests blocked pipes or fucked water pump. Will try and find time to change the pump in the week. Or take bIg car to work. Haynes manual ordered yesterday, it arrived today. Seems it could be as simple as a temp sensor doohickey. A ha ha ha. Simple. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Mon Sep 29, 2014 19:39 ] |
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CTRs really do crash in value once they leave the forecourt. I lost a shitload on my EP3. The E36 M3 Evo vert did worse I guess, relatively. Basically I'm shit at liking cars that hold their value. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:23 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: No USB connector though I'm either going to have to go back to MP3 CDs (poo!) or get an iPod Touch with the pre-lightning connector on it as the car does have a factory fit iPod connector.http://store.apple.com/uk/product/MD823 ... in-adapter |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:49 ] |
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Twenty five pounds! For an adapter! I was looking on eBay last night and used 32GB 4th Gen Touches (which had the 30 pin connector) can be had for under £100 on a Buy It Now, so that probably seems like the best way to go. Having had a read around on Civic forums the car does fudge it a bit and sees the iPod as a 9 disc autochanger, but you can control it fairly well using the car's own head unit and steering wheel buttons, and it keeps it charged too. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:57 ] |
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I'd go for one of the last iPod classics rather than a touch if all you're using it for is in-car music. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:22 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: Twenty five pounds! For an adapter! I was looking on eBay last night and used 32GB 4th Gen Touches (which had the 30 pin connector) can be had for under £100 on a Buy It Now, so that probably seems like the best way to go. Having had a read around on Civic forums the car does fudge it a bit and sees the iPod as a 9 disc autochanger, but you can control it fairly well using the car's own head unit and steering wheel buttons, and it keeps it charged too. £25 vs £100, and £100 is coming out on top? Man maths at its best
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:36 ] |
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GazChap wrote: £25 vs £100, and £100 is coming out on top? Man maths at its best But I don't possess an iPod Touch of any description so I'd have to buy a 5th gen Touch AND the adapter! Going down the eBay route I just need to buy a second hand 4th gen as the kit is already installed in the car. Dr Zoidberg wrote: I'd go for one of the last iPod classics rather than a touch if all you're using it for is in-car music. I did consider this, do the iPod classics have the 30-pin connector on them? I suppose I should just Google that, really
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:50 ] |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bluetooth-Recei ... omputers_0 |
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| Author: | markg [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:53 ] |
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I've been well impressed with this thing: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009 ... UTF8&psc=1 Music sounds great over the bluetooth connection and lets you use your phone and do voice dialling and whatnot. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:55 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: GazChap wrote: £25 vs £100, and £100 is coming out on top? Man maths at its best But I don't possess an iPod Touch of any description so I'd have to buy a 5th gen Touch AND the adapter! Going down the eBay route I just need to buy a second hand 4th gen as the kit is already installed in the car. Dr Zoidberg wrote: I'd go for one of the last iPod classics rather than a touch if all you're using it for is in-car music. I did consider this, do the iPod classics have the 30-pin connector on them? I suppose I should just Google that, really I've actually got a 30GB iPod classic (with a 30-pin connector) that you can have if you want, for the cost of postage? I assume it still works fine, I've not charged it for about a year. Oh, and it has Zeppo's real name engraved on the back... |
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