This was legitimately on my Reddit front page just now:
It's a four year old i30 gearbox
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue May 14, 2019 0:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gas Guzzling Money Pits |
This was legitimately on my Reddit front page just now: It's a four year old i30 gearbox
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue May 14, 2019 1:01 ] |
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Speaking of gearboxes, the 745i had a minor smoke and mild fire issue the other day and the gearbox is shagged. It's up on ebay for spares or repair, and i'm on the hunt again!  Tempted with another MX5 being as summer is around the corner. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Tue May 14, 2019 1:06 ] |
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Grim... wrote: This was legitimately on my Reddit front page just now: [img] It's a four year old i30 gearbox Hearthly, can you set a reminder for four years from now to give us an update on how your i30s gearbox is going please. Thanks |
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| Author: | Cras [ Tue May 14, 2019 1:31 ] |
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Look at the collection of iron filings it's made! |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue May 14, 2019 8:00 ] |
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Reddit says that's a first gen Hyundai attempt at a CVT so not really the same as a standard manual gearbox in a brand new Hyundai. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue May 14, 2019 8:29 ] |
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Hearthly wrote: Reddit says that's a first gen Hyundai attempt at a CVT so not really the same as a standard manual gearbox in a brand new Hyundai. I wouldn’t worry. The chances you’ll see what it looks like at four years old are so infinitesimal they’re practically zero. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue May 14, 2019 11:07 ] |
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| I bet it's gone before the tyre pressures evened out. |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Tue May 14, 2019 12:49 ] |
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I'm so glad I'm no longer the butt of all of these jokes. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue May 14, 2019 13:05 ] |
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GazChap wrote: I'm so glad I'm no longer the butt of all of these jokes. It was threatening to be me for a while, too. Luckily most of the time I changed my car is because it died. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue May 14, 2019 13:55 ] |
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They didn’t die, you gave up on them 
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:03 ] |
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Shit just got real. Attachment: prtdonrtd.JPG
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| Author: | MaliA [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:09 ] |
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Do it |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:10 ] |
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It is already done. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:13 ] |
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IDGI |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:21 ] |
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He's paid 100 squid for a meaningless licence plate. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:24 ] |
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I30N in the plate, the car is an I30N! I30-MANX was also available, but that was £7500. |
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| Author: | myp [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:26 ] |
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Oh right, I sort of get it now. If I squint. Hope it brings you months of joy. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:26 ] |
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You need flame decals. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:54 ] |
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CMN = Choosing My Next |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:56 ] |
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Checkout my nipples |
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| Author: | MrChris [ Tue May 14, 2019 14:57 ] |
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Constipated Manx Nitwit |
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| Author: | JohnCoffey [ Tue May 14, 2019 15:01 ] |
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The number plate is what he will be shouting when the gearbox dies. "Come on I30N!"
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 15, 2019 14:04 ] |
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Rear silencer fell off yesterday! Heard a dragging sound on my way to softball, so stopped and had a look. Exhaust was dragging on the ground, so turned around and slowly drove home. Getting up onto the drive the dragging sound stopped… got out and had a look, the back box had fallen off entirely. Garage pricing me a new one up as we speak. I’m just glad this didn’t happen last weekend when I put 400 miles on it around London… |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 15, 2019 14:35 ] |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Wed May 15, 2019 16:35 ] |
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Looks like a cold, mechanical heart. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 15, 2019 16:45 ] |
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£305 all in and it’s being done on Friday! I was expecting worse tbh. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Wed May 15, 2019 18:24 ] |
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Mini have launched a 306bhp version of the Countryman and Clubman John Cooper Works. Starts from about £26k with 4WD and a decent spec, and it looks brilliant. I might be tempted by one when I replace the Convertible |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 15, 2019 18:27 ] |
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I just don’t like any Minis made after about 2010ish. The normal 3 door has got too big and there are hundreds of really ugly variants. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Wed May 15, 2019 18:29 ] |
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There was a lovely black convertible Ferrari on Albert Dock today. Looked brilliant. Last week I also saw the Lamborghini SUV, which is quite the thing. Bloody marvellous. |
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| Author: | DBSnappa [ Wed May 15, 2019 19:40 ] |
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Have you seen the Aston DB5 continuation which is a tribute to the one in Goldfinger. It is gloriously ridiculous. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Wed May 15, 2019 20:25 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: I just don’t like any Minis made after about 2010ish. The normal 3 door has got too big and there are hundreds of really ugly variants. For me, the Mk3 was when it got large enough to be my main car. I do think the Mk1 is the purest modern Mini though, and they are ageing brilliantly. Now is the time to buy a low mileage tidy example before prices rise. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 15, 2019 21:37 ] |
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I would absolutely love one, but not as my main car. As you say, they’re too small. |
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| Author: | Dr Zoidberg [ Wed May 15, 2019 21:41 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: I would absolutely love one, but not as my main car. As you say, they’re too small. A friend had one when they were still quite new, and I fitted an aftermarket cd changer in the boot for her. I’m sure it reduced the luggage capacity by about 50%. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed May 15, 2019 21:43 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: I just don’t like any Minis made after about 2010ish. The normal 3 door has got too big and there are hundreds of really ugly variants. You appear to have written 1998 wrong. |
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| Author: | myp [ Wed May 15, 2019 22:07 ] |
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Cras wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: I just don’t like any Minis made after about 2010ish. The normal 3 door has got too big and there are hundreds of really ugly variants. You appear to have written 1998 wrong. The first new Mini was fantastic I think. Much bigger than the original but still had the charm. They’ve just gone very wrong now. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Wed May 15, 2019 22:34 ] |
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Okay. Your beard is stupid. We all have opinions. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu May 16, 2019 0:15 ] |
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Cras wrote: Okay. Your beard is stupid. We all have opinions. Ad hominem. He did an ad hominem! Where’s Gaywood when you need him |
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| Author: | DBSnappa [ Thu May 16, 2019 6:40 ] |
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My first car was a Mini. Of the 1963 variety. I loved it, but I was 17. I’d like to drive one again, but I suspect I wouldn’t love it much anymore |
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| Author: | krazywookie [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:01 ] |
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DBSnappa wrote: My first car was a Mini. Of the 1963 variety. I loved it, but I was 17. I’d like to drive one again, but I suspect I wouldn’t love it much anymore I think you might though, they're incredibly good fun to drive. Not something you want to live with day to day but you should get one for weekend warrioring. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:03 ] |
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They are like a go-kart. Very heavy steering but stick to the road. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:09 ] |
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Has anyone heard from Hearthly? He's ok, right? |
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| Author: | GazChap [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:22 ] |
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I had a 2006 Mini Cooper S convertible. It was amazing to drive, even with the typical convertible "shake", but the rear visibility with the roof up was fucking appalling (so much so that driving test centres banned people from using them for their tests) |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:43 ] |
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Mr Chonks wrote: They are like a go-kart. Very heavy steering but stick to the road. Tell that to Marc Bolan. |
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| Author: | Mimi [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:50 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: They are like a go-kart. Very heavy steering but stick to the road. Tell that to Marc Bolan. I had to Google this just now as I thought you meant Marc Bolan died go-karting, and wondered how on Earth I’d not heard that before. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:56 ] |
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Zardoz wrote: Tell that to Marc Bolan. I used to occasionally walk my dog past where he died when I lived in Putney. It was always marked with flowers, cards, and other such memorials. |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:57 ] |
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Mimi wrote: Zardoz wrote: Mr Chonks wrote: They are like a go-kart. Very heavy steering but stick to the road. Tell that to Marc Bolan. I had to Google this just now as I thought you meant Marc Bolan died go-karting, and wondered how on Earth I’d not heard that before. He fell off his white swan when someone banged a gong. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:57 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Zardoz wrote: Tell that to Marc Bolan. I used to occasionally walk my dog past where he died when I lived in Putney. It was always marked with flowers, cards, and other such memorials. Did he end up in the lake? |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu May 16, 2019 10:58 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Zardoz wrote: Tell that to Marc Bolan. I used to occasionally walk my dog past where he died when I lived in Putney. It was always marked with flowers, cards, and other such memorials. There's a memorial like this down the road from me. Now, if I were to die in such a horrific car crash, I don't think I'd like to be remembered on the side of the road where I died... |
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| Author: | Zardoz [ Thu May 16, 2019 11:14 ] |
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Ok, we'll do it on the opposite side. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Thu May 16, 2019 12:36 ] |
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Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Zardoz wrote: Tell that to Marc Bolan. I used to occasionally walk my dog past where he died when I lived in Putney. It was always marked with flowers, cards, and other such memorials. Used that road as a cut through a couple of times when Lady T was at roehampton uni and I had a car |
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