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Post by mekon on Mar 22, 2019 9:42:00 GMT
Anyone know if Xenon lights are a hit in the wallet?
This Cooper I'm looking at has Xenon as an extra it was sold with (winter pack or something) but my mate said they are wallet nightmare if they go wrong?
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Post by mekon on Mar 27, 2019 13:40:10 GMT
Got a bid in on a Mini Clubman. It gets gayer.
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Post by mekon on Apr 3, 2019 16:16:49 GMT
FUCK ME. Bought a gay car, a 2010 Cooper Diesel for £2k. Test drove it first and no warning lights and it as soon as I start it up the next days it's xmas tree central. Cunt I bought it off claims no knowledge of anything, was ok when I had it mate, meanwhile I've got service, brakes, handbrake, something like traction control and no washer water.
Took it the garage today and they told there 20 stored fault codes so this guy must have know about this shit if he owned it for 2 years. They weren't sure about how he turned off the codes as minis are quite hard to sham. Anyway, after full investigation they've cleared all the codes, done a service, replaced pads (annoying as I should be doing this shit myself) and all that's remaining is what I thought was TC but was a broken sensor off the gearbox to do with stop/start.
PRobably going to cost me 300-400. I suppose a 2010 cooper D for 2400 isnt' that bad.
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Post by beefus on Apr 3, 2019 17:10:06 GMT
I was in San Francisco last week, hired a Dodge Ram Big Horn...5.7 litre V8 Hemi!....channelling my inner redneck!!..
Enjoyed driving it, out of the city!...bit too big for the streets there....love the sound of the engine.
i drive a Polo 1.2 Tsi....good little car, been very reliable....
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Post by mekon on Apr 5, 2019 11:51:10 GMT
£315 bill and it's still not completely fixed. All the errors and mechanical problems are fixed apart from the stop start switch.
They fitted the part but.......
THE CANNOT CODE IT IN BECAUSE ONLY FUCKING MINI CAN DO THAT! He said it's a 5 minute job but no doubt Mini would rape me for it. It's not a MOT testable thing yet so fuck it. Car is now 'ok'. And GAY.
It's actually pretty quick but feels slow. It's like my VFR and there's no real hit of power. You can't be arsed to thrash it because it sounds shit. May get a OBD wifi device and stream the sound of an F1 engine though the speakers or something.
At least it handles pretty well, even on thinnest tyres that came with Coopers. Makes a change not smashing my teeth on every bump after living with 18s and 40 profile.
Got £750 for the TT which wasn't bad as it's got EML on, traction control won't go on and parasitic drain and was an MOT fail. I told the bloke all that and still wanted it. Seduced by the fact it still pulled like a train.
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Post by beefus on Apr 6, 2019 8:04:08 GMT
I had a drive in a friends Mini Cooper....one of the original “BMW” ones.....pretty nippy but I found it noisy. I’ll be looking to change my car later this year, the Polo has been great but I want something a bit bigger, but not too gay ;-)
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Post by mekon on Apr 6, 2019 9:41:39 GMT
Tbh, it's not too noisy as the diesel gearing means less than 2k on the rev counter at about 70-75. Found another fucking fault though as I started up at 5.45 in the morning. The right headlight is all over the shop. Looking at it it looks like the bulb is possibly not seated properly as part of the bulb locking bit is still at an angle and on the other right it's facing straight down and locked in.
Only 3 more years until the Lotus 7 rep or no car at all! (lad will be secondary and getting the bus and I'll just put some money towards the wife's car to stop he moaning about hers doing all the miles)
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Post by Eddie The Bastard on Apr 7, 2019 13:37:54 GMT
Yeah lifestyle plays a part.
We now have a second citigo. Running three cars while the children are still being educated ain't easy. In a few years they should have their own money so we can reset. We may not need a 4 seater so could well go for something a bit more fun.
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Post by beefus on Apr 7, 2019 17:12:25 GMT
Yeah lifestyle plays a part. We now have a second citigo. Running three cars while the children are still being educated ain't easy. In a few years they should have their own money so we can reset. We may not need a 4 seater so could well go for something a bit more fun. We only ever had one car, my Dads, until I was about 16, then Mum bought an old Mini 850...which I learned to drive in. I’m not a parent, and I suppose it’s a different world now from the late 70’s/early 80’s, but we walked to school or cycled everywhere. |
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Post by mekon on Apr 10, 2019 19:41:59 GMT
Fuck this gay car. Bloody wing mirror started to fall off this afternoon, the mirror isn't just cracked it appears something is actually broken. Only £30 on ebay. The one benefit of having a popular car.
Part of the roof trim has obviously been bodge stuck down and is starting to come off.
Fuck me I got shammed on this one.
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Post by no66 on Apr 11, 2019 7:23:36 GMT
Good read for us though :-)
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Post by beefus on Apr 11, 2019 18:46:24 GMT
Oh dear....what was the sellers name...?.....Swiss Tony? 😉
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Post by mekon on Apr 11, 2019 19:03:22 GMT
Fucking Abdul. I'm not joking. Abdul Akmed. Can't be too many guys going by that name. Look out for him fellas. Asian guy with dark hair and dark eyes.
Ordered a replacement mirror for £20 inc postage of ebay. Loads of parts kicking about and a very easy job to replace. Just turn it 90 and it exposes two allen bolts. Take them out and unclip the wiring. Well done BMW for that one. Audi had you taking the door trim off.
The actual mirror has been shammed back together with araldite when I looked at it. The metal centre stalk had actually snapped so it must have taken a fair clout. Anyway, £20 isn't a bad fix.
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Post by Droog on Apr 11, 2019 23:31:46 GMT
Mr Abdul would be getting a visit if that was me and handed a bill. If he did anything other than pay I'd be teaching him a few life lessons. No need to be aggressive. There's plenty you can do legally to make someones life a misery.
Next time you buy a motor second hand Meeks, do a bit of research first. Check online for known faults and issues. Then make a check list and go over the car properly.
Unless I know them, I ignore anything the seller has to say and make my own mind up. I'm a pain in the arse though as a buyer.
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Post by Droog on Sept 1, 2019 11:52:09 GMT
My mechanic brother is into his sporty cars. He's had hundreds (including a gay TT) but the one that stood out for me as a real world car was his Vauxhall Astra VXR diesel. Can't remember all the spec and bhp etc but i did have a go in it once and fuck me it went like a rocket. Had a sports button which was like a turbo switch, nearest thing to a sports bike performance. Handled well too. Thing is, it did about 50 mph too. My new car has one of those  But sadly I only have the SRi 1.8 Astra VVT. Has 140 BHP. Never been a fan of Vauxhall cars but this come up dirt cheap as it needs a head gasket. Got all the parts coming on Monday. Will do it next weekend. Hopefully I to can act out some sort of Knight Rider fantasy where I press that button and my car jumps over all the traffic on the M25 as I commute to work.
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But sadly I only have the SRi 1.8 Astra VVT. Has 140 BHP. Never been a fan of Vauxhall cars but this come up dirt cheap as it needs a head gasket. Got all the parts coming on Monday. Will do it next weekend. Hopefully I to can act out some sort of Knight Rider fantasy where I press that button and my car jumps over all the traffic on the M25 as I commute to work.
