Goldie's LCR 'S6AT R',Revo Stage 2, Forge,Weitec,Quaife LSD...

[goldie74]

Well what can i say!! I used my car to take the family away this week and it was great on the trip down getting good mpg and also very happy with it when going from place to place.
Then it was time to go home!!!
I was just pulling in to grab a few bits for the journey home when i had to brake suddenly due to someone not looking what they were doing,thought nothing of it until 20-30 mins later we came back to the car to find the brake lights on ????
After a closer inspection i found that the switch had broken and also the battery was flat!!
So after a great bloke gave me a jump start i then bodged the switch to get us home (130 miles)
So it's now sat looking sorry for itself needing a new switch and also i think the battery has reached the end of it's life as it wont turn over!!,So now i won't be going to Edition38 this weekend and i can safetly say ive really had enough of it at the moment!!!

 

[goldie74]

You going to make Players dude?

The way i feel about at the moment mate i doubt it

 

[DuamoLCR]

Bad times. :-(

 

[Chris-cupra R]

Try not to let these things put you off mate. I'm sure a brake switch isn't expensive and the battery could have died because of the brake lights being on? Stick with it buddy I think you'd regret getting rid of it!

 

[t0m]

The way i feel about at the moment mate i doubt it

Slap a new battery in and get on down to it mate

Glad you made it home. She'll be sorted soon I'm sure.

 

[goldie74]

Well today i went down to my local GSF Car Parts and purchased a new switch at a very reasonable £8.00,So i replaced that after reading a guide on here an easy 10 min job,I then removed the battery and put it on charge for the day,So as that was charging i spent the morning cleaning the car in and out getting it ready for Edition38.
Then this evening i put the battery back on and all seemed fine so went for a spin in it for about 30 miles,When i got back i turned the car off then try'd to restart it and it wouldn't turn over,So obviously the battery has died!!,So i won't be going to Edition as i can't afford a new battery and a day out as i'm low on cash from being away with the family,So pretty gutted!,This car is seriously trying my patience at the moment lol !!!

 

[DuamoLCR]

Got exited when I started reading that and now I'm sad again....

 

[goldie74]

Got exited when I started reading that and now I'm sad again....

Imagine how i feel lol

Hope you take a few pics mate,Should be a good day for ya

 

[Richy Cupra]

Stick with it mate. Battery could be the last thing you might have to pay out for the car for a while, and could be ages until something else goes wrong with it.

 

[GTi T]

got a Halfords trade card or know anybody who has? Will knock a bit of £££ off

New battery shouldn't be that much more than the cost of filling the fuel tank....

 

[swedey21]

Parked next to this yesterday,..had a black octavia Vrs...
Went inside pets at home..come out..but you had gone.

Ps looks a clean nice car..

 

[goldie74]

Parked next to this yesterday,..had a black octavia Vrs...
Went inside pets at home..come out..but you had gone.

Ps looks a clean nice car..

Hey mate i remember your car

Yeah when i got home that was it it wouldn't start again !!
Still today i went back to GSF and bought a new battery and now all seems fine so happy days

Hope fully that will be it for a while maintenance wise as my bank balance has taken a bit of a dip what with this and the new coilover etc...

 

[goldie74]

Stick with it mate. Battery could be the last thing you might have to pay out for the car for a while, and could be ages until something else goes wrong with it.

Hope so mate

Pretty gutted i didn't make it to Edition though.

 

[t0m]

Good news with the battery mate

Stuck a Yuasa one in mine not long ago as I was getting random fault codes (like 10!) so suspected it was the battery and it cured it.


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[goldie74]

Cheers mate !

So when i finished work today i had to give my boss a lift to pick his car up (BMW),He asked me if my car went well so i gave it a bit of welly and he said he couldn't believe how quick it was and that it was one of the fastest cars he'd been in RESULT !!
Anyway after a lot of thought i have the choice of going to either the Players show or Trax as i can only afford one,So what with Trax (Silverstone) being 15 mins down the road from me it makes sense for me to attend that one.Really wish i could make Players but it's just out of reach money wise due to the drive there and back because of what ive had to spend out on the car lately...
Hope you guys going to Players have a great day and i look forward to seeing your pics,Maybe next year ?????

 

[t0m]

Shame mate But enjoy TRAX

 

[goldie74]

Thanks mate,
Real shame i can't make it as the main cars i follow on here belong to you guys that are going to Players and i'd love to see them,so yeah bit gutted about that but i just haven't the money for it.

So today i spent the morning getting the car ready for Trax,
Here's a few pics i took after a good wash and polish using Autoglym

 

[cupra.al]

looks bloody awesome such a good shine.

 

[t0m]

Deep reflection on the boot love it mate looks real clean


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[goldie74]

looks bloody awesome such a good shine.

Cheers mate