what have you done to your car today ?

[mty12345]

This was not actually my MK1 thankfully, but Mk5 Ibiza (they're not sociable on that platform ?) Had a young girl drive straight into the back of me in traffic yesterday. Shed not long passed her test, so in a state. Luckily she hasn't damaged the integrity of the car, but got some cracked paint, number plate & scuffs. I told her not to worry about it, assuring her I can fix it up for £30. She was very relieved, but the driver behind her wanted to shop her for dangerous driving.
Oddly, the time I actually have a keen witness, it's the time I don't need to even go through insurance. He was shitty towards her, so I gi assured her there would be no further action & not to worry.
I need to perfect my rattle can skills now ?

Sorry to hear about the accident mate. That was nice of you to let her off with it. Hopefully you can repair it without too much hassle.

I had a really hot indian girl drive into the back of mine on a roundabout a couple of years ago. Gave it a proper bump, but amazingly did zero damage, not even a mark on the paint. I think the fact that i'd just dipped the clutch to put her into gear allowed the impact to push the car fwd rather than damage it. Tried to get her number, but turned out she was married haha.

 

[Nam-uk]

This was not actually my MK1 thankfully, but Mk5 Ibiza (they're not sociable on that platform ?) Had a young girl drive straight into the back of me in traffic yesterday. Shed not long passed her test, so in a state. Luckily she hasn't damaged the integrity of the car, but got some cracked paint, number plate & scuffs. I told her not to worry about it, assuring her I can fix it up for £30. She was very relieved, but the driver behind her wanted to shop her for dangerous driving.
Oddly, the time I actually have a keen witness, it's the time I don't need to even go through insurance. He was shitty towards her, so I gi assured her there would be no further action & not to worry.
I need to perfect my rattle can skills now ?

That guy sounds like a lefty narcissist, should of told him to spin on it lol

 

[BadBoy03]

Sorry to hear about the accident mate. That was nice of you to let her off with it. Hopefully you can repair it without too much hassle.

I had a really hot indian girl drive into the back of mine on a roundabout a couple of years ago. Gave it a proper bump, but amazingly did zero damage, not even a mark on the paint. I think the fact that i'd just dipped the clutch to put her into gear allowed the impact to push the car fwd rather than damage it. Tried to get her number, but turned out she was married haha.

?Aww mate, that's a sweet story, shame she was married ?
Glad the car was ok though & at least that gets better with age ?

 

[BadBoy03]

That guy sounds like a lefty narcissist, should of told him to spin on it lol

Some people just love to feel important & I guess threatening a young lady who's only just passed her test, is about as 'macho' as you can get. I did usher him on, perfectly capable of dealing with it like a human being.?

 

[Manic172]

Some people just love to feel important & I guess threatening a young lady who's only just passed her test, is about as 'macho' as you can get. I did usher him on, perfectly capable of dealing with it like a human being.?

I had the same one year. It's a few turn in to the parking for the local shops. .. left right left. Stop... well it's stopped.. the young lad behind didn't. Low speed.. but made a big bang haha. Loads of people stopped and looked. Poor lad was in tears. Only passed a month or so befor.
Mine was my old 05 plate vivaro van. With tow bar. And his was a clio.. so both perfectly OK after.. but I moved both vehicles out the way.
Some lady got him a drink to help calm him down..
What annoyed me was people saying I should claim for injury, and not to move the vehicls etc.
Any way bollox it to.. told him hope he has learnt his lesson. And merry Christmas. ( it was Christmas eve) and told him to go home and sit down and calm down. Gave him my number if he had any problems with his car etc and I done my shopping.
Later that eve ing. His dad called me and said why was I not claiming insurance and for injurys , I said cos there is no point . 1 cos there wasn't any and 2 it would screw the young lad for insurance for years to come. . His old man could not thank me enough.
Don't know any morrels to this story...

 

[Manic172]

Ooooo shiney.

Really sorry been busy lately . Done some bits on the car. Will do some updates over the week end.
But you can add me on Facebook. Ben forbes. And also like the page for the team . Manic motorsport .

 

[Nam-uk]

Some people just love to feel important & I guess threatening a young lady who's only just passed her test, is about as 'macho' as you can get. I did usher him on, perfectly capable of dealing with it like a human being.?

Cant beat the good old Far right two choices lol

 

[BadBoy03]

I had the same one year. It's a few turn in to the parking for the local shops. .. left right left. Stop... well it's stopped.. the young lad behind didn't. Low speed.. but made a big bang haha. Loads of people stopped and looked. Poor lad was in tears. Only passed a month or so befor.
Mine was my old 05 plate vivaro van. With tow bar. And his was a clio.. so both perfectly OK after.. but I moved both vehicles out the way.
Some lady got him a drink to help calm him down..
What annoyed me was people saying I should claim for injury, and not to move the vehicls etc.
Any way bollox it to.. told him hope he has learnt his lesson. And merry Christmas. ( it was Christmas eve) and told him to go home and sit down and calm down. Gave him my number if he had any problems with his car etc and I done my shopping.
Later that eve ing. His dad called me and said why was I not claiming insurance and for injurys , I said cos there is no point . 1 cos there wasn't any and 2 it would screw the young lad for insurance for years to come. . His old man could not thank me enough.
Don't know any morrels to this story...

Bless ya M8. We've got to help these kids out where we can, times are hard. Give me the 80's 90's anyday (- the white van, sweet wielding peado's ?)

 

[iammooks]

That be me , been using it a while and this https://www.hydra-int.com/ehn-99.html , price has jumped but it goes along way due to Dosage and you can mix it with DPB-100 and a cheaper option and just buying this https://www.hydra-int.com/maximus-diesel-power-booster.html .. you really need to get the car up to temp and a good run as heat is the key for an additive and make sure the air filter is not skimped on service as that don't help and you need air flow due to the EGR system, also if the oil feed was failing the turbo wont last long as you'll get the good old thrust bearing siren noise

Thanks for the recommend - it does seem to be making a difference. Still no smoke when I start the car and it doesn't feel as clogged as it used to. Always good to try just the one thing from a new company to see if it works before buying other stuff, but I'm be looking into those other additives.

I need to do a service sometime soon (probably last month!), so when I get under the car I can check the turbo oil feed. I've been driving with the window cracked to see if I can hear any worrying noises from the turbo, but it actually seems pretty healthy. Probably just a mix of not driving the car enough, too many short drives and a long time where I wasn't looking after the car well enough about ten years ago.

Time for my annual 'now the weather's improving I'll clean my intake manifold but I'm scared of rounding out or snapping the allen bolts in the block' post.


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[jlv81]

Finally put the new number plates on ?

 

[Alexis27]

Finally put the new number plates on ?

Your lights are nice and clear. Have got an Autogylm kit at Christmas that I need to use.

 

[BadBoy03]

Your lights are nice and clear. Have got an Autogylm kit at Christmas that I need to use.

Lucky you ? I didn't get a single thing for my car at xmas. I dropped enough hints, left my wish list out, even left a whole bottle of brandy out for Santa ?

 

[jlv81]

Your lights are nice and clear. Have got an Autogylm kit at Christmas that I need to use.

Yeah, its low mileage. And it's been stored in a garage over the winters. I'm looking at some autoglym stuff in Ebay at the moment. What's a good price to pay for a set

 

[jlv81]

I took the stuff iut the boot to see what i had in there as well. Going to have t9 get the spare wheel sprayed

 

[Dazzalcr]

Lucky you ? I didn't get a single thing for my car at xmas. I dropped enough hints, left my wish list out, even left a whole bottle of brandy out for Santa ?

Obviously did not try hard enough, did you send big man a letter, mentioning brandy lol.

 

[Dazzalcr]

Well weather's getting better so like most of us will be backout side swearing shortly at our jobs list, 2 jobs i won't be swearing at are the clutch kit and the paint issues I'm having lol but instead of swearing I'll be crying and trying to stop my wallet floating away ?

 

[Manic172]

What have I done to the car today... basicly just unloaded my bank account to get more bits for the fuel system. Pump, swirl pot. Fittings. . Got to paint the fuel tank box this week end. Then start sorting stuff. Then order the pipe work.. gonna cost over 2k just for the fuel system hahahah. This car is going to be the end of me.

 

[Nam-uk]

Thanks for the recommend - it does seem to be making a difference. Still no smoke when I start the car and it doesn't feel as clogged as it used to. Always good to try just the one thing from a new company to see if it works before buying other stuff, but I'm be looking into those other additives.

I need to do a service sometime soon (probably last month!), so when I get under the car I can check the turbo oil feed. I've been driving with the window cracked to see if I can hear any worrying noises from the turbo, but it actually seems pretty healthy. Probably just a mix of not driving the car enough, too many short drives and a long time where I wasn't looking after the car well enough about ten years ago.

Time for my annual 'now the weather's improving I'll clean my intake manifold but I'm scared of rounding out or snapping the allen bolts in the block' post.


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Made a big difference when i started using it, it works well for short journey issues.. that EHN-99 with Ethylhexyl Nitrate in it is the same additive that's put in the premium fuels some people just use that but it has no lubricate or cleaner additive, the DPB-100 has one of the best cleaners in it on the market.. i used millers before and that was good but compared its night and day miles better

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[Nam-uk]

Lucky you ? I didn't get a single thing for my car at xmas. I dropped enough hints, left my wish list out, even left a whole bottle of brandy out for Santa ?

Ill send you s a smelly magic tree this Christmas lol

 

[Manic172]

Oh yeah quick question.. the rear wing comes with end plates. They are a satin black finish.

But I made some .... yes that's right.. carbon fibre ones..

What's peoples thoughts.