marzman

Dont bother Im with you Dave...

Well... i bought a new car yesterday... and its a SHED! Its a 1994 e36 320i coupe in silver, with just 166k on the clock The bodywork is in good condition considering, with only 2 or 3 minor scrapes... no dents importantly. The interior is a bit mingy, with blue velour seats Its got a new looking scorpion cat back on it, which to be fair sounds better than my zed, but its pi$$ slow and the handling feels a bit loose. There is an oil leak but it doesnt look too bad - probably just the rocker cover gasket. Total price... £900 Importantly though, despite it being a shed, at least i can take it drifting... and in all honesty if in 3 months i decide i dont like living like a chav i can get rid and get something a bit less 'poor'. So, i just need to get a p3 done on my zed and then it'll be up for sale... EDIT: I dont pick it up till Tuesday, so havent got any pics yet.

Nice work Shaun that looks mint.

That is SEX.

Love it.

Read page 1 and page 14... that man is awesome!!

+1 Rich. The headlight itself sounds fine, but this problem is further back than that... Have you looked at the contacts in the end of the connector? If they've been exposed they could have rusted...

I know mate...

I'd love one, but i cant stretch anywhere near that... i've made another u-turn this week and am back in the £1500 price range now... I've been on eBay every night this week looking for bargain cars... need the cheapest T&T'd car i can find to drive after i sell mine, before buying my £1500 beast...

My dad has been talking about getting a Prius

Ikarus - are you sure you dont work in my office? That sounds exactly like here... And Sarnie - i've lost count of how many times my missus has asked me to pick her up from work when im working from home... even though she finished 30mins before i do. FOR GODS SAKE WOMAN, IM WORKING!!

Oh. My. God. So true.

When people talk to you to chat, but you are too busy to talk so you try not to engage them - but they continue talking at you and wont take the f*cking hint!!!!!!!

No chance... i saw my first ever 370z last weekend, and im on It was black, and just the meanest looking car ever. There was a 350z parked next to it and it just looked sorry

Go to advanced search so it sorts py topics (instead of posts) and use the word AND in between your search terms. Lastly, i dont think it will let you search for words shorter than 3 letters. Search 'Headlight AND brighter' for example. Anyway as an upgrade, maybe change the colour intensity to a whiter colour, or your other option is to manually adjust the light pattern of the headlight i.e. raise them up a bit - but not too much else you'll fail your MOT.

Auto's are perfectly fine mate. Very strong, and reliable. I've rarely heard of an autobox failure compared to all the issues with manuals (synchro's, clutches etc etc...). As for avoiding 03 plate cars... There arent any issues i know of with them Mines an 03 and is perfect.

Wow, congrats Rob... She'll make you give up the zed now

I was fitting some lowering springs once, and had my shock absorber in a vice on the bench. I didnt have any spring compressors, so improvised with some threaded bar, spanners and some cable ties... about half way down the compression, a spanner slipped and snapped the cable ties, and shot my spring straight off the shock, and smashed the lights in the garage, dented the roof, and almost broke my arm...

That was fantastic. only redeeming moment of the episode.

Jeez mate, thats really good!

Yeh but i'll be getting a black one, lowering it, blacking out the windows, and making it mean... 2.8 litre gangsta saloon. MR2... never even considered them before... not my cup of tea tbh.

They're the drifter's no.1 car of choice now Stan, and its hard to find one that hasnt been either seriously abused, or is affordable!

minor thread revival... I finally got round to buying a mattress today from Dreams - you know - the one with the 50% off sale. Its all a con - they're all the same price they were when i checked in August! Anyway, got a fairly good one - 1200 pocket springs and a memory foam top, but it was £885 incl delivery That was painful... Will hopefully sort my back out though.

Spent all week online looking at what car i could replace mine with... my only criteria are: It has to be under £4k It has to be fast it cant be a small car, or french. I was going to get a car for drifting, but i think i'll keep that separate - so i just need a daily driver. I've narrowed it down to either an R33 Skyline (which im sure will be a shed for £4k... opinions?) or an MG ZR 160, which are < £3k and are 7.4 0-60, or a 2.8 Bora. Other than that, im struggling to reach civic type-r's, old shape TT's,

My first was a 1993 1.3 Ford Escort in Brown, My best is the zed, although i loved my blacked out e36 coupe.