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Milton Keynes & surrounding areas meet - 7th July 2016 @ 8pm


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Just to make sure people know which date

 

:excl:New Proposed Time Thursday 7th July 2016 @ 8pm :excl:

 

1) kbad

2) Apoc124

3) Matt89

4) SUPRAWOOKIE

5) MarkSt

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Thursday's the only day in the week we can't do I'm afraid :(

 

Would be good to rotate the days though so everyone gets a chance to come anyway.

 

If anyone's interested the Earls Barton car meet is the day before and we'll be there so pop down if you're close :) 1000+ cars are likely if the weather is good.

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:excl:New Proposed Time Thursday 7th July 2016 @ 8pm :excl:

 

1) kbad

2) Apoc124

3) Matt89

4) SUPRAWOOKIE

5) MarkSt

6) OliverB

 

Just to confirm, this is the MK Stadium, where we met last time I was there (the first meet).

 

Looking forward to seeing you guys.

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:excl:New Proposed Time Thursday 7th July 2016 @ 8pm :excl:

 

1) kbad

2) Apoc124

3) Matt89

4) SUPRAWOOKIE

5) MarkSt

6) Nate

7) OliverB

 

You missed Nate off Oliver, i've added him back in, I'm sure kbad will confirm the location, i've not been before myself but am MK based.

Mark

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Hi Guys The MK stadium is a good location and if the weather gets bad we can perhaps drive down to Sainsbury's car park in central Milton keynes .

 

Kayla what day is best for you so we can ensure we organise dates that suits :D

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Having issues adding my name to the list but count me in. Looking forward to hearing your car Kbad.

 

 

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Thanks - my fuel consumption have gone up because I just keep revving the engine to hear the exhaust 🌪😱😱

 

 

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Car is currently at Halfords (yes I know, they were the only ones with availability) as I spotted corrosion around my catalytic converter (thanks to a clicking sound). Also getting a major service and other TLC while there. Fingers crossed she's all better by the end of the week and I can still make it!

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Car is currently at Halfords (yes I know, they were the only ones with availability) as I spotted corrosion around my catalytic converter (thanks to a clicking sound). Also getting a major service and other TLC while there. Fingers crossed she's all better by the end of the week and I can still make it!

 

there is a very good garage called Unit 18 over on old wolverton road and a japanese specialist called JPS Performance over in bletchely :) would opt for one of those two instead of the "pros" at halfords like suprawookie said ;)

 

both of the garages are very knowledgeable about nissans, the guy who owns Unit 18 has a very tasty track spec 200sx :cloud9:

 

hopefully they sort it for you though!

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So got the car back. Wallet is much lighter! Major service with fully synth oil was £302 so that was expected. The rest however...

 

Problems fixed:

  • Front discs at 23mm (26mm being the minimum allowed). I was really surprised because the brakes gave me no trouble, so had them (as gracefully as I could ask) bring them out. They were indeed properly knackered, in a way that only the dealership that sold me that car could not have missed! Pads changed too.
  • 2x Aux drive/fan belts 'worn and cracked'. Couldn't confirm but had to take their word for it.
  • Fuel system cleaned
  • Oil system cleaned

 

Problems remaining:

  • Rear brake discs thin
  • Suspension front control arms worn/separating
  • Suspension corrosion 'throughout'
  • Rear tyres haven't got much life remaining
  • Exhaust system and shields corroded

£930 for the work done. That again plus some for the remainder. Can't do that for another one month or so worryingly!

 

So very painful.

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get a second opinion from another garage instead of going by what halfords guys say, i had one garage tell me my exhaust is fine and another that it was falling apart, preferably one that will show you under that car and point bits out to you :) (one of the two i mentioned further up are the ones id recommend)

could be surface rust and they think its bad corrosion, just take it with a pinch of salt and get someone else to take a look and get a better judgement :)

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I presume they didn't just carry out the extra work and called you to authorise it?

What exactly did they claim to do to clean the fuel and 'oil' systems?

 

I'm lucky to have a mate who owns his own garage in Buckingham, so I know I won't ever get work 'created' for any of our cars.

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They called me and gave me a list of all the issues identified, with costs and then asked which I'd like them to do. They told me how they went about flushing/cleaning the fuel and oil, but I can't for the life of me remember the details. I was hoping to go to Horsham developments, but they're over an hour away, wasn't practical sadly.

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They called me and gave me a list of all the issues identified, with costs and then asked which I'd like them to do. They told me how they went about flushing/cleaning the fuel and oil, but I can't for the life of me remember the details. I was hoping to go to Horsham developments, but they're over an hour away, wasn't practical sadly.
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Try Mitz at cougar store in Leicester -he's done my Cobra catback , P3 service and all brake pads replacement (red stuff) - a little way to drive I know but well worth it in my humble opinion if this is a feasible option 😊ðŸ™ðŸ˜€

 

 

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