isitafox Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yeah but doing 5 miles to work and back almost daily in a 2l sucks ass, definately doesn't do the car any good plus working near a quarry means it's permanantly covered in crap. Would rather have a dirt cheap chicken chaser or even an oldish enduro bike for pootling about on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 5 miles? Cycle you fatty! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isitafox Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I did, it almost killed me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Do it for a year, then it won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 If you want an actually fast car (not an A3) with cheap insurance, you need a kit car. Obviously completely impractical But would beat a quick bike down most B roads and round a track (straight line speed gets boring), and you'd struggle to pay more than £200 fully comp if you have a clean license and aren't a foetus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 But you will pay mega money for it; and have no roof, no storage space, two seats and no refinement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Also true! If only the world wasn't formed by compromise... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 But you will pay mega money for it; and have no roof, no storage space, two seats and no refinement. That can be said for a bike too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) Dave: Commuting on bikes is nasty dude, don't do it! I doubt it'd be that much cheaper to be honest. Most bikes only do about 50mpg, and your commute isn't that long is it? Would take a good while to pay off, plus bikes are horrible for commuting on in winter. In the middle of a winters day is OK normally, but at commuting times it's always dark. Pussy But true haha Edited January 2, 2013 by trials owns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) That can be said for a bike too?Yup. Personally I feel as though I can go fast enough to have a serious crash in my mildly tuned £2000 Audi which is cheap to insure, easily does 40+ mpg and has not failed in 120,000 and 10 years. So the need for a motorbike which can do 0 to 60 in 3 seconds whilst compromising comfort, space, safety, maintaining costs, the ability to use it in any weathers and expensive single use clothing etc is minimal. I understand more hardcore people may seek the sheer speed and one-ness thrill of a motorbike (I used to) but personally I feel even as a weekend toy there is too much compromise to pick a bike over a car. The two just aren't comparable enough for a reasoned or logical debate IMO. Edited January 2, 2013 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Fairdoos Your view is perfectly valid, But as soon as there is the open road, a sunny day, no traffic on a motorbike (in my view) is the greatest feeling ever! ssoo worth the rainy days and discomfort haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Yeah, that's what everybody says and its the way I feel about certain cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollo you ball-bag Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 im hoping the mine of information on this forum may be able to help me. im thinking of puying a private number plate for my car, the buying i can do, stick card numbers in, easy. what do i have to do to get it on my car, what fees are their, and also what steps are there? cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I'm 100% sure Pashley26 will pipe up about this but in the meantime I believe my transfer fee was £80, I went to the DVLA office with all my paperwork (insurance, tax, V5 etc) and they did it there and then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) You need to fill out the number plate transfer form, attach your original MOT, a photocopy of the tax disc and the original log book with your signature in the "current owner" portion in the bottom and date it. Send off £80 with the paperwork (cheque), a couple of days later when you get the confirmation letter and re-printed MOT you can stick on your new plate and phone your insurance company. A week after that the log book will come through. Bingo. - No need for insurance unless you are re-taxing at the same time. Make sure you keep copies of all the other documents for when they lose them. Or as Nick has said, just stroll into the local office with all the paperwork and they'll guide you through it. Unless your local office is Exeter, then they are all Nazi c**ts. Edited January 2, 2013 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 I'd love to drift... In a FWD 90bhp diesel I can't see that happening any time soon though Feel free to spam away, especially with vids! nice attendance had great fun, thanks to all organisers and photographers got away with minimal damage for the amount of time i spent out of control my 2nd drift way in 12 months and its made such an improvement, I will be going again as soon as teesside is open on a weekend again. HD video - http://vimeo.com/56606161 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollo you ball-bag Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 (edited) You need to fill out the number plate transfer form, attach your original MOT, a photocopy of the tax disc and the original log book with your signature in the "current owner" portion in the bottom and date it. Send off £80 with the paperwork (cheque), a couple of days later when you get the confirmation letter and re-printed MOT you can stick on your new plate and phone your insurance company. A week after that the log book will come through. Bingo. - cheers for this, ive just purchase it from the dvla so have already paid the £80, will i be sent a new tax disk when i recieve my documents back? also is there a cross over period in which to change the plates? i work away so cant do it monday-fri so it could possibly be parked on the road with the incorrect registration displayed? cheers Edited January 2, 2013 by bollo you ball-bag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted January 2, 2013 Report Share Posted January 2, 2013 Same plumbed in system I now have Alex Did you install that yourself or did PSS do it? Any pics of where you've mounted the 4 nozzles so I can get an idea? I'm mounting my tank in the same place as yours, just need to get the nozzle locations sorted. Car is looking great Btw, well done on the win! Nozzles: The ones under the bonnet don't need to point directly at places where the fire can occur. PSS installed it, they praised the Lifeline system over the equivalent Sparco, apparently easier to install. Not sure what exactly they meant. Also, finally got current pics of my (hopefully) next car in white. Good friend is going to be selling it in the spring, got first dibs on it. F20C, one owner for the last 4 years, car very well maintained, used only 1 year on trackdays. Buddyclub RSD shocks, XYZ 6-pot brakes and a few other small mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 cheers for this, ive just purchase it from the dvla so have already paid the £80, will i be sent a new tax disk when i recieve my documents back? also is there a cross over period in which to change the plates? i work away so cant do it monday-fri so it could possibly be parked on the road with the incorrect registration displayed? cheers Could well be an issue, a couple of days I would say was ok as long as you were prepared to blag that you hadn't received the letter. But a week might be taking the mick a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkeyseemonkeydo Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 But if it's parked on the road the only way it'll cause a problem is if a police car fitted with ANPR spots it surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Yup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Not related to the number plates, but six years ago I moved my old car out of a private parking space onto the road so the new one (untaxed) could go on private property. The tax had expired on the old one and it was due to be picked up the following day for scrap. That evening I hear the sound of horses hooves and look out the window, and it's two cops on horses, in a f'cking suburb, at night, making a note of my lack of tax disk. WTF?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Got a bit of an issue with the golf, been running fine till this morning. Set off to the gym up the hill (If your from the south imagine what the alps are like, yeh it's just the same where i live) running fine, coming to top of the hill, lost power and it kind of spluttered and came to a halt. Mate pushed me up the hill. Turned it over and it revved up a bit then dropped and cut out. Turned it over again and it ran fine, so just drove and it was fine and just like normal. Then after it had sat for half an hour or so, again set off fine and went up a long hill. Came to a junction, set off and the same happened, it spluttered a bit and cut out then turned it over and it worked just as normal. On the way home I gunned it a bit to see if i could notice anything and into third it kind of missfired a bit but then just carried on fine as it did all the way home. My drive is on an angle and for the first time in a while i parked it facing uphill, my first thoughts were it maybe flooding/being starved of fuel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 Are those carbed or injected? I'm guessing its some crud somewhere along the line thats causing issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 (edited) Either carb icing (does it have a standard air-box with the warm air feed?) or an overheating coil (or ignition module) would be my guess. Edit, Pauls idea of crud in the lines is a good shout too. If you're happy doing it you could try very gently blowing an air-line down the fuel lines with the filler cap off and see if that sorts it for a little while. Edited January 3, 2013 by RobinJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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