dann2707 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 YUM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Mr Megane is incredibly excited that he probably went to LeMans once isn't he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 snip YUM You'd jizz your pants if you lived in the country. My whole street has shit covered cars on their drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsIsHard Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 One for Dann: Nothing like a fresh layer of shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I've been playing GoPros today too, didn't get all the videos I needed and got the angle of these photos wrong (supposed to look more to the right) but nevermind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Like f**king busses those things. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 New jacking point cover and splitter ordered to replace the missing items on the LCR. Need to grab a can of black spray (LO41) for the trim as my old Leon was Black Magic (LC9Z, metallic flake). Same colour as Soph's current Golf so will let me tidy up a few spots on that too which will be handy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Lo41 is absolute jet black, don't buy a mixed/matched can, just buy a cheapo satin/gloss black and lacquer it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Got a little problem with the ibiza, just wondering if anyone has any suggestions? Basically fuel economy has gone down quite a bit. When I drive to work I used to get 65-70mpg. Now I'm struggling to get over 50 I realise a lot of you will be thinking wish my car did 55! Car has been decat which I suppose could affect it bit but I'm pretty sure Dan yours was decat and you used to get insane mpg. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Could it be the temperature of the air atm mate? Has it been progressive or all of a sudden? I've noticed mine drop by 5mpg the past few weeks but I wouldn't have imagined a 15 mpg drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Recently or for a while? Could be due to the cold. My passat usually does 55ish, but on a 40 mile run today the best I got was 45, fairly usual when it's cold for mine anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Could it be the temperature of the air atm mate? Has it been progressive or all of a sudden? I've noticed mine drop by 5mpg the past few weeks but I wouldn't have imagined a 15 mpg drop. Unfortunately it's been down for a few months. I've just been lazy and not asked anyone about it. I did change fuel filter last week but that didn't fix it either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Given it any boot recently? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Haha noooo..... (yes - drove home angry on Friday, never a good idea, spinning up for fun! Good old torque ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 I've seen a noticeable drop in MPG on the leon too - definitely getting cold. On a side note, finally got round to replacing the rivets on the secondary air pump. So much quieter on starting now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 It's annoying as hell, isn't it?! Removed it on my last one, need to have a proper snoop around the new one but I'm fairly sure the whole SAI system has been removed which saves me the effort when it inevitably goes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigjames Posted December 7, 2014 Report Share Posted December 7, 2014 Be one of the first things I do to mine when I'm back on my feet, got everything I need. Has just started making the jet turbine noise of death on start up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trials owns Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I remember a picture posted on here ages ago, Was of a seat leon with some tidy alloys, Blue on black if i remember rightly taken near some water? i fell in love with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Brake disc condition...what is acceptable? I need to MOT the Astra soon and they are my only real concern as everything else looks pretty good. My fronts have a bit of grooving but nothing massively deep, they function well and the pads have at least half the material left. The car has sat for 6 months so there is some light pitting but this has been greatly reduced since using the car. I'll try and get photos later. I'm intending on replacing the discs and pads at some point as I like everything to be good on my cars, but if I can leave them until January then that would be thuper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Get pictures up As long as brakes work like they're should, i don't think condition is much of an issue, unless it looks like it could effect the brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) Rears: Fronts: You can see on one of the fronts there is a section that has had rusted raised section previously on, I chipped this off when I had the brakes off to do the clutch. There is a slight groove in the pad where this section was hence why it has not cleaned up with use yet. The other brake disc has a groove in the centre, presumably where a stone has been caught EDIT: The brakes work well, have plenty of bite and the car stops in a straight line, so performance is good (but it's hard to say how close to full potential they are as i've never used one with new discs and pads) Edited December 8, 2014 by CurtisRider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 I've seen worse pass mot As long as they brake even on the testing machine(which it sounds like it will), they'll be fine. They may put the condition down as an advisory, but i cant see them failing it on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Fingers crossed eh? I totally expect it as an advisory, just hoping I don't need to replace them yet as I want to do the cambelt first! This garage seem pretty pretty sharp and I'd rather have a safe car than a death trap... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted December 8, 2014 Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 My rears are scabby as f**k, the rear brakes were seized solid for at least 3 years, passed with those... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted December 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2014 Mine also passed its MOT back in July with seized rears and the worst discs I've ever seen. All shiny and new now, but just goes to show that as long as the car stops they don't really care too much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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