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14-07-2008, 08:53 PM
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| | Senior member Road burner Car: Elan & Robin Hood
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Essex
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|  Re: What do you like the least about your car?
The only thing wrong with my car, as I am rebuilding it to my spec, is that it isn't finsihed yet 
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15-07-2008, 08:43 AM
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| | Administrator Torque King Car: A3 1.8T Sport
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Deal, Kent UK
Posts: 9,907
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
Is that cos you are a perfectionist or just too busy?
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15-07-2008, 06:23 PM
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| | Member Wrench Pro Car: volvo 850R
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: lommel,belgium
Posts: 41
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
and what does that mean"to your spec",what are the things that you want to alter then? | |
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15-07-2008, 06:29 PM
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| | Member Tuner Car: 750IL 300bhp/450Nm
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Carmarthen, Wales
Posts: 73
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
the only thing i dont like about my car is the fuel consumption, and lack of folding rear seats. everything else is brilliant - even though its 20year old  | |
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15-07-2008, 09:48 PM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Senior member Road burner Car: Elan & Robin Hood
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Essex
Posts: 492
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
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Originally Posted by waynne  Is that cos you are a perfectionist or just too busy? | I am only planning to build it once (apart from when I replace the body with a carbon fibre one) so it has to be right. Very expensive so need to earn money from eBay to pay for it. Home and family keep getting in the way  Spec has evolved over the years to a point that I am happy with it. However. it has got rather radical which brings its own problems, the main one being everything is bespoke so has to be made which takes time and money ;-( But I will get there, wherever there turns out to be.
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15-07-2008, 09:58 PM
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| | Senior member Road burner Car: Elan & Robin Hood
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Essex
Posts: 492
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
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Originally Posted by walter leever and what does that mean"to your spec",what are the things that you want to alter then? | Too many to list, but if you go to http://www.torquecars.com/forums/f9/...ons-list-1376/
and look for old git. The spec has changed (been added to) a little bit since compiled.
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23-07-2008, 12:34 PM
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| | Member Tuner Car: GOLF GTI MK4 1.8T
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Swindon
Posts: 58
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
I love my car and will not change anything. I changed the 6 CD changer to touch screen multipurpose head (GPS, radio, bluetooth, TV, ipod, sd card reader, DVD player). However, it is soft on the back wheels and I am really thinking of stiffining it (struct bracers). | |
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27-07-2008, 12:04 AM
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| | Senior member Road burner Car: Elan & Robin Hood
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Essex
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| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
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Originally Posted by georges I love my car and will not change anything. I changed the 6 CD changer to touch screen multipurpose head (GPS, radio, bluetooth, TV, ipod, sd card reader, DVD player). However, it is soft on the back wheels and I am really thinking of stiffining it (struct bracers). | What do you mean by 'soft on the back wheels' and 'struct bracers' ?
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27-07-2008, 11:02 AM
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| | Member Tuner Car: GOLF GTI MK4 1.8T
Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Swindon
Posts: 58
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
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Originally Posted by old-git What do you mean by 'soft on the back wheels' and 'struct bracers' ? | Hi
I mean when I am taking corners, I feel the backside of the car not firmly on the road. It wants to slide. From reading, some suggestion, to add struts bracers in the back (not sure where) to firm it up or stiffen it. Otherwise the car drives really good and I am enjoying it. | |
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28-07-2008, 05:26 AM
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| | Administrator Torque King Car: A3 1.8T Sport
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Deal, Kent UK
Posts: 9,907
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
What tyres do you have on the rear? Mate of mine has the GTI-TD and the back grip is phenomenal - to the point where he couldn't pull a 180 handbrake turn!
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28-07-2008, 07:54 AM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Peugeot 406
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SOUTH EAST
Posts: 2,585
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
Is that simply because some Golfs have crap handbrakes? | 
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28-07-2008, 09:16 AM
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| | Administrator Torque King Car: A3 1.8T Sport
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Deal, Kent UK
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| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
No the wheels locked up just fine - they dont skid sideways. I think he had eagle F1's which are a soft compound.
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28-07-2008, 10:57 AM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Peugeot 406
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SOUTH EAST
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| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
Goodyear F1's are phenomenal tyres. But they do wear out quite quickly. Bridgestoness RE-720's were similar. Totally unstickable but dead after 5000 miles. | |
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28-07-2008, 01:29 PM
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| | Loyal Member Road burner Car: Vauxhall Astra SXI
Join Date: May 2008 Location: Somerset
Posts: 271
| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
the colour red, its been resprayed so many times its now every shade of red you can imagine.
But its not too noticeable.
My seats r the favourite part, soooo comfy.
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28-07-2008, 02:03 PM
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| | Moderator Torque Junkie Car: Peugeot 406
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| Re: What do you like the least about your car?
The thing I like least about my car is the fuel filler cap. | |
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