Recent content by manracer82

i am self employed courier driver so half my life is driving my car or about 4-8 hrs a day 5-7 times a week plus all the normal day to day running i do kids shops etc.

the definition of an upgrade is to raise in standard or quality so on that basis everything i mention qualifies as an upgrade e.g by changing my oil from the old sludgy #!#!#!#! to castrol magnetic the fact remains i have upgraded my oil service or no service the same goes for every component...

thats where ya wrong there you can drive careful as you like but it will only take ya so far ya still got to move brake safely like everyone else where as someone in a pensioners motor like toyota prius will get 74mpg so that in theory proves for a fact that car specifications is the biggest...

yes driving quality is a major part of the equation but logic should tell you car quality is the other half of the equation

i have gettin a good snow shovel and am gonna give that spray on tyre chain a go also learned a lot from yesteryear lol

yes modifications should always be declared but i just wonder how often people do this in reality i have specialist insurance for modified cars meaning about same price as standard business full comprehensive about £ 425 year also i would like to see more emphasis on vehicle safety maybe mot...

i agree but also think there is a distinction between what is their business and what is yours as its their business if you mess around and start lowering the suspension but none if you are actually improving safety at garage and have 12 month mot thats yours i wouldnt inform them every job had...

the throttle body spacers has seen biggest improvement overall it has created more turbulence in my intake manifold i have also had new shoks 2 month ago making the ride smoother

the upgrades i have mentioned have seen my fuel consumption plummet 125% am recooping my investment seriously improvement i would recommend the upgrades mentioned i drive my car for my work have saved hundreds£ with fuel being so expensive

if you want more power then you have to upgrade engine now there are lots of ways to do this ranging from cheap to expensive get the basics done first like induction kit exhaust then progress to power valves cc injectors turbochargers ecu remap also get the engine reconditioned

there is a product out their called kurust which solves rust to metal a few pound if not lemon juice is cheaper alternative prevention is much better than cure

yeah nice 1 i have also gettin a new egr valve installed fortnight ago and 2 new tyres 220 psi reconditioned walls treads sound gettin great value at the pumps with these upgrades what else u think?

before my mot earlier this year my car was guzzling the fuel more than double and emissions failed badly so i sorted this out by several methods 1)new lamda sensor 2)new sparks this got me interested so i went on to install throttle body spacers new map sensor and new fuel filter also changed...

£5k est total av had a lot done my car full of new components over last few years drives like new

how much money you spent on your car upragdin and maintain it ?