Some members are forced to run other cars for various reasons, thus unable to enjoy the awesomeness of the RX-8 everyday. :(
If you've had to change rotary, or worse, moved away from rotaries all together, then I guess we could still be interested in what you have to endure as a...
Gwyn and I have been holding onto our Honda Jazz daily for far longer than usual. One of a series of Jazz's we have owned since 2006, this one was over 8 years old. We finally decided it was time to chop it in, whilst it still had some p/ex value.
After a LOT of pondering, we opted for a BEV, the...
Has anyone used a Carista OBD2 scanner to change the battery registration on a VW group car as I am now about to change the battery in my Cupra Formentor, there is loads of info referring to VW Golfs and Audi`s etc on Youtube showing the procedure but as later VW group cars now have a security...
So, it’s been a while since I have posted, however, the RX8 is in one piece and is getting closer to actually working. However in the meantime I may have had a rush of blood to the head and done something a little foolish.
Tomorrow I pick up this. (Spy shot at the dealers today as it is charging...
This is our new car, collected today... 20260615_144436.jpg It's all very busy under the hood, when they don't even bother to fit an engine cover any more (or maybe it got taken off during the PDI and they lost it). Brownie points for anyone that can guess what it is.
So noticed on the family eurobox that it seems to have developed a judder when pulling away from stationary.
Most noticeable against an incline.
Its a 1.6 d manual and pretty Torquey although it is a big ish 7 seater {older style pig 5008)
We've had it over two years so something definitely not...
I've changed the battery in my second keyfob and it no longer starts or unlocks the car. The battery is the correct way in the keyfob, and theres no stickers or anything on the battery contacts. The old battery is also not working with the keyfob either.
Hi guys,
Some of you may know I've been looking for a 25th Anniversary edition for a while now and I'm delighted to say I picked up this little beauty last Thursday in the UK :D
Brought her back on Saturday and I'm loving it.She only had 15k miles on her and is in great condition bar a few stone...
Hi All, this may be a long shot but our daughter broke down on the A45 last night on the way back from Bedford. She was picked up by a low loader at midnight and the car (2011 Renault Clio) is now at home. Apparently she lost power and could smell petrol. It doesn't turn over. Is there anyone local...
I have a Gunsen battery saver which I have always used on various cars basically you plug it into the mains and into the cigarette lighter socket and it maintains everything whilst changing the battery but the 12 volt socket has to be live with the ignition off and on newer cars its usually off....
When I told my wife at Christmas that I was getting an RX8, that conversation nearly ended in divorce, depsite being married only a couple of months. In fairness, she knew what she was getting into when we started dating and I told her from day 1 that I enjoyed all things mechanical and owned a few...
Well so much for hopeless Cupra dealers help yet again, after nearly 2 weeks to get a poor battery checked as it is under warranty I took my Formentor in today and after an hour as I waited they informed me that they need to put the battery on charge...
Since I've joined the club now I thought I should give some automotive backstory.
Before the recent acquisition of the RX8, my car history looks fairly sensible, but a recent house (read as: driveway and garage) purchase has opened the flood gates. I'm now at 4 cars owned concurrently, and a 5th on...
The Puma has a keyless entry and start system, so is a potential victim of Car Key Spoofing (aka Relay Theft) and being the ST it makes it more of a worry, especially as there's been a spate of reported thefts in the nearby towns, though mainly Mercs, BMW's and Transit vans!
I was checking through a stack of old disc drives and found this archive that I'd forgotten I had.
It was taken at a AROC Sprint Event at North Weald aerodrome in 1982.
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As i wind down from my Chairman role into the sunny realms of retirement. I thought something is missing. And no retirement is complete without a compulsory Volvo purchase. The merc has spent 7 years and 115k miles taking me around the country when not in the 8. Time she retired in peace also, and...
While I was working for Ford, I had two concurrent company cars, which were changed every 4 months, so in theory we could go through six new cars every year, though in practice our record was five. :twisted:
When I retired, in 2009, that reduced to one car, again changed every 4 months.
With most of the job list ticked off, there only remains the left-hand engine mount, as the engine is sitting slightly tilted since the rh was replaced, only that's buried between the exhaust manifold, oil filter housing, and other stuff, so might wait a while.
Can anyone shed any light on this what would you do - I had my Cupra Forrmentor 1st oil service done last June by a local Cupra dealer and they used 0W 30 long life oil and now I have just had the second oil service done by another Cupra dealer and they have used Mobil 5w 30 oil - on the slam panel...
I'd be grateful for any advice as to what might cause juddering on this lemon of a car (63 reg Zafira B - the fiery one) that I've been stuck with the last couple of years, recently having passed its last ever MOT.
At anything above 70, the lemon judders rhythmically, frequency of...
So, a friend of mine and I have all of a sudden decided we might get a new project car together. We were thinking about the RX8 again originally but a new opportunity has just arisen.
We may be about to acquire for very, very little money a 2000 Accord Type R. It's high mileage at around 150k, I...
As some of you may know I've recently taken early retirement. Yes I really am that old! :lol:
So decided to upgrade the Smart Brabus ForTwo. Here's my new baby, which I've just had treated with Gtechniq crystal serum ultra ceramic paintwork protection and Suntek reaction self healing PPF film....
She was bought by my parents in 2000 from a Skoda dealer as an "ex-demonstrator" with less than a thousand miles on the clock.
Even before the ink was dry on the demonstrator contract, the dealer discovered that Skoda were no longer going to offer the...
As per the title, taken a little leap of faith with the all New MG HS.
We did quite alot of research prior to taking the jump on it, various good reviews online, spoke in depth at the dealer with this being an entirely new platform, not a facelift, every single thing is completely new developed....
This may be a long shot but my wife’s Evoque apparently needs a new Turbo. A garage has quoted £2975 inv vat fitted which we do not have, as it’s on top of the £2500 already being spent on it and we weren’t expecting this.
I can get a brand new Turbo from Turbo Technics for £1134. I need...
So, long story short, a friend was selling his dad’s car as he was now too frail to drive it. He posted on various local sites with only a couple of limited interest in the car and after three weeks I asked if it was sold, the answer being no!
The car in question is a 2007 Hyundai coupe siii 2.0....
Have not bought a car in a while.
I am a petrolhead and for daily commuting the auto is a must and i like small but comfortable cars that you can get in and out with ease and have a bit of power there when needed.
I also live on a very high hill where the snow is standard so AWD with a set of...
We all know how every job you start on an old car goes on to spawn another three...
So, we're recommissioning the 1968 Alfa, that was running fine and passed MOT 12 years ago but was only driven a few miles after we moved here to NI, when we discovered that the hose down from the clutch reservoir...
Taking a temporary hiatus from RX-8 ownership due to needing to get the funds together to repair my Jaguar XF, as the turbo has decided to eject the entire engine's contents of oil directly into the DPF, which is knackered the bottom end bearings. So yeah, sound investment :roll:
Well i only got my RX8 around 2-3 month ago now. however i have been driving 90's Jap cars a while, and as my wife call's it, my Fleet is now at 10 car's one Bike.
7 Nissan's, 2 Volvo's, 1 Maxda and a Yamaha
I will dig out and add photo's to this tomorrow after work.
Not got it yet so all I can show are computer generated build pictures from the configurator, but put an order in at Porsche for the new 718 Cayman GTS 4.0L flat 6 Naturally Aspirated paired with a manual gearbox.
My feeling was this will probably be one of the last times you get to own and order...
The bus company I work for have just taken delivery of the first few of nearly 50 EV public transport buses, and to keep my hand in for the future I’ve been selected to carry out the full certified training to work on the a/c d/c systems .
Rubber gloves on order .
Picked up a Mazda 2 1.5L Sport 5 door in the lovely blue colour (also on some MX-5s I believe :-k). Not perfect by any means, has it's fair share of bruises and bumps around the edges, but mechanically sound/maintained and came with some extra goodies :p :lol: 140 mile...
Evening all, my 2.8 Capri reached it's 40th birthday on the 1st of August so should be tax and mot exempt. I would be very grateful for any advise about registering it as such, ie, how do i implement these changes.
Going forward, i will probably mot it as usual, but the tax saving would offset the...
I collected the new family wagon today. It's the high 'S' spec with 44,000 miles already on the clock and is the diesel engine which has an updated AJD Lion V6 variant with 296hp and 700nm of torque.
The list of features is long, so I won't add it here now, but it ticks every wishlist box that I...
Guess I should make a thread for the wife's favourite bus as it's bound to pop up on the stand at some point...
She's a 2.4 4 banger CVT on about 100k, lowered with RSR springs and on some JDM Warwick wheels before we got it. We've since added a sunstrip (which she wants to change now apparently!)...
I finally got time to snap a few photos. Here they are of my new car which identifies as a 2019 V8 Camaro ZL1 in black!
I decided to get another runabout to save the R3 from life as my daily. With parts getting more expensive and harder to find I've decided to treat that more as a classic car to...
Looking to acquire a new family friendly vehicle in the next couple of months, not to replace the RX8. Basically I like everything about the new Mazda CX-60, but can't afford one and will wait until their depreciation curve improves.
I've got a £25k budget. So would appreciate suggestions from...
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