What have you done to your RX-8 today????

[30405]

Skipped lunch to take it for a good brap as it has been bimbling around at low revs for a couple of days.


God it's filthy. #nofilter

[Ollie]

I swear you said you were going to wash it when I saw you at Christmas Duncan.. Still not done it?

[Honkytonk]

...no comment.

[Ollie]

At this rate it'll still be dirty by the time I move down with mine.

[GreySilver Beast]

Duncan probably likes it dirty

[30405]

can confirm... i was filthy when i left his.

[Ollie]

Ahah. Ill feel bad.. Nige reckons my cars a show car since I'd keep it clean every couple of weeks. I have just about 200 quids worth of stuff just to keep it shiny...

[30405]

Ahah. Ill feel bad.. Nige reckons my cars a show car since I'd keep it clean every couple of weeks. I have just about 200 quids worth of stuff just to keep it shiny...

I'd ask if you fancied doing mine on the way down, but the dirt hides the scratches....

[Ollie]

Ahah. My plans to crate ship/pallet ship all my car stuff south and drive the 8 south when it comes to it. Seems the best way of taking everything with me efficiently.

[Honkytonk]

I would LOVE to wash it every week, but I don't have a hose and don't trust either a machine or Jimmy Squeegee at the hand carwash to do a good job/not ruin my paintwork, not that I ever bought the car to be a showcar (as anyone who's seen it will attest!)

Also I live in the Westcountry. Lotsatraaaacters about, gets proper muddy round'ere.

[Ollie]

Ahah yeah... Having a hose will be a prequisite for me when I go and look for a house to rent with my dad alongside a garage or at least a sensibly sized drive.

[mi60o0]

Yeah drive and garage are so nice.
I have communal parking and 50metre hose and extension and jet wash haha

Once I stay for few days in my in laws there is 3ple garage and 2 drive ways plus space for 15 20 cars when is a bday party there

[warpc0il]

You might be shocked the first time you wash your car in England, having been used to nice soft Scottish water.
https://www.google.com/search?q=water+h ... p+postcode

I was pleasantly surprised when we moved from Essex to NI, as I no longer have to do the final rinse with dehumidifier water to avoid spots.

[Ollie]

Oh I'm prepared for the harder water down south Dave.. I hope.

[MARKTHOMASBRAND]

I thoroughly recommend an Autoglym Instadry

Like a piece of grey cardboard when you first open the package but show it some water & it does an impressive job

[Goobie]

Zero degrees last night and was forced to start it up for the first time in a year and two month due to not be able to push it back in my unit up the tiny slope and door lip on my own. Yet again much to my surprise, it fired right up with no fault and run perfectly.

[Ollie]

Checked the tyre pressure whilst its still sitting about.. hadn't dropped too badly and hopefully Ill give the wheels a rotation by hand when I hopefully get good weather again since its now drizzly and wet! Planning on taking the dead cat off and going the route of selling it to someone for the precious metals... Pretty sure its an aftermarket not OEM job... But I'll see what I can get. Every little helps in getting the car back on the road.

[LeeW]

Trading a dead cat is always a risky business
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/deadcatbounce.asp

[New Duke]

Zero degrees last night and was forced to start it up for the first time in a year and two month due to not be able to push it back in my unit up the tiny slope and door lip on my own. Yet again much to my surprise, it fired right up with no fault and run perfectly.

I'm impressed you lasted that long. I miss driving it when I'm away for even a week driving much more powerful cars!

[LeeW]

Poured plaster of paris into a light.

[nightfire10]

Should I bite?

[LeeW]

Haha. Trying to really dig down into this custom lighting. But it’s not as easy as it sounded when I wrote it down in paper. It’s not completely to plan....

[AaronM1991]

Had a compression test done today. Pretty happy with the results!

[mrspiller]

Oh I’d be more than happy with them .
I’d be interested what the highest seen on an engine on a compression test


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[AaronM1991]

Oh I’d be more than happy with them .
I’d be interested what the highest seen on an engine on a compression test


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I am most definitely happy with them

Yeah that would be pretty interesting to know actually!