New Car: What are the first things you do
Discussion
Breadvan72 said:
Classic debadging involves buying a pov spec car, taking off its badges, and pimping it to resemble a posh spec, bigger engined, whatever version of the same heap. In other words, it is the mark of a total knobber. See also: personalised or chavved number plates. These things are a helpful sign to other road users that says: "Caution: car is driven by a cock".
...or the Polar opposite. Someone wants a 'sleeper' so removes the M/RS/whatever badges.lots of good ones already. also:
waxoyl and exterior detailing and paint correction as required
if old cheap daily runaround:
- full service replace all fluids
- spax shocks
- grp A airbox
- new manifold
- front strut brace
- smaller, narrower wheels and 'high-profile' Dunlops or Goodyears
- better brake pads
- sundries – especially uprated light bulbs, braided fuel pipes and brake pipes
- check bushes and replace with new standard ones
- fly-off handbrake
waxoyl and exterior detailing and paint correction as required
if old cheap daily runaround:
- full service replace all fluids
- spax shocks
- grp A airbox
- new manifold
- front strut brace
- smaller, narrower wheels and 'high-profile' Dunlops or Goodyears
- better brake pads
- sundries – especially uprated light bulbs, braided fuel pipes and brake pipes
- check bushes and replace with new standard ones
- fly-off handbrake
tommy1973s said:
lots of good ones already. also:
waxoyl and exterior detailing and paint correction as required
if old cheap daily runaround:
- full service replace all fluids
- spax shocks
- grp A airbox
- new manifold
- front strut brace
- smaller, narrower wheels and 'high-profile' Dunlops or Goodyears
- better brake pads
- sundries – especially uprated light bulbs, braided fuel pipes and brake pipes
- check bushes and replace with new standard ones
- fly-off handbrake
No you don't , you appear to be confusing real life with a video game.waxoyl and exterior detailing and paint correction as required
if old cheap daily runaround:
- full service replace all fluids
- spax shocks
- grp A airbox
- new manifold
- front strut brace
- smaller, narrower wheels and 'high-profile' Dunlops or Goodyears
- better brake pads
- sundries – especially uprated light bulbs, braided fuel pipes and brake pipes
- check bushes and replace with new standard ones
- fly-off handbrake
Kentish said:
siwil1 said:
Usually new tyres as it seems every car these days comes with a mixed batch of Triangle and Wanli specials
Triangle appear to be good.Mine have good grip on my RWD 2.5ltr BMW.
But they have a wide directional block pattern (hence the grip) so they are pretty noisy!
JockySteer said:
Kentish said:
siwil1 said:
Usually new tyres as it seems every car these days comes with a mixed batch of Triangle and Wanli specials
Triangle appear to be good.Mine have good grip on my RWD 2.5ltr BMW.
But they have a wide directional block pattern (hence the grip) so they are pretty noisy!
i suppose everything progresses evolution wise even tyres....
my opinion of the budgets I had were they were very grippy in the dry but wore out in half the time of the dunlops I have on now and were a little sketchy in the wet.
LordGrover said:
Breadvan72 said:
Classic debadging involves buying a pov spec car, taking off its badges, and pimping it to resemble a posh spec, bigger engined, whatever version of the same heap. In other words, it is the mark of a total knobber. See also: personalised or chavved number plates. These things are a helpful sign to other road users that says: "Caution: car is driven by a cock".
...or the Polar opposite. Someone wants a 'sleeper' so removes the M/RS/whatever badges.I've debadged most of my cars over the years - prefer the "clean" look.
gowmonster said:
in the dry and wear out quickly? or in the wet and last for ages?
i suppose everything progresses evolution wise even tyres....
my opinion of the budgets I had were they were very grippy in the dry but wore out in half the time of the dunlops I have on now and were a little sketchy in the wet.
Yeah, mine didn't last too long. About 5k miles before I changed them for PS2'si suppose everything progresses evolution wise even tyres....
my opinion of the budgets I had were they were very grippy in the dry but wore out in half the time of the dunlops I have on now and were a little sketchy in the wet.
I usually won't fill it up straight away, just put around £20 (just in case it doesn't make the trip back!) in or not worry if it's got plenty in (very rare). Drive it for the first 10 miles or so on the way home with it making sure it gets up to temperature, doesn't overheat and listening out for any knocks bangs etc then once I'm satisfied all the noises are nothing to worry about yet I'll nail it and usually be disappointed it's not as fast as I thought it'd be! The rest of the trip back is spent getting the seat just so and checking out what works and doesn't work!
Once home I'll spend the next week or so making a mental list of the parts needed to fix it and start getting them, usually finding there's more needed than I first thought! First wash and vacuum out is usually done within a month of owning it - the last one I bought 3 weeks ago and I've vacuumed it but not washed it yet and the previous one I bought about 4 months ago and haven't given it it's first wash or vacuum yet, but then it is just a rubbish runaround!
A lot of my reasons for the above are the fact I only ever buy cars around the £7-800 mark and tend to get them just right and mechanically good over about 6 months then get bored and sell them again! Currently got an E46 320i that runs on lpg but needs new big ends, a hateful Avensis that needs to be sold and a Rover 620ti that I bought to drive while the E46 is off the road as the Avensis bored me right from the start! The E46 and the Rover could end up being kept for over a year as I quite like them both! Actually the E46 definitely will as I got it in December last year and only got 3 months use out of it and I've still not got round to fixing it!
Once home I'll spend the next week or so making a mental list of the parts needed to fix it and start getting them, usually finding there's more needed than I first thought! First wash and vacuum out is usually done within a month of owning it - the last one I bought 3 weeks ago and I've vacuumed it but not washed it yet and the previous one I bought about 4 months ago and haven't given it it's first wash or vacuum yet, but then it is just a rubbish runaround!
A lot of my reasons for the above are the fact I only ever buy cars around the £7-800 mark and tend to get them just right and mechanically good over about 6 months then get bored and sell them again! Currently got an E46 320i that runs on lpg but needs new big ends, a hateful Avensis that needs to be sold and a Rover 620ti that I bought to drive while the E46 is off the road as the Avensis bored me right from the start! The E46 and the Rover could end up being kept for over a year as I quite like them both! Actually the E46 definitely will as I got it in December last year and only got 3 months use out of it and I've still not got round to fixing it!
Get full service by someone I trust. See if anything comes up I feel seller should take care of.
Moan about lack of quality tyres and drive it like I stole it to get rid of them asap.
Play no music in the car as I look for creaks, rattles and other odd noises.
Check all and I mean all the electrics in the car. I remove all dealer stickers.
I then promise to remove dealer plates but never get round to it.
Then complain about the lack of fidelity produced by the car speakers when I do play music. Flirt with the idea of a speaker upgrade and then decide my next car will have a speaker upgrade as don't want to waste money on a car I'll replace soon.
Go on a journey through London to make sure car can handle stop start traffic (my first car couldn't so this is just my little thing)
Then plan a long weekend away allowing for the possibility of a breakdown. Spank the car and see how fast it can go.
oh yeah no joke I spend the first week getting my settings just right and swear my next car will have memory settings so that I don't have to think about it in the future.
Moan about lack of quality tyres and drive it like I stole it to get rid of them asap.
Play no music in the car as I look for creaks, rattles and other odd noises.
Check all and I mean all the electrics in the car. I remove all dealer stickers.
I then promise to remove dealer plates but never get round to it.
Then complain about the lack of fidelity produced by the car speakers when I do play music. Flirt with the idea of a speaker upgrade and then decide my next car will have a speaker upgrade as don't want to waste money on a car I'll replace soon.
Go on a journey through London to make sure car can handle stop start traffic (my first car couldn't so this is just my little thing)
Then plan a long weekend away allowing for the possibility of a breakdown. Spank the car and see how fast it can go.
oh yeah no joke I spend the first week getting my settings just right and swear my next car will have memory settings so that I don't have to think about it in the future.
I'm considering debadging. The biggest problem is all the wax and polish and all sorts of s
t that collects in, around and under the edges of badges, doesn't help that it's a black car, and it's got the model, the engine, AND the trim level all badged up. (If that was specced by someone, then they're a cock.)
Taking the badges off it doesn't hide anything. It's still (clearly) a diesel, and who really cares about the trim level? But it makes it a lot easier to clean and polish.
t that collects in, around and under the edges of badges, doesn't help that it's a black car, and it's got the model, the engine, AND the trim level all badged up. (If that was specced by someone, then they're a cock.)Taking the badges off it doesn't hide anything. It's still (clearly) a diesel, and who really cares about the trim level? But it makes it a lot easier to clean and polish.
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