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*turns bright green* Man, I am SOOOOOOOOOO jealous!
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Was wondering when you were doing this.. saw the photos on another site the other day tho - i would imagine you had quite the blast!
I did the BMW advanced driver's a few yrs back, so I understand the excitement u must have went through Must say funnily enough out of all the cars I got to drive, my personal favourite in terms of driving experience was actually the mini cooper s o.O
I did the BMW advanced driver's a few yrs back, so I understand the excitement u must have went through Must say funnily enough out of all the cars I got to drive, my personal favourite in terms of driving experience was actually the mini cooper s o.O
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It was incredible! Highly recommended! Anyone who has posted in this thread must clearly have some interest in cars... It is definitely not something to miss!
The mini is surprisingly sporty, not many people know whats it's capable of... Decent engine for the most part, 'specially the "S" and its pretty light and small if I remember correctly...
I just think it's a girls car
The mini is surprisingly sporty, not many people know whats it's capable of... Decent engine for the most part, 'specially the "S" and its pretty light and small if I remember correctly...
I just think it's a girls car
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When the new mini first came out i thought it was just an amusing ridiculous excuse to make money, so didn't like them at all.. though soon later a client of mine just purchased one - asked if i could come from her work to fix her home pc, and suggested we take one car. i said sure, went round to the passenger side and noticed a raised eyebrow, accompanied by a "what u think ur doing!?", keys dangling in her hand o.Otimmiboi wrote:It was incredible! Highly recommended! Anyone who has posted in this thread must clearly have some interest in cars... It is definitely not something to miss!
The mini is surprisingly sporty, not many people know whats it's capable of... Decent engine for the most part, 'specially the "S" and its pretty light and small if I remember correctly...
I just think it's a girls car
i was most impressed by the drive and the interior, dispite months of disliking the car prevoiusly. loved the handling and experience of the cooper s on the skidpan! actually felt like i was really driving (u know what i mean) - the bmw's were too comfortable.. felt like i was driving a video simulator :-/
I agree with the girl's car part tho...pity..
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A lot of pretty slick vehicles you folks have posted...not bad at all! Here's my personal ride at the moment - a 2007 Saturn Ion-3.
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I will now revice this forum with a new post!
Yes, that's right, i have new wheels to show off ^.^
With my old Mazda having clocked over 200,000km, and my mom's car being too expensive to run, it was time for a new car. With the current economic conditions on my side for once, it was a question of finding the best deal between the battling manufacturers. I've looked at a wide range of cars, but finally decided on a very special Limited Edition Hyundai Getz 1.6 HS. I swopped in my old tired Mazda (which I got R22,000 for) on the 29th of April, and drove off the showroom floor with my shiny new car - Wolfpaws. All in all, the car will cost me about R122k. Which is fantastic, considering the features and extras that Hyundai threw into the deal.
Without further ado, piccies!
He's currently kinda dirty, never having been washed since i took ownership. *hides in shame*
Yes, that's right, i have new wheels to show off ^.^
With my old Mazda having clocked over 200,000km, and my mom's car being too expensive to run, it was time for a new car. With the current economic conditions on my side for once, it was a question of finding the best deal between the battling manufacturers. I've looked at a wide range of cars, but finally decided on a very special Limited Edition Hyundai Getz 1.6 HS. I swopped in my old tired Mazda (which I got R22,000 for) on the 29th of April, and drove off the showroom floor with my shiny new car - Wolfpaws. All in all, the car will cost me about R122k. Which is fantastic, considering the features and extras that Hyundai threw into the deal.
Without further ado, piccies!
He's currently kinda dirty, never having been washed since i took ownership. *hides in shame*
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and it drives sooo welll
also, MP3 capability is awesome, as well as the CD i burnt for it
ooh, and it got cleaned yesterday so is shiney again
and it drives sooo welll
also, MP3 capability is awesome, as well as the CD i burnt for it
ooh, and it got cleaned yesterday so is shiney again
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I have a 2001 Opel Corsa Classic 1.6 IE Blue in colour and dead standard.
No pics as I am a little embarrassed about the bonnet. The paint has peeled due to the previous owner been cheap when the original paint got damaged . I am trying to have it resprayed but funds are short and I am trying to avoid having to hire a car for 3 days while the work gets done.
Once its payed off then I will think about modding it. Want to go the 2 litre engine with turbo route. Big breaks, big mags and bigger sound install but plans may change.
No pics as I am a little embarrassed about the bonnet. The paint has peeled due to the previous owner been cheap when the original paint got damaged . I am trying to have it resprayed but funds are short and I am trying to avoid having to hire a car for 3 days while the work gets done.
Once its payed off then I will think about modding it. Want to go the 2 litre engine with turbo route. Big breaks, big mags and bigger sound install but plans may change.
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First, but not the last time I've driven around with wolfies on my car windows =P Thanx stormy
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This thread hasn't been active in ages...
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Well... My car isn't all that interesting... An 1995 Ford Telstar... I'd like to say it gets me from point A to point B... But it's dead at the moment... Burnt another valve...
But the car I'm restoring... Hehe!
If I can afford the engine mind you...
But I'm working on restoring an old Ford F250 Bakkie from 1969... It has all the panels, and I did most of the work already... It just needs to be reupholstered, painted, and an engine.... Oh, and a windshield...
The original engine was a 5L inline six diesel, but the pump died, and it'll cost less to get a new engine...
When I'm finished, I want to rig it for camping... I want to make a (Stainless steel) canopy, and rig it with a kitchen and a few beds, some solar panels, battries and an inverter...
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Well... My car isn't all that interesting... An 1995 Ford Telstar... I'd like to say it gets me from point A to point B... But it's dead at the moment... Burnt another valve...
But the car I'm restoring... Hehe!
If I can afford the engine mind you...
But I'm working on restoring an old Ford F250 Bakkie from 1969... It has all the panels, and I did most of the work already... It just needs to be reupholstered, painted, and an engine.... Oh, and a windshield...
The original engine was a 5L inline six diesel, but the pump died, and it'll cost less to get a new engine...
When I'm finished, I want to rig it for camping... I want to make a (Stainless steel) canopy, and rig it with a kitchen and a few beds, some solar panels, battries and an inverter...
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That sounds awesome.
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I am quite surprised seeing this thread active again, heh. I see my old post up there, it's quite astonishing x3 Of course, I don't drive Wolfpaws anymore. He was such a damn drunkard when it came to fuel efficiency I had to give the poor chap away. Still many fond memories - I do miss him.
Currently driving the Frenchie (Citroen DS3 1.2) and he's really a good boy and only sips fuel like fine wine. I am getting about 900 km per 45 litre tank on the open road, whilst 700 km with town driving is about average. Of course, he can be a bit on the lazy side and be like "But i'm le tired why do you put so many people in me what is this sh#t" but i love him.
Also, Adiago, that sounds super nifty =D My dad had an F250 like that (before my time sadly!)
Currently driving the Frenchie (Citroen DS3 1.2) and he's really a good boy and only sips fuel like fine wine. I am getting about 900 km per 45 litre tank on the open road, whilst 700 km with town driving is about average. Of course, he can be a bit on the lazy side and be like "But i'm le tired why do you put so many people in me what is this sh#t" but i love him.
Also, Adiago, that sounds super nifty =D My dad had an F250 like that (before my time sadly!)
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Yeah I don't think I will buy another car here, waste of money. I'll stick to my 14-17l/100km Italian car that's showing its age rather rapidly
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More likely a Fiat.
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You're doing something wrong.Adagio wrote:Mine does 17.5L/100KM...
And it's only a 2L sooooo.... Haha!
fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c: 8.9 l/100km
Around 11l/100km city driving and near 17l/100km highway driving (papa bless the FIRE engine from the late 1980s with a horrible 5th gear ratio). Which really sucks, as I do highway driving the most.Sev wrote:With that kind of fuel economy?
edit- this reminds me, I really need to replace my tyres.
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And to think my old piece of crap that takes minutes to build up to 120 and literally can't go above 140 uses around 6-7l/100km... Oh and squeals when I take a corner at 40km/h...
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I know... But I'm lost... I've already spent a bunch of money replacing the Air Mass Flow sensor(Which was broken)Fluke wrote:You're doing something wrong.Adagio wrote:Mine does 17.5L/100KM...
And it's only a 2L sooooo.... Haha!
fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c: 8.9 l/100km
I replaced a valve, which burnt(I thought because of the Air/Fuel mix wasn't right because of the flow sensor)
And now it's killed another valve...
Urg! I hate working on engines... It's so much work getting everything stripped...
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Last month, I was driving on my way to work... bang... clutch just decides to break.Adagio wrote:I know... But I'm lost... I've already spent a bunch of money replacing the Air Mass Flow sensor(Which was broken)Fluke wrote:You're doing something wrong.Adagio wrote:Mine does 17.5L/100KM...
And it's only a 2L sooooo.... Haha!
fuel consumption and mileage: average estimated by a-c: 8.9 l/100km
I replaced a valve, which burnt(I thought because of the Air/Fuel mix wasn't right because of the flow sensor)
And now it's killed another valve...
Urg! I hate working on engines... It's so much work getting everything stripped...
Get the car towed home, thinking its the cable.
Wait, it gets better.
I ended up doing an entire clutch replacement myself. Took me two weekends to do the job, and my clothes still stink of gear oil.
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Urg! Clutch is a crap job! Removing the engine from the gearbox!
My dad doesn't believe in taking things to mechanics.
Bad past experiences...
Luckily I have clothes specifically for working on cars... Haha!
My dad doesn't believe in taking things to mechanics.
Bad past experiences...
Luckily I have clothes specifically for working on cars... Haha!
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If you're getting over double your fuel consumption, you're either doing something wrong or the engine is severely screwed. Is it not running super rich / leaking / etc.?
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I don't drive like a maniac... So it can't be that...Fluke wrote:If you're getting over double your fuel consumption, you're either doing something wrong or the engine is severely screwed. Is it not running super rich / leaking / etc.?
definitely not leaking... It does however run a little rich... You can sometimes smell petrol in the exhaust, and there is excessive carbon on the pistons when I opened it up...
It's probably an programming error, where the computer tells the injectors to inject too much...
But wouldn't that also 'cause the engine to run too fast when idling?
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Nope, the mixture is wrong.Adagio wrote:I don't drive like a maniac... So it can't be that...Fluke wrote:If you're getting over double your fuel consumption, you're either doing something wrong or the engine is severely screwed. Is it not running super rich / leaking / etc.?
definitely not leaking... It does however run a little rich... You can sometimes smell petrol in the exhaust, and there is excessive carbon on the pistons when I opened it up...
It's probably an programming error, where the computer tells the injectors to inject too much...
But wouldn't that also 'cause the engine to run too fast when idling?
I think you mentioned replacing a sensor? Well usually, on typical MOTRONIC ECU, if the sensor is changed, the ECU has to be re-calibrated for that particular sensor, this is what they do at the stealership with that fancy diagnostics centre.
Petrol smell = mixture too rich, hence why valves are being burnt, etc..
Injectors are controlled by pulses, so cannot "inject too much". However they can fail i.e. leak, causing pre-ignition and horrendous fuel consumption.
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Yep, pretty much. You want the car to have the right air:fuel ratio. If it's wrong you can cause damage, excessive fuel usage and loss of power.
It's always safer to run ever so slightly rich however, but you should not be smelling petrol from the exhaust.
It's always safer to run ever so slightly rich however, but you should not be smelling petrol from the exhaust.
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I replaced it with an original... Although it was secondhand, it was in excellent condition...Sonic2k wrote:Nope, the mixture is wrong.
I think you mentioned replacing a sensor? Well usually, on typical MOTRONIC ECU, if the sensor is changed, the ECU has to be re-calibrated for that particular sensor, this is what they do at the stealership with that fancy diagnostics centre.
I know a guy with one of those thingamajigs... I asked him to tune it, but they want to put it on a dyno... I'll just have to pay up I guess...
I heard it being too poor is when valves get's burnt, too much oxygen->cutting torch kinda effect...Sonic2k wrote:Petrol smell = mixture too rich, hence why valves are being burnt, etc..
But being too rich makes sense too...
I get that it can only squirt so much, but the amount of pulses controls the amount of fuel injected?Sonic2k wrote:Injectors are controlled by pulses, so cannot "inject too much". However they can fail i.e. leak, causing pre-ignition and horrendous fuel consumption.
How else is the amount of fuel being injected controlled then? ~scratches head~ I hear them tick a few times when we were doing the timing... You can clearly hear it "Inject" more than once...
I'm no mechanic though... I don't know how these things work...