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!

Anyway, one of the...

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.

When we...

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.

Come to think of it, the steering...

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've spent over a month, on and off, trying to get the Alfa's engine running properly.

She'd not be run for over 10 years, so there was the usual recommissioning, plus the clutch issue that had caused her to be laid-up.

The dual twin-choke DCOE Weber carbs has to be stripped, cleaned and...

Hello All,

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...

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....

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....

Hi All,

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...

Hi all,

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:

Anywho,...

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.

Full list is
Nissan Micra...

We keep getting issues with windscreen wipers, AC, and engine

These are (nearly) always a result of problems with the small relays in the fuse box.

Today the fuel pump isn't running, which is probably the relay.

Trying to find replacements for these relays has only come up with used ones, some...

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...

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...

This is simply stunning,really is

Some of us are old enough to remember the jokes about Skoda...

Q. How do you double the value of a Skoda?
A. Fill the tank with fuel!

Q. Why does a Skoda have a heated rear window?
A. To keep your hands warm, while you're pushing it!

However, our Skoda Octavia is from 1999, one of the first to...

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 used to have an RX7 thread here a few years back but it's gone so I thought I'd start another one for those of us who love them.

Cool vid of a guy taking his on a 1000 Kms trip to prove it's reliability :D

Just to add,this guy has zero rotary experience and zero tools for the trip :lol: This...

Dear All,

My wife purchased a Vauxhall Astra GTC to use for work.

Amongst the receipts that came with the car was one for a replacement water pump.

After a few intermittent overheating issues that a local garage could not locate I believed that it was false reading so I had the heater sensor...

Dear All, I bought aftermarket LED rear lights for my wife’s Evoque. The lacquer is peeling off one of them leaving lines. You can rub off the peeling lacquer with your thumb but the line just re-appears further down and the light is dull underneath where it has peeled off from.

Can rear lights be...

I would literally sell a kidney for this!! I'd even forgive it being FWD

Not sure what to make of this....thoughts?

Hello All,

The last car standing feels like it's about to fall apart. It's a Zafira B and when braking there is a judder from the front, the steering wheel pulls left and right with high frequency and the car feels like it's braking, then not, then braking resulting in a forward / backward lurch...

So ive now bought a second car off a mate, mainly to save it from being squashed and so the wife can get any parts she needs for her bus off it! Its a 2000 X reg Toyota Previa 2.4 Auto with 200XXX miles to its name. Its just out of mot but not sure if i should fix it as its only got a towing...

So all my rx8 stuff are for sale due we decide to get the sexy nd in soul red
Already ordered hks exhaust and few more bits will be build thread soon