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after 2years of fun and tears with the puma its time now to say ta ra.had a lot of fun but never spent sooooo much cash on a car in all the dozens ive owned.so now shes all newly motd ive taken on an astra coupe se1 1.8 16v black 02 plate was up at 1495 so got 500 for puma and 95 off for the...

had it motd again by my mate,passed but rear brake pipes corroded,only an advisory but orderd a new pair 15quid ebay and there going on next week with the quinton hazell front drivers wishbone that was 19 quid via work.

ok not the best product ever but better than some and at tescos 2 ltr bottles are..............97pence! were £3.97 but dont think they sell to well or they are on a mega discount with carplan,a 1 ltr spray bottle in sainsburys is £6.99 so i reckon a bargain.

it was a rear quarter for a puma,my mate was taking it out on a delivery,looked a bit knocked and scratched.they do exist after all.dont know the price tho,was the drivers side.thats a rare find tho.makes a differance from flying pigs and wininning lotto tickets :grin:

when theres somebody in the seat fine,when its not got weight on it,the back rest slightly knocks forward and back by id say 2 to 3mm.whats the solution?

let it in to the traffic around 5pm today,what made me notice it was the rear quarter stickers said "pussy waggon".was a guy with a pony tail driving.

had the rear top mounts done today witha the help of my mate,bit of a faff taking seatbelts out but we got itdone.car feels lot more balanced now.drop links lasted around 4 months but they were a crap brand,used qh this sime as the ford ones are pricey,used ford top mounts tho,think they were...

mates doing my rear top mounts in a few weeks,noticed that the rear trim has to come of to do them,unless anybody knows of a quick cheat to save time money and broken clips :grin:

ok want to fit some spotlights right in the bottom corner of the bumper,and upgrade to 80watt dipped bulbs,ok they might be illegal but do you think i would get stopped every 5 min compared to 100watt that my mate has in a passat? (no trouble with them in 4 years) as for the spots they would be...

parked up across from tescos in the country park car park on tiviot way,bout 830am.wasnt the same on i saw other day as it had no sticker on drivers rear qtr.

spotted it obviousley in yellow! w plate with a powerflex sticker on the crease line of the rear qtr on the drivers side.was on the m60 weds or thurs morning around 645am.anybody on here?????

102 on the clock and the right side from 2pm to say 5pm is all crumbly,any tips APART from change the wheel as its got an airbag,and im not in to that much messing about.any cleaning tricks? as i dont fancy an wheel cover! last resort would be some black insulation tape! :grin:

was going to spray the grill inbetween headlamps and whilst bonnet was open i decide to check the coolant strength,used my trusty halfords tiny tiny coolant tester..................and splosh straight in! so next thing is im dropping the bottom house from the tank to get the tester out!! but...

changed the headlamp bulbs at weeekend for the bluey discharge ones,the grill between the headlamps looking a bit weatherd so any ideas on what colour to paint it? car is pacific green,so could just do gloss black or match it green or somthing whacky like st orange? and would you say doing the...

WAS A MATES CAR AND WAS TAKEN FROM A LOCK UP UNIT IN LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE EARLIER THIS MONTH,THIS CAR IS AN AWESOME SPEC 840BHP MONSTER REGISTRATION IS B5 JAM AND IS MISSING THE REAR BUMPER AND WINGS DUE TO IT BEING IN FOR PAINTWORK.ITS A MASSIVE SPEC CAR 7SPEED BOX 8 POT CALIPERS AND THE LIST...

7 year old girl gets in from school asking "mum can i take the dog for a walk? mum replys no,as shes on heat.whats heat asks the girl,mum replies ask your dad.so she asks her dad what heat means and he says,look if you take her to the park between 4 and 5pm whilst your mums shopping she wont...

working in the car trade,was at a garage tday and notced on the new mot certificates that get issued THEY NOW HAVE THE ADVISORIES PRINTED ASWELL.so if you get stopped for say a routine check and they obtain your details from the anpr database and say you had an advisory for low tyre treads a...

sometimes it works and sometimes not.its had a differant gearbox fitted by a previous owner,the sensor in the gearbox is the one with the cable sealed to it NOT the one that disonnects.there is a plug (3pin) that joins halfway up.where does this lead go to from there? does it go to the rear of...

had been annoying me since easter,replaced shocks top mounts suspension arms arrb and drop links.turns out its either track rod end or the rack end as we were checking the busshes i moved the track rod and it did the infamous creak.so its around a tenner for track rod or 20 quid for a rack end.

had the mot test other week failed just on the outer cv rubber.flexi pipes corroded but not serious same for the brake pipes.headlamp was a bit out but a tweek from my mate who was the tester soon sorted it.hope vosa dont find out and send me to the hague for a court trial! total cost was 35...