Danny Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 I thought the S3 was the most pointless car ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Going to order these tomorrow: Been wanting something like this for a quite a while now and they seem to get good reviews. Ideally I would buy a 2 post lift but seeing as i'm rarely in my workshop these days I need something portable and compact when not used. I would make my own but I just don't have the time or inclination to bother these days and I know i'd make them stupidly overbuilt and too hefty to shift about haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1040 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Talking of s3 anyone driven a audi with tip tronic? If so how is it i absolutly loved dsg and thinking of upgrading car next year possibly new s3 or rs3 is quite tempting also. Diesels aint no fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 That looks awfully handy, I struggle to get normal ramps to fit under my car. (massive overhangs and stupidly placed exhaust) How much are they? If you do ever draw up some basic structures I'd be happy to do some stress analysis/optimisation on them using the old Solidworks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 I thought the S3 was the most pointless car ever? The 8L is, the 8P is bloody epic. Basic modifications will take it to 350bhp, and to be honest there won't be too much that Spunky will come across which will trouble it too much on a real world. The same modifications just make an Edition really hard to drive unless you fit a diff, which is thousands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Why wouldn't you go for an r32? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 this weekend has mostly consisted of rose joints, left hand threads and energy drinks: bit gutted i've had to raise the front until i can borrow my mates arch roller. Ordered but not delivered - Turbo elbow 3", down pipe 3", matching rear bumper, Apexi AVC-r. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 (edited) New whip, lel. Edited December 8, 2013 by Skoze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 I 'posting pictures of parts of the car, not the whole thing' news. I was was quite impressed with this this morning, although I think that's mainly because last time I got in it to go to the office it was properly dirty: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Wow, that's amazing beading, that wax must have been about £800 a tub?! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Why wouldn't you go for an r32? Why WOULD you? Heavy v6 boat anchor up front and sodd all options to tune it. horribly poor on fuel too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Why wouldn't you go for an r32? Because it's a dirty, heavy, understeering, non-turbo and very expensive to tune V6. Buy an S3 for the same money, stage 1 map it, 300Bhp. Done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Wow, that's amazing beading, that wax must have been about £800 a tub?! oh, me me me. I've got some like that In fairness, J-rod did machine polish the whole car for me, and it does look awesome. Thanks dude 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Wow, that's amazing beading, that wax must have been about £800 a tub?! Pah, 'Polish & Wax' all in one for the lazy win. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 That's how a £800 wax beads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Winter came and it's gone now. Had a lot of fun though, we were out from 9pm to around 4am. Covered about 150 miles, 40 of which were on "special stages" in the woods. Too much snow unfortunately and we did find a lot of obstacles on our way. We had most of our fun coming back because the roads were completely empty (on a 60 mile journey we passed 3 cars a lorry and a police car going the opposite direction) and covered in a nice thin layer of snow which gave sufficient grip to have fun. Sadly after coming back I came to the conclusion that I'm a shitty driver. Anyone can go fast on a dry surface, quite a few can do the same on a wet surface but I think ice and snow separate average drivers from the very good ones. Perhaps it's the short wheelbase of the car but I don't feel at all confident. I noticed that to fully utilize a 4x4 drive train you need to drive a lot quicker than you would in a FWD/RWD otherwise the car behaves like a FWD which is absolutely awful. Plus my steering rack is really slow and I frequently lose control of the front wheels, not knowing which direction they are pointing. Some pics: Also came across this epic video of a very talented racing driver playing around in an Evo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 That's how a £800 wax beads.Yep, water sat on top of a car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Yep It just makes me happy, I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 That rally video really reminds me so much of playing the older Colin McRae Rally games. Always used to use that camera angle (well, the bonnet cam one) and used to enjoy the snow stages. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 It just makes me happy, I like it.It actually makes me happy too, but I wouldn't go as far as you with the wax, hehe.I used some cheap £5 'waterless car washing' stuff that is still beading a couple of months later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Eeeee x cited. Sent off an enquiry about a really really really really nice Edition One G60 today, which would make me very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Going to order these tomorrow: <pic> Been wanting something like this for a quite a while now and they seem to get good reviews. Ideally I would buy a 2 post lift but seeing as i'm rarely in my workshop these days I need something portable and compact when not used. I would make my own but I just don't have the time or inclination to bother these days and I know i'd make them stupidly overbuilt and too hefty to shift about haha These look cool but do they lock in any way incase the rams fail? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 I wonder if you can coat a car in this stuff: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 (edited) Fitted new sidelights, they're so bright. Others were horribly yellow before. And gave the car a few coats of polish just to protect it over winter. Debadged the rear too. Also stuck this on, even though I haven't actually fitted the hybrid yet. Just couldn't resist and it makes me want to fit it even sooner haha Although my exhaust mani and dowtube gasket arrived so it's all coming closer to fitting it. Got an absolute steal of a price for a custom remap for the hybrid from the Briskoda forum. Love that website as around 50% of owners in the Fabia section are hybrid owners which means i've got so much help with it. Custom remap is going to cost £75 Edited December 9, 2013 by dann2707 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Custom remap is going to cost £75 That's incredible value, where is that at and how come it's so cheap?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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