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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9020 on: June 28, 2018, 04:22:18 pm »
Decorated the summer toy with flags for the Canada Day long weekend; Canada Day falls on a Sunday which is also cruise night in Winnipeg!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9021 on: June 28, 2018, 04:24:31 pm »
I like it, we need more patriotism!!!

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9022 on: June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm »
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9023 on: June 28, 2018, 06:46:08 pm »
Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

Our windscreen on the 323 was great , zero buffering
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9024 on: June 28, 2018, 11:23:33 pm »
Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

So you got a tinted one (which is good for head lights) and at what price?  I paid about $400 CAD for a LoveTheDrive unit (which is a black mesh) and was very satisfied.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9025 on: June 28, 2018, 11:29:37 pm »
Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

Tom, I know you probably haven't had much seat time in the Z3M yet, but what are your initial thoughts on it vs the S2000? 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9026 on: June 29, 2018, 12:17:03 am »
Quote from: Golly on June 28, 2018, 04:22:18 pm
Decorated the summer toy with flags for the Canada Day long weekend; Canada Day falls on a Sunday which is also cruise night in Winnipeg!
Looking good!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9027 on: June 29, 2018, 12:19:58 am »
Quote from: CanuckS2K on June 28, 2018, 11:29:37 pm
Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

Tom, I know you probably haven't had much seat time in the Z3M yet, but what are your initial thoughts on it vs the S2000?

Shane...see here:   https://www.autos.ca/forum/index.php?topic=101541.msg1374343#msg1374343
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9028 on: June 29, 2018, 07:50:30 am »
^. looks fantastic Vman!   :thumbup: :thumbup:

That's the right time to take photos as well.  Whenever I take car photos midday they look like shiat! 

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Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

So you got a tinted one (which is good for head lights) and at what price?  I paid about $400 CAD for a LoveTheDrive unit (which is a black mesh) and was very satisfied.

Came to $247 delivered to the door in two days.  Thought that was a decent price.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9029 on: June 29, 2018, 11:30:29 am »
I took the van in for an oil change.  I went to the little Indy Mechanic down the street from my work.  2 things I like about him:

1)  I drop the van off, and it's a 5 minute walk back to my office.
2)  He charged me $34 after tax for a conventional oil change.  For Crying Out Loud, I can't even buy the oil and filter for that cheap if I do the work myself!!!!  It's a no brainer to take it to him for oil changes.  I'm going to do just that from this point onwards. 

I'm not the only one, either.  3 or 4 other people in my office take their vehicles to him.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9030 on: June 29, 2018, 12:20:37 pm »
Took the Miata on some twisty roads this morning to go trail run outside of my 'burb and jousted with an RS3 on the way home.  Good cars like that are often driven by ham-fisted doofuses, but this one was driven well, smooth and fast.  Nice to see a good car in good hands.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9031 on: June 29, 2018, 02:14:39 pm »
Quote from: Bubba on June 28, 2018, 09:52:47 am
Had the windows tinted.   8)


I should have measured the interior temp of my car before I got the windows tinted.  Windows tinted, sunshade in the windshield: I have a thermometer in the car today and it's showing 38C at noon with mostly cloudy skies.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9032 on: June 29, 2018, 03:47:28 pm »
Just washed the van at the Wand Wash.  Interior and Exterior.

Aaaaand now it's covered in dust again.  :(
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9033 on: June 29, 2018, 07:06:22 pm »
Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

HUGE improvement!  Took my wife out for a short drive after dinner and we were immediately impressed, even before we hit the highway.  Some of the reviews I read claimed it didn't make much, if any difference at all.  Christ, it was like driving a different car!  Well worth the money IMO! 
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9034 on: June 29, 2018, 08:19:22 pm »
Quote from: KD on June 29, 2018, 07:06:22 pm
Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

HUGE improvement!  Took my wife out for a short drive after dinner and we were immediately impressed, even before we hit the highway.  Some of the reviews I read claimed it didn't make much, if any difference at all.  Christ, it was like driving a different car!  Well worth the money IMO!

They make a huge difference. The one in my car is adjustable so that air is blocked or let through. In some instances you may want more air in the cockpit when it is very hot or humid. Also lets you drive your car later in the season.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9035 on: June 30, 2018, 03:01:59 pm »
Quote from: KD on June 29, 2018, 07:06:22 pm
Quote from: KD on June 28, 2018, 05:56:38 pm
Bought this windscreen for the M Roadster and it arrived today.  There is a little more wind buffeting in the Z3 than the S2000 (comes with a windscreen) and my wife was complaining a little, so thought I'd give this a try.  Online reviews were mixed and unfortunately it's raining out now, so a test drive will have to wait.  I wanted clear glass but the supplier didn't have any available, and i don't like the engraved ones.

HUGE improvement!  Took my wife out for a short drive after dinner and we were immediately impressed, even before we hit the highway.  Some of the reviews I read claimed it didn't make much, if any difference at all.  Christ, it was like driving a different car!  Well worth the money IMO!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9036 on: June 30, 2018, 03:08:56 pm »
Well, this project went on for a bit. Right rear bumper pad was coming off the 951, so I took it off & all the studs snapped from corrosion over the years. Read about guys having success epoxying new studs, so I tried that. Wasn't successful, lost the pad somewhere on my daily commute. So I ordered new pads, they are slightly thinner that the original ones, even though they're factory pieces, and they weren't cheap. So I got around to doing them today, had to take off the rear diffuser to get at the bolts. Overall it took me around 2hrs in total to complete the job as I ended up washing a few pieces before reinstalling. Here are a few pics of the old one & the epoxy attempt, and then the new ones installed.

Oh & I think it's time for new rear tires, lol!


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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9037 on: June 30, 2018, 03:10:26 pm »
Oh & here's a pic of the new & old pad.


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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9038 on: June 30, 2018, 03:12:21 pm »
Almost like a new car!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9039 on: June 30, 2018, 03:22:56 pm »
Had a shop fix a curbed wheel yesterday.

Also installed a G meter for my car.
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