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Offline Arthur Dent

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9260 on: August 23, 2018, 11:35:16 am »
No idea. I just requested something that means I won't die of exhaust asphyxiation. Anything else is a bonus.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9261 on: August 23, 2018, 12:03:09 pm »
bought a near new michelin latitude xice2 with rims for lexus.
figure if it doesn't work out, i can sell it closer to winter for same money and buy new set from costco.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9262 on: August 23, 2018, 03:26:24 pm »
Quote from: Bubba on August 21, 2018, 08:14:27 pm
Quote from: Seafoam on August 21, 2018, 07:13:19 pm
Quote from: Bubba on August 21, 2018, 06:27:13 pm
Two Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus installed today, replacing the rear tires.  I'll buy two for the front next spring.

Hopefully they don't discontinue those. :stick:   :P

I hope not!  I could only afford two right now.

 :thumbup:  I bought a set for the GS350 back in the spring and really impressed so far.  Much better match for the car than the OEM Michelins.  Be interested in your impressions.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9263 on: August 23, 2018, 03:29:13 pm »
Quote from: KD on August 23, 2018, 03:26:24 pm
Quote from: Bubba on August 21, 2018, 08:14:27 pm
Quote from: Seafoam on August 21, 2018, 07:13:19 pm
Quote from: Bubba on August 21, 2018, 06:27:13 pm
Two Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus installed today, replacing the rear tires.  I'll buy two for the front next spring.

Hopefully they don't discontinue those. :stick:   [emoji14]

I hope not!  I could only afford two right now.

 [emoji106]  I bought a set for the GS350 back in the spring and really impressed so far.  Much better match for the car than the OEM Michelins.  Be interested in your impressions.
Yea, I like them too on a luxury car. Very quiet.

And IQ loves the new sportier Pirelli put on her IS this spring. Says they're her favorite tires she's had thus far. She says it's the best balance yet of sport (grippy in spirited driving) and luxury (very quiet, nice ride).

I do note on both sets wet weather performance could be a bit better. Not dangerous or anything like that...they seem to break loose a bit sooner with aggressive throttle.

Also, the Tireracks testing mirrors our real world findings...so good on them for what seems like accurate testing.
« Last Edit: August 23, 2018, 03:41:37 pm by rrocket »
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9264 on: August 23, 2018, 03:51:38 pm »
Got the truck Krowned today. They coated it well. Had to park it in the street.
10 bucks off too.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9265 on: August 23, 2018, 05:03:31 pm »
Quote from: KD on August 23, 2018, 03:26:24 pm
Quote from: Bubba on August 21, 2018, 08:14:27 pm
Quote from: Seafoam on August 21, 2018, 07:13:19 pm
Quote from: Bubba on August 21, 2018, 06:27:13 pm
Two Pirelli Cinturato P7 All Season Plus installed today, replacing the rear tires.  I'll buy two for the front next spring.

Hopefully they don't discontinue those. :stick:   :P

I hope not!  I could only afford two right now.

 :thumbup:  I bought a set for the GS350 back in the spring and really impressed so far.  Much better match for the car than the OEM Michelins.  Be interested in your impressions.

You can count on my 2 cents next Spring.  :)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9266 on: August 23, 2018, 05:53:04 pm »
Battery is dying on the Saab. Wont start without a jump. Bought a new Motomaster Eliminator. Old one lasted 5 years, happy with that for what I paid.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9267 on: August 24, 2018, 07:58:13 am »
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on August 23, 2018, 05:53:04 pm
Battery is dying on the Saab. Wont start without a jump. Bought a new Motomaster Eliminator. Old one lasted 5 years, happy with that for what I paid.
Those are terrible, I had to replace those each year on my 9-5. From Walmart or Coscto are much better
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9268 on: August 24, 2018, 09:39:17 am »
Quote from: superukr on August 24, 2018, 07:58:13 am
Quote from: ChaosphereIX on August 23, 2018, 05:53:04 pm
Battery is dying on the Saab. Wont start without a jump. Bought a new Motomaster Eliminator. Old one lasted 5 years, happy with that for what I paid.
Those are terrible, I had to replace those each year on my 9-5. From Walmart or Coscto are much better
well for the next one I will give those a shot, will see how long this one lasts...if it is another 5 years, will be happy
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9269 on: August 24, 2018, 09:55:23 am »
Didn't really do it today, earlier this week got the following done on the 951:

- new tires (Hankook RS-4's) installed on the front wheels & moved the tires off the front wheels onto the rear's (Bridgestone RE-11's)
- tailpipe welded on (was only clamped on)
- brakes inspected (see if they're okay for track duty)
- brake fluid bled & new fluid installed

While the car was on the hoist my mechanic found the sway bar bushings were shot, so he ordered some for me to do on my own, ended up being the wrong ones and his suppliers don't carry the correct ones  :think:  So I've ordered them thru RockAuto, was hoping they'd arrive by today so I could do them this weekend, but it looks like it'll be next week sometime. Looks like it'll be about a 45min job at the most on the driveway  ;D
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9270 on: August 30, 2018, 07:07:42 pm »
Gave it a bath inside & out.



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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9271 on: August 30, 2018, 07:57:13 pm »
Man, that looks like it was off the showroom floor!
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9272 on: August 30, 2018, 08:35:32 pm »
Quote from: tortoise on August 30, 2018, 07:57:13 pm
Man, that looks like it was off the showroom floor!
Ha, ha, ha! Not quite, lotsa "imperfections" on it, but thanks still! Have to get you out for a cruise in it sometime soon.

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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9273 on: August 30, 2018, 08:45:32 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on August 30, 2018, 08:35:32 pm
Quote from: tortoise on August 30, 2018, 07:57:13 pm
Man, that looks like it was off the showroom floor!
Ha, ha, ha! Not quite, lotsa "imperfections" on it, but thanks still! Have to get you out for a cruise in it sometime soon.

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Looks good when it has the black bumperettes on it...:)
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9274 on: August 30, 2018, 10:56:51 pm »
lookin good Gurgie, look forward to seeing it in the metal soon
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9275 on: August 31, 2018, 03:51:27 am »
Redlined the living crap out of my RX-8 on S2S. Was pretty fun zipping around, definitely a much more pleasant experience than driving that BMW X3 on S2S last year.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9276 on: August 31, 2018, 09:42:52 am »
Well, after almost five years and 100k I finally put a front plate on the Cayenne.  Lynn got snagged by an unmarked mustang, $105 fine, experiment over.
   I couldn't go out for more than 10 minutes in the 911 without one, so it was a good run
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9277 on: August 31, 2018, 02:28:17 pm »
Car still looks amazing Gurgie!  :o

My jug of Car-Pro Iron-X arrived today.  See how well that works removing the iron specs from the GS350.  FWC!  >:(.  Looks great when it's clean but I'll never buy another, well, unless the price is right.  ;D

Quote from: blur911 on August 31, 2018, 09:42:52 am
Well, after almost five years and 100k I finally put a front plate on the Cayenne.  Lynn got snagged by an unmarked mustang, $105 fine, experiment over.
   I couldn't go out for more than 10 minutes in the 911 without one, so it was a good run

I was going to remove the front plate from the Z3M bit it already has one mounted so I'd have to find plugs for the holes.  Looks worse with the plate removed with the holes. 

You can get seasonal plates here in NB now but it costs extra and only good from April to October.  I had that for the S2000 but only because it never had a front plate mounted.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9278 on: August 31, 2018, 02:32:45 pm »
Quote from: KD on August 31, 2018, 02:28:17 pm
My jug of Car-Pro Iron-X arrived today.  See how well that works removing the iron specs from the GS350.  FWC!  >:(.  Looks great when it's clean but I'll never buy another, well, unless the price is right.  ;D

Shrugs, you can only see the specs when you're right up close.  The rest of the time it looks clean.  I love white cars!  But I got them after having two black cars so what do I know.
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Re: What did you do to your car today?
« Reply #9279 on: August 31, 2018, 03:35:00 pm »
Quote from: blur911 on August 31, 2018, 09:42:52 am
Well, after almost five years and 100k I finally put a front plate on the Cayenne.  Lynn got snagged by an unmarked mustang, $105 fine, experiment over.
   I couldn't go out for more than 10 minutes in the 911 without one, so it was a good run
So you guys have Mustangs as undercover?

Around here, I only have to worry about Dodges...

And I will never understand your gripe with front plates... I think they are just fine.
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