The Bounty Bar Kid

16 minutes ago, angelsanzbriz said:

Been asked to put my name down how do I do that lol and also is there a pre meet for this event would love to drive there with everyone first ?

Davey has added you. It was just a copy and paste list but adding your username jobby. Pre meet details are a few posts up.

11 hours ago, angelsanzbriz said:

1 newbie here would love to come

Put your name down then!

Hi Peeps,

Looking for advice based on experience. I've got some Tesco clubcard vouchers to get rid off before their value drops. Had a look at their rewards site and I can get an experience to the value of £264 here:

https://thruxtonracing.co.uk/clubcarddeals

I'm thinking of trying this...

https://thruxtonracing.co.uk/experiences/tesco-racing-car

The aim would be to drive the formula Renault car. But not sure if it's that great an experience. What would you pick? I can't access their full catalogue, just the ones in the first link.

Thanks in advance for any responses.

If it's a 370z I believe that ancaster south Croydon won't do it. Doesn't the 370z have to serviced at high performance centres like the gtr? Your definitely be better off going to abbey. Otherwise if you don't mind the journey, kaizer and Horsham developments are well recommended.

Looking forward to this 🥳

1 hour ago, GranTurismoEra said:

ULEZ is still going ahead despite protests. Being contested in the courts. 370Z is Euro 4/5 so shouldn't be affected. 350Z however is Euro 3/4. Best put your plate number in the site below as ULEZ goes ahead in August. I put a 2004 in and it said it was all clear. Currently ULEZ goes up to North and South Circular. It will end up expanding to M25. 

 

https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/check-your-vehicle/ULEZ Check

Not all the way to the M25. I'm within it but outside the ulez expansion zone

1) AmyZed FA51 AMY

2) The Bounty Bar Kid T8BKD (as long as you don't mind a porker joining)

8 minutes ago, ilogikal1 said:

 

Have you got a YouTube video of that so I can experience it for myself?

 

Come round to mine and we'll go for a spirited drive 😁

It won't disappoint.

3 minutes ago, Ekona said:

Keep your foot buried past lockdown in normal mode and it’ll still shift at the redline. Also Sports Plus will still change gears automatically for you, only if you push the stick to the left and put it in manual mode will it not change up. 

Maybe I wasn't pushing it enough for it to change. Sports plus is apparently only really for track driving.

Normal mode, ecu shifts gears where economy is the aim but taking into account how aggressively you pressed the fun pedal. On my Cayman s, I'd estimate 0-60 to be about 6 seconds in this mode.

Sports mode, speed is priority. Changes gears at higher rpm. Also opens exhaust valve at 3500rpm if fitted. Not sure if it goes all the way up to max revs, but I've only experienced/noticed it changing at ~7000rpm.

Sports plus mode, you have to change the gears, and it will let you into redline.

So I got the PADM replaced and at the same time asked for my wheel alignment to be checked as I felt the car was slightly pulling to the left. As I suspected, it needed adjusting.

Had a fun spirited drive back, felt sooo good 😍

Fair enough, just wasn't too sure if it's better to take it somewhere who deals with them. I remember that the 350z needed the cats to be up to temperature or it'll fail the emissions check, so wasn't sure if maybe Porsche cars had something similar that meant it'd be better to take to a specialist.

For those with a porker, do you get your MOT done at any place or take it to somewhere does deals with these cars?

Ah I thought you meant an Integra, I just wasn't sure.

On 07/04/2023 at 19:27, Stutopia said:

Defo time for a Teg.

What's a Teg?

I never used hawks on my zed but ferodo ds2500 felt great on the road.

Do we have to buy tickets on the day or do we have to advance buy them? Just realised that I can get a free ticket so could buy ahead to save money. So if we're not tied into buying them from them, I might as well use my free one.

On 28/03/2023 at 07:03, Payco said:

Wouldn’t be using that attachment to jet wash my car. Far too close to the paint work and too much force in the jet. 

It does have 3 settings available on it so you can use it with less pressure. Can't see which setting it's on.

3 hours ago, GranTurismoEra said:

 

Yeah thats the best way. I like people in small doses. Life is much more peaceful without the drama and Hollywood certain characters bring. 

 

Rather enjoy my own time. If im feeling social then an hour here and there on a Sunday doesn't hurt. Then some people remind you why its best to keep to yourself sometimes lol. Sure life is not the most fun when being anti social but the worlds different now. With more freedom you can literally duck and avoid people as much or as little as possible. 

 

I do like meeting new people then the vetting process kicks in lol...I suppose you have to make your own judgement and pick the better poison. Family, inheritance and close ties vs Partner and estranged but happier....

 

Forge your own path and maybe patch it up later if people are willing to compromise.....not without risk....

 

Id happily forge my own path for my sanity. In your case seems only Father is reasonable. You can still patch it up with the rest. Just keep them at bay or interactions to a minimum. 1hr Christmas dinner and keep it moving. If anyone seeks more interaction then clear the air and put everything on the table.."i dont like how you did x...., im willin to let bygones be...shake on it or..." .

 

with family you can only try if they revert back to old ways.......keep it moving no biggie

 

 

 

 

Oh they're out of my life permanently, there's no coming back after what they did.

Anyways, back to Carla... So happy we're expected to have dry warmer weather. I'll be able to clean her more often and she'll stay looking clean longer 🥳

7 minutes ago, davey_83 said:

 

Deep stuff pal, sorry to hear that. 

Doesn't bother me anymore, better to remove toxic people from your life.

8 hours ago, GranTurismoEra said:

 

Family eh. Theyd do you worse than a stranger! 

 

The 350Z was probably the first car I acclamatized to higher costs of maintaining a car. People are still shocked when I tell them how much brakes and tires are on the Z. 

 

Once you go indie its basically indie the rest of the way. Some indies do offer warranty but it depends on if they think its profitable or not. Its probably underwritten by someone else.....

 

Ive got warranty on my Z. The likelihood is ill probably not need it. 

 

Regards to android auto, they probably wont cover your audio a bit like when i had short tails on my first Nismo. Nissan said anything related to the exhaust system is not covered. They happily cover everything else. As long as the fault is investigated and not related to your mod. Might be different with Porsche however. 

 

Thats why more manufacturers are offering aftermarket retrofits nowadays. So customers can buy things like Android Auto through them and still be covered

 

 

The PCM updated unit hasn't been released for my model yet. I might look into it, but once I've got some more cash to burn. You can only warranty 15- year old cars, so I could only do a max of 5 years as mine is a 2013 model.

Yeah family suck, but I'm so much happier that they're out of my life. Ideally I would have told them to f off and kept the wife.

23 minutes ago, davey_83 said:

 

I'm not up on the different ways to buy a car so forgive me. £2000 Cayman S, can't be bad ay

I was 40 last year so my dad decided he'd offer me £40k to buy a car. Admittedly, this was 8 months after my birthday (part of me thinks he forgot how old I was). It's an advance on my inheritance. Conditions were that I could only use it to spend on a car. Anything I didn't spend, would be lost.

As I don't talk to his wife (my biological mother) or his other kids (my biological siblings), I didn't know what to do, so I took the offer. He said he was going to offer them the same. In "normal" circumstances I'd have spoken to his kids to agree what road to take (accept or decline), but because I'm not speaking to them (and haven't in years because they're knob jockeys - his wife and other kids are the MAIN reason I'm single and divorced), I said yes. Why not? I didn't know how they'd react or why not?

9 hours ago, davey_83 said:

Fair play matey, I'd be crying 

Considering I personally only paid £2000 for the car, it's a fair price to have it.

8 hours ago, GranTurismoEra said:

 

Brave... Id have been on the blower to Porsche Warranty Services as soon as I left the lot. That being said im not sure if theyd cover it. Maybe, Maybe not.

 

Its kind of expected this type of cost. Id get some type of cover. PDK is £3000 used up to £9000+ for a new unit apparently. Can have a rain fund but its a gamble on what goes next. Some might see cover as a waste of money. 

The problem I had with the Porsche warranty is that they don't like non Porsche parts being fitted and I HAD to have Android auto retro fitted which is non Porsche so I knew it'd be useless. It's made the experience so much better.