32kmiles

Happy Christmas Everyone :-)

new tyres for MR2 Mk3

Tyres for the MRS seem like rocking horse sh*t and expensive too !
Cant really get Goodyear F1's in the right sizes so after searching through forums it appears the best option is Toyo T1-R's
Not my preference but hey ...

Std >2003 on the car is 185/55/15 front and 215/45/16 rear.
Ive gone up to 195/50/15 and 225/40/16 T1-R's , apparently the important bit is keeping the 30 width front/rear stagger.
270 notes all in for 4 from the usual masters at Auto Image Glasgow.
Too early to tell but at least theres some rear end grip for the current abysmal weather.

(fitted @ 25000 miles)

Enjoy

31k miles in M3

30k miles now hit....

and there you go.............
Heres an up to date pic of my nephew Ben , mums nose and dads smile?

nearly 30k / door dent !!!!

Argggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Yep its true , some filthy swine has dented my pride and joy.
Looks suspiciously like a dropped ladder end from a window cleaner ...........but the chances of proving it .....none.........
Oh well , I guess that means I can get the small dent in the rear quarter done + the stone chips at the same time , in fact maybe after Xmas.

Car runs superb , mostly on Vpower , nearly at 30k ! which will tick over this weekend coming. Note the barely believable figures on the dash readout...
217 miles covered , estimated 205 left in tank! thats 422 miles! (Although in reality I would prob only get to 390 ish) , All motorway @ 85 mph. Definitely goes further on Vpower and feels better too.
Dunno if its my hearing either but the car seems to 'tick' less at idle these days , go figure.

J

29k miles in M3

been a while on an update ! Too much work to do...
Car now edging towards 30k! which is scary.
Due to being down south a lot , Im now running the car on VPower fuel most of the time. Definitely seems to run better , hesitation is reduced (although still there!)
Tyres doing really well and dont seem to be wearing too fast either....