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Fantastic project and best of luck to you! To hell with all the doubters! I know of a few (crazy) people here in Ireland that have taken on...
That change in size will result in negligent changes in handling, mpg etc If it was me I'd stick with the 195s which are in general a much more...
New to the OP or brand new, i.e. no mileage, i wonder? We can get brand new pre-reg cars here. As in the garage registers the car and it could sit...
Yes, initial hit on rims (i bought a cheap (€40/50) set of 4 Avensis rims, same as Corolla I think and sprayed them myself with a rattle can) and...
That's what i started doing 3 years ago and only use the winters from Nov - Feb, unless it snows later in the year as it did this year here. I...
@PriusToo - I get it, but this thread was started about someone buying a new car, and why they did it, not the environmental impact. That get...
I'm going to skip past all the BS debate in this thread and wish you well in your new purchase, which it seems YOU bought as it suits YOUR...
Everyone hates car tax, that;s not just the Yorkshire in you! For us here, it's difficult to reduce the tax bill any further without spending...
Pay as you use is something that I wouldn't be too opposed to, especially here in Ireland where road/motor tax is so high The pre 2008 cars are...
That does seem very very cheap alright. Although I was told that the battery cost in Northern Ireland and UK is considerably cheaper than here in...
That's for sure! I'm getting the rear windows tinted tomorrow too, so it'll be stealth mode with the black car, black (not too dark) windows and...
I'll be swapped my my summer Goodyear EG for my winter Goodyears in the next few weeks (weather dependent, still 10+ degrees here , will wait...
Great, we're all friends again! to the OP, that's pretty good in terms of reliability, long may it continue
My opinion is .... .Gen1 - ugly, Gen2 - less ugly, Gen3, much improved.
I took a couple of flights with Ryanair in the past couple of weeks, their seats do not recline .... Problem solved
So the oil debate is done and we're onto sump plugs and washers .....
Had a look online .... Came up with this ... Cool idea http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nL4iuE2Fqo&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Wow, this thread seems to contain a lot of needless b0ll0x. Check your oil regularly - I check mine every week, in the morning when car has sat...
It's a habit of mine checking the oil twice per week. I top up the washer fluid at the same time. No big deal and no surprise loss of oil.
It's up to you at the end of the day. I went with an Exide as they're recognised as a good brand here in Ireland and also in UK. I can get...
