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Jed D
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16th Sep 11 at 15:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as above

whats people doing to their car before the winter gets bad i.e taking off the road, winter wheels, service...

i changed my coolant the other day just to be sure. i had a 14xe astra last year that WAS running just water, whoops hit a bit of a problem at 5.15am on a snowy morning


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DannyB
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16th Sep 11 at 15:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Selling it, buying a diesel.
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16th Sep 11 at 15:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Seeing as I won't have unlimited used of the ka this year, thinking about getting some snow socks/decent tyres for one of the cars
Phillips_91
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16th Sep 11 at 15:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Change water to coolant...
couple of coats of wax...
and some screenwash with anti-freeze
djgritt
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16th Sep 11 at 15:41   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Own car - selling, looking to buy a Vectra VXR

Daily hack - continue running without much concern.
DAZ1985
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16th Sep 11 at 15:41   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Buying a shitter for few hundred quid or another landrover
redtom
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Putting diesel in my discovery
mwg
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16th Sep 11 at 15:45   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Started putting the heated seats on.
Jambo
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16th Sep 11 at 15:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Petrol in the jeep. Coolant changefor the M3
Eddx14xe
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Might look at those winter sock things. Dont really need my car though tbh, i can walk or bike everywhere.
DanCobb
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16th Sep 11 at 16:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Putting in some anti freeze. And changing engine in couple of weeks, not doing that in the hight of winter
Neo
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16th Sep 11 at 16:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Wash it
Bonney
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16th Sep 11 at 16:04   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Service it and MOT.

Then turn the heater up and the heated seats on.
Mike
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16th Sep 11 at 16:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Thinking about it the Combo could probably do with a service, I've put 12k on it now and I'm not sure when it was last done. Other than that, carry on as per.
Jed D
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16th Sep 11 at 16:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
worth getting mine under sealed?? think i may be able to get it done for free

also, wish i had heated seats now

[Edited on 16-09-2011 by JedDy]
Mertin
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16th Sep 11 at 16:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Got a second set of fr wheels cheap, so I'll stick winter tyres on the worst condition ones probably.
Iv got 312mm brakes to fit too, not that their anything to do with winter approaching. Maybe I shouldnt fit my LCR splitter before winter if I want to keep it It'l be getting a good clay/polish/few layers of wax too
If I find a cheap car then it will be getting bought and used and abused over the winter months

[Edited on 16-09-2011 by Mertin]
johnhara1
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16th Sep 11 at 16:19   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Timing belt kit and full service on mothers Astra, coolant change on the puma and sisters mini. Some decent screen wash too. Might have the move the xev project into the garage too as engine currently in the garden.
johnhara1
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Ah and get a stone chip fixed so it don't crack.
3CorsaMeal
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16th Sep 11 at 16:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nothing, should run anti freeze all year round, not just for freezing, but the anti corrosive stuff in it
AndyCorsaSport
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Winter wheels, winter bumpers, winter seats, winter lights, winter exhasut.

Fuck all, selling in two days, see what comes along.
John
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Nothing, it'll get me where I need to go same as every other year.
dannymccann
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quote:
Originally posted by John
Nothing, it'll get me where I need to go same as every other year.


+1

I tend to get the oil + filter dropped out every 6k so that will probably be due around November, cant really remember, and the coolant hasnt been drained and changed in about 3 years (since I've owned it), but in that time the first time I've topped the reservoir up was a month ago with about 200ml of 100% coolant.

Nothing seems to go wrong on this car
AlexW
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Get latest vehicle on the road, Do plans on silver one before PVS 2012.

Sell/strip 12v.
harrisp
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Sell car now MOT has run out, buy some boots
shaunmods
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16th Sep 11 at 17:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Corsa will be sorn

Using my sisters clio so just the basics really, anti freeze, screen wash and shit loads of wax on the paintwork

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