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Author Topic: So what have you done to your car today?  (Read 2962751 times)

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16695 on: 16 July 2018, 17:14:13 »

Failed to actually sell it... That's to say the oppsing ladybitsing Onanist who won it has, unsurprisingly, failed to turn up for it/say they have changed their minds >:(
Well, did you really expect any different?
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16696 on: 16 July 2018, 17:17:02 »

Plus I was already at Costco and they were doing PS4’s for £103 corner, with £20 vouchers back for each 2 fitted.
Not in 275/35/20 they ain't :(

In fact the quotes I got from Costco weren't competitive, which I was slightly surprised at.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16697 on: 16 July 2018, 17:18:55 »

If you park any Omega for more than a week without disconnecting the battery*, expect to have to jump it.

But, do this more than four or five times, and you can expect to be buying a new battery.

* The caveat is to be sure that the key works in the driver's door lock and do not double lock it with the remote...
Most Standard Elites can easily withstand 3-4 weeks if all is in good working order, and the power sounder is in the bin. Lesser models should be a little bit better.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16698 on: 16 July 2018, 18:36:25 »

If you park any Omega for more than a week without disconnecting the battery*, expect to have to jump it.

But, do this more than four or five times, and you can expect to be buying a new battery.

* The caveat is to be sure that the key works in the driver's door lock and do not double lock it with the remote...
Most Standard Elites can easily withstand 3-4 weeks if all is in good working order, and the power sounder is in the bin. Lesser models should be a little bit better.
my CDX sat from 24th march to 18th may ,(8 weeks ) started first key  :)
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16699 on: 16 July 2018, 19:05:54 »

It’s got the makings of electrickery. Just got to make sure you keep all the magic smoke in now :D

I have some original (new) Lucas switchgear .. so I'll order myself some of this in advance: http://www3.telus.net/bc_triumph_registry/smoke.htm ;) ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16700 on: 17 July 2018, 15:09:19 »

Bought the last crank sensor from the local Opel dealer  :y

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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16701 on: 17 July 2018, 17:50:34 »

Plus I was already at Costco and they were doing PS4’s for £103 corner, with £20 vouchers back for each 2 fitted.
Not in 275/35/20 they ain't :(

In fact the quotes I got from Costco weren't competitive, which I was slightly surprised at.

Nope, this was standard Omega 17’s. Given Kumho’s were ~£76 corner. Thought PS4’s good value.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16702 on: 17 July 2018, 20:16:35 »

Plus I was already at Costco and they were doing PS4’s for £103 corner, with £20 vouchers back for each 2 fitted.
Not in 275/35/20 they ain't :(

In fact the quotes I got from Costco weren't competitive, which I was slightly surprised at.

Nope, this was standard Omega 17’s. Given Kumho’s were ~£76 corner. Thought PS4’s good value.
I rate the PS4 on the Omega. Not the quietest, but decent grip.  But like any soft tyre, you won't be getting 100,000 miles out of a set.

I like them enough to just buy a pair a 275/35/20 and a pot of Vaseline to reduce the damage to my backside.
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16703 on: 18 July 2018, 19:29:00 »

PS4's are great value for money, for their grip, durability, noise level and overall good characteristics when on an Omega they outperform every other tyre I've had on an Omega, if it weren't for the noise the only tyre something like equal to them in my mind would be the Dunlop SportMaxx TT... until they fall off the planet when 2/3rds worn
 
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16704 on: 18 July 2018, 20:27:05 »

Who makes PS4,s ? ……..other than PlayStation.  :-\ :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16705 on: 18 July 2018, 20:35:00 »

Who makes PS4,s ? ……..other than PlayStation.  :-\ :D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16706 on: 18 July 2018, 21:01:02 »

Cheers. Tbh, Im surprised you were the one who knew that.  ;D
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« Reply #16707 on: 18 July 2018, 21:39:10 »

Cheers. Tbh, Im surprised you were the one who knew that.  ;D
I'm just not too thick to google, like some, obviously  ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16708 on: 19 July 2018, 08:36:20 »

Cheers. Tbh, Im surprised you were the one who knew that.  ;D
I'm just not too thick to google, like some, obviously  ;D

lazy  ;) :)

Picked up L's new car yesterday.. surprisingly entertaining for 'only' 84hp. Definitely a marmite colour, but she loves it (and I like it):


[edit] Crap, I remembered this is meant to be a 20 page guessing game... ;) ;D
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Re: So what have you done to your car today?
« Reply #16709 on: 19 July 2018, 09:32:52 »

What is it?...


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