patently Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Nah. No towbar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Does it have the stock sound system or some kind of upgrade with a fancy name? Mrs T's car has the JBL upgrade and to be frank, it's pants, there's no body or richness to the sound, clarity is excellent but it's got no bass, sounds like it need a loudness button, which sadly it hasn't. The stock system in my Galaxy sounds way better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Stock. Fancy systems are nice but I can usually find better ways of blowing £1k of my hard-earned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Agreed, we would never have specced it, think it comes due to trim level. Most stock systems in cars are pretty damn good these days, except Toyota apparently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 There is an immense difference between the standard Audi system, which I have, and the B&O systems in both my parents Audi's. Chalk and Cheese. So much so that I would seriously consider the upgrade if ordering new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patently Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Oh yes, they're better. No question. But that's between 3 & 5 track days worth of cash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Anyway. Chris: My old car had an £8k agreed valuation and a £150 excess so they paid out £7850 when it was written off. As it was over 20 years old I had automatic salvage on the policy, I sold it for £1150 plus a few hundred quids worth of parts for the new one. So I ended up with £9k and some bits starting from a car I bought for £3500 and spent maybe another £1k on. I bought this one for £4k and have spent just under £1k on parts and labour following my bump. Other expenses are mainly related to the interior and fiddly bits of trim, badges, new bulbs, etc. and stand me around £400. Then I paid £240 for the original wheels powder coating, £290 for the 17" wheels and tyres plus another £230 on new tyres and shipping on other spare tyres. So I'm still ahead and when I submit my guarantees valuation forms for this car I'm expecting a pleasant surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Need to have the few little bits of paintwork done on mine which will make it visually perfect and get my agreed valuation done. Then I've just got to refurb the Speedlines and fit the new tyres I've had sitting in the dark for three years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinspark Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Agreed, we would never have specced it, think it comes due to trim level.Most stock systems in cars are pretty damn good these days, except Toyota apparently. My Mk2 Prius had JBL audio - it was pretty decent and a lot better than the stuff in the Focus I had before it. Not as good as the Bose in our 156, though. I have Dynaudio in the Golf, which is excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 My Mk2 Prius had JBL audio - it was pretty decent and a lot better than the stuff in the Focus I had before it. Not as good as the Bose in our 156, though.I have Dynaudio in the Golf, which is excellent. Well if the JBL in the Prius is decent, I hate to think what the non JBL system is like. I'd be tempted by anything Bose, I'm a bit of a fan of their stuff, audiophiles turn their noses up, but the sound suits my ears! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garcon magnifique Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Staying off topic for a moment, I read somewhere that the Audi Bose upgrade was worth it but the B&O was - like most B&O stuff - a very expensive case of form over function. The upgraded Levinson system in a Lexus is the best off the shelf sound I've heard in a car. But even that pales into insignificance compared to the bespoke systems an old friend used to install. Mind you, they were twenty grand upwards - twenty years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 I'd say the opposite tbh Garcon - the BOSE in my S4 and the Sportback isn't great, but the B&O in a 2012 A4 I drove was absolutely mind blowing by comparison! I remembered to have a CD ready for whatever courtesy car I got, glad I did, it was the most impressive thing about the car (was a plain 2.0 TDi fwd) It was like you were sat at home in a proper home cinema set up, really clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Back on topic - I don't have a stereo or any speakers in the 944. I have a very whooshy turbo though and it's music to my ears - like a sexy Dyson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 Good. Neither of my Porsches have a (working) stereo, and no plans to add one. One has SSI exhaust system with a 2 in, 3 out, capped, box. No music necessary * * when the engine is sorted anyway... Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Mini disaster yesterday though. The car was leaking a bit of coolant, nothing noticeable when running but I'd come back to the garage to find a little puddle after it had been running and put away. From where it was I suspected the thermo-switch for the fans that was in the radiator block and I was right. Went to Halfords for a 30mm deep socket and the switch just needed nipping up 1/4 of a turn. Figured I should test the coolant too as I knew I'd topped it up with 500ml of just water. Seems the PO had at some point too as it wasn't great! Bought some Prestone from Costco yesterday and pulled the radiator drain plug and opened the bleed hole on top of the block, coolant all drained out nicely. Went to put the plastic plug back in and the head with the o-ring on snapped off. Am going to the Malton Big Breakfast meet today and that was me scuppered! As ever, Google to the rescue and I found an unused seatbelt bolt in my box of bits with the same pitch and thread. Teflon taped it up and very very carefully threaded into the plastic end tank, perfect. Filled the coolant up, bled the system and went out for a blast - all good. Plenty of people running with this bolt in and the suggestion is not to use the drain as they're prone to shearing. Will replace it with the right part in the next week or two and will just pull the bottom radiator hose from now on if I need to bleed the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanG Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Enjoy Malton! Pictures please... (Pre 74 911's please, hot rods in particular!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_C Posted March 31, 2013 Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Back on topic - I don't have a stereo or any speakers in the 944. Ditto, I've never had a head unit fitted, no need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2013 Will get them off my camera and post up in another thread later. Meanwhile, not how this nobber planned to spend Easter Sunday: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 (edited) Well, waiting for Tipex to say "I told you so" but I've bought a half cage. I wasn't happy with the angle of the harnesses and was looking to get them mounted in the boot floor or get a harness bar/guide bar made up. Gave it lots of thought and figured a half cage would fit the requirements as well as provide a roll bar just behind the seat for further safety if the worst happened. I was up in Edinburgh for a couple of days this week with the family but caught up with a mate to take delivery of a Lindsey Racing dual port wastegate: Along with a manual boost controller and some other bits and bobs. When I buy a set of chips to match I'll see 50-70bhp more depending how I tune it. Probably going to go for 18psi of boost total as this is what the chips are tuned for and will prevent the over boost protection kicking in. Anyway, Steve also mentioned that his mate Sandy now had a well known car from the forum that had recently suffered a head gasket failure and he was putting it back to road spec. A couple of texts and phone calls later and Sandy is packing the roll cage up this weekend to send to me. My "18-30s/rainy day" fund has taken a bit of a kicking especially as I have a holiday to pay for next month. Hopefully there'll be enough left in the pot for a proper service and a cheeky track day in June as well though. Obviously the finances are fine according to MrsEldavo as I told her my mate was having a garage clearance and the bits were free. Although she did buy 3 pairs of shoes today with no protestations from me so maybe she knows really! Just need to make sure she's not in when a roll cage gets delivered - eek! Edited April 4, 2013 by eldavo69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Well, waiting for Tipex to say "I told you so" but I've bought a half cage. Cage and harnesses together, no problem, never one without the other though, and don't forget to fit padding to the cage, it'll be harder when your head bounces off it than the cars standard interior! It's all coming together quite nicely now by the sounds of it, always been a fan of the 944, look forward to seeing it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biscuits Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Obviously the finances are fine according to MrsEldavo as I told her my mate was having a garage clearance and the bits were free. Although she did buy 3 pairs of shoes today with no protestations from me so maybe she knows really! Just need to make sure she's not in when a roll cage gets delivered - eek! Brave putting that in black n white ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 I'm working on the basis she'll never read this, lol. Tipex - half cage similar to the GT3RS one, furthest bar to the front is just behind the front seat headrests so if I bang my head on that something has gone very wrong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Lol, that's where it is now, but it could very well move in a car/tree interface! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted April 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Very true, I'll look into it. B1tch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tipex Posted April 4, 2013 Report Share Posted April 4, 2013 Just stick some padding on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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