General discussion V3: Simple questions, chatting with car lovers, announcements ect..

[Tezzanator92]

Woo, I found the lead for an aftermarket radio in a MK1 Picasso (On-Wheel controls) that preserves the controls:
Autoleads PC99-212
Going with a Sony CDX-GT650UI head unit I think.

[Milky]

Got the Racing Puma serviced today at OC motorsport, all checked out apart from a rear wheel bearing and a small coolant leak that had dried up. Next is a full Alcon break strip and service.

Oh also I'm booked into another track day next weekend at Bedford Autodrome!

[Siminov]

[QUOTE=Spectre1406;34494115]Yes.

[editline]2nd February 2012[/editline]

I got hard time on a Factory Driver challenge that tells me to do a 360.[/QUOTE]

I was never able to complete that.

[Moupi]

hi, my name is moupi and the only car i will ever accept using is a delorean and nothing else. NOTHING ELSE YOU HEAR ME

[Tukimoshi]

[QUOTE=bradley;34491024]The Silvia nose'd 240SX was probably fine. It's probably been painted because he did the front end swap -- Why wouldn't it have been? I really doubt he could have got a silvia nose in the same exact color as the car he was putting it on.

And the badges usually do look new on those... It had a CF hood right? I'm sure he got a new badge just for the hood @_@ I can't remember the car and I'm too lazy to go back and look but I'm not sure why you're so hesitant. If there was damage that would have made any difference at all then you would notice it. Lay on the ground, look at the unibody frame... Bottomed out? Bent? See any damage to the core support? Any damage to the front? Give the body panels a slight knock, you can usually tell when a panel has been repaired with body filler.

Ah, anyways, I hope that's a fresh KA in that S13. I wouldn't be running one with 210k on it.[/QUOTE]

The "Silvia" has a stock KA in it at 204k. The upside on this one is I know it's been taken care of
because it was previously owned by my friend's mom and they have a family member who's a mechanic
at Nissan so it's been pretty babied. Also, this one is much more within my price range and I've
already seen it before.

Are KAs unreliable? That's only 130,000 miles. I see lots of people buying cars with 200,000+ miles.
I'll gladly go look at the car for the $40 it will cost me, but the guy has a ton of debt to insurance and a DUI,
and the car was recently re-upholstered and painted. I mean, you make a good point that if he put a new back-end and such on it,
it would need paint but there's always the chance it's been beat to hell and he's just touched it up.

I can always pick-up an SR20DET later. But if this car would be reasonably reliable, I think it's a good buy. It's in my price range and I still owe $1600 on my truck so if I can pay off some of my debt while moving to a car,
all the better.

On a note, some 91-year old lady was selling an Import SR20DET 180SX in Black with 69000 kms on it for 4k. Someone at the Dealership already snapped it up though. D:

[Tezzanator92]

I've seen a xsara picasso with 465,000 miles on it.

Diesel
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[cNova]

Diesel or Petrol engine ?

[Ferosso]

Just got home from a session with the new Evoque. One of the best looking new cars imo

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