Recent content by BFannon

Gunmetal for me! Taking this slightly off topic but I am thinking about the exact same car choice once my car sells. I take it, it is the Leon Cupra R mate yes? How do you find it compared to the starlet handling wise? Obviously it's a much larger. At but how do you feel taking it around...

Silver quad light with black alloys with a few stickers in rear quarter windows! no I never seem to be in my GT when I see other starbo's about lol! I have done some reading about the Leon Cupra R and basically they are a golf chassis with the newer 1.8T from a TT. Which to me is a win win...

Really don't want to have to do this but I think the little GT is going to have to give way! I have tried putting up with living with it day to day for a year but as my little girl isn't quite as little anymore think I gotta bite bullet and get a 5 door and a bigger boot! (so the little GT will...

anyone from here you were wearing the club stickers in the rear window at the bottom in the center! sounded nice what exhuast system you running? Bill.

any clue's? Bill.

it is a Silver Gt turbo Quadlight 80km on her engine was swapped from my 98 spec glanza which at time had 70k km on her at time only have old MOT to prove! body work wise she is ok for age had paint fading on side skirts and a scuff on rear bumper, and an unusual scratch on roof (cant...

nice one anyone know where i can buy a pair of seals or a kit of seals. Bill.

right slight concern, just jumped under the car to start my oil change and looks like gearbox leaking slowly for a little while as i have oil splatter in a few places. but as i was waiting for the oil to drain out of the sump i wiggled under the motor, layed directly under the gearbox grabbed...

anychance a locol motorfactor will have some instock need car for monday to go work! :S thanks will get pics tomorrow as i am still learning, Bill.

just come back from work, to find car where i had parked it and noticed a pudle! first thought it was water but looked under car quickly had a smell of it and its gearbox oil. this mourning had trouble selecting 2nd a couple of times but thought it was me releasing cluth to soon. will get pics...

anyone? Bill.

no sorry the play is in the whole rod iself like i undone the 17mm nut on the track rod end disconnected it from the hub altogether, the play was in the whole rod like only 0.5-1mm but enough to make the clonking! or thats what i think it is, the wheel has minute play in it from side to side...

i see dirt 3 sprung up on the shelves only noticed it this weekend worth a buy? never brought any of the Dirt series? Bill.

ok had a chance to have a good drive in the GT today and i still have a knocking on the front right when i hit minor bumps/dips in road the tracking is "spot on" in the words of quick fit man. the play seems to be in the track rod its self, so i want to try the tie inner tie rods as jpglanza...

right have just found out i am working in london for the forseable future so i dont fance putting over 120miles on the starbo a day! so am looking for a diesel which is economical around town and on the motorway. need to be bigger than the starbo as push chair and baby seat needs to fit in it...