Given up trying to sell her, scrap yard here we come :(



  • Yeah it can get a bit messy when you drink and drive lol..



  • Oh lord I think I just died a little inside!
    But that tape idea looks like it has potential! lol



  • This is what could happen it a drinks holder is not installed correctly and you need a fat bird to help….



  • Oh man I'd best get a cup holder, I don't wanna ruin my new car!!
    Ebay here we come!



  • I love the smooth pose beside the car…

    "Yea... that's my ride 8) "

    Car looks great Matt :)



  • @86539d194e=Marco:

    I love the smooth pose beside the car…

    "Yea... that's my ride 8) "

    Car looks great Matt :)

    If I was that guy I would be in tears!

    thanks, I've only had it 3 days now and already my Celica feels like a tank compared to it!

    Here's another pic of my friend, "modelling" my car for me lol
    He's the guy who owns the Probe next to my car



  • Nice clean ride, welcome to the forum :D



  • Nice car, shame about the Probe!



  • @ceecdac763=Mechanic:

    Nice clean ride, welcome to the forum :D

    Thanks, I love it :D I'm in two minds weather to start modifying her or keep her pretty much standard.

    @ceecdac763=dubstep:

    Nice car, shame about the Probe!

    Haha tell me about it :p dodgy old ford doesn't even have heating in it!



  • @c8e7233682:

    dubstep wrote:
    Nice car, shame about the Probe!

    Haha tell me about it :p dodgy old ford doesn't even have heating in it!

    :lol: :lol: :lol: They are horrible beasts arnt they! heh



  • @28c6a6d069=dubstep:

    :lol: :lol: :lol: They are horrible beasts arnt they! heh

    Well I would rather own an MX-3 lets put it that way :D



  • Ok so I finally took a few pictures of my beast (car that is :p )

    Now the weather's getting nice again I might go somewhere pretty and try and get some decent pictures soon, any idea's of nice places in Essex cos I can't seem to find any lol

    anyways pictures :D
    Getting a tan on the sea front.

    Chilling in the garden

    My first mod! thanks to Marco =] bug eye stuff

    Browsing the forums

    Found this picture the other day of my first MX-3, RIP :( paint looks really faded but it was just nasty artificial lighting



  • what is that bug eye stuff ?



  • hahaha another green fly eyed MX I am really setting a trend with this stuff, like hitler did with little moustaches LOL

    Next cheap mod you can try is white enamel alloys for under £15.
    They go soooo well with the green MX

    Its simple, you need
    1 can spray primer
    1 can of household white radiator enamel
    2 cans of lacquer.

    Make sure the alloy is clean and oil free
    apply coat of primer
    Then hand paint with a brush 2 coats of radiator enamel.
    ( use radiator enamel as it will not discolour with heat and oils )
    Then finish with 2 coats of lacquer, this gives it a deep shine, glossy finish and covers the brush marks perfectly

    Voila - enameled alloys for under £15, it works my white alloys have lasted about a year so far and still in good order and sparkling white



  • @5588449fbb=james:

    what is that bug eye stuff ?

    http://www.flyeyeskit.co.uk/

    They have extended their colour range too



  • Well I guess it's time to update my worklog, or rather, my repair log >:[

    during the winter, my car was part of an ice induced post attack, in other words, hit a patch of ice and she slid into a post leaving this :(

    I guess at least it showed me how bad the rust on the arch was

    So I popped into halfords and bought

    After a little bit of a going over she now looks like this. not finished but it's a heck of alot better than it was!

    So the next job was to pop this beast on :p

    Not anything special I know but it was replacing this monstrosity!

    Much better :D

    3 rolls of insulating tape can only do so much for so long!

    Next job, something every Essex boy needs… quality KENWOOD sounds blud ;)
    Anything's better than the tape deck that was in there already!

    After a few months of annoying banging I decided it was time to replace the 2 broken stabilizer linkages, so out came the grinder

    out with the old, in with the new :D

    The next job on the list was to replace the front o/s CV joint, mazda wanted £380 for it, so I went to my local motofactors, and got one for £80.
    the thing was an absolute B!^$H to replace! but we did it, no pictures though cos I was to stressed to take any lol

    The last week or so, She's been running like a bag of spanners, so I decided to get under the bonnet and see what I could see, first thing to check, spark plugs.
    Whiped out the HT lead, and immediately found the problem.

    the HT lead was dripping with oil and the sparkplugs were covered, so I cleaned her out as much as I could.
    Looks like the rocker cover gasket has given up the ghost.
    Another thing to add to the list of repairs!

    Next job on the list, replace the broken rear spring.



  • If you want phat sounds with your kenwood, i highly recommend a pioneer pump bass cannon awesome bass in a small box



  • Haha I think I'm getting too old for phat b-lines now, my subs have been replaced by golf clubs lol



  • lol, I still love a phat bassline



  • Well it had to happen one day I guess.

    Due to the fact I am currently living 130 miles away from my gf I am finally selling my baby, the car not the gf… unless the price is right! ;) for a more economical relault clio 1.5 DCi.
    I have owner her for almost 2 years and have loved every second of it and I will be sad to see her go but needs must and all that!

    I've stuck a for sale thread in the for sale section so if anyone is interested, let me know.

    http://www.uk-mx3.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4763


 

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