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TriggerFish

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  1. A friend bought one of these from Poland with a view to selling it in the UK (I think he paid ~£4k?!). It ended up going back to Germany, ironically. I drove it for a bit, and once you've got used to it, I reckon it could be great fun. Compared to most other things I've driven, it was just terrifying at first with heavy steering and initially dead brakes! (That's including a few Austin 7s and a 1970's Cooper S - I'd rank this as the scariest out of those compared to modern cars.) Is the plan to use it as a car for the holidays to Poland then, or will it make its way to the UK?
  2. The start/stop button is a mystery! I've just taken to stopping the engine and then locking the doors. This seems to sort things out. How they make it so confusing I don't know - it's fine in my sister's R56 MINI - they've managed to go backwards somehow!
  3. I liked the one pedal driving with the i3. I managed the 25 miles home, including Oxford city traffic and only needed to brake twice - once was a hard stop when someone pulled/stepped out unexpectedly the other was me misjudging something. It's strangely intuitive after a short length of time, and is very relaxing, especially as there's no gears to drive around, and I really missed it when I handed the car back. I've never considered a 6 cylinder engine anything less than smooth before, but getting back into my 330d was horrid after the smooth silence of the i3.
  4. And manuals too... This taken from my E30 gearbox after an unknown mileage. I certainly wouldn't consider that sealed for life! (My thoughts with the autos was it was usually the torque convertor that fails and then imparts damage onto the box itself? Either way, buy a proper box and it's less of an issue )
  5. A friend's got a 1.2 Polo R-Line, and while she's only given me a couple of lifts in it, I was really very impressed with how well it rode, and how refined it was. It seemed to go quite well too for what is, I guess, a pretty low powered car (no idea what a 1.2 turbo outputs? 100bhp?). Glad to see you're enjoying the GTI, as they're one of the few VAG offerings that appeal to me at the moment.
  6. I've never been a huge fan of these, but this, in facelift shape, looks good! Is it the 204, or the 231 engine in it? Either way, they both map up nicely. That rear brake disk... is that vented? It looks solid to me!
  7. Mine left my ownership after having too many problems and becoming a pain to keep running, combined with my increasing experience meaning I could afford to insure something more fun (Polo GTI). It ran for another year or so I think based on MOT history.
  8. I used bilt hamber stuff on my e30 too. Reviews were decent, as said. I'll only know if it's any good or not it several years (hopefully!), But the internet seemed impressed.
  9. A friend's got a 2013 1.2 (105bhp?) Polo R-line (or something faux sporty?). I've not spent much time in it, but I was very impressed with the ride/build/refinement. Seemed to move nicely enough for what it was too. I was considering a Polo GTI off the back of hers to replace my 3 series, but the lack of cruise control on most of them killed it for me. (And then I went down the first house route, instead of a new car.) If it were me - I'd put the money towards a house deposit though. :) I wish I'd done that rather than spend roughly that amount on my E30. Not what you asked, I know, but another school for thought?
  10. So not much has happened to this recently - it's still safely tucked away for winter. I did push the boat out and treat myself to an eBay special lights on warning buzzer. I'm used to a) auto lights b ) having a warning they're left on if set manually. This has neither, and I keep leaving them on at work and getting a call from the parking guy to go and turn them back off. In more interesting news, I've ordered myself something much more interesting. Doesn't reveal much does it? To map an older car like this, with a closed system ECU and no obd you have to change the eeeprom chip. You can get pre flashed chips, like a generic remap, which is what it's running at the moment. This works, but idles badly when cold and runs rich all the time. You can get people to map them with either emulation hardware, or I guess by removing, flashing, refitting, checking, repeating. Both will be expensive, and hard to find someone willing/able to do it. There is of course the stand alone option, like an emerald or megasquirt. Or there's what I have. https://www.millerperformancecars.com/store/war-chip/best-bmw-chip-miller-w-a-r-chip-detail This plugs into the eeeprom slot and lets you write, and flags your own maps to it. Meaning I can write my own, and upload/modify them as I like. :) I'll ideally need an AFR gauge, but otherwise, this is all that's needed. Should be something fun to mess with come spring time!
  11. The audi ones I'm not a huge fan of, but can appreciate as they're done properly. The Golf ones just look crap. I saw one in real life like it, and it's lost none of the poor effect for being a video! The Leon (and Ibiza, maybe?) isn't much better for front indicators either when fitted with LED headlights. A small orange section in the lower middle of the light surrounded by ultra intense (but seemingly not that great to drive with from my limited time with them?) LED bulbs. Very hard to see. Bring back the good old days of separate indicators! Or make them big enough to spot if they're going to be LED/fancy design statements...
  12. Good progress here - shame about the underneath though. Seeing those brake pipes brings back bad memories - I hated bending them on my E30 (they sell prebent fuel lines, but not brake lines - go figure!). When do you think it'll be done by? In time for the summer? (Or the UK summer anyway - I dunno what seasons are like in NZ - it seems constantly nice from what I can tell!)
  13. My biggest fear for integration to current roads is how does it react with human drivers? Sure, it can respond to my braking etc., but like mentioned above, how does it know if I'll give way to it or force my way through? Will it reverse if I block its path for whatever reason? If all cars were 'smart' and could communicate their intentions it could work (what technology would they use? Something on 2.4Ghz, but nothing existing would fit the bill to my knowledge. Bluetooth/Zigbee = too slow, WiFi would likely become too saturated channel wise...), but what if it comes across a non-smart car, or a bike, or something? How will they know that the car overtaking everything behind is a police car on an emergency? I like the idea of driver assists - like the Tesla, and others have, but I'm not too keen on a totally driverless car as the roads stand. That said, if I didn't have to 'drive' into Oxford each day, that'd be nice. (I know there's a bus option, but...)
  14. Depends on the car and the traffic. My first 330d wasn't happy in top until as 50mph as it grumbled a lot, so that stayed in 2nd or 3rd around town. The current one can cope with higher gears at low speeds better, but it's still happiest in 4th or below. My e30 can be happily left in 2nd all the time from pull away to 30, or quite happily trundle along in 5th from 25mph upwards with relevantly decent acceleration once warm (e30 in 5th @30 on a par with parent's 1.6 focus in 3rd @30, I'd guess). My sister's Mini One (2010, R56) is too slow to go into 5th/6th at town speeds (despite the stupid gearshift constantly telling you to upshift), as is my parent's Focus. In town, with traffic and obstacles, I opt for 3rd usually in most cars, but if it's clear or out of town, but still a 30, I tend to shift up to whatever the car is happy with.
  15. If you've not already done so, I'd join the E30 facebook group and the e30zone.net forum. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2246490843/ There's been a couple of medium case diffs for sale in the last week. I think there was a freshly refurbed 3.71:1 on there for about £500-£600 towards the end of this week which might be worth a look. I've got a 3.91 in my e30, and my 4th is the same as 5th in the e36 (1.00), and 4th would be too revvy on a motorway for sure. I somewhere around 3-3.5k at 70ish, so dropping it into 4th would be way too loud.
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