Had a close call today
08-04-2009, 12:57 AM
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oh really its members on here that fucking brag about shit like this but when it come's to someone else doing speed there cocks wankers tossers there everything because thay were driving at high speed and killed someone you know or a memeber of your family dont give me this crap about me being or want to be a copper its bollocks, its one thing or another with peaple on here....
yes i go over the limit
what the hell do i want evidence for grow up
08-04-2009, 08:51 AM
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will be giving it a good checkover myself this time.
08-04-2009, 09:48 AM
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sounds like a one off sort of thing, and just hope it doesnt happen again 
have you got any good pics of the car
08-04-2009, 09:57 AM
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No i have just asked around on a few of the Porsche forums i use and they all asked if i had recently had adjustments made , as its not common for them to work loose.
Some pics here
https://passionford.com/forum/pictures-video-and-photoshop-forum/292438-a-few-pics-since-the-sun-was-out.html
Some pics here
https://passionford.com/forum/pictures-video-and-photoshop-forum/292438-a-few-pics-since-the-sun-was-out.html
08-04-2009, 01:27 PM
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I had my car in for 4 wheel alignment on friday at a loacal VAG specialist 
Today when coming off a roundabout at slow speed luckily the back end started to shake,i managed to pull over and jack the car up to make sure nothing had snapped then limped the car home as i was only a couple of minutes from my house. Found that 2 of the rear adjusters for camber/castor had came loose 
and i could now move the rear wheel 2" with one hand when its jacked up.
So realy just a note to say even after you have had your car worked on by a garage its always worth giving it a check over yourself, just thankfull it never happend at the speeds i was doing earlyer in the day or i wouldnt have been typing this now.
Today when coming off a roundabout at slow speed luckily the back end started to shake,i managed to pull over and jack the car up to make sure nothing had snapped then limped the car home as i was only a couple of minutes from my house. Found that 2 of the rear adjusters for camber/castor had came loose and i could now move the rear wheel 2" with one hand when its jacked up.So realy just a note to say even after you have had your car worked on by a garage its always worth giving it a check over yourself, just thankfull it never happend at the speeds i was doing earlyer in the day or i wouldnt have been typing this now.
you could ive been on the north tonight new. (nasty car crash)
08-04-2009, 01:52 PM
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lucky escpape there neil!
nearly went tits up already and you werent even travelling fast! did u name/shame them on KC? i certainly would if they dont rectify the situation anyway, glad your still in one piece!
nearly went tits up already and you werent even travelling fast! did u name/shame them on KC? i certainly would if they dont rectify the situation anyway, glad your still in one piece!
08-04-2009, 02:17 PM
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Glad its all ok Neil.
Same thing happened on the Westy. I did a whole trackday with it I think!
Stu noticed it within 3 NANOseconds of me arriving on his drive.
My GOD I am dumb! I mean my front suspension is all uncovered! a mole could see what was wrong!
Same thing happened on the Westy. I did a whole trackday with it I think!
Stu noticed it within 3 NANOseconds of me arriving on his drive.
My GOD I am dumb! I mean my front suspension is all uncovered! a mole could see what was wrong!
08-04-2009, 02:24 PM
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No i have just asked around on a few of the Porsche forums i use and they all asked if i had recently had adjustments made , as its not common for them to work loose.
Some pics here
https://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=292438
Some pics here
https://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=292438
08-04-2009, 02:44 PM
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Lee if the ones come loose on the proker you would notice a whole lot quicker, i limped it home at 10mph max and was having to go from 1/4 turn one way to 1/2 the other just to keep it straight as the rear wheels tried to steer the front 
The garage owner phoned first thing this morning and aranged to get the car picked up only problem was he sent a transit beavertail and there was no way the car would go on, so im now having to wait in for one of his mechanics to come and try and set it enough in my garage to make it safe to drive to there place. If its tracking atall it wont be going anywhere unless there prepared to pay for Ł600 worth of new rear rubber.
The garage owner phoned first thing this morning and aranged to get the car picked up only problem was he sent a transit beavertail and there was no way the car would go on, so im now having to wait in for one of his mechanics to come and try and set it enough in my garage to make it safe to drive to there place. If its tracking atall it wont be going anywhere unless there prepared to pay for Ł600 worth of new rear rubber.
08-04-2009, 02:47 PM
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quite right in that neil, hope it all works out for you with this after all the problems with the cossie.... u got another car to run about in while this is being repaired?
08-04-2009, 02:51 PM
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Yes i have a little clio 182 aswell so got that to run about in
08-04-2009, 09:56 PM
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Cheers for the heads up Neil - ive seen a few people recommend Star Performance for remaps for VWs but to be honest ive heard a fair few horror stories about them too.
08-04-2009, 10:12 PM
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Star Performance?? This happened at Star in glenrothes????
Jesus, I could have warned you before you went!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cling cling cling....
Can you hear the spurs??
Jesus, I could have warned you before you went!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cling cling cling....
Can you hear the spurs??
08-04-2009, 11:39 PM
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star performance are fucking idiots,i put my first rs4 into get remapped about 3 years ago,jim told me the turbos were fucked as he couldnt get it too the 420bhp that he said he could,they come with 380 standard ffs!,and it would cost me between Ł4000-Ł4500 to get new ones fitted
i know the cars still kicking about glasgow and its still going on those turbos 3 years later
i know the cars still kicking about glasgow and its still going on those turbos 3 years later
09-04-2009, 12:00 AM
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Something like that would do my head in. Would try and get the money back and take it elsewhere or let them sort it a huge discount or for free and then take it elsehwhere to double check. Im the worrying kind though.
09-04-2009, 12:20 PM
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Well they never showed yesterday , so had it out with the owner last night on the phone and made it clear how dangerous it could have been so i was told someone would be with me first thing STILL NO ONE and its back of one.
So who do i need to contact Trading standard, all local car sites.....
So who do i need to contact Trading standard, all local car sites.....
09-04-2009, 05:01 PM
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Well should have the car back soon , they came and ruffly set it up in my garage then took it away. The owner has just called to say sorry and that they have found something ,that is now fixed and it was all there fault. Just glad they noticed something and came clean about it so my mind is at rest when driving the car.
Carlo im thinking of mibi changing the spring rates as it's fairly harsh justnow then taking it down to one of the Porsche suspension specilists down south for full corner weight and set up.
Might speak to Andy nearer the time.
Carlo im thinking of mibi changing the spring rates as it's fairly harsh justnow then taking it down to one of the Porsche suspension specilists down south for full corner weight and set up.
Might speak to Andy nearer the time.
09-04-2009, 05:05 PM
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To be fair, annoying and dangerous as the fault was, at least they have sorted the problem out and admitted fault, which is very rare these days ...
Although by the sounds of it they were properly caught out so couldn't really say anything anyway!
...Although by the sounds of it they were properly caught out so couldn't really say anything anyway!
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