-
Content Count
4,737 -
Joined
-
Last visited
Posts posted by bristolbaron
-
-
The same annual price as CCGB membership but without the events/sprinter/Christmas cards?
The only benefit of membership seems to be being able to post (and therefore contribute) to the forum. Considering over the past few years I’ve only posted a handful of times this doesn’t seem to be the most effective way to engage people.
If you shared the actual losses you’d made over the past few years I’m certain you’d have more people willing to donate, but to state ‘my time isn’t free’ as a reason for the forum not to be free to post on when so many alternatives are out there doesn’t create the same level of generosity, from me at least.
It’s your forum, do what you like with it, but it seems to have been run into the ground and now the expense of getting it going again is falling at the feet of those that have contributed the most. -
The owner is racist scum and banned from the forum. I wouldn’t fit his parts to my car if they were free.Did you miss this Anna or choose to ignore it? I won't be using Heritage now either if you're working with Spoonfed.
-
The owner is racist scum and banned from the forum. I wouldn’t fit his parts to my car if they were free.
-
FB is only full of people posting photos of their dinner etc if that’s what you choose to follow!
It’s very easy to unfollow someone but remain friends if their content isn’t interesting. I barely see anything other than posts from various car groups.
-
The owner of spoonfed is banned from here for racist comments towards a forum member.
Not a penny of my money would support any of his products.
-
After selling on my Storm to Monkey, I'm left with a rather unique interior.
THIS THREAD should give you some information about the work that went into this, however photos are now down.
Doug had designed and built the interior to fit completely on factory fittings. The airbox has been modified to run a full climate control system, but compressor etc is not included.
I fear i'm likely to end up removing standard parts and sellign them seperatly, but someone out there may fancy taking this on and finishing it off.
If someone's ready to take it on, I have spare leather etc for finishing.
Price wise, I could sell the standard parts for £100 and still be left with leather door cards. If someone wants the lot for £150, come and get it.
I'm based in Bristol and need it gone asap. It's in a garge which leaks so the sooner its out the better for anyone taking it on!
Cheers
Baz
-
Welcome! Where in Bristol are you?
-
Looking good mate!
-
If the timing wasn't the worst in the world this would compliment my Classic Green R32 storm project perfectly! GLWS
-
There's a blast from the past? How's things bud?
-
Tell me about it! 90% of my Corrado purchases were done under the influence of Jack and his flaming Daniels :lol:And now it's time for a famous haywire fridee rant!
Yes mate, the world is a very different place now, and getting worse! Everything is status and ego driven now, and how many likes your new haircut can get on Facebook, and what stupid cartoon animal you can superimpose on top of your fake Snapchat smoothed skin. I don't know when people became so shallow, superficial and totally reliant on social acceptance from total strangers.......but there we have it, it's the world we live in. And I don't like it. On the street and in shops, eye contact is avoided at all costs. Customer service feels fake and forced. Everywhere I go see people staring into phones like their lives depend on it. Everyone is self absorbed in their own bubbles. I see cars veering all over the road every day because of f'ckwits on their phones.
Every time I go out for drinks with my mate, and I see a table of 2 chatting away. When one of them goes to the bar or the toilet and leaves the other behind, I say to my mate "How many seconds before he/she reaches for their phone?". It's usually within 10 seconds. They can't possibly just sit there on their own, absorbing the ambience, acknowledging the existence of fellow human beings.....christ no....they need their phone as an awkwardness security blanket. It's actually quite sad really, going into a social place and every f'cker is just sat there on their phones. Even families out for a meal....all of them on their phones. Me and missus were watching just such a family recently, and the Dad became aware that they were being pointed out as phone zombies, and he was like "OK kids, put your phones away now and eat your pudding" :lol:
Humans are turning into digital zombies. Slaves to the world of likes, checking-in and collecting 'friends' they've never even met, let alone ever spoken to. All of this is manifesting itself as aggression and strong opinions when others don't agree with them, or don't like some sh1t they've posted, etc etc etc.
The MK5 Golf GTI forum is a good one. Nothing like this one used to be (we were spoiled!) though. There was a genuine love of the car back then and people came on here for the schitts and giggles just as much as the Corrado chat!
Oh well. I think we're all doomed anyway if the Korean and American lunatics keep antagonizing each other.
There's a huge amount of irony in this though, forums were really the first place (this one especially) where it became the norm to have 'friends' you'd never met. I'd talk at work etc about the car my 'mate' is building without a second thought that I don't even know what they look like! Social media has become the progression of this.
My wife meets up with 'the I nstamums' which I find weird, until I remember the days of travelling around Europe to car shows with people I know from the internet.
-
If they're 6.5" all round you want the same tyre sizes front and back! Only worth going up to a 205 if the rears are 7" plus..
-
As long as they're a 195/45 they'll be fine. 205/45 might give you some issues, but I've run 195/45s many times with no issue.
-
Thanks for the blunt but informative reply Baron but to be fair the tyres do look too big for the car LoLSorry mate, busy day! Saw you were still looking for answers and gave short version of correct one!
Info still stands though, you really need 195/40s..
-
195/40/16 or 195/45/16 is what is needed. Whilst you might be able to get the tyres to work with spacers they'll look crap and are too big for the wheels and car. Do it right, or put other wheels on.
-
Please could this thread be closed? I have no more parts! Thanks :-)Tom
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Jim, more to the point, this needed locking last year!
-
You need a magic sponge.. dampen, but should feel basically dry.
They do a flash one in most supermarkets, just noticed Poundland do one but not tried it yet!
-
I thought about going but have too much else on at the moment and apart from the fact it's local doesn't have much else going for it.
Queens square breakfast meet was on this morning and would have been a much better way to spend some time
-
-
After receiving fake parts from them twice, I'll never go back.
Gsf are better and cheaper when you get a discount code. (Sign up for email and you get them all the time)
Current code JUN53 for 53% off.
-
Going back to standard or doing something else with the engine?
-
Borbet A's in 7j and 8j? J isn't a measurement and they're unusual widths.
My guess is 7.5" front and 9" rear.
-
I'm 36, looks from my join date here that I started at 23, 13 years of pain!
I've had 10? 11? now.. that's less that one a year!
-
You can pick them op from ebay for less than £40 these days bud
Corrado leather panels, tailgate, in Whitstable, Kent
in Parts for Sale
Posted
Madness. £1500 all day long!