Weather was food so managed some roof down driving today.

Back home and managed to give it a quick wash and wax

I gave the interior a good clean and tried something I'd seen on fb.
Used a "magic sponge" on the steering wheel and gear knob and wow!

It removed the shiny look and restored both the the original factory mat finish.

Well work the 99p spend lol

Will the magic sponge work on people too?

Quote from: StuC on March 11, 2020, 16:01Will the magic sponge work on people too?

Only special people lol

An MR2 first for me today... I saw the orange low fuel light

Quote from: s12vea on March 15, 2020, 19:58An MR2 first for me today... I saw the orange low fuel light

Welcome to the club!

I thought it was a super-bright LED  

Genuinely never seen it before lol

Spent sometime today restoring the Alcantara seats as they were showing signs of wear. Special clear to gently clean them and lightly shave them to remove any bobbles. Massive improvement but more time needed once the weather warms up.

Also my exhaust started to blow last week so had the car booked in at a local garage and found out two bolts holding the turbo to manifold had worked loose and a blanking bung had fallen out.
Very simple fix and it's like a completely different car! It was fast before but bloody hell is different level now! It must have been blowing slightly the whole time I've owned the car and only recently got worse.

Also decided to replace the maf which has restored a smooth idle.

After doing a few miles with roof down today it's given me enthusiasm to spend some money getting a few little bits changed

Let the spending begin

P.s the search for gt86 has been parked for now

Andy had the car collected the car this evening and heading back to sunny Kent, end of a chapter for now.
But we all know I will prob have another 2 in the not so distant future

Nice to meet you again Andy - enjoy the boost

I think I've purchased another 2

 

You cannot leave us hanging like that.

I can confirm I have purchased another 2

That came very much out of the blue

Didnt we talk about the need for an "intervention" a while ago?

At what point will the Guinness book representatives be coming round I wonder.

Congratulations?

twin turbos?

Quote from: s12vea on May 28, 2020, 21:18I can confirm I have purchased another 2

That came very much out of the blue

Does that mean it is a blue one Steve?  I knew you couldn't keep away.  Congratulations.  Pics please.

More information to follow once I've collected next week

I'm calling a wide body turbo, that's just been up for very reasonable money.....

I did see the wide body and it's good value but not a car for me (I nearly bought that car when it was standard body)

Car was collected yesterday but I'm yet to see it in person

It's a facelift car in blue with black leather and it's stock as stock can be, been garaged it's whole life and covered just 20000 miles
I've never seen a set of headlights look so clean!

I wasn't looking for another 2 but couldn't pass the opportunity up as cars like this don't come up very often

Not 100% sure what I will be doing with the car but with enjoy what ever direction the journey takes me.

Pictures to follow once the car has been pampered by me

1st purchase today has been some eibach springs so keeping it standard hasn't lasted long Possible more to follow

Had a quick tally up this evening of my total mk3 ownership since 2003

5x blue
7x silver
6x red
3x black
1x White
1x green
2x sable
1x yellow

I haven't even owned 26 cars let alone 26 of one kind!

The yellow one is still in safe hands and doing well.

Just out of interest, how many are still in the club mate?

I see I was right about the colour then.   

Collected my car today and enjoyed the drive back home.

The engine is so quiet and the gearbox silky smooth

Eibach springs have been fitted and they are bedding in nicely

Few jobs for next week:-

Fit JDM nose badge
Collect my wheels from Wheel Renov8, I've chosen a different colour this time
Full Geo
Full day detailing
Fit my smaller front plate and JDM holder
Fit my Bluetooth stereo
Fix the aerial which won't retract fully (any advise would be great)

Then it's time to round up the interesting bits

Yesterday saw a full day of detailing and maintenance

Drains cleaned
Roof conditioned
Wheels back from being refurbished
Seats out and interior cleaned
Paintwork machine 3 stage polished and waxed

Looks much better now

Few pics