The Ev-olution continues - more lol's within

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 5th, 2014, 9:49 am

So I have to thank Josh for helping me out with my relentlessly stupid questioning on this thing!

I have managed to get it running on gas again, sort of. He suggested I replace the pcv. It now runs as it did on gas when up to normal operating temp, but still won’t idle properly or start when cold. There seems to be a vacuum leak on the mixer ring. I spoke to the gas place, but there is nothing much they can do, apparently it is not upgradable.

Which means I will just rip the mixer off again and stick with my petrol as I was. Seems to still drive perfectly fine on pulp, so far getting just over 400kms to a tank. It may just see itself put up on carsales soon anyway, and me relenting and getting another B-series!

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » May 5th, 2014, 12:39 pm

You will bow down to B-Series.

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » May 5th, 2014, 7:35 pm

B series is just more shit to go wrong.

Your like a magnet for shit going wrong, why buy something with even more potential **** ups?

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » May 5th, 2014, 7:54 pm

nstg8a wrote:B series is just more shit to go wrong.

Your like a magnet for shit going wrong, why buy something with even more potential **** ups?

If he updates to a lower klm vehicle and perhaps 5 years newer how can that be a negative?
I'm onto my fourth B-series and never a major drama.
They've all been over the 100k mark when I've taken ownership.

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » May 6th, 2014, 1:02 am

But your not ev.

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » May 6th, 2014, 4:27 am

nstg8a wrote:But your not ev.

But how can a newer car with less wear and tear be a bad thing for Ev?
It's the laws of probability.

Post by **Commando** » May 6th, 2014, 8:47 am

This is Ev & cars:

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 6th, 2014, 10:07 am

LOL!! Dave is on the money right there!

Which is exactly why I shouldn't go tempting fate and giving up a car that seems to be running as well as it is. Plus the cbf factor is off the richter scale, selling and buying another car just seems like so much effort right now. I'm happy to just wait till the boss is done with his overseas trip next month and see what he says then.
I chopped a Porsche from the lights the other night, this thing can't be that slow! Although it was a Cayenne soccer mum taxi, so maybe nothing to brag about!

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 20th, 2014, 8:42 am

This thing is bloody emo I swear! I was planning on giving it to my mate to take into the gas place today to get the mixer looked at, because I am over paying $90 every time to fill this thing!

Anyway, I hooked the gas back up last night in preperation, started it up to show my mate how bad it is so he can explain to the gas guy, and lo and behold the thing is acting fine on gas again!! What the actual hell? I did nothing to it, just bolted the ventruri back onto the throttle body, and its fine! Wonders never cease!

Anyway, in celebration of this, I have advertised the thing for sale! I think I want somthing auto as the city driving is only getting worse. Or maybe something smaller. No one knows how my mind works. I look forward to the comments!

Post by **Commando** » May 20th, 2014, 1:07 pm

Ev banned for 1 day. Buy an XR6T.

bentls · Post by **bentls** » May 20th, 2014, 5:54 pm

nothin suss wrote:
nstg8a wrote:But your not ev.
But how can a newer car with less wear and tear be a bad thing for Ev?
It's the laws of probability.

he bought a brand new manual VE ss wagon and traded it in a few months later cos the steering was heavy or some shit didnt he?

Jayedxr6 · Post by **Jayedxr6** » May 20th, 2014, 10:41 pm

Lol. Madness

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » May 20th, 2014, 11:46 pm

For fucks sake.

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 21st, 2014, 2:26 pm

LOL! Very funny Dave! Although I am pretty sure that was my first banning, so I feel like I am moving up in the world!

I'm going to go out on a limb here and suggest that an XR6T would put me in no better position that I am already in! I'd basically just be swapping awesome exhaust note for dose! I've been told that an XR6T would use just as much fuel as the Wheezer, and a manual one would be just as annoying in traffic. I could always buy an auto one and drive it nicely!

Oh, and as for the VE, I didn't trade it, I sold it outright because a loan for $42k was what was madness! Yes, it didn't drive as well as I would have hoped, the gearbox felt way too sloppy and it wasn't anywhere near as fast as I would have expected for a brand new car. But the ultimate decision was to not have a mortgage for a car!

Anyway, you can throw all the suggestions in the world at me, but it makes no difference if no one buys my car first!

Jayedxr6 · Post by **Jayedxr6** » May 21st, 2014, 3:43 pm

Find a STOCK bfmk2 xr6 turbo with zf 6 speed, get an racq check on it and dont buy the first one you find. Keep it serviced and stock UNTIL you have the money to modify it properly.

Post by **Commando** » May 21st, 2014, 4:06 pm

Actually I reneg on "buy an XR6T" - you hate your wheezer's fuel consumption. And the moment you buy an XR6T it'll run a fault code known as "Evan" where you're basically like that dude in the Skittles ad where everything he touches turns to Skittles, but in your case all you need to do is exist and everything turns into explosive mexican diahorrea.

You hate small cars. You hate manuals. You hate V8 fuel consumption. You hate finicky LPG systems.

I think you have 2 Options:

1. Use public transport.
2. Buy a fvcking hipster fixie bicycle and be sure to order it with saddle bags to carry around your massive fvcking salmon fish weepy vagina flaps.

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 21st, 2014, 4:20 pm

Can't afford a BF Turbo. IF my car sells, I'm buying a Subaru Liberty B4 auto, **** y'all!

ROFL @ Dave, as usual!!

Petrie · Post by **Petrie** » May 21st, 2014, 4:48 pm

Commando wrote:Actually I reneg on "buy an XR6T" - you hate your wheezer's fuel consumption. And the moment you buy an XR6T it'll run a fault code known as "Evan" where you're basically like that dude in the Skittles ad where everything he touches turns to Skittles, but in your case all you need to do is exist and everything turns into explosive mexican diahorrea.

You hate small cars. You hate manuals. You hate V8 fuel consumption. You hate finicky LPG systems.

I think you have 2 Options:

1. Use public transport.
2. Buy a fvcking hipster fixie bicycle and be sure to order it with saddle bags to carry around your massive fvcking salmon fish weepy vagina flaps.

Just made my day.

NUT347 · Post by **NUT347** » May 21st, 2014, 4:53 pm

Ban him again, he isn't learning.

Chargd · Post by **Chargd** » May 21st, 2014, 5:42 pm

Commando wrote:Actually I reneg on "buy an XR6T" - you hate your wheezer's fuel consumption. And the moment you buy an XR6T it'll run a fault code known as "Evan" where you're basically like that dude in the Skittles ad where everything he touches turns to Skittles, but in your case all you need to do is exist and everything turns into explosive mexican diahorrea.

You hate small cars. You hate manuals. You hate V8 fuel consumption. You hate finicky LPG systems.

I think you have 2 Options:

1. Use public transport.
2. Buy a fvcking hipster fixie bicycle and be sure to order it with saddle bags to carry around your massive fvcking salmon fish weepy vagina flaps.

Fucking LOL

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » May 21st, 2014, 6:18 pm

ClassicAU wrote:IF my car sells, I'm buying a Subaru Liberty B4 auto, **** y'all!

But you don't like paying for fuel

EBOOST · Post by **EBOOST** » May 21st, 2014, 7:14 pm

Get a stock ba-bf auto on gas and be happy lol

nothin suss · Post by **nothin suss** » May 21st, 2014, 7:18 pm

EBOOST wrote:Get a stock ba-bf auto on gas and be happy lol

Boring car but take the springs out and it at least rides like a fast car!
B-Series 4lyf

Petrie · Post by **Petrie** » May 21st, 2014, 7:30 pm

EBOOST wrote:Get a stock ba-bf auto on gas and be happy lol

Every second one has gas injection anyway. And it's the shit if you get a decent quality system.

**** that Venturi mixer shieet off.

Post by **Sunboost** » May 21st, 2014, 7:45 pm

Just don't start some shit thread about your shit new car when you get it. No one gives a fark and it actually makes me want to throw my computer out the window when I read what you whinge about. Srs.

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » May 21st, 2014, 10:43 pm

Get an ecoboost falcon.

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 21st, 2014, 11:30 pm

nstg8a wrote:Get an ecoboost falcon.

This! If only i could afford one.

Unfortunately they aren't cheap enough yet. Although I have driven a second hand one once at a dealer, and it had quite a significant flat spot from take off. Might have just been that particular example though.

I did just tonight discover that 4th Gen Golf GTi's can be had for under $10k! But we all know what happened with my last attempt at a Euro box!

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » May 22nd, 2014, 12:38 am

Yeah my uncles had one for a few months now, not the fastest thing in the world but certainly not the slowest, but soooo cheap to run for a big car. And in qld the rego is half the cost of my lane.
He got his as a ex lease for 22k I think.

Post by **Commando** » May 22nd, 2014, 6:50 am

The wife wants to offload her Camry. It has a spoiler and a vee-sicks. If you close your eyes & concentrate really hard you can almost believe you're driving a car and not a motorised wheelchair when you're in the Camry. Until you start it.

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 22nd, 2014, 12:12 pm

Haha! I did my first Maccas trays in a Camry back in the day! My mate nicked his mums one and we took it out to the back of Essendon airport before it was a shopping town. Good times!

superhuS! · Post by **superhuS!** » May 22nd, 2014, 12:53 pm

Ecoboost XT's are going for ~12k at auction.

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 22nd, 2014, 3:46 pm

Thanks for the heads up man! If the XR8 sells I'll surely check it out!

SnyperEB · Post by **SnyperEB** » May 22nd, 2014, 3:56 pm

Ev your a top bloke, but when it comes to cars your fvcking reterded.

I have never heard of someone having so many issues with so many different cars.

EBOOST · Post by **EBOOST** » May 22nd, 2014, 4:34 pm

How do you have time to go to auctions so often danny?
I've been meaning to go for years but never have time

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 22nd, 2014, 7:00 pm

SnyperEB wrote:Ev your a top bloke, but when it comes to cars your fvcking reterded.

LOL! If I had a fiver for every time I've heard that, I'd have an FG Turbo!

Chargd · Post by **Chargd** » May 22nd, 2014, 7:07 pm

ClassicAU wrote:
SnyperEB wrote:Ev your a top bloke, but when it comes to cars your fvcking reterded.
LOL! If I had a fiver for every time I've heard that, I'd have an FG Turbo!

then sell it when something goes wrong?

nstg8a · Post by **nstg8a** » May 22nd, 2014, 9:19 pm

superhuS! wrote:Ecoboost XT's are going for ~12k at auction.

Shit that's good buying

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 23rd, 2014, 8:54 am

Well someone give me $8k for this thing, and I will run to the actions and buy an EcoBoost! Or even an EcoLPi would be great, those things go like stink!

Post by **Commando** » May 23rd, 2014, 9:37 am

lol.

Dropping an extra $4k (loan interest not included) into a car that still has depreciation ahead of it in order to save maybe $20/week in fuel.

ClassicAU · Post by **ClassicAU** » May 23rd, 2014, 9:53 am

Haha, I know man, I wasn't serious! Now that the gas is behaving itself again, it will stay this way until someone buys it, or my boss says no on a company car. In which case, SVi ftw! Because, lets face it, no one is going to give me more than $6k for this thing, no matter how much I think it is worth. So not worth selling unless I get a free replacement.