Mark's 316 M52/2.8 + Cat cams & Jenvey ITB's

petroscf · Post by **petroscf** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:05 pm

hahahahaha very nice skoda Mark, are you thinking of selling the E21 and keeping this??

No kidding now, I have never said this so far, I LLLOOOOOVVVEEEE your car, if my car had your car's colour, I'd also keep it keep it keep it!!!!
I have a question though: What does "tango'd" stand for?

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:16 pm

Thanks for the positive comments and no, I won't be keeping the Skoda. In fact, I'm gonna wait till it gets dark before I even drive the poxy thing.

As for Tango?

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:19 pm

RetroBeemer wrote:This is what happens when you damage your e21....

They punish you with this...

petroscf · Post by **petroscf** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:38 pm

I am wondering what is the reason for re-posting this photo...
1)You started liking the skoda
2)You are making efforts to get used to the idea...

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:46 pm

Not sure quite how I did that? I can assure you, I won't ever like the skoda. Unless it catches fire maybe?

E21meister · Post by **E21meister** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:51 pm

I think he's starting to like it...

RetroBeemer wrote:Not sure quite how I did that? I can assure you, I won't ever like the skoda.

Your conscious mind says:
No no

But your subconscious mind says:
Yes yes

petroscf · Post by **petroscf** » Wed May 19, 2010 3:55 pm

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:43 pm

It gets worse. Its a bloody automatic!!

It's like a cheap plastic dodgem car except dodgems go faster,

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed May 19, 2010 6:04 pm

Seems like someone is smiling down on me. They've just ordered a new wing, bumper and spoiler from Germany.

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri May 21, 2010 9:30 am

Well I'm not quite sure why the ''insurance approved bodyshop'' have felt the need to claim for a new bumper and spoiler but my insurance company want to inspect the car before giving authorization for the repairs to go ahead. Obviously this means a delay so I took their poxy Skoda back and brought my car home while I wait for the engineer. All seems like a lot of hassle but I have plenty of other things to be getting on with anyway.

The sun is shining and the postman came bright and early!

Thanks Tom!

My car is going over to RPM once I've finished at Brands next week and I finally have all the parts I need to finish the suspension upgrades. Except the ARB's but they'll be a few weeks yet due to shipping etc.

Anyway, the smaller mirrors came too.

I'm going to trial fit them and then decide if I should a) keep chrome b) paint black or c) paint orange?

murran · Post by **murran** » Fri May 21, 2010 9:58 am

hahahaha bad luck on the skoda! hateful hateful cars!

nice top mounts,
toms been holding on to them for me for about 2 months but ive finally accepted i cant afford them, always other bills to be paid first.
not fair on tom, having to hold on to them any longer for me.

make good use of them!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri May 21, 2010 10:16 am

I will mate - no worries! I'm really looking forward to the transformation once I have these, the quick-rack, poly bushes throughout, de-cambered rear end and 4 pot brake upgrade, all fitted in time for Brands track-day at end of June. It's taken some hard saving though plus I don't drink or smoke!

tommi_e21 · Post by **tommi_e21** » Fri May 21, 2010 11:17 am

i really like the chrome if its all in good nick, very nice looking mirrors. better than my wobbly motorbike mirrors which keep falling off

Pho21_girl · Post by **Pho21_girl** » Fri May 21, 2010 1:36 pm

RetroBeemer wrote:It gets worse. Its a bloody automatic!! It's like a cheap plastic dodgem car except dodgems go faster,

Could have been worse, my Mum was given a Matiz when she almost totalled her car twice in 1 month (Somehow managing to roll it upside down into a ditch in the icy weather...and then a week after getting it back a deer jumped onto the bonnet! Near-missing me on the passenger side!)...but that Matiz was honestly the worst car i've ever test-driven!

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Fri May 21, 2010 2:04 pm

Test fit.

I'm liking the twist on OE spec