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Just general stuff av got springs n shockers sittin there a handbrake cable needs a service and a clutch lol. Was gna get ma old apprentice to help me. Used to work in tht WM Marshall n son on townend road up from the meadow centre u know it? Aye there was a few wee guys cuttin about here in starlets but they were all hingin lol musta wrote them off tho. Aye but thats mine anyway nomally dont leave it out there on the street tho lol. Wot u doin the night wudny mind a wee swatch of your GT av actually never seen 1 up close haha. Aye because i passed one on the mate that had come from Greenoc

Aye mate down dumbarton east near the Co op? Thats mine lol. Nah tbh i havent been out of late leave that for the summer got a box full of parts for it jus no had the weather to get the work done lol. You from Greenock Bryan? I seen a GT not unlike urs i passed it goin past glasgow airport month or 2 ago. When i 1st got mine there was none in Dumbarton a few Glanzas have popped up but i think the have all been written off. Never see any Gt's tho.

Your from helensburugh mate i havent seen you cutting about or that im from Dumbarton

Ive got a set of 15s but its prob too far for you to travel. Plus they need refurbed and may be worth more to me than they are to anybody else haha. But i can try get you a pic if you wish lol.

I done mine today and it took 3l so youll be fine bud.

Pretty Much. Like i said 1.99 a ltr for carplan premixed in morrisons just now

Would you like to elaborate?

I can honestly say in the 8 years ive spent as a mechanic ive never seen anti-freeze doing any damage to an engine. The differance being that oil is a major component in an engine. Whereas anti-freeze is there purely to aid water within our climate. It is the water that does the work not the anti-freeze all that does is raise the boiling point and lower the freezing point of the water. The more likely cause of the damage you have seen to engines is the quality of water used as hard water can cause calcium deposits and others much like a kettle or a washing machine.

To be fair guys anti-freeze makes very little differance what brand you use. All it does is prevent the water from freezing in cold weather and raise its boiling point by a few degrees. In theory in a warmer climate water alone is fine. The differance between red and green/Blue stuff is the red stuff is good for 5 years and the blue is good for 2 years although most people tend not to change it that often to be fair. Dont worry about your brand or cost i use car plan ready mixed and its 1.99 per ltr in morrisons just now lol. As long as when you have topped it up you go to a garage and have th

Yeah as far as i know mines is all original parts too and mines is a 96 lol. Its still not right though it feels to me like ball joint or track rod ends but no play at all. Its hard to explain best way i can put it is the wheels feel like there loose and gna fall off lol. I cam from a type-s civic aswell but ive been assured nothing handles like a starlet and i could tell in the summer when i 1st put new wheels on it that the handling is great but theres still that lacking and takes away from your confidence a little. Tbh i just want it sorted lol.

Hi Guys, I've had my v for about 2 years and the whole time ive had it the steering just doesnt feel right imo. It feels loose or vague as if there is play in it. I changed the wheels for a brand new set which made it a whole lot better but its still there it just doesnt feel solid and accurate. I know my shockers are shot and i have a new set waiting to go on but im not 100% sure that will solve it. Its passed MOT's without play in the bottom arms being mentioned and i cudnt feel and play in the wheels when they were off the deck. The top strut mounts look as if they have seen better days bu

What exhuast do yous reckon is best for being quiet? I dont want some trumpet just want a nice rip at high end would you all say the silent as i was going to go for 1 of those and do you know the best place to get 1 cheap? What exhuast do yous reckon is best for being quiet? I dont want some trumpet just want a nice rip at high end would you all say the silent as i was going to go for 1 of those and do you know the best place to get 1 cheap?

Cheers guys was pretty convinced it was the thermostat causing the problem.

Hi ive got a 96 Glanza and since I've bought the car it always seems to run very cool unless I am sitting with the car idling at a stop the coolant temp is very low and during the winter it runs so cool that under heavy throttle it causes the engine management light to come on. Is this why so many people switch to a half size civic rad? Or is it maybe my thermostat is worn out or something? Does anyone else suffer from this? Cheers guys

Aye well AA meetings i suppose will just have to do at least thers a bit of something going on in this scottish bit it never seemed to get used lol. Looks like the majority of you are all in the East lol. None of you happen to have any of the ep91 bolt covers for the front bumper do you?

What you got the GT in bits for John? and DocRab you manage to get your glanza up then? This is the kinda thing i was looking to get going got this Scottish Quarter on here but no 1 talks in it at all lol so thought id try n put out the rally cry. Ill join the party too got a standard glanza <<<< feelin a bit beatin at the moment dire need of some tlc lol and a standard corsa vxr ;)

Thought id try n get a wee bit of banter going on in here for the scottish boys since this is called general banter lol so where we all from what we all driving?

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Possibly could have been id have been flanting it in the height of summer lol. Aye well i always keep my eyes peeled for them though i have seen an unfamiliar before on the erskine bridge cudda been you lol

Whats rong with the Glanza that it cannot be driven or towed?

Aye well i think they are the same the other 1s that are down ma bit are shall we say 'hingin' lol. And u seen a silver 1 in balloch that quite possibly could have been me lol mine looks pretty much standard on the outside part from its pretty low and kei fuji wheels. All the other have stickers on the back windows or duck tail spoilers and some sort of exhuast. Nah well prob not but it would be good to get some kind of chat goin on here with all the local boys that way would be easier to get a hand doin stuff and easier to sell and buy stuff if people are local.

Yeah same here those 2 appeared down my way within a few weeks. Although by the people tht cut about in them and by the way they look and sound id guess its only a matter of time that they are in the car park in the poopie lol. Aye I've noticed quite a few people on here from scotland but theres never much chat or banter going on in here between us all. Plus i do think alot of us do stay within a small vacinity around the glasgow area and i do pass Glanza's often id like to know whos drivin them lol although most of the time im driving my other car when i see them lol typical!

Am from Dumbarton lol U? so im not really up town much and every time i am people are always shouting stuff to me about the car lol thats how i ended up on here some random told me to check this place out lol. Thers not enough of the scottish boys on here talk in this scottish bit lol i know theres at least 3 glanza's in Dumbarton because a few appeared after a got mine lol not implying anything :harhar: ha. Aye well even some sort of unit doin the mechanics on them because the bodywork could be done anywhere but im sure most people struggle to find someone who knows what a glanza is never min

Id actually want to go into business with sumthing like this. Spent 5 years serving ma time as a mechanic fitting poor aftermarket boring ass parts to cars would love to open up a place dealing with jdm's and tuning just dont know if we'd get the business

Same im a mechanic n sick of sitting in the street working on my car lol i notice this threads a little old so hows the progress?