Please excuse the click bate title, however I'm currently driving this 2002 1.4 SE Honda Jazz which I have say is actually a lot of fun!
It's a long story, however my folks have had to have a major change of vehicles due to my mother having terminal cancer which really sucks and is why I've been absent for ages. I've already told a couple of members who are close friends but you're all my mates really so I thought I may as well let everyone know in one hit.
Anyway, my mother has to go and have chemotherapy every week and is now very frail so my folks have just purchased a one year old Lexus and sold all their other cars so she can travel in comfort. One of which is a four year old Suzuki Swift, my brothers missus had that for trade in price. She gave my farther her old Honda as a deposit and he very kindly let me have it for free so I can get up the hill to their place in a hurry.
It's a cracking little car, 108K, FSH with a lot of expensive jobs done in the last two years, new clutch, springs all around as well as a load of other bits and bobs. Only thing it needs is two new tyres on the front, the ones on there were completely shot, down to canvas, so three points each and a fine should I be stopped by the force. Not to mention down right dangerous in the wet!
So while I'm waiting for a pair of proper winter tyres to arrive I whacked my MK2 Golf GTI 15" BBS RA's on the front as they're a straight fit with decent new tyres. I think I may end up putting all four on until it starts to get cold, only reason I didn't is one of the other pair of Golf wheels has a knackered tyre but I need to replace that anyway so have a part worn one on the way.
They're even the correct size with 185/55/15 rubber, only difference is the offset, the Honda uses ET 45 rims while the BBS are ET 37 so pretty damn close. The stock steels run 175/65/14's so better for in the snow and ice should we get any.
However, don't worry I still have all my old Audi's, my TQS just needs the new engine fitting and it's good to go. Though it's been stood for over severn years so I dare say there will be a niggle or two to fix. I have a mate coming to give a hand in the next week or so. Once the replacement motor which I've prepped ready is in I should have the car driving in stock form within a couple of days and MOT worthy in a week.
I would simply do it myself but my left elbow is a complete mess and I have to be very careful with heavy stuff. I only have the use of half my hand on that side and am awaiting major surgery to attempt to fix it, that's not happening for a year and it'll be an 18 month recovery time. But at the moment I need to be able to help my folks in a hurry so I don't mind having to wait, my mothers well being is my main concern and I've learnt how to work around the injury for now.
Will update my B5 TQS thread very soon, just got my old S2's 17 x 7.5J ET 27 Compomotives back to go on that car. I fitted four new Toyo T1R's just before I sold them to the guy I got my A4 from. That was back in 2018 and they've been in his garage in the dark since so the tyres haven't aged due to UV light, they still smell new..
They came off a B5 RS4 originally, the owner had them made to order for an insane price in dark silver as opposed to the normal white so they look really nice. I got them back in 2013 from eBay as he was selling his RS4 in stock form, they looked great on my S2 and will make my TQS appear a lot more aggressive.
Which given it's going to be around 280bhp with the billet wheel K04 I have ready I think is appropriate, now looking at S4 front brakes as well a suspension refresh with -20mm Eibach springs and Bilstein dampers.
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It's a long story, however my folks have had to have a major change of vehicles due to my mother having terminal cancer which really sucks and is why I've been absent for ages. I've already told a couple of members who are close friends but you're all my mates really so I thought I may as well let everyone know in one hit.
Anyway, my mother has to go and have chemotherapy every week and is now very frail so my folks have just purchased a one year old Lexus and sold all their other cars so she can travel in comfort. One of which is a four year old Suzuki Swift, my brothers missus had that for trade in price. She gave my farther her old Honda as a deposit and he very kindly let me have it for free so I can get up the hill to their place in a hurry.
It's a cracking little car, 108K, FSH with a lot of expensive jobs done in the last two years, new clutch, springs all around as well as a load of other bits and bobs. Only thing it needs is two new tyres on the front, the ones on there were completely shot, down to canvas, so three points each and a fine should I be stopped by the force. Not to mention down right dangerous in the wet!
So while I'm waiting for a pair of proper winter tyres to arrive I whacked my MK2 Golf GTI 15" BBS RA's on the front as they're a straight fit with decent new tyres. I think I may end up putting all four on until it starts to get cold, only reason I didn't is one of the other pair of Golf wheels has a knackered tyre but I need to replace that anyway so have a part worn one on the way.
They're even the correct size with 185/55/15 rubber, only difference is the offset, the Honda uses ET 45 rims while the BBS are ET 37 so pretty damn close. The stock steels run 175/65/14's so better for in the snow and ice should we get any.
However, don't worry I still have all my old Audi's, my TQS just needs the new engine fitting and it's good to go. Though it's been stood for over severn years so I dare say there will be a niggle or two to fix. I have a mate coming to give a hand in the next week or so. Once the replacement motor which I've prepped ready is in I should have the car driving in stock form within a couple of days and MOT worthy in a week.
I would simply do it myself but my left elbow is a complete mess and I have to be very careful with heavy stuff. I only have the use of half my hand on that side and am awaiting major surgery to attempt to fix it, that's not happening for a year and it'll be an 18 month recovery time. But at the moment I need to be able to help my folks in a hurry so I don't mind having to wait, my mothers well being is my main concern and I've learnt how to work around the injury for now.
Will update my B5 TQS thread very soon, just got my old S2's 17 x 7.5J ET 27 Compomotives back to go on that car. I fitted four new Toyo T1R's just before I sold them to the guy I got my A4 from. That was back in 2018 and they've been in his garage in the dark since so the tyres haven't aged due to UV light, they still smell new..
They came off a B5 RS4 originally, the owner had them made to order for an insane price in dark silver as opposed to the normal white so they look really nice. I got them back in 2013 from eBay as he was selling his RS4 in stock form, they looked great on my S2 and will make my TQS appear a lot more aggressive.
Which given it's going to be around 280bhp with the billet wheel K04 I have ready I think is appropriate, now looking at S4 front brakes as well a suspension refresh with -20mm Eibach springs and Bilstein dampers.
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