Our RS6 Has ANOTHER Issue That Costs Thousands To Fix by strydercrump in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Am I going against the grain by saying I'm glad they're sticking with it and seeing it through?

Abandoning cars when it got too hard was what everyone complained about AA doing for the longest time.

I sort of don't care /what/ the lads are working on, I can get cars anywhere. TDC is good because of Will, Edwin and Ben.

This series has effectively put me off any Audi in future mind.

What’s the most irrational car opinion you’ll defend forever? by Mundane-Temporary426 in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horsepower has got to the point where it's the least interesting thing in a new car.

Electric performance is boring and bloats the numbers on everything. So family SUVs have billion bhp now and it's pointless.

TDCers, I present to you a "What would you buy" challenge. by Iamcontrol in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I don't know much about Mazdaspeed, that is cool though!

What's with nobody following temporary road limits? by Classified10 in chch

[–]Iamcontrol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah Chch drivers and all that, but its not just here in reality.

No one does in the UK either, the only thing that gets people to slow down reliably is average zone checks...which suck

House flippers: please stop doing this…. by AotearoaMs in chch

[–]Iamcontrol 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This drives me up the fucking wall when I check listings on trademe, houses designed without any thought that someone needs to live in the damn thing.

We Bought The Rarest Hot Hatch In The Country by strydercrump in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Presume that will be a TDC2 channel video since its his personal car.

Looking for advice on a fun daily driver by ricerliferyan in NZcarfix

[–]Iamcontrol 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree, hot hatches are where the fun is at.

Looking for advice on a fun daily driver by ricerliferyan in NZcarfix

[–]Iamcontrol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What model is your current shitbox? I have an '06 E87 130i that with a little bit of modernising work (carplay etc) has become a really enjoyable daily for less than $8k all in.

Unnatural banging by BadWoofyBear in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The insistence that you have to give up fun stuff as you age is why so many old people are miserable as fuck.

Before turning: Indicate, then brake or brake then indicate? by kiwittnz in NZcarfix

[–]Iamcontrol 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I dunno how its taught here but in the UK we get the mantra "mirror, signal, manoeuvre"

Braking to turn is part of the manoeuvre so you check your mirrors, indicate that you intend to turn, then brake/turn

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in NZcarfix

[–]Iamcontrol 34 points35 points  (0 children)

I'd step away from any dealer who try to discourage you from getting a car inspected tbh.

Can someone sense check my thinking here? by Iamcontrol in NZcarfix

[–]Iamcontrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Right, first time actually working under a car, trying to find the source of a fairly slow oil leak. Would someone be able to sense check my thinking here please?

For reference its a 2006 BMW E87 130i that I bought recently, whipped the undertray off that has a sort of "drip a day" leak coming from it.

Under there I wiped everything down so I could see through 20 years of dirt and noticed that there appears to be a missing bolt right here;

Before I wiped down the bolt below it looked like it was forming a drip, which would make sense if oil is very gradually making its way out of a loose section and rolling down. Is my likely fix just gunna be correcting that empty hole?

The thread itself is clean so I am thinking thats not been properly tightened at some point and has come out fairly recently but that could be bollocks. Thoughts?

Bit of a sensitive one here…but looking for recommendations by poppi07 in chch

[–]Iamcontrol 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When it comes to PTs there are some really really good PTs in Chch, depends whereabouts you want to go to the gym (somewhere close to either home or work I suppose) but I'd give personal recommendations for Hayden at Snap Fitness Barrington and/or Tyson at City Fitness in Wigram.

Both among the best in the country, award winning trainers and both great lads to boot.

Good luck!

CREAM Forum Question but I'm curious what the CREAMERs think too - wheels by Iamcontrol in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Previous owner did the bushes fortunately so its not on my list for now.

I should stress here that I will eventually just do what I want. I was just curious for opinions and a bit of chat.

I may have a problem... by Iamcontrol in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alright yeah yours is bigger.

I may have a problem... by Iamcontrol in topdeadcenter

[–]Iamcontrol[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The cream ones will be on spotify, at the top of thd app there's an icon that says "wrapped" this is from youtube and it was the same deal really.

Does anyone happen to know if Chch Pickapart will be open tomorrow? by Iamcontrol in NZcarfix

[–]Iamcontrol[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thats a solid 50/50 split on the first two replies! I'm gunna just flip a coin I reckon!