Recent content by brillomaster

Thats fair. Yeah boxsters arent particularly playful, they're very planted and capable, but some say that makes them boring. Whereas an mx5 can be chucked about with ease, more entertaining. A z4 is a good little car for sure... perhaps not as playful/fun as an mx5, but, try one, see what you...

Interesting you had a 986 boxster... what were your thoughts on that? I went from a z4 to a 986, and I did prefer the 986, though mine was an S with the 3.2, 6 speed box and bigger brakes. More power, lovely noise and back to hydraulic steering puts the porsche ahead of the bmw for me. And a...

I also had an nb mx5 before my z4 3.0i. You'll be glad to hear the z4 still feels very much like a small car, but with nearly twice the power, which is great. Early mx5s were not fast. Creature comforts of a z4 are good, a/c, cruise control and comfy seats make long journeys easy. Oh and an...

No, theyre 550 for the set of 4 :thumbsup:

I dont have them any more, but I ran a set of these for years on my bmw e90, so can recommend them if you want new. https://www.bmautosport.co.uk/new-18-oems-111-alloy-wheels-in-gloss-gunmetal-with-wider-9-5-rears

I did 12 trackdays with the EPS - never bothered me enough to consider changing to hydraulic. Indeed the only mods I did were brake pads (used standard discs) and tyres. Great cars, nice and nimble on track. If you're absolutely set on spending money then go ahead, but theres really no need...

Oil in the engine and not under it is a very good sign. Take a jump pack, get it fired up. If it starts and idles its good, even without any service history.

Its a free car! Suspension, anti roll bar, springs all easily replaceable. Great learning for a home mechanic. Brake lines might be a little harder, id get a garage to do that. And then yeah, give it a service, new battery and fire it up. Have some fun for a while, then if it fails, get WBAC...

Do you have the readouts from the alignment? A seized bolt isn't great, if the bolt has seized in a toe out position...

It certainly sounds like its using oil, however, a litre every 1000 miles is still an acceptable number, apparently. You could try a thicker oil, doubt you ever see cold weather in california so a 10w-40 would be fine.

Where exactly is the crossroads? Can you send a Google maps location? But yeah accident waiting to happen if the signs and road markings arent clear, id get it reported pronto. Can some cones be commandeered from somewhere to at least mark a hazard?

Not really. A 45 profile tyre is quite a bit chunkier than a 35 profile, the rolling radius will be all out. Suggest you stick with 255 35.

See how old the tyres are... could be ancient if it only does 800 miles a year.

Lowest ive ever had was 13mpg on a trackday at spa. No idea what the highest was!

Get a tyre pressure gauge for a few dollars, then you can check and bleed off pressure when the tyres get hot after a session on track. I'd guess in californian sun the pressure will go up by 6-8psi, which will then make the tyres slide around a lot more. Also those pads look fairly standard...