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    Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    I think I must spend 90% of my time tinkering Not including anything major that needs doing like engine swaps etc ...
    I drive it less and less these days now it's a plaything .It used to be the other way round when I used the GTA as my daily driver

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    More of a driverer when the cars on the road, i was gonna say tinkering is to expensive but im not sure whether driving lots or tinkering would cost more in these turbo fuel guzzlers

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    I don't tend to spend a lot on it cause I'm dead tight and skint That adds to the challenge

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    I love my driving but its got to be a tinkerer as my cars dont like staying on the road. maybe should spend more money on the car rather than just getting it through each day at a time.

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    i more of a driverer ....but spend most of my time tinkering with any car i own

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    i never drive my 5. bought a new one a few months back. driven it maybe 5 times and only just done over 100 miles in her, did 80 miles in one night so that shows how little i use mine. i would much rather tear it to bits and fix it.

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Driver thats what they were made for

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    I dont drive my 5 or previous 5's, dont really tinker with them.... just collect them.

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Definitely tinker! as with my other hobbies always got things in bits and never actually use them for their intended purpose.

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Tinkererererer. I tinkered today and snapped a non-return valve off in the inlett. Did I cry, panic or make a sad face? Nope, Just carried on tinkering

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    im defo a tinkerer

    i fully rebuilt my last 5 up... owned it for 4years and only drove it for 6months and sold it.

    my current one...been sat in a garage for 4yrs before i bought it, i bought it back in 2007. so went straight from that garage into my garage so it hasnt seen the road in 6yrs!! plan was to keep this as my toy but now im just trying to finish it off to sell..
    so to sum it up,ive not even drove my car and i think i never will.

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    tinkerer

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Both? Although, I've not driven a GTT in a good 8 months or something

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    driverer, no patience or ability to tinker so i let someone else do it usually

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    50/50 really.... you have to do alot of tinkerin to keep these machines on the rd as you all well know. + its not really a car you can just leave alone, you have to have a little mess dont ya!?

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    driving for me now i dont own a 5 but when i did, even using it as a daily driver i think i spent 50% of the time tinkering even if it was only cleaning it out lol but it was good times

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Yep definitely a tinkerer, managed to break the fuel distributor (bosch KE-jetronic) on my RS Turbo today oh well live and learn

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    I want to be a driver but mine seems to spend at least a third of the year off the road needing bits done

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    I like tinkering, but the real enjoyment comes with driving. My theory is build it right & drive it to the moon & back

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Brigsy View Post
    I like tinkering, but the real enjoyment comes with driving. My theory is build it right & drive it to the moon & back
    What ya building, a space shuttle!?

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    i like drinkerering.

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Tinkerer... had my GT two months and done 2 miles

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Rob@Backyardracing View Post
    Tinkerer... had my GT two months and done 2 miles
    At the moment i can beat that, unfortunately

    Bit of a tinkerer, really good at taking stuff apart to see how it works, not so good at getting it back together to see if it still does

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Hoolio View Post
    At the moment i can beat that, unfortunately

    Bit of a tinkerer, really good at taking stuff apart to see how it works, not so good at getting it back together to see if it still does
    Jesus, don't tinker with that 5..

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    Quote Originally Posted by Duncs View Post
    Jesus, don't tinker with that 5..
    The words amongst, cat and pigeons come to mind.

    I'd rather **** an elephant than damage it.

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    driverer until it needs tinkering

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    i like to tinker while im driving
    i also like to drive while im tinkering

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    Re: Are you a tinkerer or driverer ?

    i must say i am a tinkerer thats why i got my 5 in the first place and i am loving every minute working on it hoping to have it on the road soon tho.

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