🚗 🏍 🚛 Cars, Bikes, Trucks & Tanks... 🙋🏼♂️ Hi, I’m Tim and I present shows, videos and events all over the UK. On my channel, I take you behind the scenes and closer to the action than you will ever get at a live event! From Supercar Shows to Military Festivals, I've presented hundreds of shows to thousands of people all over the UK. When I'm not presenting shows, I'm enjoying my fleet of classic and retro cars, and embracing my passion for cars, engineering and technology. The fleet - last updated April 2023: 🚗 - C4LTW - Vauxhall Calibra 2.0L 16v 🚗💨 - Calibra Turbo - 1 of 25 on the road! 🚗 - Calibra SE9 - 2.5L V6 - one of the last built... 🚗 - Calibra SE5 - 2.0L 8v - 1 of 9 survivors, undergoing restoration 🚗 - BMW 530d - The daily 🚗 - BMW X3 - The wife's tank 🚗 - 1975 VW Bay Window Camper - undergoing restoration 🏍 - BMW R1200 GS - My first bike! 🆕 NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK! 👍 PLEASE SUBSCRIBE 🙏 THANKS FOR WATCHING!
Boooo....eyyy!! This morning I saw exactly THIS guy on YT installing the larger brake system from the Vectra i500 on his Calibra Turbo. In this case, the Cali is already history!? Get rid of your Ford and be happy, you renegade
fantastic.... absolutely fantastic. A fine work 💪 hello, I did exactly the same upgrade brake system in my own Calibra Turbo (facelift model 1996) a few years ago. What also brings a lot is the double chamber brake booster with 25mm ATE master brake cylinder from the Vectra-B X25XE (facelift model). This brake booster fits 99,9% “plug & play” into the Calibra and it is really necessary! I also use Castrol SRF Racing brake fluid (brake pressure is much more better), ENDLESS SS-M brake pads are mounted on the front (it works very well at cold brakes too) Positively in my opinion is.... The brake upgrade still looks like OEM but the brakes are for "light years" better. greetings Marcel 🇨🇭🤝🏴
I remember a road test at the time (might have been Car mag) and they were testing against the RS2000. They said something like - you pass the Ford when it's flat out and then change into 5th!
I've had 2 Tile Mates (2020) for 4 years now, worked great and saved me a LOT of headache finding my stuff - Might be worth to update to the newest generation, if they have better range? Sometimes my phone struggles to find my Tiles, even though they are in the same room unfortunately.
This NC Miata is too heavy, blah, blah, blah commentary is so tired. It weighs 1100kg. Fact is the NC has superior chassis, suspension, brakes and more room than anything before it. People who know know just how tunable and solid this platform really is and they understand the benefits of sharing with the RX-8. I V8 swapped my 2007 PRHT GT and its awesome. These cars were born to have more power.
I've used autoglym all my life, every few years I always think there must be something better and buy some expensive "smart" products with all the bells and whistles and probably wings , 😂 but I've always gone straight back to autoglym and I have a shed full of used once crap . If you fail with autoglym, you haven't read the instructions correctly or at all, and if you did , you ignored them. The only thing I would say is the autoglym foam cannon let's the polar range down in my opinion it's a very mediocre cannon, The MJJC Pro cannon is the one to use and gives far superior, reliable results and is robust. Please just follow the instructions on the autoglym products everyone, as they are written exactly, autoglym spent millions to figure it out, the chances are they know best.
It's the best one I've used and I've tried most😂 You will be surprised at the improvement..I will keep an eye out for your next snow foam cannon video..
@@OurTim I’m not suggesting for one moment that the content is down to you, of course it isn’t, but be fair, surely somebody could have brought one of those magnificent motors to the show !
I just got a bike with this data tag and data tool how do I register it in my name without having the info on the old owner I got the bike from Sami motors in London
This looks like an excellent implementation of forced induction. But here in California no forced induction Miata will pass smog. I’m surprised they do not do more stringent testing in the U.K. or Europe. If not now, they will soon, and then what do you do? Here in the USA the most respected turbo Miata specialist, Flyin’ Miata, has discontinued all their forced induction offerings for this reason. Having owned four MX-5s , one a 275 hp turbo, I’d stick with the one I have now, a naturally aspirated ND2. It gets to 60 in under 6 seconds and gets all the way up to 141. The fantastic aero helps with the top end, and at 70 mph with top down you can converse on your iPhone using Bluetooth wireless earbuds with ANC. At that speed the cabin is nearly still. I’ve had my 2019 ND2 Sport, the base model, to 135 and the car was fully planted. It’s faster than my Series 2 E-Type in every metric, and far more fun to drive. If you can’t make serious time in an ND2, it is not the car’s fault. And bear in mind, sports cars are not hot rods. Their personality is entirely different. For me, nimble handling beats hammering the throttle between corners every time. Oh, and a tip to Tim: Lose that horrid black perforated wind blocker behind the seats. You can get a clear acrylic one from Cravenspeed for US$100. Much improved visibility, and your car is no longer blighted by the cheesy original.
AXD 646M custodian here :) She had a beguiling face back in the day, I would park up on edge of a known local commute of one I had spotted, hoping to catch a glimpse...when I finally got to see her parked up in town..I fell in love and did a deal to become new custodian :) Fitted a pair of ex Aston Martin racing 45DCOEs and total 6 layer custom Mechspray re spray (2mm thick!!) Plus stripped, hand sanded and re-finished wheels to Concours perfection...including finishing up using toothpaste as polish for final finish :) Had dreams of fitting a Chevy V8 or tuned RV8 to mate up to the more than adequate ZF and rally spec diff. Socialised with Gerry and Frank Costin too :) Later (95) I became custodian of a much loved Griff 4.3 in Candy Apple pearl which I am presently recommissioning ready for next Spring / 70th birthday present to myself :) :) Snoot still looks great, just needed a more characterful and powerful engine, eg 230 bhp basicish RV8
Amazing what counts as retro nowadays🙄. Great to see some old ERF'S and Foden's though. I used to see Fagan and Whalley's 113's around Accrington in the 90's great to see one of them still going too.
Yes, a few have said there was modern stuff there but where does Retro start? If we used 25 years as a measure, anything 1999 or before would qualify... and that doesn't feel that long ago!
Probably because mark designation has been used widely for 100+ years. Looking into the history of “Mark”, it originally referred to the mark on the modification plate of a system, component or machine, which was used to identify which modifications have been applied. It then became a common method of versioning and given Britain was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, it’s hardly surprising that us Brits are more comfortable referring to generations of cars as Marks. A number of Jaguar models were called Mark (x), starting with the Mark 1 in 1955 - which was technically called the 2.4 Litre and 3.4 Litre until it wvsreplaced in 1959 by the Mark 2 and retrospectively named Mark 1. The Mark X was the last of the series, produced from ’61 to ’70. Many other makes and models have also used mark designation for new models, such as VW Golf, Ford Mondeo, Toyota MR2, etc. But its not just cars that use mark designation… The British Mark 1 Tank, the American Mark 2 Grenade, Lee-Enfield Riffles, Atomic Bombs, British Railway Coach Stock, Pianos, Guitar Amplifiers, Saxophones, Computers, Aircraft… there are lot of applications of mark around the world. NA, NB, NC and ND are specific to the MX-5 and, unless you are familiar with it, would likely default to the established system of versioning. Not to mention N(x) naming doesn’t represent the mid-life facelifts, such as the Mk3.5 for example…
@OurTim The N(x) naming absolutely does cover the mid cycle refreshes. Mk3.5 is the NC2. A lot of other cars get referred to by VIN or similar chassis code. EG Civic, R32 GT-R, Mercedes W201, Porsche 997.2, Jeep YJ, Totota AE86, etc. You mentioned the MR2. Those were not officially designated in marks like the Golf was. They were AW1(x), SW20, and ZZW3 by Toyota. But I'm sure the UK marketing used marks to make things more familiar. Brands often change things to be more familiar to the target market. Mazda pronounces their own name differently here vs there, you guys never called it a Miata, and in Japan it's simply called "Mazda Roadster." There's nothing wrong with the Mk.X system. It's just a very British way to talk about things. You just get the feeling that the first time they told the public about a Mk.IX Spitfire, the entire public just collectively said, "Aw yea, I'll 'ave some of that."
Yes, you are right on the N(x) naming, I forgot they add numbers to designate, but then that is starting to get towards to mark method... NC1, NC2... I would still argue this is more confusing than Mk1, Mk2, etc to anyone not familiar with Mazda/MX-5. For sure, there are lots of versioning methods used by manufacturers - BMW use Letters, Numbers and LCI for example - but my point was it's not necessarily Brits being stubborn, there is a history behind mark versioning which is more universal, more broadly understood and easier to explain than specific naming systems used by manufacturers. Mazda and MX-5 won't be alone with this, as you rightly pointed out with the Porsche example. To use Porsche's versioning, I would love to see someone explain how the 991 replaced 997 yet the earliest 993 versions are nearly 30 years older than the current 992 to any non-Porsche fan. That, I expect, would require more than a couple of pints down the local, after which it would make perfect sense only to be forgotten about the next morning.
@OurTim NC1 and NC2 are right on the VIN plate. I think NC3 might be something the community made up; I don't own an NC3 so I can't verify. In the NA, they went from NA6 to NA8 with the 1994 updates. I'd also point out thar some of the things car enthusiasts say are actually a bit wrong. For example, when I had an EG Civic, it was actually EH2 on the VIN. EG is what they were in right-hand-drive markets, and since that includes Japan and includes the mythical EG6 SiR, everyone just rolled with it. But saying I have an EH is being a bit too obtuse, even for me. And I must agree about Porsche's naming. The way I'd explain that to a layman is, "The Germans boxed themselves into a corner UNT VILL DIE ON ZIS HILL." But again, the whole mark thing isn't wrong or a criticism, just a distinctive cultural marker I've noticed from UK reviewers. It's nowhere near as obnoxious as when I had to explain to my uncle that the S2000 is "122 cubic inches." Lol
In reference to your additional edits to MX-5/Miata… check out my video from MX-5 Owner’s Club Rally, 2024. There is an interview with Tom Matano and Bob Hall and that was discussed: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IUCOCISLDYs.htmlsi=A2tKRNEx_5hstMO8
Used the Auto Glym Tar remover. Tar, bitumen from poorly laid tarmac all over my car, annoyed! Used the remover from Halfords, squirted over, power washed, very good at coming off.
Good products used them for a while now work well glad you mentioned about the bad polar blaster bottle will be in touch with autoglym as my bottle is forever coming off
Too much modern stuff for a proper retro show. No need for all these silly V8s with their straight pipes. Good video though. Love how the yellow EC11 and the Detroit powered Kenworth K100 sounded so much better than any Scania.
Mine is a 2011 PRHT Sport- It isn’t the 0-60 time in any MX5 it’s how fast your lips find your ears 😂 and in all of them that’s not even measured in seconds. Great review, my only thought between the mk3 NC and mk4 ND is the amount of open air you get in this one VS the targa RF. Doesn’t make me not want one any less 😊
