My name's Ain and i'm from just at the base of the dandenongs in melb's outer east. Currently i drive a 2006 Astra CDTi which i'm about to be rid of (great car when it works and deceptively quick after what i'd done to it, but just so unreliable) and i'm in the final stages of organising everything such that i can purchase an 07 lib gt tbsti (black with the anthracite enkei's) at the start of december.
Currently i'm an active member on opelaus.com (a forum for all opel based cars (sold as holdens)) and am the co-cruise and events coordinator for victoria, so i like to think in time i will be of some value to this forum, but right now i'm pretty much a complete noob and i'm after some help if i can get it. Been reading through the forums for months now, and seems like an awesome source of information.
I have searched through the forums, and know how painful it is when everyone asks the same questions over and over again, but sometimes it's easier to be linked to the right threads once people know where they are, so i apologise in advance, i just have 2 quick questions.
1. When purchasing the car, what do i look out for, are there any common problems? I've heard the lower control arm bushes are quite susceptible to failure, but i intend to purchase the upgraded/anti-lift kit set from phat if they're still around in a month or so when i get the car. Is there anything to look out for in particular when driving? Anything i should ask?
2. Once i've got the car (i've been looking forward to this since march
), what order do people recommend mods be done in?Initially i plan on getting the tein phat springs, the uprated lower control arm bushes and tint. Then i'll move onto performance mods. I've read the general consensus is TMIC, TBE, Remap as well as the other mods that escape me atm, but if you could do your mods again, what order would you do them in?
I can't apologise enough if there are already threads that cover these two topics, i did look lol. As i say, i really hope to become an active member of the forum and meet up with many members soon
Thank you so much in advance!
but seriously, my car was at 162kw(about 132atw)/480nm, and the worst fuel economy i ever got was like 7L/100km, i drove to adelaide on 44 litres lol. Now though i've sold the tuning stuff so it's back to stock, and painfully slow, so i'm sure the lib's power will more than suffice, i guess i'm just being prepared for when that little menace the mod bug bites me again.
