Dose's Sometimes DIY and Pay Someone Home & Boat Improvement Thread

[Piggaz]

On 23/4/2022 at 1:26 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

No, I've been in a M4 and was driven in anger and I was impressed it was 100% stock.

The R33 doesn't spark joy anymore. Just sparks anxiety, defect anxiety, attracting randoms stopping in the of my house asking if it's for sale.

I want a fast boring looking car that kind of blends in.

 

Well……. After speaking about it for what, 10 years? Just do it!

If you don’t enjoy it, move it on.

surely you get sick of typing the same thing? 🤷‍♂️

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

On 23/04/2022 at 6:43 PM, Piggaz said:

Well……. After speaking about it for what, 10 years? Just do it!

If you don’t enjoy it, move it on.

surely you get sick of typing the same thing? 🤷‍♂️

Need someone that's equally as mentally retarded as I to buy my R33 for a reasonable amount.

Not go, oh I'm broke here's $20k

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

On 23/04/2022 at 5:21 PM, Kinkstaah said:

I interest you in a LS swapped R34 Sedan? I assure you it is boring as hell

Lol .. I doubt a R34 with a LS is boring and not to mention won't blend in very well.

[Piggaz]

On 23/4/2022 at 6:51 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Need someone that's equally as mentally retarded as I to buy my R33 for a reasonable amount.

Not go, oh I'm broke here's $20k

You would have been in front if you did it “back then” than if you did this last round of shit to it 🤣

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

On 23/04/2022 at 7:08 PM, Piggaz said:

You would have been in front if you did it “back then” than if you did this last round of shit to it 🤣

Yeah one would refer to me as autistic lol.

[Kinkstaah]

On 4/23/2022 at 6:52 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Lol .. I doubt a R34 with a LS is boring and not to mention won't blend in very well.

I assure you it is utterly invisible to all things, car enthusiasts, police, random onlookers, it may as well be a camry, there's been 3 track days where a photographer has gone and taken shots of every single entrant except my car... different photographers too.. I assure you it is invisible lol.

That said - It won't provide whatever it is you like about a M3 but you really really really must drive whatever you want to buy in anger in the hills or at the track first. It needs to spark joy, please don't make decisions based on what you think will provide joy until you do it. So many people have sold their R chassis or S chassis and bought something then gone "ah f**k"

[joshuaho96]

On 4/22/2022 at 8:26 PM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

No, I've been in a M4 and was driven in anger and I was impressed it was 100% stock.

The R33 doesn't spark joy anymore. Just sparks anxiety, defect anxiety, attracting randoms stopping in the of my house asking if it's for sale.

I want a fast boring looking car that kind of blends in.

 

The F82 M4 is technically extremely competent. It's also kind of emotionally dead and somehow sounds absolutely horrible with the stock exhaust. To me that car exemplifies the fact that we don't drive spec sheets, there are a ton of little details that affect the experience.

[Count Grantleyish]

So you're finally considering selling that carrot turbo setup Dr Dose?

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

On 27/04/2022 at 9:02 PM, Count Grantleyish said:

So you're finally considering selling that carrot turbo setup Dr Dose?

I want to sell the entire car actually 😂

But will go track it a few times and hit the drag strip before that happens.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

In other news, espresso machine broke again, this time the pump failed.

Ordered a new one and Sendle the pricks took 2 weeks to get it from WA to NSW. Meanwhile I ordered a phone for my mum from Amazon UK and it came in 4 days!

Been drinking a mix of cold drip, instant coffee (yuck) and the local cafe for the past 2 weeks. So good to get proper coffee going again!

At the same time I did all the temp probe and boiler hose seals. Lucky I did too, because they were all brittle when I removed the original seals.

Overall, pretty solid machine. We've had it for 7 years and on average before covid we would pull 4x shots a day, now as my wife and I predominantly work from home it's seeing on average 6 to 10 shots a day (higher end when the in laws come over to look after our son). Previously the 3x way water solenoid died but that seems to be a common issue with these Breville Dual Boilers.

Pretty happy with this espresso machine, the volumetric and PID controlled boiler always gives me consistent extraction.

 

 

[robbo_rb180]

How good is coffee.
I can't do instant at home only when camping sometimes if I didn't take enough ground stuff.
I have the newer model of that machine probably due to do some maintenance after 3 years.

So when you heading to Wakefield?

Afterwards get a for sale ad up with the whole story, some kid will throw BMW money at you and you can enjoy what you have been wanting. 

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

@robbo_rb180 totally agree with you there, instant coffee is comparable to a well done steak. It's just dreadful!

For the money these machines are packed with value and it's making coffees that are actually better than my local cafe! However I suppose that also depends on the bean choice and the grind size.

Good question, I'm not too sure either. I really need to get off my arse and tune the car too. No joke, I've driven it 5 times since I've gotten it back from fabrication. Been so busy being a dad, and work just barely have time to be a child myself lol.

I'm aiming to work on the tune in the next month or so 😊

And great idea, should properly document the car and do a proper feature video on it. Might fetch the kind of money that makes moving to a M3 even easier lol

[The Bogan]

I like any coffee with caffeine in it

Moccona classic at home, Nescafe at work because free, and I rarely purchase coffee from a shop

Get your tune on, then sell car for drug money before you kill it again

Advertise as one owner, R33 GTST+(plus), never taken out in the rain, never raced, always serviced at Nismo Australia, and garaged in a hermetically sealed cotton wool cocoon.

Don't forget to wind back the clock to something believable, like 21,080 km

130k  ono

[No Crust Racing]

I legit think you should sell/buy/swap for an A90. 

Do as I say and all will be fine. 

 

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

On 28/04/2022 at 9:00 AM, ActionDan said:

I legit think you should sell/buy/swap for an A90. 

Do as I say and all will be fine. 

 

I'm quite set on a 4 door car, easier to move the family around than a 2 door, seater car. M2 "could" work but 4 doors would make life easier.

 

On 28/04/2022 at 8:57 AM, mlr said:

I like any coffee with caffeine in it

Moccona classic at home, Nescafe at work because free, and I rarely purchase coffee from a shop

Get your tune on, then sell car for drug money before you kill it again

Advertise as one owner, R33 GTST+(plus), never taken out in the rain, never raced, always serviced at Nismo Australia, and garaged in a hermetically sealed cotton wool cocoon.

Don't forget to wind back the clock to something believable, like 21,080 km

130k  ono

LOL... I'm sure the dash has been wound back by Edward Lees, the previous 10x owners (previous owner I recall said he was the 2nd owner in Australia).

[Kinkstaah]

On 4/28/2022 at 9:18 AM, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

I'm quite set on a 4 door car, easier to move the family around than a 2 door, seater car. M2 "could" work but 4 doors would make life easier.

I drove a M3 Comp sedan and was gobsmacked as to how anyone could refer to it as an enthusiast car.

 

[soviet_merlin]

I feel like this needs some kind of gofundme campaign. Get enough funds together to rent an M3 for 2 weeks so that you can get a proper feel for what it is like to own one.

I would hate for you to sell your shitbox to then realise that BMWs are worse. Because at the end of the day your shitbox is unique. But if you do the 2 weeks renting and still think BMW is the way to go, then by all means do it.

[robbo_rb180]

On 4/28/2022 at 8:57 AM, mlr said:

I like any coffee with caffeine in it

Moccona classic at home, Nescafe at work because free, and I rarely purchase coffee from a shop

When out next try rat pack coffee x2, 1 sugar, half tube sweetened condensed into a water bottle before bed and leave out over night when cold makes good iced coffee.

On 4/28/2022 at 9:38 AM, soviet_merlin said:

I feel like this needs some kind of gofundme campaign. Get enough funds together to rent an M3 for 2 weeks so that you can get a proper feel for what it is like to own one.

I would hate for you to sell your shitbox to then realise that BMWs are worse. Because at the end of the day your shitbox is unique. But if you do the 2 weeks renting and still think BMW is the way to go, then by all means do it.

I drove an m3 last year on track and it was great to drive but did lack character and after driving the a90 for a day, it was alright but it was also modified (MCA reds, Ns2r, dump pipe & tune) again lacked that bit of character. Driving the 90s Japanese stuff is fun they aren't perfect but drive well and make all the right noises.
He needs both the r33 & bmw 😁

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

On 28/04/2022 at 9:53 AM, robbo_rb180 said:

He needs both the r33 & bmw 😁

well.... that would be ideal, however having only a double garage, no backyard and no space for a shed means can't have 2x toys  

 

On 28/04/2022 at 9:38 AM, soviet_merlin said:

I feel like this needs some kind of gofundme campaign. Get enough funds together to rent an M3 for 2 weeks so that you can get a proper feel for what it is like to own one.

I would hate for you to sell your shitbox to then realise that BMWs are worse. Because at the end of the day your shitbox is unique. But if you do the 2 weeks renting and still think BMW is the way to go, then by all means do it.

Not sure who/how I can rent a M3 and allow to drive it how I drive all my cars - however that could be a way to properly experience it  

[robbo_rb180]

Time to move then, sell up and buy up here you'll make money & have change for the BMW