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  • @bcochener
    @bcochener11 сағат бұрын

    Super sick. Always loved the 928s!

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud11 сағат бұрын

    Just epic. V8 noises from a Porsche! 😎👌

  • @BearEssential
    @BearEssential17 сағат бұрын

    that's ace, will try some of that

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud17 сағат бұрын

    Tis good stuff! 💪😎

  • @righty-o3585
    @righty-o3585Күн бұрын

    Is he going to do the inside that checkered pattern ??

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpudКүн бұрын

    Yeah same as the photo I put in. Gonna look epic. 😎👌

  • @righty-o3585
    @righty-o358520 сағат бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud I disagree , but to each their own

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud20 сағат бұрын

    Classic old skool! 😎

  • @righty-o3585
    @righty-o3585Күн бұрын

    I would lower it just a tiny bit and bring the back end down more flat . But just a little bit

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpudКүн бұрын

    Definitely can't go lower without arch work or different wheels, it touchs as it is! 😂

  • @JonathanMiles-fd7vq
    @JonathanMiles-fd7vqКүн бұрын

    Omg you was not lying when you said Spain was the one

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpudКүн бұрын

    I know right! Do it! PHT Spain. 😎👌 Quote Spud0 for 0% off! 😜

  • @vicjones3992
    @vicjones3992Күн бұрын

    So it's a v-belt rather than a serpentine.....

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpudКүн бұрын

    Nope. V belt is one big V if you look at it end on. Think they're on older cars. This is flat with 4 Vs effectively. 😎

  • @xcruzrr6
    @xcruzrr62 күн бұрын

    Wash me!!!

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud2 күн бұрын

    Paint me! 😜

  • @awilliams7052
    @awilliams70522 күн бұрын

    Nice x

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud2 күн бұрын

    👊😎

  • @user-bt1ln9cp1o
    @user-bt1ln9cp1o3 күн бұрын

    This was extremely helpful, thank you

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud3 күн бұрын

    No worries! 👊 Don't forget to Subscribe, and check out my other vids... 😉👌

  • @holly8273
    @holly82734 күн бұрын

    This is amazing! Thank you, I’ve just done this on my Audi A1 and it worked perfectly, saved me a ton of money 🥰 my dad couldn’t believe I’d fixed it all by myself ! 😂

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud4 күн бұрын

    Oh that's amazing! Genuinely chuffed you've sorted it yourself, with my video! Make sure you've Subscribed, and tell your friends! 🤩👌

  • @holly8273
    @holly82734 күн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud liked and subscribed 😊😊

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud4 күн бұрын

    Bless you Holly! 🙏😘

  • @scotthoward4836
    @scotthoward48366 күн бұрын

    The insulation on the link wire looked damaged perhaps it was dropped and crushef it

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud6 күн бұрын

    Yeah maybe. Been told that people go to the scrap yard and buy old starters, spray them up, and sell them as reconditioned! 🤦‍♂️

  • @AndreysLife
    @AndreysLife6 күн бұрын

    Stiff shaft.... I cant say that 😂

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud6 күн бұрын

    😜😂

  • @FidermanX
    @FidermanX7 күн бұрын

    Very heavy

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud7 күн бұрын

    Have you driven one? Don't feel heavy at all. 😎👌

  • @FidermanX
    @FidermanX7 күн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud I have an F82 Comp and been thinking of upgrading, but the weight making me think to switch to 992 GTS. I didn’t drive so you are right I should try it first.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud7 күн бұрын

    Defo try it first, although it's no 992! Having said that, down most roads, I'd be up behind you in a G80 M3! And if it was slippery, I'd be gone! 💪😎

  • @michaelmcmullan2300
    @michaelmcmullan23007 күн бұрын

    B. m. w. Bring my wallet

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud7 күн бұрын

    😂👌

  • @daveadam9622
    @daveadam96227 күн бұрын

    Going to give this a try now and see if it works.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud7 күн бұрын

    Keep me posted! Hopefully that's all it needs... 🙏

  • @louisrollier8552
    @louisrollier85527 күн бұрын

    i'm going to the nurb on sunday, thanks for the tips i will go to this bridge !

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud7 күн бұрын

    No worries mate. My fav is inside the Karussell, video on here as well. Bit of a walk but totally worth it..

  • @escapewithus7892
    @escapewithus78928 күн бұрын

    Just scrap that mate

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud8 күн бұрын

    Huh? My MX5?

  • @Barock-mt8bc
    @Barock-mt8bc9 күн бұрын

    18:18 if you want to view the car 👓

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud9 күн бұрын

    Good shout. Looks awesome doesn't it. 😎

  • @Barock-mt8bc
    @Barock-mt8bc7 күн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud Absolutely, this color which is close to cherry red gives the car an incredible charisma. Indeed, this kind of red is similar to the one used by Aston Martin 🍒

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud7 күн бұрын

    I believe it's a Mazda MX5 red. It's done by Litchfield. 😎

  • @Barock-mt8bc
    @Barock-mt8bc7 күн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud Thank you 😄

  • @D3adf1y
    @D3adf1y9 күн бұрын

    you obviously have money, i just want to know how you got it. cause your obviously a idiot

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpudКүн бұрын

    I'm an idiot? But you're the one that's assumed from this video that it's obvious I have money? 🤔

  • @D3adf1y
    @D3adf1yКүн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud Money= Porche, Idiot =using the wrong tool for the job. and yes its funny watching idiots pretending that they know what they are doing

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpudКүн бұрын

    ​@@D3adf1yIdiot = someone who thinks an MX5 is a Porsche. Idiot = someone who can't spell or use grammar. Plus, what exactly have I done wrong here?

  • @D3adf1y
    @D3adf1y23 сағат бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud sory that english is not my first language, it's about the 4th that i learned to speak and seeing that i don't live in a english country(like the UK). So I think i'm doing ok

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud23 сағат бұрын

    You still know how to make incorrect assumptions and call people idiots though?

  • @dshe8637
    @dshe86379 күн бұрын

    Thank you for this. Next time I have to carry a wheelie bin in a Porche, I'll know how to go about it 👍

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud9 күн бұрын

    It's a service I provide! 😜

  • @barsaf9989
    @barsaf998910 күн бұрын

    You're missing the biggest advantage of this... the extra down force with the lid up!

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud10 күн бұрын

    😂 And the extra storage space!

  • @James-The-Trucker
    @James-The-Trucker10 күн бұрын

    Its moments like this when you know you need to put the phone down and sleep what am seeing is a wheelbin in the boot of a mx5 😵

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud10 күн бұрын

    Yeah you need to go to sleep. This is a Wheelie Bin in the back of a Poorsha! 😜

  • @owenjoseph6097
    @owenjoseph609711 күн бұрын

    Thank you so much. I've been looking at glow plugs, air in the fuel. But this is it. Thanks for sharing this.❤

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud11 күн бұрын

    🥳🥳🥳 Did you manipulate the key and it started?

  • @Jonjs99
    @Jonjs9911 күн бұрын

    Nice!

  • @raychukk
    @raychukk11 күн бұрын

    Thanks mate. You are life saver. Just showed my mum and taught her how to fix it

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud11 күн бұрын

    Yes mate! 👊 Make sure you're subbed and check out my other vids! 😎👌

  • @krisvalenti4141
    @krisvalenti414112 күн бұрын

    I wondered why that restaurant was so busy all the time.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud12 күн бұрын

    Great waffles! 😋

  • @chrisabram100
    @chrisabram10013 күн бұрын

    Brilliant short to the point video great stuff thanks

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud12 күн бұрын

    No worries mate. Not too in depth, but enough info if you know what you're doing. If you don't, then don't attempt to service your Transit! 😂

  • @milosvukelic4779
    @milosvukelic47792 сағат бұрын

    ​@@RickTheSpud do i need to fill up the new fuel filter with diesel before putting it in?

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud2 сағат бұрын

    Yes mate, as mentioned! 😉👌

  • @jounikoskinen5776
    @jounikoskinen577613 күн бұрын

    My Transit lost central locking and once turned off it reset heater clock and radio would not work. Today after changing the lock base everything’s working again. Thanks for the tip!!

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud13 күн бұрын

    Ah brilliant! Glad that sorted it! 👊😎

  • @Cydro12
    @Cydro1213 күн бұрын

    thanks so much for these videos! absolutely perfect, me and my friends visit the 'ring atleast once every year, but we never got to know any other spot other than brunnchen. we'll change things up this year!

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud13 күн бұрын

    Ah mega! Yeah I've had that a few times that why I made these vids! Let me know how you get on! 👊

  • @conner.9262
    @conner.926215 күн бұрын

    Eighteen minutes into the video and you are driving through some stunning views BUT WHERE ARE YOU …??

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud15 күн бұрын

    Hey bud, just watched again, it's the A592 aka Kirkstone Pass above Windermere in the Lake District. Stunning ay?

  • @conner.9262
    @conner.926214 күн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud cheers, loved the full videos, fantastic scenery and what a car, has to be the best everyday supper car….

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud14 күн бұрын

    @conner.9262 Thanks mate, and Yeah, exactly that. 👊😎

  • @Mr123barney
    @Mr123barney15 күн бұрын

    Entitled idiots...treating public roads like racetracks. No wonder the local are sick of tourists. How many speed limits were broken ? 🤔🤔

  • @statustrade4901
    @statustrade490115 күн бұрын

    Thanks for another fantastic video Rick 🍻👍another top tip from you

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud15 күн бұрын

    No worries mate. Bit of a tricky one to find this, but worth it to watch everyone running wide, falling off, and doing skids! 👊😎

  • @davidhead970
    @davidhead97016 күн бұрын

    very nice car Rick

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud16 күн бұрын

    Thanks buddy! 👊

  • @ianm4316
    @ianm431618 күн бұрын

    Your on the wrong side of the fence mate 😉

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud18 күн бұрын

    😂 I was on both sides that weekend! 😉

  • @TRPGpilot
    @TRPGpilot19 күн бұрын

    The first job before all this is to power wash the underbody, wheel well and suspention. Who wants to work onder a dirty car? Good job anyway.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud19 күн бұрын

    Who wants to work on a dripping wet car? Up to you to wash your car before you work on it, I'm never bothered, and haven't got the time anyway. On a rusty MX5 you don't want to blast extra water into places anyway! 😜

  • @TRPGpilot
    @TRPGpilot19 күн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud Fair enough. I would do it the day before so that it dries off but if you're time constrained as you say you do the job as is. Have a great Sunday afternoon. Kind Regards.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud19 күн бұрын

    Ideally yeah. You too bro. 👊

  • @thisjustanother
    @thisjustanother21 күн бұрын

    great video. i just moved to germany and im gonna try my best to make it down here. hopefully even get my car on that track.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud21 күн бұрын

    Ah brilliant! Yes do it mate. Just be careful, remember, stay to the right unless overtaking and check your mirrors constantly!

  • @vicjones3992
    @vicjones399221 күн бұрын

    Again Rick....amazing information for the public ....Tufty and Charlie can eat their hearts out❤❤❤❤

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud21 күн бұрын

    👊😂 Thanks buddy! 👊

  • @statustrade4901
    @statustrade490121 күн бұрын

    I bet you could be faster around there in you lawn mower 🤔😂

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud21 күн бұрын

    😜😂😂😂

  • @statustrade4901
    @statustrade490121 күн бұрын

    Great tip , many thanks Rick for the heads up 👍👍🍻

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud21 күн бұрын

    No worries bud! Just makes me want to be out there again! 🤗

  • @harlequinuk8126
    @harlequinuk812621 күн бұрын

    You absolute legend! This just happened to me on the way to an important gig we are playing. Limped to halfords on the way and this worked a treat! Thank you so much!

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud21 күн бұрын

    Ah brilliant! So happy! Send money! If not, just subscribe and tell your friends to watch my other vids! 👊😉

  • @barsaf9989
    @barsaf998922 күн бұрын

    If I do go, I'll come back to this vid. Man that's a lot of French fries... I mean chips.. whatever you brits call them haha! Looks like you can just walk to the corner. Do you have to pay?

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud22 күн бұрын

    Super tasty! Don't have to pay. All viewing is free. 👊

  • @vicjones3992
    @vicjones399222 күн бұрын

    Public information film par excellence.....first there was tufty the squirrel, the Charlie the cat, now Rick the Spud......🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud22 күн бұрын

    That's ace mate! Can I put that on my CV? 😉👌

  • @waynerooney6023
    @waynerooney602322 күн бұрын

    If I ever manage to complete my bucket list item of going to the Nürburgring, I'll definitely refer back to this video

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud22 күн бұрын

    Definitely should do Wayne. Where you from?

  • @waynerooney6023
    @waynerooney602322 күн бұрын

    @@RickTheSpud Toronto, so it's a bit of a ways, but one day!

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud22 күн бұрын

    You must mate. If you're into cars then make it happen! 🤗

  • @bellastaffypearmapearman2666
    @bellastaffypearmapearman266622 күн бұрын

    Had one of these 2 months now. unbelievable car.love it. get it in aport mode lad😂❤❤

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud22 күн бұрын

    Ah brilliant! What's aport mode?

  • @bellastaffypearmapearman2666
    @bellastaffypearmapearman266624 күн бұрын

    what a car.❤if those euro numbers come up tonight then getting one of these.what a machine.

  • @Steve992.1
    @Steve992.112 күн бұрын

    well this year is your last chance to get a full ICE Turbo s , everything next year will be hybrid

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud11 күн бұрын

    😭 And heavier as well presumably?

  • @vicjones3992
    @vicjones399226 күн бұрын

    Interesting to see this tour from the other way round.....I did Pyrenees and Alps in 23.....

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud26 күн бұрын

    Ah OK, yeah the scenery that's in front is now in your rear view mirror! 👊😜

  • @bandile_sisonke
    @bandile_sisonke26 күн бұрын

    Shuuu got saved by traction control in the rain yesterday. Would’ve lost the car or my life.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud26 күн бұрын

    Ah well done. Good safety systems on the BMW in my opinion... 👊

  • @platae_cos
    @platae_cos26 күн бұрын

    Amazing video, short and directly to the point. Thanks

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud26 күн бұрын

    My pleasure. 😉👌 Make sure you've Subscribed and check out my other vids... 👊

  • @newblackdog7827
    @newblackdog782727 күн бұрын

    Glad it’s not true that it’s only Mockney wankers who buy Porsche’s 👍🏻🤣

  • @eamonlong
    @eamonlong27 күн бұрын

    My transit has started giving problems when starting, I had thought it was the starter motor but will try this first.

  • @RickTheSpud
    @RickTheSpud27 күн бұрын

    Definitely. Let me know what happens... 👊