They_all_do_that_sir Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 The trick is to click and collect, if you let them choose your parts you're asking for trouble.Done that in the end!! Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Because I want them today and cheap.... Sent from my F3211 using TapatalkBuy cheap , buy twice Eddie Honda, alf892 and cobblers 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Buy cheap , buy twiceCheap because currently 45% off brake bits....mix of bosch and pagid stuff so should be OK! Totally agree if it was their own brand nonsense Mostly pleased now because I've no brake wear warning coming up on the dash..... Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Cheap because currently 45% off brake bits... 45% off what? 45% off a figure that was 82% higher to start with isn't saving anything. cobblers and twosmoke300 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 45% off what? 45% off a figure that was 82% higher to start with isn't saving anything.Alright chaps..... Sent from my F3211 using Tapatalk chodweaver and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Just changed the plugs on the Transit van - I bought a set when I first got the van but hadn't got around to doing them before. It wasn't the easiest plug change I'd ever done as the back half of the engine is buried under the scuttle and the rearmost plug, which has hardly any clearance above it, has a coil pack sat on top of it which is fun* to get out, but it wasn't as bad as doing the plugs on, say, a V12 Jag engine. Anyway, the plugs that came out weren't in too bad of a state, but three out of the four were only in finger tight, which is less than ideal. In fact one of them had soot marks halfway up it so I think some of the compression might have been getting out on that cylinder. The van had apparently been serviced shortly before I bought it - it may well have been, but it was obviously done by a cretin. The rearmost plug was in pretty tight, but that also looked older and more worn than the others so whoever did the service* might have decided that because it was a bit awkard to get to they couldn't be arsed to change it. The new plugs went in easily enough, the only slight hitch being when the rubber bit inside the plug socket decided to stay on #4 plug rather than coming out with the socket, but a bit of superglue soon sorted that. Initial impressions are that the van is running more smoothly, although I haven't taken it for a proper run yet. The experience has vindicated my decision to do my own fettling despite my mechanical ineptitude though - if a "professional" mechanic can forget something as basic as tightening the plugs then I'm better off doing it myself I reckon. chodweaver, somewhatfoolish, puddlethumper and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I have some form in resurrecting old donkeys found festering on drives, pig farms etc, spending money on them then selling on for a loss when I get bored.I also have been consistently rude about Sherpa Coupes for about 30 years, especially to a friend who owns one. You can guess the next bit.On Monday I'm going to see a bereavement sale 1978 MGB GT , garaged and un tested since 2006..... Squire_Dawson, chodweaver, RayMK and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Two MOTs today, one good, one not so good.The good one was the 2005 Ducato-based motorhome, which passed with advisories for the front tyres.The not so good? The ZX Avantage estate, which has been layed-up since the insurance ran out last September. With luck the rear shocks are siezed and not the bearings in the back axle... It's a shame, because I'd have liked to report on the window wiper that passed 2 MOTs on the same day - the passenger side wiper in the Ducato uaed to be the ZX's wiper, so it went back on the ZX for the MOT... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Shifted into drive in the Mazda earlier, nothing happened. Back to netural and then drive all fine. Start of OMGFRAGILEJAPANESEAUTO? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkfour Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I landed a new job 50 miles away and commuting in a car that does 14 mpg isn't financially viable. So last Sunday I traded in my 06 Expedition with 132,000 miles for this. 2017 model with just 32 miles. It's only the baby V6 model but it's still got 300hp and it's a stick. So far it's averaging 26 mpg. DVee8, NorfolkNWeigh, danthecapriman and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Made a start on prepping the '88 Sunny for FOTU. The recent paintwork looks great, but that just showed-up other things letting it down. Wheels rubbed-down and rusty bits treated with Jenolite, prior to hopefully priming and spraying them tomorrow, and bumpers and some of the black trim treated to Autoglym Bumper and Trim Gel. I know that linseed oil is the usual suggestion for this, but I thought I'd give the gel a go and it does seem to be doing the job nicely. Will do the rest of the black trim when it's had a wash. Interior just needs a good hoover and dusting/wiping down. Might even clean the engine bay (but being mindful of the rather aged plug leads which don't like dampness). It's a really tidy car and with a bit of effort over the next couple of weeks it could look pretty decent. wuvvum, oldcars, RobT and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 I landed a new job 50 miles away and commuting in a car that does 14 mpg isn't financially viable. So last Sunday I traded in my 06 Expedition with 132,000 miles for this. 20180630_140614.jpg 2017 model with just 32 miles. It's only the baby V6 model but it's still got 300hp and it's a stick. So far it's averaging 26 mpg.lmao plymouth pics stat crazy yank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalnotdole Posted June 30, 2018 Share Posted June 30, 2018 Sometimes the best bit about NOS Parts is the packaging.... Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, Sigmund Fraud, Eddie Honda and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I landed a new job 50 miles away and commuting in a car that does 14 mpg isn't financially viable. So last Sunday I traded in my 06 Expedition with 132,000 miles for this. 20180630_140614.jpg 2017 model with just 32 miles. It's only the baby V6 model but it's still got 300hp and it's a stick. So far it's averaging 26 mpg.We never got the bent six here, just the turbo 4-pot and the daft V8. Some friends and I hired rented a V6 convertible in California a couple of years back though - badermatic obvs, but it still got a move on and seemed reasonable on fuel for what it was. Sounded better than the 2.3 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I landed a new job 50 miles away and commuting in a car that does 14 mpg isn't financially viable. So last Sunday I traded in my 06 Expedition with 132,000 miles for this. 20180630_140614.jpg 2017 model with just 32 miles. It's only the baby V6 model but it's still got 300hp and it's a stick. So far it's averaging 26 mpg. Can you get the missing cylinders fitted as a warranty claim? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I may have stumbled upon a Trabant 1.1 for sale locally.I used to think of these as not being a proper Trabi,but as I'm getting older the idea of a plastic polo is more appealing.and it's beige. clayts450, cobblers, oldcars and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I may have stumbled upon a Trabant 1.1 for sale locally.I used to think of these as not being a proper Trabi,but as I'm getting older the idea of a plastic polo is more appealing.and it's beige.20VT swap?? Ghosty and cobblers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Today, the fuel gauge in the Princess is working again, but only up to half gauge (there's about 3/4 of a tank of fuel in), and only when it feels like it. Going to have to take the dashboard out to diagnose. Again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Today, the fuel gauge in the Princess is working again, but only up to half gauge (there's about 3/4 of a tank of fuel in), and only when it feels like it. Going to have to take the dashboard out to diagnose. Again.Or count the miles until the light comes on then brim, then only do those miles and refill again until its not such a horrible hot Weekend! You deserve to not have to have the dash out for a few mo this, barring anything that makes it undriveable or catch fire SiC and vulgalour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 The rear beam on the ZX is seized, not the dampers. Bum hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Whilst out and about in the x1/9 this morning ( oh, ok, I was collecting a case from Laithwaite’s), a biker pulled up alongside at the traffic lights and had a brief chat about the car. He was on an M reg Honda, but not sure what sort. Made up for the weekend warrior on a bike in Windsor who decided I didn’t mean to turn right round the roundabout despite my indicators and carried on flying down castle hill without stopping. It’s not easy locking four wheels on an x1/9 especially at 10mph. I could see in his eyes he knew he’d made a mistake. However this was nothing when compared to the car drivers in Windsor great park who insist on overtaking groups of bikes when there’s traffic heading towards them the other side of solid white lines. On the plus side the horns definitely work:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I landed a new job 50 miles away and commuting in a car that does 14 mpg isn't financially viable. So last Sunday I traded in my 06 Expedition with 132,000 miles for this.20180630_140614.jpg2017 model with just 32 miles. It's only the baby V6 model but it's still got 300hp and it's a stick. So far it's averaging 26 mpg.I can't do maths or know where my phone is to use the calculator, but that must equate to near as dammit 30 miles per proper gallon . Which is probably what a 1600 Capri used to do . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Or count the miles until the light comes on I don't have one of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Vulg, gallon can in the boot just incase then reset trip recorder when full run until you feel uncomfortable then refill.Range doesn't vary that much.Will still use the same amount to the gallon if you put £70 in or 7 lots of £10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Vulg, gallon can in the boot just incase then reset trip recorder when full run until you feel uncomfortable then refill.Range doesn't vary that much.Will still use the same amount to the gallon if you put £70 in or 7 lots of £10If you don’t have a trip meter I’ve used a small post it pad on the dash in 2cvs since my first one. Record the mileage at fill up and know that you’ve got at least 200miles in the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 20VT swap??I think that has already been done: Trabi body, Audi TT running gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 today we have been to Ormesby Hall with not one, but two mini's.... while there we saw these. we had got parked up with some other mini's belonging to a local club what was a nice shaded spot earlier in the day, wasn't quiet as shadey later and there was thee motorcylces there too i was not going to bring the black mini over, cos, well, i don't really trust it. i ended up bringing it across late on saturday whaen the heat of the day had passed. even so driving the black one it did get warm on the way out of Hutton-le-Hole. plus i think i'm goig to have to change the n/s/f brake back plate cos the adjusters are i think loose, and i'm not certain that the brakes are all that they should be. plus i think it making a wheel bearing type rumble too that wasn't there before. or it could be that i've not got that much faith in said car and am now on the look-out, or ear out for all and any "funny" noises. bloody thing.... RayMK, LightBulbFun, DeeJay and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spike60 Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 And you were spotted at Sainsburys Redcar this afternoon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 And you were spotted at Sainsburys Redcar this afternoon!well we are pretty distinctive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 Took the mighty Doloshite out for a spin today. Did a small video walk-around and a driving video as I've been meaning to do forever. Naturally the car broke down on camera for the full BL experience. Exiled_Tat_Gatherer, gm, Sigmund Fraud and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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