Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 So you know how it is, someone suggests a clever idea and you try it out for yourself only to end up in a sticky predicament.I always used to be a last second bidder, and for most cars that interested me the price was already beyond my tightwad budget.Then someone kindly suggests bidding straight away and walking away, only to be pleasantly* suprised at a later date.Halfway through baby Kringle's bedtime story (Tell the time with Thomas - good book but the drawings are shit. Your buffers aren't right and why are your wheels fouling the water tanks ffs)I try it out and hit bid on an MOT-less 2.0hdi 90bhp W reg Citroen Xantia. Zis vun.Don't worry it'll sell for 600 I think.The bids rise to 320 and it stays and stays and stays, and ends.I break it to the Mrs just as I leave for work, pulling off the drive.Liek zis.Anyway, it's 30mins away so hardly exciting but ive never made a thread before so come join me.Finishing the night shift, straight into action. Tickman, Cleon-Fonte, Dick Longbridge and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Not used the breakdown bag for a while. Tickman, Aston Martin, Jim Bell and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Salisbury here we come. Parky, 11001010, Tickman and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Oh yeah and I found this on the train and thought it might be useful, cos injector is leaking init bruv. fatharris, pshome, Aston Martin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Might need one of these Well it was nice knowing you all. Fat_Pirate, ProgRocker, The Moog and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.welfare Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Is that a Penton part ex? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Yes sir, wish me luck. Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Time to kill, some sight seeing... I've seen better. Staring into the bowls of a slightly middle class Chernobyl. Don't touch that. Don't step in that. Don't even... Better* Lacquer Peel, Parky, Aston Martin and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiggy Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Warm welcome. Got no pics of cathedral cos it's just a long church init. Kiltox, Jim Bell and fatharris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 You should write to bodyform and suggest the use of their product in dealing with injector leakage. They might send you a couple of boxes as a “thank you but please go away you weirdo” type gesture. Interestingly Nico Rosberg used to use sanitary towels under his helmet to absorb sweat and prevent it going in his eyes, not such a stupid idea. In fact the makers could increase demand for their product by adopting this approach. (rock music plays, man looks up from welding kit to wipe sweat off his face, cuts to hot tired bricklayer on building site, and then to a surgeon looking stressed. Gruff tough voiceover kicks in) “We know what it’s like. Working hard all day, you sweat. And the sting as that sweat hits your eyes is tough. Whether welding a ship, laying that brick, or reattaching that pulmonary artery, the last thing you want is sweat in your eyes. New Bodyform man towels. For real men, who sweat” (More rock music, homo erotic high fiving, smiley bricklayer, welder walking off for a beer, sexy nurse looks longingly at surgeon) Pop that in a black box with a sports car on it, Bish bosh wallop. And that’s lunch.... And if that doesn’t get a large number of male workers walking around with an always ultra stuck on their bonce, I don’t know what will. Kringle, Tickman, AMC Rebel and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 OMG MARKET THEM IN FOOTBALL CLUB COLOURS!!!!!! What better way to pledge your allegiance to Southend United/Doncaster Rovers/Wrexham??? I am a nailed down stable genius, no doubt about that. Right, off to phone Bartle Bogle Hagerty.... Twiggy, AMC Rebel, somewhatfoolish and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 What about a picture of Ted Heath's house then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 I nearly bid on a not so clean but decent enough looking 405 GRI Automatic they had going a while back. It ended on like £200...my loss! I hope this Xantia is a decent one. Looks like it spent a decade off of the road by the way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 19, 2018 Author Share Posted July 19, 2018 Wow what a peach! I was expecting the worst but it's superb, engine is sound, regulates it's temperature perfectly and the air con is coooool. It has spent ten years in Spain rolling around with a retired giffer. I'll do a full write up later but here's a pez shot. Oops not that one, this one And some tidbits Grime... The Moog, holbeck, Fabergé Greggs and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Is that a sun blind in the back? Classybeans! If its holding its piss, youve a bargain winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabergé Greggs Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Well played! These are definitely in the “getting sexier” category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 W reg HDi Xantias are for winners! Then I sold mine like an idiot. Derp! fatharris and JohnK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 OMG MARKET THEM IN FOOTBALL CLUB COLOURS!!!!!! What better way to pledge your allegiance to Southend United/Doncaster Rovers/Wrexham??? I am a nailed down stable genius, no doubt about that. Right, off to phone Bartle Bogle Hagerty....Have seen them used in football to stem a nosebleed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Well done on increasing the W-reg Xantia HDi population on Autoshite. That’s a really fantastic price to boot! Kringle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 That’s very nice. I bet that’s so comfortable to roll around in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 OMG MARKET THEM IN FOOTBALL CLUB COLOURS!!!!!! What better way to pledge your allegiance to Southend United/Doncaster Rovers/Wrexham??? I am a nailed down stable genius, no doubt about that. Right, off to phone Bartle Bogle Hagerty....Come On The Reds !!!!!! Rusty_Rocket 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PiperCub Posted July 19, 2018 Share Posted July 19, 2018 Is that a Penton part ex? Penton do seem to have a wide selection of halfway decent looking px-ers at both Salisbury and Bournemouth branches. They seem pretty upfront with any faults too in the descriptions (detailing noises, dash lights on, damage etc). Been considering them as my next hack supplier if the Rover fails it's MoT next week too badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 21, 2018 Author Share Posted July 21, 2018 So today this happened Now I don't recall the bearings making any noise at all but I will get it up in the air and check. Not what I was hoping for but it's not a total abomination. The bearings are part of the whole hub and carparts4less have them for sale for..... £3.46! As per the brake pedal pivot, again all I recall is that the brakes are on or off and that there wasn't any play.Google doesn't show anyone else with this issue, and I haven't found a brake pedal for sale so again I will pull apart and take a look. Naturally I'll share this with you all because there isn't a great deal of enthusiasm to be found for these anywhere else, either at home or the workplace. For information purposes the MOT place was Protyre. Jim Bell and fatharris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted July 21, 2018 Share Posted July 21, 2018 Never seen a pedal pivot related fail before. Every days a school day! Be good to see how its investigated and resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kringle Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share Posted July 22, 2018 Here's a video for you all, it moves side by side but my 2010 Auris does exactly the same thing, wtf are they on about then? Newbie tester? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 I’m away till next Saturday but can check mine for reference then if you like. Same model and year exactly. I have a feeling it moves around a bit also. Kringle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigmund Fraud Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Compared to Fraud_Senior's Xantia, that does look like a fair bit of play. I presume the tester is worried that the pivot or its mounting is about to fail ; haven't heard of the former happening, but you do see broken welds and cracked bulkheads on occasion (VAG shite, in my experience). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Here's a video for you all, it moves side by side but my 2010 Auris does exactly the same thing, wtf are they on about then? Newbie tester? If that's a fail my Dolomite would be fucked... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Dunno about the rest but "novichod" wins the internet in my book. Sigmund Fraud, fatharris and rml2345 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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