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  1. They don't though as the average lifespan is still 15 years. Whether it gets scrapped for rust or a dead module, it's still gubbed.
  2. I think the Jazz is a bit too rotty and prone to low mileage high intensity clutch usage to be considered a cockroach.. The first gen i10 is a good shout though - I was genuinely surprised at how good they were. I think the vast majority of stuff nowadays is too complex to be reliable for 20+ years - realistically, modules fail, things cost too much to repair etc. For someone like me (bottom of the depreciation curve feeder, gets nose bleeds over £500) I think it is rapidly turning into a case of "What is about with the fewest non critical issues?" Things I'd consider CRITICAL issues are: ABS faults Airbag faults Dual mass flywheels Clutch issues/slave cylinders inside bellhousing leaking Air suspension failures Overly complicated suspension (Passats, I'm looking at you) I'd say we are at a point where even small superminis have a significant number of the above systems (with the inherent risk of failure as they age) I'm away to see if I can think of anything post 2010 I'd buy for a relatively hassle free ownership situation...
  3. How many of the following features or characteristics have been present on at least one of your vehicle ownership history? Spring loaded key Yes -Abarth Remote central locking Yes -XJR Keyless entry NO Push button start NO Pull start Yes -Oxford Handle cranking start Yes - Oxford/GSA Automatic gearbox Yes XJR CVT gearbox NO Overdrive (that isn't a selectable gear) Yes -Elgrand Odd number of cylinders NO Turbocharger Yes -Octavia Twin turbo NO Supercharger Yes -XJR V6 Yes - Elgrand V8 Yes - LS400 Boxer engine Yes - GSA Air cooled engine Yes- GSA Electric NO RWD Yes - 320i Touring Part time 4WD NO Full time 4WD Yes - ML Locking differentials Yes -ML Hydrolastic suspension NO Hydro-pneumatic suspension Yes - GSA/CX Adjustable ride height Yes GSA/CX Longitudinal mounted FWD Yes - Audi cab Mid Engined NO Rear Engined NO ICE which doesn't drive the wheels by design NO Front wheel handbrake Yes - GSA/CX Electric handbrake NO Left hand drive Yes - GSA Cruise control Yes - Clio 182 Radar cruise NO Heated seats Yes - MK1 Golf Cab Heated rear seats NO Air conditioning Yes - Abarth Two seats Yes - Oxford has 2 bench seats (technicalities!!) More than five seats Yes - Elgrand 8 seats Fabric roof Yes - Audi Cab Sunroof Yes - 335i Carburettor Yes - Oxford/GSA DMF Yes - Octavia DPF NO Android auto NO Bluetooth Yes - Abarth Speech Synthesis / talking dashboard NO Ribbon / drum speedo Yes - GSA/CX No speedo Odd number of doors Yes - Abarth (3dr) Oxford (5dr) Gullwing doors NO Pillarless windows Yes - E36 318iS coupe Plastic windows NO No windows NO Opening front windscreen NO Opening rear windscreen NO One or more heated SIDE windows NO Heated mirrors Yes - s124 Heated washer jets Yes - Saab 9-5 No radio of any sort Yes - Oxford No belts in fitted rear seats Yes -Oxford Built from a kit NO Plastic bodypanels Yes - Clio 182 front wings Plastic / GRP bodypanels NO Electric pop-up lights NO Manual pop-up lights NO Sliding PASSENGER door NO Fresh air face ventilation with the heating on Yes - 320i Wood rimmed steering wheel Yes - XJR Imported from abroad Yes - GSA Made by a manufacturer which no longer exists Yes - Oxford/Saab 9-3 Made before you were born Yes - Oxford/GDA Owned more cars than you have lived years Yes Car bought from an Autoshiter Yes - LS400 Car owned previously(or subsequently) by three or more Autoshiters Yes- Audi Cab Bought sight unseen Yes - Octavia Bought without even a photograph Yes - £100 735i from Inverness Collection included flight Yes - Clio 172 with fucked Gearbox from Dudley Collection included more than two trains - Yes Citroen CX from Brighton (Inc train to get a flight back up the road after it failed to proceed Collection included a drive home to a pre-booked MOT of more than 100 miles. NO Won in a ROFFLE Yes - Cavalier won with a ticket donated by @loserone Brought home on an A Frame / used to A frame another vehicle on its first journey NO Didn't make it home on it's first collection attempt Yes - CX Sold within a week of purchase Yes - Pug 308 can roffled from Cannock auction Ex-taxi Yes - Octavia Car had previously been off the road for five or more years Yes CX - last MOT'd 2011 before being MOT'd for collection Owned the exact same car (not just the same model) previously NO Owned in part, as part of a convoluted shared ownership scheme Yes - Express Required solicitors letters / police assistance / detective work / confrontation / breaking and entering to collect after purchase NO Was displaying the wrong identity at purchase NO Given for free Yes - Saab 9-5 I make that 57?
  4. Good to see! The box section with 2 holes in it on the left of this picture tends to go, so don't be surprised if the toffee hammer makes it's mark..
  5. @SiC Having some trouble with finding content I have started.. When I go into the "content I have started" link I get stuff from last year as per picture Also the search function doesn't return any current (sub 1 month old) posts from me - almost like there is no information returned?
  6. Before getting Baws deep check the sills and the "outriggers" in the floor pan. They like a right good rust.
  7. Not for me , the joy* of working! Instead, a trek to Sunny Lochgoilhead for a walk and a spot of lunch. 130 miles covered, all good! 17/10 would hoor down single track roads again
  8. Fuck man, don't make me have to keep up with you...
  9. The only option was a 50/50mix of TFR and water, plus a floor scrubbing brush. Progress was swift and vengeful. It was done a panel at a time. Skoosh on, Sit for 30 secs Attack with scrubbing brush Decimate the ecosystem Rinse off with water to avoid the TFR stripping the paint. The results were spectacular! After a pass over with a wash mitt it is almost passable. It'd benefit from a polish and a wax - just to seal the paint and stop any recolonization of the panels. Lastly, on the way home it was topped off with finest derv. Bearing in mind this is a 55L tank, I'd say it was needing some fuel. Then it was off for a jaunt up to Kinross for a stoat with some shiters
  10. this is what came out the carpets and seats.. Anyways, we moved on to the Exterior. As @Dave_Q mentioned above, these were a run out "Taxi Special". Any colour you want as long as it was metallic black Windy windows in the back No AC No trip computer. So it should be black? Only in the shutlines! The car itself is painted, not wrapped. It appears to be something that is almost like a lime wash😂 Handily, this lends itself to propagation of numerous lifeforms as photographed below.
  11. Fast forward bro Saturday and I was over at the Clio doing some welding. @jaypee was also in attendance and keen* to get stuck into this tub! Many thanks to him for all his graft! Much hoover and @sdkrc's wet vac were deployed to great success. The rear seats are incredibly easy to remove for cleaning, and the fronts are a couple of nuts and a couple of grub screws each. Before anyone asks, no the 323f is not mine nor is it for sale! Over lunch we had a "Skoda Inception" by sitting in an Octavia, looking at an Octavia. Both had done time as private hire vehicles, and despite 7 years (and two iterations) between them, the mileage difference is only 50k. Suffice to say @jaypee 's MK3 Octavia has had a much easier life doing airport transfer runs! The interior is now so much nicer it is hard to believe it is the same car! This was independently* verified by @sdkrc on a jaunt in it on Sunday.
  12. Cheers, I find it therapeutic cleaning them - the day job doesn't let me see progress often, so physically cleaning stuff is satisfying as see the results straight away!
  13. With that done it was time for deployment. I went out to the car on Wednesday morning and realised 2 things: 1. The heated rear windscreen switch on MK1 Octavia's has no warning light and will remain pressed in. 2. The cig lighter socket is a permanent live - so the Bluetooth to FM doodad I had plugged in had drained the battery overnight. I swapped the battery for a charged one - the one from the car was from 2016 and still had one of the vent holes blocked from shipping.. It went onto charge and seems to have come round alright. It'll get refitted in good time. then it was off up the rank JOAKS! I was assisting @Lacquer Peel dae an flitting. The boot on these hatchbacks are pretty spacious.
  14. Right, where was I? Oh yes... After a scent* filled sojourn to Clio Stu's and back, I had to do some emergency work to make the car suitable for initial deployment.. Firstly, assemble the "first pass" troops Initial assessment indicated it was not so much a thorny problem as a hairy one. Deployment of a dustpan and brush brought significant improvement The spare wheel needed some shovelling too Again, dustpan and brush to the rescue. Then it was time for a first pass over the surfaces Mild profit The back came up well too
  15. You'll never guess what happens next! *Clickbait warning - about to go into a meeting*
  16. As alluded to above, @loserone took some antihistamines and trooped north, arriving at mine in good time. I then took over for the last hour to Clio Stu's It was all I had hoped* All things considered, it drives fucking lovely! Bit of a shudder from the brakes and the shocks are not in their first flush of youth..but it boosts!
  17. It is a tale as old as time. Boy convinces mate that a Clio 182 is a fine plan. Mate buys Clio 182. Inevitably, mechanical maladies abound. Clio 182 returns to its natural habitat. Clio Stu works his magic. Clio 182 is ready for collection. At this point, @loserone decides to repay the misery I foist upon him Clio 182 wise by letting me know of the existence of this fine specimen... It's a 2009! MK1 Octavia 100 pd.. Low mileage Never raced or rallied, but extensively mini-cabbed (and doggo cabbed) Nevertheless, it forged northwards in fine fashion
  18. This has been quite the nightmare for @Mk2 Craig. I'd supplied a new waterpump - the impeller half that bolts onto the housing on the block. Aluminium housing, steel bolt. A love story as old as time... In the end, the decision was taken to pull the whole waterpump assembly off and then sort it. Broken bolt removed and hole re- tapped and it was ready to go back on.. Or not.. Grim. This level of corrosion would have meant the pipes wouldn't seat properly and would be likely still to leak. Luckily, your man can drive a wire brush! It was assembled and refitted. Next up was the thermostat. Ah, we've been here before.. it was all cleaned and ready to be refitted. A question for the assembled company - "Who would sell a thermostat without a gasket?" Answer - Berkshire Jag Spares. Handily @Mk2 Craig is into his arts n crafts too! With everything refitted, the new drive belt was applied and supercharger belt refitted too. All in all, a top job - I'm glad I didn't tackle it myself. There is about 9hrs of labour in this, and that was with access to a ramp. Whilst it was up in the air, I'd asked for the steering to be looked at - it felt a bit vague.. Good news is it has had a rack! Bad news was they had used this bolt to 'secure' the knuckle to the rack Consequently, the knuckle/rake interface was as tight as putting your dick out the window and fucking the night... A new bolt was fitted, and with actual contact betwixt rack and column, direction changes are reported to be much more controlled. Many thanks to @Mk2 Craig for all the graft and exceptionally reasonable price - can't wait to get it back!
  19. That looks ace Joe! Enjoy! Don't use toffee hammers on it though, those MK1 Shalmbraxy like a good eld rot.
  20. Sorry to hear this, let me know if there is anything I can do to assist.
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