Barry Cade

More for the missus. She's gone from working in a care home, to doing care at home. Most of her home visits are 5-10 mins away with 45 mins or so in between, which doesn't do a Diesel much good. Cold start, drive a mile.. cold start drive a mile 5 times a day. DPF's dont like this.

Not you that's got the C5 and 2 C6's just along the road is it? The CX would complete the madness!

Been browsing for a new daily for a few weeks now. Our lives have changed a bit since I bought the Focus, so have been looking for a smol petrol car, about five grand ish. OR a sub 1k smoll petrol car that will hit the ground running.. i.e a bit of MOT and ready to rely on. HAH. Got finance in place, but need to liquidate the Focus. Can't be arsed with selling it so tried WBAC etc. Came back at 3k+ which would sort me out no probs. Filled in the form again, being brutally honest, stonechips, few marks, oil change light on, couple of wheels need looking at..... £1500 minus fees etc. For that I'll keep it and spend 2 or 3 hunner on it and make it minty again. Its a good motor, does 55MPG, hasn't put a foot wrong in 3 years and is very handy. I'm just a bit wobbly about Diesel going forward. My spec is very rare, but the few I've seen on Autotrader are 6k+ Went to see a Smol Fiat today, marked up at a dealers at £5995! older than the Focus, but half the miles. Stuffed in the corner of a dodgy yard, a bit green,flat tyre,obviously painted front bumper, and worst of all, a smashed rear window. Also £4995 in the ad. Over to Marketplace and Gumtree.. nothing.. NOTHING that was ready to put to use straight away for under a grand, even if I'd travel a bit. No CAT, No MOT. Just needs... No time or I'll MOT it and sell it for 2k.. been off the road.. barn find.. was my late dads project car.. Scrap valu is 600..... No offers... I'm seriously looking at e-bikes.

Best bridge in the world! My Ex transist and my ex Strom..

Checking your aircon to upsell.. moving seats fastening seat belts and using light switch all part of the MOT 😄, having lights on along with every other electrical device can sometimes sneak a car through its emissions though! I can't believe how much Kwik Fit branches vary, depending on the manager...

I've never known KF to charge for a retest, and I worked for them! Edit.. just checked and its a thing, never knew that!

This fella deserves something, not sure what but he should be rewarded. Noticed a wheelbarrow in the garden, probably for his bollocks.

Happy to come and point at stuff for a bit if you get stuck, don't give up!

@rainagain Can you feel the notchyness with the front jacked up and moving the steering lock to lock from the wheel? Wheel balance wouldn't make the steering notchy,or make the wheel shake over bumps, subframe would have to be hanging off to give these symptoms, as probably would the wishbones. Rule out in order of seriousness/ amount of work twisted tyre Coil spring broken- check top and bottom of both springs carefully. Top mounts.. remove the track rod end from the hub and move wheel lock to lock, should be smooth,quiet and notch free Inner and outer CV joints and shaft bearing on long shaft

My SLK did this with the BCM, caused by the fan inside the fusebox seizing, which shorted the BCM and I lost roof, windows,locks and alarm. What did the ECU repair company say and what did the circuit that blew control? Unplug Everything the ECU controls and see how it affects the throttle. Then plug things in 1 by 1. If there is more than 1 plug into the ECU, start here..

I think you press button 1 and 3, and you can have it off with ignition or not..? Now you've removed the fuse you'll need the code to put it on again?

You weren't reading the daily mail on the toilet were you? This can raise your blood pressure to dangerous levels..

Just been reading that fatigue and fainting are the newest covid symptoms now.. I was certainly weak but never actually flaked out. I suppose they ruled this out first?

I always put a Xantia diesel battery in my X1/9's. Fitted perfectly and gave the starter a bit more oomph, especially after sorting the earths and the brown wire mod..

Got Covid for the first time this past week.. fuck me, it was not nice.. proper floored me and I dont get ill.. still worked through it but trying to lift a 20 kg towbar with one hand and put a bolt in with the other, lying on my back in the pissing rain whilst coughing and with a thumping headache made me question my sanity.. Today is the first day in about 10 I'm not misfiring and the EML isn't glowing. Thank fuck!

Seat Marbella/ Fiat Panda. Seat had a sloping front end, and never got the FIRE engine or the Omega rear end.

Being on twatter earlier, got me thinking of a fred for the dark nights. Spot the difference. List all the differences between 2 cars that share a body shell but have a different name, like a Mitsubishi Lancer/ Proton. Mazda 323/Sao Penza. I'll kick off with my favourite. Mk1 Cavalier/ Opel Ascona B. Cavalier sportshatch/ Opel Manta. Scrapyard memories, old photies, all welcome. I broke my nose taking an Ascona steering wheel off in the scrappies to fit to my Mk1 Cavalier 2dr which I was making into an Ascona 400... the rear bumper was different on them.

I proper luv my 1050 Tiger, my first triple and first trumpet. 3 months and 2000 miles in, I'm out on it more than any other bike I've had in the past 10 years. Got a few sharp intakes of breath from other bikers about my back tyre... it shows I've been enjoying myself!

If theres no difference, it's not the wheelz..

Just swop the wheels front to back. Give the fronts a good pull and wiggle at 12/6 o clock, then 9/3.. I'm not convinced its wheel related...

Any news, I've been on the edge of my seat for days!

I've done that many a time.. but the stupidly heavy record vice that I inherited from my dad has survived for more than 60 years. All modern vices are ....

You were right!

Thank you, that made me laff! Not totally convinced about the name yet... I am older tonight, it was my birthday yesterday, so I'm older today.. that sounds daft! I had a letter about my pension today too.. I'm only 48 FFS!

Just become a grandad again 🙂 grand daughter no2, born this afternoon a wee bit early. 5lb8. Ella Rose. Got another 2 on the way!