Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - a Workshop Day Today

[Six-cylinder]

11 hours ago, Mr Pastry said:

Going back 5 years or so I used to use West End Garage in Buckingham - a proper helpful old -school place who knew their stuff, and an interesting building which I think was formerly a brewery.  They still seem to be in business, although as with the others mentioned they have limited space and MOTs are the main business.  I was happy with what they did.  I won't give a recommendation as it is so long since I used them, but certainly worth a try.

 

That is about the same time since I used West End Garage. I found a rear strut top was breaking up on our BMW 735i and they did a good job.

That was the garage my Mini came from as the owner had passed. I believe the business is carrying on and the Mini was stored in another site that was being sold.

[tooSavvy]

Parkside Garage, Byker do all my MOTs.... They did the 4 corners of ToMM (struts/inserts bought by me) and did all the belts + wpump on AVAS in Aug.

Fitted the Tranny Cooler, I'm hooking up next Wed.

Do an excellent job 👍

🚙💨

[hairnet]

E3 ftw

[Six-cylinder]

 

11 hours ago, hairnet said:

E3 ftw

This E3?

 

[hairnet]

Hnnnng

Closest i got to bmws today

[hairnet]

im only watching him cos of the cars

find him a bit slow and ponderous when narrating

and as i type this hes on about column shift

'not a thing on cars of this period'

so notwithstanding traction 20 years before - bedford ca thames 400 ds zephyr cresta

ffs

 

[IronStar]

I love how seemingly everyone on here has a mechanic that became a mate over time, but will threaten them when they send photos of something daft or start sentence with don’t start shouting immediately but I bought X.  😄

[hairnet]

six cyl will and does buy some absolute toot tho

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

six cyl will and does buy some absolute toot tho

Hurtfull, just get a pair of rose tinted glass's like mine!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[hairnet]

9 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Hurtfull, just get a pair of rose tinted glass's like mine!

 

 

which would be older than i am

[Snake Charmer]

Marketing opportunity, maybe Bausch and Lomb can revolutionise the Community of Chod.

Hmmm...... Rose tinted Aviators

[tooSavvy]

11 hours ago, IronStar said:

I love how seemingly everyone on here has a mechanic that became a mate over time, but will threaten them when they send photos of something daft or start sentence with don’t start shouting immediately but I bought X.  😄

Interestingly, my local guy - when I asked him if he might connect my tranny cooler - was wary, quite reasonably.... he didn't know what was involved and wouldn't have wanted AVAS beached on his lift!!

He took it on, at the crack of dawn yesterday, and everything worked out = everything I told him needed doing/all the parts I supplied fitted perfectly.

1/2hr @£20 cash.

Garages who will take on a 'bodge/fixit' are handy to have....

#edit.. he also said [again] "It's clean, yeah!"

🚙💨

[hairnet]

ffs @Mrs6C withold priviledges immediately

[Six-cylinder]

A little while ago @Stinkwheel enquired about the Visa Cabriolet that had been saved twice by Autoshite and @IronStar asked for up to date photos.

I can confirm that Visa is safe and well and @Slowsilver helped me uncover it this afternoon and take these up to the minute photos. 

 

[Stinkwheel]

3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

A little while ago @Stinkwheel enquired about the Visa Cabriolet that had been saved twice by Autoshite and @IronStar asked for up to date photos.

I can confirm that Visa is safe and well and @Slowsilver helped me uncover it this afternoon and take these up to the minute photos. 

 

Brilliant, now I’m getting visa nostalgia again, poor choice of moment with the roffle just started 😳

[IronStar]

5 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

A little while ago @Stinkwheel enquired about the Visa Cabriolet that had been saved twice by Autoshite and @IronStar asked for up to date photos.

I can confirm that Visa is safe and well and @Slowsilver helped me uncover it this afternoon and take these up to the minute photos. 

 

Great, now I’m excited over a car that’s half way across Europe again! 😆

I’m really glad to see it safe and sound! ❤️❤️❤️

[wuvvum]

Is the boot lid still held on with parcel tape?

[Six-cylinder]

7 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Is the boot lid still held on with parcel tape?

Yes, that is why it has not been on the road.

[hairnet]

31 minutes ago, IronStar said:

Great, now I’m excited over a car that’s half way across Europe again! 😆

can deliver

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, hairnet said:

can deliver

Do you really think you are going to persuade Mrs6C to part with HER Visa!

[Six-cylinder]

@Slowsilver helped me put the Citroen DS into storage today now it runs nicely!

[IronStar]

22 minutes ago, hairnet said:

can deliver

Don't tempt me 😄

[Six-cylinder]

The BIG news of the day is I have driven my own Mini Mayfair for the first time!

Only a short run as we ran out of daylight. The good news is it has inspired me to push on with getting the interior back together so I have enlisted Colin to help me.

[hairnet]

what a heap

[Dyslexic Viking]

11 hours ago, hairnet said:

can deliver Visa with CF to Serbia 

That would make a good thread.

[ProgRocker]

A Mayfair - such decadence!

Re: the white DS. Was that the on for sale on eBay earlier this year for a reasonable price?

[HMC]

Love the mini just as it is. mid 90s first car vibes up and down the uk

[hairnet]

5 hours ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

That would make a good thread.

 17 hours ago, hairnet said:

can deliver Visa with CF to Serbia 

CF? would rather walk

[IronStar]

6 minutes ago, hairnet said:

 17 hours ago, hairnet said:

can deliver Visa with CF to Serbia 

CF? would rather walk

Pushing Visa to Serbia then? 😄

[Mrs6C]

39 minutes ago, IronStar said:

Pushing Visa to Serbia then? 😄

@Stinkwheel is selling a very nice LHD Visa ex- @hairnet and ex- @Six-cylinder that would be ideal for re-homing in Serbia...