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  On 12/12/2023 at 12:31, wuvvum said:

I'm disappointed that page 504 doesn't feature the 504...

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A little know fact is the current 504 is not the first one I have owned.

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  On 12/12/2023 at 18:28, chaseracer said:

Sounds familiar!

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Oh, that’s a good photo for the ccc column next month, whats the story?

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  On 12/12/2023 at 19:28, richardmorris said:

Oh, that’s a good photo for the ccc column next month, whats the story?

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On one of Phil Chidlow's curated 'challenges' in 2022, just weeks after Pete Sparrow had completed a 720cc conversion.  2500 miles around France was obviously the best* way to run in the new motor...

The weather was unseasonably warm for late May, and the Dyane was reluctant to start when hot.  In the pic, I had made the basic error of pausing at the top after a long run up the Gorges de l'Ardeche in 30deg temps! That bag of ice is trying to cool down various parts of the fuel system to stop the French 95-octane unleaded vaporising.

It worked... sort of!  Sticking to 98 Super made a difference.

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  On 12/12/2023 at 13:17, wuvvum said:

Well seeing as you offered...

I'm looking forward to page 512.

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please god no - try about 5-6 years earlier

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  On 12/12/2023 at 20:02, chaseracer said:

On one of Phil Chidlow's curated 'challenges' in 2022, just weeks after Pete Sparrow had completed a 720cc conversion.  2500 miles around France was obviously the best* way to run in the new motor...

The weather was unseasonably warm for late May, and the Dyane was reluctant to start when hot.  In the pic, I had made the basic error of pausing at the top after a long run up the Gorges de l'Ardeche in 30deg temps! That bag of ice is trying to cool down various parts of the fuel system to stop the French 95-octane unleaded vaporising.

It worked... sort of!  Sticking to 98 Super made a difference.

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First year in France in 1979 my dad filled up the brand new Dyane with the cheapest petrol which turned out to be 2*. It was not at all happy.

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  On 13/12/2023 at 17:37, hairnet said:

imagine the nerd that might turn up to that from here :D

 

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A nice venue to visit. I have been a few times, last time was last year with Richard Morris's Merecdes E320 Coupe.

It is too soon for me to plan which events I am attending next year.

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Yesterday while out in our V70 @hairnet asked if I had ever had a Volvo 850 and I couldn't remember if the other Volvos I had of that shape were V70s or 850s. The answer is I have had two 850, one a GLT 2.5 20v Auto and the other an S 2.5 10v manual.

Yes at one time we had his and hers Volvo estates, I had 170bhp and Mrs6C had 240bhp!

I did also have another V70 of this shape, a 2.5 10v Auto.

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Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

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  On 17/12/2023 at 17:15, Six-cylinder said:

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

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I was thinking about asking for one, so yes that would be a good thing. I am driving back from oxford in the morning and off to wales on Thursday, so this is the ideal window.

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  On 17/12/2023 at 17:59, Saabnut said:

IF I am at home, yes!

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Still stuck off shore?

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Yes, I'm up for that.  I can probably make it to the meet now too :D

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  On 17/12/2023 at 17:15, Six-cylinder said:

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

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at the risk of suddenly putting everyone off! I'd be well up for that as they say! :) 

 

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  On 17/12/2023 at 19:18, LightBulbFun said:

at the risk of suddenly putting everyone off! I'd be well up for that as they say! :) 

 

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Shall we make it a virtual meeting of choosing you a suitable car?

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  On 17/12/2023 at 19:32, JJ0063 said:

Shall we make it a virtual meeting of choosing you a suitable car?

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Fun* fact, @Six-cylinder once cruelly teased me with a really cheap TX he found/got made aware of, during one of the zoom calls of previous years :)

as you can tell I have not forgotten about it :mrgreen:

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If I’m free I’ll be up for the Zoom. Only have 2 days off over the festivities as I am on call from 26th Dec to 2nd Jan

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  On 19/12/2023 at 09:16, hairnet said:

So broken rover now?

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But not mind!

@Prince_of_darkness91 has borrowed the slightly broken 480 because the alternator is screaming on his Rover and not charging properly so the power steering is cutting out.

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  On 19/12/2023 at 09:14, Six-cylinder said:

Our drive looks so good this morning!

 

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a an earlier Rover 75 like this sort, especially in red,  is a car very much on the "to have a fling with/own" list someday

just because of the memories playing the Playstation 2 game, The Getaway growing up :) (and recently when I played through it again on an emulator)

 

and I also really like their "old timey" dash setup the warm glow at night looks really nice to me, something different from the solid colours you normally get

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  On 19/12/2023 at 13:31, Mrs6C said:

Mouldy Vol-vo...

 

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Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

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Zoom sounds alright, I might be around for that if I can escape Scotland.... 

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  On 19/12/2023 at 13:54, Six-cylinder said:

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

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WTF

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Should have bought a Bentley Incontinental! 

  On 19/12/2023 at 13:54, Six-cylinder said:

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

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