Smoll Floatylight Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Vauxhall Astra Van, parked up on the Field of Dreams. My firstĀ words the front end looks a bit low. Then found out why front drivers side spring is just a little broken. richardmorris, The Moog, Fumbler and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 I'd not read too far into any warning lights in the 306 until it's had a decent run out with a fully charged, healthy battery. This whole range is renowned for throwing electronic hissy fits if the battery is weak. If it persists then yeah, getting it hooked up to the scanner will be the order of the day. When the battery was failing on my first Xantia I had faults logged for systems the car didn't even have! LightBulbFun, Craig the Princess, Floatylight and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Hnnng The Moog, Shite Ron and Floatylight 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 Shite Ron, Floatylight, mercedade and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 Its back thanks to Slowsilvers heeling hands! VID_20210502_161711.mp4 holbeck, Floatylight, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 2, 2021 Author Share Posted May 2, 2021 My 306 Cabriolet is going on holiday with another shiter. Floatylight, The Moog, loserone and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 A Grand Day out Gromit! Fab day out at the FOD, thanks to @chaseracerfor the lift there @hairnetfor McD's breakfast and @Six-cylinderĀ for his hospitality as always and for the transport home.. Also thanks to @Talbotand @dozeydustmanfor Shitely assist, shitely of PA gear now completed. richardmorris, Heidel_Kakao, Coprolalia and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 12 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: From Saturday Ā Ā Ā did callow yoof steal anything and was there any juicy gossip and yes im catching up cos i dont live 20 mins from FOD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 2, 2021 Share Posted May 2, 2021 that peugeot pic is not a photoshop as i saw it PLAC as i collected the hairdressers car from floatys road least it made it big thanks to taxi/service biatch @chaseracer for the mug (cheeky twa) and the floatys mk1 and 2 for LOLZ thanks to chris for hospitaltality but epic fail to heidel for stopping me having any lunch due to insania props to @AnthonyG for not turing up in a BL product (nice to see it - make sure we see more of it ) the slivers for being the silvers my rusty hairdressers car does genuwyne 120 (found private test track on the way home) scarier than the bike............ disapoint no cake (must sort that the next time) thanks all chaseracer, Floatylight, Heidel_Kakao and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Ā Floatylight and Heidel_Kakao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 It is not often you look down the bonnet of your XJ6 and a Maxi comes by. Floatylight, Shite Ron, Heidel_Kakao and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 Thanks @AndyrewĀ the Carlton now smells like a well disinfected public toilet in spite of your claims of a new car smell! OK, ok it is now safe to sit inside I will give you that. timolloyd, LightBulbFun, Shite Ron and 8 others 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 While clearing up at the FoD last night we found this thermo mug crying, saying it had lost its daddy!Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 It's not mine, so it must belong to m'esteemed colleagueĀ @Floatylight...!Ā š Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 15 minutes ago, chaseracer said: It's not mine, so it must belong to m'esteemed colleagueĀ @Floatylight...!Ā š Correct! chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 excuse for another trip lol Ā Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: It is not often you look down the bonnet of your XJ6 and a Maxi comes by. why do i hate allegros so much but i like maxis? Ā tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 4 hours ago, hairnet said: why do i hate allegros so much but i like maxis? Ā Maxis are like very large minis. Allegros look like mr blobby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slowsilver Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 My favourite description of a Maxi is "Big Gormless Mini". Ā chaseracer, adw1977, Noel Tidybeard and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 30 minutes ago, Slowsilver said: My favourite description of a Maxi is "Big Gormless Mini". Ā Itās the similar grill design to the clubman I think. In isolation ( from other cars to compare size) it could be a long wheelbase hatchback mini. Did issigonis have a hand in the design? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 It was his last design. Ā They managed to change the locks to the Amalgamated Drawing Office soon afterwards...Ā š LightBulbFun, Skizzer, richardmorris and 4 others 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Our Mercedes 200TE heater is stuck on max, it did it before and I replaced the duo value and then the control unit that has the temp control dials and it was still on max. I sent it to a Mercedes specialist who after a huge amount of time had a rare customer W124 and swapped the control unit and it worked fine. This proved the second hand unit I bought was duff and they bought a second-hand control unit and it all worked fine for 2 years. I decided to buy another second-hand control unit and fit that in the hope it would solve the problem.Ā At the FoD we tried to get the plug out of the replacement unit with its cut off wires, but we were defeated as we couldn't release the tabs that were hidden.Ā Today I have got the plug out even if I have damaged the casing a bit. Next is round two to get the plug out of the one in the car. @Slowsilver richardmorris, RobT, Heidel_Kakao and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 it summer you live in south be reet loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 On 5/3/2021 at 6:04 PM, richardmorris said: Itās the similar grill design to the clubman I think. In isolation ( from other cars to compare size) it could be a long wheelbase hatchback mini. Did issigonis have a hand in the design? Issigonis designed Mini and Maxi, but Roy Haynes came across from Ford to restyle the Maxi's snout and the Mini Clubman, which is why their grilles look quite a lot like MK2 Cortinas... chaseracer and richardmorris 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Did Roy Haynes only possess a ruler and a protractor? richardmorris and Heidel_Kakao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, chaseracer said: Did Roy Haynes only possess a ruler and a protractor? Could be worse. Whoever admitted to the allegro had a jelly mould. chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 16 minutes ago, richardmorris said: Could be worse. Whoever admitted to the allegro had a jelly mould. Harris Mann, wasn't it? Except the original design had a flat bonnet, and rather predictably, TR7-esque scallops. So whoever is really responsible for the Allegro is a production engineer who couldn't grasp the idea of a canted-back E-Series. richardmorris and Heidel_Kakao 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Or a bean counter who wouldn't fund a shorter heater unit. Talbot and RichardK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 yo chris whats with the sj? forgot to ask Heidel_Kakao 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidel_Kakao Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 1 hour ago, hairnet said: yo chris whats with the sj? forgot to ask The Samurai you mean? It's @Andyrew's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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