Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Tadhg Tiogar]

 

[anonymous user]

22 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Pictures please!

The gates were shut so had to shove my phone between the bars, there is ar least one more float in there.

[320touring]

That looks like a cyberman

[richardmorris]

I’d just love the owner to have called the police- ok sir what are you doing?  I’m taking photos of dead milk floats for fans on  a car forum. 

[Six-cylinder]

I hate winter, even lots of our cars have left us, where can they be hiding?

The VP could not run away because the starter is broken.

 

Here they are playing ghosts under sheets!

Small problem I thought I counted 25 cover + the MX5 which was still wet when I took it up there this morning, now at home I can only think of 25 cars in total I remember being up there! Who has slipped in a car into our storage!

[danthecapriman]

I wish I had somewhere like that to store mine! Even my Transit would fit.

[richardmorris]

27 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

I hate winter, even lots of our cars have left us, where can they be hiding?

The VP could not run away because the starter is broken.

 

Here they are playing ghosts under sheets!

Small problem I thought I counted 25 cover + the MX5 which was still wet when I took it up there this morning, now at home I can only think of 25 cars in total I remember being up there! Who has slipped in a car into our storage!

It’s probably age. 

[Zelandeth]

Not guilty...

[LightBulbFun]

5 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Not guilty...

good time to sneak the lada in there while he is all confused tho!

[Six-cylinder]

4 hours ago, anonymous user said:

The gates were shut so had to shove my phone between the bars, there is ar least one more float in there.

This one is even taxed to Sep 2020

[anonymous user]

Not as dead as I thought then, I will have to call in when they are open sometime. (And see if they will sell me a cab)

[Six-cylinder]

One advantage of having a drive clear out was I found an old 7 series BMW lurking in the back corner so I used it today to run my errands!

Mrs6C reported a revering light out and n-s tail light was out although the on board system said R/fog light! I have replaced the bulbs now and they seem to all work.

[richardmorris]

I'm not a bmw fan in general, but do like the look of those - understated and not flashy.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I'm not a bmw fan in general, but do like the look of those - understated and not flashy.

BMW allegedly spent something like £700 million developing the E32 over the course of about seven years. An extraordinary sum for 1987.

[bezzabsa]

is the Sebring Mercedes based? if so which model Merc???

[chaseracer]

No; Chrysler JA/JX platform, later flogged to those crazy Russians - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GAZ_Volga_Siber

Are you thinking of the Crossfire?  That was a stars'n'stripes SLK.

[Six-cylinder]

Getting excited, only two sleeps to go before collecting the Sebring! 

[hairnet]

loon

[Six-cylinder]

As widely covered in the collection thread we now have the Sebring at home and I have been looking at it all day but just have not had time to lower the hood etc.

What I have learnt about the Sebring from driving it 350 miles.

Only fan speeds 3 and 4 work, no heat on ram even on the motorway

Heated rear window does not work

Rattle from suspension

Rattle from rear trim or hood

Hood inner lining coming away at bottom of rear screen

Worst bit is it would not hot restart at Sandbach services for some time. The seller said he had a problem and thinks it is the immobiliser so has ordered and is sending on a module and key. I am not so sure because the cars turned over but did not start. I think Richarmorris is more likely to be right with a coil pack problem.

The dashboard is blue

It has heated seats that pleases Mrs6C greatly

 

[xtriple]

I really like that Sebring, I did look at one before buying the Merc but it was to far away so couldn't be arsed. Wish I had now as yours look great.

[richardmorris]

Fuel economy down from Scottishland?

[hairnet]

27-30 ish?

roffle sorry i mean ROFL

@Mrs6C hit him with rolling pin niaow!!!!!!!

[Mrs6C]

He hasn't worked out the fuel consumption yet but 27-30 wouldn't surprise me. I seem to remember getting mid-30s from the 2.5L V6 Sebring convertibles I used to drive in the USA, so with this being a tad larger at 2.7L and @Six-cylinder having a bit of a lead foot, your estimate sounds about right...

[Mrs6C]

15 minutes ago, hairnet said:

niaow!!!!!!!

My cat Jessica used to reply with 'Niaow!!!!!!' when asked when she would like her tea. I guess French cats would have to reply with 'Maintenant!!!!'

[Six-cylinder]

Bother, the Sebring will not start this morning.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

6 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Bother, the Sebring will not start this morning.

Your first FTP with it. Better now than later.

[Six-cylinder]

2 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Your first FTP with it. Better now than later.

2nd

First was getting petrol at Sandbach services where it took 15 mins to restart.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

2nd

First was getting petrol at Sandbach services where it took 15 mins to restart.

Already? Will this become a habit?

[richardmorris]

What’s it doing? Not turning over, turning with no firing or turning with the occasional splutter?

[Six-cylinder]

It is turning over and attempting to start but not catching.

On advice of the seller I have just locked it with the key and unlocked it it has now started up straight away.

I am going to the field this afternoon to work on the green Range Rover so I will take it and if fails to start there, then it can be left up there.