Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - The BIG news of the day is I have driven my own Mini Mayfair for the first time!

[Six-cylinder]

10 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

I've always liked the look of Vitesses and the six pot sounds lovely as standard. However, your 504 floppytop is light years ahead in terms of everything  - not only is it stunning, I can't get my head around the fact it's only a couple of years newer! The 504 still looks relatively modern today compared to the Triumph. 

The Herald/Vitesse introduced in 1959 was at the end of its life while the Peugeot 504 Cabriolet was only introduced from the early 1970s until 1982.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

The Herald/Vitesse introduced in 1959 was at the end of its life while the Peugeot 504 Cabriolet was only introduced from the early 1970s until 1982.

Putting it another way though, considering the Herald is a 60ish year old design and the 504 is a 50ish year old design, the Peugeot still looks light years ahead. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

12 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

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1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

....From that picture the CL500 is sold along with that CX...

The CX's numberplate looks slightly familiar. Was that a 2.5 ie Pallas? I have a sort of feeling I know who owns it now....

[beko1987]

Phoenix had to stay in all day today as I went out, although not to the office 

But I got to drive the lancia trevi

Which bar some less than fab brakes (although they improved as we went) was brilliant! Goes along the road really nicely, although it's a bit stumbly under load but that should be easily solved with a service and fuel that didn't come out the back of the c15 van... 

Equally after it's header tank replacement it came up to temp fine, the heaters were warm and all seemed well. Coolant went very dark so could do with a flush once it's all a bit more trustworthy but that's no biggie. 

Also drove one of the Citroën gs's which was also amazingly brilliant but IDK, the trevi made me smile more

(helped Chris move some cars and check the antifreeze in some others etc) 

Have a pic of an empty hole

[richardmorris]

8 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Phoenix had to stay in all day today as I went out, although not to the office 

But I got to drive the lancia trevi

Which bar some less than fab brakes (although they improved as we went) was brilliant! Goes along the road really nicely, although it's a bit stumbly under load but that should be easily solved with a service and fuel that didn't come out the back of the c15 van... 

Equally after it's header tank replacement it came up to temp fine, the heaters were warm and all seemed well. Coolant went very dark so could do with a flush once it's all a bit more trustworthy but that's no biggie. 

Also drove one of the Citroën gs's which was also amazingly brilliant but IDK, the trevi made me smile more

(helped Chris move some cars and check the antifreeze in some others etc) 

Have a pic of an empty hole

That is one of automotive ‘s best dashboards.

[beko1987]

16 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

That is one of automotive ‘s best dashboards.

It's certainly different! I was proud of myself finding the heater and fan controls whilst on the move! 

I guess after a few miles it all falls nicely to hand. Stalks are in a very friendly position though, just a light flick of a finger

[Zelandeth]

It really is a nice thing to drive isn't it? 

While looking bonkers I was really impressed with the ergonomics of that dash too...it looks mad but just...works! 

You need to observe it from the driver's seat though before it really makes any sense.

The cooling system is basically going to need flush after flush after flush and hopefully will eventually come clean.

This is what was running out of it last year after I'd had the hosepipe running through it for about ten minutes.

Yes, I did catch the antifreeze, well most of it, that came out and the first couple of systems worth of water to come out.  This is just water and...either muddy rust or rusty mud.  Between those two I'm not sure!

I kept thinking I'd got most of it out, but every time you stopped flushing for a few minutes then turned the water back on it started out just as bad again.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

.....The cooling system is basically going to need flush after flush after flush and hopefully will eventually come clean....

Dishwasher tablets?

[Six-cylinder]

That was a busy day, 24 cars checked for antifreeze!

We then moved some cars in storage so we could fit in the GS, Trevi and 306 Cab in we brought back from the FoD.

When your car puts out a lot of condensation how can you be sure its not HGF, when it is air cooled!

I have heard some excuses that I need to go home, but the parrot needs me is a new one. So Zoe took them.

A huge thanks to Beko and his stepfather Keith.

 

[anonymous user]

22 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Driving with the fuel light on, always comes in to my “Dirty Harry” quote. Do you feel lucky punk?

I have a mate who rarely drives with it off. Never puts more than £20 in to save money (not sure how that works)

[richardmorris]

15 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

I have a mate who rarely drives with it off. Never puts more than £20 in to save money (not sure how that works)

The stress would give me hypertension.

[richardmorris]

52 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

That was a busy day, 24 cars checked for antifreeze!

We then moved some cars in storage so we could fit in the GS, Trevi and 306 Cab in we brought back from the FoD.

When your car puts out a lot of condensation how can you be sure its not HGF, when it is air cooled!

I have heard some excuses that I need to go home, but the parrot needs me is a new one. So Zoe took them.

A huge thanks to Beko and his stepfather Keith.

 

Sounds more fun than my day.

[Crackers]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

But I got to drive the lancia trevi

Which bar some less than fab brakes (although they improved as we went) was brilliant!

I had the same experience with the brakes on my extensive* test drive after doing the header tank.

They were, well, they weren't. 

[chaseracer]

Do I espy a Bertone 308...?

😎

[Mrs6C]

13 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Do I espy a Bertone 308...?

😎

Yep!

[beko1987]

29 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Do I espy a Bertone 308...?

😎

Was sporting a slight trouser tent as I slid into it to look for the engine cover release which turned out was nowhere near where I was looking anyway 😂

[beko1987]

35 minutes ago, Crackers said:

I had the same experience with the brakes on my extensive* test drive after doing the header tank.

They were, well, they weren't. 

A van swung out in front of me and it did stop... Took a pretty big shove though 😂 Driving back in the Xsara I nearly put my face into the steering wheel pulling off mums drive

[beko1987]

Autoshite calendar shot 2043 when it's worth about £400 and not £11k 👍

[richardmorris]

51 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Do I espy a Bertone 308...?

😎

My favourite Ferrari. A few years ago at Brooklands I was on the x1/9 club pitch enjoying lunch and reading the paper when a smartly dressed older woman came up to talk. She’d had her x1/9 from new, I said that mine was a family from new car too etc. She said that she hadn’t been able to bring it to the event as her husband had wanted to bring his car ( to which she then pointed ). A very nice blue 308GTB behind us.

[richardmorris]

13 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Autoshite calendar shot 2043 when it's worth about £400 and not £11k 👍

You are looking a little radio 1 DJ 1976  in that photo Beko. Very Dave Lee travis.

[beko1987]

44 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

You are looking a little radio 1 DJ 1976  in that photo Beko. Very Dave Lee travis.

Yes it is time for the quarterly haircut for sure 😳

[richardmorris]

7 minutes ago, beko1987 said:Yes it is time for the quarterly haircut for sure 😳

Dig deep and I expect @Mrs6Ccan find some sheep sheering sheers.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

You are looking a little radio 1 DJ 1976  in that photo Beko. Very Dave Lee travis.

I think a 'like' is missing there. DLT delayed the news once to finish coverage of a building destruction. Qual-i-tee.

[Six-cylinder]

Shock News, Six-cylinder sells a car!

Today the red Manta was collected. The really good news is it has gone to an enthusiast yearning to buy a Manta and restore it. He had all ready bought some spares ready to take this car on.

[richardmorris]

52 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

Shock News, Six-cylinder sells a car!

Today the red Manta was collected. The really good news is it has gone to an enthusiast yearning to buy a Manta and restore it. He had all ready bought some spares ready to take this car on.

There you are, proof that not all lunatics are locked up.

[Six-cylinder]

27 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

There you are, proof that not all lunatics are locked up.

If I was locked up I would not be free to buy cars! 

[bezzabsa]

didnt you offer to sell him any other Manta/cav coupes ????

 

[wuvvum]

21 hours ago, anonymous user said:

I have a mate who rarely drives with it off. Never puts more than £20 in to save money (not sure how that works)

I do that.  I calculated years ago, when I had more cars than I do now and fuel was about the same price, that if I filled the entire fleet up from empty I'd have over £1,000-'orth of fuel sat there.  Since then I only stick a tenner in at a time unless I'm going somewhere further away than Norwich.

[Six-cylinder]

17 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I do that.  I calculated years ago, when I had more cars than I do now and fuel was about the same price, that if I filled the entire fleet up from empty I'd have over £1,000-'orth of fuel sat there.  Since then I only stick a tenner in at a time unless I'm going somewhere further away than Norwich.

I dislike the time I spend fuelling and therefore if I have to fuel its always a full tank, if its my car. I also feel even if the car is going into winter storage less air space in the tank equals less rust. I know petrol deteriorates with time but not in 6 months. Also getting a car out of storage and finding it has plenty of fuel is a delight.

[richardmorris]

Fuel bought is a saving in future costs. local BP was up again this morning. £146.9. That’s up 8p in a fortnight.