Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - What to do on a Dry Bank holiday!

[Six-cylinder]

Signature Update

Range Rover TD6 - sold

VP1500 - taken to have the exhaust fixed and as I got there it made a horrid noise from the clutch and dragging, investigation begins Wednesday.

Citroen AX 14TRS - now at home legal and working

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Working in the field this morning with the auto sparks  has been suspended due to high winds and blowing fine rain....

That's the thing with CXs; something always gets in the way. 

[hairnet]

he wanted to play with the posh toy

[richardmorris]

I’ve just unearthed this cassette player from the garage. Came out of my 1986 CX.  Was working (2001, since when it's been in the same box), comes with instruction manual, power lead and two speaker leads ( odd Phillips shaped ones). Any use?

[Six-cylinder]

49 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I’ve just unearthed this cassette player from the garage. Came out of my 1986 CX.  Was working (2001, since when it's been in the same box), comes with instruction manual, power lead and two speaker leads ( odd Phillips shaped ones). Any use?

Yes please.

[richardmorris]

6 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Yes please.

Ok. One less box of stuff in the garage to trip over!

[richardmorris]

Considered stopping by on the way home, but really wanted as short a journey as possible. Having driven 600miles in the last two days. Let us know when the next FOD Day is and I’ll bring it up. I think I have other cassette players too in my own cupboard of doom.

[Six-cylinder]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

Let us know when the next FOD Day is and I’ll bring it up. I think I have other cassette players too in my own cupboard of doom.

9.30am tomorrow morning!

Auto sparks due to make CX run.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

9.30am tomorrow morning!

Auto sparks due to make CX run.

Don't forget video!

[richardmorris]

13 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

9.30am tomorrow morning!

Auto sparks due to make CX run.

I misspoke, when is the next FOD Day at a weekend!

[Six-cylinder]

3 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Don't forget video!

Sorry I don't know how to do that and too much of a luddite to work it out. 

[richardmorris]

Perhaps Sir, would be interested in this fine* SONT Xplod  example from 2003( going by the instructions date). Came out of the Mercedes when I put the DAB unit in. Was working fine. Din connections, but you could chocolate block it. The fascia panel drops down to reveal the cassette deck.  Cutting edge and not cheap twenty years ago.

[Six-cylinder]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

The fascia panel drops down to reveal the cassette deck.  Cutting edge and not cheap twenty years ago.

 

But I don't have anything that young!

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said:

But I don't have anything that young!

Neither do I! If you don’t then I’ll offer it up to the general forum folk.

[Six-cylinder]

9 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Neither do I! If you don’t then I’ll offer it up to the general forum folk.

It is nice, but for my cars something a bit older would be my first choice.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I'm sure that Pioneer unit must be somewhere in the shed. The question is where in the shed....

[hairnet]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

But I don't have anything that young!

no comment

 

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It is nice, but for my cars something a bit older would be my first choice.

ooer missus

gramophone??

[hairnet]

1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I'm sure that Pioneer unit must be somewhere in the shed. The question is where in the shed....

if the winds anything to go by - galweh

 

[Six-cylinder]

I took the Bi-turbo to my favourite garage today to have the replacement driver’s window winder mechanism and motor fitted Mrs6C got from Italy. Because it’s a Maserati the off side rear indicator had failed in the few weeks and 50 miles since it was last there for MOT.

I collected the Mercedes CLK with a fresh MOT and a light service. When I bought it from HMC he warned me the o-s front parking light with its halogen parking bulb was not working and had been worked on without being sorted. When I looked at it with Andyrew I found a slightly burnt bulb holder and a choc block which I could not make work. The report back was they put the bulb in and it works fine with no bulb failure light coming on. The really good news was there was nothing else needed for the MOT.

Ok which did I prefer driving? They are both great and so different it has to be a draw and you NEED both!

They were both so dirty I have only done interior shots today.

[richardmorris]

If either need exercising for a week or so  in the next few months I’m happy to help  

[Six-cylinder]

A change of scene this morning although I do not think it will last long as it is +2° C.

[egg]

I'll add that to the calendar thread!

We 'missed out' on snow in Kent, but annoyed to see another weekend of blustery rain forecast. I've got shite to work on now the days are longer!

[Six-cylinder]

What a difference, sunshine now.

1st photo was taken at 8:08 am, this one  11:51 am.

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

A change of scene this morning although I do not think it will last long as it is +2° C.

This year's Autoshite Christm-arse card?

[Six-cylinder]

Unfortunately my Auto sparks was delayed in foreign lands (Nottingham) and did not attend the CX this week so we have rescheduled it for tomorrow Sunday 1st March 9.30am if anybody wants to witness this you are welcome.

PM if you need address.

We may retire to the house 2 miles away if it gets too cold.

[hairnet]

*strokes chin

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

The best-laid plans o' mice an' men

Gang aft a'gley...

[hairnet]

if you press all the buttons at once in the RR what happens?

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

if you press all the buttons at once in the RR what happens?

It fires off some missiles in the general direction of Iran.

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, hairnet said:

if you press all the buttons at once in the RR what happens?

 

a Loud poof and a probably very confused looking @richardthestag appears in a cloud of (magic) smoke