Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[GoGently]

HECK I hope the baby is OK that was in the pushchair that hit the Visa!

[Six-cylinder]

And the AA were Called!

 

I thought I had a puncture yesterday and was delighted to find that the 16 year old 156 had a full tool kit in place and even air in the space saver. I managed to undo the wheel nuts and thought this will not take long to get going again.

 

Wrong! a large gash in the tyre caused by the spring cup breaking put pay to that.

 

The AA were called and for a change provided a quick and efficient service. The car is now with a local garage waiting for repair.

 

 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

That Visa will repair. It's more about will than ££££ but with a big payout (and a Cat C) that can be straightened out and panelled up. A lot of work, but preferable to the alternative.

[flat4alfa]

Depends on the assessor.  

 

The B pillar bend on my Alfa 155 deemed it a Cat-B

[Six-cylinder]

I am all excited this morning, I had a call from the garage that has my Gamma to ask if I had a picture of the timing belts because they want to order some parts for it and would like to see what the belts look like.

 

Yesterday I collected my CX from them with a fresh MOT, it only needed the growth in the washer bottle cleaned out.

 

I delivered the GS and managed to snap the Citroens with the Gamma before I drove off in the CX.

[Six-cylinder]

I have been back to the BX today armed with injection test lamp and fuel pressure gauge.

 

The injection test lamp showed we were getting an electrical signal to the injectors, the pressure gauge showed we had 5 bar so why did it not start! It had tried to kick while working on the car so we cranked a bit more and it started, not idling for the first minute and then a clean settled idle and revved cleanly. My friend thinks because a month ago we had drained all the fuel including the pipes and refilled it with fresh petrol the new petrol had cleared the gummed up injectors?

 

We checked the clutch and this is free. We set it running only to find a green looking wet patch appeared from under the car and I feared a LHM leak. Touching it revealed it to be water/antifreeze and steam started coming from the back of the engine. Turns out to be a metal heater pipe so we shut off, I now need this metal pipe to continue.

[dollywobbler]

Glad it's running again but, to return to an earlier post, why did they drag the Alfa backwards like that? I think I would have preferred a proper recovery (not that I'm bitter about the last AA Dolly Fail Kaos incident I had).

[Felly Magic]

I am all excited this morning, I had a call from the garage that has my Gamma to ask if I had a picture of the timing belts because they want to order some parts for it and would like to see what the belts look like.

 

Yesterday I collected my CX from them with a fresh MOT, it only needed the growth in the washer bottle cleaned out.

 

I delivered the GS and managed to snap the Citroens with the Gamma before I drove off in the CX.

Calendar shots!

[worldofceri]

Would you have preferred to wait an unknown length of time for a flatbed or get recovered straight away?

 

[Edit: cross-post, soz.]

[richardmorris]

Calendar shots!

And the AA were Called!

 

I thought I had a puncture yesterday and was delighted to find that the 16 year old 156 had a full tool kit in place and even air in the space saver. I managed to undo the wheel nuts and thought this will not take long to get going again.

 

Wrong! a large gash in the tyre caused by the spring cup breaking put pay to that.

 

The AA were called and for a change provided a quick and efficient service. The car is now with a local garage waiting for repair.

Has Mrs 6cyl suffered a disfiguring disease or are you blocking images for modesty?

 

 

Sorry, just realised she's holding an orchid.

[Six-cylinder]

Has Mrs 6cyl suffered a disfiguring disease or are you blocking images for modesty?

 

There were the flowers we were taking to my mother for her Birthday, she had to wait until next day.

[Six-cylinder]

Would you have preferred to wait an unknown length of time for a flatbed or get recovered straight away?

 

[Edit: cross-post, soz.]

 

I tried the flatbed last time it took 4 hours to travel 42 miles.

[richardmorris]

There were the flowers we were taking to my mother for her Birthday, she had to wait until next day.

Just realised!

 

The GS looks lovely, are you going to Tilford next month?

[Six-cylinder]

Just realised!

 

The GS looks lovely, are you going to Tilford next month?

 

Tilford or Peterborough for the BMC with the Metro, just don't know which?

[Six-cylinder]

The 156 is fixed and back in use, ouch that hurt! 

[Ghosty]

Glad it's running again but, to return to an earlier post, why did they drag the Alfa backwards like that? I think I would have preferred a proper recovery (not that I'm bitter about the last AA Dolly Fail Kaos incident I had).

 

Fault being on the rear preventing it being dragged on the rear wheels?

 

Could also be a question of overhang, or funny Alfa front suspension.

[Joey spud]

RAC policy is never to rear lift a fwd car for risk of causing damage to the gearbox by rotating it backwards.

 

AA policy was/is the same as ours.

 

Going a few miles backwards won't hurt it in my opinion,but 50 miles up the motorway might.

[Six-cylinder]

RAC policy is never to rear lift a fwd car for risk of causing damage to the gearbox by rotating it backwards.

 

AA policy was/is the same as ours.

 

Going a few miles backwards won't hurt it in my opinion,but 50 miles up the motorway might.

 

It was 15 miles at 40ish mph.

 

Last time was the same problem the other side, 42 miles and they would not rear lift it. They insisted on calling a flatbed that was going to be an AA truck and then that was lost! so a contractor was sent. The whole process took 4 hours for a 42 mile recovery. I was also subject to endless insulting drivel about how I could do it all online, I was not in the mood for it. I was pleased when the first guy this time, who  agreed with my diagnosis and said he could rear lift it there and then, drop it at a local garage and take us home. The contractor the first time spent a lot of time telling me it was a one drop point contract and he should not be taking me the 5 miles to get home from the closed garage in the dark.

[Six-cylinder]

And now for something completely different, my first ever Skoda!

 

I was going to try and piece together a collection thread for this, but the only thing that happened driving my Visa there was that it rained heavily on the A14, so I have just added it to my notes.

 

The rest of you missed out, what a fantastic car! It's clean, tidy and instantly usable. It has Mrs 6C's seal of approval and she drove it home 100 miles. I asked her what faults she had found and the only thing she could come up with was a broken clip on the driver's sunvisor.

 

Thank you Stanky and Mum.

[320touring]

Landed on yer feet there Chris!

[skoda_fan]

Well saved. Absolute bargain. They're great cars and boringly reliable. It says a lot about our society that a perfectly good car like that can be deemed only fit for scrap. (Vaguely...and stupidly...thought about trading in my mk1 vRS a while back. Dealer didn't want to know).

[Kiltox]

Train station, mate

 

[Belfast Gipsy]

Great cars - great buy

[Stanky]

I'd send it back, sun visor clip situation is completely unacceptable.

 

Glad you like it though, its a good car.

[holbeck]

It says a lot about our society that a perfectly good car like that can be deemed only fit for scrap.

 

^^ This.

 

It never fails to astound me how little value is placed on stuff like this.

 

Looks great by the way, respect to Stanky (and his mum) for facilitating

[egg]

You don't have to be a hardcore greeny to realise £100 cars can't be available forever. But, who knows, maybe it will go on like this for a while as electric slowly replaces ICE.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Never fails to astound me how disposable "old" cars have got. Cars being written off now because all they need something like a clutch doing?

 

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[hairnet]

taxiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

 

bet you like it cos youre 320t in disguise

[Six-cylinder]

Skoda now in lay-by, which might seem the unwanted area off the drive, in reality it means quick access to it without moving stuff.

[Six-cylinder]

Expensive day, my M3 needed new rear tyres. I knew the rear tyres were getting close to being worn out, but it turns out one of them had damage as well. My garage says it looks like pot hole damage and I could just replace the one to keep the car legal, but with 321 bhp driving though the rear wheels I decided to do the pair.