Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[somewhatfoolish]

Underground shite. Mindthegap.

[Six-cylinder]

Rail story now in Railshite

http://autoshite.com/topic/26291-railshite/page-15?do=findComment&comment=1288423

[AnthonyG]

Good to hear the brakes got sorted and that it was something simple.

[holbeck]

Rail story now in Railshite

http://autoshite.com/topic/26291-railshite/page-15?do=findComment&comment=1288423

 

Strangely, we've only been talking about that place today in the other BR thread.

http://autoshite.com/topic/29131-were-the-railways-better-under-br/page-3

[Six-cylinder]

It has been my lucky day!

 

At the weekend we found the bonnet stay on my Spitfire 6 had just about broken and today while in mind I thought I would have a look for a replacement. Bingo just the bit I need for £1.49 plus £3.19 postage.

[Six-cylinder]

Milton Keynes Museum Classic car event this afternoon from 4.30pm.

http://www.miltonkeynesmuseum.org.uk/motors-at-the-museum/

 

But which one?

[Supernaut]

DS!

[Six-cylinder]

Just to prove I have been to Milton Keynes have some concrete cows with the DS.

[Six-cylinder]

NOT MINE!

 

I have a visitor belonging to GoGentley, another Visa. It is a very solid car but was taken apart to spruce it up and unfortunately the owner has pasted away. It has come to me so GoGentley can look at it fully and decide what to do with it.

[ianbmw]

I'm pretty sure there are more Visas in the field than in Normandy!

 

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[dollywobbler]

I'm going to assume that Xantia is a manual...

 

Any news on your Xantia or is it utterly kippered?

[Six-cylinder]

I'm going to assume that Xantia is a manual...

 

Any news on your Xantia or is it utterly kippered?

 

That Xantia is a HDi manual belonging to GoGentley. 

 

Our Xantia is awaiting proper assessment, check electronics and oil. My gut feeling is the box is a gonner.

[GoGently]

We've been kinda busy rescuing things Renault Clio Mk2 auto box in for fixing from Yorks to Beds n Bucks.

 

ZX back that Epping Forest with replacement Clio gearbox in the rear.

 

Six Cylinder is it okay to collect the V engine on Wednesday early afternoon?

[richardmorris]

NOT MINE!

 

I have a visitor belonging to GoGentley, another Visa. It is a very solid car but was taken apart to spruce it up and unfortunately the owner has pasted away. It has come to me so GoGentley can look at it fully and decide what to do with it.

 

I reckon it's like the Hotel California. You can check (them ) in any time you want but (they) can never leave.

[Six-cylinder]

Brackley Classic Car Show, another day out for the DS.

[richardmorris]

A gsa estate that wasn't at frimley!

[Six-cylinder]

A gsa estate that wasn't at frimley!

 

Local guy with the GSA who also has a 2CV Bamboo.

 

I thought you were there at first glance!

[richardmorris]

I've seen that one before. The tiddly plate sets off my OCD

[Six-cylinder]

My BMW 735i SE passed its MOT after a new front brake calliper/pads were fitted. All the vibration that shook the steering badly has gone.

 

We have owned it for 9 1/2 years now, 24,000 miles and it was been a very good car. It has always been an extra car hence only averaging 2,500 miles a year. It is the car I have spent the longest behind the wheel in one go, 7 hours 350 miles, fuel and bladder held out! I was surprised at how little I was fatigued and ready for the party when I got to Edinburgh, that's what a Luxo barge can do for you. At the other end of the scale I have driven it around the Nurburgring where the taught sports saloon felt like a floppy jelly! Still great to drive it at the Ring and I tried to max it out in Germany getting to 130 mph before the gantry speed limit signs came on.

[hairnet]

How much m9

[Bear]

I've seen that one before. The tiddly plate sets off my OCD

 

 

I dropped my old X1/9's plate into DVLA - G234 GMS. SORN since 2009...

 

Wonder where it's lurking. It has been crashed at least twice since I had it

[Six-cylinder]

I dropped my old X1/9's plate into DVLA - G234 GMS. SORN since 2009...

 

Wonder where it's lurking. It has been crashed at least twice since I had it

 

Do you have a picture?

[Bear]

I haven't even seen it since 1996, when I tried to buy it back from S&I Thompson in Gala. I know it was extant in the Scottish X1/9 club circles, and I heard after the crash/repair when I saw it, someone rolled and repaired it! But that's 2000 - 2009 suggests it survived a good time.

 

It was a blue GF. No stickers, spoiler the right way around. Loved it!

[Six-cylinder]

I took the Sovereign S2 shopping this morning and needed to put petrol in it, it has been used for local journeys this week 3 to 15 miles. Anybody want to guess mpg?

[hairnet]

12

[MorrisItalSLX]

13 mpg is what I get from mine doing town driving

[SiC]

15... But not sure if smiles per gallon or gallons per smile

FTFY

[holbeck]

9

[dollywobbler]

10.126.

[richardmorris]

6