Six Cylinders Motoring Notes - It didn't care!

[Smoll Floatylight]

Vauxhall Astra Van, parked up on the Field of Dreams. My first  words the front end looks a bit low. Then found out why front drivers side spring is just a little broken.

[Zelandeth]

I'd not read too far into any warning lights in the 306 until it's had a decent run out with a fully charged, healthy battery.

This whole range is renowned for throwing electronic hissy fits if the battery is weak.

If it persists then yeah, getting it hooked up to the scanner will be the order of the day.

When the battery was failing on my first Xantia I had faults logged for systems the car didn't even have!

[hairnet]

Hnnng

[hairnet]

[Six-cylinder]

Its back thanks to Slowsilvers heeling hands!

[Six-cylinder]

My 306 Cabriolet is going on holiday with another shiter.

[Floatylight]

A Grand Day out Gromit!

Fab day out at the FOD, thanks to @chaseracerfor the lift there @hairnetfor McD's breakfast and @Six-cylinder for his hospitality as always and for the transport home..

Also thanks to @Talbotand @dozeydustmanfor Shitely assist, shitely of PA gear now completed.

[hairnet]

12 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

From Saturday

 

 

 

did callow yoof steal anything and was there any juicy gossip

and yes im catching up cos i dont live 20 mins from FOD

[hairnet]

that peugeot pic is not a photoshop as i saw it PLAC as i collected the hairdressers car from floatys road

least it made it

big thanks to taxi/service biatch @chaseracer for the mug (cheeky twa) and the floatys mk1 and 2 for LOLZ

thanks to chris for hospitaltality but epic fail to heidel for stopping me having any lunch due to insania

props to @AnthonyG for not turing up in a BL product (nice to see it - make sure we see more of it )

the slivers for being the silvers

my rusty hairdressers car does genuwyne 120 (found private test track on the way home) scarier than the bike............

disapoint no cake (must sort that the next time)

thanks all

[Six-cylinder]

 

[Six-cylinder]

It is not often you look down the bonnet of your XJ6 and a Maxi comes by.

[Six-cylinder]

Thanks @Andyrew the Carlton now smells like a well disinfected public toilet in spite of your claims of a new car smell!

OK, ok it is now safe to sit inside I will give you that.

[Six-cylinder]

While clearing up at the FoD last night we found this thermo mug crying, saying it had lost its daddy! 

[chaseracer]

It's not mine, so it must belong to m'esteemed colleague @Floatylight...! 😄

[Floatylight]

15 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

It's not mine, so it must belong to m'esteemed colleague @Floatylight...! 😄

Correct!

[hairnet]

excuse for another trip lol

 

[hairnet]

4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

It is not often you look down the bonnet of your XJ6 and a Maxi comes by.

why do i hate allegros so much but i like maxis?

 

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, hairnet said:

why do i hate allegros so much but i like maxis?

 

Maxis are like very large minis. Allegros look like mr blobby.

[Slowsilver]

My favourite description of a Maxi is "Big Gormless Mini".
 

[richardmorris]

30 minutes ago, Slowsilver said:

My favourite description of a Maxi is "Big Gormless Mini".
 

It’s the similar grill design to the clubman I think. In isolation ( from other cars to compare size) it could be a long wheelbase hatchback mini. Did issigonis have a hand in the design?

[chaseracer]

It was his last design.  They managed to change the locks to the Amalgamated Drawing Office soon afterwards... 😉

[Six-cylinder]

Our Mercedes 200TE heater is stuck on max, it did it before and I replaced the duo value and then the control unit that has the temp control dials and it was still on max. I sent it to a Mercedes specialist who after a huge amount of time had a rare customer W124 and swapped the control unit and it worked fine. This proved the second hand unit I bought was duff and they bought a second-hand control unit and it all worked fine for 2 years.

I decided to buy another second-hand control unit and fit that in the hope it would solve the problem.  At the FoD we tried to get the plug out of the replacement unit with its cut off wires, but we were defeated as we couldn't release the tabs that were hidden. 

Today I have got the plug out even if I have damaged the casing a bit. Next is round two to get the plug out of the one in the car. @Slowsilver

[hairnet]

it summer

you live in south

be reet

[dollywobbler]

On 5/3/2021 at 6:04 PM, richardmorris said:

It’s the similar grill design to the clubman I think. In isolation ( from other cars to compare size) it could be a long wheelbase hatchback mini. Did issigonis have a hand in the design?

Issigonis designed Mini and Maxi, but Roy Haynes came across from Ford to restyle the Maxi's snout and the Mini Clubman, which is why their grilles look quite a lot like MK2 Cortinas...

[chaseracer]

Did Roy Haynes only possess a ruler and a protractor?

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Did Roy Haynes only possess a ruler and a protractor?

Could be worse. Whoever admitted to the allegro had a jelly mould.

[Bear]

16 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Could be worse. Whoever admitted to the allegro had a jelly mould.

Harris Mann, wasn't it? Except the original design had a flat bonnet, and rather predictably, TR7-esque scallops.

So whoever is really responsible for the Allegro is a production engineer who couldn't grasp the idea of a canted-back E-Series.

[chaseracer]

Or a bean counter who wouldn't fund a shorter heater unit.

[hairnet]

yo chris

whats with the sj?

forgot to ask

[Heidel_Kakao]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

yo chris

whats with the sj?

forgot to ask

The Samurai you mean? It's @Andyrew's.