Six Cylinders Motoring Notes

[Six-cylinder]

6 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I'm disappointed that page 504 doesn't feature the 504...

A little know fact is the current 504 is not the first one I have owned.

[richardmorris]

58 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

Sounds familiar!

Oh, that’s a good photo for the ccc column next month, whats the story?

[chaseracer]

24 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Oh, that’s a good photo for the ccc column next month, whats the story?

On one of Phil Chidlow's curated 'challenges' in 2022, just weeks after Pete Sparrow had completed a 720cc conversion.  2500 miles around France was obviously the best* way to run in the new motor...

The weather was unseasonably warm for late May, and the Dyane was reluctant to start when hot.  In the pic, I had made the basic error of pausing at the top after a long run up the Gorges de l'Ardeche in 30deg temps! That bag of ice is trying to cool down various parts of the fuel system to stop the French 95-octane unleaded vaporising.

It worked... sort of!  Sticking to 98 Super made a difference.

[hairnet]

6 hours ago, Saabnut said:

Your own fault for using something german

 

[hairnet]

6 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Well seeing as you offered...

I'm looking forward to page 512.

please god no - try about 5-6 years earlier

[richardmorris]

51 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

On one of Phil Chidlow's curated 'challenges' in 2022, just weeks after Pete Sparrow had completed a 720cc conversion.  2500 miles around France was obviously the best* way to run in the new motor...

The weather was unseasonably warm for late May, and the Dyane was reluctant to start when hot.  In the pic, I had made the basic error of pausing at the top after a long run up the Gorges de l'Ardeche in 30deg temps! That bag of ice is trying to cool down various parts of the fuel system to stop the French 95-octane unleaded vaporising.

It worked... sort of!  Sticking to 98 Super made a difference.

First year in France in 1979 my dad filled up the brand new Dyane with the cheapest petrol which turned out to be 2*. It was not at all happy.

[hairnet]

imagine the nerd that might turn up to that from here

 

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

imagine the nerd that might turn up to that from here

 

A nice venue to visit. I have been a few times, last time was last year with Richard Morris's Merecdes E320 Coupe.

It is too soon for me to plan which events I am attending next year.

[Six-cylinder]

Yesterday while out in our V70 @hairnet asked if I had ever had a Volvo 850 and I couldn't remember if the other Volvos I had of that shape were V70s or 850s. The answer is I have had two 850, one a GLT 2.5 20v Auto and the other an S 2.5 10v manual.

Yes at one time we had his and hers Volvo estates, I had 170bhp and Mrs6C had 240bhp!

I did also have another V70 of this shape, a 2.5 10v Auto.

[Six-cylinder]

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

[Saabnut]

IF I am at home, yes!

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

I was thinking about asking for one, so yes that would be a good thing. I am driving back from oxford in the morning and off to wales on Thursday, so this is the ideal window.

[richardmorris]

34 minutes ago, Saabnut said:

IF I am at home, yes!

Still stuck off shore?

[catsinthewelder]

Yes, I'm up for that.  I can probably make it to the meet now too

[LightBulbFun]

2 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Is anybody intrested in a Christmas Autoshite Zoom?

I am thinking evening Wednesday 27th December?

This is in addition to the FoD tea and chat in a heated party tent Thursday 28th December, which is definitely going ahead.

at the risk of suddenly putting everyone off! I'd be well up for that as they say!  

 

[JJ0063]

13 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

at the risk of suddenly putting everyone off! I'd be well up for that as they say!  

 

Shall we make it a virtual meeting of choosing you a suitable car?

[LightBulbFun]

1 minute ago, JJ0063 said:

Shall we make it a virtual meeting of choosing you a suitable car?

Fun* fact, @Six-cylinder once cruelly teased me with a really cheap TX he found/got made aware of, during one of the zoom calls of previous years

as you can tell I have not forgotten about it

[Saabnut]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Still stuck off shore?

At the moment but there’s still hope 😀

[dozeydustman]

If I’m free I’ll be up for the Zoom. Only have 2 days off over the festivities as I am on call from 26th Dec to 2nd Jan

[wuvvum]

I'd probably be up for that - be back home by then. 

[Six-cylinder]

Our drive looks so good this morning!

 

[hairnet]

So broken rover now?

[Six-cylinder]

13 minutes ago, hairnet said:

So broken rover now?

But not mind!

@Prince_of_darkness91 has borrowed the slightly broken 480 because the alternator is screaming on his Rover and not charging properly so the power steering is cutting out.

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Our drive looks so good this morning!

 

a an earlier Rover 75 like this sort, especially in red,  is a car very much on the "to have a fling with/own" list someday

just because of the memories playing the Playstation 2 game, The Getaway growing up  (and recently when I played through it again on an emulator)

 

and I also really like their "old timey" dash setup the warm glow at night looks really nice to me, something different from the solid colours you normally get

[Mrs6C]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

slightly broken 480

Mouldy Vol-vo...

 

[Six-cylinder]

10 minutes ago, Mrs6C said:

Mouldy Vol-vo...

 

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

[Ghosty]

Zoom sounds alright, I might be around for that if I can escape Scotland.... 

[hairnet]

3 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!

WTF

[beko1987]

13 minutes ago, hairnet said:

WTF

Agreed. Could have washed them first before using them in the car... 

[Dobloseven]

Should have bought a Bentley Incontinental! 

6 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

Just because it had to wear nappies because of the leakage doesn't mean it's nice to mock the 480!