Six-cylinder Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 I have got my AX out today in the sunshine. The plan is for it to go to my favourite garage next week to sort out the problem that it will not idle. Also it has a problem with road vibration which is disappointing because it has had new tyres only a few miles ago so were they balanced badly or is there something else wrong. A fresh MOT may show something up as it ran out last month. theshadow, Andyrew, richardmorris and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 I had my yellow Land Rover repossessed today! Well the truth is I never owned it, but I have had possession of it for the last 18 month along with the keys and permission from the owner to use it. Covid has spoiled that as I only used it once since I have had it. The owner is American and it is now going to be shipped to the states. Part of the delay was sorting out its paperwork as it started life as a grey Telecom V8, went to Europe and was fitted with a Turbo diesel engine and other changes then somebody changed the vin plate to reflex the alterations made. It had to have its original identity confirmed by Land Rover to get into the states. I am told the owner who is a Land Rover enthusiast is thinking of buying another one to keep in the UK for when he visits. Just thinking out loud, now if he only comes over for a few weeks of the year and rest of the time it could be mine! chaseracer, theshadow, richardmorris and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 I have been thinking about MOTs tonight and discovered 17 of our cars have run out of MOT during this last year of lockdowns. My head is swimming because there are another group of cars that need more than just a MOT! And there are more that need lots of work! BeEP, richardmorris, The Moog and 22 others 4 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 the gs isnt mentioned youre fired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 1, 2021 Author Share Posted March 1, 2021 1 minute ago, hairnet said: the gs isnt mentioned youre fired The GS is fine, taxed and insured, I guess the battery will be flat but otherwise it is ready to drive. adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 1, 2021 Share Posted March 1, 2021 3 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: The GS is fine, taxed and insured, I guess the battery will be flat but otherwise it is ready to drive. ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 I collected my CLK today with a fresh MOT, not trouble free as it was a fail again to start with. Yes I bought this from a trusted shiter of this parish @HMC and have had to MOT it twice, both times fails, first year a side light bulb and second time just now a wiper blade! I wish I had been able to buy that Jaguar from him! Burnside, Vantman, richardmorris and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 I took the AX to my garage today ready for MOT and fitted a new wiper in case @dollywobbler contacted the MOT station about my poor record with replacing them! dollywobbler, LightBulbFun, Andyrew and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 Mrs6C washed the C15 van today and now hundreds of creatures and Lichens are homeless and it looked like some were not even from this planet! I was disappointing that @beko1987 did not do his exercise walking around the van today with a wash mitt in his hand! A real treat for the van now as we have a new toy, a dehumidifier and that is now inside the van. theshadow, Burnside, richardmorris and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Funny you should say that, I looked at my car properly for ages earlier. Didn't have to look hard... Need to drive to mums to get the pressure washer though. It can go greener for a while! Six-cylinder and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 Are dehumidifiers worth having, yes is the simple answer. I have put the dehumidifier in the 200TE, 156 saloon and AX and got 250/300ml of water out of each in 7 hours using our night time electric rate. Last night Mrs6C put it in the C15 van as she had noticed it was damp in there and condensation often formed on the inside of the roof. This morning she had collected 900ml of water overnight! Thanks @Zelandethfor helping us make this investment decision and choose a machine. timolloyd, Craig the Princess, Mrs6C and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 I bet you could proof that knowing how many apples that things had in it Bottle it as some fine liqueur Six-cylinder, LightBulbFun, wuvvum and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, beko1987 said: I bet you could proof that knowing how many apples that things had in it Bottle it as some fine liqueur Heck, I watered the indoor chilli plants and orchids with it! They might start sprouting apples! LightBulbFun, BlankFrank, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 2 hours ago, beko1987 said: I bet you could proof that knowing how many apples that things had in it Bottle it as some fine liqueur during one of the one before last Autoshite Virtual FoD group Zoom call thingy I had the suddenly realisation while others where talking about alcoholic beverages that you can ferment anything with sugar in it (since its the sugars that the yeast etc want, does not matter what the sugar is in really) which I really should of realised sooner since I have seen this video where someone makes moonshine out of toilet paper so I was suddenly curious what would happen if you tried to ferment something like tomatoes and what would the resulting drink be called so your comment makes me wonder what would a drink made from Fermented C15 be called LOL Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 18 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: during one of the one before last Autoshite Virtual FoD group Zoom call thingy I had the suddenly realisation while others where talking about alcoholic beverages that you can ferment anything with sugar in it (since its the sugars that the yeast etc want, does not matter what the sugar is in really) which I really should of realised sooner since I have seen this video where someone makes moonshine out of toilet paper so I was suddenly curious what would happen if you tried to ferment something like tomatoes and what would the resulting drink be called so your comment makes me wonder what would a drink made from Fermented C15 be called LOL Whatever it was I bet it'd make a plastic glass go rusty... @hairnetcan have the first snifter! LightBulbFun, catsinthewelder and Mrs6C 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 7 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: Are dehumidifiers worth having, yes is the simple answer. I'm assuming you both make sure that the car is as sealed as it can be when running the dehumidifier overnight? If there's any air path into/out of the car, all you'll be doing is pulling water from ambient air. The trick to drying a car out is to get the interior air down to about 20% RH, whereby it can then start pulling moisture out of carpets/doorcards/seats/anything else damp. Mrs6C and GeorgeB 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 3, 2021 Author Share Posted March 3, 2021 3 minutes ago, Talbot said: I'm assuming you both make sure that the car is as sealed as it can be when running the dehumidifier overnight? If there's any air path into/out of the car, all you'll be doing is pulling water from ambient air. The trick to drying a car out is to get the interior air down to about 20% RH, whereby it can then start pulling moisture out of carpets/doorcards/seats/anything else damp. All our car have rust holes, just some are larger than others! Low Horatio gearbox, Talbot and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 46 minutes ago, Talbot said: If there's any air path into/out of the car, all you'll be doing is pulling water from ambient air. It may have pulled in a bit, but the inside was definitely a lot drier this morning! Usually we have our own cloud forest weather system going on in there... this morning it was all dry! We had lots of rain this afternoon though, so we'll give it another go... Talbot, Twiggy, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 chris wees himself with excitement every time he drives it thats why Talbot, beko1987, LightBulbFun and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 There is a Pheasant on the drive who has turned his back on the Beetle and is admiring the Mercedes 200TE! wuvvum, spartacus, richardmorris and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 That's dinner sorted. 500tops, richardmorris, Six-cylinder and 4 others 3 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: That's dinner sorted. They do need to hang a while I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeorgeB Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Six-cylinder said: There is a Pheasant on the drive who has turned his back on the Beetle and is admiring the Mercedes 200TE! Pheasant has good taste (in more ways than one). Six-cylinder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talbot Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Or, as a friend referrs to them: A Funky Chicken. brownnova, Shite Ron and Six-cylinder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 In 1976, I won a signed Wurzels LP. Yeah. brownnova and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 some of us werent alive then Low Horatio gearbox 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 Some of us wish we hadn't been alive then! Talbot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 2 hours ago, High Jetter said: Some of us wish we hadn't been alive then! I don’t remember - I was only 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 7 hours ago, chaseracer said: In 1976, I won a signed Wurzels LP. Yeah. Is this part of operation yewtree? chaseracer, 500tops and Fumbler 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, richardmorris said: I don’t remember - I was only 4. I feelz old. You musta heard of 'combine harvester' (ooh ah) though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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