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Looking to come up now, saturday am. May be camping again, will bring up the old mountain bike to give away as it’s taking up space and no interest locally.

photo when it was newer..

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I collected the Citroen LNA today and it stills looks like a piece of poo! Turns out my very vague steering was simply where all the wearing parts of the front suspension had been replaced its tracking was miles out and now it drives ok.

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Wet and windy today and I had 70 miles in two trips to do. Driving the LNA home from the garage was great yesterday so it has been the car of choice today. It has been good to drive it except the last 1/2 mile of this mornings 20 mile drive it refused to idle. 2 hours later it started fine and idled again for the rest of the day. 

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Ah, one of *those* faults!  Hopefully just a bit of gunge in the carb from disuse and it will just get better with use once it's cleared its throat properly.

Not sure I've ever even seen an LNA in the metal.

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love the little citroen, it looks very french withbits front bumper end cap missing

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10 minutes ago, HMC said:

love the little citroen, it looks very french withbits front bumper end cap missing

The Factory build them out of a material that self destructs to get the look right!

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9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Ah, one of *those* faults!  Hopefully just a bit of gunge in the carb from disuse and it will just get better with use once it's cleared its throat properly.

Not sure I've ever even seen an LNA in the metal.

We have had it 7 years but it got taken off the road after its recommioning because there was something wrong with the steering, then covid came. It was definitely one I should have never bought, that's the engine in the back. Now after a ton of effort I am now enjoying it! 

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I have had a problem with the Rolls Royce since the time I collected it, I can't see what is behind me or beside me. It has a tiny rear window with wrap around C pillars to provide anonymity for my important passengers, wheel arches that stick out and no side mirrors.

Most of that is fixed but I have managed to fit door mirrors using a clamp on type modified. I thought about wing mirrors but I am not keen on drilling holes in my front wings and  my experience from the Toledo says you don't see much with them anyway. 

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1 minute ago, DSdriver said:

Were proximity sensors a thing back then?

There has been talk about fitting a reversing camera!

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21 minutes ago, hairnet said:

transit mk9 mirrors needed :D

Or Land Rover!

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11 minutes ago, DSdriver said:

Were proximity sensors a thing back then?

Yes, you used one of the peasants - if they screamed you were too close.

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3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Yes, you used one of the peasants - if they screamed you were too close.

Ah, that's why so many volunteers have been requested for this weekend - so that trials on the system can begin with plenty of knock-down fodder available! :)

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10 hours ago, HMC said:

love the little citroen, it looks very french withbits front bumper end cap missing

I seem to remember @Six-cylinder wanting me to collect a new bumper in Wrexham a few years ago but they couldn’t find it or something.

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1 minute ago, High Jetter said:

Ah, that's why so many volunteers have been requested for this weekend - so that trials on the system can begin with plenty of knock-down fodder available! :)

For some reason I’m imagining them strapped to the bumpers and squeaking like Gordon the gopher when hit.

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That little LNA is probably in my top 3 most desired cars on the forum, it's up there with the bASe and Renault 14, it shouldn't exist, but it does.

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14 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

I have had a problem with the Rolls Royce since the time I collected it, I can't see what is behind me or beside me. It has a tiny rear window with wrap around C pillars to provide anonymity for my important passengers, wheel arches that stick out and no side mirrors.

Most of that is fixed but I have managed to fit door mirrors using a clamp on type modified. I thought about wing mirrors but I am not keen on drilling holes in my front wings and  my experience from the Toledo says you don't see much with them anyway. 

 

 

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Has Sir considered a Strap - On ?

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Straps onto the spare wheel.

(not what you lot were thinking ! )

 

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17 minutes ago, Momentary Lapse Of Reason said:

Has Sir considered a Strap - On ?

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Straps onto the spare wheel.

(not what you lot were thinking ! )

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Yes I had considered that, but I have no spare wheel on the passenger side to fix it to and I wanted a matching pair.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/145216881398

Remember I am still a shiter and £347.95 for a mirror is not going to happen.

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Yesterday was a Milton Keynes Classic Car club gathering, small and local and under 15 miles away. The weather was dry so I took the Rolls Royce and it drove there perfectly with me starting to get to grips with the gearchanges. After just 3 miles on the way home it started to misfire and I was very concerned if I was going to get home when it got very bad uphill. It misfired, popped and banged when I lifted the throttle and I adjusted the mixture and timing from the steering wheel but it made no difference. 2 miles from home and it was running perfectly again!

It was still a good evening with 32 cars of all different types out last night.

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yplac?

or just cos you have a phat car :D

i think the idle mixture thing might take some getting used to :D

 

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Today was another Care Home display with Milton Keynes Classic Car Club . The problem was it was pouring with rain this morning and I did not fancy taking the Rolls Royce. I ended up taking the Cadillac which was a joy to drive. Six of us turned out but only one resident decided  to come outside to see us. The one lady who did was 97 and started a conversation about vintage Rolls Royces without me saying anything as she has memories' of a family member having one in the late 1930s.

It was decided we will visit again and hope for better weather.

It feels very good doing these displays to entertain the residences along with the staff and getting to play with our classic cars.

 

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When saving money by buying your food at Iceland you can afford to drive your Cadillac!

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Posted
1 hour ago, Six-cylinder said:

After just 3 miles on the way home it started to misfire and I was very concerned if I was going to get home when it got very bad uphill. It misfired, popped and banged when I lifted the throttle

Previous owner obviously put a pop & bang remap on the ECU.

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What’s up with the road closed signs on google maps? Both ends of the lane and great Horwood?

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