Guest Hooli Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 That sounds like shitloads of fun and harmony.It's only advancing the typical boxing day conditions by a few days. oldcars and Junkman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 Off to Germany for Christmas today with the kids and my divorce-in-progress wife to spend it with my in-laws.BB762D04-1CAB-4E35-B990-DB9407028EC5.jpeg Best of luck man. Hope it goes better than the prospect sounds. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketeer Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 I'm currently in Germany if you need help to break up any tension from a lanky northern gooseberry. skattrd, The Moog, HMC and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted December 22, 2018 Share Posted December 22, 2018 old adage may well ring true here - fish and family are only good for 3 days. you need to get the fuck out of there asap good luck with the trip though and Happy Christmas HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BavarianRetro Posted December 23, 2018 Share Posted December 23, 2018 old adage may well ring true here - fish, family and L322s are only good for 3 days. you need to get the fuck out of there asap good luck with the trip though and Happy ChristmasFixed that for you. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled_Tat_Gatherer Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Safe trip HMC - if you need anything Brussels way - just shout - 00 THREE TWO - FOUR 76 06 88 30 - same goes for anyone travelling by - or flying from Brussels or Charleroi...… open doors as always. Frohest fest! Hertzlichen Gluckwunsch …….und und und…….. (spellcheck not bothered with) HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 ^^ he said as he got the fuck outta brussel geen probleme tot ziens HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted December 24, 2018 Share Posted December 24, 2018 Are you there yet? HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted December 24, 2018 Author Share Posted December 24, 2018 Thanks for your well wishes! Yes made it there. The Range Rover did well, haven’t stopped listening out for scary noises, but it averaged just shy of 30mpg over the trip, and over a 20 minute stretch at an indicated 110mph (not flat out but probably not far off) it averaged 16 MPG for just that bit!Considering the circumstances, everyone is being nice too, I must admit for a second I identified with Teresa May on one of her Brussels trips but thankfully I needn’t have worried. Merry Christmas shiters! Robson3022, Dave_Q, DVee8 and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twosmoke300 Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Sorry to hear of your problems . Having lived with my wife for a year after we decided to split I totally feel what you must be going through.Feel free to message for a chat anytime and I’ll prob end up buying another car off you ! The Moog and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 At least Essenshire On Ruhr isn’t too far into the Reich. Do the matching EN:GS number plates have a significance? Aber frohe weihnachten - so viel als möglich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 My turn to put a Range Rover TD6 reliability to the test, I have to take a fridge to Wales this morning so the obvious choice is the RR! HMC, Forty45 and gadgetgricey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 In my opinion the only way to make things better* would be to purchase a mk1 transit fire van for the drive back at 60kph flat out... somewhatfoolish, Jim Bell and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Given the circumstances, getting wasted on German beer (obv) Must avoid ebay.de..... holbeck, Bucketeer, Jim Bell and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 At least Essenshire On Ruhr isn’t too far into the Reich. Do the matching EN:GS number plates have a significance? Aber frohe weihnachten - so viel als möglich. EN is Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, not Essen. Same difference though. The Reverend Bluejeans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Reverend Bluejeans Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Essen, Ennepe. You’re just splitting Herrs now. Carlosfandango, timolloyd, Junkman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 My turn to put a Range Rover TD6 reliability to the test, I have to take a fridge to Wales this morning so the obvious choice is the RR! Not to give HMC's RR any ideas the results are in Six cylinder Motoring Notes! http://autoshite.com/topic/19386-six-cylinders-motoring-notes-2004-2005-2006-2007/page-110?do=findComment&comment=1697924 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted January 5, 2019 Author Share Posted January 5, 2019 This Range Rover tended to run cool. Alas it’s got 3 bloomin thermostats (EGR, transmission and main) so potentially a PITA to diagnose. Plus the main is wrapped around the water pump. No thanks. I removed the EGR coolant circuit and deleted the EGR itself. Thats one thermostat gone. I also copied a common rover 75 diesel mod by fitting a Renault 5 thermostat in the top hose ( not the same engine, but similar architecture as they are both BMW units) result is it now it warms up properly. I celebrated by going to the supermarket where a more valuable cousin parked next to it..... DVee8, Lacquer Peel, timolloyd and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 I love the fact that you put R5 bits on a modern RR. 320touring and mk2_craig 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted January 5, 2019 Share Posted January 5, 2019 Good effort with the r5 stat, likely most reliable part on it N Dentressangle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardthestag Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Does EGR Delete fall foul of Mr MoT or did I dream that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirley Knott Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 Yup, EGR delete is an offence on the updated test list as I understand it (Someone please correct me if I'm wrong) I suppose it all comes down to how sympathetic/absent minded your tester is really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 OK, in brief I am going through a divorce and was aiming to get a house to move on in my life and share custody of the 2 HMC juniors. Alas the house purchase also went wrong following a survey and I’ve wound up at a flat above my work premises. I’m ditching the sensible fiesta tomoz as my prospective commute is a walk down some steps rather than a 45 minute slog in a car. I’ve got this currently also Former minibus now basic camper prefacelift sprinter with a n/a om601 slugger, I’ll post up some more pics tomorrow in all its glory* And contemplating a 1990 Carlton cdx or a 2004 Mini Cooper s, any guesses which will be in the fleet shot on Sunday? HairySteve, cobblers, Scruffy Bodger and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Fingers crossed for the Carlton Sorry to hear about the life stuff, but that camper means you are winning in the eyes of a man on the internet cobblers and DSdriver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Got to be the Carlton, but the Cooper S would be a nice consolation prize. Sorry to hear about the negative aspects of HMC life man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bramz7 Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Carlton so I can buy it off you? That's right, I've played that card! Hope things improve buddy, can't be much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Thanks. Like a true petrolhead a big factor in buying the house (I was single when I bought it) was the length of the drive and consequent car buying options (6 or 7 cars if parked carefully) The Moog, eddyramrod and Jim Bell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted March 1, 2019 Author Share Posted March 1, 2019 Carlton so I can buy it off you? That's right, I've played that card!Hope things improve buddy, can't be much fun.Cheers, spending my last night here drinking champaigne in bed as I type (wierd but true!) Jim Bell and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Cheers, spending my last night here drinking champaigne in bed as I type (wierd but true!) Single when you bought and and single on the way out? I hope there was many happy years in between fella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Best of luck getting life stuff sorted out. Sorry to hear you are having a hard time of it. Lots of fun to be had either with the Carlton it Cooper S, although I am biased towards superchargers myself these days. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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