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[nacho man]

I have been on a nice little trip in my old mans T4.

 

 

Last week this happened.

 

 

So for our honeymoon we set off from Derby to explore Pembrokeshire as I never been there.

 

First of was a stopover in the Brecons. The old bus drives real nice actually, it's the 2.5 tdi, but the non inter cooled version so only has 88bhp or something. But it's been done out lovely in the back and is well insulated so is mega quiet. Bombs along nicely at 75mph at 2700rpm.

 

Has been lowered and on silly low pro tyres and can be a touch crashy on rough roads, but handles well.

 

 

Headed to Tenby and was greeted with lovely sunshine.

 

 

What a lovely place. We took no cooking stuff at all and just ate out the whole time, the place is full of half decent places to eat and drink.

 

 

Found this ace sight looking out over the harbour.

 

 

So didn't really do much exploring, the weather was ace so mainly soaked it all up. Ate loads and drank loads. Netflix and chilled the rest.

 

Then today I am back at work.

 

And greated with this old Volvo pump engine, it needed a service as stood for ages, dropped the filters to find this mess.

 

 

GR8

[Jon]

Found out today that the NZ equivalent of road tax is due to drop in price again from 1st July, as they did last year. So, a year's rego on the Commodore, Visa, 205, Clio and Mondeo will go down from the equivalent of £528, to £350!

 

With WOF (MOT) costs and insurance on them all included, the whole tally is just shy of £1100, or £3 a day. The 2006 Mondeo is an interloper to the fleet admittedly, though it's insurance is £10/month TPFT, it's post 2000 so only needs a yearly £20 WOF (pre-2000 is every 6 months) and its rego will now be £40 annually, so I can live with an extra car when it costs the equivalent of a Mars Bar a day to keep.

 

Petrol is currently available from 80p/litre and diesel is less than 50p. And people ask me if I like living in NZ?!

[Guest Hooli]

New 12 month ticket on the Accord today, 3 years in a row without a single advisory.

 

She's looking pretty tidy as well for a 17 year old.

 

 

That does not look that old!

[Jazoli]

Found out today that the NZ equivalent of road tax is due to drop in price again from 1st July, as they did last year. So, a year's rego on the Commodore, Visa, 205, Clio and Mondeo will go down from the equivalent of £528, to £350!

 

With WOF (MOT) costs and insurance on them all included, the whole tally is just shy of £1100, or £3 a day. The 2006 Mondeo is an interloper to the fleet admittedly, though it's insurance is £10/month TPFT, it's post 2000 so only needs a yearly £20 WOF (pre-2000 is every 6 months) and its rego will now be £40 annually, so I can live with an extra car when it costs the equivalent of a Mars Bar a day to keep.

 

Petrol is currently available from 80p/litre and diesel is less than 50p. And people ask me if I like living in NZ?!

 

Don't they have ridiculously low speed limits in NZ with humorless coppers that'll do you for being 2kph over the limit?

[Cavcraft]

Thursday is Corsa day. Won't start a new thread about this, obvs, but for £72 with a metric shit load of MOT it hasn't broken the bank. 1.0 3 pot with a broken camshaft the owner said.

 

[anonymous user]

Thursday is Corsa day. Won't start a new thread about this, obvs, but for £72 with a metric shit load of MOT it hasn't broken the bank. 1.0 3 pot with a broken camshaft the owner said.

 

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Now that's more like the Cavcraft we know and love

[doobietoo]

Popped over to Bournmouth last Friday to pick up yet another lens for MrsDs camera and stopped off at Upton park near pool for a cuppa and a slice of cake as us oldies do, on the way home. After watching the world go by for an hour or so we wandered back to the car park. Pressed the blipper to unlock the car and...... nothing ......bugger has the Yaris finally gone wrong? It was only as I was unsuccessfully trying to open the car dfoor with the key that MrsD pointed out it was not our car..... I hastely moved onto our car and pressed the blipper again .......nothing ....... bugger, it must have been a premonition.... so over to the car door again and again the key didn't fit...... annoyingly MrsD once again pointed out it wasn't our car......

What are the chances

 

 

I spent the journey home asking why she bought such a "common" car, to hide my embarrassment...

[billyboy406v6]

I have been on a nice little trip in my old mans T4.

 

 

Last week this happened.

 

 

So for our honeymoon we set off from Derby to explore Pembrokeshire as I never been there.

 

First of was a stopover in the Brecons. The old bus drives real nice actually, it's the 2.5 tdi, but the non inter cooled version so only has 88bhp or something. But it's been done out lovely in the back and is well insulated so is mega quiet. Bombs along nicely at 75mph at 2700rpm.

 

Has been lowered and on silly low pro tyres and can be a touch crashy on rough roads, but handles well.

 

 

Headed to Tenby and was greeted with lovely sunshine.

 

 

What a lovely place. We took no cooking stuff at all and just ate out the whole time, the place is full of half decent places to eat and drink.

 

 

Found this ace sight looking out over the harbour.

 

 

So didn't really do much exploring, the weather was ace so mainly soaked it all up. Ate loads and drank loads. Netflix and chilled the rest.

 

Then today I am back at work.

 

And greated with this old Volvo pump engine, it needed a service as stood for ages, dropped the filters to find this mess.

 

 

GR8

Spooky ! Lived in Derby for 30 years and moved to Pembrokeshire and live a few miles from Tenby, excellent choice to honeymoon !!

[Sealtainn]

Talking of tyres, the Granada will need a new set before she sets foot on the mainland for her drive-a-thon. The fronts have a couple of small splits in and a rear was an advisory on the MoT, annoying they all have loads of tread left.

Does anyone have any recommendations on tyres? Was looking at Toyo Proxys but never had anything like that before, have no idea what they are like

[Cheggers]

I've spent most of the day driving a 15 plate Renault Trafic and was really impressed. For a (supposedly) 1.6 diesel it went like stink, was quiet, comfy and really economical.

[Alexg]

Somehow, unexpectedly, I ended the day owning a Rover 45 Diesel. Some lovely old giffer waddled into work and asked if we buy cars. Strange really as the majority of the forecourt is 18 month old BMW 3 and 5 Series models and he's trying to flog us a 15 year old L Series chugger. He obviously spotted my V6 CLASS among the efficient dynamics and realised I knew the score. It booked at sod all, but he was determined to be rid of it, so rather than let him sell it for peanuts to some 2nd gen pikey trader I thought I'd buy it for a fair price and run it for a bit. Turns out though that what I'll have to pay in insurance monthly is about the same I pay in company car tax on a 2015 Ford Focus so WHATS THE POINT!?

 

So before I punt this sucker on eBay I'll offer it on here for a sensible shitter price. I'll type out an ad tomorrow, but if anyone wants a 93k 2001 Expression S Saloon with heated cow, big alloys and sensible MOT - brace yourself.

[Alexg]

Derek from Renospeed has messaged to let me know the R5 has it's new engine running and a fresh MOT. It's good to go! It needs running in so will have it transported home rather than ringing it's neck on the M20 and undoing the hard work. It'll be my commuting car for the next few weeks.

[dave21478]

Talking of tyres, the Granada will need a new set before she sets foot on the mainland for her drive-a-thon. The fronts have a couple of small splits in and a rear was an advisory on the MoT, annoying they all have loads of tread left.

Does anyone have any recommendations on tyres? Was looking at Toyo Proxys but never had anything like that before, have no idea what they are like

 

Falken Zeix.

 

Good grip wet or dry, last a decent length, not too noisy....I havent found any dowsides to them and am slowly converting the fleet to them as tyres are needed.

 

 

EDIT - there are various tyres in the Zeix range. I have the 914s on the Escort and have had fancier ones on higher power stuff.

[Craig the Princess]

Derek from Renospeed has messaged to let me know the R5 has it's new engine running and a fresh MOT. It's good to go! It needs running in so will have it transported home rather than ringing it's neck on the M20 and undoing the hard work. It'll be my commuting car for the next few weeks.

Perfect excuse to buy one of these

http://item.ebay.com/131050603562

[Alexg]

BASTARD - I just bought a 'running in' sticker and it looks shit now it's arrived with rubbish RAC and AA graphics on it I was going to cut off - that one is much better!

[phil_lihp]

Toyo Proxes CF2s are brilliant, more or less all I buy now. The Volvo had a full set which transformed it and the Jag has a set on the rear now.

[Craig the Princess]

BASTARD - I just bought a 'running in' sticker and it looks shit now it's arrived with rubbish RAC and AA graphics on it I was going to cut off - that one is much better!

I think I saw that one and thought it weird that both AA and RAC logos were used. Still a classy sticker to totally confuse most drivers out there.

[HMC]

My Rover 75 tourer is a fairly early one (1,417 out of 27,407) and being a diesel is one of the earlier lower tune engines (116bhp/260nm) The only difference to the later ones lies in the ecu "map" Handily an mg rover specialist with the right kit and contacts isn't far from me. I paid them and their rover 75 graveyard a visit to be put up to 131bhp/300nm....

Looks like they stack them vertically in the last pic! Insurance company informed and car much more torquey. I also bought a replacement boot floor hatch off one of their scrapers to replace the paint stained and ripped one in my car. So the 75 looks and goes better than ever!

[Honey Badger]

Talking of tyres, the Granada will need a new set before she sets foot on the mainland for her drive-a-thon. The fronts have a couple of small splits in and a rear was an advisory on the MoT, annoying they all have loads of tread left.

Does anyone have any recommendations on tyres? Was looking at Toyo Proxys but never had anything like that before, have no idea what they are like

 

 

 

Hankook Ventus V12 if you like to push on, I've got Bridgestone A001 All season tyres on my coupe they seem to be pretty good.

[Jon]

Don't they have ridiculously low speed limits in NZ with humorless coppers that'll do you for being 2kph over the limit?

 

I received my first ever speeding ticket last year, for doing 118km/h in 100 zone. Admittedly, I had been driving like a twat, testing out the 205's Michelin PS3s in the wet but the officer downgraded it to 115 km/h, which is a lower 20 points/$80 fine (about £40), or the same fine for using a phone whilst driving. From TV show evidence alone, the Aussie cops are far, far more humourless and I have seen their attempts to catch speeding motorists first hand and it's a lot more stealth than NZ's attempts.

 

The maximum speed on open highways is 100km/h which is of course ludicrous on paper but is in fact about right, since actual 2 and 3 lane highways in both islands would probably total less than 5% of total highways, from a pure guess. Plus, they're in areas of high traffic density and the road layouts suit the speed limit; lots of overly short on/off ramps and more severe corners which you wouldn't see on UK motorways. A lot like driving through the Newcastle inner city ring road, I must admit. So, imagine mostly A-road driving but with a sparse population and therefore fewer road users and fewer towns to slow down for and speed limits for HGVs of 90km/h. The overall time taken to go long distances would probably take longer than driving in the UK via motorways but the level of relaxation from maintaining average speeds and (quite often) seeing such nice scenery is much more satisfying. 

 

Anyway, the Commodore passed its WOF (MOT) today, so I took it round to STUNO's straight after passing and filled it up with bits of firewood, since he's moved to a house without a fire.

 

 

There's a carefully-wrapped -in-tarp dining table beneath the pile which has also been returned to me but short of burning that also, I have very little use for it. 

[nacho man]

I swapped my 08 2.2tdci transit for a 57 plate vivaro last week.

 

We had a choice of some new boxer pugs but being brand new the gaffer checks them every week to see if a fly is splattered on your windscreen and give you a rollicking about not looking after it.

 

So far so good.

 

It is lovely on the motorway and is mega quiet compared to the transit. Seems more like a car than a van. The transit was pretty quick being a rwd version with 135/140bhp but it had been a liability lately, a new dmf, a new starter, some relays to cure another starting issue, a rear calliper that stuck on, now it's hunting and dead slow. Plus a shite stereo, and a bent door that leaked water in and whistles like mad when doing 70mph.

 

So I jumped at the chance to get rid and swap for a Vauxhall. After riding as a passenger in them a fair bit they seemed more civilised.

 

I know there a renna underneath, serviced it the other day and I believe it's the m9r lump. Is that a Renna lump and are they any good?

 

 

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[SiC]

I swapped my 08 2.2tdci transit for a 57 plate vivaro last week.

 

We had a choice of some new boxer pugs but being brand new the gaffer checks them every week to see if a fly is splattered on your windscreen and give you a rollicking about not looking after it.

 

So far so good.

 

It is lovely on the motorway and is mega quiet compared to the transit. Seems more like a car than a van. The transit was pretty quick being a rwd version with 135/140bhp but it had been a liability lately, a new dmf, a new starter, some relays to cure another starting issue, a rear calliper that stuck on, now it's hunting and dead slow. Plus a shite stereo, and a bent door that leaked water in and whistles like mad when doing 70mph.

 

So I jumped at the chance to get rid and swap for a Vauxhall. After riding as a passenger in them a fair bit they seemed more civilised.

 

I know there a renna underneath, serviced it the other day and I believe it's the m9r lump. Is that a Renna lump and are they any good?

 

 

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If M9R, then that's a Nissan derived engine. Proving to be pretty bullet proof in the modern Renaults - especially compared to Renault designed lumps.

[nacho man]

Yeah pretty sure it's a m9r just checked the vin, 88bhp version. Not that slow though really.

 

 

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[oldcars]

Thursday is Corsa day. Won't start a new thread about this, obvs, but for £72 with a metric shit load of MOT it hasn't broken the bank. 1.0 3 pot with a broken camshaft the owner said.

 

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Ideal Gumtree photo when you come to sell.

[oldcars]

My Rover 75 tourer is a fairly early one (1,417 out of 27,407) and being a diesel is one of the earlier lower tune engines (116bhp/260nm) The only difference to the later ones lies in the ecu "map" Handily an mg rover specialist with the right kit and contacts isn't far from me. I paid them and their rover 75 graveyard a visit to be put up to 131bhp/300nm....

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Looks like they stack them vertically in the last pic! Insurance company informed and car much more torquey. I also bought a replacement boot floor hatch off one of their scrapers to replace the paint stained and ripped one in my car. So the 75 looks and goes better than ever!

Can i ask where this is please? I need a piece of chrome trim for my 75.

[Tayne]

There's also a place that breaks Rovers in Insch if that's any closer.

[Spottedlaurel]

Local Micra news:

 

 

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/witnesses_describe_moment_woman_is_hit_by_car_outside_the_artichoke_pub_in_norwich_1_4542845

 

Can only hope everyone is OK.

[oldcars]

There's also a place that breaks Rovers in Insch if that's any closer.

Tell me more please 

[wuvvum]

Local Micra news:

 

 

http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/witnesses_describe_moment_woman_is_hit_by_car_outside_the_artichoke_pub_in_norwich_1_4542845

 

Can only hope everyone is OK.

I passed this on the way into work.  As far as I can make out, old biddy in the Micra failed to stop for a red light, hit another car, a pedestrian and a cyclist before driving into the traffic light.  No serious injuries, apart from the poor K10.

[Keymaster]

A busy day "working from home" so time for stopgap Golf news.

 

The Gatekeeper's lease company have finally confirmed a delivery date for her NHS car, so I now know the Golf is going to be with us until around August, which a timeline that makes me happy to spend a bit more time & money on it.

 

Last weekend saw the fitting of new bump stop and strut mount bushes, mainly because they were in the boot when I bought it. Here are the old ones, some superhero had stuck the old bumpstop back together with tigerseal or something!

 

 

Today I fixed an intermittent front indicator problem properly - it was letting water past a seal & corroded the connectors (previous fix* was just getting out at the lights, tapping the lens & waiting for it to stop working before tapping the lens again)

 

 

Then with the sun out, decided it was time to crack on with tarting the wheels & hubcaps up a bit with some good old Simoniz steel silver.

 

 

 

Before:

 

After:

 

Much better. Next on the to do list is an oil service, but that can wait til next week, I've done enough for now...