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[320touring]

Shit dude are you ok?

[reb]

Whoa! What's happened there? Has the bottom arm failed and allowed the driveshaft to come out? All looks very odd.

Pinch bolt failed, driveshaft out of gearbox. Passing mechanic and a bunch of joiners helped me move it to the least inconvenient place, but it won't roll at all. Just had a bloke call me a wanker for breaking down. It's not even in the way anymore.

[reb]

Shit dude are you ok?

yep. Happened at very low speed. Right outside work as school was finishing, on the only way out. I'm going to be very popular.

[Kiltox]

Just had a bloke call me a wanker for breaking down. It's not even in the way anymore.

Had this before - came very close to tearing the guy's fucking head from his shoulders

[reb]

Had this before - came very close to tearing the guy's fucking head from his shoulders

The worst part is, he was along at the harbour watching as 8 of us were trying to move it to the kerb, with minimal success.

[320touring]

Pinch bolt failed, driveshaft out of gearbox. Passing mechanic and a bunch of joiners helped me move it to the least inconvenient place, but it won't roll at all. Just had a bloke call me a wanker for breaking down. It's not even in the way anymore.

bugger! glad you are ok.

[Bren]

Should have rubbed his ugly fucking phizzog in the oil.

[Bren]

Seen a 55 plate vectra elite estate, 122k with lots of history for £1500.

Only issue is it is the V6cdti.

I am interested but I dont want to be breaking it when it shits itself.

[xtriple]

Went to get the MX5 out and the battery was flat. Very flat. I worked out that it hasn't been touched for at least a couple of months, just sat there with the alarm on, so battery now here along with charger... confidence remains high...

 

So, I got the BGD out for a play instead (the MX5 isn't flaming taxed either now I think about it!) and actually took it for a decent run, 50 miles or so (which is a LOT for me!) and I am pleased to report that it functioned beautifully! Oil pressure stayed good, temperature remained correct, and, best of all, I have self fixing brakes! The judder above 50 has healed itself. No idea how but I am very glad I didn't spend a fortune on discs or having them skimmed. Could it be the new tyres? I suppose it could be that whatever was on the discs has cleaned up with use, but I am just not used to this thing healing itself without costing me hundreds of pounds... or, thousands more usually!

 

I got called a 'twat' for not giving way to a woman in a major rush even though she didn't have right of way or anything stupid like that, so I smiled and thanked her which didn't seem to cheer her up any...

 

Behaved like 'twat' as well though no one called me one (that I could hear anyway    )  major wheelspin exiting a junction in a hurry and when I got to a roundabout onto a dual carriageway, the throttle got pressed with a little more 'vigour' than usual  and lots of cars were overtaken... of course, it didn't last long as there was a lovely old couple in the outside lane doing 50 totally oblivious to all around them, but I enjoyed the short blast... the way this thing gathers speed is astonishing: one second, zero, next second (so it seems) 90 and all with no noise or (obvious) gearchanges and a complete lack of drama. It is quite addictive. The way the fuel gauge freaks out when the car is treated like this is most definitely NOT!

 

Came home, washed the wheels (brake dust is just so 'not on' for a Bentley    ) and wiped all the slobber off the sides. It is lovely now, taken a whole year to get here, but worth it... I think?

 

Note: bought on the 6th of October 2015 so more or less exactly a year.

[For Fiats Sake]

I'm not the only fan of funky seat covers then!

 

Half of the pandas I've owned split the boot and dump the oil, usually after a couple of months ownership.

[reb]

I'm not the only fan of funky seat covers then!

 

Half of the pandas I've owned split the boot and dump the oil, usually after a couple of months ownership.

Daft seat covers make the world go round!

On the plus side, the whole thing has reminded me that on the whole most people are actually good. Between the entire joinery company that helped bounce it out of the road, the passing mechanic who provided the services of his trolley jack and the few people who came to offer sympathy and "I had one of those back in the day, great little cars" etc

[beko1987]

ooof bad luck reb. you getting it bought home or gonna fix it where it is?

[Kiltox]

Was just outbid on a cheap Vel Satis on eBay - probably a stroke of luck!

[cms206]

The 850 has broken. Under repair now...

 

The Council Estate has stepped up to the plate and is doing a bit on the front line. Clearly displeased, it has started sacrificing wildlife again.

 

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[anonymous user]

Was just outbid on a cheap Vel Satis on eBay - probably a stroke of luck!

So that's what Junkman has bought for the winter

[reb]

ooof bad luck reb. you getting it bought home or gonna fix it where it is?

It's now been recovered home, fingers crossed it'll be ready to ferry about italian toasties by my first shift on wednesday. It may need a little bit of oil in the gearbox before then though.

[richardmorris]

The way the fuel gauge freaks out when the car is treated like this is most definitely NOT!

 

Came home, washed the wheels (brake dust is just so 'not on' for a Bentley    ) and wiped all the slobber off the sides. It is lovely now, taken a whole year to get here, but worth it... I think?

 

Note: bought on the 6th of October 2015 so more or less exactly a year.

 

 

 

Going back a couple of years when I had a trip in my friends Citroen sm the fuel gauge visibly dropped as we attacked the m40 - about 12 mpg at 90! As for wheels have you tried pro valet bilberry cleaner? It's effortless really.

[Richard]

 

What's happened to the 850? I suppose I'm to blame for fixing mine.

[BorniteIdentity]

Bath time at Bornite's.

 

 

[beko1987]

Going back a couple of years when I had a trip in my friends Citroen sm the fuel gauge visibly dropped as we attacked the m40 - about 12 mpg at 90! As for wheels have you tried pro valet bilberry cleaner? It's effortless really.

+1 for billberry, but get the red stuff, the blue gel is rubbish imo.

 

But, when did you last ironx them? you have got a bottle of ironx (or other fallout remover) haven't you? and a good wheel brush?

[richardmorris]

What's the blue gel stuff? Mine's red to use as a spray ( old muc off bottle works well). Don't have iron x either - is that better?

[richardmorris]

Bath time at Bornite's.

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I can recommend an electric aerial supplier

 

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[beko1987]

the blue stuff is different billberry, I bought a bottle to try it and don't find it as good.

 

ironx I'd amazing, it removes iron fallout, so brake dust. I found that a good rinse, then a hit with billberry and another rinse, then spray ironx on, then leave it for 5 minutes, then agitate with a brush and a bit more ironx gave superb results. you only need the ironx a few times a year though.

 

 

I can't use it now cos neither of our cars have alloys, although I can't wait to try it on the xantia white paint work. that's a next year job

[For Fiats Sake]

Is Was that the reincarnation of J.C.?  Certainly got the crucify pose spot on.

 

My brother fancied himself as a poacher turned gamekeeper and used to buy hundreds of similarly sized pheasant chicks for shooting a few months down the line.  Around half of the chicks would feed the local foxes/cats and then the rest would become game pie.

 

Once while on call in the back of beyond a veritable flock of pheasants were in the road feeding off spilt corn and didn't want to move at all.

 

Anyway back to the topic lads....

 

[cms206]

 

 

What's happened to the 850? I suppose I'm to blame for fixing mine.

It's been using water for a while but it appears the radiator is now haemorraging water so I've just bought a radiator. Managed to shear one of the captive nuts which hold the rad on so one of the mounts has been chopped a bit to get it out. New rad due tomorrow.

 

 

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[dieselassist]

...doesn't every shitter need a goonah' in their life?? dragged  this back to my uncle's on Friday afternoon as I am as usual 'caught for space' - its really his 'find' anyhow - was probably more suited to the 'cars dumped in your area' thread; having sat up for previous 18months, 4 flat to the rims tyres, full of moss n debris underneath, at the edge of an estate - prev' owner bought it, n got a whole 3days trouble free, use of it till it packed (clutch issues - the 'front lawn' small time car dealer refusing to 'stand over it'...

 

...chugged out to the uncles this evening to investigate it - battery nicked, airbox removed n in the back seat, n has a 2nd push start button (in a secret place) - immobiliser bypass no doubt- got it to chug briefly into life but it was well 'shy of diesel' n the leads just hooked up to my discovery via jump leads(not recommended - one pictured was too big n as flatter n lifeless as roadkill )...

 

...seems like a it was once a clean looking 2002 1.9DCI with aircon 106k miles, half leather interior, rather than the time capsule of one mans job commuting life 18months ago,  with added spiders, mould n mystery  clutch/possible DPF woes, it now is...

 

...plans are to put some sort of second hand DPF n good clutch package into it - worsest case senario

 

..anyways pics for your viewing pleasure;

[SiC]

...doesn't every shitter need a goonah' in their life?? dragged this back to my uncle's on Friday afternoon as I am as usual 'caught for space' - its really his 'find' anyhow - was probably more suited to the 'cars dumped in your area' thread; having sat up for previous 18months, 4 flat to the rims tyres, full of moss n debris underneath, at the edge of an estate - prev' owner bought it, n got a whole 3days trouble free, use of it till it packed (clutch issues - the 'front lawn' small time car dealer refusing to 'stand over it'...

 

...chugged out to the uncles this evening to investigate it - battery nicked, airbox removed n in the back seat, n has a 2nd push start button (in a secret place) - immobiliser bypass no doubt- got it to chug briefly into life but it was well 'shy of diesel' n the leads just hooked up to my discovery (not recommended)...

 

...seems like a it was once a clean looking 2002 1.9DCI with aircon 106k miles, half leather interior, rather than the time capsule of one mans job commuting life 18months ago, with added spiders, mould n mystery clutch/possible DPF woes...

 

...plans are to put some sort of second hand DPF n good clutch package into it - worsest case senario

 

..anyways pics for your viewing pleasure;

I don't think that age Laguna got a DPF over here, only the facelift ones I think.

[dieselassist]

...really? that'd be a bonus - they word from the previous owner is that the was the 'nut n bolts in a metal biscuit tin) alarming sounds before the total failure to proceed; he thanked his lucky stars this was 120 meters from his house - but that was about the extent of his 'good luck' with the car....

[Pillock]

 

 

Vodafone are still crap, and because I wanted a posh new phone when I moved to O2, I still have no phone. ARGH.

Have you got a new O2 contract, from O2?

PM me if you have, I can do half price airtime.

[wuvvum]

That undertray can be a pita to remove, but put as many bolts back as you can because it's also the centre brace!

Thanks for the heads up!  I wil therefore put back all the bolts that haven't snapped off...  I got most of the rest of them out this evening when I got home from work (only two more snapped off) - left the row of five along the offside edge, as the tray / brace will pull down far enough to get the pipes out with them still in place so seemed a waste of time removing them.  I've also loosened off the three bolts that hold the pipes on (all of which came undone quite easily), so it should now be the sub-hour job I originally thought it would be (not counting bleeding the bastard cooling system of course, which I'm not looking forward to).  I've bought a gallon of antifreeze so should be good to go next weekend, weather permitting.