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[egg]

£20 Nokia 105 and provider of your choice (if you don't want to do live collection threads!)

[Bear]

Free 6310i and PayG SIM by choice

 

Swanky iPhone and mad contract by work requirements/need for photography/desire to carry all music and worry that the iPod Classic is going to die one day.

 

Plus I get paid for writing about the cameras in the phones

[trigger]

Bloody DVLA & DVSA, for some reason the MOT for my old Focus has been added to the history of my new Focus, no doubt because of the private number plate that i had, I've rang the DVLA to get it removed who said i need to contact the DVSA but they don't have a option on the phone to be put through to anyone who deals with stuff like this so I've had to email them.

 

The trouble is that it makes my car look like it's been clocked.

 

[garbaldy]

That might explain the very same odity on my bike, there was no way the old guy had done 46k miles in a year and the bottom of the v5 had the non transferable number note.

[andy18s]

After buying the Vivaro for our move abroad the aircon decided it didn't want to give out any cool air..

Took it the local Halfords to get it de-odourised and re-gassed, only to be told the temp sensor on the rad had died. A common fault apparently

Sourced a good used part, fitting took 2 mins and cold air has been resumed

The wifes D5 V70 decided to start a grumble noise,combined with a vibration from the drivers side cv joint literally the day after we decided to sell it

Got underneath to see the cv boot had come off the hexagonal shaped (!) inner cv joint and was looking a little bit dry

Inner cv's don't seem to be available so I ended up ordering a full shaft for a reasonable £60 deliverd the next day

Fitting took around 90mins all in, mainly thanks to all the bolts undoing nice and easily. No pics as the old cv grease was spread liberally around the area....

Nice productive day whilst we still wait on solicitors......

[New POD]

I have, somewhat spitefully, removed the locking wheel bolts off the astra I'm selling, and fitted them to the omega, and given the astra normal ones. It's not likely to sway any buying decision, or the price.  

[doobietoo]

Moved the A35 today on the bad side the brake pedal went straight to the floor with no disearnable resistance which is worrying as it didn't do that last week but on the plus side the handbrake now seems to be working perfectly. ... still struggling to find a welder to fix the rust so if any welders out there want a holiday in Dorset with pay get in touch. ....

[richardmorris]

I have the new ignition lock from Mercedes. Replacement is actually very simple- align the chanels on the side by turning the key to position one. Insert tool* down two channels and pull out the whole barrel using the key.

 

 

The special tool in my online reference is a wire coat hanger with the ends cut at 45 degrees. I borrowed a hanger from my colleague and cut it only to find it's too large a diameter and doesn't fit.

 

Any of you ingenious people have any other Ideas?

[spike60]

Heavy duty paper clips, fencing wire, small allen keys, drill bits etc. From memory mine only had 1 hole, when you released the latch you had to unscrew the outer lock cap to release the barrel. Did you get yours from Mercedes?

[They_all_do_that_sir]

If by newer engine you mean the 8v version of the Zetec I think it came in a bit later than 2003

Ford fitted the duratec to the ka from 2002 AFAIK.

 

It'll be a horrible rusty heap anyway and I've nowhere to put it (though there might be a plan on the long finger)

 

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[tooSavvy]

... close one today

 

*Hooning [responsibly] down the outside, coming to the P-Y-O farm on the A69, the roundabout is Newcastle straight on (N/S lane) Darlington a right (O/S lane + winker).

 

I happily pass 2x HGV, a Trannie, tour Coach, and [front of queue] at white lines a foreign HGV.... One of those Orange curtainsiders with very small trailer wheels....

 

All this stream are in the N/S and making sedate progress

 

Mr 'Johhny Foreigner' enters the roundabout - no winkers - I keep momentum up to clean him on the slip out & up to Newcastle.

 

As I'm abreast of his cab the 'RIGHT WINKER' comes on and I'm looking at a barrel roll...... with extra A+E :shock:

 

I do not know how we missed...... No mass evasion by JF... I looked and he just roared round the outside - seen in my mirror.

 

 

Note To Self... B.E.W.A.R.E. Johnny Foreigner....

 

 

TS

[Lord Sterling]

Anyone on the M40 this evening driving a 1979-ish Red Honda Prelude near to Warwick? If you got a beep and thumbs up from a chap in an '05 Land Rover Discovery, that was me. Nice Honda, looked very clean and tidy.

[richardmorris]

Heavy duty paper clips, fencing wire, small allen keys, drill bits etc. From memory mine only had 1 hole, when you released the latch you had to unscrew the outer lock cap to release the barrel. Did you get yours from Mercedes?

Yes, £85.50+vat, and had to provide everything short of a blood sample to prove ownership!

[cms206]

The 850 is back together... ish.

 

Having drained the radiator it was discovered the gear oil was like treacle, the colour of Guinness and somewhat stinky. Ordered a radiator via my local ex-Dingbro rep which duly arrived for an altogether reasonable £96 inc. vat. Unusually for Dingbro it was absolutely spot on too.

 

I detailed the Volvo dealer shenanigans yesterday; finally got the clips to hold the transmission cooler pipes onto the radiator last night at 5.30pm so built most of it up yesterday only to find the Nissens radiator came with two of the clips Volvo fucked me about over.

 

I held off on doing the gear oil change until today due to insufficient fluid... Dingbro sent some sort of ancient Comma ATF up marked as being "suitable for Borg Warner transmissions" at £67 or so but it wasnt Dexron 3 rated so back it went. 25L of Comma's finest Dexron 3 arrived (£106.51 inc. vat) and the fluid change commenced.

 

Nice and red... this was the end of the flush.

 

 

... and this was the colour of most of the rest of it.

 

Flush done, fluid added, all lovely. Left it sitting, checked the cold fluid level and in true "snatching defeat from the jaws of victory" fashion I snapped the plastic sodding gearbox dipstick - thankfully not in the 'box. It's got about 5l in it by my reckoning, I've been a run in it and so far there is no slipping, the 'box is silky smooth and fingers crossed I'll be able to get a dipstick over the weekend.

 

 

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[beko1987]

Laid in my old bed in my old room at mums house! No kids, bliss!

 

(to aid getting to work tomorrow after missing pretty much a whole day today my stepdad picked me up earlier! Work is only around the corner so I can walk there easily and not need to borrow the meriva and strand amy at home with 2 kids)

[dollywobbler]

Jeez. That transmission flush seems a rather pricey way of doing it. Sadly, I fear it's what my Honda really needs.

[320touring]

any idea what'd cause a 2003 corolla to have a sort of 'darting' feeling on the steering at about 55-60ish?

[dollywobbler]

any idea what'd cause a 2003 corolla to have a sort of 'darting' feeling on the steering at about 55-60ish?

 

48psi? The S-MX with two worn track rod ends can feel a bit 'lively' at times.

 

Or maybe the PAS isn't being consistent? Mind you, I've only had that on BXs with iffy pumps/clogged filters.

[spike60]

Yes, £85.50+vat, and had to provide everything short of a blood sample to prove ownership!

I got 2 from Ebay, one that fits all w126 {it didn't) for £10 and one for £15 that fits my car. It meant I now have different keys for door and ignition though, - I couldn't justify the neck end of £100 for my old car to retain one key fits all, it ain't no Palm Beach winner anyway. At least your lock should fit unlike my 1st one.

[ShiteRider]

OSF scene tax is fucking crazy, i've just sold some cortina spot light brackets on ebay.........£205....... Yes, you read that right, two hundred and five fucking pounds!!

I've put this here a it's pickled my head a bit, the guy who won them is made up and thinks i should be too, but to be honest i'm kinda pissed off that even basic parts are now basically unaffordable.

[SiC]

No wonder classics are getting nicked when part prices are like that.

[egg]

cortina spots £10 less than my whole mondeo (but give it 15 years....)

[ShiteRider]

The only upside is i've enough old ford parts to fill a luton van. I'm just going to start listing everything and use the cash to pay of my debt............or buy a rusty lump of shit with a V8.

There's an aussie valiant vg on the bay giving me come hither looks.

[Ghosty]

Filling Luton with Ford bits, on the other hand, is akin to a declaration of war.

[wuvvum]

Yesterday was BMW delivery day to Anglia Car Auctions.

 

I'd decided to sell this way as a little experiment, and also not really knowing where prices are at the moment.

 

So as it's 300 miles from me, I investigated getting it Shiply'd but the cheapest quote was £190 from someone with no feedback and all the way up to the thick end of £400.

 

Clearly it was time to man up, tax it and set forth.

 

I did contemplate doing a delivery thread, but somehow it's just not the same. In fact the worst bit was getting caught at some temporary traffic lights between my house and the M5, the first 15 miles took 45 minutes.

Once on the open road it was easy (save for the numerous long stretches of 50 mph average speed roadwork sections on the M5).

 

Anyway here is a rather uninspiring shot of it in the yard at ACA.

 

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Some general ambience.

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And a token gesture of the train part.

 

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All in all, road tax (for the month) + fuel etc.  came out at £75

 

So I take that as a £115 win for the shite fund.

'S a bit early, innit?  Auction isn't for another four weeks.

[Richard]

Jeez. That transmission flush seems a rather pricey way of doing it. Sadly, I fear it's what my Honda really needs.

 

I did mine by taking out as much as I could with the Pela pump, conveniently this turned out to be 5 litres, and refilling. I did that four times with a few days driving in between and the fluid seems clean. I used 5l cans ECP Dexron III that I'd bought on a 30% off day.

[stillOrange]

Looks like I have another work colleague selling a car that should interest few people here.

First generation non-turbo Saab 900 2.0 with 10 months MOT for around £600.

Will get some pictures and make a thread.

[drum]

Warning: a sub 10 year old car post follows.

 

Since the demise of the disco, my current daily is a Hyundai Santa Fe.

It was one of the purchases I made when I went to an auction to get a van and came back with four non-vans.

 

Initially, I thought I would keep the crv and sell this, but have since discovered the Honda is an utter lemon.

It hadn't been MoTed since march but hadn't failed either, so my pre-bid reckoning was that it had sat in a dealer's trade-in yard because bodywork scratches.

 

Shoved it in for the test and it only failed on a bulb, wiper blade and a shock absorber.

 

I have to confess I like it. It has leather and cruise and even a ceiling mounted DVD player for the sprogs.

 

It has this weird Traffic master thing. Just an innocuous button on the side of the steering column. I pressed it a couple of times and first of all it started it giving me directions via the speakers to a destination 92 miles away. I know not where and I didn't follow them to find out.

 

I pressed the button some more to make it stop, but instead of stopping, it started phoning somebody!

In the passenger seat was my wife, on her phone, speaking to someone at the time. My daughter, who was in the back seat, and I both checked our phones in case something bluetoothy was going on, but no.

 

THE CAR HAS ITS OWN INVISIBLE PHONE!

 

A man answered the phone and asked a question which I didn't catch, then he hung up before I got my shit together to speak to him.

 

The car hasn't tried to phone anyone since, which is a relief.

 

It didnt have a tow bar and I need a tow bar. I contacted three outfits that do tow bars, but only one (a trailer company) replied. Their quote was £500 inc vat. I thought at that price it should include a trailer.

 

I bought one off eBay for £79 plus £16 for a relay thing and fitted it yesterday. Well, I fitted the tow bar and will have a go at the electrics tonight. Fairly straightforward so far, although I sheared a bolt removing one of the exhaust back boxes. My new Kielder impact wrench has been useful and also slightly disappointing. Needs more oomph.

[oldcars]

I had a 54 plate crdt cdx with cruise and leather. Great car until it grenaded the transfer box and something else that cost £££ to fix. 

[andy18s]

The missus had that on her Scooby. It's like a concierge service. They'll set your sat nav destination for you, book hotels, they've even let people know She'll be late for meetings. It's all included in with the tracker.