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[Guest Hooli]

 Also, it is worth about double in France what it is here....

 

10p?

[anonymous user]

10p?

At least 30 as it's bound to have 20p in the handbrake

[Six-cylinder]

I made Critical mistake today, my favourite garage were so busy I had to make the tea, I only went and put sugar in the the tea of the man who had fixed the Sovereign S2!

[egg]

10p?

 

About 1100 euros apparently #senseofhumourfailure

 

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1101987293.htm

[loserone]

I made Critical mistake today, my favourite garage were so busy I had to make the tea, I only went and put sugar in the the tea of the man who had fixed the Sovereign S2!

Cockup!

 

A few months ago I did the same for our midwife, I imagine the consequences could have been nearly as disastrous.

[New POD]

Your IT director is just using a Facebook app and making you all think he's very clever.

 

To be fair, I know nothing, but I'm not that impressed so far.

[Guest Hooli]

About 1100 euros apparently #senseofhumourfailure

 

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1101987293.htm

 

Great scott!

 

 

Really?

[New POD]

I got my family membership renew through from the RAC - £184 for recovery and rescue.

 

Now the equivalent if I go via quidco and get cash back with AA is £95. I will be cancelling obviously.

[richardmorris]

I fitted one of the squeezy bulb inline things on the chassis leg. Makes it so much easier to bring the fuel up after a stand. ( which is most of the time in my case...)

I was thinking of those, like on diesels, but haven't even bothered looking for one yet.

[meshking]

Does sadly seem to be a necessary step these days. Not that mine often goes more than a week without use now its back on the road.

Show off. Worryingly, all my kids love the p38 which means the 2cv gets more neglected. At least it's back in the garage now, due to excessively large cars on the driveway.

[meshking]

I was thinking of those, like on diesels, but haven't even bothered looking for one yet.

I grabbed one from eBay, not expensive but so much easier than blowing into the fuel filler or sucking on the pump to carb pipe.

[richardmorris]

Does sadly seem to be a necessary step these days. Not that mine often goes more than a week without use now its back on the road.

You need to read the furore that has been unleashed with Keith would in the next issue of the ccc mag! I had a few emails back and forth last night with The editor.

 

The car starts brilliantly if left up to a couple of days, but after that has no fuel in the bowl and needs cranking. The annoyances of second cars- when it was used daily this wasn't a problem.

 

Anyway, just talking to my dad and he had the fiat out today to give it a run and will take it to Chester on Sunday for the cars and coffee meeting if it's dry. If not he's going in the DS4.

[richardmorris]

I grabbed one from eBay, not expensive but so much easier than blowing into the fuel filler or sucking on the pump to carb pipe.

Nearly gave myself another hernia blowing into the fuel filler !

[Mr_Bo11ox]

About 1100 euros apparently #senseofhumourfailure

 

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1101987293.htm

 

He'll be lucky, French folk will look at the 'back to front' dashboard and equate it with one of those comedy clown cars that goes right when you turn left etc.

[cort16]

My Cortina if left for more than 12 hrs would take about 5000 cranks to get it going. If it had a crank handle you'd easily be dead from a heart attack or old age before you saw any sign of fuel in the filter.  I bought a new pump for it a few weeks ago and the signs are promising. The fuel still runs back to the tank out the filter but it gets fuel up a lot quicker.

[richardmorris]

Mine has a new pump ( last year), non return valve and an in line filter. Up to a week is not a problem and will start instantly, after that it takes some churning. It's the fuel. Or lack thereof.

[Negative Creep]

Went for a job interview today, seemed to go pretty well but I get it it's a 50 mile round trip 99% motorways and A roads. Civic has about 6 weeks of MOT left which it will likely fail completely and broken air con. New car time?

[dave21478]

About 1100 euros apparently #senseofhumourfailure

 

https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1101987293.htm

 

 

Great scott!

 

 

Really?

 

Not really, no.

 

RHD and UK papers mean it would be worth fuck all to a French buyer. It could be re-registered, but at 60 for the CT, likely another 50-80 for a pair of LHD headlights to pass the CT, 180 for the certificate de conformite and whatever the carte gris costs....likely 150 or so, its literally not worth it for resale purposes.

[DodgyBastard]

Picked up the cz tonight

 

DSC_0487 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_0493 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Decided on going back to the original colour on the 18...

 

DSC_0496 by srblythe, on Flickr

[beko1987]

My new car is going to be £8 more a year to insure than the xantia.

 

Worth it!

[junkyarddog]

^^^^^ Just clear coat that 18!!

[Noel Tidybeard]

Picked up the cz tonight

 

DSC_0487 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

DSC_0493 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

Decided on going back to the original colour on the 18...

 

DSC_0496 by srblythe, on Flickr

 

OMG ITS A PICASSO

[New POD]

Anyone recommend a travel insurance company that doesn't load premiums for minor pre-existing medical conditions.

 

Ie someone who has had ME (Chronic Fatigue) for whom the holiday will involve frequent opportunities to rest

and someone who has recently been treated for slipped discs, for whom the holiday will involve frequent opportunities to lie down.

[vulgalour]

 

Without me losing my temper or being all emotional, I've decided the little Renault 6TL is NOT a keeper.

 

So, if you are seriously interested in purchasing it then do make me an offer somewhere in the region of £600 for it.  I don't think this is unreasonable for a VED-exempt car with a load of new parts fitted even though I can't get it to run yet.  If/when I get it through an MoT then I'll want considerably more.  I cannot deliver it, buyer has to collect, but I expect you could A-frame it since it has brand spanking new tyres on all round.  I'd also consider a swap for something of pre-1980 vintage and similar size providing it wasn't full of rot.

 

I'll keep plugging away at it and will try and get it MoT'd but I've completely lost my love for it.  I want to focus on the Princess and the Rover instead.

 

I'm not putting it on eBay, etc. because I'm not in a rush to sell, this is just a polite notice really.

[alf892]

I went to assemble a boat engine for father Alf today.......a 1600 cross flow.........mounted in a 1959 boat. I didn't know they did them that early? Father Alf swears blind it is original engine though.

[taxi paul]

Ordered my rear light for my jap auto barge. £115.00 ,not too bad. In other news my mates two year old vivaro minibus has been in vauxhall main dealer for three days now trying to sort out limp mode. Turns out there diagnostic doo da is not speaking to the car. So they get another one apparently and now his van won't speak to this machine. All moderns etc. Also they have given him a corsa courtesy car to run round his family of nine.

[Richard]

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[DodgeRover]

Anyone recommend a travel insurance company that doesn't load premiums for minor pre-existing medical conditions.

 

Ie someone who has had ME (Chronic Fatigue) for whom the holiday will involve frequent opportunities to rest

and someone who has recently been treated for slipped discs, for whom the holiday will involve frequent opportunities to lie down.

Nationwide were reasonable for me no increase for pre existing medical conditions as long you sign a waiver to say you aren't covered in the event of a claim relating to them or only a small amount for full cover.

[ruffgeezer]

Name that shite, dug out if the garden model car edition;

 

[Ghosty]

Mk1 Golf?