The new news 24 thread

[stuboy]

been to preop assessment and given date for bilateral inguinel hernia on 15th june,,

[wuvvum]

DAF has passed its MOT.  It'll now be going up for sale - it owes me 600 quid now and want to see that back for it (shouldn't be too tall of an order I wouldn't've thought for a low mileage tax exempt motor, even an unpopular one with issues).  I'll do a proper for sale thread when I'm less tired. 

 

I actually did 70 in it on the way back from the MOT - some tit in a W124 estate pulled out in front of me and then proceeded to trundle along at 35 in a 50, I eventually got fed up and floored it to get past him, whereupon he did the usual tit thing of taking offence at being overtaken by a(n even) older car and speeding up himself, and sitting up my arse at 70 for the next four miles.  Car seemed happy enough at that speed though, if a bit revvy.

 

Looking at the MOT history it did 143 miles between the last MOT and this one - of which 60 was me driving it back from Kings Lynn after buying it, and the rest is also probably me pottering around locally in it.  So the bloke who bought it from Stondon and spent hundreds getting it back on the road must have then literally never have used it.  Weird.  Given its low mileage, original old biddy owner and lengthy sojourn in Stondon, it is also quite likely that the drive home from KL was the longest single journey it's ever done (under its own power at least) in its 45 years,.

[Inspector Morose]

I be very tempted by a daf. My old 66 was a great weapon. Unfortunately my youthfulness at the time relegated it to storage without much a thought. Maybe a re- acquaintance with the marque will quell my lust...

[5speedracer]

That Moggy Minor looks pretty good HMC. As an Essex boy, I like the Essex WOO reg on it! There's another Minor near me that's on a COO.

Farmer near me has B16 COO. Coo being Scottish cow you know.

[egg]

A Fusion b-Max direct comparison. Just going off for its MOT and new oil seal. The b-Max is a lot better looking isn't it? And that sliding door makes it much more suited to its small family brief.

 

 

[egg]

been to preop assessment and given date for bilateral inguinel hernia on 15th june,,

Good luck Stu, hope you're getting some proper recovery time off work

[Supernaut]

The b-Max is a lot better looking isn't it?

No.

 

I like the idea of a Fusion. However, they didn't do them with any interesting (i.e. 100hp+) engines. Would look great sitting just slightly lower.

 

Basically, a Fusion with Fiesta ST running gear and suspension would be my idea of a Fusion.

[egg]

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[Supernaut]

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Ford Fusion4.jpg

Woah!

 

Remove the spoiler and put some nicer wheels on it and that would be HAWT.

[Guest Hooli]

A Fusion b-Max direct comparison. Just going off for its MOT and new oil seal. The b-Max is a lot better looking isn't it? And that sliding door makes it much more suited to its small family brief.

 

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Same car innit?

[egg]

Woah!

 

Remove the spoiler and put some nicer wheels on it and that would be HAWT.

 

There does seem a bit of a #scene around them on the continent from what I've seen online. It's because all the old VW's are over here

[egg]

Fusion gets the fail/pass treatment to keep the stats down for the month . Wipers weren't that bad (only a year old)

 

[Bobthebeard]

My worthless news..

Had to build a bit of decking to cover up an unsightly bit in the back garden. All went well, despite me being crap at joinery/carpentry.

Found a bumble bee nest just forming, so decking on hold for now.

They need all the help they can get, poor buggers. Nest is safe.

[egg]

More Czech parts arrived today for the Fav, including some scene crap I couldn't resist! Would be useful if I actually got the car out of its lock up and used it...

 

[SiC]

My worthless news..

Had to build a bit of decking to cover up an unsightly bit in the back garden. All went well, despite me being crap at joinery/carpentry.

Found a bumble bee nest just forming, so decking on hold for now.

They need all the help they can get, poor buggers. Nest is safe.

Get a bee keeper in. They often will remove the nest for you for not a lot or no cost and give them a new home elsewhere, as they make their money by renting out beehives to farmers.

[egg]

I think 'chick Hunter' would* be a great Favorit addition!!

 

[Bren]

Having surgery in a few hours. Wish me luck.

Aarrgh! Still in hospital. Surgery was ok but took me a while to come out of anasthetic - I was on oxygen through the night and morning but my SATs are low so they won't discharge me. If I have not improved tomorrow I am getting shipped out to Warrington.

[DeeJay]

Aarrgh! Still in hospital. Surgery was ok but took me a while to come out of anasthetic - I was on oxygen through the night and morning but my SATs are low so they won't discharge me. If I have not improved tomorrow I am getting shipped out to Warrington.

Is that a threat so you discharge yourself.

[hairnet]

DAF has passed its MOT.  It'll now be going up for sale - it owes me 600 quid now and want to see that back for it (shouldn't be too tall of an order I wouldn't've thought for a low mileage tax exempt motor, even an unpopular one with issues).  I'll do a proper for sale thread when I'm less tired. 

 

I actually did 70 in it on the way back from the MOT - some tit in a W124 estate pulled out in front of me and then proceeded to trundle along at 35 in a 50, I eventually got fed up and floored it to get past him, whereupon he did the usual tit thing of taking offence at being overtaken by a(n even) older car and speeding up himself, and sitting up my arse at 70 for the next four miles.  Car seemed happy enough at that speed though, if a bit revvy.

 

Looking at the MOT history it did 143 miles between the last MOT and this one - of which 60 was me driving it back from Kings Lynn after buying it, and the rest is also probably me pottering around locally in it.  So the bloke who bought it from Stondon and spent hundreds getting it back on the road must have then literally never have used it.  Weird.  Given its low mileage, original old biddy owner and lengthy sojourn in Stondon, it is also quite likely that the drive home from KL was the longest single journey it's ever done (under its own power at least) in its 45 years,.

are you in tomorrow morning??

[loserone]

Get a bee keeper in. They often will remove the nest for you for not a lot or no cost and give them a new home elsewhere, as they make their money by renting out beehives to farmers.

 

No one makes money from renting out bumble bee nests.

 

Whilst I agree about giving bees all the help they can get, check to see if they're tree bees.  https://bumblebeeconservation.org/images/uploads/Tree_bee_article_2015.pdf 

 

Some beekeepers (who keep honey bees) will also rehome bumbles as well, but many will just be pee'd off for being disturbed.

[Supernaut]

It seems I missed the boat with regards to Mazda MX-5s, if my local used car centre is anything to go by.

 

I nearly fell off my bicycle laughing when I saw the price, so I had to take a photo!

 

 

However, it's a proper AS-spec one, on the factory steelies, and it's a 1.6.

 

[bramz7]

I threw a bid on something as a little bet I won't win this thought, and 4 days later I am still the high bidder, and it ends tomorrow morning. And it's not got an MOT, because it just failed one. 

 

The only bonus is that it isn't thaaaat far away.

 

 

Might have an AX with 12 months MOT and no rust for sale soon then....

[SiC]

No one makes money from renting out bumble bee nests.

 

Whilst I agree about giving bees all the help they can get, check to see if they're tree bees. https://bumblebeeconservation.org/images/uploads/Tree_bee_article_2015.pdf

 

Some beekeepers (who keep honey bees) will also rehome bumbles as well, but many will just be pee'd off for being disturbed.

Well that's what the beekeeper told me who I called out to destroyed a wasp nest in my loft!

[Twiggy]

Aarrgh! Still in hospital. Surgery was ok but took me a while to come out of anasthetic - I was on oxygen through the night and morning but my SATs are low so they won't discharge me. If I have not improved tomorrow I am getting shipped out to Warrington.

 

Hope you`re getting better.

[puddlethumper]

Good luck Bren.

[greengartside]

Picked up this little beauty last night...

 

 

Broken Astra SRi CDTi. At the best possible price of £0.

 

Cannot open the fucking bonnet though! I've tried pulling the cable with pliers but its refusing to budge. I've even obliterated the front grille in order to try and get it open. Any ideas, shitepickers?

[wuvvum]

are you in tomorrow morning??

I'm attempting a track rod end replacement on the MGF tomorrow morning, so won't be going too far...

[Timewaster]

Picked up this little beauty last night...

 

 

Broken Astra SRi CDTi. At the best possible price of £0.

 

Cannot open the fucking bonnet though! I've tried pulling the cable with pliers but its refusing to budge. I've even obliterated the front grille in order to try and get it open. Any ideas, shitepickers?

The price was right!

 

Is it worth getting someone to push / pull / sit on the bonnet while you pull the cable?

[SiC]

Or a bfo long screwdriver to poke the mechanism? Is it two catches on these?

[SiC]

Also is the handle inside pulling the cable or the handle mechanism broken? If so, could use a pair of pilers to pull the cable.