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[Guest Hooli]

The Blingo's developed an engine rattle somewhere fairly deep inside. 

 

Arsebiscuits.

 

TADTS.

[richardmorris]

And he is indeed correct.  But this is AS.

 

"PLAH."

 

At least on this site we don't need to worry about pronouncing Porsche!

[Guest Hooli]

At least on this site we don't need to worry about pronouncing Porsche!

i've painted ya porsch, but it was a mercedes.

[chaseracer]

At least on this site we don't need to worry about pronouncing Porsche!

 

 

[Guest Hooli]

Wow square headlights too.

[DVee8]

After the Fiat 127 and the Honda EV mk1 civic.Here is the Lancia Delta

 

[Guest Hooli]

Looks like a Barry boys 159

 

me no likey

[Noel Tidybeard]

After the Fiat 127 and the Honda EV mk1 civic.Here is the Lancia Chrysler Delta

 

 

 

FIFY

[Eddie Honda]

He says that you pronounce the 's' in 'Plas' as it's Belgian Flemish rather than French. I've been pronouncing it 'Vanden Plarrrrr' over the years. My dad's been pronouncing it correctly.

A bit like "Moët" in "Moët & Chandon"

 

Claude Moët was born in France. His name though is Dutch. Hence "t" is pronounced.

[wuvvum]

After the Fiat 127 and the Honda EV mk1 civic.Here is the Lancia Delta

 

Have they finally run out of new car designs?  I was beginning to wonder after a few years of every new crossover looking exactly the same.

[MorrisItalSLX]

A Serck plate...

 

 

...thats not a Serck plate!

 

 

A new acquisition of mine, anybody got a replacement 0?

[Pillock]

Or just drive round as VLO95G and never pay speeding fines again

[chaseracer]

A bit like "Moët" in "Moët & Chandon"

 

Claude Moët was born in France. His name though is Dutch. Hence "t" is pronounced.

 

As in "overpriced shit that tastes like fizzy bleach"... 

[320touring]

As in "overpriced shit that tastes like fizzy bleach"...

Fort u woz a champagne socialist m9?

[captain_70s]

A new acquisition of mine, anybody got a replacement 0?

Just replicate it with black gaffer tape, as I've seen on a local Triumph Herald.

[stuboy]

Swapped over insurance from monturdo to focus, and robbing bastards want additional £374, or cancel policy with view to reclaim remaining 10 months payments...grr gun to head

[egg]

Gits. Who's that with?

[stuboy]

Arseholes Anonymous 

[chaseracer]

The Blingo's developed an engine rattle somewhere fairly deep inside. 

 

Arsebiscuits.

 

Crank pulley.  Being fixed now.  That could have been a LOT worse...

[Rusty_Rocket]

Crank pulley.  Being fixed now.  That could have been a LOT worse...

 

Very common fault, the pulley is like a mini DMF, and dies in exactly the same way! In fact that was about the only thing that ever needed replacing on Mother Rusty's 206HDi in 90,000 miles... 

[JohnDeere]

The Prelude rather unexpectedly passed its MoT (ABS light stayed out long enough to keep the tester happy - still needs one wheel speed sensor sorting).  But -- literally -- as I pulled into the MoT station, it started making a horrible graunching noise and check engine light came on.

 

MoT tester reckoned it sounded like it was coming from gearbox,  Got home just now and relieved to find it was actually the distributor on its last legs. I had previously swapped this for the spare one that Dollywobbler provided - so suspect there's a reason this one was spare.  Hopefully can make one good one out of the bits.

 

Much as I love this car, it has an annoying habit of springing something new on you the day you fix something else (like the power steering leak that sprang the day I fixed the alternator last time...)

[Jams]

I’ve been pineappled and I quite like it :0

[Eddie Honda]

A Serck plate...

 

A new acquisition of mine, anybody got a replacement 0?

BS AU 145a...that standard is from nineteen-canteen. I've a note somewhere.

 

I'll have a rummage in my old plate stash. Not sure if I've anything with an 0 or O in it though.

[dollywobbler]

The Prelude rather unexpectedly passed its MoT (ABS light stayed out long enough to keep the tester happy - still needs one wheel speed sensor sorting).  But -- literally -- as I pulled into the MoT station, it started making a horrible graunching noise and check engine light came on.

 

MoT tester reckoned it sounded like it was coming from gearbox,  Got home just now and relieved to find it was actually the distributor on its last legs. I had previously swapped this for the spare one that Dollywobbler provided - so suspect there's a reason this one was spare.  Hopefully can make one good one out of the bits.

 

Much as I love this car, it has an annoying habit of springing something new on you the day you fix something else (like the power steering leak that sprang the day I fixed the alternator last time...)

 

Glad the MOT tester got that one spectacularly wrong! Can't recall - have you done a gearbox flush on this? The S-MX is so much better after two flushes (the first was only partial).

[phil_lihp]

I did get a full flush done on it a few days before you collected it from me so it *should* be quite fresh still...presumably it still slips out of lockup? 

 

Glad it's still going despite the issues, it was a lovely car that.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Saw a bundle of cameras on facebook on our local selling site for £20. All advertised without chargers... One is a Canon Powershot Sx230 which seems to be a very good camera.

 

Message the guy, and he's in fugging didcot, 20 miles each way, and the Canon doesn't have a battery (proprietary job, not aa cells). Lost interest then, the batteries are only a fiver on ebay, but was hoping to check it worked first before buying stuff. The other 3 weren't great either so I became a time wasting wanker and said sorry but no thanks.

Check eBay for camera specific batteries. I got a spare for my HS30 for not much money.

[dollywobbler]

I did get a full flush done on it a few days before you collected it from me so it *should* be quite fresh still...presumably it still slips out of lockup? 

 

Glad it's still going despite the issues, it was a lovely car that.

 

Ah yes. Now I recall. I removed one of the solenoids to see if it was gunked up, but it was ok and the fluid was still nice and fresh looking at that point.

[beko1987]

Check eBay for camera specific batteries. I got a spare for my HS30 for not much money.

I did look,and they were only £5ish, but I didnt want to drive a 45 mile round trip, then wait a week for a battery to arrive, then charge it to find the lens was smashed or similar! Was going to use it as a video camera mainly too (which apparently it's quite good at) but then I had a look on ebay for actual video cameras and HD Canon camcorders are auctioning for £60/£70, so decided that would be the better bet! There's a nice canon one that only works when plugged in for £55 atm, so that's a route I may well go down now

[MarvinsMom]

today i've been to our favorite motor factors, who have sadly decided to call it a day and close the shop.

 

so, i've been and wished Bill and Liz all the best for their retirement, 

 

i've also scored some parts for the Rover 75 though someone else had beaten me to the Mini and Metro parts.

 

bought some odds and sods, mainly workshop consumerables

 

but best of all, we've got this

(for our younger members its a microfiche reader)

 

and we got these to go with it

these slides are mainly, it seems to be 80's Ford, BL/Austin Rover and Landrover. though no doubt GM/Vauxhall will be in there too!

 

we will give it a good home.

 

so, i'm sad, like really gutted if i'm honest that they are closing, and made up with the Microfiche. 

 

i guess that makes it a day of contrasts.....

[SiC]

Are you sure those pictures weren't taken from a microfinche slide?