The new news 24 thread

[Supernaut]

BTW in case any other shiters are interested. 

 

http://www.dakarchallenge.co.uk/chernobyl-challenge/

 

(No cars involved).

 

Look up bionerd23 on youtube for Chernobyl-based videos.

[Dan_ZTT]

This is a very sad story and I'm sure those that follow sports news will have heard about it already, but the article today does feature a shot of a rather spectacular Maserati hearse in action - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43331432

[mk2_craig]

This is a very sad story and I'm sure those that follow sports news will have heard about it already, but the article today does feature a shot of a rather spectacular Maserati hearse in action - http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43331432

Stay tuned for the next 40 years until Panhard65 flies in to drive it overland to Britain, assuming there's no 200% tariff on used foreign vehicles by then.

[taxi paul]

Took the primera for a mot today.It passed. It had an advisory for a hole in offside rear. I assume this is non dangerous and I can throw some fibreglass filler into said hole. Plus pumped tyres up to correct pressure before and that got rid of slight wheel wobble.Downside is the paint repair I done is still a bit shut even after a t cut and polish. Still looks better than a rusty scab and hole I suppose.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Stay tuned for the next 40 years until Panhard65 flies in to drive it overland to Britain, assuming there's no 200% tariff on used foreign vehicles by then.

At least the Maserhearse doesn't have any loose hubcaps.

[Bobthebeard]

Have just had to complete an online course for work. Equality and Diversity. Was a bit Meh about it TBH but have learned a lot. Especially about stereotyping. Guilty as charged up until now.

[xtriple]

I have just fixed something on the Dollop (Big one) while it is still in the garage. Repaired the drivers door panel which had come loose at the bottom right corner, the clips on these things are notorious for not being where you want them to be... ever! But I, in my (near) infinite level of superbity (no such word existed until I just made it up     )  and using nothing more than fingers, a well aimed knee cap and the torch in my phone, repaired it... er, superbly

 

Now of course, the question remains as to why the door panel came loose in the first place? My paranoia says it's from when the CIA removed the tracking device thay had previously hidden in the door and not having my (hidden) levels of superbity   they couldn't deal with those pesky clips and pins. More sensible people 'may' suggest it is because I caught it at sometime or just that it's an ancient piece of 'handbuilt' shit and so is obviously falling apart.

 

I still think it's the CIA.

[Arthur Foxhake]

Sofa/pull out bed is finished.

Need to do some more finishing on the worktop/hob/sink/drainer thing and plumb it all in, panel the rear doors, make a removable table to go in front of the 2 minibus seats and I think I should fit a log burner.

Its not a camper without a stove pipe poking out the top in my opinion.

 

Few pics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest Hooli]

I have just fixed something on the Dollop (Big one) while it is still in the garage. Repaired the drivers door panel which had come loose at the bottom right corner, the clips on these things are notorious for not being where you want them to be... ever! But I, in my (near) infinite level of superbity (no such word existed until I just made it up     )  and using nothing more than fingers, a well aimed knee cap and the torch in my phone, repaired it... er, superbly

 

 

 

You can now be a 'mobile specialist' & charge £150 an hour for your superbity.

[DeeJay]

"Mobile" is stretching it a bit.

[problemhamster]

Mrs Problemhamster's been using my RX8 as a daily for the last four years, ever since Little Miss Problemhamster was born - it is of course one of the most efficient cars for the young family as both the rear doors and rear seats are childsize, thus ensuring the most economical use of space.

 

The recent symptoms of a ever worsening intermittent loss of power remained resolutely unsolved by my increasingly desperate attempts to find something wrong that didn't involve a compression test, so I found a local rotary specialist with a reassuringly deep pile of broken RX8s surrounding it on all sides.

 

Unbelievably, my practically new 14 year old Japanese car needed it's engine rebuilt. Angrily binning my mid 2000's copy of the JD Power survey, we considered our options. As she's heavily pregnant once more, and funds are relatively limited - we did the sensible, ecologically sound thing and made do and had mended our old 1.3L four door car.

 

The only miscalculation I made during this whole affair was to let the girls sort the details, resulting in a still-chuckling wife, a delighted four year old and this:

 

[taxi paul]

Over the last few days while fuddkung with the primera. Changing bulbs and what not. The foster child has been sat in it with engine running listening to music while cleaning it.so after it's mot we went for a little spin .then tonight went over to speke in it ,about 4 miles away. Gets to the kids gym and I could hear the radiator bubbling. So no hot air through vents and steam from overflow tank. Let it cool and put 2 ltr of water in it and then played with bleeding screws. Coming home all fine . Hot air and no steam. So need to do radiator I think or get it running and have a look for leaks.

[Guest Hooli]

Mrs Problemhamster's been using my RX8 as a daily for the last four years, ever since Little Miss Problemhamster was born - it is of course one of the most efficient cars for the young family as both the rear doors and rear seats are childsize, thus ensuring the most economical use of space.

 

The recent symptoms of a ever worsening intermittent loss of power remained resolutely unsolved by my increasingly desperate attempts to find something wrong that didn't involve a compression test, so I found a local rotary specialist with a reassuringly deep pile of broken RX8s surrounding it on all sides.

 

Unbelievably, my practically new 14 year old Japanese car needed it's engine rebuilt. Angrily binning my mid 2000's copy of the JD Power survey, we considered our options. As she's heavily pregnant once more, and funds are relatively limited - we did the sensible, ecologically sound thing and made do and had mended our old 1.3L four door car.

 

The only miscalculation I made during this whole affair was to let the girls sort the details, resulting in a still-chuckling wife, a delighted four year old and this:

 

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:D That's excellent & the perfect excuse for an oil leak to hide it all.

[mercrocker]

Quick fleet update....I really, really must start my own thread (and add to it properly) like all you proper shiters out there.    However, not much to report at present although that does not fully reflect my current subterranean mojo regarding cars. 

 

I think I get burned out by winter so that when this time of year comes round I beat myself up about all the shit I have not done to my vehicles, especially this year when I wimped out and bought a WBOLD which just made me lazier than ever. 

 

Aaaannyhoooo..... 

 

VW T25, MOT booked, fuck all done off my list although I have driven it monthly until the cooling fan cuts in and remembered to put the tyres up to 55lbs psi whilst in storage.  Its taxed again now too. 

 

Minor.   MOT lapsed, never let that happen before but there is a reason (see below).  Its exempt from May but I will still get one.   It has been out a few times so is not totally forgotten.  In fact, I have just cycled up to the lock up to say hello to it (and make sure its still bloody there...)   

 

Cowley.  Bastard handbrake cable snapped on the day before teh MOT......So far have been sent two wrong 'uns and the original cable which I sent to Cable-Tec to get copied took FOUR BLOODY DAYS to get there (Royal Mail guaranteed next day before 1pm blah blah).   Seems the fuckers decided there wasn't any snow in Nottingham so they better send it via fucking Gateshead (from Southampton) to make sure they could blame the weather.    Car is still at MOT testers and I don't want to put the Minor up there as well at the moment.  Managed to break a door handle push button before Christmas (the drivers one) so have got a non-locker on there at the mo.   That needs doing. 

 

190E.  Needs back box and possibly new injectors and like all my stuff needs some Vactan love.  Other than that providing sterling service for Mrs Rocker and the Grandrockettes.  

 

Feister.   Cost of ownership so far one wheel bearing.   1000 plus miles covered since Xmas - just work and running up to the barn where van lives.  Was going to sell with a few months ticket but I think I will play breakdown roulette and get some more free motoring ( well its not free but its non-committal motoring which is a bloody nice change).   Needs de-salting and de-rusting and de-ciding whether to keep up the barn over the summer and roll it again come November.    

 

I have to say though that I do like this idea of a motoring slag that I can just slap up the arse and send back out on the street if something better catches my eye.... 

[DeeJay]

It looks like a big licorice allsort.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Have just had to complete an online course for work. Equality and Diversity. Was a bit Meh about it TBH but have learned a lot. Especially about stereotyping. Guilty as charged up until now.

 

Good for you and good for you to recognising these things in yourself.  Seriously.

[Guest Hooli]

The main thing to remember about stereotypes is they exist for a reason...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Mrs Problemhamster's been using my RX8 as a daily for the last four years, ever since Little Miss Problemhamster was born - it is of course one of the most efficient cars for the young family as both the rear doors and rear seats are childsize, thus ensuring the most economical use of space.

 

The recent symptoms of a ever worsening intermittent loss of power remained resolutely unsolved by my increasingly desperate attempts to find something wrong that didn't involve a compression test, so I found a local rotary specialist with a reassuringly deep pile of broken RX8s surrounding it on all sides.

 

Unbelievably, my practically new 14 year old Japanese car needed it's engine rebuilt. Angrily binning my mid 2000's copy of the JD Power survey, we considered our options. As she's heavily pregnant once more, and funds are relatively limited - we did the sensible, ecologically sound thing and made do and had mended our old 1.3L four door car.

 

The only miscalculation I made during this whole affair was to let the girls sort the details, resulting in a still-chuckling wife, a delighted four year old and this:

 

IMG-20180228-WA0010.jpg

'Can you identify the stolen vehicle for us sir, any distinguishing marks?'

 

'Why yes, it's the one with the multicoloured engine.'

 

'*chuckle* Why yes sir, that's currently in the compound... right behind the pink Micra Cabriolet that we found last week...'

 

'*swearing and grumbling sotto voce...*'

[AlabamaShrimp]

On Monday Mrs Shrimp rang the garage that changed her handbrake cable last week.

 

As she'd taken the car without paying she was ringing to find out how much. The guy had totally forgotten all about it. 'I can't remember how much it was, can I ring you back?' he still hasn't rung back.

 

This is either good or bad. Good that he's not a twat and the kind that does unneeded work but bad in that he seemed like an OK bloke and I don't want to piss him off by 'not paying', as in he'll forget we've asked how much.

[problemhamster]

'Can you identify the stolen vehicle for us sir, any distinguishing marks?'

 

'Why yes, it's the one with the multicoloured engine.'

 

 

 

Ha! That's a point, better make sure there's no chance I have to try to claim with a straight face that I thought that was stock to the insurance

[Jim Bell]

Looking through some old photos of my dads now that hes gone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Traffic was his too. The Cav was my 1st car. Never drove it though.

[Jim Bell]

More cav. With sri.

 

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Manta B

 

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Magnum.

 

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Oldford.

 

[Jim Bell]

Vectra.

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

XL LMLML

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Jim Bell]

 

 

 

 

[stuboy]

Had to drove this glorious beast to collect rubbish from refurbishment work have to reverse the pile of crap and not to run anyone down..lol, saw the chess board thought id test my skills...????????????

[dean36014]

I seem to have bought an early xantia sinker, 2 litre petrol automatic flavour. It's a convaluted story but I'm quite chuffed with it, but now own 5 old Citroens but only have 4 parking spots.