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[Spurious]

Got to drive a Xantia Activa today. Superb. As a bonafide Xantia perv already I was already ready for the experience but wow, unbelievable. The downside of course is that I now sort of want one.
 
I also got to ride as a passenger in a 2CV for about 25 miles. Again, blimey. As someone with a little bit of mechanical sympathy, it went against my entire mindset in the way they have to be driven. Never knew the sound of a screaming flat twin was so addictive though. 

An Activa is like nothing on the road. Ours had the turbo XU10. Not the quickest in a straight line but it was peerless in the corners.

Should have never sold it. Regrets to this day.

Still itching for a go in a 2CV/Dyane.

[barefoot]

27 minutes ago, Spurious said:

Still itching for a go in a 2CV/Dyane.

 

I've had a go in a 2CV...

[Spurious]

I've had a go in a 2CV...

Did you get some sideways lean on?

[Ghosty]

If all goes to plan I might need a car with no MoT moving from London to Manchester next week. 

 

Can anyone assist?

[Kiltox]

@Wingz123

[SiC]

3 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

If all goes to plan I might need a car with no MoT moving from London to Manchester next week. 

 

Can anyone assist?

@worldofceri or @Wingz123

[Spurious]

If all goes to plan I might need a car with no MoT moving from London to Manchester next week. 
 
Can anyone assist?

Without MOT?

[Ghosty]

Yes...

[Spurious]

Yes...

Ah I can't help sorry.

[wuvvum]

Had a poke around under the Maxus earlier and it looks like the CV boot is going to be a right twat to do - the CV joint is recessed into the hub and there isn't enough clearance between joint and hub for a jubilee clip to fit.  There also isn't a handy slot in the hub like there is on the CX to get a pair of CV clip pliers in.  So whichever way I do it the CV joint is going to have to be separated from the hub.  I've done this before obvs, but never on a 3.5-tonne van - I don't think my trolley jack will take kindly to being asked to lift the front end of the Maxus for one thing, and I'm not sure I have a big enough hammer to persuade the hub and driveshaft to part company.  I might have to go against everything I stand for and ask the garage to do it.

[Wingz123]

Yes can help drop me a PM if you can!

[Split_Pin]

Oil change on the Clio tonight. Changed from my usual Fuchs Titan Supersynth to Millers Trident, same grade 5/40, windy lickers from the Clio pages recommend it. Had no bother with Bosch filters so stuck with that. 

Just love my Laser Oil extractor, makes oil changes completely painless.

[320touring]

Golf GTI fuel system problem solving?

 

Think I'd rather try to herd cats!

[Split_Pin]

32 minutes ago, 320touring said:

Golf GTI fuel system problem solving?

 

Think I'd rather try to herd cats!

Huh

I was rooting for you and the injector too.

[wuvvum]

Bosch K-Jet is a cunt.  Ask me how I know.

[cobblers]

My business is doing really well all of a sudden, so I sold my T5 and was going to just lease a brand new van through the business to save tax, vat and the rest of it.

I got knocked back because the company hasn't been trading for a year, even though I offered to pay the 2 years lease up front! I need a van so I went on ebay and somehow ended up here: this is giving me MEGA HORN

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-Mk2-1990-Low-Mileage-85468/133187667205?hash=item1f029a8505:g:4oMAAOSwWtZdkmdK

[BorniteIdentity]

5 minutes ago, cobblers said:

My business is doing really well all of a sudden, so I sold my T5 and was going to just lease a brand new van through the business to save tax, vat and the rest of it.

I got knocked back because the company hasn't been trading for a year, even though I offered to pay the 2 years lease up front! I need a van so I went on ebay and somehow ended up here: this is giving me MEGA HORN

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-Mk2-1990-Low-Mileage-85468/133187667205?hash=item1f029a8505:g:4oMAAOSwWtZdkmdK

That’s tremendous. You’ll get many more winks in that!

[LightBulbFun]

22 minutes ago, cobblers said:

My business is doing really well all of a sudden, so I sold my T5 and was going to just lease a brand new van through the business to save tax, vat and the rest of it.

I got knocked back because the company hasn't been trading for a year, even though I offered to pay the 2 years lease up front! I need a van so I went on ebay and somehow ended up here: this is giving me MEGA HORN

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-Mk2-1990-Low-Mileage-85468/133187667205?hash=item1f029a8505:g:4oMAAOSwWtZdkmdK

Bonus AEC Number Plate FTW!  

[egg]

That's pretty sexy, and I don't normally do VW's. 

[clayts450]

Realised the Autoglass man may be staying longer than he thought tomorrow morning..... as I'm a nice bloke I'll make a start on doing the prep work for him...up at sparrowfart for this little lot, then...

 

 

[Spurious]

"After inspecting the front tyre, the officer advised the motorist to head to a nearby garage to have a new tyre fitted."

 

Should have called the cops to lift it off the road. Wtf

 

https://www.itv.com/news/2019-10-02/car-with-bizarre-bubbles-on-front-tyre-stopped-on-school-run-in-derby/?fbclid=IwAR21dxgzasxV0zeHQ_V9LDL6S1k9dW3gmklGjFl7C9QGFrZlvgMh7G_Lez0

 

 

[vulgalour]

Of course it's a Zafira.

[clayts450]

Autoglass in da house replacing the Coupe's shattered quarterlight.

Blokey said he's been doing the job 20 years and never seen an Accord coupe before. He said when he got the job he suspected it would be a total ball ache, but was very pleased to see I'd sorted out all the seat/rear bulkhead/side trim removal for him and even more so when I said I'd put it all back together.  He showed me the virtually unobtainium replacement panel (over two months for them to source it) and reckoned he'd be done in 40 minutes.

Happy chappy

Me, however, is totally fucked, after an hour's labour sweating me balls off ripping the car apart....

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 hours ago, cobblers said:

....: this is giving me MEGA HORN

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Golf-Mk2-1990-Low-Mileage-85468/133187667205?hash=item1f029a8505:g:4oMAAOSwWtZdkmdK

Weber carb should compensate a bit for the automatic transmission.

Drove an auto Mk.2 Golf (also a 1.6) a few times many years ago; pickup was slow and it was a bit reluctant at the top end. 

[cobblers]

My mum had a 1.8 Mk3 auto and it was right enough, I should imagine this is similar?

I'm daily driving a 70bhp talbot express motorhome, so pretty much anything else will be like a rocket in comparison.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 minutes ago, cobblers said:

My mum had a 1.8 Mk3 auto and it was right enough, I should imagine this is similar?...

World of difference between 1.6 and 1.8.

Think Mk.3s had fuel injection (my sister's 1993 Golf GL certainly had that).

[clayts450]

Ta-da.... he nailed it in 30 minutes flat.

Before:

After:

[Christine]

 If you wanna stalk it    my  Pajero is  in for mot. 1 pm ish.  It's been sat for ten months...... It's a bit smokey....I'm going for a thrash first but it looks a bit dire !    K 247 OYJ

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, Christine said:

 If you wanna stalk it    my  Pajero is  in for mot. 1 pm ish.  It's been sat for ten months...... It's a bit smokey....I'm going for a thrash first but it looks a bit dire !    K 247 OYJ

Pass with 1 advisory

[Spurious]

Pass with 1 advisory

Nice one@Christine