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[stuboy]

ohh just remembered last week did a driving assessment for new potential staff member.. i always ask what they drive... she says volvo 850 t5 estate and had it 11 years or so..  i said that cool where is it..(sneaky picture hopefully)... and her she came in her husbands xc90... much sadness occured.

[stuboy]

3 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

MK7/EP3 Civics ... The gifts that keep on giving..!

If you're ever going to buy one of these, or at least pay good money for one, please check the sills! There was only a tiny (~£1 coin sized) hole either side on the inner sills, grinding all that rubbery under coating off has revealed fist sized holes. Both inner and outer sill ends totally dissolved. So watch out! 

If there was ever a list of most fruitless things done to man, welding this up would be quite high on that list. But hey ho, it's getting done. I think, as long as it doesn't get worse with further poking. 

Don't worry, yes it's on a 2 poster but there's long stands underneath just in case!

what year is this?

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, stuboy said:

what year is this?

'03, so hardly surprising to be fair 

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

have them hands ever done a drop o work
 

 

[stuboy]

6 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

'03, so hardly surprising to be fair 

no thats true

[Fumbler]

31 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Pah, no visible scars nor a black nail. 

You may scoff, but this is my left thumb!

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

You may scoff, but this is my left thumb!

That reminds me of when I had an alternator swing down and sandwich my thumb between it and the subframe ... It was worse than that for weeks .. new words were invented, all for a shitty 1.7 derv Astra!

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

That reminds me of when I had an alternator swing down and sandwich my thumb between it and the subframe ... It was worse than that for weeks .. new words were invented, all for a shitty 1.7 derv Astra!

When helping to rechassis a 2cv the rear axle dropped and squashed my 2nd finger on the left hand. The skin split on both sides like a tomato. It really hurt and the nail is still a flattened shape 15years later.

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

When helping to rechassis a 2cv the rear axle dropped and squashed my 2nd finger on the left hand. The skin split on both sides like a tomato. It really hurt and the nail is still a flattened shape 15years later.

This is starting to remind me of the boat scene in Jaws comparing scars.

[RoverFolkUs]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

When helping to rechassis a 2cv the rear axle dropped and squashed my 2nd finger on the left hand. The skin split on both sides like a tomato. It really hurt and the nail is still a flattened shape 15years later.

Ouch, felt that just reading about it! 

[AnnoyingPentium]

15 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

You may scoff, but this is my left thumb!

Done that at a young age, maybe three or four, dropped a concrete slab on my finger. Lost the nail. Still not great I don't think.

[Fumbler]

10 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

This is starting to remind me of the boat scene in Jaws comparing scars.

It sure is. I forgot to mention there's also a scar on my left hand from where a rusty nail got driven up it a couple years ago. The black nail was thanks to getting it trapped on the hinge side of an auto closing door. Ouchie! Good job the frame was PVC and had some give in it.

I don't have many accidents, but when I do, they sure are memorable!

[C3C3]

P-p-p-pinto! Big Cam, Ported, Polished... just the thing a smelly old sierra needs.

[Wibble]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

'03, so hardly surprising to be fair 

Is the old problem of Japanese cars rotting maybe still a thing then? I’ve heard Mazdas being prone too.

We naughtily p/exed an 05 Corolla about 4 years ago for an oil burning issue (1.6vvti) that had advisories for underside corrosion and bought a late 2004 mk2 Octavia. The Corolla was scrapped less than a year later, not for engine issues, but for corrosion.

The Octavia didn’t have a single blister or sign of corrosion when moved on last year.

[Wibble]

Ooh, @dollywobblerhas just posted a Senator drive on YouTube, looking forward to this…

[RoverFolkUs]

22 minutes ago, Wibble said:

Is the old problem of Japanese cars rotting maybe still a thing then? I’ve heard Mazdas being prone too.

We naughtily p/exed an 05 Corolla about 4 years ago for an oil burning issue (1.6vvti) that had advisories for underside corrosion and bought a late 2004 mk2 Octavia. The Corolla was scrapped less than a year later, not for engine issues, but for corrosion.

The Octavia didn’t have a single blister or sign of corrosion when moved on last year.

Yes, very little underbody protection on the rear. No wheel arch liners from factory as with a lot of Jap cars. The inner arches were caked in mud build up along the lip. Just shoddy design really

I know it's 19 years old so of course it's going to go rusty but it would have helped to at least give it some sort of protection from factory! 

[Wibble]

4 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Yes, very little underbody protection on the rear. No wheel arch liners from factory as with a lot of Jap cars. The inner arches were caked in mud build up along the lip. Just shoddy design really

I know it's 19 years old so of course it's going to go rusty but it would have helped to at least give it some sort of protection from factory! 

Yes, I suppose at 19 years old it’s long passed it’s sell by date but fair play Skoda I say!

 I know I’m into old Fords and Vauxhalls but even the Senator has faired pretty well compared to that and our old Toyota 😕

[JJ0063]

Straight piece of main A47 near me this morning, god knows how that happened..

 

Nice little Spitfire on the back 

[RoverFolkUs]

Just got a new mobile number assigned to me (only going to use it temporarily until it ports over my old one) 

But I keep receiving messages from Lloyds Bank saying to complete my application by visiting a local branch... 

I expect this is caused by someone else's old number being reassigned to me, and I can imagine the confusion and frustration that someone is going through right now as to why they aren't receiving the texts they are presumably expecting. I don't think it's any sort of scam as there are no links and no requests for personal information. 

Sod all I can do though to alert the relevant people of their error! I don't think?

[High Jetter]

Block the number, just in case.

[Datsuncog]

10 hours ago, Wibble said:

Is the old problem of Japanese cars rotting maybe still a thing then? I’ve heard Mazdas being prone too.

And Subarus. And Suzukis.

Ask me how I know.

[Aston Martin]

I saw the aftermath of a one in a trillion chance.

 

A mk1 Fabia estate in silver, got t-boned by a mk2 Fabia estate in almost silver. 🤔

[Matty]

Scam? Don't know how or why mind

[JJ0063]

Good old Swaffham

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Nyphur said:

In case what?

In case it is a scam attempt, though I agree it doesn't sound very likely.

[stuboy]

Just splashed out 60 shekels on autodoc for new maf for the mondeo.. sometime it hesitates when rolling then booting it...

[richardmorris]

Next door’s mum is poorly, and it’s international news. Doesn’t sound good though, they’re all racing up there.

[wuvvum]

Indeed.  I can take or leave the monarchy as an institution (although I swing very much towards "take" when the alternative is President Johnson or President Truss), but it's going to be a wrench when Brenda goes.  She's the only head of state that 90% of us have ever known.

[wuvvum]

Queen Elizabeth II has died, Buckingham Palace announces - BBC News

[hairnet]

No there hasn't..........