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[richardmorris]

Well that went slightly easier than expected 

[Volksy]

The C Class went in for a new OSF spring this morning. 11th hour - 14day retest was due tomorrow, as due to the easter break, my local garage couldn't fit it in before today. 

Needed a drop link too, as the fixings were seized solid.  Fair play to them, they said they could have battled with it, but the labour cost to do that outweighed the cost of the new part and 5 mins with an airsaw. 

Repairs, including parts, came in at just over £250.00

As Merc springs are the stuff of nightmares, I was happy to pass the job on to someone else. 

Tame MOT centre were not to busy, so hightailed it down for a retest. Apart from an advisory for a loose heatshield - we're clear for another year.

 

 

 

 

[wuvvum]

4 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Cirencester for lunchtime. 

Almost worthy of @tooSavvy.  Almost, but not quite.

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, Lankytim said:

I scored a set of tyres for the 140 and managed to fit a couple over the weekend. All done with soap, a hammer and tyre levers. 
 

The whole experience knackered me right out so the rear tyres will have to be fitted on another day. 

I'm glad I left the fitting of the 164 tyres to the local pros - for the sake of 20 quid it didn't seem worth the hassle of attempting it myself.

What size are those?  They look narrower than the ones on the 164.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Almost worthy of @tooSavvy.  Almost, but not quite.

This was the other camera angle

[artdjones]

6 hours ago, horriblemercedes said:

I guess taking the attitude that if it sells to someone who's happy to pay the money without him having to clean and fix it up, that's the best outcome.

 

Otherwise, he can fix it up and MOT it while the ad is up. But he has given it the chance to sell without going to that cost/effort

I wouldn't sell something filthy with a short test, but if I had to the price would be getting a downward adjustment. Otherwise it's expecting the buyer to pay you for the privilege of getting the vehicle straight. Plus, that kind of idiot is probably selling the van with dangerous faults, which is why they "don't have time" ,i e., an hour, to take it for a new test. 

 

 

[Lankytim]

38 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I'm glad I left the fitting of the 164 tyres to the local pros - for the sake of 20 quid it didn't seem worth the hassle of attempting it myself.

What size are those?  They look narrower than the ones on the 164.

165/80/15. 

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

I wouldn't sell something filthy with a short test, but if I had to the price would be getting a downward adjustment. Otherwise it's expecting the buyer to pay you for the privilege of getting the vehicle straight. Plus, that kind of idiot is probably selling the van with dangerous faults, which is why they "don't have time" ,i e., an hour, to take it for a new test. 

 

 

Curiousity got the better of me and I thought I'd check the MOT history...apparently the reg number in the photo doesn't exist...

[Popsicle]

Daughter number 2's Swift passed its test today.

Advisories for a chip in the windscreen that has been there for years and needs a front wishbone doing, happy with that, I'll do the wishbone at the weekend weather permitting.

[The Vicar]

Early morning pass for the Camry this morning, it’s first on Irish soil. No need to worry about it again for another 2 years  

not entirely surprising considering it passed an MOT three months and 200 miles ago, but still, happy nonetheless 

[omegod]

My old fiesta refused to start outside work last night, just a click ,so guessed starter was goosed, autoaid arrived within 40 minutes and no amount of whacking would revive it so I had my first ever push start in 30 yrs of driving ! 

Ordered a new starter from "carparts4less" at 8 pm last night and it was delivered to work at 10:00 am this morning !  Just got to find a spare hour to fit it so will be a bus wanker until then 

[Schaefft]

The builders are here today to replace two fences. It only took two hours before doom struck and the main power line to the building was destroyed. Good thing I can do most of my job from a phone.

[D.E]

Old age & health problems forced the owner of over 230 cars to sell off his entire collection to well-known trader Gallery Aaldering . All cars will soon be auctioned: https://www.classiccar-auctions.com/palmen

[Volksy]

Heh, 

Those photos will be on every clikbait advert.....

This guy paid £1 for this old warehouse, and look what he found when they opened the doors....... 

[wuvvum]

Wow, that's a few quid's worth there...

[High Jetter]

Van failed MOT last week on welding, rear silencer and one brake light. I knew about the exhaust blow and the bulb, but couldn't get the tailgate lock to release to open it, so couldn't remove the rear lamp. Finally managed to kick it open from the inside at the weekend, whilst holding down the rod that operated the lock (though not fully). Spare lock and new bulb fitted, I took the van in yesterday along with a new rear box (from Regis Exhausts on ebay, came very well packaged, made by GT exhausts). Got it back today and they'd also sorted the n/s screen washer jet which had ejected it's nozzle ball, decent of them.

[Rust Collector]

It’s MOT time here too. I’ve taken BX number 4 for a quick shake down run this evening, and chucked a couple of gallons of super unleaded in it:

Tomorrow morning we will find out if she’s going back on the road again after her 3 year slumber.

[Bear]

I bought a Mercedes ML55 because I didn't want to spend £3500 on a Cayenne that needed fixes.

Said Cayenne has been offered to me again for considerably less. Like, ML and Cayenne for less than the next-cheapest Cayenne on my list.

If I evicted a pile of rust and optimism from the garage, I could almost justify fixing a Cayenne that wasn't needed in a rush 😕

[richardmorris]

40 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s MOT time here too. I’ve taken BX number 4 for a quick shake down run this evening, and chucked a couple of gallons of super unleaded in it:

Tomorrow morning we will find out if she’s going back on the road again after her 3 year slumber.

The leader of the pack.

[High Jetter]

42 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s MOT time here too. I’ve taken BX number 4 for a quick shake down run this evening, and chucked a couple of gallons of super unleaded in it:

Tomorrow morning we will find out if she’s going back on the road again after her 3 year slumber.

Lewes reg? Do you know who the original dealer was? Suttons, maybe?

[vulgalour]

Was in that London today.  I've not been into London proper for a good twenty years.  Was meeting a couple of friends I've known for about twenty five years, one I've not seen in person since 2012 and one I've never met in person.  It was pretty amazing to catch up with them and have a bit of a whirlwind scoot about London.

Although the sounds and smells of a million diesel engines is gone, I can't say that London is a quieter and more pleasant place.  The constant background electronic drone of the place was just horrible and in place of the black grime the whole place just feels like it needs a wash.  The tube instead of being uniformly grubby and stinking of hot oil, diesel fumes, and cigarettes is now this mismatch of spruced up stations and down at heel stations with the cigarette smell gone.  Everything everywhere smelled of vapes and the myriad odours humans are capable of producing all on their own.  TfL staff, as they always seem to be, were pleasant and professional so top marks to them when I was trying to figure out where to be and how to pay for things.

On balance, despite London's best efforts and having to use public transport, it was a good day out and great to see some friends from the Olden Dayes even if it was only for a couple of hours.

[Rust Collector]

10 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Lewes reg? Do you know who the original dealer was? Suttons, maybe?

It came from Jermyn’s when they were over in eastbourne. An old boy a couple of roads over from me owned it from new up until he died recently.

[Fumbler]

1 hour ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s MOT time here too. I’ve taken BX number 4 for a quick shake down run this evening, and chucked a couple of gallons of super unleaded in it:

Tomorrow morning we will find out if she’s going back on the road again after her 3 year slumber.

I don't want another BX
But I do want another BX
I DON'T want another BX
But I do really want another please god take that thing away from me before I do something foolish jesus help.

[Justin Case]

Mot seems to be flavour of the week, so: Mazda 6 passed its Mot today, after a new front coil spring had been fitted 🙂 Some minor*  defects and advisories, but nothing too serious, a couple of hundred would probably put it right ( first mention of rust in 16 years and isn't too bad) However only did 900 miles in the last year so really a bit of an extravagance to keep for another year.

 

Date tested

12 April 2023

PASS

Mileage

83,344 miles

Test location

View test location

 

MOT test number

2068 5339 5849

Expiry date

11 April 2024

Repair as soon as possible (minor defects):

Nearside Side repeater lens defective which has no effect on emitted light lens missing (4.4.1 (b) (i))

• Battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier (4.13 (a) (i))

Monitor and repair if necessary (advisories):

• Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin not dangerous (1.1.13 (a) (ii))
• Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge both tyres worn on both edges (5.2.3 (e))
• vehicle rusting on under side

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Rust Collector said:

It came from Jermyn’s when they were over in eastbourne. An old boy a couple of roads over from me owned it from new up until he died recently.

Jermyn's Eastbourne was in Bourne St, now housing. IIIRC they were in Seaford too, hence the AP reg. I worked in parts in the Caffyns there, now Tesco, natch

[Rust Collector]

11 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Jermyn's Eastbourne was in Bourne St, now housing. IIIRC they were in Seaford too, hence the AP reg. I worked in parts in the Caffyns there, now Tesco, natch

There’s still a garage at the Jermyn’s site in Seaford but no idea if it’s the same owners. I seem to recall they lost the Ford franchise and went MG for a bit when that was like the roughest rebound partner after a divorce from someone respectable. They call themselves Seaford Ford now but without Ford branding IIRC.

I remember the Caffyns vividly, passed it regularly when I was younger. It’s where I buy my beer now when Morrisons is shut, and my top secret* dumping area is the road behind where the gasometer used to be.

[High Jetter]

3 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

There’s still a garage at the Jermyn’s site in Seaford but no idea if it’s the same owners. I seem to recall they lost the Ford franchise and went MG for a bit when that was like the roughest rebound partner after a divorce from someone respectable. They call themselves Seaford Ford now but without Ford branding IIRC.

I remember the Caffyns vividly, passed it regularly when I was younger. It’s where I buy my beer now when Morrisons is shut, and my top secret* dumping area is the road behind where the gasometer used to be.

It was you shatting in Stafford Rd? Isn't it Brooklyns Hyundai now? (I don't get out much)

[Rust Collector]

1 minute ago, High Jetter said:

It was you shatting in Stafford Rd? Isn't it Brooklyns Hyundai now? (I don't get out much)

Stafford Road shite will most likely be from Stafford Road Garage, it’s family run and they seem to like their older stuff. One of their boys is a friend of a friend, and I know he’s into rallying and IIRC the dad was involved with auto cross or auto grass. They had a lot of 90’s RWD jap and BMW stuff last time I visited.

My stuff is too unsightly for Stafford Road, so I normally dump it down the hill by Mendall garage who neighbour the gasometer and the building that used to be Seaford’s premier* source of night life: the Trek club. Other people leave commercial vehicles there so I don’t feel too guilty leaving my truck and trailer there if it’s not convenient to unload at home or the farm.

Brooklyns are you the other end of Claremont from what was Jermyn’s, their dealership is deceptively large as the workshops and storage are built into the ground underneath main road level. There was a lad there who had an immaculate mk1 Prelude for some time a few years back. My mate from when I worked at Colin’s Honda was telling me something interesting the other weekend about Brooklyns but I can’t remember for the life of me what it was - something about the founder moving here and building it up from nothing I think, but quite a few beers had been consumed so my recall isn’t great and it could’ve been something entirely different 😅

[High Jetter]

15 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

Stafford Road shite will most likely be from Stafford Road Garage, it’s family run and they seem to like their older stuff. One ofYes their boys is a friend of a friend, and I know he’s into rallying and IIRC the dad was involved with auto cross or auto grass. They had a lot of 90’s RWD jap and BMW stuff last time I visited.

My stuff is too unsightly for Stafford Road, so I normally dump it down the hill by Mendall garage who neighbour the gasometer and the building that used to be Seaford’s premier* source of night life: the Trek club. Other people leave commercial vehicles there so I don’t feel too guilty leaving my truck and trailer there if it’s not convenient to unload at home or the farm.

Brooklyns are you the other end of Claremont from what was Jermyn’s, their dealership is deceptively large as the workshops and storage are built into the ground underneath main road level. There was a lad there who had an immaculate mk1 Prelude for some time a few years back. My mate from when I worked at Colin’s Honda was telling me something interesting the other weekend about Brooklyns but I can’t remember for the life of me what it was - something about the founder moving here and building it up from nothing I think, but quite a few beers had been consumed so my recall isn’t great and it could’ve been something entirely different 😅

Yes, SRG were overtly ignored at the time. Had something old last time I went by. Liked the Buckle, but never Trekked, stayed closer to home (usually). Colins was our rival at the Overs Bexhill Honda Centre!

[RoverFolkUs]

Erm, what 🤣

https://garagewire.co.uk/news/kwik-fit-tyre-fitter-admits-common-assault/?