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[dollywobbler]

Bother. The caliper sliders on the Maverick seem goosed. That explains why only one pad wore to the metal. Whoever invented the sliding caliper needs a kick in the knackers. I much prefer a pot each side of the disc!

[cort16]

In a strange bit of happy fortune the guy who I was buying the 268,000 mile 740i off's Grandpa took a shine to my Volvo S80 so it's gone to him releasing a space on my drive, which has been instantly filled by a hulking great 7 series with some cash my way. It's not taxed though so no fun until I wang some rent on it then it'll be OMG DRIFT SNOW FUEL STAT1ON KAOES.

[R9UKE]

^ Ace! I miss my 540i. Was never brave enough to turn the traction off and go mad though... it was an animal!

[Lord Sterling]

Scoots - Sorry to hear about the condition, I know we have spoke about this before. I guess its just down to getting used to it, such a shame that its a life-long condition and cannot be stopped.

 

Good news on the 820 Vitesse Sport, if you need a hand collecting, please by all means phone me.

 

I'm still a bit carcked over not being able to have a hand in 'saving' the other 820 saloon, I was well looking forward to giving it a valet and some attention. Oh well, at least its going to be looked after anyway, I would have liked to at least try and save some old unloved car.

 

Not much news from me. Flew down to Reading today in the Sterling as Ma_Sterling had an interview there. Sterling performed effortlessly for the 220-mile round trip, by the time we got back I hadnt felt like I'd only been around the local area. Didnt spot any shite on the way up or down (Unless you count the Rover 600 I saw)

[Pete-M]

^ Ace! I miss my 540i. Was never brave enough to turn the traction off and go mad though... it was an animal!

 

My 540i used to eat rear wheel abs sensors. The traction control was intermittent at best. Ace car, that.

[cort16]

I've only driven it up my drive. Fresh ticket on it today but this would be the third car I've taxed in the last 30 days so it might have to wait until pay day.

It's been sitting for a while so I'll probably change the oil and filter before I start charging around in it.

[cort16]

Here is is. It's got a few scabs here and there, which I may or may not fix depending on levels of can't be arsedness but it was cheap.

I need to give those split rims back but may have sourced a set of metrics for it for that shitey're look.

[dollywobbler]

Gah! Passenger side caliper on the Maverick is also knackered. This thing had better be good off-road because I'll have spent a fortune on it by the time I get it there!

[Pete-M]

Gah! Passenger side caliper on the Maverick is also knackered. This thing had better be good off-road because I'll have spent a fortune on it by the time I get it there!

 

LOL. Compared to a Range Rover or Defender - it won't be.

[dollywobbler]

I'm looking forward to finding out Pete. Solihull wins on axle articulation, but the Mav has a limited slip diff up its sleeve...

 

I'm green laning in a couple of weeks, so naturally I'll report back.

[wackywacerwill]

Bother. The caliper sliders on the Maverick seem goosed. That explains why only one pad wore to the metal. Whoever forgot to grease the sliding calipers needs a kick in the knackers.

 

EFA

[wackywacerwill]

Day off work and just making coffee ready to go and get the Leon in some sort of worthy condition for test. Temp gauge reads in the minus's, gonna break out the wood burner as I'll be working outside due to the lookups being chock full of immobile chod. Just looked out the window and there's a light snow in the air, drop of whisky in the coffee too I reckon.

[Negative Creep]

Bluebird in for the MOT tomorrow. Now I haven't actually found anything that will fail, but won't tempt fate. Also found a stock of Yugo bits in Penzance, so road trip planned for Monday

[rml2345]

Sorry to hear that Scoots, hope they find a way for some relief at least.

Yaris has been about 700 miles in the last 5 days without issue... Except that the engine management light now glows cheekily from the dash, taunting me with its unfixed-ness.

Thought I'd sorted that...

[AlsoMike]

Changed a headlight on the Mrs' Saxo yesterday, and found that the nuts are all secured using flimsy plastic clips... Cue said clips disintegrating straight away, bolts turning merrily and lots of swearing while local children look on in shock. The bottom bolt is hidden beneath the front crossmember bit too for minimum access, so nearly impossible to get molegrips on. Bit of a bollock of a job all round, but worth it for the MoT pass it got.

[ashmicro]

Bashed mark 1 Fuckass repaired! Actually dead easy, just add Plusgas. The owner is very pleased, I am now very dirty.

[barefoot]

Porsche booked in for MOT on Friday.

 

must remember to stick on the legal number plates

[wackywacerwill]

Missed your previous post scooters, sorry to hear that. Hope you and the family can find ways and means, my Leon traumas rather pale in comparison.

 

I'm back indoors now on child care duties after collecting our youngest from nursery after spending the last few cold hours wrestling door mechs and cursing the Spanish, German and vag in general. Fuggin moderns

[dollywobbler]

An actual news story - these bloody Fronteras get everywhere!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... d-16943412

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

An actual news story - these bloody Fronteras get everywhere!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-s ... d-16943412

 

They just can't get back!

[eddyramrod]

Best of luck Scoots. Minimum pain and maximum relief (sprinkles fairy-dust in your direction). There, that should work...

 

As this is about news, I've had two potential buyers come look at my pickup, and this morning a phone call from a third. He's going to call me back this afternoon (it's now 10.15pm). One buyer hasn't returned, second is coming back tomorrow. I believe this one, he's a friend of a friend. Better than that: he was going to come today but I had to put him off at the last minute as I had to deliver some furniture, and he's still interested. So that's promising.

 

Oh the furniture? If you can find the very long posting I made, with all the stuff I have advertised on a local expats forum, then you've seen it. I sold the pale green leather suite for 250 euros. Cost me something like 1600 quid from Preston DFS but that was in 1999 so I reckon I've had good value out of it!

[Lankytim]

Sorry to hear of your health issues Scoot, Mrs Lankytim had something similar a year or so ago and she had to have her gall bladder removed, which fixed everything.

 

Won a weird hydraulic tool lift thing on ebay today, mega cheap too. Emailed seller but as of yet no reply!

 

Does anybody know anything about Tirfor hydraulic lifts??

[Tayne]

Does anybody know anything about Tirfor hydraulic lifts??

 

Tirfor hand winches are rather well thought of when it comes to unsticking big heavy 4x4s.

 

Is your hydraulic one something like this?

http://www.tractel.com/en/series.php?id_serie=109

 

You might also want to have a read through this

http://www.landroverclub.net/Club/HTML/ ... irfor1.htm

It does make points about genuine cable.

[Lankytim]

No, it looks like this...

 

 

Google is full of those cable winch things, but there is very little on these tool lift jobbies. I intend to use it for shifting engines and the like about, maybe even lifting them in and out of cars if it can be adapted without breaking.

[Minimad5]

No, it looks like this...

 

 

Do they not use the same hydraulics as a Pallet Pump Truck ?

.. yeah one of them

 

 

And after reading back a page or two:

Sorry to hear about your troubles Scoots' , wish you all the best

[Guest]

Chin up scoots, think of the 820 instead. All the best from family_Wat.

[wuvvum]

Been having a fun game of musical shite this evening. It went something like this:

 

Jump start Transit van off Rover of Doom

Drive Transit van 15 miles to shite storage facility

Jump start Metrocab off Transit

Jump start Innocenti off Metrocab

Pull Metrocab out onto road

Pull Innocenti out and park round corner

Shoehorn Metrocab into space left by Innocenti

Fire up CX and back out onto road

Open garage doors, fire up Ligier which is stuck behind Renault 6

Jump start Renault 6 off Ligier

Back Renault 6 out onto road

Drive Ligier out onto road

Drive Renault 6 back into garage and close doors

Drive CX back into driveway and park up against garage doors

Drive Ligier back into driveway and park behind CX

Dump Transit van round the corner

Fire up Innocenti and drive it 15 miles home

 

I hate cold weather - out of the seven vehicles I've moved this evening, only three managed to start up without assistance. To be fair, the Innocenti and Renner Six had both been standing for months, but the taxi and Transit seem to have lost some of their battery power in the cold snap. Innocenti drove home fine, but has now developed an exhaust blow from the centre box, which is annoying as the MoT is up at the end of the month. I might have to invest in some gun gum.

[Tayne]

I might have to invest in a battery booster pack.

 

EFA.

[Cavcraft]

Fell out with local VW dealer (parts dep't) as didn't like their incredibly snotty attitude on the 'phone earlier this week. Quick call to EuroParts who obviously understand how to speak to customers so water coolant flange, O ring for the same and new thermostat got from them-at a bloody good price too it must be said. Hopefully my lad will be fitting them* this weekend as miss the economy of the diesel at the moment.

 

*Still can't use my left hand

[barefoot]

The fuckwit at the top of our street, who backs his company Audi A6 out of his drive,

bounds across the street & up the kerb opposite (on 45/50 series tyres on big wheels)

has finally hit the lamp post.

Sadly the bumpers are not the correct colour to repair with Gaffa tape.