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[Dyslexic Viking]

5 minutes ago, lesapandre said:

 Out and about I spotted this Maxus e-delivery van in for repair. Looks to my untutored eye very crude under the skin. Note the plastic wheel arch liner is just that - there is nothing behind it.  

These are a bit unusually made, this below shows the underside among other things for the few interested. 

 

[brownnova]

22 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

Obviously* this act cannot go without punishment, and so the driver’s door no longer latches closed.

Had this happen on the 9000 during the last frozen snap. It was the back doors, I fiddled about, sprayed shit tons of stuff on it and still couldn’t work it. So I just left it on the drive. Mrs_b tried again in the daylight whilst I was at work and got it to close.

Back about 2009 I had a VW Polo Classic which used to freeze the door lock mechanism (not the lock) so you couldn’t open them at all in freezing weather. We had a cold snap about minus 10 all week and I couldn’t get to work because I literally couldn’t get into my car! 

[brownnova]

With the 4x4 conveniently broken when it would be most needed the bad weather commuting has been done in the Saab this week. Floods on Monday, Snow on Tuesday and heavy frosts the rest of the week… 

The handbook gives very severe warnings about operating the roof below 5C. I opted to test this out at 3C when I set off from work. No bother. The fact it was minus 1 when I got home worried me slightly, but no nuns or kittens died… glorious to bask in the sun zero temps with the heated seats on! 

 

Also this week (my passenger) took the most annoying photo ever! 

Just missed 123456 clicking take as it clicked over. 

[RichardK]

Took the Insight for the first long drive after resetting, checking and charging it. 110 miles to collect a Mac PowerBook G3 I'd stupidly bid on and no-one outbid me (it's fine, it was cheap enough but not dirt cheap and it's a bronze keyboard, so doesn't have the desirable combo of interfaces that some G3 PowerBooks have - I have a Wallstreet one but it's scruffy and I;'d hoped this would let me improve it a bit).

The Insight behaved perfectly, aside from an occasional clonk at the back on bumps suggesting a bush or spring rubber might be a bit tired. It's bloody cold and part of taking it instead of the HR-V was to get it warmed through and not sitting like Jack Nicholson at the end of the Shining (spoilers) glaring through the ice.

Naturally I was offered a 2001-ish Ford Dorchester hearse with 36,000 miles. I've asked for more info if anyone's tempted by the idea of a 22ft long greenhouse on wheels.

[beko1987]

It's probably warning about the fabric snapping 😂 Won't it all defrost and thaw in the bit it folds away in too? Or is that well drained anyway? 

I'm amazed it moved at all. My front windows won't work for 5/6 miles until the car's got a bit warm, once they didn't defrost at all and I had to get out of the car to put my pass to the work car park barrier then hurriedly get back in and through before it came back down 😂

[grogee]

On 05/01/2025 at 20:06, aldo135 said:

Sad times @320touring @jaypee @Split_Pin

Ah, the E60 'easter egg'. Well done for finding it. 

[lesapandre]

Fleamarket bag this freezing morning - eight early 60's 'Car Mechanics' mags - 25pee each. These will cover works to 30-50's type cars owned by the economy motorist of the era. All those long departed Freds and Stans.

Now I can learn how to get 30mpg from a Humber Hawk etc.

[Kiltox]

3 hours ago, lesapandre said:

 Out and about I spotted this Maxus e-delivery van in for repair. Looks to my untutored eye very crude under the skin. Note the plastic wheel arch liner is just that - there is nothing behind it.  

Can’t say I’m surprised tbh, the T90EV is pretty fucking janky underneath. 

[aldo135]

34 minutes ago, grogee said:

Ah, the E60 'easter egg'. Well done for finding it. 

My local garage had it in on Thursday and it’s missing again, the only codes were for its other issues of brakes and tyres!  He thinks if I get them fixed and the faults clear that will be it, but I’m in that catch 22 of spending money and it does it again next week 🙈. That was my plan before this fault beeped onto the screen, as they were advisories on its recent MOT pass. The Mechanic’s advice for now is to put miles on it and go back in a week or 2. Will see what happens 

[EyesWeldedShut]

Die ya b'stad!

Finally! Happy days!
#everytrickinthebook

[artdjones]

3 hours ago, lesapandre said:

Fleamarket bag this freezing morning - eight early 60's 'Car Mechanics' mags - 25pee each. These will cover works to 30-50's type cars owned by the economy motorist of the era. All those long departed Freds and Stans.

Now I can learn how to get 30mpg from a Humber Hawk etc.

Back in the days when men wore suits and ties everywhere. My dad would dress like that on family days out. As a big concession, on beach trips he didn't bother bringing the tie along. In case you're wondering, he wasn't a chartered accountant, but a trolley bus conductor.