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[JohnK]

Yeah was Triggers old one.

 

254 miles/5 hour journey all done and she's home.

[trigger]

That's such a nice car, I'm sad to see it go but I haven't got time for it at the moment. I'm really pleased that it made it back without any issues.

[HMC]

Can Haz 200k miler Alfa GTV....

WCPGW?

 

Due to be delivered tomorrow...

[Lord Sterling]

Boring_stuff.

 

Well, I haven't bought a car so I fail there. Doubt as if I will anytime soon anyway

 

So, two-day I have been mostly; driving a K11 Micra in and out of Worcester/Bromsgrove.

 

Last week I spotted that Motherly_Sterling_Transport, a one-K11 Micra was out of MOT. So the task was up to me to sort this out, the very least I could do. Micra was booked in and off I went to THAT Birmingham *shudder*.

 

This morning saw Ma driving to work and then me driving to Mahmouds garage in order for an MOT to be issued. On the way though I was nearly involved in a head collision, I was driving up a fast A-road towards Halesowen, the corner opened up I saw some Red Honda thing travelling towards me at some speed on my side of the road, as I slowed down and steered towards the side, twat_driver in Honda got back onto his side of the road and carried on barreling down the road.

 

I arrived early at the garage so decided to take the Micra for a wash 'n' hoover. Back to the garage, the Micra unusually was first on the list of MOTs. I was confident it would pass but wasn't aware that small failures were developing. Apparently it failed the emissions first time but passed second time. The one sill was starting to show signs of developing rot, the other side on a repaired section was starting to rust.

 

A couple of bulbs and a CV boot were really all that was needed to secure a pass. Eventually I received the certificate of pass!

 

Whilst at the garage, I also found myself driving other stuff, nothing exciting, an '04 Vauxhall Astra that sounded rather strange, a Mercedes A-class, Hyundai i20, Peugeot 208 or summat and some other stuff I can't seem to recall.

 

Micra preformed admirably, but as usual a couple of other drivers seem to take it up on themselves to remind me that I was "lower" than themselves to which my response was; "yes, I may be in a Micra, but I'm no worse or better than you, so get used to it".

 

Oh yeh, I was also offered an '03 plate Corsa 'active' 3-door in Black for £200, but the engine sounded like it had some top-end knocking/tapping going on, not the usual Corsa tappety noise either. Any ideas? Not that I'm interested or owt.

[holbeck]

Anyone remember that all-white nova saloon that was briefly for sale on here before the seller got the hump?

 

No photo, but I spied it lashed on the back of a beaver-tail, heading towards the M5......

[Tayne]

Boring_stuff

 

 

Oh yeh, I was also offered an '03 plate Corsa 'active' 3-door in Black for £200, but the engine sounded like it had some top-end knocking/tapping going on, not the usual Corsa tappety noise either. Any ideas? Not that I'm interested or owt.

Call Billy, he loves to buy extra shit Vauxhalls.

 

Take 10% as a finder's fee.

[Jimmycrackcorn]

Probably not the place to ask but does anyone know of any cheap storage In the Gateshead area. 

Ideally somewhere I can work on them as well. 

There's the usual caravan storage types places for £5 pw you just can't work on them and I want to be able to store a couple of cars I can break as well as my van.

[HH-R]

It's a Corsa, they all sound fucked. No doubt from having the balls thrashed out of it and not a penny spent on maintenance.

[Lacquer Peel]

Can Haz 200k miler Alfa GTV....

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WCPGW?

 

Due to be delivered tomorrow...

 

I'd be more scared of a 60k one.

[320touring]

If the Corsa was a 1.0 3pot could it be timing chain? or is that the 1.3 diesel?

[vulgalour]

Call Billy, he loves to buy extra shit Vauxhalls.

 

Take 10% as a finder's fee.

 

10% of fuckall is still fuckall.

[coalnotdole]

Scimitar has been earning its keep this week. clocking up over 800 miles+ From South Coast to Scunthorpe, Nottinghamshire, Sheffield, Huddersfield, Preston, Oxfordshire and Home.

 

The last leg was interesting as Dave had persuaded me to collect some small storage units for him....

 

 

The car was briefly visited by electrial gremlins when the light swich melted itself and the wiper switch (much used on this trip) decided it did not want to stop the motor. However it rained so much this wasnt that big a problem....! Both switches were replaced this afternoon.

 

In other news some vented discs for this have been purchased and have gone off to the IOW for machining, So in the new year It will hopefully get an overdue brake upgrade / overhall.

[vulgalour]

Well, that's January 2017 sorted.

[Arthur Foxhake]

Been to the dentists to have the root of a tooth I snapped, in a pissed up mountain bike calamity, three years ago, extracted in order to get a bridge fitted.

Shit my pants all afternoon about it.

It actually wasn't that bad and only hurts a little bit. Ive been making up excuses not to have it done for too long and all for nothing.

Full set of gnashers is on the horizon.

[barefoot]

Big decision...

Had the 944 serviced and it came back with a big long list of stuff to be done.

Most surprising were the big holes in the sills, mot in June passed without advisaries?

Then there's the lack of compression....

I've had it for more than 20 years and it's done almost 300,000 miles.

So...

Fuck it, I couldn't see anything I really fancied and the Wiki page said that it'd do 0-60 in 6.5 seconds,

That's apparently the same as the bigger engined S2 can manage because it's lighter.

The sills were welded last week at a cost of £££

And it's booked in for rings, bearings, valve seals and too much to list next Wednesday at a cost of ££££

The right decision?

Apparently therre are only 100 944S left on the road.

I'll bet it will be worth £ this time next year!

Finally, finally got the 944 back after what feels like months of pottering about in a Citroen C3, not a delightful motor by any stretch of the imagination. But it's certainly cured any urge I ever had to have a go in a Xsara Picasso.

The 944 feels so taught...

And the old engine feels like a new one.

Sadly I've got to run it in, a thousand miles at under three thousand revs on possibly the reviest engine I've ever sat behind.

[Jon]

Siren went off again this morning at 0045, pager message MVA, car vs. truck. Here's the result:

 

 

 

 

Don't worry, it had apparently been abandoned a few days earlier, presumably after expiring at the road side, so empty upon collision. I'm guessing the impact was 90km/h or thereabouts and the lorry was a fully laden wagon and drag, max. length and possibly max. weight too.

 

This isn't my photo as it would have been framed better if so, though doing so would have probably revealed the trucking company involved. It's a Mitsubishi Mirage wagon, aka those Colt estate with the funny aztec styling rear lights. No rust I saw of either and first registered in March 1992! Had no idea they stayed on sale so long in Japan. When it was towed away, the boot lid frame was jutted up to the B pillar and the impromptu ute look was very FOAD-esque.

 

I've got to admit I briefly toyed with the idea of locating the fuel sender for Nyphur! 

[STUNO]

I don't think I would have liked to be the truck driver. He must be still shaken up, not knowing if it was unoccupied until after. A first glance I thought the bonnet was the c pillar, did not realise there was the rest of the car between the bonnet and the truck.

[cort16]

I went to look at a 197 Clio today. It was okay but the alloys where kerbed to fuck and the front bumper didn't fit right.

I did the MOT lookup thing on it and it failed it's mot 2 years in a row with tyres down to the cord (presumably not the same tyres). 1: It's either not been well looked after, 2: It's been flogged mercilessly, 3: Both

[320touring]

I went to look at a 197 Clio today. It was okay but the alloys where kerbed to fuck and the front bumper didn't fit right.

I did the MOT lookup thing on it and it failed it's mot 2 years in a row with tyres down to the cord (presumably not the same tyres). 1: It's either not been well looked after, 2: It's been flogged mercilessly, 3: Both

you buy one so you can rag the hole oot it !

 

course its been hammered. question is, is it cheap enought to afford to repair it?

 

then you can rag it some more:)

[Rover414]

Jaguar has developed a really frustrating vibration that feels like a flat tyre and causes the steering wheel to wobble like mad. It doesn't do it all the time but I did notice tonight if you brake it seems to happen more often afterwards. No closer to knowing what it is, had it tracked and balanced today and although it feels better to drive the vibration has become such an irritant it might be making it's way out soon, insurance is up in a few weeks and it has just put a real downer on everything.

[Ghosty]

There's an abandoned Grand Voyager about 1/2 a mile from my house. Been there 3-4 days now at least, probably since before Christmas..

Always used to be on a sort-of driveway at the back of a big house backing onto the main road, seldom moving. House has been redveloped and gone up for sale, and the Voyager's been moved 50 yards or so down the road to the nearest street corner. The 'plates are gone, it's got two flat tyres and the slidey door looks like it's partially open.

Looks like a high spec one, it has chrome wheels.

 

It's hardly a dodgy area so I don't understand why someone's done that.

[Bear]

Jaguar has developed a really frustrating vibration that feels like a flat tyre and causes the steering wheel to wobble like mad. It doesn't do it all the time but I did notice tonight if you brake it seems to happen more often afterwards. No closer to knowing what it is, had it tracked and balanced today and although it feels better to drive the vibration has become such an irritant it might be making it's way out soon, insurance is up in a few weeks and it has just put a real downer on everything.

 

Dragging caliper.

[Coprolalia]

Octavia temp gauge playing silly buggers, bouncing round like a yoyo. Running fine. 
Likely just a dodgy sensor, but I'll check coolant etc tonight.

Got a lift in with a mate in a newish (56 plate) golf with heated seats. I like heated seats. Might have to get a car with heated seats, just for the heated seats.


I will also be responding to the Striking post in the Open Forums, just need to find the time to write what will undoubtedly be an essay.

[dollywobbler]

Jaguar has developed a really frustrating vibration that feels like a flat tyre and causes the steering wheel to wobble like mad. It doesn't do it all the time but I did notice tonight if you brake it seems to happen more often afterwards. No closer to knowing what it is, had it tracked and balanced today and although it feels better to drive the vibration has become such an irritant it might be making it's way out soon, insurance is up in a few weeks and it has just put a real downer on everything.

What RichardK says. Brake caliper dragging, so the bearing overheats, the grease runs out and it feels wobbly. Get that sorted quickly. You'll probably feel a hot wheel if you stop next time it happens.

[andy18s]

There's an abandoned Grand Voyager about 1/2 a mile from my house. Been there 3-4 days now at least, probably since before Christmas..

Always used to be on a sort-of driveway at the back of a big house backing onto the main road, seldom moving. House has been redveloped and gone up for sale, and the Voyager's been moved 50 yards or so down the road to the nearest street corner. The 'plates are gone, it's got two flat tyres and the slidey door looks like it's partially open.

Looks like a high spec one, it has chrome wheels.

 

It's hardly a dodgy area so I don't understand why someone's done that.

Should make for an easy collection thread then.........

 

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[beko1987]

9 tickets left in the Miele hoover roffle

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/22914-roffle-up-anyone-need-a-hoover-omg2000w-miele-s716/page-3

[philibusmo]

9 tickets left in the Miele hoover roffle

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/22914-roffle-up-anyone-need-a-hoover-omg2000w-miele-s716/page-3

I'm looking forward to the collection thread for that one where somebody books an MOT for it across the country and then spends days vaccuming the length of the M4 or whatever or to get it home.

[beko1987]

Jaguar has developed a really frustrating vibration that feels like a flat tyre and causes the steering wheel to wobble like mad. It doesn't do it all the time but I did notice tonight if you brake it seems to happen more often afterwards. No closer to knowing what it is, had it tracked and balanced today and although it feels better to drive the vibration has become such an irritant it might be making it's way out soon, insurance is up in a few weeks and it has just put a real downer on everything.

Wheel nuts? That's exactly the symptoms I got before the wheels fell off 30 miles later on the m25...

[beko1987]

I'm looking forward to the collection thread for that one where somebody books an MOT for it across the country and then spends days vaccuming the length of the M4 or whatever or to get it home.

As much as making it collection only would be fun*, 24h courier is included.

[Rover414]

I would have went with that but they are ok, I'm going to take it on a test run and report back what RichardK and DW said. Hopefully it is that as it is bugging me to the point where I'd happily bin it off.