Craig the Princess Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Saw one of those funky new hybrid London taxis earlier. Bit of an odd thing to see in the arse end of Norfolk - there aren't even that many of them in London yet.Quite often see one on the rank at King's Lynn train station. They are big ugly beasts aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Electric with a range extender engine.The wheels are only driven with the electric motors, the engine is only used to recharge the battery. DeeJay, wuvvum, cros and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 The 944 is in getting its wheel bearings done. It seems a bit loose at the back too so have asked them to have a look there too. Hopefully i won't need to get a new interest free purchases credit card to pay for it all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I did take the sill covers off my last CX. Then wished I hadn't. Some* welding ensued.Oh feck..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 happy valantines day..... just online taxed the mondeo.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 MPG stats from Range rover: 12.5 Miles per gallon!You make that sound like a bad thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Meanwhile,back in the 90's Aston Martin, GrumpiusMaximus, Six-cylinder and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 You make that sound like a bad thing!For us, it's hilarious. The ovloV does 32 and beyond MPG and the Jazz does upwards of 50. Grandmother's Rav4 is probably the worst, because she revs its nuts off every time! Brother might* be weeping because of the fuel costs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Saw somebody trying to parallel park into a space that wasn't there. Wondered what he was trying to do, as I drove past, until I heard the clunk as the back of his car hit the side of the one already in the space. Unfortunately I was in traffic and couldn't stop at the time, but enough people were on the pavement who would hopefully take details if he drove off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I did take the sill covers off my last CX. Then wished I hadn't. Some* welding ensued.This might be why I dare not remove them off the MV6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 FoTU 2019 booking now open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Only concourse for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Not very exciting, but getting nearer to finally putting the Thunder wheels on the blue Puma after some last minute arsing about at a scrap yard that's closing for good, the spare wheels off the car and dropping them off at a tyre place to change over. The more I look round the Thunder, the more fucked it appears. Good job it's a parts car, will strip it completely at some point, next up will (hopefully) be the leather interior. Split_Pin, mrbenn and RobT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crispian_J_Hotson Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 The 318 embarked on an epic (with all it's doors present) 187 mile, 5 hour trip of pure misery. Man... I have clutch leg! Same again tomorrow? But of course! YAY! And if that's not enough punishment, on Monday.... WE'LL SEE IF THE JAG CAN DO IT! Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 happy valantines day..... just online taxed the mondeo..I may be being daft, have you put any pictures up of the mondeo, I cant recall seeing any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowperil Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Saw one of those funky new hybrid London taxis earlier. Bit of an odd thing to see in the arse end of Norfolk - there aren't even that many of them in London yet.I saw that on he Thickthorn roundabout yesterday, I did wonder what it was for a second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Meanwhile,back in the 90'sDo they not use salt over there in winter? Just wondering as the Cavalier is clearly a daily yet the arches are still there. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Oh feck.....I think I spent £3000 on welding my cx DTR - from 2001 to 2006 and 111,000 to 174,0000. Some very intricate welding was done, but the final straw was the rear subframe parting company with the body. No solution apart from a full body off subframe repair so I sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I saw that on he Thickthorn roundabout yesterday, I did wonder what it was for a second. LEVC TX, they're the replacement for LTI TX4s. They've started appearing in Manchester quite a bit. They're PHEVs but mainly run on electricity, the engine is a 'range extender'. The idea is that they're zero emission capable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Since I've decided to take my FE estate off the road,it was high time to see if my HC Viva was still functional,hasn't been started in about a year.Charged up the battery and it started after about 40 seconds of cranking. IT'S ALIVE!!!! Push in choke and it settled down to a reasonable idle Cue lots of oil burning off various bits as it warms up. Will chuck a bucket of water over it in the coming days,it's covered in crud. Six-cylinder, Datsuncog, dome and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Oh lovely. My mum had one of them when I was a kid. I remember sitting on the steering rack washing the bellhousing out after it blew up & dad was dropping a recon engine in. junkyarddog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 why is it that a car more suited to mobility ..automatic and higher spec. always comes up for sale once ive blown all my cash on new car.. 5 speed manual and (happy with) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Missus needed more seats for childrens drs appointments and off to see her sister tomos so taken my galaxy and left me her car.. macho.. watching blokes pull up to see the arm candy driving it, the see its bearded old thug assed me.. how they suddenly look away... mercedade, HMC, chodweaver and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Missus needed more seats for childrens drs appointments and off to see her sister tomos so taken my galaxy and left me her car.. macho.. watching blokes pull up to see the arm candy driving it, the see its bearded old thug assed me.. how they suddenly look away... I still think you should fit those headlamp eyelashes to it. paulplom, HarmonicCheeseburger and alf892 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Now sounding like a very exciting night on a victorian bed The Frontera is on its way to get looked at properly this time. Everything looks as though should so no idea what's broken. Not related but to add to the excitement just found yet another leak from the bathroom too but this time into the extension... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 I read that as the Frontera had a leaky bathroom to start with.... anonymous user, stuboy and AlabamaShrimp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Status update:Renault 19 departed. C15 arrived. Xantia auction on going. Safrane waiting in the wings. Broadsword, ruffgeezer, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Now sounding like a very exciting night on a victorian bed https://youtu.be/jGfsVnPMvUU The Frontera is on its way to get looked at properly this time. Everything looks as though should so no idea what's broken. IMG_20190215_115246.jpg IMG_20190215_115300.jpg Not related but to add to the excitement just found yet another leak from the bathroom too but this time into the extension... Maybe the squeak is a dried out rod seal on a shock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Could something dried out as it does get quiter in the wet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Do they not use salt over there in winter? Just wondering as the Cavalier is clearly a daily yet the arches are still there.Not really seen any gritters out hereI think they just keep on top of keeping roads clear when it does snow,plus highly recommended winter tyres are used by everyoneThere are some hugely rotten cars here though.I have seen a Mazda Montrose that has a boot lid made completely of wob of various generations.....Quite a few mk2 Cavaliers near me too which seem to be in fairly decent condition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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