SiC Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just come back from a nice drive down to the Haynes Motor Museum with my mate. Nice drive down and a great museum. Day only slightly spoilt when petrol spilt out of the nozzle all over the front wing, when putting it in to fill up. Washed down as quickly with I could with some Evian (all I had). I must have looked like a right typical middle class Porsche owner... Or this: jumpingjehovahs, The Moog and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 They should. Moving on, perhaps some sort of rule needs to be imposed about folk needing x amount of posts/time on forum/reputation to enter a roffle? Not a foolproof way of stopping it happen again, but should help limit the chance of non regular contributors fucking over those in the community?I was going to suggest this. Minimum amount of posts or vouched for by another member to participate in roffles. Shite it might have to go that way but meh, fuck losing out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Have posted in the shitely delivery thread but will drop it in here too. I have to deliver a vehicle to Knock, West Ireland in about two weeks time. I am happy to drive anything back that someone wants as long as I can get to it easily enough and costs are covered. Particularly if it’s a Toyoda Starlet etc. Perhaps the trick is to find something that is taxed to the hilt in Eire, priced low, and therefore more valuable back here...? Amishtat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Perhaps the trick is to find something that is taxed to the hilt in Eire, priced low, and therefore more valuable back here...?Laguna II V6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Spent the day cleaning up the house in prep of the other half coming over. First time she'll have been abroad, let alone to Scotland. Oh boy she's not* going to get confused by the accents here... On top of that, I got round to buffing the worst parts of rust on the Golf. Buffed down then applied Aqua Steel. Blends in nicely with the car's colour. Next will be going to work and fitting new front discs and pads. Also to apply some paint, as we have a very nice shade of dark blue which will work nicely to cover up some small marks. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Spent the day cleaning up the house in prep of the other half coming over. First time she'll have been abroad, let alone to Scotland. Oh boy she's not* going to get confused by the accents here... Dunno' what you mean, the Aberdeenshire accent is perfectly understandable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Laguna II V6?I can see three problems with this jumpingjehovahs and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Laguna II V6? I can see three problems with this Four. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Fitted the new accelerator cable to the 944 yesterday. Nice easy job. Lovely looking engine bay innit? I noticed the clutch fluid was low and topped it up. The clutch had been fine when I parked it up so presumed it just needed topping up. Sadly no, drove up the drive and the pedal was on the floor. This car REALLY hates me. I'd mended it and only drove 3 metres before it was fucked again. Turned the car round tonight so I didn't have to squeeze between the car and the house. Look at this. I really am living the dream, if you dream of having no money or spare time and neighbours who hate you. Took the starter motor out and the slave cylinder was weeping at the join. Removed the slave cylinder and its all mishapen and is pissing out. Presume that the whole thing is knackered to cause that mis-shape in the first place so will buy a new one, rather than bollocks about with a rebuild kit. Annoyingly, from looking at the history the part was only fitted in 2016. Probably only done a few thousand miles. Will have to have a word with Mr Visa to see if he'll buy me another. The Moog, Sigmund Fraud, somewhatfoolish and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 My next door neighbour used to be a right cock, making noise at all hours shouting and arguing with his son swearing at each other, I blew my top offered them both out in street, I was probably foaming at mouth I was that mad. Never had any trouble after that paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Went to find something called Cathedral Quarry in the Lake District on our last day before we depart. It’s about 2 miles up single track lanes, about one mile up said single track lanes sat nav says left so I go left them see a sign saying not suitable for cars. Bollocks. Better back it up then. Normally I’m pretty good at reversing the van. Today however... well I’ll let you judge: It was leaning at pretty much a 45 degree angle (pictures don’t do it justice!). Another half a foot backwards and I was grounded on rocks. Forwards wasn’t happening due to wheels spinning on the mud. The clutch smelt like it might burn out too... Thankfully a local called the farmer for us who tugged us out. “You’re not the first and you won’t be the last” Instead of the Cathedral cavern we drive back to Ambleside for a cuppa. Learnt that that lame wasn’t really van friendly! Dick Longbridge, Jim Bell, HillmanImp and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Went for a little night time pastry run in the Princess and for the first time the alternator light came on. I didn't have an excessive amount of things on and the light went off again fairly promptly, but it didn't seem to be doing as much charging as usual. I suspect a dodgy earth, or possibly an issue with the alternator, or both. Could even be the battery, who knows? Also found out which bulb was the errant one behind the dash but I can't sort that until I can see what I'm doing in daylight because for some reason it works fine until I put it back in its hole in the dash, and then it loses connection. I found another bulb that's inoperative behind the dash too, not sure what that one's for because all the lights I expect to come on do. It's my own fault for fixing things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Went to find something called Cathedral Quarry in the Lake District on our last day before we depart. It’s about 2 miles up single track lanes, about one mile up said single track lanes sat nav says left so I go left them see a sign saying not suitable for cars. Bollocks. Better back it up then. Normally I’m pretty good at reversing the van. Today however... well I’ll let you judge: D75ABB87-0C76-44CF-BBF7-F96C07513F09.jpeg 438D1773-7564-48C6-A966-D0567605A4A9.jpeg It was leaning at pretty much a 45 degree angle (pictures don’t do it justice!). Another half a foot backwards and I was grounded on rocks. Forwards wasn’t happening due to wheels spinning on the mud. The clutch smelt like it might burn out too... Thankfully a local called the farmer for us who tugged us out. “You’re not the first and you won’t be the last” Instead of the Cathedral cavern we drive back to Ambleside for a cuppa. Learnt that that lame wasn’t really van friendly!Tilly? TILTY! HillmanImp, brownnova and egg 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Amazon need to address there over packaging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I disagree.It's not damaged is it?You would not believe how packages are treated. Dick Longbridge, The Moog, alf892 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 I disagree.It's not damaged is it?You would not believe how packages are treated.Used to work for White Arrow. Can confirm, didn't give a fuck. barefoot and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernMonkey Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 White Arrow. Now that does bring back memories as a child of my grandma sticking a little blue card in the window to let the driver know she had a package to return. God knows how the poor bugger ever saw it as she lived in an upstairs flat and had net curtains but the system seemed to work. Aston Martin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Medium rare daihatsu available in wales..... egg, jumpingjehovahs, somewhatfoolish and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Was White Arrow the crew that NEVER closed sliding driver's door on their Transits and kept falling out going round corners, or did I dream it? stuboy, Lord Sterling and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Pain meds taken, wrapped up warm, decided to tackle changing the alternator and auxillery belt, all wenr to plan, bloody fiddly loved another pair of hands, but struggled on, stupidly id forgotten to order a new tensioner so had to ring round to get one of the shelf, ecp wanted 100+ and order in when another was £68 and avaliable.. about 3 odd hours to do. Now lunchtime and more meds... An absolute cunt of a job on the mk3. My TDDI of many problems had it's alternator let go in a cloud of smoke, i took one look it it was and the access points, said "fuck that" and phoned the scrap man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 An absolute cunt of a job on the mk3. My TDDI of many problems had it's alternator let go in a cloud of smoke, i took one look it it was and the access points, said "fuck that" and phoned the scrap man.chuck in i got problems in most joints aka osteoarthritis Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Was White Arrow the crew that NEVER closed sliding driver's door on their Transits and kept falling out going round corners, or did I dream it?My job was to carelessly throw the packages around the warehouse in Hull so can't comment on the drivers. It did make me aware of this road though. Oddly, even google maps thinks he's a knob. Ghosty, mercrocker, Aston Martin and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Thema was in for mot this morning, another straight pass, just 1 advisory for front discs corroded, I'll order another set off ebay. wuvvum, BorniteIdentity, egg and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Rang up for Popmaster this morning, 5 years to the day since the first time, and........ failed the qualifying questions. Bugger. paulplom, barefoot and Timewaster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Rang up for Popmaster this morning, 5 years to the day since the first time, and........ failed the qualifying questions. Bugger.what was the question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Steering column bush replacement on the Princess is one of those jobs that's simultaneously easy, and really annoying. Genuinely amazed at how much difference a little bit of plastic has made and it's eliminated a dash squeak I couldn't find. scaryoldcortina, LightBulbFun, Stanky and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 More winning. Solved the earth problem which was one loose eyelet in the boot. The alternator is suspect though, it's providing plenty of volts but the dashboard ammeter and the way the car behaves suggest it's not providing enough amps. Don't have the amp tester at home so we'll check this out tomorrow when I'll hopefully attempt to do the balljoints now I've got the massive socket I ordered. Broadsword, Stanky and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Update. Seems PP have decided in favour of the claimant.The money has been taken back and Ive also been charged an extra £14 as a 'chargeback fee' on top of the original reclaim amount. Hopefully something positive can come out of this mess and the dark wob frequenters can continue having a good laugh at the situation. PP can of course fuck off and I'll be shutting my account. Screenshot_20190414_213334.jpgSorry to see that's the outcome. What a crap situation. It sums up my feelings about PayPal. You're robbed, no matter that you do. The fact David Gwynn/Problemhamster has the gall to continue to check in on here is surprising. What a complete sheister. As for the sad members of the dark knob supposedly having a laugh - just ignore the twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 The fact David Gwynn/Problemhamster has the gall to continue to check in on here is surprising. What a complete sheister. From what Jim Bell has posted (at least twice) this was initiated by the bank/credit card company without Problemhamster's knowledge. He has offered to re-imburse JB by other means. alf892 and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 More winning. Solved the earth problem which was one loose eyelet in the boot. The alternator is suspect though, it's providing plenty of volts but the dashboard ammeter and the way the car behaves suggest it's not providing enough amps. Don't have the amp tester at home so we'll check this out tomorrow when I'll hopefully attempt to do the balljoints now I've got the massive socket I ordered. surely if it was not able to supply enough amps the voltage would drop because of that? volts multiplied by amps=wattage/power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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