plasticvandan Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Guess he needed a new tinder picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Oh, Civic replacement viewing Friday. Auto MX-5... Six-cylinder and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 32 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Maybe Skizzer would lend you his Lotus if you ask nicely? I do want to get there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, plasticvandan said: Guess he needed a new tinder picture? Perhaps NZ rejected his visa as they already had enough long haired hippies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 hour ago, richardmorris said: The chap I went to check out the x1/9 for at the weekend has sent me a ticket for Goodwood’s festival of speed on Thursday. He’s a tv outdoor broadcast sound engineer so it’s probably a freebie but still generous. The ticket mentions special parking if you’re bringing your pride and joy, so I’ve just found out what qualifies on their website. Oddly, 2cvs, x1/9s and elderly Mercedes don’t seem to be wanted. Does anyone have a car that would be accepted? ( mr six cyl aside - actually now that’s a thought, perhaps I could ask if I could borrow the e type or Maserati?!). Is anyone else going on Thursday? It is too short notice to prepare E Type or Maserati as E Type has a misfire and Biturbo is out of MOT, a product of having too much fun with sh1te! However My 1996 BMW M3 Evo convertible still has MOT and a run would do it good, yours for the asking. DVee8, richardmorris, clayts450 and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 58 minutes ago, SiC said: Which allows the Boxster in. Possibly the cheapest car that you could enter on that list. I dunno, there was a shonky Lotus Éclat on ebay the other day for 500 quid... BorniteIdentity and richardmorris 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 29 minutes ago, Six-cylinder said: It is too short notice to prepare E Type or Maserati as E Type has a misfire and Biturbo is out of MOT, a product of having too much fun with sh1te! However My 1996 BMW M3 Evo convertible still has MOT and a run would do it good, yours for the asking. Very generous, but I was joking really. Also I don’t think I'm an m3 type of person. CGSB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, richardmorris said: Very generous, but I was joking really. Also I don’t think I'm an m3 type of person. Forget the badge it is a great car to drive, powerful RWD, real manual gears, no electronics stability just well sorted. paulplom, loserone, richardmorris and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I don’t doubt it, and it’s a very generous offer. Anyway further digging ( it’s not an easy site to get around - and I’m watching dollywobbler’s fox trip too) indicates that you should book special parking when getting tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave j Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Would love to see their faces if you turned up in a faded rusty 924! richardmorris, GrumpyCat and stonedagain 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Aaaand it’s back on the road!!! Fresh new MoT certificate achieved for the Mazda! (Brief version) After initially being quoted £850 for the work needed on my MX5 I checked it over myself and honestly couldn’t see why it had been failed. So I took it for a second quote/opinion. He asked me if I minded if he put it in for a test... I said ok. He did some very minor fettling and it passed straight away! (Full version on my thread!) stonedagain, Six-cylinder, DVee8 and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Thread link ? I can’t find it this evening, and am still in shock from mr DWs trip to the barbers. brownnova 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 1 minute ago, richardmorris said: Thread link ? I can’t find it this evening, and am still in shock from mr DWs trip to the barbers. We’re all reeling.... life will never quite be the same! richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 minutes ago, brownnova said: We’re all reeling.... life will never quite be the same! I have non Forum friends who have met him and refer to him as your "hippy mate from Wales"! Now What! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedracer Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/21/2019 at 5:41 AM, New POD said: Can we have a .jpg of the label, so i can have a mug made by max spelman (other print shops are available) Bit late but hopefully these might work. djim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruffgeezer Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 2 hours ago, Ghosty said: Oh, Civic replacement viewing Friday. Auto MX-5... Forgot to say; Pete at work will be selling his Honda Legend shortly. It is a big wafty auto barge and is within your budget. Think it is around a 2000/2002? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Not too fussed about Legends tbh. Sounds nice but not for me. We've established I shouldn't get a barge anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/25/2019 at 10:37 PM, gm said: they don't look bad at all but it's the ones either side of the engine that are a worry on the mk2, not that easy to check from above but definitely worth checking out next time it's up on ramps and you've got the under tray off Aah, gotcha. Well they're far from factory fresh, but I wouldn't go as far as to call them "toast". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 So driving this for the last couple of days has flushed out a couple of issues. One is that I now absolutely must replace the rocker cover gasket as it is now weeping oil quite profusely from both front corners and along the leading edge. I have a replacement in the loft. The second may or may not be a bit of an issue. There has been a slight metallic rattle coming from somewhere on light acceleration, how long I dont know. It doesn't do it at idle. It sounds a bit like if a small bracket was loose however investigations showed nothing amiss. On replicating the condition from the engine bay, it appears to be coming from the gearbox. It sounds like something small, perhaps a bearing in the gearbox somewhere. I'll just keep driving it until it doesn't drive any more before worrying any more about it. davehedgehog31, paulplom and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Ordered an older but better Micra radio today. This one is old enough to have the code on the back so not too much hassle on the code side. Also enables me to test speakerz and the massive aerial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Just got the insurance certificate for the Fox, and it's got the Mazda's reg number on it, so the Fox isn't on the MID. Guess I got lucky last weekend then! Also slightly perturbed that the certificate has yesterday as the start date for the policy. FFS. Good job I didn't crash then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Had a bit of a panic this morning when Adrian Flux quoted me £1750 to insure a fucking automatic MX-5... Couple of other specialist insurers basically told me to get stuffed too. Went on GoCompare and Admiral was a grand cheaper than Flux. Not as cheap as I'd have liked but it's good enough for now. Collection day is tomorrow. Six-cylinder and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Introduce interesting handling characteristics by placing circa 140kg of liquid weight behind your rear wheels. Skoda Estelle Simulator 2019 - Out now. RayMK, 320touring, stonedagain and 14 others 10 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Had a bit of a panic this morning when Adrian Flux quoted me £1750 to insure a fucking automatic MX-5... Couple of other specialist insurers basically told me to get stuffed too. Went on GoCompare and Admiral was a grand cheaper than Flux. Not as cheap as I'd have liked but it's good enough for now. Collection day is tomorrow. Well worth giving the insurers that advertise on mx5nutz a call they can normally do a decent deal Mine with mods on classic at 5000 miles is £300 ISH Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Mine is with Lancaster (I know they’ve not been spoken well of recently on here) at £176 a classic policy with 5000 mileage limit and mods declared. Parked on the street, not garaged overnight. I am old though The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Granvia passed its MOT test today - two consecutive clean sweeps. Quite brilliantly I’ve managed to knock a total of 9 advisories off by just having it tested somewhere else. I really like the garage who did it back in 2017 but they test everything to within an inch of its life; same with my Avensis. Obviously I want to be told of any future issues where practical and possible, but a lot of it is - imho - devoid of any real point. Still, one doesn’t want the Man from the Ministry thinking you’re a friendly tester now, does one?! RayMK, mrbenn, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Today was the first day of my new job. Drove this honey around northwest London, delivering things as diverse as rolls of fabric, wheelchairs and lost-but-now-found suitcases: It's great to have a truck of my own at last, especially a modern one which is clean inside and out and on which everything works as it should Datsuncog, Bucketeer, Angrydicky and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Can't imagine driving something that large with the amount of traffic on the roads nowadays. I take my hat off to you and anyone doing a similar job! Six-cylinder, Shep Shepherd and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 4:29 PM, chaseracer said: /\ WHO THE HELL IS THAT...??!? ? a non hippy hippy (he said he was still a hippy in his vid ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Just after discovering that my parents' oul 1989 Mk.2 Jetta was turned into a full-blown race car Mixed feelings about the Jetta's fate. Whilst it clearly had a life, long after it was sold, the changes made by a subsequent owner were clearly irreversible and perfectly good original parts like the interior and the door glasses went into the skip..... Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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