Christine Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 11 minutes ago, xtriple said: I have started the long winded clean of the CLK... well, washed it. That's a start right? Get Specialist Cars to do it for you . Stevebrookman and xtriple 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Well my mental brain has kicked in again.Went for a piss at 1am, got back in bed and off it went "blah blah blah, work, mortgage, mum Ill, football tomorrow"Laid listening to it for an hour and then thought bollocks, so phone and tea it is.Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk BorniteIdentity, paulplom, Cavcraft and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Pretty much my sleep pattern for the past 3 or 4 months. I used to love my scratcher, now it's just a place I lie with my mind churning over like my maw's old Twin Tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 12 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Just won a complete, modern (2004), running Vauxhall diesel for 99p on eBay that was listed in the wrong section. What are the chances of the vendor honouring it? Non-existent, at a guess. I thought that is the going rate for old vauxhalls nowadays with 12 months ticket of course ?? Cavcraft and clayts450 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Saw loads of foreign minis traveling back to the docks, was there a show on? Only managed to snap a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 11 minutes ago, stuboy said: Saw loads of foreign minis traveling back to the docks, was there a show on? Only managed to snap a few. There was the Mini international show on in Bristol at the weekend. Kept seeing minis all over Bristol on the weekend. Given the amount of rain and bad weather we had over the weekend, I imagine there will be far less making the trip back. Rusted away over the weekend from being sat in a soggy field. Just one big pile of rust sitting in the middle. busmansholiday 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 25 minutes ago, stuboy said: Saw loads of foreign minis traveling back to the docks, was there a show on? Only managed to snap a few. When I was in Perthshire in April I saw an absolute FUCKTON of Minis from the Netherlands - not afraid of a bit of travel clearly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Once again I haven't slept at all, even with a sleeping pill! Brain (damn thing) would not shut down and let me have some peace. Also, I have to go outside and clean the inside of the Merc and it is pissing down. No choice though, can't give it to new owner(s) in the state it's in ... unless they have a real 'thing' for dog hair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 19 hours ago, Bren said: The carpetof the passat has SD1 levels of water. Not coming in through the scuttle but via the doors - in particular the front. Rainwater is getting past the seal used between the door and the plate that holds all the furniture. Just found the exact same issue on mine, how hard is it to get the door panel off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 To check pour water down glass with door open. Eventually you may see water drip off bottom of door from behind door card. Cards quite easy to get off - lots of vids on youtube - but you will break some clips. You will need a bead of silicone along bottom of door plate. cort1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 10 hours ago, SiC said: There was the Mini international show on in Bristol at the weekend. Kept seeing minis all over Bristol on the weekend. Given the amount of rain and bad weather we had over the weekend, I imagine there will be far less making the trip back. Rusted away over the weekend from being sat in a soggy field. Just one big pile of rust sitting in the middle. DWs ferry back from Croatia had many minis and 2cvs. It’s on his latest hubnut video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 In local news, the seemingly epic AC fix is on again. John came to the house this morning to remove the old compressor and bracket to take away and drill out the broken bolt. Now I can’t drive the car as it has no aux belt etc. I am convinced now that when it is all fixed and new that we will have the coldest end to an August ever and I will need the heater on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 It would appear that our renewal quote for madam on the Toyota is well over £1200, we've only paid £1000 TPFT for her first year of motoring as a named driver. Some quick internetting has revealed a maximum so far of £690 comprehensive with 1 year's experience and no dings as a named driver. The search resumes tomorrow, get paid next week so maybe get the policy a month in advance for the forthcoming year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Just after getting the CX back from first fluid change after gearbox rebuild. There was a massive American hearse up on the ramps when I got to the workshop; workshop boss says it's been up there two weeks already, waiting for parts to arrive from the US. Also there's a coffin in the back of it. busmansholiday, shedenvy, Datsuncog and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 When I collected the Merc from JohnK he pointed out that somebody had moved the cigarette lighter (or power socket these days) from the ashtray at the front to the rear. Something confirmed by a blue and brown wire that were running down the side of the centre console. So today I thought I'd have a look about returning it to it's rightful place. This greated me behind the ashtray when I removed it. WTF I thought. Removed a lot of duct tape and this was found. Yep, that's the cigarette lighter socket with loads of extra wires to it. The pink, black and blue and brown went here, to the rear. Best was this. That's the cd holder that somebody has decided to illuminate using the bulb from the ash tray. Took the, "fuck this for a game of soldiers attitude" and removed all the "additional" wiring, then soldered and heat shrinked everything back as it should be. I will add, all the extra wires were either chocolate blocked or just twisted together. Just have to find where the thin extra red and black wires went, the're currently twisted around the cruise control. Job for later. The Moog, Skizzer, Fat_Pirate and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat_Pirate Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Mrs Pirate and myself did go to Torquay today, to meet a very nice man with very nice dogs, and after drinking his tea we stole his car: Sorry for pinching your wheels, Mr Xtriple. And sorry to anyone else who wanted to nab this, it really is bloody ace - the engine is astonishingly smooth. I did say I was going to start swapping out cars more often, but I really can't think what could tempt me away from the staggering level of waft this thing provides. richardmorris, RobT, Broadsword and 22 others 24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Up to 139 miles in total now, the first 52 (iirc) were done by Jerzy Woking. Have to admit I've been making excuses to nip into town on this for things, just because it's so ideal and there's free parking. In a highly scientific* survey, yesterday I decided to see exactly how far it would go before the battery ran out, staying very local for the last few miles 'just in case'. From charging it up a week or so ago and doing one ride then, in total it managed 23 miles. The majority of that was in mode 3 (top gear, if you like) and reasonably open roads as I never quite manage to go just to town and take a longer route home. Anyhow, when down to the last 10% it goes into a sort of limp mode thing where it seems to hover around the 18mph mark. Once actually first showing zero percent battery life, it will actually manage about 350-500 yards, give or take, and from 10% down to zero I would estimate it did about 4-5 miles. It was good to find out, just in case I ever get stuck somewhere with little battery life left. In mode 1 it does 12-15mph, mode 2 can take it to late 20s, and mode 3 got a pretty impressive 37mph once. Could probably keep it in mode 2 to get to town and back to be fair, which should conserve battery life. Also, as braking is supposed to regenerate slightly, I noticed that if stopped at lights and holding one of the brake levers in, the little green drive light goes out, maybe actually holding the brakes in when stopped helps a little? Minor irritations are the seat unlocking mechanism doesn't always work (which is a mild PITA if you want to activate the hidden kill switch when parking somewhere, or to get the battery out to charge) and I suspect the mirrors might be the first things to give way at some point, so will try and find better after market ones to replace them. It's a bit sort of twitchy on the throttle when trying to maintain a constant very low speed in moving traffic, and I got a slight arse end shift the other day, on a v.slow hard corner, but there may have been diesel on the road, or something. Anyhow, they're minor quirks and so far I'm really impressed with the bike and actually really enjoy riding it. egg, wuvvum, MikeR and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Fat_Pirate said: Mrs Pirate and myself did go to Torquay today, to meet a very nice man with very nice dogs, and after drinking his tea we stole his car: Sorry for pinching your wheels, Mr Xtriple. And sorry to anyone else who wanted to nab this, it really is bloody ace - the engine is astonishingly smooth. I did say I was going to start swapping out cars more often, but I really can't think what could tempt me away from the staggering level of waft this thing provides. You uttergit, fancy postng a picture where it is clean. I washed and hoovered it just for you, I hope the pong of old man and smelly dogs is not to offensive? I hope she gves you as good service as she has me. I muct be mad.... oh yeah, I am. Joey spud, Fat_Pirate and chodweaver 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 whoopie ! , loaded the trolley up Cavcraft, holbeck, clayts450 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I have just 'bitten the bullet' and called the insurance company about the change of vehicle. I dreaded it! I HATE talking to insurance companies as they always try and remove a shedload of money from your wallet. Very nice lady who charged me a whole £25 for the change of vehcle, n total! Just an admin fee nothing more even though the new car has a bigger engine, is newer and worth more money. Colour me impressed. AA insurance. They seem to be good at the moment. Cavcraft, paulplom, Bren and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Hoovie has 750k subscribers - and he often claims his channel has built this fleet (of which this is just part)....seems a crazy world we live in sometimes...maybe the guy is up to his eyes in debt on the basis of future earnings... Though he has had that Merc convertible since he was 17. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/12/2019 at 6:35 PM, High Jetter said: I've got round that in the past by putting the nuts back on but not tightening them, and moving said vehicle around on the drive for a short distance. What he said, hit some choice potholes and/or a bit of vigorous cornering should see it loosened off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Stop messing with mallets etc. Jack it up, place a piece of wood over the back edge of the rim (duct tape will hold it in place) then use a 14lb sledge hammer. Never failed yet, and the wood prevents any damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 2 hours ago, egg said: Hoovie has 750k subscribers - and he often claims his channel has built this fleet (of which this is just part)....seems a crazy world we live in sometimes...maybe the guy is up to his eyes in debt on the basis of future earnings... Though he has had that Merc convertible since he was 17. He has loans on his more expensive stuff (he's admitted that a couple of times), however he makes a living from working high up at a restaurant chain *. This is how I imagine he can get hold of large loans. I suspect the YouTube channel covers the cost from depreciation, running costs and other expenses from the vehicles. He also writes on autotrader.com, done a TV show and has had sponsorship. All of which will have helped pay for the channel. I suspect he doesn't do it for profit but allows him to indulge in what many do on Autoshite but in a more expensive way and have costa covered. YouTube advertising on its own doesn't make you much** money anymore unless you have an absolutely enormous subscription base (tens/hundreds millions). Also varies in the categories you are in and what type of videos you do. * https://mobile.twitter.com/hooviesgarage/status/867885798020063232?lang=en ** This post was not sponsored by Lancaster Insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 @SiC - thanks, that explains his story a bit more. Yes - the sponsorships (expensive watches, speakers and the like) suggest he has a demographic watching that has disposable income that companies want a chunk of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 This happened today. Vaughan is another top shiter and lovely bloke. My dad was semi emotional afterwards, he always gets attached! Hope it serves you well mate. HarmonicCheeseburger, Cavcraft, The Moog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 10 hours ago, MikeR said: whoopie ! , loaded the trolley up Which shoppie is that (the stickers look Tesco-esque) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 10 hours ago, MikeR said: whoopie ! , loaded the trolley up How lucky is that! I would have been very pleased with that indeed. Perfect for old Jag six-cylinder engines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 10:33 PM, Fat_Pirate said: Mrs Pirate and myself did go to Torquay today, to meet a very nice man with very nice dogs, and after drinking his tea we stole his car: Sorry for pinching your wheels, Mr Xtriple. And sorry to anyone else who wanted to nab this, it really is bloody ace - the engine is astonishingly smooth. I did say I was going to start swapping out cars more often, but I really can't think what could tempt me away from the staggering level of waft this thing provides. That looks great I don't think I've ever seen one as shiny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 I think hoovie owns a percentage of a frozen custard fast food place but went on sabbatical from working there in 2018 do the youtube channel. I seem to remember him taking out some huge long term loan to get the Phantom with the hope the youtube revenue would pay it off. How he got the huge house I've no idea but once you get have a youtube channel with a lot of videos you can okay. He also has that reality TV program they're always plugging. It still doesn't add up to that car collection and the big house, and no job. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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