wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Bye Pendolino. I am now North. It is raining. egg and somewhatfoolish 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Actual APT sort of spotted. chaseracer, Skizzer and Yoss 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Now in the land of people with black curly hair and an approximate approach to the concept of personal property. Last train of the day has been cancelled, fortunately the next one is only 23 minutes later. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 9 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Now in the land of people with black curly hair and an approximate approach to the concept of personal property. Last train of the day has been cancelled, fortunately the next one is only 23 minutes later. A a a a cah'm down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Yay! It's one of these shitheaps. ? Tadhg Tiogar, TooManyPeopleMovers, catsinthewelder and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 I love how the transmission locks up at slightly different speeds on each carriage. TooManyPeopleMovers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Yay! It's one of these shitheaps. God I hate Northern and Pacers. I'm normally a bit sentimental with trains but this railbus can not quick enough be driven into a scrapyard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 FFS . sons dog just passed on . only had it a month .. It wobbled in from outside and fell "asleep" at his feet ... We are all gutted . it was a good dog . stonedagain, New POD, Noel Tidybeard and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Shalaxy back on wheel collection duties, this time some new wheels for the mondogno.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 5 hours ago, clayts450 said: Quick trip over to Rimmers this morning (to swerve their postage and to give one of the fleet a runout). All going swimmingly well in the 'onda until just outside Lincoln where there was a sound like a stone being chucked out of the nsf wheelarch followed by a repetitive clunk. Pulled over - no flames or owt, so did the last few miles at granny speed. Pulled into Rimmers, reversed, big clunk. Knocking noise gone. Shrugged shoulders and drove home after picking up my goody bag. Will pull the wheel off later, but I suspect something caliper related, as there is an interesting* noise when braking now. Unsurprisingly the bottom guide pin bolt was missing in action. What idiot tightened that up last time then ? (yup......) Sorted, and punched myself in the face a few times with a ratchet (accidentally) as punishment Fat_Pirate, Yoss and RobT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 clayts450, The Moog, Brodders and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 1 minute ago, wuvvum said: You'd better be continuing north and leaving it over the border, then! (Says a Scotsman who has never owned a Volvo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Is it a bit of a stereotype the Scots and Volvos?Bit like the Irish farmers driving Carina Es? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 43 minutes ago, MikeR said: FFS . sons dog just passed on . only had it a month .. It wobbled in from outside and fell "asleep" at his feet ... We are all gutted . it was a good dog . Sorry to hear that mate. When your wife told her sister she misheard and thought she'd said Dad and not Spud. Pm sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 If that's a T5 Wuv you'd better fill the tank for the drive home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 It is, and I have. spike60, skattrd, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Finally got my Chrysler back from getting the exhaust fixed. Moody rain swept shot, I still think it looks like an updated Rover P5. Tickman, BorniteIdentity, BL Bloke and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 Home. 33.7mpg average according to the computer, which isn't too bad I don't reckon. I blame my recent trip to Scotland. Ever since then I've had a hankering for a fast Volvo. I'd made up my mind to bid on that megamile 850 T5, but then it got yanked off eBay and hasn't reappeared since that I've seen. Then a V70 T5 appeared on the Bay with a tempting BIN price, but a bloody long way away - Widnes in fact. So I used the Best Offer button and submitted what I thought was a slightly cheeky offer which would offset most of the cost of going to get it, and slightly to my surprise it was accepted. I've had a V70 T5 before (which funnily enough I collected from Northwich so just round the corner from this one), but it was a Badermatic and the gearboxes on those don't have the best reputation at higher mileages. This one is a manual, and although it's not the slickest gearchange in the world I have more confidence in it than I would in an auto. I'd be lying if I said it's the best example of the breed. It has a large dent in the nearside rear door, and a smaller one in the offside front wing; the driver's seatbelt is a PITA to unreel and the driver's seat has seen much better days. It also has a separate switch to control the sidelights, and a silly aftermarket back box which needs replacing. It has a serious clonk from the nearside front suspension over sharp bumps. And it's done 258K. Also the ABS and TCS lights randomly came on whilst I was cruising at 60 on the A17, although they went off when I restarted the engine. The essentials are there though - it sounds sweet, doesn't get hot, the cruise control works and most importantly it goes like sh*t off a shovel. It's not as silly quick as Dave_Flowers' nutter machine - it only* has 250bhp - but it was a great deal cheaper. It's an early one, which keeps the VED down. And it has a bigger boot. I'm quite happy with my purchase thus far. skattrd, Supernaut, Lacquer Peel and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 33.7mpg from a T5 is very good going. I think I once got mine up to 29, but that was driving like it was full of nuns and kittens. I also got 19mpg from one tank, that was much more fun. wuvvum and Ghosty 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooManyPeopleMovers Posted September 28, 2019 Share Posted September 28, 2019 17 hours ago, wuvvum said: I love how the transmission locks up at slightly different speeds on each carriage. It's a pretty funny feeling! In February I was in the North Island of New Zealand, and had the chance to ride this: It's a 1938 Standard Class Railcar. These have a Meadows 6DT630 engine powering a Wilson Direct Selector Epicyclic Four Speed Gearbox, at each end. When the gears changed, you felt each end change gear distinctly - two "thumps" - the driven end first, followed by the trailing end. I imagine it is a similar feeling to what you felt on the Pacer! Here's a video: Best sounds from 1.45 on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trlkXsLKKOM&t=152s . Terrific gearbox howl! Sorry - a touch off topic. Joey spud, Split_Pin, Fat_Pirate and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17-Coffees Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 I just found out that the Lada Niva is now called the 'lada 4x4'...and its still made to this day! Look threw the different spec's, I love* the 'Urban' spec ones which are made for the Chelsea Tractor wannabes.... https://www.lada.ru/en/cars/4x4/3dv/about.html The 'Bronto' spec ones look really nice and I feel would be on the lotto winners list for a few of us! Yoss, GrumpiusMaximus, Shirley Knott and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Another day, another Mini problem. I thought it was just a bulb out in the front left side light but it was strange that the warning chime for bulb out only occured a few minutes after switching on the lights. So it turns out that the light does work for a minute or so and then it extinguishes, so I'm looking at a wiring or connector issue, somewhere. Oh and it still smokes. Still uses oil faster than it should be. Absolutely stinks of burning oil when manoevering. Did a pub pick up run last night and it's absolutely useless for carrying adult passengers in the back, none of my cars are suitable either though! On the lookout for a decent nick 75 or Saab 95 now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Weather is horrific, and I'm on a road run today. Was meant to be taking the Invacar, but with 40mph gusts forecast later, sod that. I think the CityRover is going to have another outing. Split_Pin, Floatylight and BL Bloke 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davehedgehog31 Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Initial thoughts on the TDI Polo estate. 90bhp shifts it along the road well enough - may take a remap though. Will veg well with a wee bit or preparatory work. Handling is uninspiring, it's safe enough, it just doesn't inspire you to push on in the slightest. The interior is an odd mix of substantial and solid feeling switchgear and some "fuck me, where do you even get plastic that shite?" areas. I have had a tumble dryer and some boxes in the boot already though, so it's filling its function well. It will do a job as a tool, but how the car rags rated these comparable to a 306 back in the day is beyond me. I paid small change though, not £14k in the year 2000 so I'm happy enough. dome, Shirley Knott, 320touring and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 58 minutes ago, davehedgehog31 said: ..... The interior is an odd mix of substantial and solid feeling switchgear and some "fuck me, where do you even get plastic that shite?" areas... The Mk3 Golf and Vento are much the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Forgot to mention, on my way home from collecting the Volvo yesterday I passed a beige Montego going the other way on the A57 - anyone on here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 The Mk3 Golf and Vento are much the same. There's a blast of 90s nostalgia. Not seen a Vento in a very long time, my dad had a bog standard spec Diesel, not even sure if it was a TD. Had the best of keep fit windows and steel wheels. Solid car. Were they ever sold in big numbers in the UK? They weren't uncommon in Ireland especially in diesel. Bit of a farmer spec wagon following on from the Jetta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 The Mini now has a second new trick for today. On cold start this morning after abiut 5 seconds it started to misfire, spluttered then cut out. Restarted and it was fine* davehedgehog31 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Frag the ungrateful little fucker already. strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 WBAC offering a bag at present.... Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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