dollywobbler Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 I knew getting a unit was a bad idea. It was clear I'd have space in it after fitting my fleet in, so I decided to fill that space... It is VERY crusty but drove well on a private road test. Will see if I can sort it out (or get someone with skills to sort it out) when I get back from NZ/Aus. TooManyPeopleMovers, Skizzer, wuvvum and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Lord Sterling said: Vectra failed MOT on: Gonna get it sorted today hopefully. Well. Walking/taking train and bus today as car couldn't be sorted until tomorrow. Worst thing is, brake pipes on rear need changing, can't be cleaned up so thats an and extra £60 to my bill ☹ At least it'll be in better health when sorted but with lack of funds now, heater will have to wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: I knew getting a unit was a bad idea. It was clear I'd have space in it after fitting my fleet in, so I decided to fill that space... It is VERY crusty but drove well on a private road test. Will see if I can sort it out (or get someone with skills to sort it out) when I get back from NZ/Aus. YEEEEESSSSS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 39 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said: Off. What's the consensus on reusing bolt with gubbed heads temporarily*? How gubbed?. Can you grind or file a new hex onto them to tighten them Up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 How gubbed?. Can you grind or file a new hex onto them to tighten them Up?I got them off with regular sockets after the Irwin bits slackened them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Do you live uphill of a kitten factory? With a team of security nuns walking the perimeter? If they tighten up properly, I'd use them again and replace asap to save them being a problem next time the carrier comes off. Lacquer Peel and loserone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 37 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: I knew getting a unit was a bad idea. Just watched your vid on this. Maybe time for a collaboration with trevs blog! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 19 minutes ago, Andyrew said: How gubbed?. Can you grind or file a new hex onto them to tighten them Up? Surely they would just corrode, ready to be gubbed all over again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Surely they would just corrode, ready to be gubbed all over again? Ohh yeah Certainly. But I was picturing bolts that have become circular, so the idea of filing them down to a smaller sized hex to get him out of trouble untill replacement ones are sourced. Lacquer Peel and Timewaster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Mazda year run completed to work and back, PAS fluid still in the right place. Ignition key needs a wiggle to get the blowers working so a slight duff connection thanks to sitting methinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 They really are an odd looking thing those Tercel estates. It's like they finished the design and then suddenly 5 minutes before home time somebody went "Oh shit, we need to put lights and a number plate and stuff on the back". Lacquer Peel, BorniteIdentity and dollywobbler 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
face Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Metro ARX ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 22 hours ago, Yoss said: So this nice looking jiffy bag arrived on the doormat from France this morning. Contained this London Transport T key. Strange thing to get from France? I went to Nice for a few days last week. Turned up at the airport, put all my stuff in one of those plastic boxes to go through security. My box got put through the extra checks aisle. Man calls me over, shows me a perfect X Ray of the above key and asked me if I knew what it was. I'd only left it in my jacket pocket and brought it on holiday by mistake because I'm a bloody idiot* So I explain it's a special key for opening certain things on old London buses while Mrs Yoss acts out a mime of changing the blinds and he looked bemused and gave it back to me. But I really didn't trust French customs to be so understanding, not least as I wouldn't really be able to explain what it was in French. So fearing I'd have it confiscated I posted back to myself. I still wasn't sure if I'd ever see it again leaving it to the mercy of the French postal system but it arrived today four days after posting. *according to Mrs Yoss. and yet who was doing a mime?! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Oh yeah, I know but she'd already called me an idiot by then, but I think she was just trying to hurry the process along a bit. I was actually surprised he gave it back at all because you could do some damage with it. I wish now I could have taken a picture of the X ray but that might have been taking the piss a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Ohh I wonder what's in the box.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: They really are an odd looking thing those Tercel estates. It's like they finished the design and then suddenly 5 minutes before home time somebody went "Oh shit, we need to put lights and a number plate and stuff on the back". Can't disagree! But it's why I like them. So far, most of the internet is telling me I'm an idiot, and the rest is muttering something about Breaking Bad, which I assume is a telly thing. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timewaster Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 My only Tercel reference was from secondary school, we had a merger with another school, the crusty old head retired and a new, younger, cool down with the kids principal appointed. He was only one of those things. But he drove a 4wd Tercel estate and replaced it each year with a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 8 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: Can't disagree! But it's why I like them. So far, most of the internet is telling me I'm an idiot, and the rest is muttering something about Breaking Bad, which I assume is a telly thing. Idiot? Fucking genius legend more like. In beige, too. Outstanding shiting. wuvvum, The Moog, brownnova and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 10:05 PM, Yoss said: So this nice looking jiffy bag arrived on the doormat from France this morning. Contained this London Transport T key. Strange thing to get from France? I went to Nice for a few days last week. Turned up at the airport, put all my stuff in one of those plastic boxes to go through security. My box got put through the extra checks aisle. Man calls me over, shows me a perfect X Ray of the above key and asked me if I knew what it was. I'd only left it in my jacket pocket and brought it on holiday by mistake because I'm a bloody idiot* So I explain it's a special key for opening certain things on old London buses while Mrs Yoss acts out a mime of changing the blinds and he looked bemused and gave it back to me. But I really didn't trust French customs to be so understanding, not least as I wouldn't really be able to explain what it was in French. So fearing I'd have it confiscated I posted back to myself. I still wasn't sure if I'd ever see it again leaving it to the mercy of the French postal system but it arrived today four days after posting. *according to Mrs Yoss. so a overgrown key=getting stopped and questioned but the entire street light I had in my suitcase when coming back from israel in 2011 was no problem! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 11 hours ago, LightBulbFun said: but the entire street light I had in my suitcase when coming back from israel in 2011 was no problem! How did you disguise the post? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 29 minutes ago, High Jetter said: How did you disguise the post? LOL Just the streetlight not the column/post (the 3 fluorescent tubes and 2 large sports stadium light bulbs I had did have to be mailed back to me, which my mum took as an opportunity to offload a bunch of clothes she got lumped with from relatives etc as she used the clothes as packing material instead of bubble wrap, but it meant the package for those 2 big lightbulbs my 1000W Philips and 1500W GE Metal halide lamps, ended up weighing like 9Kg each, when the lightbulbs only weigh a few hundred grams each LOL) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Took the Mini to work today because why the fuck not. So, so smoll. Angrydicky, Lacquer Peel, LabRat and 19 others 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Not car related, transport related ? very loosly Extinction rebellion supporters getting a slap after buggering up peoples commute by train, leave them alone you tree huggers they are already suffering enough just using the train. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50079716 Stevebrookman, Tadhg Tiogar, stonedagain and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticvandan Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Haven't been in Dorset 2 weeks yet and already got a woman sorted :-p and just accepted a job offer partayyy Brodders, catsinthewelder, Lord Sterling and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Looks like the DPF is properly blocked on the C4GP, considering options but has anyone got the software to program it out if I knock the innards out, or any recommendations for someone who can, Midlands ideally..Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 3 hours ago, Rovorsche said: ...Extinction rebellion supporters getting a slap after buggering up peoples commute by train, leave them alone you tree huggers they are already suffering enough just using the train. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-50079716 All commuters should give 'em a slap. If nothing else, it would bring some amusement to the drudgery of a working day. Ghosty, Amishtat and stonedagain 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovorsche Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I think they should target the occasional groups that travel for events rather than commuters, please climb on top of a train crammed with those that support the beautiful game..... stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 I don't quite understand why they targeted people who have made the decision to actually use public transport. Just odd behaviour. In other news, I'm heading to London myself on Monday for the start of this big adventure to NZ thing. Feels very odd locking this lot away. Also said goodbye to the cat, and my ex (even though we're still connected via HubNut). Most of my life is now in boxes. I'm enjoying one last night of big stereo (Liquid Drum and Bass it is then) before packing that away, then the edit suite. Have a few days to gently reflect before the big off. Fumbler, Split_Pin, Skizzer and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Best of luck, DW. dollywobbler, LightBulbFun and richardmorris 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Safe travels DWSent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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