nigel bickle Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Well One step forward, one step back Got that Locking Merc wheel bolt off So that’s mobile again. Just in time to find this, today Hey ho. That’ll be fun, GrumpyCat, Split_Pin, MorrisItalSLX and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I don't have many details, but at our local 2CV meeting last night I was asked by my mechanic friend if I knew anyone who would want a late Citroen BX turbo diesel? very good condition about 100K and in black. I'll get more info if anyone is interested. Burnside 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Can we b fwends? Had a good chat with the owner of this 30k miler MK2 today. It was his idea about the two tone bumpers...(previously seen on lazy spotters thread) Burnside, mrbenn, RobT and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 6 minutes ago, egg said: Can we b fwends? Had a good chat with the owner of this 30k miler MK2 today. It was his idea about the two tone bumpers...(previously seen on lazy spotters thread) Sorry egg where's the Mk2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: Sorry egg where's the Mk2? Took me a minute, too! Split_Pin and egg 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Well spotted! News on the Mazda, not a wheel bearing as I thought, but most likely feathering on rear tyre(s). I got new fronts last year, so time to ditch the ditchfinder generals on the rear... @nigel bickle did they steal anything? Gits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 In Gent with work at the moment. Spot of the trip on the way to this evening's event.. dave j, Lacquer Peel, Burnside and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 In back to reality down to earth news.... Split_Pin, mrbenn, wuvvum and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Just bought two Yoko Bluearth's for just over £50 a corner fitted at my favourite place (the one that was happy to mess about with rusty Invacar rims). Bit extravagant as I'm a little brassic at the mo? Maybe, but I'm doing 300 odd miles a week taking my DD (Darling Daughter, mumsnet speak) to school at the mo and will be using the Mazda all winter, so what price safety*? Burnside, RobT, LightBulbFun and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 By my hilt! Mine Mini R56 doth not relent on its mockery of my onslaught of futile determination to maketh it walk to heel. "Hai hai monkey boy!", it didst bray this een as I approached. "Hast thou employed that feckless pot-smoking quart-boy who works at the Cornhill Tavern to fetch car parts?" "Thou hast taken delivery of an o2 sensor with the wrong plug". "Only a halfling wouldst make a dog's tail of such a task. Wait till thy wife finds out that her conveyance doth be stricken for 2 more days whenst you schlep morrow-west to Eurocarparts to be relieved of another 100 gilts". "HAHAHAHA!" "Aye", chimeth in the 172 "Thon Split_Pin hath not a pot to piss in since signing the affidavit to Gordy-boy of Rumford and taking ownership of ye moronic Mini". But I hadst a quip up my green sleeve for I retorted "Pipeth down 172 for you have relieved me of half -and-three of my treasury upon acquiring a new subframe and lower arms". "Desist your pish or its off to Sports Car Breakers of Newbridge on the next barge-cart brought past by Wullie Macintosh of Allparts". And so to bed. NorthernMonkey, davehedgehog31, mrbenn and 17 others 5 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 535i roffle winner CortinaDave with his winnings. I drove it up to Edinburgh today, as I thought it unfair to inflict the questionable cooling system on him for a 420 mile trip. I've sort of got the measure of the thing now. Took me 12 hours as I was stuck for 2 hours on a shut A14 near Huntingdon due to a bad crash, plus an hour stop when I had an overheat near Darlington. Buttock clenching moment but fortunately I was at a junction with a pez station. Copious amounts of water applied and it was fine afterwards, so there's definitely a leak somewhere hidden away. Apart from that I enjoyed the trip as it does eat the miles well, and managed 29.4mpg. Early flight home tomorrow, and then I'm working from home thankfully! Lacquer Peel, Angrydicky, Steviemillar and 24 others 26 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Does anyone know the rear numberplate dimensions for a Series 3 XJ? 85 or later XJSs might be the same... bangernomics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Honda Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 21" x 6" barefoot and Ghosty 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 T'other day, while in the grip of depression over the crack in my front bumper, I ordered (don't laugh) some splitter things to go on the edges of the bumper and make it look 'race car' while also 'repairing' the crack. Anyhoo, I properly repaired the front bumper with Araldite and mesh and so it is solid and invisible (unless you lay under the front) so they were not needed.... but could be fun and make it look... 'racecar' After several e-mails from the post office to say when they were being delivered but not needed to sign for (never had that before got me all hopeful that it was my wood dash from foreign parts) they arrived this morning. I duly attempted to put them on the car. They are MASSIVE and rather than 'racecer' think 'snow plough' so they are sat on the chair doing nothing, I am considering fitting them to the fridge/freezer to make it chill stuff faster. RobT, catsinthewelder, jumpingjehovahs and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Paddy fucking Hopkirk! NorthernMonkey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 11:26 PM, richardmorris said: No, but have staked an interest in a traction that should be the right price and new clutch with a high compression ds engine. Main negative is the colour - two tone green. Pffft!! Sorted. ? bangernomics, richardmorris, RobT and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Replaced the o2 sensor on the Mini. Took it a decent test drive and the EML stayed off and it didn't cut out. However after the car has been sitting switched off for about 10-15 minutes, once you start driving again, after about 5 minutes, it starts chugging and lurching. Lifting off and reapplying the throttle clears it. These are some of the symptoms which were occurring before. Damn. As there are no codes thrown, I am suspecting suspecting MAF sensor but that's nothing more than a guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 Recently the Acclaim has been playing a new game wherein it looses all electrical systems randomly, usually when first starting. Presumably a bad battery connection, I may have to look at it given it died as I was trying to exit the Clyde Tunnel today and I shat myself a bit when I realised I was rolling uphill with no drive or lights with traffic behind me... stonedagain, paulplom, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 As the Princess has taught me many times, it's likely that your Triumph suffers a common malady known as There's A Problem With The Earth. barefoot and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 20, 2019 Share Posted November 20, 2019 21 minutes ago, vulgalour said: ... There's A Problem With The Earth. Yes, it's getting warmer. louiepj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 The volvo has been sitting for a week and a half (I knew I didn't need a car). Started 1st time and I took it to tescos. Lovely machine and fast as fuck. I feel I'm just not going to use it. Anyone like to buy it? @Jim Bell? Nice and local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Bell Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, paulplom said: The volvo has been sitting for a week and a half (I knew I didn't need a car). Started 1st time and I took it to tescos. Lovely machine and fast as fuck. I feel I'm just not going to use it. Anyone like to buy it? @Jim Bell? Nice and local. @paulplom Thanks for the offer man but I've just bought something worse from another shitter who's much further away. stonedagain, louiepj, The Moog and 10 others 4 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I'd like to think it would go back to it's natural home, in Scotland. Jim Bell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 What a treat it was to see this today. You see some right old rammel out in Fenland Cambridgeshire. Not being driven in an ironic fashion, it was owned by the typical fen farmer type with a stupid hat and about 5 teeth. A van! It does about 200 miles a year by the looks of things, so it was a stroke of luck that I even saw it! I’d love something like this - good clear coat over the body and just use. vulgalour, iainrcz, The Moog and 24 others 27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 13 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Yes, it's getting warmer. Shut up Greta bangernomics, barefoot and Amishtat 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 The dented Saab was called back into action after a few weeks rest, it repaid me by having no dash lights for the first 10 minutes of my journey in the dark, and then spluttering as if it was running out of fuel in a pub car park... It's also covered in Birdshit now... Still can't find a replacement door which isn't a 2 hour drive away! On 11/19/2019 at 12:35 PM, richardmorris said: I don't have many details, but at our local 2CV meeting last night I was asked by my mechanic friend if I knew anyone who would want a late Citroen BX turbo diesel? very good condition about 100K and in black. I'll get more info if anyone is interested. I do really fancy a BX next... might need to get rid of one of the Saabs first though. RobT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 36 minutes ago, anonymous user said: Shut up Greta Ok Boomer egg, richardmorris, jumpingjehovahs and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 46 minutes ago, anonymous user said: Shut up Greta HOW DARE YOU egg, anonymous user, BlankFrank and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hooray, the rotten old windows are out! Workmen will be sticking the new windows in when they get back from lunch. Skizzer, stonedagain, egg and 10 others 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 You hope ? vulgalour, clayts450, BlankFrank and 7 others 3 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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