MorrisItalSLX Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Old Formica/Melamine kitchen worktops are great, especially with a heavy gauge steel sheet underneath for rigidity. mitsisigma01 and They_all_do_that_sir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 As there is now one less low cost convertible in the world is my Peugeot convertible worth more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Isn't that a Mégane I convertible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, SiC said: Isn't that a Mégane I convertible? that's what I was thinking. Boot lid missing. Some years ago I ended up in that ditch 200 yards further up in a brand new Cavalier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Got the tyre repaired on the Merc, dead easy, it was the valve leaking. Driving around today with the roof down, everyone is looking at me as if I'm demented but, seat heaters, airscarf, heater and blue skies. Why wouldn't you? Got a snog off Cheryl (she's the nice lady in the Co-op not the horrible stalker at Daddyhole!) after she carried all my shopping out for me, got bounced on by a dog (Benson) I haven't seen in ages and have generally had a good day. Now watch some bastard fekk it up! mrbenn, taxi paul, Tickman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Had a good friend from the Netherlands visit me for a few days with his 2009 Focus diesel estate: He laments the fact that owning a car like a Saab 9-5 or a Volvo V70 is prohibitively expensive in NL for the average person and is perpetually amazed at how cheap cars over ten years old are in the UK. Also, the Swedish equivalent of the Mercedes-Benz W124 met the West German equivalent of the Volvo 740 this evening: I was surprised to discover that the W124 is a slightly smaller car than the 740, but that could have been down to the way they were parked. Six-cylinder, skattrd, Shirley Knott and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 Lovely looking Focus your friend has @Shep Shepherd which engine is it? Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: Lovely looking Focus your friend has @Shep Shepherd which engine is it? The 1.6 TDCi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skattrd Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 I've been round to have a chat with a couple of garages today, one for the Volvo 850, and another for the w203 Merc. Both cars should be getting looked at next week. The Volvo is going in to Shemtek in Notts to sort the none start issue its had now for 2 years. My usual garage was unable to diagnose the issue, so its been sitting there ever since. The chap at shemtek knows T5s very well and is confident he should be able to diagnose and fix it without much problem, fingers crossed, I miss driving that car. The Merc is going to a (new to me) local place to hopefully sort out the handling issue it's had since the incident on the A1 a few months back. Fingers crossed for this one, it's the most expensive car I've owned and I've barely driven it in the 5 months I've owned it. Shep Shepherd and The Moog 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted December 30, 2019 Share Posted December 30, 2019 18 minutes ago, Shep Shepherd said: Had a good friend from the Netherlands visit me for a few days with his 2009 Focus diesel estate: He laments the fact that owning a car like a Saab 9-5 or Volvo V70 is prohibitively expensive in NL for the average person and is perpetually amazed at how cheap cars over ten years old are in the UK. due to fact cars are road taxed on weight and european cars generally are expensive nl friend had a toyota chaser import for a while - bought from here cos v cheap cheap to apk even tho RHD but then he taxed it ouch - it didnt last long has oldtimer corolla and 2 starlets used for trackdays Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 12/29/2019 at 10:58 PM, jamiechod said: I bet there will be so many Peugeot lickers going mental at ruining an S1 rallye Interestingly, Chris Harris seems quite sensitive to the fact the adventure cars got damaged https://mobile.twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/1211618602606088193 I guess the R4 is going to be restored or at least roadworthy again: https://mobile.twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/1211623363963183105 Skizzer and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Today I haz use of ramp so today we are replacing the sump on Smoll FL's C3, old sump off, time for a cuppa then new one on..Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk Shep Shepherd, chaseracer, mrbenn and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Been out and refitted the light on the 944. Haven't tested it yet, will wait for it to rain and see if it has worked as have other stuff to do today so will just hope for the best and worry about it if it does still leak. Someone has also chundered on the path outside the house so I've had to clean that up. Nice. BorniteIdentity and mrbenn 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Happy New Year! With Love, MorrisItalSLX, Reporting from 2020. Shep Shepherd, wuvvum, Craig the Princess and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 What's it like? Has Brexit happened yet? Supernaut, mrbenn, clayts450 and 5 others 1 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Sump replacement, oil & filter completed on C3, also oil and filter on C4GP, not to self really must get oil leak on C4GP sorted and check levels more regularly, waste oil on left from C4GP...Sent from my Moto G (5) using Tapatalk The Moog, Six-cylinder, mrbenn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 11/22/2019 at 5:19 PM, chaseracer said: In other Blingo news, all of the electric seems to have escaped. I have bought a power pack and will "charge to 200!" tomorrow, if it stops raining. Finally got off my arse and did this. Battery is indeed banjaxed. New one ordered online and will be fitted by the excellent local branch of ATS Euromaster on Friday morning. The Moog and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 My NYE plans are coming together nicely. Just been to the Co-op and bought 4 x Leffe's and a bag of crisps. Crisps are already gone... jumpingjehovahs, brownnova, Shep Shepherd and 5 others 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 After spending the day helping fitting an engine and gearbox to a series 1 land rover, I watched the afterglow of this decade fade behind the hills. Here's to the future, and also those we have lost. Have a good one, all. I'll see you on the other side (also with more landy details). GrumpiusMaximus, Kiltox, EssDeeWon and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 4 hours ago, HillmanImp said: Someone has also chundered on the path outside the house so I've had to clean that up. . Harsh — I didn’t think the colour match was that bad. ? wuvvum, HillmanImp, Mally and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On the subject of post-modern street graffiti what I can only assume must have been a bear dropped a huge turd outside work, and then the Great British public proceeded to tread it all over the place. I didn't clean it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 K11 NEWZ. I haz bought a car cover for Dudley the K11, an eBay jobbie by a manufacturer called Maypole. I have to say it’s been really good at keeping the bird poop off it, although the interior is starting to get a bit mouldy so I’m gonna address that in the new year. I’ve left the drivers window down a tad to try and air it out a bit. The plan is to MOT it and sell it on, as I still don’t have a need for it. Not sure on the price yet but I would like to make a profit on it and bodywork-wise this is a really good example. I stuck the battery back on him again this afternoon and he fired on half a turn of the key after being sat for two weeks, so I think that he’ll be okay for a few more thousands of miles yet. Happy New Year to all you shiters! BorniteIdentity, djim, mrbenn and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 I always thought they were female. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 *Hnnnnnnngh* Then labour on top. Porsche Tax basically. Non genuine bottles exist but its been advised many a time for your own sanity to not use them. I was intending to do most of it myself and make a YouTube video on it once we move house. However I just want to use the car right now. My local garage said ok to the suspension work on the Boxster and I'm really hoping that they'll be happy to do the coolant tank too. No special tools are needed, apart from small and leathery thick hands maybe. I'm hoping that in 2020 we'll have a bit of a road trip to South of France in it. HarmonicCheeseburger, egg and Kiltox 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 After spending the day helping fitting an engine and gearbox to a series 1 land rover, I watched the afterglow of this decade fade behind the hills. Here's to the future, and also those we have lost. Have a good one, all. I'll see you on the other side (also with more landy details).Pleased you have got a good end to the year - hoping 2020 brings you more of the same... Supernaut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Finally Put a new midsection on the polo, snapped two exhaust clamp bolts and hurt my hand after slipping and punching the underneath. Then started it up for the first time in a week, started fine but has a bloody blow. Gave the yaris (or granny mobile as my daughter calls it) a good clean and polish. Then changed headlight bulbs. What an absolute nob the passenger side one is! Made my newly bad hand even worse. 1/10 would not recommend playing with cars today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 12/8/2019 at 11:45 PM, LightBulbFun said: it just means the vehicle has been either dead or inactive for so longer, thats its either just not part of the DVLA database, or its been archived by the DVLA and is not on the front line so to speak This. My 1959 Vespa had no paperwork when I got it from a family member and it didn't show up on DVLA. I went round the houses, trying to find old taxation records to no avail, and - as a last resort - filled in a V62 as if I'd just bought it without a registration document. Bingo! Turns out it had last been taxed in 1979 and not transferred to the new computerised system, but was still on their records. A V5c arrived showing me as the first and only owner! This was closely followed by a letter saying I should return it because there was an error on it. Obviously I did nothing of the sort, but a few days later another V5c arrived with my name as keeper and, this time, my Uncle as the previous owner egg and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 1 hour ago, SiC said: *Hnnnnnnngh* Then labour on top. Porsche Tax basically. Non genuine bottles exist but its been advised many a time for your own sanity to not use them. I was intending to do most of it myself and make a YouTube video on it once we move house. However I just want to use the car right now. My local garage said ok to the suspension work on the Boxster and I'm really hoping that they'll be happy to do the coolant tank too. No special tools are needed, apart from small and leathery thick hands maybe. I'm hoping that in 2020 we'll have a bit of a road trip to South of France in it. I’m planning a Poor Man’s Porsche repair series later in the year so if you have other jobs needing doing I’d be happy to help you out! Mine needs loads doing stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 3 minutes ago, Kiltox said: I’m planning a Poor Man’s Porsche repair series later in the year so if you have other jobs needing doing I’d be happy to help you out! Mine needs loads doing I was hoping to do a bunch of YouTube videos documenting changing the bits, but I was waiting to move house and have better facilities to do that. However that is taken forever (well over a year now since we started) and I feel a bit fed up at the moment. So I just want to go driving in it. My local garage agreed to do the suspension previously, but I'm hoping that they'll agree to do the coolant bottle too. What needs sorting on yours? Mine is coolant bottle + cap, front top mounts and ignition switch. Oh and could do with a service + aircon regas. Minor stuff really for the average 20 year old porker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 Top mounts (TBH it probably wants a full suspension overhaul at 137k), brakes, a CV boot, indicator stalk assembly, sill welding (I’ll get a garage to do that unless you fancy it? ). Few other bits I can’t remember PAS pipes are hanging on by a thread - that’s not a DIY job without a ramp though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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