Shep Shepherd Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 The Aero has a new MOT, but to get it, it needed a new parking brake cable, as the old one had seized up, causing roadworthiness issues. Surprisingly, the rest of the car was okay: The total cost of the repair, including the MOT was £205, which I believe was a small price to pay to keep an interesting car on the road for another year Stevebrookman, chaseracer, Split_Pin and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 On 1/4/2020 at 3:45 PM, barefoot said: I've had half the dash board lights inexplicably missing for a week or two and I've been thinking about removing the cluster for a bit of a look. Today there were two magpies in the road chewing on a dead rabbit, I honked at them and the dashboard instantly lit up again like it should do. Who says the magpie thing is an old wives tale? And as if that wasn't cool enough, today I decided that I'd fix the display on the digital clock which has read 0:06 for about a month & wouldn't adjust. I disconnected the battery, counted to six and reconnected. Clock showed 0:00 and adjusted with ease. I IZ ELECTONIX XPURT innit! HillmanImp, Vince70, Shep Shepherd and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 My car steamed up today. I was both surprised and disappointed as it's Mercedes Benz and this sort of thing just doesn't happen. I glanced to the left and where a red light should show the air con was on, there was not red light. Pressing it repeatedly did get me a red light of happiness, my distress and unhappiness increased. So did the fog on my windscreen. It was some time before I realised that my car has a ghost and all the heater controls were turned off as was the fan, turning it back on gained me a red light and a rapidly demisting windscreen. So the car is either haunted by spirits of BL workers long passed or a fat arsed Chester in his desperation to get out and foot-stomp e in the bollocks has brushed passed and turned them with his ample rear. My money is on the BL workers.... Saabnut, stonedagain, LabRat and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Looks like it was a busy day for me 8 years ago. The Moog, Fat_Pirate, brownnova and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 3 hours ago, egg said: Here's a pic of me that's just surfaced from 1979 with my Granny, err...sitting on a Granny. I have no idea of context, but I don't remember anyone in my family being posh enough to run a Granada... Maybe they quickly snapped the photo and scrammed before the owner saw? GrumpiusMaximus, Eyersey1234, The Moog and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Apparently it belonged to a friend of the family. Photo was in Canterbury I'm told. I like my homemade clothes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I have managed to obtain a new old stock glovebox handle for the SD1. It's another part no longer available. mrbenn, Eyersey1234, Vince70 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Just been watching White House Farm on itv. Lots of early eighties tat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 I've been driving a Freelander. I've been really liking it. Uh oh. Does a high mileage early FL2 count as shite yet? Split_Pin and dome 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Yes. chaseracer and Crackers 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 Yeah.. I think you’ll get away with it! Crackers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I'm seriously flip-flopping about what to do with my Ford Fairmont. Part of me wants to ship it back to the UK, because that's a stupid thing to do, the other part of me knows it's a stupid thing to do and is already busy spending the shipping fees on something else. jumpingjehovahs, The Moog, LightBulbFun and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 The driver side door seal on the Audi is leaking again, in the same place as before. I replaced this with a good used one a few months ago and although it all looks fine, water is getting under a tiny lip which is designed to bridge the seal between the hood and the windscreen pillar. I have some gummy rubber reviver coming from Germany via Dublin (great* carbon footprint - thanks ebay) and I'll take it all off and put it back on again to see if that works. If not and because I thought this might happen, I bought 2 seals at the time so at least have that comfort. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 12 hours ago, Bren said: I have managed to obtain a new old stock glovebox handle for the SD1. It's another part no longer available. Could be used as a pattern for a 3D print, maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 4 hours ago, dollywobbler said: I'm seriously flip-flopping about what to do with my Ford Fairmont. Part of me wants to ship it back to the UK, because that's a stupid thing to do, the other part of me knows it's a stupid thing to do and is already busy spending the shipping fees on something else. My tuppence? Leave it down under. Bringing a holiday romance back home often doesn't play out so well! dollywobbler 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Me too. It's a cheap car over there, fun mayhap, but by the time it's back here, it'll be an expensive car, and it'll still have no headlining. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 @dollywobbler I hadn't realised you had bought it I thought you had hired it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 13 hours ago, Crackers said: I've been driving a Freelander. .........Does a high mileage early FL2 count as shite yet? Only if it has a 3.2 litre petrol engine. Skizzer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 6 hours ago, dollywobbler said: I'm seriously flip-flopping about what to do with my Ford Fairmont. Part of me wants to ship it back to the UK, because that's a stupid thing to do, the other part of me knows it's a stupid thing to do and is already busy spending the shipping fees on something else. Could you road trip it back? Bar the bits of sea you have to do... Would cost fucking mega loads in fuel though Stevebrookman and BorniteIdentity 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 18 minutes ago, Asimo said: Only if it has a 3.2 litre petrol engine. They only sold 6 and a half of those, and this isn't one. Thank christ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 My last day of local bus is Saturday, go onto National Express a week on Monday Stevebrookman, andy18s, Shep Shepherd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 8 hours ago, dollywobbler said: I'm seriously flip-flopping about what to do with my Ford Fairmont. Part of me wants to ship it back to the UK, because that's a stupid thing to do, the other part of me knows it's a stupid thing to do and is already busy spending the shipping fees on something else. Get yourself onto retro rides and look in the for sale section, someone is offering shipping out of Wellington to Southampton for £1200. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 21 hours ago, HillmanImp said: Looks like it was a busy day for me 8 years ago. More photos of the Lancia appearing in my memories on Facebook. Christ, that was a good looking car. It was absolutely fucked like but it was good looking. brownnova, The Moog, mrbenn and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holbeck Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 I had a collection mission lined up for earlier in the week, but had to put it off as I went down with the flu. The vendor was OK about this and we rescheduled for next week. He's just phoned me up and asked if he can return my deposit as someone has crashed into it! mrbenn, catsinthewelder, BorniteIdentity and 7 others 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 9 hours ago, egg said: . Bringing a holiday romance back home often doesn't play out so well! they gain few lbs(££) and somehow not so attractive mercedade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 just won this on ebay- should be alright for humping and dumping boxes to the tip when moving house then probably roffle it after? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-ghia-estate-deisel/223824589312?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2648 Pat Earrings, paulplom, Eyersey1234 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 @jamiechod looks like a nice Mondeo you have bought. Chodspeed with it. Jamie and jumpingjehovahs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 might do a collection thread as it is beriut birmingham Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorfolkNWeigh Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 On 1 January 2020 at 7:09 PM, 64A60 said: I took the A55 to the (heaving) Stony Stratford Vintage gathering today. Only a 70 mile round trip on A and B roads but the longest distance I've done so far in it. Was mostly ignored by the spectators because dull 50's British saloon but I did have a chat with the neighbour of the previous (now deceased) owner and a chap who owned a identical example in 1968 and wanted a sit inside. I was also interviewed and photographed by someone from Classic Car Weekly so might be in the next issue.. chaseracer, Skizzer, 64A60 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 1 hour ago, jamiechod said: just won this on ebay- should be alright for humping and dumping boxes to the tip when moving house then probably roffle it after? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-ghia-estate-deisel/223824589312?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2648 late mk3, they couldve washed and hoovered it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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