Split_Pin Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Oil change on the Audi tonight. Hopefully the thinner 5w40 and recommended Mann filter with the anti-drainback valve will improve oil circulation to the chain tensioner at the back of the engine on a cold start. I went for Fuchs Titan as that's what I use for the Clio. Not overly concerned as it runs quiet after a few seconds but every little helps and all that. MOT booked for 4th Feb...... 320touring, paulplom, Skizzer and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 On 1/21/2020 at 6:16 PM, HMC said: Is a 55 plate modus shite? Dunno, I do think it’s nicely designed this one has the little extra boot hatch and movable rear seat; and yes I have purchased. Of course not! Also has boot chute and moveable seats. Diesel for extra shite points! stuboy, Supernaut and DVee8 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 payday cant come soon enough as driving about with fresh air in the tank... anyone else had a 6 week payday break because of xmas etc..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Wife sent me these today from work (bbc media city) Supernaut and stuboy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 7 hours ago, wuvvum said: It's an Excellence as well - about the rarest of the lot, most of them snapped in half years ago. In the photo above, you can just about see that the window frame verticals of the front and rear doors are not quite parallel to each other. Is the body flexing already? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, stuboy said: payday cant come soon enough as driving about with fresh air in the tank... anyone else had a 6 week payday break because of xmas etc..? Yup. January is a loooong month, for several reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 3 hours ago, stuboy said: payday cant come soon enough as driving about with fresh air in the tank... anyone else had a 6 week payday break because of xmas etc..? Getting a sizeable tax demand doesn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 First proper day of route learning on National Express today. Craig the Princess, Stevebrookman, BorniteIdentity and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: In the photo above, you can just about see that the window frame verticals of the front and rear doors are not quite parallel to each other. Is the body flexing already? Glad I'm not the only one who thought it was sagging, even before I read Wuvvum's comment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I went to check my tyre pressures yesterday after the new tyres had had a chance to settle in and made a few corrections to level them all out to what I like (34 front, 32 rear) and as i was walking back from the petrol station shop I suddenly thought I ought to check the spare too. Just as well i did! it was inflated to a whopping 9psi. Glad i discovered and corrected that now and not while changing a flat tyre in the dark & pissing rain on the side of the M25 at 8pm. its also worn down to the 3mm markers, suggesting its been used in anger for a while in the past. its a full size steel so no reason not to I suppose. anyway, glad thats done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 12 hours ago, stuboy said: anyone else had a 6 week payday break because of xmas etc..? Not for me, they don't pay us until 31 Dec anyway, so it's normal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 And there's more, including this lovely ex Alan Clarke MP Bentley. Supernaut, Six-cylinder, paulplom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 3 hours ago, BeEP said: Glad I'm not the only one who thought it was sagging, even before I read Wuvvum's comment! professional photo for the auction looks better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I've bought something that won't surprise anyone on this forum. It's reliable*. 306 is for sale now, is £750 a fair price? LightBulbFun, The Moog and paulplom 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 After a couple of days of hard work, we've got the driveway sorted out. Doesn't look like we've done anything at all now it's done, looks like it's always been like this, and that's just fine. Ordinarily, you'd just get someone out to redo the lot in one go of course, and we'll likely do that in the future. Thing is, this job cost us the sum total of nothing bar a bit of elbow grease and back ache, since all the materials we needed were dotted around the property in places we didn't want them and now we have the benefit of an area to park that isn't edged in mud. Bobthebeard, Tickman, Tenmil Socket and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 @Split_Pin I think you need to run a Geiger counter past those plates... HillmanImp, Split_Pin and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbenn Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 On 1/18/2020 at 6:38 PM, LightBulbFun said: Had to do a double take there! you were very close to where I live LOL those are the Morris minors I have talked about in my thread (cc @mrbenn ) , and I remember spotting that pickup back in 2015 or so, I found it most interesting that it was a US truck but RHD (somewhere I might have a crappy photo I took of it back then) (although I dont recall the blue moggie living so close to the green traveller maybe there are more moggies around here then I realise!) Thanks for that, Dez. Looks like chod central round there! LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, vulgalour said: looks like it's always been like this, and that's just fine. That is a win, looks tidy which is always good when you're the new neighbor. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nigel bickle Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Same color as my Bravo HGT. Seemed rude not to.... Six-cylinder, vulgalour and Craig the Princess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Today didn't start too well, run out of diesel in rush hour 10 yds off a roundabout, then battery went flat, managed to get mi dad's car next to it with jump leads, couldn't get it started. Had to go buy a battery from local motor factors, realised I couldn't pay for it as my new card only came day before and I didn't have pin number so it was declined. Then no tools to fit it. Luckily they know me and lent me tools and I can pay for it when pin comes. Moral of story fix the known dodgy fuel gauge, and don't get drunk and loose your wallet and have to cancel all your cards. mitsisigma01, Mally, paulplom and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Bloody mot testers, worse than traffic wardens ? HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 50 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: MOT was today: Which ended with: The rot: So around corner to the garage for the tame welder and mechanic, picking it up tomorrow after a full service as well. Not a great few days for MOTs here ?@Dannyk and his Polo, me and now yourself. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Camry update. Garage reported that the code suggested LH front ABS sensor is at fault, but they can't get hold of one at sensible cost. Spent much of this evening removing one off the spares car. Not easy when it's the side that is against the hedge, and the car is on gravel. Eventually get car jacked-up and wheel off. Everything was undoing OK, even the arch liner fixings. Unfortunately I failed at the final hurdle, when the sensor snapped-off in the housing. Having done a search, which I wish I'd done when they first told me, it looks like I might be able to get a new one from a UK supplier for £30. Just need to check it's correct for my car, then fingers crossed it is that one that's at fault..... wuvvum, The Moog and jumpingjehovahs 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 As far as I know things are go, well the money is on its way anyway (this is rather protracted). My 'new' car is in the middle of nowhere, in a county that you should generally avoid (but has nothing to do with Junkman). From there it will be moved an hour the wrong way, to an apologist of the model in question who I understand is going to MOT it for me. When it is ready and my 306 sells, a collection mission shall ensue. I might have a friend coming with me on the collection, but he is expecting a baby so details of the collection mission are very much up in the air. Brodders, The Moog, BL Bloke and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-est-4x4-1-9-TDI-2010-spares-or-repair/392638768044?hash=item5b6b1823ac:g:xH8AAOSwPkhd-P8K @dome you seem a glutten for punishment, how about another? Not far either dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 9 hours ago, jamiechod said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-est-4x4-1-9-TDI-2010-spares-or-repair/392638768044?hash=item5b6b1823ac:g:xH8AAOSwPkhd-P8K @dome you seem a glutten for punishment, how about another? Not far either 2k........................jesus Jamie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 9 hours ago, jamiechod said: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Skoda-est-4x4-1-9-TDI-2010-spares-or-repair/392638768044?hash=item5b6b1823ac:g:xH8AAOSwPkhd-P8K @dome you seem a glutten for punishment, how about another? Not far either Dear god, what kind of idiot do you take me for? No, that one has got @Fraz written all over it Jamie and The Moog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 11 hours ago, Ghosty said: I might have a friend coming with me on the collection, but he is expecting a baby Is your friend a seahorse lol? Ghosty, spike60, The Moog and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyk Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18184040.abandoned-house-leads-safety-fears-rodbourne-cheney/?fbclid=IwAR2n5qrB_4yjYkvMkqEF_fTCxVGFLv2xppaVUYFZXCu-xPrTDo8Fi8BEyBA#gallery2 paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 34 minutes ago, Dannyk said: https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/18184040.abandoned-house-leads-safety-fears-rodbourne-cheney/?fbclid=IwAR2n5qrB_4yjYkvMkqEF_fTCxVGFLv2xppaVUYFZXCu-xPrTDo8Fi8BEyBA#gallery2 If you're on Facebook - check out the page "Angry People In Local Newspapers". I know several snappers for the papers, and I constantly ridicule them for this sort of shit. "Yes - can you look disappointed please chaps. Bit more? No come on - you're fed up with having to live next to this pl... THAT'S THE LOOK". Amishtat, HillmanImp, GrumpiusMaximus and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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