Carlosfandango Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Bye Bye Mister 106 GeeTeeAye.. it was a brief but satisfying relationship.. CFD puddlethumper, blakey79, Burnside and 4 others 5 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I'm sure there's a dedicated thread for bargains and offers etc but I can't find it. Tesco's have lots of car stuff at half price so £2.75 for a big can of WD40, £2 for Redex. Had various other fluids like coolant etc all on offer BeEP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 9 hours ago, SiC said: Hard to say on that one. Previously I'd agree but after having some low owner cars, I have found them to be a bit more "special" and loved differently than ones who have had many owners. Different people are looking for different things in cars, especially classics. Just happened to be that buyer who contacted you is after a car with very low owner count, with each owning it for a decade or more. I mean I personally wouldn't turn my nose away at a 35 year old car with 8 owners if looked after and the paperwork is there. I'd also not turn away cars that need welding, but there are many others who would. I’m afraid I’m one such buyer. Especially when there’s been 3 owners in quick succession and it’s a proper amount of money. To some - it can indicate there’s an issue with the car, that the owner can’t afford it (and therefore maintenance and investment has been postponed) and/or it’s not a great example. Mostly though - a low owner car is easier to sell to enthusiasts for a good price, so the escape plan is secured. This looks like a really nice car, and Ghosty is a top chap. As long as it’s priced well it will sell. SiC, chadders and Shite Ron 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 9 hours ago, Ghosty said: Jag is for sale on C&C, and booky facey. Had one enquiry so far, from some dolt who was interested until he asked me how many previous owners it had had. Eight is apparently 'too many' on a 35 year old car. If I don't get any bites I'll stick it on eBay in a couple of weeks. 8 owners on a 35 year old car isn't excessive IMO, on average each has owned it just over 4 years. Edited to add I can see @BorniteIdentitys point though, if 3 were in quick succession I would be wary too Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 If it's three folk on here it probably means all the niggles have now been fixed and it can be run forever Craig the Princess, Semi-C, 95 quid Peugeot and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, loserone said: If it's three folk on here it probably means all the niggles have now been bodged with gaffer tape and it can be run for approximately 8 minutes before catastrophic failure EFA Naaah just joking. BorniteIdentity, Supernaut, dome and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Knock knock. jumpingjehovahs, brownnova, danthecapriman and 21 others 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 That does look like a very clean example. HMC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 15 minutes ago, HMC said: Knock knock. Gorgeous colour! mk2_craig and HMC 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Well to nobody's great surprise, the inner CV joint on the V70 didn't just push back together again. So on the basis that it's already fucked and I therefore can't do any more damage, I've taken it completely to bits and I'm going to try to reassemble it properly. Wish me luck... BeEP, Burnside, Skizzer and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Well to nobody's great surprise, the inner CV joint on the V70 didn't just push back together again. So on the basis that it's already fucked and I therefore can't do any more damage, I've taken it completely to bits and I'm going to try to reassemble it properly. Wish me luck... ? Proper job you’ve got on there Wuv. Give it hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95 quid Peugeot Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Well to nobody's great surprise, the inner CV joint on the V70 didn't just push back together again. So on the basis that it's already fucked and I therefore can't do any more damage, I've taken it completely to bits and I'm going to try to reassemble it properly. Wish me luck... I was looking at doing CV on the Passat however at 28 quid for a complete brand new driveshaft assy off autodoc, i went downt that route, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Well that wasn't too bad. Bit of a fiddly bugger but not the worst job I've ever attempted. Now to get the new outer CV on and get the whole thing back on the car without breaking it again... puddlethumper, 320touring, brownnova and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 My mum was whinging that the car hasn't been driven in months, and won't be driven in many more months. But fine I'll take it out. Her version is to Tesco and back, my idea is a 30 odd mile B-road blast, I've never seen so many bastard horses, walkers, bicyclists etc. On the plus side I returned the car with the fuel light on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 I did about 80 miles yesterday in total, barely saw any other cars and only a few bikes paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 2 hours ago, SiC said: That does look like a very clean example. Thanks. It’s one of those terrible colours to colour match so it’s good considering that. Sunny Jim, DVee8, dome and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Just now, HMC said: Thanks. It’s one of those terrible colours to colour match so it’s good considering that. That makes the Allegro look really classy. Were ordinary examples not available in nice colours like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Looks really nice that. Turns out Allegros were available in some amazing colours that I've never seen. Turquoise Metallic anyone? richardmorris, Mrs6C, wuvvum and 16 others 18 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs6C Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 6 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: That Mercedes behind it is in the same reg. no. series as my Cadillac! Split_Pin, Burnside, richardmorris and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 28 minutes ago, dollywobbler said: Looks really nice that. Turns out Allegros were available in some amazing colours that I've never seen. Turquoise Metallic anyone? Phooar what a chodtastic colour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickvw72 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Started to weld up my Daihatsu Fourtrak. It’s had a hard life with 81k on the clocks. Rear crossmemember chopped out, and lots of loose sealer etc scraped off. Looks much better under there with the crossmember out. Should get the new one in next time, then it’s just spring hangers, wheelarches, boot floor, suspension rebuild .... somewhatfoolish, Tickman, paulplom and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 It's here! The seller was a wee bit late as the OSF caliper was binding but I was not put off as both my previous 75s did this.o Off out to the shops now. paulplom, Supernaut, somewhatfoolish and 23 others 26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Phwoar. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 That's a beauty ! Love the colour, really suits it Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Chodtastic 75 you have there Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 30 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: Off out to the shops now Shops in Inverness or further? Glad it is finally here, hope it doesn't throw too many obstacles in your path but all part of the journey. Split_Pin and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Mrs6C said: That Mercedes behind it is in the same reg. no. series as my Cadillac! gis a go (please) Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 45 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: It's here! The seller was a wee bit late as the OSF caliper was binding but I was not put off as both my previous 75s did this.o Off out to the shops now. facelift - flash decadent fecker ? Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Bumhats. stonedagain, Burnside and wuvvum 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Well what an absolute arsehole of a job that turned out to be. Firstly the driveshaft wouldn't go into the gearbox properly - it would go in far enough to engage the splines but not fully in, so the seal wasn't made at the gearbox end and the intermediate bearing wasn't in its housing properly. Took half a dozen attempts to get it to go in right. Then the fun started. The HBOL says to lever the bottom arm down with a crowbar and manoeuvre the hub carrier balljoint into its hole. This was almost doable, except that to get the balljoint over the end of the arm the hub had to be pulled out just far enough that the end of the driveshaft would fall out, and then wedge itself against the inside of the hub so I then couldn't swing the hub assembly back in to get the balljoint into its hole. I must have tried a dozen times or more - there was only a few mm in it, but it was enough to make it unworkable. I did briefly consider trying to hold the driveshaft into the hub by putting the bolt in loosely, but I was afraid that I'd then just pull the inner CV joint apart again. Trying to jack the strut up didn't work either - it would just swing backwards, taking the line of least resistance as with the lower arm detached there was nothing holding it in position longitudinally so swinging back was easier than compressing the spring. I even tried holding the strut forward using a ratchet strap, but that didn't work either. In the end I ended up having to unbolt the hub carrier assembly from the strut - I was then able to get the balljoint back in and tightened, wangle the driveshaft into the hub and then lever the hub assembly back in line with the strut with a BFO screwdriver so I could get the bolts back in. If I'd followed what Mr Haynes was saying I'd still be out there now. It's all back together now - I haven't taken it for a proper drive yet but I drove it out of the car park and manoeuvred it into its usual roadside parking space, which involved going from lock to lock both forwards and in reverse, and it moved as it should with no unpleasant graunching noises, so I'm going to call it fixed. I'm knackered now though - I was going to have a crack at the water leak on the Tempra, but I think that's going to have to wait until next weekend. somewhatfoolish, paulplom, Tickman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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