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Problem:

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Solution:

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Result:

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Actually this is just for the weekend. I have an ebay special second hand door card coming, though I did toy with the idea of stripping this one and re-upholstering it. But that would be more of a PIA than spending £25 on the second hand one.

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29 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

He'll be a candidate for lower back problems later in life.

Because of the lowering/ride of his car or because of height. Being 6ft 5 myself I have to stand crooked/stooped to use most everyday items.

One of the reasons why I’m quite fussy over cars I look to purchase.

In other news my planned day of automotive exhaust hanging was sidelined after some twat builder blocked up 3 garages (including mine) in the block with a 7.5 tonner. 

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3 hours ago, Tim_E said:

I found it funny that I bought and ran a BMW and a Porsche for less than a decent small second hand 5 year old supermini.

A colleague at work once slated me for my old cars.

He soon shut up when I asked him how many warning lights he had on the dash of his then still pretty new fat arsed Megane which cost a fuckload more than my old 944

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I finished cleaning the Cavalier this afternoon, scrubs up well I think.

Then went out for a socially distanced meet in a car park. It was great to see everyone again after such a long time.

I stretched its legs along the motorway prior to the meet and I can really see why these were so popular. I intended to keep the run gentle at around 60mph but I looked and I was doing an indicated 75. The car is so quiet I didn't even notice.

 

 

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11 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

I finished cleaning the Cavalier this afternoon, scrubs up well I think.

Then went out for a socially distanced meet in a car park. It was great to see everyone again after such a long time.

I stretched its legs along the motorway prior to the meet and I can really see why these were so popular. I intended to keep the run gentle at around 60mph but I looked and I was doing an indicated 75. The car is so quiet I didn't even notice.

 

 

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The 2.0 Cavaliers always felt much brisker than they had any right to be. Back when I passed my test, they were just getting to be an old car. I guess probably where the Vectra C is now. 

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8 hours ago, SiC said:

The 2.0 Cavaliers always felt much brisker than they had any right to be. Back when I passed my test, they were just getting to be an old car. I guess probably where the Vectra C is now. 

That might be an issue.

It is a lovely car but - and its simply doing exactly as designed here, the drive is so ordinary.

Ive got a timing belt kit and rocker cover gasket in the post so I'll fit all that, drive it about some more and then decide.

With the money from the Corsa, the wheels on this and the car itself, I could get something more interesting as a pure hobby car.

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8 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

I finished cleaning the Cavalier this afternoon, scrubs up well I think.

Then went out for a socially distanced meet in a car park. It was great to see everyone again after such a long time.

I stretched its legs along the motorway prior to the meet and I can really see why these were so popular. I intended to keep the run gentle at around 60mph but I looked and I was doing an indicated 75. The car is so quiet I didn't even notice.

 

 

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I need to start coming along to Scottish meets. Where was this one?

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25 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Looking out of my window the sky is completely cloudless but I can see at least ten contrails in various states of degradation.  So either things are starting to get back to normal or it's plane loads of people trying to get back from India before the travel ban kicks in...

Check them out: https://www.flightradar24.com/52.47,0.36/9

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3 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Looking out of my window the sky is completely cloudless but I can see at least ten contrails in various states of degradation.  So either things are starting to get back to normal or it's plane loads of people trying to get back from India before the travel ban kicks in...

I think you have spotted the charter flights; there were supposed to be at least 10 coming from India with the express intention of beating the ban...

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I was driving around and stumbled upon a Crafter that seemed way too rusty for its age.

 

Then I looked at the plates.

 

From the UK to Portugal is quite the long way!

 

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Well that was fun...just on my way back from dropping another car load of rubbish off at the tip and the Xantia decided to play up.  Specifically it decided to do nothing when I turned the key to start save for a relay clicking under the dash.

On about the fifth try it fired up as normal...and I've been unable to make it do it again.

Great.  Another thing to be investigated I need to add to the list for that car.

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51 minutes ago, OM646 said:

I was driving around and stumbled upon a Crafter that seemed way too rusty for its age.

 

Then I looked at the plates.

 

From the UK to Portugal is quite the long way!

 

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Seems to have either changed owners recently, or the owner changed his address....

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