Cord Fourteener Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 7 hours ago, Zelandeth said: This is kind of where I was when I picked up my 107 back in 2009. Yes it was a lot of money down the drain (about £200pcm, but with no deposit and the finance was on 0% interest) but it meant I knew exactly what I was spending on it each month so it made my budgeting so much easier - even though it was more than I'd probably have been spending on cars in a normal month, just knowing it was a fixed number simplified things. Plus it was so much of a weight off my mind to just have a car I knew was just going to work as an car. Especially as my tinkering spot at the time was at my parent's place 40 miles away. After the three years we paid the £3k or so that was left (rather than part exchanging it for another car which is what they *wanted* me to do), and we had it for another seven years. Was an absolutely cracking little car and I don't regret buying new for a minute. During that time (was a couple of months short of ten years) she needed a clutch, radiator, air con condenser and a driveshaft. Other than that was just normal consumables...if I'd got the space I'd still have the car to be honest. If you're going to buy new i suppose this is the way to do it. One set of neighbours has each bought a new car and seem intent on eeking every possible year out of the cars. Seems sensible. For me I've worked out that for our dailies, between me and Wifey equate to about £80 or £100 a car. That includes repairs that are non-service items. If it were more I'd consider a nearly new commuter for wifey (though she's happy with older at the moment) but for a large estate for me it would cost more, so therfore I buy cheap for both and we're happy. Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Seriously considering holding on to Domestic Management's DS 3 when the PCP ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 After many weekends cleaning up electrical contacts with absolutely no response whatsoever, today the courtesy light in the CX has decided to work. The conclusion that I have drawn from this exercise is that I don't understand women. 🤷♂️ Maybe "look but don't touch" is better. Stevebrookman, Shite Ron and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I welded* the Cavalier sill today. I did not enjoy it. The slightly rusty bit above the hole also developed after I'd welded the bottom bit and was happily grinding it back. Fuck. Off. This was my first time welding a car. The metal used in the sill was expectedly incredibly thin so getting any kind of nice weld run was impossible without blowing holes. Both settings on my MIG were turned right down. Then the wire feed started playing silly buggers and slipping even when the adjuster was screwed right down. Eventually I managed to get it all done in a 'point and shoot' fashion. It looks like utter dog shit in the above picture. I ground it down more and made more holes where the weld was shite. Eventually I got everything metal that should be metal and it the 2 plates didn't fall off. Then another small hole in the very bottom corner of the inner wheel arch decided to show up late to the party. There is a lot of factory sealant here and digging it all out would have been a right old a war. In the pictures below you'll see I ground the hole back to decent-ish metal. There are already 2 bungs here and lots of factory sealant so another round hole with more 'factory- style' Tiger Seal was opted for. I then painted it with some 'special stuff'. Some frost blue is in the post. It's better than it was. I also ground back and painted other small stone chips on the sill at the same time, together with some rust on the door bottom. Any tips on sorting out a slipping wire feed or indeed welding thin metal are welcome. Stevebrookman, SiC, tooSavvy and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Just realised I've passed 20,000 posts. I need to get out more... Fumbler, cort1977, Cord Fourteener and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Out and about in an ageing Volkswagen. dome, Cord Fourteener, Dirk Diggler and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 Priced up a MIG welder which shall be bought on Payday next week. I've also just bought some wheel paint and chainsaw chain oil. Weird list but it'll become clear what I want the oil for later on. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 @Fumbler... "..it'll become clear what I want the oil for later on.." Ahh... 3-in-1 never goes in a SturmeyArcher 3speed bicycle hub. I boughted 'bestest longmarch sewmeole' sewing machine oil... GR9! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 1 minute ago, tooSavvy said: @Fumbler... ".it'll become clear what I want the oil for later on." Ahh... 3-in-1 never goes in a SturmeyArcher 3speed bicycle hub. I boughted 'bestest longmarch sewmeole' sewing machine oil... GR9! 😂 It's definitely not going to be on moving parts, that's for sure. tooSavvy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 4 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Any tips on sorting out a slipping wire feed or indeed welding thin metal are welcome. Try to have a similar thickness of new metal going in, the Acclaim is made of tinfoil so most of it's repairs were done in 0.8mm steel, aside from chassis legs which were in 1.2mm I think. Also rather than trying to run a weld just tack in alternating corners and slowly fill in the gaps. Gives the metal more time to cool and less chance of blowing holes. If the metal isn't welding because it's rusted thin from the inside the best course of action is to just hack it out. It's easier to weld big square patches on to good steel than to try and weld tiny patches on to compromised steel, just a bit daunting to chop big chunks out of your car... Just think of it as doing next year's welding as well as this years... mercedade, loserone, Split_Pin and 11 others 12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 20 minutes ago, captain_70s said: Try to have a similar thickness of new metal going in, the Acclaim is made of tinfoil so most of it's repairs were done in 0.8mm steel, aside from chassis legs which were in 1.2mm I think. Also rather than trying to run a weld just tack in alternating corners and slowly fill in the gaps. Gives the metal more time to cool and less chance of blowing holes. If the metal isn't welding because it's rusted thin from the inside the best course of action is to just hack it out. It's easier to weld big square patches on to good steel than to try and weld tiny patches on to compromised steel, just a bit daunting to chop big chunks out of your car... Just think of it as doing next year's welding as well as this years... Cheers chap, good to see that the multiple tacking method is unanimously agreed upon. That's what I did latterly and it worked slightly better. Tickman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: The conclusion that I have drawn from this exercise is that I don't understand women. 🤷♂️ Maybe "look but don't touch" is better. If only someone had said that to Harvey Winestain Twiggy, Cord Fourteener and tooSavvy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 5 hours ago, Split_Pin said: I welded* the Cavalier sill today. I did not enjoy it. The slightly rusty bit above the hole also developed after I'd welded the bottom bit and was happily grinding it back. Fuck. Off. This was my first time welding a car. The metal used in the sill was expectedly incredibly thin so getting any kind of nice weld run was impossible without blowing holes. Both settings on my MIG were turned right down. Then the wire feed started playing silly buggers and slipping even when the adjuster was screwed right down. Eventually I managed to get it all done in a 'point and shoot' fashion. It looks like utter dog shit in the above picture. I ground it down more and made more holes where the weld was shite. Eventually I got everything metal that should be metal and it the 2 plates didn't fall off. Then another small hole in the very bottom corner of the inner wheel arch decided to show up late to the party. There is a lot of factory sealant here and digging it all out would have been a right old a war. In the pictures below you'll see I ground the hole back to decent-ish metal. There are already 2 bungs here and lots of factory sealant so another round hole with more 'factory- style' Tiger Seal was opted for. I then painted it with some 'special stuff'. Some frost blue is in the post. It's better than it was. I also ground back and painted other small stone chips on the sill at the same time, together with some rust on the door bottom. Any tips on sorting out a slipping wire feed or indeed welding thin metal are welcome. At least you're giving it a go! My welding is far from good. I only got into a rythym about 3/4 of the way through welding the Manta jig together, I'm not looking forward to starting on the manta itself. More practice is needed! If the jig doesn't collapse first... tooSavvy, Tickman, Saabnut and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted June 19, 2021 Share Posted June 19, 2021 I jumped about 25 years in tv tech today. I had a Philips huge box thing with a digi box which died suddenly of, probably, old age. I was having a chat with a mate today and happened to mention it, I was thinking about not bothering with one anymore coz most of it is quite crap and getting worse, and he said his sister had done the upgrade thing to one of these massive things and I could have her old one. For FREE ! I thought it might be a huge one but it's a 32 inch and fits fine in my little hovel. So I now have my first flat screen, where I can put you toob and stuff on and it's HD and all that. I'm suitably impressed. chaseracer, crad, Lord Sterling and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bangernomics Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Currently sat in the ferry queue. I went from this delight. To this finally last night.I’m looking forward to a rest working for a month or so. sdkrc, puddlethumper, loserone and 19 others 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 The lads together 😎 Sadly the Merc will be departing on Wednesday, but thankfully will be staying in the AS fold Six-cylinder, mercedade, Split_Pin and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 My mechanic is a bit of a loon. For example, how about a taxi, dropped 5 inches, v6, I think not 100% sure, with a fair sized turbo and, get this, NITROUS FFS !!!! Evidence of loonery below. chaseracer, dome, Supernaut and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Sitting next to the Taxi is an F100 with guess what ? Yep more Nitro. chaseracer, danthecapriman, crad and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 It's like a mini Shiters convention here today Isopon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Just opted out of NHS digital. I have no problem if these things are for research but you know this about corporate profit. This has come from the government so that is enough for me to say no. loserone and Lord Sterling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Heading for the pub. This photo may* give a misleading sensation of speed*.... anonymous user, Twiggy, Leyland Worldmaster and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MondeoBlues Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Booked tix to FoTU in what will be my first ever outdoor car show I'll be rocking up in this Jerzy Woking, Cord Fourteener, wuvvum and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 4 minutes ago, MondeoBlues said: Booked tix to FoTU in what will be my first ever outdoor car show I'll be rocking up in this Nice car, Sir 😄👍 MondeoBlues 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Bought a Mondeo, took all day. Met another AS purchase on the way home, ex @DoctorRetro polo on its way to its new home. Isopon, LightBulbFun, Ghosty and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Nothing exciting, other than I turned 46 today few odds and sods for birthday , missus and fiance money towards private for the v6, and son got me some tools from amazon, also mate made me a plaque for me too.. Steviemillar, Stevebrookman, djim and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Renewed the A4 and Boxster insurance. £245 and £168 per annum respectively. Getting older does have a few advantages. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said: Heading for the pub. This photo may* give a misleading sensation of speed*.... 1hp can be quite exilerating* Twiggy, Cord Fourteener and Leyland Worldmaster 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 17 minutes ago, High Jetter said: 1hp can be quite exilerating* Yebbut; two driven axles, innit ! 🤓 Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 Yebbut; it tails off after the mane event. At least HE will know the way home after many shandies hours. Leyland Worldmaster, Cord Fourteener and Twiggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted June 20, 2021 Share Posted June 20, 2021 2 hours ago, MondeoBlues said: Booked tix to FoTU in what will be my first ever outdoor car show I'll be rocking up in this That is literally right next to Ma_Sterling's house. If you'd varried on walking straight to beyond the trees, you'd eventually have seen a Mk1 or Mk2 Rover Sterling parked at the side of the road. Windmill motors used to sell a lot of classics and repair cars, but I think the owner wound up the company to retire and rents out the premises. Whoever runs it now occasionally sells a cheap car or two. It definately isn't as it was years ago. Cord Fourteener and MondeoBlues 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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