Supernaut Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 My mk8 civic was quite pleasant... Until I realised it was rusted to fuck and the clutch hydraulics were dodgy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 44 minutes ago, wuvvum said: This is true, but having driven a Civic (albeit a manual one) I can safely say that it's not 20 times nicer than a Micra... But there isn't really a 20 times difference in price between comparable age, spec and condition of each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Good stuff. I'm glad I took it to them. catsinthewelder, dome, Coprolalia and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 That's proper! LightBulbFun and Fumbler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 46 minutes ago, SiC said: But there isn't really a 20 times difference in price between comparable age, spec and condition of each. Having looked on eBay, you're right - for a tidy low mileage 2009 Micra with a reasonable spec you're looking at £1500 plus, and of course there are the odd chancers asking comedy money for them. The point still remains though that £6K is an awful lot of money for a 12-year-old shopping car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 All the gear but none of the idea...Damn the black dog taking a bite when eBay have their 15% discounts on. Took a lot of extra will power to not buy even more. Quite tempted with the right angle impacts, under bonnet lights, soldering irons and a small 1/4 inch ratchet. Maybe when the next eBay promo code comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Mum's Mini has been WBACd. Sold for just under 5k - considering it was bought for £6000 in January '17, and has a fucking Prince engine, that's rather good. The folks are looking at a potential replacement tomorrow, can't go with them sadly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 13 minutes ago, Ghosty said: a fucking Prince Andrew? Ghosty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 5 minutes ago, wuvvum said: Andrew? Free pizza supplied. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coprolalia Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 After the locks on the Octavia started doing this last night... Locks.mp4 I went investigating... Ah. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 1 hour ago, wuvvum said: Having looked on eBay, you're right - for a tidy low mileage 2009 Micra with a reasonable spec you're looking at £1500 plus, and of course there are the odd chancers asking comedy money for them. The point still remains though that £6K is an awful lot of money for a 12-year-old shopping car. Hence my (unsuccessful so far) attempt to swap my Alfa for a more ordinary car on here, as trying to buy something else on the open market will be soul destroying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, Coprolalia said: After the locks on the Octavia started doing this last night... Locks.mp4 5.31 MB · 0 downloads I went investigating... Ah. Normal for VW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abelw44 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Anything nasty to look out for on a 2006 Citroen C1 1.0 Rhythm please, going to c1 in a while!! Check the rear brake lines - they have a coating to stop then rusting that stops about an inch before the union in the rear wheel arch. This inch of unprotected line gets covered in all the shite coming off the wheels, and subsequently rusts! Pretty easy to replace though, and they are fantastic little cars to hoon about in! Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk mitsisigma01, chaseracer and Barry Cade 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, abelw44 said: Check the rear brake lines - they have a coating to stop then rusting that stops about an inch before the union in the rear wheel arch. This inch of unprotected line gets covered in all the shite coming off the wheels, and subsequently rusts! Pretty easy to replace though, and they are fantastic little cars to hoon about in! Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk That could be the least of my worries, the owner seems to think it is nearly vgc... more like nearly fkd !!! abelw44 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I would suggest looking at the sills, particularly around the rear jacking points. Low Horatio gearbox, MJK 24 and mitsisigma01 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 I dropped the Audi off at the garage first thing on Tuesday for the exhaust. I've had radio silence since then. I'll have to give them a call tomorrow. Hopefully they're just busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 23 hours ago, gm said: So the sods who tried to nick my catalyst didn’t just chop through the centre pipe which I fixed* with a clamp but also sliced through the top of the catalyst end too looks like I’ll be fitting a cheap eBay kit and selling this for scrap anyway now wanks when did this happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Last week, parked in Durham, broad daylight they must have got disturbed mid theft and run away empty handed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Fashion shoot today. This and a bulbous Bentley. Early 2000s? I’m not sure which one. mercedade, Shite Ron and MJK 24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Phoned the garage about the Audi. Apart from the downpipe, none of the bits I supplied fit, even the gasket for the downpipe. To be honest they've been great and tried really hard to get parts for me but apart from the gasket, nothing else is available. He did suggest a stainless system but he was a bit taken aback when I told him what I'd been quoted. The middle section and downpipe are the bits that are blowing badly so we think that those bits can be replaced tk make it gas tight for now. Hopefully something will turn up soon in the form of a proper replacement exhaust. Low Horatio gearbox, JMotor, Jazoli and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 The BX, it is done. I am £577.50 lighter, but nearly all the work was done. The height corrector wasn't fiddled with, just the linkage. I think I'll probably do an LHM change if possible at some point. Low Horatio gearbox, Sunny Jim, Dyslexic Viking and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 That actually sounds quite reasonable given the amount of work they've carried out. Low Horatio gearbox, LightBulbFun and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Just now, wuvvum said: That actually sounds quite reasonable given the amount of work they've carried out. Indeed. I'm more than happy it was done and the price is cheaper than I thought. It turns out all the spheres at the front were utterly shagged. He says the rears may need doing soon, fortunately they're easy to change. Once I get the invoice I'll detail what's been completed. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I saw this at lunchtime, and have thought about precious little else since. The reflex is to mock it and knock it - there are four wheels and it's not actually a van. That's fucking Comic Sans too which ought to be punishable by death. And yet - you must, surely, have bollocks the size of zeppelins to launch a van hire company with such a shit vehicle. The sort of "DILLIGAF" levels which must come with being the CEO of this company are surely enviable. I've given it far too much thought already, and I just know this thing will revist it me in my dreams tonight. Low Horatio gearbox, LightBulbFun, wuvvum and 5 others 1 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Got up for work at 4am, missus dad ask could I help him (me do it) get to the zodiac zephyr.. so after work I goes round, move 3 gearboxes, 2 engines, many heads, 4 lada doors, and lots of shite... Shite Ron, Dyslexic Viking, HillmanImp and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Found mum a car. Shit, I'm off to Basingstoke in the morning. LightBulbFun, Coprolalia, Dyslexic Viking and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 I just started the SD1. It hasn't run for about three weeks. It started straight away - I may have to leave the timing at 6 BTDC as any more advance leaves the starter struggling to turn it over. Shite Ron and Stevebrookman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 This thing just won’t run and I don’t know where to start fixing the problem. It’s had loads of welding done but the interior is shit and it’s full of dents. My mojo is at a low with this. Time to focus on more pleasurable things? If it’s dragging you down, fuck it off-as someone famous possibly once said. IMG_6007.MOV richardmorris, Datsuncog, HarmonicCheeseburger and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Anyone check what this was on... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 7 minutes ago, stuboy said: Anyone check what this was on... something first registered in Canterbury thats been off the road since before 1983 at least if not earlier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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