Split_Pin Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 10 minutes ago, grogee said: Today I went to look at this, a 1998 Fiat Brava. It had potential* especially for an Autoshite project but seller wouldn't go lower than £600 which is too rich (for me) for an old Fiat with no MoT. Even if it is only 28,000 miles. To be honest I hadn't run it past Mrs Grogee (the Steering Committee) so probably a lucky escape from a tongue lashing (not the good kind). That's lovely. Not £600 lovely though. The seller probably cant see past the low mileage. I'm going to guess it's going to sit there until either the seller realises they're not going to get rid and lowers the price, or they might be a miserable tight git and let it sit until its too far gone. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 16 minutes ago, Split_Pin said: That's lovely. Not £600 lovely though. The seller probably cant see past the low mileage. I'm going to guess it's going to sit there until either the seller realises they're not going to get rid and lowers the price, or they might be a miserable tight git and let it sit until its too far gone. Exactly what I thought. He said, "I'd rather keep it than let it go for less than £600." Looks like you're keeping it then mate. I don't need or even want a Fiat Brava, but I thought it might be a fun project and an interesting trip back in time to when cars were A Bit More Shit than they are now. I think when he produced the replacement master cylinder still in its packaging I was thinking, "this is more trouble than I want to get into". I mean, not a terrible job I'm sure, but that's on top of the service, cam belt and windscreen it needs Split_Pin and Tickman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Ooft, fuck that. Its not as if people will be beating his door down for it. Only a few blokes in a beige corner of the internet would be interested and only only if its cheap. He'll be weighing it in for a few hundred this time next year. Plonker. There's a 51 plate Bravo near me, that I have major want for, it's very tidy. grogee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Two cars bought in a week… to serve the same purpose…. Standard. TheOtherStu, wuvvum, captain_70s and 10 others 9 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 1 hour ago, grogee said: I think when he produced the replacement master cylinder still in its packaging I was thinking, "this is more trouble than I want to get into". I mean, not a terrible job I'm sure, but that's on top of the service, cam belt and windscreen it needs Brake or clutch? If it's clutch master, it's presumably a sod of a job, as it is on the Multipla. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 I'm sitting outside work with the wind attempting to lift up the car. The Tay Bridge should be fun* Shite Ron and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrcento Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, reb said: The Tay Bridge should be fun* I'd say odds are that's not happening, it's already down to cars only, 30mph and folk are coming off with brown trousers and begging them to close it. Forecast to get worse in a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Stay safe folks. It's bad enough over here (a mere Amber warning). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bezzabsa Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 9 hours ago, tom13 said: First commute in the new car today. Quick stop in town on the way. is that in that there Stourbridge?? tom13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 New Hey Road in the Jimny was fun* in the Jimny. The M62 was basically bumper to bumper eastbound from Manchester over the hills. So I put my brave pants on and went over the tops. The morning is also going to be fun, but a Saturday should reduce the chance of people crashing on the motorway. Equally as windy but you can't get blown off the side of a mountain unlike New Hey Road as there's barriers to stop you 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Mrcento said: I'd say odds are that's not happening, it's already down to cars only, 30mph and folk are coming off with brown trousers and begging them to close it. Forecast to get worse in a few hours. Got across ok, first time I've seen the 30 limit actually being obeyed by everyone! It's definitely getting worse. Tickman and Mrcento 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 2 hours ago, bezzabsa said: is that in that there Stourbridge?? Sure is. Early gym sesh, can park there while the town is quiet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 Was on an evening out, Mrs B came to get me. We had to dodge fallen branches and twigs until we came to a completely fallen tree! Turn around and through the villages… days like today I do hate having a property with so many trees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 11 hours ago, Split_Pin said: Really? I put £30 of E10 in the Audi last week and it doesn't smell at all. Can’t imagine you could detect the difference between 5 and 10% ethanol unless you were a trained wine taster / blender. Yank Tank and barefoot 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 I've just realised that yesterday was 15 years since I joined Autoshite. As you were... lesapandre, mercedade, LightBulbFun and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 5 hours ago, Metal Guru said: Can’t imagine you could detect the difference between 5 and 10% ethanol unless you were a trained wine taster / blender. The difference becomes obvious after a few pints horriblemercedes, Datsuncog and Asimo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 4 fences down and 2 escaped wheelie bins, 1 i rescued at 01.30 that had somehow moved passed Ben's Fiat 500, my X-Trail and MrsV8's Mini . The other full of rubbish I retrived at 05.00 in between Ben's Fiat and my car. When it's light we'll see what the damage is. Edit, nextdoor has a wheelie bin on her bonnet and front bumper of her 18plate Fiat 500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Tree over our Metro 'rapid transit' train tracks..... Just along from our house & trains stopping at Wallsend. Hardly the 'Great Wind', of our forefathers.... But same P I T A to people trying to get haem! 😱 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Who takes a wagon up Standedge during drifting snow and a gale. The Jimny was fine, locked in 4wd and mountain goated through the snow but a wagon got stuck coming up the other way at a temporary one way. Myself and a xtrail driver going to work managed to get the wagon to begrudgingly move to the side to let us through. Also not sure where all this traffic is doing on a Saturday morning, usually only pass a car or two up there. The Audi bugged out and the Astra did too. 1638003621571.mp4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Strong winds here last night, almost no roads open to get home! A neighbour finished restoring a classic and rover last week. what do you think, that will buff out, right? Floatylight, cobblers, Rusty_Rocket and 21 others 1 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 2 minutes ago, Cord Fourteener said: Strong winds here last night, almost no roads open to get home! A neighbour finished restoring a classic and rover last week. what do you think, that will buff out, right? I'm no LR fanboi but that is an absolute tragedy, genuinely sad for your neighbour. Poor bloke eddyramrod, wuvvum and Cord Fourteener 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 After confidently predicting no OMGSNOKAOS we're now battling through drifts* as high as 1cm here in Warwickshire. Am expecting traffic to grind to a halt shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 15 hours ago, dollywobbler said: Brake or clutch? If it's clutch master, it's presumably a sod of a job, as it is on the Multipla. Brake, but I'm sure the clutch wouldn't be far behind having sat for 20 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 On 11/25/2021 at 11:11 PM, wuvvum said: Aaand today the Scénic's wipers are working perfectly again. I really don't understand this car. It also puts me in a bit of a quandary - I was going to have a go at taking the wipers apart this weekend and cleaning the connections, but I'm now worried that if I do that they might stop working again permanently - that wasn't an issue when they weren't working anyway but would be a bit of a bugger now. I really need to find a dry day to take it in for a retest so that I don't have to use the wipers, but looking at the forecast for next week that's not looking very likely. Before I can take it in I need to replace the rear springs - this looks like it should be an easy 30-minute job (jack the rear of the car up nice and high, wheels off, bottom shock mounts undone, drop the axle, ping the old springs out, pop the new in, reassembly is the reverse of removal) but being modern, French and generally a bit temperamental you can guarantee it's not going to be that easy... If it's an intermittent problem it probably is a bad connection, so worth at least a check of the plugs and motors. There's a procedure to resynchronize the motors with each other on the Renault forum is they do get out of synch. wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Got the first snow yesterday and last night a month late after normal. So had to use the snow blower today for the first time this season. Asimo, Tickman, Datsuncog and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Just a gentle dusting of snow so far on the hill but the wind is howling. Fortunately the only cars of mine within tree range are the camper and maybe the Discovery both of which are a bit fucked. Driving home last night from Wales was exciting in blizzards. Dyslexic Viking and lesapandre 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 Some hail yesterday afternoon turned everything white for a bit, but no snow over in these parts just yet... and fortunately the massive trampoline in the garden of the house behind didn't quite make it over our hedge to destroy the plants and saplings, instead getting stuck at an awkward angle. Bloody trampolines. Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintwth Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 7 hours ago, DVee8 said: nextdoor has a wheelie bin on her bonnet and front bumper of her 18plate Fiat 500 That's a bit of an extreme bonnet scoop. Did it improve the way it looks? chodweaver 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 18 hours ago, tom13 said: Sure is. Early gym sesh, can park there while the town is quiet. don't forget coffee at the Clock Tower Café 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted November 27, 2021 Share Posted November 27, 2021 23 minutes ago, Noel Tidybeard said: don't forget coffee at the Clock Tower Café 👍 Is it decent in there? I will have to try, never been in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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