Fumbler Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 Just now, catsinthewelder said: A few years back a mate was about to send his BX to a classic auction and the ignition switch failed. I got it going by taking the switch apart and removing most of the innards before putting it back together. That would start with any key afterwards. Ah yes, the "remove tumblers" method. My suspicion is that the door locks are more worn than the ignition barrel, or, at least, the driver's door is. I managed to unlock it once with just the key blank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fumbler said: Ah yes, the "remove tumblers" method. My suspicion is that the door locks are more worn than the ignition barrel, or, at least, the driver's door is. I managed to unlock it once with just the key blank. Echoes of my first Saab. Locks and ignition on that were so knackered that they would all work with anything even vaguely key-shaped. I lost my keys at one point while I was commuting 75 miles a day round trip to college (literally down the back of the sofa it turned out), and ran it for the best part of a week with a large flat-head screwdriver being both the door and ignition key. Did get me some slightly odd looks at our local filling station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 3 minutes ago, Zelandeth said: Echoes of my first Saab. Locks and ignition on that were so knackered that they would all work with anything even vaguely key-shaped. I lost my keys at one point while I was commuting 75 miles a day round trip to college (literally down the back of the sofa it turned out), and ran it for the best part of a week with a large flat-head screwdriver being both the door and ignition key. Did get me some slightly odd looks at our local filling station. Sounds like a similar story here. Weirdly enough, the identical year/engine BX I found at Chevonics had a Valeo keyset and ignition barrel. Delightfully confusing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 1/12/2022 at 10:09 AM, paulplom said: I had the boy at football on Sunday in the pug107. The engine's been sounding a bit coarse and tappy the last few times I've drove it so I popped the bonnet wgen I got to the carpark. That'll explain it. I drove the 15 miles home after the match and topped it up at home. Quiet as a mouse again. My mother had it for six months so I'm blaming her. These really need very frequent oil level checks. The sump is tiny and they do burn through oil quite often. Too many Aygo/107/C1 engine have been ruined simply by people not checking the oil level. Last one I had, I had to top up every week when doing a regular commute. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 8 hours ago, wuvvum said: Must be unusual for a smoll van of that vintage to have AC. Important with that amount of glass; I could do with AC in my Partner Tepee, it's like driving a mobile bakery in summer. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 24 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Anything to note of 1.8 or 2.0 1st gen Avensis in terms of problems or expensive borkage? Not really as they're just facelifted Carina Es. Much better than vomiting your life savings at a K11. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Certain versions of the 1.8 can have a tendency to nom their oil though. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Knew my Merc needed a new tyre, as one in the back is pretty badly perished. But pumping them up yesterday I noticed they’ve all got pretty deep cracks close to the join with the wheel… all at about 10 years old. Bugger that’ll be 4 new tyres then… 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Only trouble I ever had with mine was when the immobilizer would not turn off. Cost a replacement ECU. Owned it from '03 to 2014. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 8 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Any easy to check which, and I presume once it begins it's terminal or is it manageable? Can't remember off the top of my head. Borniteidentity was our resident Mk1 Avensis expert, but he don't come by this way no more. If memory serves it's manageable as long as you don't let the oil level drop too low. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I see Novax Djokovic has been told to go home again 🤣 I know there's good political milage for the Aussie PM in this, but one can't help but smile a little. tooSavvy, GrumpiusMaximus, horriblemercedes and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercedade Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: Can't remember off the top of my head. Borniteidentity was our resident Mk1 Avensis expert, but he don't come by this way no more. If memory serves it's manageable as long as you don't let the oil level drop too low. Weird one, that wasn't it? It seemed like he talked himself into believing he was some kind of AS AntiChrist with people ready to burn him to the ground when really, most people just seemed to largely enjoy his posts and wholehearted commitment to shiteing. Hope he's doing better away from forums for a bit. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacquer Peel Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 39 minutes ago, mercedade said: Weird one, that wasn't it? It seemed like he talked himself into believing he was some kind of AS AntiChrist with people ready to burn him to the ground when really, most people just seemed to largely enjoy his posts and wholehearted commitment to shiteing. Hope he's doing better away from forums for a bit. Good car posting from Bornite, his other posting, hmm... Yank Tank, GrumpiusMaximus and Dick Longbridge 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 45 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Throttle cable mechanism is sticking just slightly open. Pushing it closed returns normal idle. EightMegs, Ghosty and reb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 3 men discussing how shit the exhaust is on my TT today... stripped fred, MJK 24, Six-cylinder and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Just looking at those shorts makes me feel cold! louiepj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 26 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Just looking at those shorts makes me feel cold! I did regret that and wearing flip flops when I got to the garage 🤣 GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 I didn't know where else to post this. What has happened to all the Citroen C-Crosser/Peugeot 4008/Mitsubishi Outlanders? They used to be everywhere, and I haven't seen any for ages. I can see why they were popular, pretend off-roading and 5+2 seats. Did they have some sort of built-in autobork? Interesting collaboration between manufacturers, too. I wonder if PSA and Mitsubishi are still talking. stripped fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spurious Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Theres a few Outlanders about, some of them the PHEV. Not seen any PSA ones in a long time though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 13 hours ago, brownnova said: Knew my Merc needed a new tyre, as one in the back is pretty badly perished. But pumping them up yesterday I noticed they’ve all got pretty deep cracks close to the join with the wheel… all at about 10 years old. Bugger that’ll be 4 new tyres then… 🙄 Yes, that’s why I had two old wheels and tyres to get rid of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 On 1/7/2022 at 8:15 PM, Leyland Worldmaster said: Seeing well respected Classic Cars at the Garage that looks after Alison does inspire confidence! 👍 👍 👍 Success! Alison was collected last Tuesday. These guys are great. At very short notice, they changed the brake pedal switch- which has only lasted 256,500 miles and 18 years. A snotty email has been sent to Audi. Also, the slightly* irritating way the footbrake pedal would become hard was sorted. This may have been a loose pipe. Anyway, it's fucking sorted. That's the main thing. I don't feel nervous about the upcoming MOT. Loads of bits have been done over the last few years, so should be a clean pass! 😎 😎 😎 GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyland Worldmaster Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 57 minutes ago, grogee said: I didn't know where else to post this. What has happened to all the Citroen C-Crosser/Peugeot 4008/Mitsubishi Outlanders? They used to be everywhere, and I haven't seen any for ages. I can see why they were popular, pretend off-roading and 5+2 seats. Did they have some sort of built-in autobork? Interesting collaboration between manufacturers, too. I wonder if PSA and Mitsubishi are still talking. There's a Peugeot flavour one in the Croydon are. Never seen a Citroën flavour one before! 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotb Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 18 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Any easy to check which, and I presume once it begins it's terminal or is it manageable? The 1ZZ engines have this issue, I had the same problem with both of my MR2s. The worst needed a litre every 300 miles or so. The oil return holes in the pistons are under sized so over time or with a lack of oil changes they get glommed up. Still run fine and I never had any emissions hassle at MOT time, but it’s an annoying fault. HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 3 hours ago, grogee said: I didn't know where else to post this. What has happened to all the Citroen C-Crosser/Peugeot 4008/Mitsubishi Outlanders? They used to be everywhere, and I haven't seen any for ages. I can see why they were popular, pretend off-roading and 5+2 seats. Did they have some sort of built-in autobork? Interesting collaboration between manufacturers, too. I wonder if PSA and Mitsubishi are still talking. There's a Peugeot one (I think?) up for sale in Kilmarnock. Or was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noel Tidybeard Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 On 12/01/2022 at 15:33, D.E said: Thief wants to steal cat, jacks up Prius, doesn't bother to do it safely, Prius falls down. Thief dead. https://www.rijnmond.nl/nieuws/1453122/Dode-onder-auto-in-Rotterdam-Noord-was-peperdure-katalysator-aan-het-stelen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Off on a collection mission - first one of 2022. Heading down to Sussex, where a disproportionate number of my recent purchases have come from. louiepj, Six-cylinder, LightBulbFun and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 Just saw an Alvis Salamander in a field. AnnoyingPentium, Six-cylinder, louiepj and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVee8 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 17 hours ago, grogee said: Interesting collaboration between manufacturers, too. I wonder if PSA and Mitsubishi are still talking. Mitsubishi, is now part of the Nissan Renault group, Nissan bought it a couple of years ago for it's phev tech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I've been offered a swap for my tt for this... Not sure it's my sort of thing though Are they horrendous on fuel? AnnoyingPentium, Minimad5, MJK 24 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 18mpg around town and 27 at 70mph if you are being *very* gentle, mine averaged out at 22, so they are not great, beautiful car though, how much mister? do you want a saab cabrio? Edited as I've just checked the MOT history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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