RoverFolkUs Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 26 minutes ago, Dan29 said: Sounds lush! Petrol or dieofadiseasel? I should have said! 1.6 Petrol, it's the 16v unit so slightly nippier (compared to the 8v anyway) with 109bhp. And it's a..... (Not sure if they even did an automatic 1.6 petrol, I'm sure a Citroen guru will be along in due course to confirm either way 🙂) AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan29 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 9 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: I should have said! 1.6 Petrol, it's the 16v unit so slightly nippier (compared to the 8v anyway) with 109bhp. And it's a..... (Not sure if they even did an automatic 1.6 petrol, I'm sure a Citroen guru will be along in due course to confirm either way 🙂) Excellent. Dibs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 7 hours ago, Dan29 said: Excellent. Dibs! I'll certainly keep you in mind but I can't imagine I'll be letting go of it any time soon even if it's rejected by Mother_FolkUs 😉 Dan29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 This is probably old news to the BL lickers among you, but I've just learned there was a Portuguese-assembled Morris Ital (badged Marina there) with a 37bhp 1.5 B-series diesel. Imagine that. Whatever you are driving today, and no matter how badly it is behaving, it isn't going to be as arse-clenchingly awful as a diesel Ital. Massive amounts of want from this quarter, of course. Quintus, chodweaver, Lacquer Peel and 7 others 7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BL Bloke Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Just got the invoice for my council garage rent and it's gone up by over £200 from last year. ☹️ What with this and the other bills going up it might be time to reduce the fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Mine seems to go up every other month....now £74 pm ☹️ Shite Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevebrookman Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Back from a few days holiday in North Wales. Here's the Sierra at Lake Bala-another 500 miles completed. Shite Ron, Dan29, Angrydicky and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 I applied a good coat of Fabisil to the roof of the red Saab today. It soaks up loads and used nearly 2 litres! I'll do the same on the roof of black one next. The Audi barely gets used and the battery was completely flat again and I had to pull it out of the garage and jump start it. New battery and some usage this weekend required! Looks nice though all polished up and with the hood reduced and sealed. dome, mitsisigma01, Ohdearme and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Redyed the Audi hood as well and sealed it with Fabisil over the course of a few days. I'll do an oil and filter change over the next few weeks. MJK 24, Tickman, GMcD and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I just found these photos on my Flickr. I took them in August 2016! I know where these were taken - south London, very close to where RobT lives. Was this an AS car at that point? AnnoyingPentium and Angrydicky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Finally got the TF out for some fun yesterday… well… I took it to work and went the long way home anyway! Battery is definitely suspect… and those Lexus lights will go, but this seems a good fun thing to have! cort1977, richardmorris, AnnoyingPentium and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 20 hours ago, BL Bloke said: Just got the invoice for my council garage rent and it's gone up by over £200 from last year. ☹️ What with this and the other bills going up it might be time to reduce the fleet. My three bays of storage have gone up £864 from last year. It's definitely made me seriously consider reducing the amount of cars I have. Jenson Velcro and BL Bloke 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Aye so the Audi was stone deid again this morning so the battery is definitely toast. Normally I'd get a YUASA 1000 or whatever from ebay for £40 but I really wanted to use it today. It doesn't get used much at weekends as the boot is too small to take the scooters and we're normally at the skatepark then. However we are going down to Greystone in Manchester next week so we are having a relaxing weekend so I really wanted to use the car now. Cue Halfords availing me of £92 as the car needs a bigger than standard battery. Also, I had to call on all my tool reserves to get the battery clamp bolt out as none of my sockets would fit. Thankfully I have this really ancient socket set that has imperial sizes, I finally found it was a 1/2 inch bolt. WTF! Anyway, I'm out in it now so all good! Not much spannering this weekend, light duties only as I'm trying to retain some usability in my almost completely fucked arm (from undoing an oil filter by hand as it was the easiest way). Tickman, 320touring, Quintus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsicle Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Daughter number 2 must have been a bit bored with A level studying during the Easter break, she asked me to nab a traffic cone on my travels, being a caring member of society and not wanting to cause chaos near the endless amount of roadworks locally I found one in a bush looking sorry for itself, £10 worth of B&M paint later and we have Patrick Star in the conservatory now. BL Bloke, chodweaver, barefoot and 13 others 9 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Not much going on here, thought I had convinced the wife to let me get a new Dacia jogger and sell the Espace but in the time it took me to go collect some gear for the garage, she’d been on eBay looking for kitchens so I can’t sell it as apparently I have more Shitely activity coming my way. I did one vehicular thing today, refilled the wife’s screenwash with some B&Q advanced red stuff. I must pass on my congratulations* to the master perfumier they employed to mix it - I normally like the smell of screenwash but this stuff is eye watering my horrific. It must require an expert hand to make it smell like the perfect blend of Methylated Spirit, stale wine and cat’s piss. Cleans well though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Bloody hell ! A gritter has just gone past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 1 minute ago, puddlethumper said: Bloody hell ! A gritter has just gone past. Ha! the gritters have been out every day here, was -2 last night, the roads are white with salt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 37 minutes ago, Jazoli said: Ha! the gritters have been out every day here, was -2 last night, the roads are white with salt. Yep, same up here. I'm holding off putting the XJ40 back on the road til they are salt free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 45 minutes ago, puddlethumper said: Bloody hell ! A gritter has just gone past. * hides my new Citroen Xsara Picasso with immaculate sills * AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 9 hours ago, Split_Pin said: However we are going down to Greystone in Manchester next week hope you chain it to something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 47 minutes ago, puddlethumper said: Bloody hell ! A gritter has just gone past. the last week and half its been below freezing overnight even tho its ok in the day - the signs on the motorways round here for that time have said salt spreading we aint even high up or scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 28 minutes ago, hairnet said: the last week and half its been below freezing overnight even tho its ok in the day - the signs on the motorways round here for that time have said salt spreading we aint even high up or scotland Same here in the SW of Ireland. It was warm all winter, now it's frosty in the second week of April.🥶 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Drove my sister’s car back to oxford after a new cambelt, discs and driveshaft, it’s not bad at all. This afternoon I spent connecting everything to my new EE router and getting my new wahoo bike trainer set up. Then an hour trying to fit a new tyre to the bike. GMcD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Picked up a decent used mohair roof for the blue MX-5 this morning. The hood on it was the original vinyl one and starting to break up above the drain rails. (In typical fashion I forgot to take decent before pictures) Spent this afternoon fitting it. Needs another clean and seal but looks a million times better. Also picked up a set of seats that I'm thinking of putting in the red one. Gave them a clean and feed. Broadsword, mercedade, juular and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 I just noticed there is a HubNut social on next week just 40 minutes drive from where I live. I instantly booked a ticket. Will be exciting to say hello to @dollywobbler and others in person. I'm sure it will be a fantastic event! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 Currently in a stag weekend. Playing exploding cats. Earlier I came last in the shooting. But first in axe throwing.. Have been driving wife's car all week. (She's in Lanzarote, until Sunday afternoon) GMcD, richardmorris, Dyslexic Viking and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Ohdearme said: Not much going on here, thought I had convinced the wife to let me get a new Dacia jogger and sell the Espace but in the time it took me to go collect some gear for the garage, she’d been on eBay looking for kitchens so I can’t sell it as apparently I have more Shitely activity coming my way. I did one vehicular thing today, refilled the wife’s screenwash with some B&Q advanced red stuff. I must pass on my congratulations* to the master perfumier they employed to mix it - I normally like the smell of screenwash but this stuff is eye watering my horrific. It must require an expert hand to make it smell like the perfect blend of Methylated Spirit, stale wine and cat’s piss. Cleans well though. You dislike the aroma of meths? Never tasted it, but love the smell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 27 minutes ago, New POD said: Currently in a stag weekend. Playing exploding cats. Earlier I came last in the shooting. But first in axe throwing.. Have been driving wife's car all week. (She's in Lanzarote, until Sunday afternoon) I usually enjoy your posts, but am struggling to understand this one. Have a good w/e Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohdearme Posted April 9, 2022 Share Posted April 9, 2022 25 minutes ago, High Jetter said: You dislike the aroma of meths? Never tasted it, but love the smell. I love the smell of meths, I think the off putting whiff is the other stuff they’ve put in to discourage drinking it. Oh how I miss the days my mother saw fit to keep an old glass bottle of lucozade filled with the purple stuff under the sink and a label written on it saying ‘not juice’ - Why did 80’s parents need so much of the stuff anyway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 9 hours ago, Ohdearme said: Why did 80’s parents need so much of the stuff anyway? Cleaning, camping stoves, Mamod steam engines, anti-freeze for screen wash, shining boots… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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