MikeR Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 12 minutes ago, New POD said: So, if it's like this at 6.24 pm on a Sunday Evening, what will it be like tomorrow at 5:45 am when I was planning to head to Birmingham bloody Q on a Sunday afternoon !! , we used the old Northern perimeter route , a lot of millenials dont know it .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayMK Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 A couple of days ago I treated my Tipo to four new tyres. The old ones still had adequate tread but the sidewalls were cracking - as 7 year old budget tyres tend to do. £204 later, my Tipo is resplendent with Chinese budget finery. Whilst I was at the tyre place, a Tesla owner phoned for a quote and was complaining about the rate at which his car consumed tyres. The quote was £218 each corner. That made me feel better. I've had occasional non-starting behaviour from the Tipo since about a week ago, usually cured by a sharp clout on the starter solenoid. It drove on to the ramp at the tyre place just fine, but was dead when the tyre fitter tried to drive it off after fitting the new tyres. He seemed slightly amused when I told him there's a hammer in the boot - just clout the starter solenoid. He did so and the engine started. The bonnet stay came off in his hand. I told him to chuck it in the footwell and have rehomed it this evening. I've also polished the rear offside door now that the patch I de-rusted, primed, painted and lacquered has hardened. It looks smart enough at a couple of paces. I may replace the starter if it continues to misbehave. A remanufactured unit is £58 on eBay. That would do. DVee8, AnnoyingPentium, BorniteIdentity and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 4 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Hillman and Lada for the dash clusters (probably goes with the dash assembly you found earlier), no idea on the last horizontal layout one though. That pump looks interesting... though I seem to be finding all manner of petrol powered stuff interesting these days... The Zephyr and Cortina grilles must be worth a bit or make great man cave decorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Thought about cleaning these up and put on the shelf in the front room paulplom and loserone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I received a summons for jury service on Saturday to take place at the end of next month, has anyone on here done it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 3:31 PM, High Jetter said: Did you take them there for a service? Getting some holy water to treat the holey bodywork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Well crap. The AC compressor in the Caddy isn't pumping. That would be why the system doesn't work then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 5 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said: I received a summons for jury service on Saturday to take place at the end of next month, has anyone on here done it? There's a few threads on the Open Forum about it - this is the most recent, I think. Pro tip seems to be - bring a book. Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Both Chieveley and the green Favorit are on their first holiday with us. Of sorts. We thought we'd start small so it's just a couple of nights in a cabin on a farm in Dorset, less than two hours drive away. You have to think about what you're packing more when the dog is taking up the back seats. It looks very farmy in this direction. There's also an interesting looking Merc 190 round the corner which I shall have to investigate later. The view the other way is much greener. The paddock up to the fence is ours. It is supposed to be dog proof but we don't entirely trust Chieveley, he can be very inquisitive so we've got him on a 60ft lead. Mrs Yoss has gone for a walk down to the local Spar so he is ignoring me completely at the moment. Edit: The Merc. Steviemillar, Shirley Knott, Bren and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 8 hours ago, stuboy said: Thought about cleaning these up and put on the shelf in the front room Definitely yes. My wife bought me two of those Castrol tins for my Xmas present. She didn't say how much she paid from a antique shop but we usually spend £30 on each other. So likely 15 quid a piece. Don't go too crazy cleaning them though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I had a day of mixed emotions on Friday, I sold my Dolomite to a farmer for close to the asking price I dropped it back to my dad's barn for the new buyer to collect it and to bring my Astra home I was cruising down the A12 where I lost all its drive just as I passing Colchester and broke down on the side of the busy road. Where I ended up having to call Essex police for a road closure and a tow behind a BMW 550 to a BP garage. Thankfully dad turned up with some tools and a tow pole where we found the spring for the points had snapped and he had to tow me home, I've now ordered a few ignition set up for about £15 so should be back on the road again. I'm now not sure if I should spend some money and get the car professionally painted on both sides to really smarten it up or just buy something else, trouble is everything is so bloody expensive at the moment, cars I was paying £2000 for a couple of years ago are now £7000+. I was bidding on this 8000 mile Ital which was the car that made me want to sell the Dolly in the first place and that sold for £7000 in auction Split_Pin, Dick Longbridge, Cavcraft and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Sorry to hear about your breakdown @trigger Ive just gone into town to collect a pizza and managed to (badly in the excitement) park next to the wobbed up wolseley I sometimes see for a BL CARS group shot BeEP, Yoss, Cookiesouwest and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Erm, seem to have bought an old Vauxhall... ...a 2.0 Super Touring. It's pretty bad body work wise (the kit didn't do them any favours) but they're a rare old thing now. Shirley Knott, Popsicle, paulplom and 34 others 35 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 ^^ Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh *critical fapping* Cavcraft, AnnoyingPentium, Lacquer Peel and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 40 minutes ago, Cavcraft said: Erm, seem to have bought an old Vauxhall... ...a 2.0 Super Touring. It's pretty bad body work wise (the kit didn't do them any favours) but they're a rare old thing now. Well done MrGTI6 and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 I helped a Ninja this afternoon. He was stopped 50m in front of me and I thought he might be having a bit of bother. He started walking towards me so I hopped out to see if I could do anything. Asked me if I had an iphone charger . I had to inform him that I had no time money for such fripperies. A message on face ache resulted in bugger all so I asked him where he lived which turned out to be about 7ish miles away. So he's left the bike with me and I drove him home. Insisted on giving me £20. Not going to say no. Bugger, it's upside down. Bloody wasn't in my saved pics. Cavcraft, Vantman, Popsicle and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Lots of movement at work site this week with many Nigel mansell cars off to Monaco. Plus this 1970 Alfa Romeo Le Mans car which was also in the film with Steve McQueen . Recent £700,000 of invoices! https://rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/mc22/monaco/lots/r0001-1969-alfa-romeo-tipo-333-sports-racer/1189668 puddlethumper, Popsicle and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Just back from a 500-mile round trip to Somerset and back in the Jag. Not too shabby considering! I'd like to say that it ran faultlessly but I'd be lying - I got caught in rush hour traffic going through Buckingham and the DSC light came on. Switching the car off and back on again cleared it though and it then ran OK. Other than that it was spot on, a lovely comfortable place to spend 11 hours... Popsicle, BorniteIdentity, SiC and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 That Speedo reminds me of the one on the A4 B8 I had. Optimistic for the vast majority of powertrain combinations and useless for them too. About a fifth of the dial used in almost all legal scenarios. And unless you have a rare massive engined version, only half of it is useful to VMax. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 15 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Erm, seem to have bought an old Vauxhall... ...a 2.0 Super Touring. It's pretty bad body work wise (the kit didn't do them any favours) but they're a rare old thing now. lovely... when i frequented VVOC they loved the supertourings, and holy grails of the st200's and rare red ones AnnoyingPentium, DVee8, Cavcraft and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayno Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 3 hours ago, trigger said: I had a day of mixed emotions on Friday, I sold my Dolomite to a farmer for close to the asking price I dropped it back to my dad's barn for the new buyer to collect it and to bring my Astra home I was cruising down the A12 where I lost all its drive just as I passing Colchester and broke down on the side of the busy road. Where I ended up having to call Essex police for a road closure and a tow behind a BMW 550 to a BP garage. Thankfully dad turned up with some tools and a tow pole where we found the spring for the points had snapped and he had to tow me home, I've now ordered a few ignition set up for about £15 so should be back on the road again. I'm now not sure if I should spend some money and get the car professionally painted on both sides to really smarten it up or just buy something else, trouble is everything is so bloody expensive at the moment, cars I was paying £2000 for a couple of years ago are now £7000+. I was bidding on this 8000 mile Ital which was the car that made me want to sell the Dolly in the first place and that sold for £7000 in auction Love the Astra, sorry to hear that it broke down but good it's nothing major. I was watching that Ital and thought it finished on Thursday at £4500, did the bidding get extended or something? I tried to place a bid within the last couple of minutes but their site went down. trigger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 1 hour ago, Dayno said: Love the Astra, sorry to hear that it broke down but good it's nothing major. I was watching that Ital and thought it finished on Thursday at £4500, did the bidding get extended or something? I tried to place a bid within the last couple of minutes but their site went down. Same happened to me, i went to put £5000 on and it just crashed and kept reloading, apparently the car actually caused the website to crash! They extended it for 3 days starting from £4500, they didn't tell any of the bidders though, quality website. Dayno 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Cavcraft said: Erm, seem to have bought an old Vauxhall... ...a 2.0 Super Touring. It's pretty bad body work wise (the kit didn't do them any favours) but they're a rare old thing now. Oh my god. Well bought. Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 @puddlethumper puddlethumper and Cavcraft 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 20 hours ago, Eyersey1234 said: I received a summons for jury service on Saturday to take place at the end of next month, has anyone on here done it? Get yourself a criminal record sharpish. You won't have to do it then. brownnova, Eyersey1234, Shite Ron and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 1 hour ago, paulplom said: Get yourself a criminal record sharpish. You won't have to do it then. Or just ignore the summons, it's not sent recorded or signed for so you never received it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 9 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: @puddlethumper Ninja man came back with a bike trailer and his Misses who gave me a box of Milk Tray. Stuff my face later with those. 🙂 Tickman, AnnoyingPentium and loserone 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 We are on a tractor buying trip today auntiemaryscanary, Tickman, LightBulbFun and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scdan4 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Hey @sutty2006 New head new headset new sump new nozzles new MAP new belts new gaskets. 20220510_151959.mp4 Purring. Boost is back baby. Figured having carefully stored a spare engine for years I should use some of it. Shiny new ticket on it and all. Even taxed it. 8k till the big 250. Should do that this year. Wibble, Cord Fourteener, Popsicle and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sutty2006 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 24 minutes ago, scdan4 said: Hey @sutty2006 New head new headset new sump new nozzles new MAP new belts new gaskets. 20220510_151959.mp4 12.19 MB · 0 downloads Purring. Boost is back baby. Figured having carefully stored a spare engine for years I should use some of it. Shiny new ticket on it and all. Even taxed it. 8k till the big 250. Should do that this year. This is grand news! let me know when I can buy it back 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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