RichardK Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 "Do you like hospital food" isn't much of a threat when they bring you a menu of post-op choices... But also there was a Volvo 340 at the front door! Tickman and Six-cylinder 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 26 minutes ago, chancer said: Well, thanks to this I can now understand why I have been ill for the last 24hrs! We had one growning up the driveway that fell over, so I lifted it and put it on compost heap. Obvs never realised it was toxic. Last night I was so ill I was ready for heading to hospital. Still ropey today, hopefully get back to work tomorrow. Mother Nature is a bitch Often written into a Miss Marple script. Digitalis purpurea https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/blog/2020/07/uk-poisonous-plants/#:~:text=Foxglove plants contain toxic cardiac,headache%2C skin irritation and diarrhoea. Not a great thing to make herbal tea out of. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1415814/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Ancient but cool Sony system removed for a fairly modern touch screen pioneer for the Avensis. Has Bluetooth for calls and music which is what I care about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 51 minutes ago, sims00 said: Ancient but cool Sony system removed for a fairly modern touch screen pioneer for the Avensis. Has Bluetooth for calls and music which is what I care about. Was it the Sony cassette and CD unit that's got the purpleish front? If it works, colour me interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 18 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: Was it the Sony cassette and CD unit that's got the purpleish front? If it works, colour me interested. Yes it is, and it’s fully working. I just needed Bluetooth etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Just now, sims00 said: Yes it is, and it’s fully working. I just needed Bluetooth etc. I'll PM you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Great to see the Volvo out and about @wuvvum, it's looking splendid. As said about the Foxgloves, look but do not touch. wuvvum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Pepper Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 On 6/12/2022 at 1:24 PM, sims00 said: This man now accompanies me everywhere with his sheer happiness. Me and my grandpa like to watch his painting programmes RichardK and Pat Earrings 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Looking at some job adverts, pondering a move, one has "£4k car allowance" even though there's no driving as part of the role... interesting! Wonder if they'd let me fund something ULEZ compliant on a pretext... would need to find the most AS-friendly ULEZ-compliant thing on the market.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 Don't know what's going on here. I managed to almost surreptitiously snap this today. A Fiat 500 you say. But those are Triumph Stag/2500S alloys. They're not just similar, they are identical. But the PCD isn't anywhere near the same. The Fiat is 4x98 and the Triumph 4x114. So if you were really keen you could fill the original holes and re drill them. Except, on both cars the wheel nuts appear to be central in the inner black circle. If you redrilled them to 4x98 surely the wheel nuts would be practically touching the centre cap. I wonder if the same design was used on an old Italian car. The Triumphs are a Michelotti design, maybe he designed the wheels as well and so felt he could use them again on something else. It's got me stumped. They do look good though. Split_Pin, AnnoyingPentium, brownnova and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 They fit that little 500 quite well, IMO. Rust Collector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grogee Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 1 hour ago, N19 said: Looking at some job adverts, pondering a move, one has "£4k car allowance" even though there's no driving as part of the role... interesting! Wonder if they'd let me fund something ULEZ compliant on a pretext... would need to find the most AS-friendly ULEZ-compliant thing on the market.... I think my Saab 9-5 is ULEZ friendly. At least it seems to be able to drive most places without incurring a charge (eg Birmingham centre). I don't know why or how, as it's an old automatic barge but I did notice it's got two cats. AnnoyingPentium and N19 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 4 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said: They fit that little 500 quite well, IMO. They do. They look even better on the Triumph. AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 13 hours ago, Back_For_More said: Pics of the Innocenti please fella - how's it holding up? Initial checkover before MoT showing anything obvious? I've spent quite a lot of money doing the obvious MOT fails. It's had a new front subframe, new exhaust centre section, new brake master cylinder, new front calipers and pads, new offside headlight lens, two new headlight mounting brackets, new offside door mirror, new tyre on the back and probably other shiz as well. It's almost certainly going to need new suspension bushes though, the brakes may be out of balance, I can't get the main beam telltale to work and there will probably be other bits needing doing as befits an obscure nearly-30-year-old Italian shopping car that hasn't been on the road for several years. Back_For_More 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 The 75s oil level was back down to full again last night after having sat a couple of days. Who knows?! Anyway, I started laying the groundworks for the Bosch CP1 repair last night. The work area is meant to be clinically clean but I couldn't do too much as there's meant to be a chap coming to mine this week for a service on his 75 so the work area would get dirty again. The first thing I did was see if I could crack off the torx screws on one of the cylinder heads. For anyone doing this job, you absolutely need a bench vice and a breaker bar as they will be extremely tight. After a bit of foutering around I got 4 cracked no bother so I can get on with the rest of the job now I know the first hurdle is cleared. You will also need a small pick to retrieve some of the very small O rings in the pump. I had an old screwdriver that I had sawn half of it off to make a glovebox hinge pin for someone however I knew the other half would come in handy. I filed the end down to make one -glad I'm a bit of a hoarder! It's straightforward but time consuming job so it will probably take me quite a few evenings. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Had the Scirocco a couple of days now and kind of wished I’d done it sooner. Not a car I’d ever considered, never really stood out as a car I particularly liked. After all the issues selling the T4 it’s genuinely put me off changing cars so buying something normal and simple was on the cards. Ticking all the boxes so far, very economical, nippy, nice place to be and a cracking stereo. timolloyd, GrumpiusMaximus and AnnoyingPentium 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 hour ago, JJ0063 said: Had the Scirocco a couple of days now and kind of wished I’d done it sooner. Not a car I’d ever considered, never really stood out as a car I particularly liked. After all the issues selling the T4 it’s genuinely put me off changing cars so buying something normal and simple was on the cards. Ticking all the boxes so far, very economical, nippy, nice place to be and a cracking stereo. I used to like seeing them on the road... Came across as typical boring vag to me but look very smart, especially in the right colour. Couldn't say when I last saw one, either their all dead already or blend in so well I just don't notice in my subconscious 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 21 minutes ago, beko1987 said: I used to like seeing them on the road... Came across as typical boring vag to me but look very smart, especially in the right colour. Couldn't say when I last saw one, either their all dead already or blend in so well I just don't notice in my subconscious 😄 I think they just blend in! It’s basically a Golf coupe so generally typically reliable boring VAG stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Back_For_More Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 25 minutes ago, beko1987 said: I used to like seeing them on the road... Came across as typical boring vag to me but look very smart, especially in the right colour. Couldn't say when I last saw one, either their all dead already or blend in so well I just don't notice in my subconscious 😄 Was about to say similar - don't see them at all really around here....... not sure if that is company car rules meaning they aren't on the options or if the locals stick to the Golfs they know and love* - Have to admit that the shape and design are growing on me...... no sodding clue what they are like to drive though so may be a disappointment in store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J W Pepper Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 2 hours ago, JJ0063 said: Ticking all the boxes so far, very economical, nippy, nice place to be and a cracking stereo. I concur with this statement, VAG cars have cracking stereos, my 2002 Ibiza and my grandpa's 2002 Bora are like that, nippy, comfortable, economical, just great cars JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 hours ago, JJ0063 said: Had the Scirocco a couple of days now and kind of wished I’d done it sooner. Not a car I’d ever considered, never really stood out as a car I particularly liked. After all the issues selling the T4 it’s genuinely put me off changing cars so buying something normal and simple was on the cards. Ticking all the boxes so far, very economical, nippy, nice place to be and a cracking stereo. Out of interest - did you sell your T4 to a guy from St Neots? There was a short nose white one with gingercators being loaded onto a recovery truck last night as I was driving home! Made me think of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 6 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said: Out of interest - did you sell your T4 to a guy from St Neots? There was a short nose white one with gingercators being loaded onto a recovery truck last night as I was driving home! Made me think of you. Don’t 😂 no it was a chap local to me up near Fakenham BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpyCat Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 1 minute ago, JJ0063 said: Don’t 😂 no it was a chap local to me up near Fakenham Isn't it already up on eBay again? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284853607761 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ0063 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 8 minutes ago, GrumpyCat said: Isn't it already up on eBay again? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284853607761 It is, he messaged before he advertised it to say he was going to. Really nice guy. GrumpyCat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Non-pneumatic tyres - NPTs - the wheel of the future? Apparently Goodyear, Hankook and Michelin think so. Could flat tyres soon be a thing of the past? - BBC News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 11 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: Non-pneumatic tyres - NPTs - the wheel of the future? Apparently Goodyear, Hankook and Michelin think so. Could flat tyres soon be a thing of the past? - BBC News Meh. Already been done. GrumpiusMaximus, RoverFolkUs, Datsuncog and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 Nothing new under the sun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 They won't be allowed, cops stingers won't work on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 3 hours ago, Back_For_More said: Was about to say similar - don't see them at all really around here....... not sure if that is company car rules meaning they aren't on the options or if the locals stick to the Golfs they know and love* - Have to admit that the shape and design are growing on me...... no sodding clue what they are like to drive though so may be a disappointment in store. That's when I saw the most, there were 4 in my car park alone 😅 Remember when it was 5 series dervs for a spell too. Seems to be very vag based now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted June 14, 2022 Share Posted June 14, 2022 This is an improvement. Or will be. Maybe I will stop begging for amputation now. Tickman, Six-cylinder and Back_For_More 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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