SiC Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 4 hours ago, Yoss said: I can't see another button for opening it. Cars have have release buttons along where the number plate bulbs are for several decades now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 15 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said: They are slow as fk by modern standards , it definitely ain't the same class as a sprinter , but it will keep on going , never had any mechanical issues with my old one ....apart from the heater stopped working on an overnight to Hanover in December, iced on the inside !! If I ever have another one of those it'll be a 2.5D. Just as mechanically robust but closer to being able to keep up with modern traffic. I even managed a couple of overtakes in my old one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, SiC said: Cars have have release buttons along where the number plate bulbs are for several decades now. You have seen my fleet? Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 w00dy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 1 hour ago, RichardK said: o...k any more pics? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 3 hours ago, RichardK said: Is that one of those kiddie rides you get outside supermarkets , flashy lights and annoying tunes 🤭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Finally got to fix the dent in the Merc, now one week until it goes to the paint shop (And I'll fix the badge placement that has been pissing me off ever since I bought it) Dyslexic Viking and w00dy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Playing Thunderbirds gets me out the office I s’pose Rear axle shackle snapped on the freighter so I ran a spare up to the crew and waited for the big red taxi RichardK, Rust Collector, Split_Pin and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w00dy Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 dome, Bren, SiC and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-cylinder Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 28 minutes ago, w00dy said: Please can you visit! rml2345, Cord Fourteener and w00dy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Sil finally after all day looking at 1000s adverts.. ford fusion 1.6 automotive... £1200.. few age related marks but drives really well. Split_Pin, Eyersey1234, Carlosfandango and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 My colleague is staying in a fashionable AirBnB atm and has found a stash of porn* Sadly, the stylus is shagged on the turntable - otherwise he’d be cueing it up and FaceTiming me. If @mat_the_cathasn’t got this - along with the Ford Sierra Dealership VHS - for guests, I’ll be very disappoint. Eyersey1234, timolloyd, Sigmund Fraud and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, stuboy said: Sil finally after all day looking at 1000s adverts.. ford fusion 1.6 automotive... £1200.. few age related marks but drives really well. A whole day and thousands of ads and she ended up with a Ford Fusion? puddlethumper, RoverFolkUs, paulplom and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 55 minutes ago, wuvvum said: A whole day and thousands of ads and she ended up with a Ford Fusion? she wanted to go look at a corsa with 6 weeks mot and tag line on the post was 'all last years advisories repaired' viewed a toyota corolla verso that just been mot'd from a trader with a split/cracked front tyre various mk5 astra's with various crusty brake pipes and high milage..one with an wobbly wheel that apparantly doesnt affect driving a peugeout 206 with ecu problems.. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 4 hours ago, stuboy said: Sil finally after all day looking at 1000s adverts.. ford fusion 1.6 automotive... £1200.. few age related marks but drives really well. Same colour and engine as my folks second one. Was a decent little car, just a bit heavy on fuel. Went well though and handled better than it looked like it should. We liked it and would happily have had another one - only reason we switched to Peugeot was because the local Ford dealer stopped doing Motability. Things I particularly remember include a really nice gearchange and that the engine seeming to thrive on revs - which is probably half the reason the economy never seemed great when I drove it! Definitely quieter inside than the Pug that replaced it. Always felt these were somewhat underrated cars really...It's basically a Fiesta they designed to have more room inside...and the Fiesta of this generation was pretty well liked. Lankytim, Stevebrookman, Vantman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Missus wanted to see if she could resurrect her old focus.. upon inspection its not worth it due to rot, needing at least 1 door, 2 tyres and a bloody good service and clean... reclamet is being contacted I believe. Cord Fourteener, BorniteIdentity, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: A whole day and thousands of ads and she ended up with a Ford Fusion? They all meld together, shirley? Actually, a guy who works for me has one and it's been cheap, reliable transport. I suspect boring, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 Wheels returned for the CRX tonight, and the V5 is being done in the morning when the DVLA website reopens (sigh). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeT Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Tuesday at 7am I set off from rural Stirlingshire en route to Surrey and immediately had wipers, indicators, horn and hazards fail. Not ideal especially in Scotland. Fuses all fine so I diagnosed SAM module failure - always most likely suspect for multiple gremlins in Mercs of this era . RAC agreed and got me towed as far as Abington Services where I had a fun almost 8 hour wait before RAC and the very nice folk at G-Sport Hawick kindly organised a mighty Dacia for me to continue the journey. Merc delivered yesterday morning with the delivery dude trailering off the Dacia all the way back to the borders. I've already pIcked up & fitted a new used £20 ebay SAM module and normal car functions instantly restored, no dealer coding bollox necessary with this old barge. MOT on Friday a good excuse for a few days rustproofing/bodywork, new rear tyres, & general TLC. Yoss, Dyslexic Viking, Barry Cade and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 On 24/08/2022 at 11:01, dozeydustman said: Playing Thunderbirds gets me out the office I s’pose Rear axle shackle snapped on the freighter so I ran a spare up to the crew and waited for the big red taxi Fitters changes the shackle yesterday afternoon and the load ejected. Same driver broke it again today. This time a front parabolic spring 😤. Might have do redo his driving assessment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 1 minute ago, dozeydustman said: Fitters changes the shackle yesterday afternoon and the load ejected. I've never heard it called that before - is it a Sussex thing? Glad he was able to eject his load though. PhilA, dozeydustman, timolloyd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 While I'm sorting pics from my phone, have some taken on recent trip to the Emerald Isle: Views of Clew Bay taken from (not very far up) Crogh Patrick, Ireland's Holy Mountain. It's764m (2,507ft) tall and yes, I have walked to the top (a distance of 7km where, incredibly, there is a church built in 1905. I didn't realise, but the nearby Achill Island (which has an intersting history of its own) also boasts this: Guinness was still good though. D.E, AnnoyingPentium, Wibble and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyrew Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Tinkering on the aggro tonight. i found why the brakes were a bit wooden feeling and shit. Seems the pads have worn and are touching each other at the top. My concern is why has this happend. Somethings not right. @wuvvum Liggle, wuvvum, Six-cylinder and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 That's less than ideal, did they change the size of the discs over the Allegro's production run? Reminds me of fitting the brake discs that came in the boot of my 405 and not noticing that they were unventilated while the originals were ventilated. That was an exciting test run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Disc diameter looks too small. 3VOM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 Or maybe wrong pads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted August 25, 2022 Share Posted August 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Asimo said: Disc diameter looks too small. Yes I thought the same, but it looks like there is not much room between caliper and disc so unlikely. Unless pads are wrong or defective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Pastry Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Surely the wrong pads? Can't recall the details now, but there are pads of that type that use the same backing plate but smaller area of friction material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeEP Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 31 minutes ago, Mr Pastry said: Surely the wrong pads? Can't recall the details now, but there are pads of that type that use the same backing plate but smaller area of friction material. Agreed. The pads pictured have the correct clips., pins etc, but I would try a new set (which are available) and see if they line up correctly with disc. All Allegro discs are the same (and are also the same as the Maxi). New ones are pretty much unobtanium now. Agree with above that whilst initial thought was disc too small, clearance on caliper looks about right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nullzwei Posted August 26, 2022 Share Posted August 26, 2022 Top tip for Mercedes 190 owners on the forum. Some very cheap parts on offer at Euro Car Parts currently. Pagid rear discs £12 a pair Pagid front pads £6 Diesel fuel and air filters less than £2 each. Also some cheap suspension & steering parts. May be worth a look. Lankytim and Barry Cade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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