RoverFolkUs Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Good news.. Lion batteries will be no longer from the 1st October ECP are now going to be branding them as starline, and making them trade only Hopefully most people in the trade realize they are utter shit and won't fit them, so the hateful useless pieces of shit should slowly disappear 😁 Also; Starline's slogan is now "Automotive Solution".. didn't it used to be "Attractive Solution" or am I imagining things!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ged Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 BX TZD Turbo obtained, could be doing with a rear bumper or atleast the red trim bit but will probably have to buy a black one and paint it. adw1977, Fumbler, artdjones and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asimo Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 17 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: trade only “Trade” What does that mean? If it is like Dulux Trade gloss paint, it means the best paint Dulux make. If it is like bathroom taps, it means the shittiest tap loadsamoney the plumber can get away with fitting. 3VOM and Alusilber 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 15 minutes ago, Asimo said: “Trade” What does that mean? If it is like Dulux Trade gloss paint, it means the best paint Dulux make. If it is like bathroom taps, it means the shittiest tap loadsamoney the plumber can get away with fitting. You mean these. Strangely enough, I've had very similar ones in my bathroom for 22 years and they've been perfect, whereas a lot of expensive taps go wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Went out to an aca with a flat tyre and unable too undo the locking wheel bolt, I thought I'll just pop out with wheel brace and bish bash bosh be ace.... no... nailing down with rain main A road blocking a live lane and so I swapped cars and called recovery who said they won't do nowt till the old bill are called to make it safe, called the old bill they said can I drive it a bit too make it safer for me so I drove it 200yds and turned into a lane, called recovery, AA came said nuts fubared and he would temporarily plug the puncture.. What fun... and least a 🌈 came out to say hello..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 33 minutes ago, Asimo said: “Trade” What does that mean? If it is like Dulux Trade gloss paint, it means the best paint Dulux make. If it is like bathroom taps, it means the shittiest tap loadsamoney the plumber can get away with fitting. Available to trade customers only. Not the public Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 58 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said: Good news.. Lion batteries will be no longer from the 1st October ECP are now going to be branding them as starline, and making them trade only Hopefully most people in the trade realize they are utter shit and won't fit them, so the hateful useless pieces of shit should slowly disappear 😁 Also; Starline's slogan is now "Automotive Solution".. didn't it used to be "Attractive Solution" or am I imagining things!? Sorry, but on what do you base the whole Lion hate? I’ve bought four of them over the last five years, all working perfectly still. I would rather spend £45 on something that’ll last five years, than £120 on something that’ll last seven. The law of diminishing return applies on what is, after all, a consumable. wuvvum, BeEP, brownnova and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Just now, BorniteIdentity said: Sorry, but on what do you base the whole Lion hate? I’ve bought four of them over the last five years, all working perfectly still. I would rather spend £45 on something that’ll last five years, than £120 on something that’ll last seven. The law of diminishing return applies on what is, after all, a consumable. In my experience they're crap Better makes such as yuasa or exide are not a lot more The only batteries I replace are relatively new Lion ones or ancient ones from better brands 🤷♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 22 hours ago, JJ0063 said: Thanks! We’ll definitely be heading to the Halloween one, I saw that earlier and stuck it in the calendar. Have you got much experience of the Swaffham raceway one? I saw that was on this weekend too. I only live 5 mins from there so wondered if it was worth a look in too? Tarmac track Swaffham. I raced there many moons ago. Keeps changing promoter, Not sure who runs it now. Not as much cover or facilities as Kings Lynn, and no affiliation. But decent track. Quality of racing may depend how many cars they get on the day. neil1971 and JJ0063 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty_Rocket Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Lion batteries are absolutely terrible. I buy, on average, one car battery a forthight (particularly in the winter) and the amount of Lion batteries I've had to return far outnumber any other make. When you have a customer on their way to collect their shiny new (old!) car and the flippin battery you fitted last week has already turned its toes, things start wearing a little thin. I guess we bought maybe twenty ECP 'specials' before I learnt my lesson and now go elsewhere. In fact, I don't buy anything from ECP any more apart from clutches. They are normally cheapest for genuine Sachs/ LUK parts. richardmorris and Joey spud 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil1971 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 22 hours ago, JJ0063 said: Have you got much experience of the Swaffham raceway one? I saw that was on this weekend too. I only live 5 mins from there so wondered if it was worth a look in too? Swaffham used to be run by Trackstar, the same promoter as Kings Lynn, until about 20 years ago, it's been through a few hands since and I haven't been there for a few years, you don't really hear too much about it nowadays. Its problem is a bit political, basically most of the main tracks are part of a governing body called the ORC, Swaffham and several other smaller tracks that aren't but it's not generally an issue, drivers can race at ORC and non-ORC tracks as they please, but I believe that's not the case at Swaffham and any driver racing there would be banned by the ORC from racing at their tracks for a period of time. Not a problem if you just want to race at Swaffham but a lot of drivers like to race at different tracks. That doesn't mean it's not worth a look if it's on your doorstep, some tracks run quite happily on their own local driver base and formulae and have good racing, but Kings Lynn in particular attracts drivers from all over and I'd expect it to have more cars than Swaffham. JJ0063 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 31 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said: Sorry, but on what do you base the whole Lion hate? I’ve bought four of them over the last five years, all working perfectly still. I would rather spend £45 on something that’ll last five years, than £120 on something that’ll last seven. The law of diminishing return applies on what is, after all, a consumable. My Citroen garage never thought them worth buying. I’ve been getting Bosch from tayna.co.uk for years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reb Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Lion batteries are shit. They know they're shit. You don't change the name of a successful product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Lion are shit, I've had issues with them on all the cars I've owned that came with one iirc. Worst one was on a 416 that randomly shat a cell in a hospital car park and was stone dead. Tayna FTW. alcyonecorporation 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chancer Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Bought a Lion battery a year ago from ECP for the wifes duster. Its still providing electricity when needed. From memory it was 39 quid, so if it shits itself within the next year I wont cry over it. Also used these for the first time today Was a little nervous given the amount of nuns and kittens that have been killed over the years so took great care.... strut mount totally fucked back together within minutes nice and easy job, not as scary as first thought. Spring compressors were 25 quid from screwfix and are pretty well made. Nice to be working on a modern where everything isnt rusted to fuck Dyslexic Viking, paulplom and RobT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Is anyone near or in Rugby who could climb under a car for me and give me an honest verdict on a potential purchase? Happy to buy refreshing gin/lager in return… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I am not someone who you want looking at a car for a mechanical inspection, but I am 14 minutes away from Rugby and could spare 20 minutes at around 4.30pm tomorrow if someone looking at it and making sure it exists made your life better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobT Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Xantias have a tendency to bite me on the arse, but thought I'd try changing the accumulator. Had one in stock m8, together with a sphere removal tool and some LHM+. Never throw stuff away... Pump ticking is now less frantic, so that'll do. Split_Pin, Dyslexic Viking, wesacosa and 20 others 23 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alusilber Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 I suppose I’m very atypical for a member of this forum in that, in more than 20 years of car ownership, I’ve only ever owned three cars, and I still have two of them. Until today. After 13 years (and 89000 pretty much trouble-free miles) l’ve finally bitten the bullet and traded in my bASe-model Golf that I’ve had since new… for another Golf. Farewell old friend, you served me well…🥺 When I was emptying it out yesterday, I found three solidified lumps of chewing gum stuck to the carpet under the passenger seat. Which is curious, as I don’t remember ever in those 13 years having anyone in the car who was in the habit of chewing gum… 🤔 wesacosa, Joey spud, MJK 24 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 6 hours ago, loserone said: I am not someone who you want looking at a car for a mechanical inspection, but I am 14 minutes away from Rugby and could spare 20 minutes at around 4.30pm tomorrow if someone looking at it and making sure it exists made your life better I think I'd define that as, you can probably tell him not to buy it, being able to spot an obvious turd from 10 foot away, but wouldn't be able to tell him to definately buy it, as you might find it hard to spot a polished turd that's been rolled in glitter. How many cars have I driven an hour to look at and within 25 seconds knew i wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy? 50% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 8 hours ago, artdjones said: You mean these. Strangely enough, I've had very similar ones in my bathroom for 22 years and they've been perfect, whereas a lot of expensive taps go wrong. Landlord spec taps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 8 hours ago, loserone said: I am not someone who you want looking at a car for a mechanical inspection, but I am 14 minutes away from Rugby and could spare 20 minutes at around 4.30pm tomorrow if someone looking at it and making sure it exists made your life better Hey. That’s really kind, let me see if the guy is around. There’s absolutely no pressure on you - just look at it this way: is it worth me going to see. I’m not expecting a forensic report, just that it doesn’t have holes underneath (as far as you can see). I’ll drop you a line. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 12 hours ago, reb said: Lion batteries are shit. They know they're shit. You don't change the name of a successful product. So, what is Starlight meant to express? (Sun notwithstanding) Doesn't provide enough energy to be tangibly useful? May cease to be at any time, either by vanishing or exploding violently? LightBulbFun, Stanky and BorniteIdentity 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, PhilA said: So, what is Starlight meant to express? (Sun notwithstanding) Doesn't provide enough energy to be tangibly useful? May cease to be at any time, either by vanishing or exploding violently? "Only visible to the human eye during the hours of darkness" is what I'm going with. PhilA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRi05 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 This old boy has a fresh years ticket as of this morning. Required its annual front spring to pass. Saab convertible owners will understand 😂 RobT, Sunny Jim, Tickman and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Grand news man! SRi05 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 38 minutes ago, SRi05 said: Required its annual front spring to pass. Owners of any car even slightly related to a Vectra C will understand 😂 FTFY. Popsicle and SRi05 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 There's a charity run organized by Practical Classics today, Sheffield Park to Birling Gap - might toddle up there to (hopefully) see the restored Rebel. Tomorrow is Tilburstow to Rochester Airport, Thursday is a Cambridgeshire circuit starting at St Ives, Friday is TBC. Deets on their FB page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 New front struts New rear beam New bearings New abs sensors New track rod ends New drop links Back needs to come down a bit more. Another 50mm should do it. Welding booked in for next month. paulplom, Back_For_More, brownnova and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Let's try again. Anyone in Daventry here?! Loserone was going to check out a car for me because I thought it was in Rugby. It isn't. Neither is he! Just really hoping for someone to clamber under a car and tell me there are no holes. I'm not after an AA 59 point inspection. Here's hoping! loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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