3VOM Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 10:09 PM, hairnet said: not making obvious comment *runs Now hairnet has said that, I am getting Gomez Addams vibes about trains and railway lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Get in! One advisory for balljoint cover. I'll take that. Popsicle, SiC, Tickman and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 17 minutes ago, andy18s said: Must resist.... Go on. Do it. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rust Collector Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 31 minutes ago, andy18s said: Must resist.... That definitely needs purchasing! Yoss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Meanwhile, the Merc yesterday beko1987, Popsicle, MiniMinorMk3 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Even though I am a confirmed Anti Vagger, I seem to have just purchased a Seat Mii. Euro 6, 60mpg, group3 insurance.. I am future proofed as much as possible for now. Focus wheel bearing has begun to groan in protest.. It knows its going. MJK 24, OM646, GMcD and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 9 hours ago, andy18s said: Must resist.... It’s ok, but it’s no Alvis Stalwart… Ghosty and puddlethumper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OM646 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Barry Cade said: Even though I am a confirmed Anti Vagger, I seem to have just purchased a Seat Mii. Euro 6, 60mpg, group3 insurance.. I am future proofed as much as possible for now. Focus wheel bearing has begun to groan in protest.. It knows its going. By curiosity, is it a pre or post-facelift? facelifted cars get the fancy stereo with the tiny color screen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 4 minutes ago, OM646 said: By curiosity, is it a pre or post-facelift? facelifted cars get the fancy stereo with the tiny color screen Pre facelift I think- sat nav dock on top of dash... Just been reading, they have slightly triangular camshaft pulleys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 1 hour ago, Barry Cade said: Pre facelift I think- sat nav dock on top of dash... Just been reading, they have slightly triangular camshaft pulleys Deliberately or accidentally after a short time because VAG? OM646, Rust Collector, RoverFolkUs and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadders Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 14 hours ago, Barry Cade said: Even though I am a confirmed Anti Vagger, I seem to have just purchased a Seat Mii. Euro 6, 60mpg, group3 insurance.. I am future proofed as much as possible for now. Focus wheel bearing has begun to groan in protest.. It knows its going. We've had an Up! for over 10 years now and the only unscheduled work was when my youngest son went through a flood and ripped the undertray off. We've had our Citigo for over 4 years with no problems. Barry Cade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Boring but sensible, nothing wrong with that. A friend bought a 1.4 pez 2018 3 door golf a few years ago as a 'last for bloody ages' car. Says he gets it serviced with the mot every year and it's not put a foot wrong. If something breaks it should be reasonable to fix because popular. chadders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeT Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 15 minutes ago, beko1987 said: Boring but sensible, nothing wrong with that. A friend bought a 1.4 pez 2018 3 door golf a few years ago as a 'last for bloody ages' car. Says he gets it serviced with the mot every year and it's not put a foot wrong. If something breaks it should be reasonable to fix because popular. My grandfather bought a 1.2 Mk7 Golf a few years ago after writing his Volvo V50 off. He got it ex-demo. He has it serviced regularly and nothing has gone wrong. It’s 50 shades of silver now, due to his bodywork repairs, mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Just did the vectras's leaking injector. I bought a seat cutting kit to do it this time. Did it just in time - took car for a test drive and the weather has completely changed - throwing it down with strong winds. Stevebrookman, goosey, Barry Cade and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Best mate contacted me earlier to say that he booked in his 2015 Focus mk3.5 into the local dealer as this happened. Local dealer diagnosed it as a faulty headlamp. £1200 to replace and a deposit needs to be given to order it in. I had a quick Google and it appears TADIS. Shit design in the light where the wires break to a connector as it moves up and down work hardening it. Considering the designers knew this was move, it's crap there is no proper strain relief. Presumably his being a petrol ST is worse as it'll be going up/down more from the hard suspension. These guys sell a made up replacement harness for £9. Looks like I'll be one fixing it for him. https://adaptivefix.com/guide/ He was livid that a Ford dealer wouldn't fix the light and would replace it. I tried to explain that's how they work. A dealer has comeback to Ford if a new light fails again whereas a repair they won't. Still ridiculous really. MiniMinorMk3, AnnoyingPentium, Coprolalia and 3 others 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 If all goes well a replacement for our vectra should be here tomorrow. Wibble, andy18s and HMC 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Used my 940 for the commute for the last time today. Was nice to see my colleagues Volvos came out to perform a Volvo guard of honour… Tickman, Lacquer Peel, Floatylight and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 16 minutes ago, brownnova said: Used my 940 for the commute for the last time today. Was nice to see my colleagues Volvos came out to perform a Volvo guard of honour… id still want the 940. mitsisigma01, Shite Ron, brownnova and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 My last day as a coach driver. And look at the quality* vehicle they have given me. My designated coach has already been reallocated 🙄 Eyersey1234, MJK 24, Six-cylinder and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrGTI6 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 On 11/18/2022 at 12:47 PM, MrGTI6 said: FFS!!! Failed my Mod 1 again this morning. It was going great right up until the very final section (hazard avoidance). This is where you have to accelerate to 50kph through a speed trap then swerve between two cones immediately afterwards. Got up to the target speed no problem this time on both the emergency stop and hazard avoidance, but on the latter I managed to clip the inside cone with the outside of my left foot. Feeling so pissed off with myself, not least for wasting another day's holiday. I wasn't even feeling particularly nervous this time round, and the weather/conditions couldn't have been better. Afterwards, I found out up until that point I had one minor for doing one of my figure-of-8s a bit wide. Third time lucky as the saying goes. At this point perhaps I should change my username to Maureen... I am relieved to say that I passed the Mod 1 on my third attempt! Going to celebrate with a Burger King on the way home. Shite Ron, AnnoyingPentium, Dan29 and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJK 24 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 3 hours ago, andyberg said: My last day as a coach driver. And look at the quality* vehicle they have given me. My designated coach has already been reallocated 🙄 What’re you moving on to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Off to work at the local airport. Airside. Got to be better than driving up to 9 hours everyday on our roads... Stevebrookman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63754724 looks like that's the end of my Hobby. Anyone want to buy an XM, Favorit, Panda or Westfield 68 percent of people polled againt it but nothing will stop Khan swelling his coffers andyberg, timolloyd, Yoss and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 7 hours ago, andyberg said: My last day as a coach driver. And look at the quality* vehicle they have given me. My designated coach has already been reallocated 🙄 Not as bad as what South Gloucestershire Bus Company often chucks on to the streets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 6 hours ago, andyberg said: My last day as a coach driver. And look at the quality* vehicle they have given me. My designated coach has already been reallocated 🙄 What are the Bovas like to drive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyberg Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 49 minutes ago, Eyersey1234 said: What are the Bovas like to drive? I don't like them. You sit too close to the windscreen, and this one has drum rear brakes so needs a good shove on the pedal to stop it. Engines are good tho, lots of power. But as with all 20 year old coaches, they are getting a bit tired now. The company I worked for have also got two Tri axle Bovas, apparently the first two in the country when Tri axles became legal. They have a lorry gearbox with a manual 4 over 4. Eyersey1234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 1 hour ago, SiC said: Not as bad as what South Gloucestershire Bus Company often chucks on to the streets! Just realised they sold out in late 2019 to Stagecoach! Shame, they had some right old interesting shit heaps. E.g. I used to catch this regularly until I moved in early 2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 58 minutes ago, andyberg said: I don't like them. You sit too close to the windscreen, and this one has drum rear brakes so needs a good shove on the pedal to stop it. Engines are good tho, lots of power. But as with all 20 year old coaches, they are getting a bit tired now. The company I worked for have also got two Tri axle Bovas, apparently the first two in the country when Tri axles became legal. They have a lorry gearbox with a manual 4 over 4. We don't operate Bovas, our coaches are Volvos, Scania or a couple of Mercedes Tourismos, Tourismos are lovely to drive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoss Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 4 hours ago, wesacosa said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63754724 looks like that's the end of my Hobby. Anyone want to buy an XM, Favorit, Panda or Westfield 68 percent of people polled againt it but nothing will stop Khan swelling his coffers I really am going to have to get the Triumph up and running. Perhaps we should organise a run for everybody with an exempt, but not compliant, vehicle to descend on London on the 30th of August and drive around all day with the choke out. Am I being petty? Okay, perhaps not with the choke out. Edit: just checked the calender, it comes in on the Tuesday after the August Bank Holiday. So, New proposal. Bank Holiday Monday everybody with a non compliant car come and drive around the outer area whilst they can and cause gridlock. The following weekend (haven't decided wether it should be Saturday or Sunday yet) all bring our exempt vehicles along as previously proposed. Rust Collector, Fumbler, Stevebrookman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 6 hours ago, wesacosa said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63754724 looks like that's the end of my Hobby. Anyone want to buy an XM, Favorit, Panda or Westfield 68 percent of people polled againt it but nothing will stop Khan swelling his coffers Move away? I would much rather be unemployed and living in a caravan on an island off Scotland than doing that. Shite Ron, wuvvum, AnnoyingPentium and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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