Pat Earrings Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 15 minutes ago, MiniMinorMk3 said: Have you tried a radiator repair shop to see if they can re-core the matrix? Well what a result. G A T radiators in Brierley hill can recore it, and he clearly is an old school chap who knows his stuff. My garage are happy also to remove it and send it to him. 👏👏👏 adw1977, Back_For_More, MiniMinorMk3 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 worth sending the main radiator at the same time ? could be just as full of gunk Pat Earrings 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 9:04 AM, Cord Fourteener said: V70 has four brand new Vredstein all- season tyres (after much research looking at ice tunnel testing etc etc I'm now convinced that decent all-season are the best overall for UK conditions). It was costly enough, Bridgestone, Continental and Michelin were a bit too expensive for comfort and I've had Vredstein before and liked them very much. What are they like for wear and noise? Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Earrings Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 13 minutes ago, gm said: worth sending the main radiator at the same time ? could be just as full of gunk That was my thoughts, will speak to the garage in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 5 minutes ago, richardmorris said: What are they like for wear and noise? I put these tyres on the Fiesta back in July. They're surprisingly grippy and road noise is rather good. They have a decent amount of sidewall compliance. Haven't had them long enough to assess wear. richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 19 minutes ago, Fumbler said: I put these tyres on the Fiesta back in July. They're surprisingly grippy and road noise is rather good. They have a decent amount of sidewall compliance. Haven't had them long enough to assess wear. I’ve put goodyear efficient grip performance on my main cars for years. The current new fiat has falkens which all tipos seem to come with at the moment. They’re ok and 6mm left after 12,000 miles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 2 hours ago, adw1977 said: I've sometimes wondered about battery warranties. Surely even the best battery won't survive three years in a car that gets used once a week to go five minutes down the road, or one that ends up being jump started frequently because the owner keeps leaving the lights on? I've has several work ok but fail on a battery tester at 2 yrs old , replaced without any fuss adw1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Picked up the beast for the FiL today, squeezed in next too the Rickman Ranger Six-cylinder, DVee8, cobblers and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HMC Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 School run transport- written off dog chewed yaris verso. I found some rear seats of a scrapped car so pretty soon it will just be crashed and written off rather than crashed, written off and dog chewed. #polishing a turd AnnoyingPentium, MiniMinorMk3, Coprolalia and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wesacosa Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 my old Bini made it in to Autocar Lankytim, MiniMinorMk3, mercedade and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisItalSLX Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 23 hours ago, Austat said: This 504 is dangerously close to me and is a good price. I'm having a hard time convincing my Dad as it's an automatic (anything manual is sought after and overpriced here) but I plan on treating myself to something special this Christmas and the funds for it will come out of my pocket. There's a dent and a little bit of surface rust in three spots to fix, but for around £1420 it's a steal. Would anyone recommend them? Any technical gremlins to look out for? Should I or shouldn't I? Absolutely get it bought! Or I might have to buy it myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braddon81 Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 New clutch kit finally fitted to my roffle winning 406 Coupe - it's thrust bearing finally gave out the ghost a few months back. Had dagger eyes from my usually chirpy spannerman - it turned out to be a pig of a job. barefoot, Barry Cade, GMcD and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 16 hours ago, wesacosa said: my old Bini made it in to Autocar My wife's may stand out from the crowd if it wasn't stood outside the house now for over a week. [edit] - just looked at the Autocar screengrab -'Bangeromics' and 'just £4695', just? Just? (showing my age again I guess) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkyarddog Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Ridiculous modern car tyre sizes. They have virtually no sidewall! Madness,especially on ill maintained country roads. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmonicCheeseburger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Anyone running a W203 1.8 Kompressor? will be searching for my next car come late January and they do look tempting on Autotrader for £2,500. Would prefer a post 2005 for e10 fuel compability, other than body rust any major downsides? also noticing Mk3 Mondeo 2.0's are a budget option under £2,000, likely to be leggy but have a few more years in them? OM646 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 19 hours ago, wesacosa said: my old Bini made it in to Autocar How on earth is anything with a Prince engine a 'best buy'? RoverFolkUs, Lacquer Peel and catsinthewelder 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 1 hour ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said: Anyone running a W203 1.8 Kompressor? will be searching for my next car come late January and they do look tempting on Autotrader for £2,500. Would prefer a post 2005 for e10 fuel compability, other than body rust any major downsides? also noticing Mk3 Mondeo 2.0's are a budget option under £2,000, likely to be leggy but have a few more years in them? IIRC they have a bit of a rep for either stretching or snapping cam chains. I think they're a simplex setup and a little bit fragile, at least compared to either the 2.0 NA (M111.951, like mine) or 2.0 Kompressor (M111.955) which are both duplex chain driven. The NASP one like mine is no ball of fire, but plods along. Expect 32mpg from mixed driving or about 38mpg on a run. Mine has been run on e10 for at least 3 years now so I assume they're compliant? It gets super every now and then (and gives about 10% better fuel economy doing so. I saw a real-world 40mpg from it once on 5 gallons of super) and accidentally got fed some 2t the other week, seemingly with no ill effects yet. Easy to work on and not expensive parts. Look for rust EVERYWHERE, but its reasonably obvious if its going - wheel arches, door bottoms and bootlid around the release handle. Petrols are Euro4 so CAZ/ULEZ compliant most places for the time being. Automatic gearboxes in the main (I think you'd be looking for an auto, right?) - Mercedes make good automatics gearboxes. I'd def choose a W203 over a mk3 mondy auto, is this not powershit era for the ford? Also, you'll be replacing rear brake calipers on the mondeo annually and probably chasing just as much rust. OM646 and HarmonicCheeseburger 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 17 minutes ago, Stanky said: is this not powershit era for the ford Yes. Avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarmonicCheeseburger Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, Stanky said: IIRC they have a bit of a rep for either stretching or snapping cam chains. I think they're a simplex setup and a little bit fragile, at least compared to either the 2.0 NA (M111.951, like mine) or 2.0 Kompressor (M111.955) which are both duplex chain driven. The NASP one like mine is no ball of fire, but plods along. Expect 32mpg from mixed driving or about 38mpg on a run. Mine has been run on e10 for at least 3 years now so I assume they're compliant? It gets super every now and then (and gives about 10% better fuel economy doing so. I saw a real-world 40mpg from it once on 5 gallons of super) and accidentally got fed some 2t the other week, seemingly with no ill effects yet. Easy to work on and not expensive parts. Look for rust EVERYWHERE, but its reasonably obvious if its going - wheel arches, door bottoms and bootlid around the release handle. Petrols are Euro4 so CAZ/ULEZ compliant most places for the time being. Automatic gearboxes in the main (I think you'd be looking for an auto, right?) - Mercedes make good automatics gearboxes. I'd def choose a W203 over a mk3 mondy auto, is this not powershit era for the ford? Also, you'll be replacing rear brake calipers on the mondeo annually and probably chasing just as much rust. 26 minutes ago, Ghosty said: Yes. Avoid. Cheers all, will be digging any info I can find on W203's I assume chain issues will come with the usual noises on start up etc? Would be automatic only yes. I thought the Mk3 Mondeos where the last with the standard auto before the 2.3 in the Mk4 went powershit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I had a Ftp last Friday evening about 8 o'clock. Gears started to leave the building with 5th going first and the rest following in about half an hour. I was on a busy dual carriageway and when 4th gave up I managed to coast into a small refuge at which point the engine died. Bollox. Would not start, don't know why. Minus 5/6 outside and very quickly inside. Called recovery and was told 1/1.5 hours. Luckily I had a jacket, wooly hat and long johns on. Called after 1.5 hours to be told it would be 30 to 40 mins. Hour later called again and told the same, 30/40 mins. I was freezing my balls off and even after playing the old, and obviously vulnerable, card it didn't turn up till about half past midnight. I can't remember the last time I was so cold. I thought hyperthermia was going to get me. MJK 24, HarmonicCheeseburger, brownnova and 15 others 1 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I had a Ftp last Friday evening about 8 o'clock. Gears started to leave the building with 5th going first and the rest following in about half an hour. I was on a busy dual carriageway and when 4th gave up I managed to coast into a small refuge at which point the engine died. Bollox. Would not start, don't know why. Minus 5/6 outside and very quickly inside. Called recovery and was told 1/1.5 hours. Luckily I had a jacket, wooly hat and long johns on. Called after 1.5 hours to be told it would be 30 to 40 mins. Hour later called again and told the same, 30/40 mins. I was freezing my balls off and even after playing the old, and obviously vulnerable, card it didn't turn up till about half past midnight. I can't remember the last time I was so cold. I thought hyperthermia was going to get me.In the Pug van?Sent from my SM-A127F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 9 minutes ago, doug said: In the Pug van? Sent from my SM-A127F using Tapatalk Yep, the trusty* 305 van. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Been using the Cav most days. If you listen carefully I'm sure you can hear it fizzing, but fuck it, I'm enjoying the experience of just using it as intended. I'll try and jet wash underneath whenever I can. Tickman, Carlo_Raffo_TDS, wuvvum and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 Where is BIG atm? Guessing no shows in this weather? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 My memory is so confused these days I was just sat here watching the Never Mind the Buzzcocks Christmas special and suddenly started wondering if it was actually Christmas or whether I was watching a repeat, despite this being my view. This is actually probably something for the 'Should drugs be legalised' thread TBH. Semi-C, RobT, wuvvum and 7 others 2 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 3 hours ago, High Jetter said: Where is BIG atm? Guessing no shows in this weather? You've lost me man? I'm not sure what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jammo Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 6 hours ago, GMcD said: You've lost me man? I'm not sure what you mean. He is referring to puddlethumpers thread 'i did a Big and joined the circus' Excellent thread by the way! GMcD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 Indeed. Your post wasn't there when I started typing, @GMcD. Sorry for any confusion. GMcD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 2 hours ago, Jammo said: He is referring to puddlethumpers thread 'i did a Big and joined the circus' Excellent thread by the way! 57 minutes ago, High Jetter said: Indeed. Your post wasn't there when I started typing, @GMcD. Sorry for any confusion. Cheers. I'm a numpty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted December 17, 2022 Share Posted December 17, 2022 20 hours ago, junkyarddog said: Ridiculous modern car tyre sizes. They have virtually no sidewall! Madness,especially on ill maintained country roads. Had an Impreza on 40 or 45 profile tyres for 18 years with no problem on mainly country roads. Cord Fourteener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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