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[320touring]

Ahh bugger.

 

travel toolkit packed, can only mean one thing..

 

will pap up a thread tomorrow after woiks

[bramz7]

Won a ZX on eBay last night. Seller contact achieved, collection planned for next week, when I know my days off.

it's about 160 miles away, so one long old train journey followed by (hopefully) a reasonable drive back.

 

It's like I'm cramming in all this excitement so soon after passing to make up for all the time it took!

[Noel Tidybeard]

Arse man, my spotting skills are faltering badly. Was in Colchester just coming out of a Peugeot dealer looking to get to the train station when this SERIOUSLY CLEAN Partridge-look-a-like Sterling come floating past, driven by a posh looking lady driver in her late 40s/early 50s. It was a blue with a private plate '481 CRW' which turns out it's a 2.5 KV6 Sterling. Basically, my car but same colour/cleanliness as Partridges.

 

I was so overwhelmed I just froze admiring the car and didn't whip out the phone for a pap as I usually would.

 

Also spotted but not papped; Sherpa camper van in Yellow in Derbyshire/Yorkshire border near to Holmfirth, White Montego estate in Belbroughton, plus loads of other stuff that's too depressing to list.

 

YOU'RE FIRED

[Skizzer]

My own news is tinged with grump: having earned a gold star by passing its MOT with no advisories, and led me down the primrose path of saying nice things about it on here and promising it a good Italian tune-up and some regular use, my SD1 has now FTPd on my driveway.

The battery is fine and it can be persuaded to do a few revs if I squirt some EasyStart up its nose, but otherwise it won't properly catch on the starter. I can hear the fuel pump as normal. The petrol is pretty stale, but it ran ok the other day and I've chucked in a gallon of fresh stuff to no avail.

The only difference I can think of between now and when it ran fine is that it's now pointing slightly uphill, so I'm wondering whether the fuel pump is so enfeebled that it can't push the fuel up the slope. Could rig up a gravity feed I suppose, and see what that does.

So the SD1 won't start, the XJ-S won't start and the Victor either starts or idles but not both. Fuxake.

Went to start trying to fix the Rover this morning and it started on the first turn of the key. Perverse git.

 

I think the difference is that we've had two dry, sunny days. It does leak (because SD1) and so I guess the moral of the story is, don't leave it out overnight in the rain.

[Cavcraft]

Se5?

Yeo, that's the badger.

[John F]

Had a bit of spare time before (which is unusual) so decided to clean a couple of my cars, starting with Vauxhall's finest hour...

 

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2nd finest hour, you mean... after the pre-V grille V6

[HMC]

A few days back, SWMBO reallised the MOT was out on her modern land rover, around the same time I was getting it in the neck for buying the £170 Volvo. She's had the rover 75 for the last few days, and yesterday I got a call saying the clutch had gone. I recon its the wanky plastic master cylinder that's gone pop that these were saddled with, but we will have to see. The upshot is that the much complained over Volvo has redeemed itself as the only road legal and roadworthy car she can use. Infact earlier on I almost got a compliment out of her about its usefulness.....

[Supernaut]

I joined the Xantia facebook group that Beko is in. I posted a photo of my sheddy Xantia complete with Mercedes trims and CB aerial and so far have 13 likes.

 

 

I was worried they'd be the type of owners' club who are only interested in pristine, original examples.

[Vince70]

I treated the Z3 to an oil and filter change but I'm terrible with receipts etc so I just filled it in the service book just to see that I only gave it an oil change about 800 miles ago which was about a year and a half ago and my E36 is the same and I'm going to start using that again from the 1st September but at least that one has done a couple of thousand since I last gave It a service.

 

And I've now been back on eBay looking for something else to use for winter and I've no reason to get another car as I've already got the two but I think it's the thrill of seeing if I get stuck with a lemon or can I get a real peach for my money.

 

The problem I have is I do a car up for the winter months only for me to then get too scared to let the salt near it.

I must get out in them more..

[cms206]

IJ that Volvo is a thing of beauty. Dibs please when you're done with it.

 

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[beko1987]

I joined the Xantia facebook group that Beko is in. I posted a photo of my sheddy Xantia complete with Mercedes trims and CB aerial and so far have 13 likes.

 

 

I was worried they'd be the type of owners' club who are only interested in pristine, original examples.

Not from my experience, they seem ok. Slightly interesting reading translated posts but it helped me loads this morning!

[xtriple]

Remembered both sets of keys today so went and got the BGD out of the garage. I was soooooo intent on watching the passengers side front (which was very close to the Mazda) I forgot to worry about where the right side of the car was... Drivers side mirror folded right back on itself. Ho hum...

 

Doesn't seem to have done much damage but the back has popped partially off and I am fucked if I can work out how to get it back on. Not loose, but I bet you have to start at the bootlid disassembling to get the door mirror off and the tiny bit of plastic that is inevitably broken will be £400 and the kind of plastic that refuses to glue...

 

Once again, though, started all day no bother, is this progress?

[MarvinsMom]

the old volvo 740 is teh sex.....

 

especially an estate.

[trigger]

I've been after a SMAC rear window sticker for a while so after finding a Marina posted on Facebook with the sticker i spoke to the owner who was kind enough to send me a better photo and measurements.

 

 

I sent these too DMB who came back with this mock up.

 

 

A few days later and this arrived through the post today...

 

 

I think they have come up trumps, it looks spot on!

[320touring]

After about 12 years of looking, I finally have a Mk1 Toledo again..

Such happiness on the drive home- like being 18 again! its due an MOT tomorrow, so we'll see what happens -I pray it needs nowt major!

[cros]

I treated the Z3 to an oil and filter change but I'm terrible with receipts etc so I just filled it in the service book just to see that I only gave it an oil change about 800 miles ago which was about a year and a half ago and my E36 is the same and I'm going to start using that again from the 1st September but at least that one has done a couple of thousand since I last gave It a service.

And I've now been back on eBay looking for something else to use for winter and I've no reason to get another car as I've already got the two but I think it's the thrill of seeing if I get stuck with a lemon or can I get a real peach for my money.

The problem I have is I do a car up for the winter months only for me to then get too scared to let the salt near it.

I must get out in them more..

Is that barely used oil still for sale?

[egg]

Oil and filter change on the Fusion today revealed a water pump leak too. Cheapy 'First line' pump two years ago, what brand would you recommend to replace it? Ford OEM is £65!

[dollywobbler]

I'm at the stage where I have to rearrange my cars to try and keep them all accessible. This has just reminded me that I fitted a cheap, shitty oil filter to the RAV. I guess it doesn't have a non-return valve, because the oil light remains on for several horrible seconds when you start it up. I DO NOT LIKE THIS. 

 

Also, the RAV has a hilariously huge windscreen and utterly daft amounts of headroom after you've driven 'normal' cars. I think the RAV will be my steed for the Retro Rides Gathering this weekend. It'll tower above everything else.

[Richard]

I'm at the stage where I have to rearrange my cars to try and keep them all accessible. This has just reminded me that I fitted a cheap, shitty oil filter to the RAV. I guess it doesn't have a non-return valve, because the oil light remains on for several horrible seconds when you start it up. I DO NOT LIKE THIS.

 

I've got the same problem with the 850 after changing the oil a few weeks ago. It's over 20 years since I've had that happen and also over 20 years since I've used a Crosland filter. I bought a new filter for it yesterday, it's not a Crosland.

[spike60]

I've had  cartridge filters collapsing so they don't hold the drain valve shut in bottom of the housing, a lot of the oil will then be going straight back to the sump without doing that tiresome going round the engine stuff. This make the light slow to go out. I unknowingly drove a BMW 540i across Europe like this. I would rather a 32v quad cam V8 with balancer shafts and gawd knows what else had good oil pressure!

[stuboy]

Had a off cuff meet with forum i used to run and now its a fb based... but still nice to meet up..

 

Im on he floor as got knackered knees

[richardmorris]

Complete antithesis to this site. But my dad's just called to say they've bought a new car. CItroen Ds4 prestige 2litrehdi. For the first time since the 1960s though it's not brand new- Nov 2015 10,000 miles, and according to the spec sheet £12000 off list price. Seemed to have got a decent trade in on his 2010 c3 too. End of the month sales figures due I expect!

[holbeck]

 

Just bottled out of this.

[anonymous user]

^ but it's lovely, in that sort of radioactive tinned peas green, how could you leave it?

[Kiltox]

Complete antithesis to this site. But my dad's just called to say they've bought a new car. CItroen Ds4 prestige 2litrehdi. For the first time since the 1960s though it's not brand new- Nov 2015 10,000 miles, and according to the spec sheet £12000 off list price. Seemed to have got a decent trade in on his 2010 c3 too. End of the month sales figures due I expect!

Citroen depreciation is amazing

[Tamworthbay]

^ but it's lovely, in that sort of radioactive tinned peas green, how could you leave it?

This^^^^ was it rotten or overpriced or something?

[Richard]

I've got the same problem with the 850 after changing the oil a few weeks ago. It's over 20 years since I've had that happen and also over 20 years since I've used a Crosland filter. I bought a new filter for it yesterday, it's not a Crosland.

 

I fitted the new filter tonight. Usually you get a bit of mess when you remove a horizontal filter. Not this time, the Crosland filter was completely empty.

[holbeck]

^ but it's lovely, in that sort of radioactive tinned peas green, how could you leave it?

 

It IS lovely, the colour is just what I would choose, but it's a bit pricey and I just can't take on a project ATM.

[dollywobbler]

I fitted the new filter tonight. Usually you get a bit of mess when you remove a horizontal filter. Not this time, the Crosland filter was completely empty.

 

Ah, that's interesting. Have you found the only benefit then? Is there a way to remove a good horizontal filter without getting a cascade of oil EVERYWHERE?

[Shep Shepherd]

A few days back, SWMBO reallised the MOT was out on her modern land rover, around the same time I was getting it in the neck for buying the £170 Volvo. She's had the rover 75 for the last few days, and yesterday I got a call saying the clutch had gone. I recon its the wanky plastic master cylinder that's gone pop that these were saddled with, but we will have to see. The upshot is that the much complained over Volvo has redeemed itself as the only road legal and roadworthy car she can use. Infact earlier on I almost got a compliment out of her about its usefulness.....

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Big Volvo estates have an uncanny knack for changing the minds and opinions of non-believers