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[HillmanImp]

Mrs Imp is flying into Liverpool airport tonight. If the wind there is anything like it is here, I'm glad I'm not on that flight...

 

In other news, got back from the shops and Imp Jr got out of the Jag and went running up to the Visa. Once he was in he refused to get out, even climbing into the passenger seat to stop me removing him.

 

 

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree does it?

[DodgyBastard]

 

Mercedes is ready for its retest tomorrow, I dropped it off tonight and there's certainly a huge difference in the way it drives since fitting new shock, tyres and brakes. I'm quite disappointed that I won't actually get to use it because Mrs foad will be driving it daily.

 

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[Kiltox]

Might need to do c. 800 miles in the Laguna this weekend - will it make it, place bets now

[Guest Hooli]

Might need to do c. 800 miles in the Laguna this weekend - will it make it, place bets now

 

No chance

[Kiltox]

Hmm. Not making it could cost me a significant amount of money but I can't find my driving licence to hire a car

[wuvvum]

I found a bubble in the back (alloy) door today while polishing slobber off the side of the car. I was upset... mind you, it was smaller than a pin-head and the 'repair' is actually bigger and more noticeable so not sure if I've improved things or not? But at least not a bubble...

Have you ever thought about acquiring a less orally incontinent dog?

[Richard]

Hmm. Not making it could cost me a significant amount of money but I can't find my driving licence to hire a car

Don't need it if you can remember your driver and NI numbers. You can give the hire place a code to access it.

[Noel Tidybeard]

 

Mercedes is ready for its retest tomorrow, I dropped it off tonight and there's certainly a huge difference in the way it drives since fitting new shock, tyres and brakes. I'm quite disappointed that I won't actually get to use it because Mrs foad has stolen it.

 

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EFA

[alcyonecorporation]

 

Volvo still providing stellar service.

 

The windscreens I got from FOAD were delivered down to Princes Riseborough yesterday evening by my good self. One turned out to be Fiat 128, the other a Renault rear screen for what we think is an 18.

 

It needs spoilers on the wiper blades - they chafe and vibrate like mad over 75 mph.

 

Horn has stopped working; heater issues narrowed down to either the bloody-hard-to-find base control pack or fan motor (same as a 940's).

Wheels throw a bit of weight and the NSR either has a broken bead or a slow. M&S tyres not agreeable in the Fens.

 

It's now utterly covered in shit and has helped three people collect stuff for their cars / move house / choke the local tip up with rubble.

 

Still doing 28 mpg on motorways. City work hammers it back to 21. Lowest ever mileage on a full tank recorded last week at 366.2.

 

Timing belt needs doing.

 

Next time I get a cheeky work assignment I'm lobbing some high test pez in to see if it makes a difference. Gave me a 5mpg improvement with the Piazza.

[overrun]

 

Volvo still providing stellar service.

 

The windscreens I got from FOAD were delivered down to Princes Riseborough yesterday evening by my good self. One turned out to be Fiat 128, the other a Renault rear screen for what we think is an 18.

 

It needs spoilers on the wiper blades - they chafe and vibrate like mad over 75 mph.

 

Horn has stopped working; heater issues narrowed down to either the bloody-hard-to-find base control pack or fan motor (same as a 940's).

Wheels throw a bit of weight and the NSR either has a broken bead or a slow. M&S tyres not agreeable in the Fens.

 

It's now utterly covered in shit and has helped three people collect stuff for their cars / move house / choke the local tip up with rubble

 

Still doing 28 mpg on motorways. City work hammers it back to 21. Lowest ever mileage on a full tank recorded last week at 366.2.

 

Timing belt needs doing.

 

Next time I get a cheeky work assignment I'm lobbing some high test pez in to see if it makes a difference. Gave me a 5mpg improvement with the Piazza.

 

Is that level crossing the one about 5 mins from Captain Slow's gaff perchance, mate?

Also, I wouldn't do 70mph toward that barrier. LOL RYT

[Timewaster]

Trig. I had a 620ti albeit a very shonky 8 owner one.

It was not fun.

In no way could you describe it as sporty.

Quick in a straight line if you hold on to the wheel with both hands and concentrate, but not fun.

Your grandad might say he likes to go to the pub but don't expect him to do a line of jagerbombs on a Friday night.

Still a nice car for the 3 weeks or lasted before HGF saw it off.

[Lacquer Peel]

Later ones are supposed to be nicer to drive if yours was an early one TW.

[xtriple]

Just watched the Bentley being driven away.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N'ah, not got rid, just off to Specialist cars yet again for another slight spa session! I want the front ride height adjusting (they use shims to do so) as the new springs and stuff have settled a bit and it looks a bit low to me now. I wanted it lower than standard ('cos I am insane) but now it looks 'slammed'

[oldcars]

Do you think?, That's what I'm trying to weigh up, the prices just don't seem to be there yet, yes on the face of it £500 for a 200bhp car with low mileage and no rust on the arches does seem cheap but it's been sitting for 18 months, possibly outside and it doesn't have a mot. I could get lucky and have it fly though or then it might fail miserably after sitting on damp grass that long and cripple me.

 

By all accounts the only reason it was parked up was because the old boy who's in his late 70's decided that it was too fast for him and had use of another car instead, he's now traded it in against a diesel estate. He chap selling it collects it later in the week so I might still go and have a look. I'd only be buying it to sell back on or ROFFLE it for something like £12 a ticket so i need to make sure it's worth it.

 

I've got a few more poor photos.

 

Rover mats and dealer sticker = buy it

[Timewaster]

Later ones are supposed to be nicer to drive if yours was an early one TW.

It was an early one on a N plate.

I didn't even keep it long enough to take a photo.

[cms206]

Have you bought that Ti yet Trig?

 

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[dean36014]

Phew, managed to pass on the dandy trailer tent to the woman who brought the last one off me, disaster averted and no roadtrip this weekend

[DodgyBastard]

 

Mot passed with one advisory for slight play in the steering.

 

Is the steering box easy to adjust on these? I found the w123 was quite easy to access but haven't looked at this yet.

[wuvvum]

My Ti was an early one and I found that quite entertaining.  Not the last word in handling, but then it wasn't designed to be - if that's what you want, buy a late MG ZS.  It was still capable of covering ground very quickly indeed, and pissing off drivers of modern German kit, which is what it's all about really.

[xtriple]

Think all the Mercs of that era are easy to do but you have to use a BIG spanner/pair of adjustables for the big nut where the steering column comes out.

[320touring]

After replacing the bulbs in the Clio172 for new ultrabright ones, the next step was to polish the crappy plastic headlamps..

 

Those of us with exquisite taste in cars (those with actual GLASS lenses) don't suffer from UV yellowing of lenses, but many post 1986 cars do.

 

Initially they looked bloody gritty and scratched even when cleaned, feeling like 2 day stubble should you brush your hands across them.

 

I applied the super paste and some emery pads where required

 

 

This yielded good results!

 

 

Would recommend! Still plenty left in the kit to do the fabia etc

[gm]

very nice. There's a video somewhere on YouTube where a couple of lads test various household products such as toothpaste, brasso and piss to clear headlight lenses. I don't think the piss was very effective but certainly livened up the video

[320touring]

Aye was well impressed!and nae smell of pish

[gm]

 

"Dude, you threw piss in my face"

[320touring]

Ahh Mighty car mods.. Silly antipodean chaps. They do some cool builds:)

[reb]

I did one of them there wash and waxes on the Golf today, it turns out there's a lot more of it than the 205. I think the reason the roof looks pants is there's literally no clear coat on it, the paint restorer turned a lovely shade of red.

It was slightly manky before.

 

 

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[trigger]

Have you bought that Ti yet Trig?

 

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Not yet! I spoke with the seller last night, he's decided to put it in for a mot to see what it's up against and will add it to the price, this could be bad news but I'm going to wait and see what happens. At the moment I've apparently got first refusal on it and he's told me to come over for a coffee and a look at it once it's back at hhis unit.

 

I've already had some young lad messaging me begging me not to buy it as he wants to buy it to modify...

[Guest Hooli]

Now you have to buy it to save it!

[stuboy]

 

I've already had some young lad messaging me begging me not to buy it as he wants to buy it to modify...

 

criminal to let a yoof wreck it

[320touring]

Another good Scotoshite tonight:)

 

Reb's Red Golf looked resplendent in the dark!

 

 

And we had 4 volvos out of 7 cars (Ade's 850 was parked across the way)