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[egg]

Mondeo MOT update, again failing to get the advisories for Airbag and windscreen damage .

 

[dollywobbler]

In 1971 yes, 46 years later, no not in my opinion, especially a car thats only done a few thousand miles since 1987.

 

Good job you never saw me driving my P6s then...

[Six-cylinder]

In 1971 yes, 46 years later, no not in my opinion, especially a car thats only done a few thousand miles since 1987.

I am sure it would be a shock for a car that has not been driven much or not been performing as it would when new, but once maintained and settled down it would be fine.

 

I expect my 1972 DS to maintain 130 kph all day on a French motorway and it does. We have just completed 1600 miles trouble free around Europe in just 6 days. My DS started life new doing 40,000 km a year for its fist owner.

[trigger]

Maybe it's just me, anything over 70mph in a old car seems a lot to be, most of mine are comfortable around the 65-70mph mark.

[Six-cylinder]

Maybe it's just me, anything over 70mph in a old car seems a lot to be, most of mine are comfortable around the 65-70mph mark.

I agree metal and plastic parts get old and brittle, do break and this can be accelerated by heavy use. I still want to maintain some of my cars so that can maintain motorway speeds and I find starting the reuse of a laid up car soon shows the problems that can be fixed. I also think a change of driver on an older car will show up different faults, a car gets used to the way it is driven.

[captain_70s]

The Dolly 1850 always felt quite sturdy at speed, despite a tendency to run a bit hotter than I'd like on warm days. The 1300 always felt like it'd explode at any second if taken above about 55mph, then one day I was driving to work from Stonehaven and was running considerably late. I did the 45 mile trip with the speedo rarely displaying anything less than 70mph in a car that would only do about 85 when it was brand new! The only casualty was the holed exhaust which gave up the ghost and split in half entirely, that and the fact the oil level on the dipstick dropped from the maximum mark to the minimum one. That sounds fairly bad until you realise that was only double what it drank at 45-50mph!

[dollywobbler]

Maybe it's just me, anything over 70mph in a old car seems a lot to be, most of mine are comfortable around the 65-70mph mark.

 

Very much depends on the car. Over 60mph in a Renault 5 845cc or Triumph 1300 feels like hard work indeed. P6s were built to blast though. Yours had a 2200 didn't it? My 2000SC would happily sit at 70mph. As long as the coolant and oil are in good condition, it shouldn't bother them at all. Better than local pottering in fact.

 

I'm just recalling my 1955 Austin Westminster, which I'd commute to work in at 70-75mph. Glory days!

[oldcars]

Maybe it's just me, anything over 70mph in a old car seems a lot to be, most of mine are comfortable around the 65-70mph mark.

I agree, madness to try these speeds in a car that's new to you.

[BorniteIdentity]

I may or may not have pushed 100 leptons out of the Sierra the other week coming back from a lovely evening meet in Earls Barton.

 

It rewarded me with some overnight incontinence on the driveway which caused not inconsiderable concern.  Whilst it was capable (if a little light on the steering wheel) it was a little undignified, and I won't be repeating it.

[Guest Hooli]

In 1971 yes, 46 years later, no not in my opinion, especially a car thats only done a few thousand miles since 1987.

 

I didn't realise it'd done so few miles.

 

I'd want to give it regular use for a bit before driving it as intended too. Mostly just so I grew to trust it really.

[AlabamaShrimp]

This afternoon I took some time turning this

 

 

Into this

 

 

Only one casualty on the way when I tried to move a screw that was buried too far.

 

So just used a screw driver and a hammer on the rest.

 

Going to turn it into some shelves in the garage when I get the door fixed.

[tooSavvy]

^^^ OK.... I give up!

 

What was it?

 

 

TS

[Bobthebeard]

^^^ OK.... I give up!

What was it?TS

A Morgan?

[bub2006]

A bed?

[dollywobbler]

Futon.

[andy18s]

Futon.

Bless you...

[DeeJay]

Transit roofrack.

[somewhatfoolish]

An italian tune-up can be a good way of shaking down a new car and finding weak points, with the caveat that it needs to be a basically sound car and you need to be watching temp gauges carefully and listening for rapid onset of unpleasant noises or smells.

[AlabamaShrimp]

As correctly guessed by mr Dollywobbler it was a futon chucked out by next door and left outside for the last few weeks

[clayts450]

After 17 years and 5 months of driving semi-retirement, I have wheels again.

 

Now, is this modern shite, Autoshite, future shite or retroshite ?

 

 

[anonymous user]

Transit roofrack.

If only it had been for a VW, stick it on eBay, throw in a couple of suitcases and retire on the proceeds

[Ghosty]

The horn on the Rover is bloody paltry by modern standards. I'm going to fit an airhorn tomorrow.

[Supernaut]

After 17 years and 5 months of driving semi-retirement, I have wheels again.

 

Now, is this modern shite, Autoshite, future shite or retroshite ?

 

 

That is top-quality chod!

[Guest Hooli]

Two compressors & a truck airhorn, sounds like a trawler coming into port.

 

A mate had such on a Defender, was brilliant for waking people up.

 

There used to be a horn called a Nautilus? that people liked on bikes for being damn loud. Whatever you get add a relay & direct power, it helps as much as the better horn.

[clayts450]

The horn on my new Rover is non-existant at the moment. I'm thinking one of these hand-held air raid sirens for now

 

[DeeJay]

If only it had been for a VW, stick it on eBay, throw in a couple of suitcases and retire on the proceeds

I've an edit button

[Guest Hooli]

If only it had been for a VW, stick it on eBay, throw in a couple of suitcases and retire on the proceeds

 

Don't forget a pineapple.

[stuboy]

Collegue said there steam coming from under the bonnet. Small pipe the t's off from the header tanker was leaking from the block..so i took it off.. no room..lots of sharp edges and need to be mr elastic man with hypomobility!!

[Ghosty]

Two compressors & a truck airhorn, sounds like a trawler coming into port.

 

A mate had such on a Defender, was brilliant for waking people up.

 

There used to be a horn called a Nautilus? that people liked on bikes for being damn loud. Whatever you get add a relay & direct power, it helps as much as the better horn.

 

Nautilus are still about! I think most car horn kits have relay etc included - you need the relay for the horn to go off as soon as you press the button, which is an MOT item IIRC.

[Tickman]

Very much depends on the car. Over 60mph in a Renault 5 845cc or Triumph 1300 feels like hard work indeed........

My 1300 Toledo has a sweet spot at an indicated 76mph where the whole world becomes peaceful. The imminent death that may have been perceived at 75 has not arrived as yet.