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[richardmorris]

Just back from goodwood. Top down all morning!

 

Lots of lovely cars, and lots of modern stuff too. Four X1/9 in total. Didn't buy a bacon roll at £6.50 though, I'm not mad!

[Momentary Lapse Of Reason]

That would work very well, except I would still need to get another car alongside (because too many cars).  The trailer has to go in and out of the shed by hand because the doorway is only wide enough for it to go in straight and there's too little space between mine and the shed opposite to straighten up a car and tow it in or out.  Trailer also has to be manoeuvred into place indoors to get it from the centre (where the doors are) to the side.  It's doable single-handed unladen, albeit a bit of a faff, but will be impossible with the weight of a car on board.  There's also a three inch step up to drive out, and although I can make some ramps to help with that I don't fancy my chances of pushing a laden trailer up it.  

 

Hence why a caravan mover (i.e. motorised jockey wheel) could really help.

 

Obviously I should have thought this through a lot better before I bought the trailer, but hey ho.  Medium term solution is to rent the shed opposite, which has better access, but someone else is in there for a while longer.

 

Maybe won't help your particular problem but I put a rawlbolt with an eyelet on the end into the floor so I could use the winch to help me draw the loaded trailer into one of the lock-ups I had. There was no way I could have pushed it in my hand or reversed it with the tow-car but with the winch doing the hard work I could do it.

 

I've got a electric motor jockey wheel but I am struggling to fit it with my particular trailers draw-bar (and it is a lot of weight to have on the draw-bar if I leave it there when towing)

so I'm thinking up a way to convert it into a tug that picks up the 50mm ball receiver and I will be able to pull/push the loaded trailer about.

 

HTH

[clayts450]

my missus cant get hold of her sister neither

 

Hope all okay.

[Kiltox]

Hotel is closed but they're moving my booking to one near Tower Bridge instead

 

Stuboy I hope everything is OK!

[Guest Hooli]

Skizzer, you can also get motor movers that are two motors on arms that turn the actual tyres, and a remote control. It'll make your trailer like a giant RC toy & have a lot more grip to drive it up that 3" step.

[andy18s]

Yeah but those setups will affect the weight capacity of the trailer

[tooSavvy]

Skizzer, you can also get motor movers that are two motors on arms that turn the actual tyres, and a remote control. It'll make your trailer like a giant RC toy & have a lot more grip to drive it up that 3" step.

 

 

Yankie stylee 

 

 

TS

[Cavcraft]

My daughter bought herself a Corsa C as a 21st birthday present. #prouddadmoment

[eddyramrod]

You've trained her well!

[fordperv]

Sounds like a chip off the old block cavcraft

[DeeJay]

You're slipping, you should've sold her one of your fleet 

[richardmorris]

My daughter bought herself a Corsa C as a 21st birthday present. #prouddadmoment

 

Stockholm syndrome!

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Bit of a fleet update.

 

307 dizzler had a turbot failure. New turbo acquired and fitted, car now sounds like a bag of spanners. Suspect it's run long enough on little or no oil to do serious damage. Thinking the chain that looks after the variable valve timing is shot?

 

At this point the XM should have been pressed into daily duties however the MOT had expired and I took it off the road to start doing some of the bigger jobs.

 

A few years ago my brother bought a mk1 focus, which then passed onto my brother in law who just so happened to be wanting rid of it again. So it's back with us now and it's actually a far nicer car to pilot than the 307 is.

 

Four hours of cleaning inside and out saw it looking pretty good.

 

 

It needs a lower arm replacing, possibly drop links, the proper size battery and definitely two tyres, there's a dent in the offside rear door as well. But it was free so not complaining. Oh and this annoys me:

 

Today I jump started the XM, it rose majestically as usual and received a good wash. I'm a bit skint at present but would like it back on the road by the end of June in time for my birthday. To be honest it doesn't need much more spent on it as I have the new parts it needs bar two tyres and an MOT but I'm pretty time poor as well just now.

Looks like the LHM is a bit low, but it's had a very slow leak since it arrived so I'm not too worried.

 

As for the micra, it continues to be boringly reliable and unfazed by whatever the Mrs throws at it.

 

I'm left with a dilemma with the 307. I'm thinking I'll break it but seems a shame. However swapping a new lump into it doesn't make financial sense. I'd just like to get back what the turbo cost or close to it.

 

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[egg]

Favorit out and about again. I've managed to turn this...

 

 

into this, with an expert* repair

 

 

I wanted to remove the leaking aerial, because it leaks directly on to the light below (base broken), and it has been sealed one too many times.

 

 

I dropped the light down and found two random loose wires (but light and clock are wired in correctly!) because Skoda?

 

 

I couldn't get any purchase on the 10mm aerial nut inside, which means I'll have to remove the whole sun visor luxury* spec bit, which will be a job for another day!

 

 

So I got my job satisfaction from changing the brake pedal cover, lol.

 

[SiC]

 

I'm left with a dilemma with the 307. I'm thinking I'll break it but seems a shame. However swapping a new lump into it doesn't make financial sense. I'd just like to get back what the turbo cost or close to it.

 

They're worth sweet feck all. What about taking the turbo off, flogging that and frag the rest? Or continue driving it until it runs no more?

[They_all_do_that_sir]

They're worth sweet feck all. What about taking the turbo off, flogging that and frag the rest? Or continue driving it until it runs no more?

I think seizure is imminent. The alloys and tyres are good so there's £100, the turbo is brand new and literally only on the car so hopefully I'd get £150 for that. Battery / cat and scrap the rest I guess

 

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[Supernaut]

I just discovered that 320touring now owns every car I've driven around Knockhill.

 

All 2 of them. Still.

[egg]

Ok, one more job, swapped the Felly tailgate lifts that either theshadow or Walter White added for new Chinese ones. Reduction in decapitation chance by around 35%

 

[Supernaut]

If autoshite did Knockhill camping trips...

 

Well, two of us did.

 

[Ghosty]

Eh? That's not Shitefest...

[Ghosty]

What capacity is an R8 tank? I filled it from empty-ish (there's no light, and it took 35 litres) and after 300 miles it's back down to E. That's 39mpg, that can't be right, my foot is too heavy.

[tooSavvy]

Skoda 'pedal rubbers'.....

 

I posted [long ago] about my local Skoda man - I had 136sal then 130Rapid - of servicing he once got (Skoda) stock of rubbers as a 'big bag of.. around £4'... Now (VW) I order a pair / shrink packed for about £more

 

 

Aye....

 

 

TS

[Kiltox]

What capacity is an R8 tank? I filled it from empty-ish (there's no light, and it took 35 litres) and after 300 miles it's back down to E. That's 39mpg, that can't be right, my foot is too heavy.

It's pretty small - I only managed to get about £30 in my Cabriolet the other day despite being sure it was pretty empty!

 

Does quite well on fuel for an old girl too

[taxi paul]

Well at shitefest I got talking to djimbob ,whilst marvelling at his camper transit. I was talking about my dilema at only being able to have a small second car due to driveway space. Lol and behold he had a solution . The camp pug 206 cabriolet ,ex Mr bv's. So after debating man maths with new pod I came home and decided now was the time for a small camp cabriolett. So a price agreed to and I shall be winging my way to Yorkshire on Tuesday to collect said fine vehicle. I allready have a small dog to put on the front seat for general pouncing about. Get me.

[Supernaut]

Well at shitefest I got talking to djimbob ,whilst marvelling at his camper transit. I was talking about my dilema at only being able to have a small second car due to driveway space. Lol and behold he had a solution . The camp pug 206 cabriolet ,ex Mr bv's. So after debating man maths with new pod I came home and decided now was the time for a small camp cabriolett. So a price agreed to and I shall be winging my way to Yorkshire on Tuesday to collect said fine vehicle. I allready have a small dog to put on the front seat for general pouncing about. Get me.

So basically, the logic went: If you can't have a camper van, get a camp car? Faultless!

[dean36014]

Well I've made a decision, shonky the bx is going to attempt to get me to Cornwall tomorrow. Luckily I'm a member of two breakdown services( a senior moment) so hopefully when it inevitable springs a leak somewhere I should get home.

[hairnet]

I think seizure is imminent. The alloys and tyres are good so there's £100, the turbo is brand new and literally only on the car so hopefully I'd get £150 for that. Battery / cat and scrap the rest I guess

 

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there was only one norn iron blerk at sf17

 

there shoulda been more (bai)

[hairnet]

So basically, the logic went: If you can't have a camper van, get a camp car? Faultless!

anthony g has a jag does that count

[Asimo]

Busy weekend - Shitefest yesterday, diy support of kids in Wolverhampton today. Magic Honda gets better the further and faster it goes.

 

6.2 gallons for 485 miles. (back to eBay to look at Cadillacs)

[17-Coffees]

If autoshite did Knockhill camping trips...

 

Well, two of us did.

 

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Dont forget cooking, using proper* cooking oil...

Not included is useing the spare tyre of the 316 as a 'bench' for the stove, resulting in it getting covered in fat and making the boot smell like a fry up. (not a bad thing actually) 

 

And me getting board halfway the the night, resulting in me flicking threw the back pages to find an escort...

Am I doing it right?