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[Jim Bell]

Nope.

 

 

Yup.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-43569903

 

Sorry to hear that dude. I hope you get paid out quick and that something else comes up soon.

[dave21478]

How much is scrap in France?

fuck-all.

[Bucketeer]

I have just dropped off the girlfriend's toxic sticky kid Scenic for MOT. She is very attached to this car. I am very attached to the little money I have in my wallet. Fingers, toes and eyes crossed.

[Jim Bell]

I have just dropped off the girlfriend's toxic sticky kid Scenic for MOT. She is very attached to this car. I am very attached to the little money I have in my wallet. Fingers, toes and eyes crossed.

Well, you will RenAULT soon enough.

[Supernaut]

Sorry to hear that dude. I hope you get paid out quick and that something else comes up soon.

*shrug* I'm fine, it's 17-Coffees you should be directing that to.

 

I'll be bringing him a slab of beer when I go round his on Saturday to continue BMW fettling.

[Jim Bell]

Yes I really should pay more attention to who Im quoting. Im sure he'll still read it at some point.

[sierraman]

Golf passed its MOT with one advisory. Considering it's 13 years old and all I've done to it in the last year (and 25,000 miles) is new tyres and a rear wiper motor, that's not bad going. Advisory is for a driveshaft gaiter. Any know if that's a viable job for a newbie?

 

I know my way around tools in general and am handy, just not experienced with cars (except for changing batteries, filters and wiper motors...)

Easy job. Don't bother splitting the driveshaft, stretch boot kit from J&R and a cone. Undo hub nut, undo tre, pop joint out with splitter, then undo bottom ball joint pinch bolt. You may need a front hub splitter if the driveshaft is stuck in the hub, the driveshaft should pop out and use the cone to slip the boot over once you have cut the old boot off. I'd pick up a tre bush in case you damage it busting the joint apart. Probably an hour or twos work if all goes well.

[holbeck]

I rolled up at work today in my RAV4, turned of the engine and the alarm went ballistic. No amount of key fob pressing would abate the noise. 

Restarting the car would stop it, but turn off and the alarm started again.

 

In the end, I pulled off the battery terminal and walked away. 

 

Bugger.

 

I recovered the RAV late last night,   reconnecting the battery allowed the alarm to resume, the only way to silence it was ignition on. I got it home and pulled the lead again.

 

The battery was suspect number 1, as it does go flat if the car isn't used for a couple of weeks. I've been using it daily recently and it cranks over fine but I did wonder if the voltage might be on the low side.

 

So I checked it with a volt meter this morning and it shows 12.6V - high enough to rule it out of causing electronic shenanigans?

 

 

The 205 will be pressed into service for work today.

[somewhatfoolish]

Earlpart liquidators note tells a sad story:

 

http://www.smithcooper.co.uk/news-insights/march-2018/motor-vehicle-parts-and-accessories-company-earlpa

That's the stupidest reason for going toes up there is(after being sharked by RBS); why wasn't a buyer found long ago as it's clearly a going concern?

[SiC]

I recovered the RAV late last night, reconnecting the battery allowed the alarm to resume, the only way to silence it was ignition on. I got it home and pulled the lead again.

 

The battery was suspect number 1, as it does go flat if the car isn't used for a couple of weeks. I've been using it daily recently and it cranks over fine but I did wonder if the voltage might be on the low side.

 

So I checked it with a volt meter this morning and it shows 12.6V - high enough to rule it out of causing electronic shenanigans?

 

 

The 205 will be pressed into service for work today.

Has the internal battery died in the siren? I'd be tempted to snip the wires to the siren and disable it for good.

[5speedracer]

*shrug* I'm fine, it's 17-Coffees you should be directing that to.

 

I'll be bringing him a slab of beer when I go round his on Saturday to continue BMW fettling.

If he's at Caledonia I can see them being picked up as Merc need a dealer presence in ABZ. Possibly as a part of Daimler AG.

 

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[MorrisItalSLX]

My mum desperately needs some new belts on her Toyota Aurion, it's squealing like a pig on fire.

 

"Will it last untill the service is due?"

"When's that?"

"September"

"No"

[holbeck]

Has the internal battery died in the siren? I'd be tempted to snip the wires to the siren and disable it for good.

 

The guys on the RAV4 forum agree.

 

Now I just need to work out how to do it

[Coprolalia]

Not sure if earlparts going broke and 17-coffees redundancy are connected. Apart from the fact I'm highly suspecting we're about to walk into a recession.

I'm in the middle of selling my house, with nowhere lined up yet to buy. Very tempting to wait 6 months and stick it in a bank account.

[Ghosty]

Volvo buyer rang me up and asked me to check if its cooling system is pressurising.

 

Better fucking not be.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Just say you've checked it and it isn't.

[SiC]

It's back! Unfortunately covered in gaffa tape where they taped the boot shut

 

TT is also inbound.

 

A lot to be doing this weekend.

[dome]

It's back! Unfortunately covered in gaffa tape where they taped the boot shut

 

TT is also inbound.

 

A lot to be doing this weekend.

That looks wierd like that! Hope it's an easy fix

[SiC]

Looks a mess in the way they've left it. I'm hoping all the bits are there. Already found someones McDonald wrapper in the boot...

 

Chucking it down with rain now too annoyingly. I need to go out and put some trim back on to make it watertight.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Looks like half the cars missing when when only* the bumper and some trim have been taken off.

[Bucketeer]

I have just dropped off the girlfriend's toxic sticky kid Scenic for MOT. She is very attached to this car. I am very attached to the little money I have in my wallet. Fingers, toes and eyes crossed.

The result is in.

The girlfriend was expecting £500+ to coax it through another MOT.

Well pleased is an understatement.

 

 

[mrbenn]

Looks very rust-free though, under all the gubbins.

 

Could you not put the MG in your lock up to help  with space issues in the short term?

 

Can't imagine why someone would sit in the boot to eat a McDonalds. Some right odd folk out there.

[Ghosty]

Just say you've checked it and it isn't.

I would but he says he's going to check on collection anyway so he'd just be pissed off. Wouldn't mind but he only seems to have an issue with it to get him home (and I know it would!) as he was going on about not having breakdown cover, I've driven it to all over the place and it's never missed a beat.

He agreed to have it knowing it was on the way out so I should tell him to get fucked really.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Just ask him if he's buying it or not, he gave it 2 hours' worth of inspection & testing right? Sounds to me like he is looking for an excuse to bail

[Hertz]

If he hasn't left or wired a decent deposit put the for sale board back on it.

[The Moog]

That's a result on the sticky scenic. Even advisories are just brake discs, power steering stop leak and ARB fixing

 

Man maths says that the difference between planned bill and actual bill must be spent on cars.

[egg]

One day, all the DW threads will line up in a row on the forum, and life will be complete.

 

 

[Ghosty]

Just ask him if he's buying it or not, he gave it 2 hours' worth of inspection & testing right? Sounds to me like he is looking for an excuse to bail

 

Well I told him it's all good (as it is) and he said it's still OK. Time will tell I suppose.

 

Not arsed if it doesn't sell anyway as Old Man is taken with the Prelude. My only issue is that twat with the Yaris double parking again if I'm keeping the Volvo on the drive.

[sierraman]

I would but he says he's going to check on collection anyway so he'd just be pissed off. Wouldn't mind but he only seems to have an issue with it to get him home (and I know it would!) as he was going on about not having breakdown cover, I've driven it to all over the place and it's never missed a beat.

He agreed to have it knowing it was on the way out so I should tell him to get fucked really.

Sounds like a right messer. 2 hours!?! How did he fill the time?

 

Mate he's lining up an opportunity to chip you down a bit more.

 

Sometimes its a serious ball ache dealing with supposed 'enthusiasts' of the marque, quibbling over everything, you can't tell them anything, they are the de facto expert. I've had them before, in the end I wasn't sure whether he'd invited himself round to look at buying the car or I'd invited him for a 2 hour appraisal of all the 'faults' he could find.

 

I'd love to go and buy a car, pointing out what to look for, talking to an imaginary camera in the corner, comming out with those witty similes like dear old Uncle Quentin.

[Jams]

Was thinking about selling the mrs seat Leon 2007 tdi vag jobbie. It’s a nice thing but in the future it’s going to need a turbo and it’s got a lumpy idle but it’s never had a FTP.. until today! Stranded after a sliming world weigh in! Eventually started but management light on no loss of power etc bit smokey so I’ve given it an Italian tune up and it’s fixed itself! Mrs has now nicked my CIvic as the Leon can’t be trusted! Going to be an expensive one

 

New turbo 200?

Throttle body’s 52 quid I know it needs one of these! Don’t no if it will fix the lumpy tick over though! If not recon injector And a new injector loom!

Then it needs a service! Billy Bullshit who sold it to me recons he’s had the cam belt done! Thinking of doing it for the cost!