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[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!

[dollywobbler]

Two hours to check a purchase is ridiculous. I'd probably go to those lengths if I was considering sinking £100k on an E-Type (can't see this happening) but a Volvo for a grand? Frankly, I'd just turn up, hand cash over and drive home. True, the last Volvo 740 I acquired broke down on the drive home, but hey, that's life.

[sierraman]

Did he pause for lunch?

[AlabamaShrimp]

He didn't need to as he'd taken a pack up in his best Tupperware.

 

Tbh if he took longer than 20 minutes I'd have gone back inside with the keys and told him to come get me when he'd done.

 

Go to look at a car either buy it and take it there and then or don't bother. If it needs trailering take one with you.

[Datsuncog]

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

 

Three little words I make sure I mark clearly on every car receipt: Sold As Seen.

 

After all, enthusiast or not, no-one can say for sure whether he's going to rag the arse off it all the way home and then come crying because something's broken. It happened with a friend's very sound Alfa 147 2.0 - new owner blew the out clutch in the space of a day, then came back looking a full refund.

 

If he wants white-room condition and service, regretfully he'll have to be stumping up white-room prices...

[sierraman]

As soon as it leaves the drive he's on his own. If he can't accept that I'd suggest he forks £400 a month out down at Volvo on renting a new one.

[Ghosty]

Yep, if he shows up, signs the new keeper slip and hands over folding it's caveat emptor, and not my problem any more. He was going over the car very thoroughly for the 2 hours. I'd have given up now but in spite of him being (on the face of it) a messer he's kept his word up to now. I have other options if he does bail. The price is agreed and I'm not moving on that.

 

 

Speaking of which I've not got the Prelude's V5 yet...

[Jim Bell]

If he does turn up, PLEASE take two hours inspecting the money that he brings. Like check every note and pick as many faults as you can with any notes that arnt perfect.

[fordperv]

Three little words I make sure I mark clearly on every car receipt: Sold As Seen.

 

After all, enthusiast or not, no-one can say for sure whether he's going to rag the arse off it all the way home and then come crying because something's broken.

A pal had this recently with an escort cabriolet he sold, to which his reply was its a 30 year old car that was running perfectly when you left, he managed to get out of the guy that he was doing 3 figure speeds when something broke

[Tadhg Tiogar]

The Prime Minister's motorcade keeps passing my office. Why they have to take a route through Ealing is a mystery - it's not exactly a clear run here.

[richardmorris]

My Citroen mechanic has just called with news of a ‘56 traction normale possibly for sale ( owner testing water after not driving it for seven years). Arse biscuits ( to quote Tim Moore) just transferred money into the isa 30mins ago to take up this year’s allowance.

 

Not much news on the Mercedes front-absolutely no play at all in any suspension or steering joint or Bush, but still making an ominous groaning noise. Lee is apparently ringing round various places for prices. He says GSF will order in higher quality parts if requested. Eg lemforder which he says are good.

[richardmorris]

The Prime Minister's motorcade keeps passing my office. Why they have to take a route through Ealing is a mystery - it's not exactly a clear run here.

Have you seen the day of the jackal? Just a thought!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Have you seen the day of the jackal? Just a thought!

 

Several times. Good advert for original Citroen DS.