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[tommotech]

My work went bust and I got made redundant today...

 

Typical, just as I was planning on buying parts to finally get the LS fixed up.

 

That’s not good news at any time. I was made redundant at Christmas 2004 and didn’t get over it for a long time. For me things turned out well, in the end, I hope this is the case for you too.

 

Good luck fella.

[HillmanImp]

Earlpart liquidators note tells a sad story:

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

This is why, as an employer you get Keyman insurance. There might still have been a business if they'd protected themselves properly.

 

Although they might have done and it didn't help but I'd assume there was none in place if this has happened.

 

Shame. Hopefully this will be the start of something better 17-coffees. I waa made redundant a couple of years back and it worked out really well for me, much happier doing what I'm doing now.

[SiC]

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.

[5speedracer]

My work went bust and I got made redundant today...

 

Typical, just as I was planning on buying parts to finally get the LS fixed up.

TOM?

 

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[D Spares & Tyres]

Both. Land Rover stuff is not a big seller here generally and the Special Vehicles commercial versions would have required extra homologation so they never bothered. I had to put mine through the equivalent of an IVA test.

 

In all my scrapyard fettling here, I have found precisely two other Freelanders. The first one was a crashed French one years ago which I stripped for bits to convert mine to LHD and the second is currently in a big yard I know, British reg etc, looks like it kettled on someones holiday and just got binned.

 

I am starting to see a few more on the roads, but most are the newer models, probably leased.

How much is scrap in France?

[HillmanImp]

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.

Ah, my bad.

[Supernaut]

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.

Nope.

 

TOM?

Yup.

 

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

[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.