New POD Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 "bra get". That'll be a west country fix then.Stupid predictive text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 So not only it wanted 2 new tyres bloody galaxy now wants brake pads.. did it no realise i not getting paid until 28th september...grr luckly euro cakes parts have 50% off so ordered a set for £15.01 delivered Split_Pin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Loads left on them... Sigmund Fraud and Talbot 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Mo, the glass is the wrong size, I chipped it squeezing it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
320touring Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 My mate Anna has been looking for a car recently, after her bubble rover 214 decided two headgaskets was not enough. She was away to look at a berlingo this evening, after I had given her a list of all the things to check. To her credit she's the thorough sort, and there were a few things that made her spidey senses tingle. She walked away, and told me as much. I promptly found a 53plate Saab 9-5 2.0t estate with MOT til July, full s/h Inc sump drop and an owner who had had it 10years. After a test drive and a good going over, it was bought for £50 less than the Berlingo. Huzzah. We then also had to run by her in-laws so they could see the GSA:) Ghosty, Tickman, The Moog and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I assume she will be leaving a positive re review of TTT in the app store. Tickman, dome and 320touring 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Windscreen replacement booked in for Friday, £75 paid! Seems fair value TBH. Just got to undo my good work fitting the mic for my handsfree so its not damaged when they do the glass, then fix the bloody horn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 https://www.otsnews.co.uk/mp-councillors-secure-safety-improvement-new-formby-mcdonalds-junction/ improvements ! the last time this junction got improved we lost the left turn filter to go north to Southport ,and from Ormskirk a straight on lane which included a turn right to Southport , you guessed , it the right turners block the straight on traffic to Formby ..this took years to be researched and be corrected ,and at that time the shops still existed and people needed a crossing like whats just been approved ??? so now another round of road works and spending and a junction with less traffic throu put ....because Mcds is opening ... by the way , people cross the by pass to the north of the junction where there is no crossing , the Northbound lane is clear of traffic at times due to the lights and the south bound lane the traffic is stopped ............ so it will all be in vain anyway . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 On driving through the Elan Valley in the Campervan we got overtaken by at least a dozen Audi A1s... What a blot on the otherwise glorious landscape! Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Just browsing the interwebs when suddenly a wild dollywobbler appears (the link should jump the video to a specific time) https://youtu.be/sVWyXz2YDNA?t=406 speaking of dollywobbler and hand cranking cars, its a shame the guy in/making the video did not mention the invacar model 70, im pretty sure you can hand crank one of those (although I have never seen it done) egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsinthewelder Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I'm fairly sure you can hand crank the Mighty Dacia. I wonder if you can hand crank a 2004 model? LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Just browsing the interwebs when suddenly a wild dollywobbler appears (the link should jump the video to a specific time) https://youtu.be/sVWyXz2YDNA?t=406 speaking of dollywobbler and hand cranking cars, its a shame the guy in/making the video did not mention the invacar model 70, im pretty sure you can hand crank one of those (although I have never seen it done) Ah. Good old content thieves... You can hand crank an Invacar, but they don't come with a handle... GrumpiusMaximus, LightBulbFun and Talbot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Starting handle. Great idea when you're skint, your battery is on its way out and no hills to park on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 https://www.otsnews.co.uk/mp-councillors-secure-safety-improvement-new-formby-mcdonalds-junction/ improvements ! the last time this junction got improved we lost the left turn filter to go north to Southport ,and from Ormskirk a straight on lane which included a turn right to Southport , you guessed , it the right turners block the straight on traffic to Formby ..this took years to be researched and be corrected ,and at that time the shops still existed and people needed a crossing like whats just been approved ??? so now another round of road works and spending and a junction with less traffic throu put ....because Mcds is opening ... by the way , people cross the by pass to the north of the junction where there is no crossing , the Northbound lane is clear of traffic at times due to the lights and the south bound lane the traffic is stopped ............ so it will all be in vain anyway .I just don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Ah. Good old content thieves... You can hand crank an Invacar, but they don't come with a handle... I was thinking that, I doubted they asked you for permission for use of the video. a lot of this sort of stuff is all over youtube, i guess its a form of freebooting almost. the least they could do is give a "sources" list in the description or something.... as for the invacar stuff, yeah im not surprised, that being said I know a lot of wheel chair users have a lot of upper-body strength so who knows I do wonder why they put it there.... (was the dynastart unit an off the shelf thing or?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BorniteIdentity Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 230 not out. I always compare good mileage scores to a good innings at the crease. 100 is to be expected from a top order batsman, 150 entirely possible if boredom doesn’t set in. A double century gets a standing ovation and - I hope - 230 gets your name up in the pavilion. mercedade, Jim Bell, Supernaut and 28 others 31 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I think I'm delusional. I've just seen a 3 series BMW indicate correctly for two junctions in a row and it was travelling at a reasonable speed for a built up area. Lord Sterling, chadders and M'coli 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I think I'm delusional. I've just seen a 3 series BMW indicate correctly for two junctions in a row and it was travelling at a reasonable speed for a built up area.It was probably a courtesy car Sorry Sigmund Fraud, GrumpiusMaximus, loserone and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I think I'm delusional. I've just seen a 3 series BMW indicate correctly for two junctions in a row and it was travelling at a reasonable speed for a built up area.The stereotypes that used to be in the 3 series started buying Audi tdi products adw1977 and Skizzer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilA Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Just stopped at a little Chinese restaurant and there's a Nissan Versa parked in the lot wearing a UK plate on the back... ... It's left hand drive so I'm sceptical. Particularly so as it's an "import" size plate. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 My mechanic friend has just been over to fit the new brake flexi hoses to the fiat. Unfortunately in about twenty seconds he saw there is about 1mm left on the pads. So I’ve just ordered a set from Eurosport for £9.90 and he’s coming back on Friday. Grr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommotech Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Anyone else found AUTODOC app yet? For the parts I’ve had so far the pricing beats ECP (even with codes) and delivery is reasonably quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Just drive like an Italian, they never use the brakes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfella2 Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Anyone else found AUTODOC app yet? For the parts I’ve had so far the pricing beats ECP (even with codes) and delivery is reasonably quick.Autodoc and buycarparts are both the German equivalent of eurocarparts and carparts for less. They are the same company, yes they are cheap, I bought a loads of lemforder suspension stuff for the Clio in jan. Don't know about fast delivery, it took two weeks for my stuff to arrive. Good value if you buy a fair bit of stuff so you don't get stung too heavily on postage and your in no rush. Just make sure you order correctly otherwise you will have to send it back to Germany. tommotech 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 I have been alerted to the existence of an ex-Oxfordshire Council fully electric Favorit pick-up. Excite. Apparently 10 ever built. loserone, RobT, cort1977 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It sounds like R2D2! I want it. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 It's being discussed in the Skoda Favorit UK Facebook group. Here is a pic from there... Sigmund Fraud 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 Please tell me it has more than those four lead acid batteries? Lacquer Peel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coalnotdole Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 1965 Scimitar GT update shocker...! Ever tried to entirely forget about a car you own? Had a vehicle that annoyed and frustrated you so much you just wanted to chuck it in a lockup and forget about it... indefinitely? I in October 2015 I did just that... Theres no project thread for this car for some reason! So heres a link to some old news 24 posts which track the back story on it if your bored...! Buying Pics: http://autoshite.com/topic/30553-the-new-news-24-thread/?p=642158 Carbs part 1: http://autoshite.com/topic/30553-the-new-news-24-thread/?p=730140 Carbs part 2: http://autoshite.com/topic/30553-the-new-news-24-thread/?p=730258 Replacement engine: http://autoshite.com/topic/30553-the-new-news-24-thread/?p=787305 October 2015 was problematic month, I spent many evenings and weekends trying to get the Straight 6 Coupe to run well enough to get it an MOT. A month of effort that resulted in failure; no matter what I did I couldn’t get it to run without misfiring or backfiring spectacularly. The car was living on the street and the mot and tax were recently expired and its dubious legality was adding to my stress levels. I had an idea that the problem was ignition related, the timing was checked and rechecked. Lots of parts were replaced during testing: points, condenser, rotor arm and cap all seemed to make no difference, the battery was repeatedly run flat while trying to get it to live Nor did swapping for an alternative distributor. several coils were tried but still it would not live. In the end I simply gave up and It was sent to SORN purgatory in a lockup garage where it languished for nearly 3 years... So finally in August 2018 Dave and I decided to have another go at getting it running... Here it is crammed in the garage with an assortment of other car junk: The tyres were flat and it had acquired the faint air of neglect that lockup garages seem to bring. Parts and tools littered the inside of the car, relics from my last bad experience with it... There was so much junk crammed round it the only way to get in was through the passenger side window... We had a loose plan to fit a positive earth compatible Lumentition kit I'd bought in 2015, put a fresh battery on it and see what happened... Heres the Lumenition module and ballast resistor cable tied to the servo (pro level installation this.) View from inside: heres what happened when we tried to start it: Fired up with more or less no fuss...! Pleased with that the carbs received a few new parts that were missing when they were rebuilt 3 years ago.We ran through the baseline setup on the carbs, checked the timing and pulled the car forward out of the garage under its own power... Pumped the tyres up a bit more... Hard to belive theres room for a car in here:Finally it was ready for a drive round the block.... It was a boost to do something with it after so long, the curse has seemingly been lifted! . Its desperate for some more fettling but that will have to wait until the GTE is on the road and the garage at home is free. /Progress! The Moog, drum, Honey Badger and 31 others 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Excellent! I've said it here before but I'm still staggered how recent law changes mean that you could be fully road legal for nowt (we'll ignore insurance just now..) by just taxing it online at the time. Loving that front plate and that shape is so attractive. Were these expensive when new? Trying to work out why more weren't produced, frankly. Anyway, good luck with future fettling. The weather and surroundings make the perfect backdrop for something that looks like a down at heel motor, circa 1980 (except for the fab wheels). Jim Bell and coalnotdole 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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