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[drum]

Guess the car

 

[D Spares & Tyres]

Fucking cars. The 405 badly needs an alternator belt which wasn't in stock at the factors. The Rover is out of test and has been sitting round the back for a fortnight with the new exhaust in the back waiting to be fitted. The Dacia won't start on the starter motor and now the modern Focus is stuck in the village after running out of electricity.

Do not drive the 405 with a dodgy aux belt! You do know that they have killed many.engines by sending the broken bits of belt into the cambelt?

[Shep Shepherd]

Guess the car

 

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Some kind of American sedan?

[dollywobbler]

MOT booked in, having the rack fitted beforehand because the current sounds as bad as DW's Skoda. (check his Skoda video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jem5KByy6WE )

 

Expecting the worse but the garage I use has worked miracles before

I'm not convinced it isn't a top mount yet, but it is definitely getting worse...

 

Someone on my channel mentioned that rack issues under 20k miles aren't unusual though.

[Mally]

Whereabouts are you Mally ? I have a feeling you are localish to me and I may be able to ask about said circles

 

Thanks, am sorted now, Funeral director rang at 9am, apologised and produced another, from your way on, Gareth Williams.

Been tonight and seems fine.

My son can do it, but wasn't sure he could handle it right through, and didn't want a friend outdoing him, so outsider it is.

 

The first candidate spent 5 minutes on the phone explaining she was very religious herself, but would bend her rules for cash (not exactly how she put it). I said I'd look past that and we carried on.

Asked when she could come she said Fri aft. Checked with my son,who was on the other line at the time, yes fri aft ok. He then hung up.

Then she said " oh I've got a booking fri aft it will have to be Fri night.

But I've just told my son fri aft "Well ring him again and change it to Fri night ".

Sorry, if you can't organise an appointment, you are not organising our funeral.

 

Edit, when Gareth arrived he said Sally at the Funeral Directors described me as a blunt Yorkshire man.

Which is a fair description except I'm a mile and a half on the Lancashire side.

[Asimo]

Ring, ring,

"hello husband, I'm in supermarket carpark, loud scraping noise under the car as reversing"

 

" car scraping or someone screaming?"

 

"Ha ha, what should I do, call the RAC?"

 

"Have a look under the car"

 

"OK"

 

(Sound effects: arthritic pensioner crawling under a Suzuki Grand Vitara)

 

"There is something hanging down, like a piece of tin"

 

"It's probably a heat shield, not important in cold weather,** try and pull it off"

 

(Sound effects: scratching and scraping, and a small cheer when metal fatigue defeats structural integrity)

 

"It's come off, do I need to go to kwik fit or Suzuki?"

 

"No, just bring the bit home with the shopping"

 

Still drives normally apparently.

 

**Not really what heat shields are about...........

[richardmorris]

Called the body shop earlier to ask about the merc. It’s having its machine polish now he said. I’m giving them a ring in the morning and it should be ok to pick up.

Which then starts the logistical problems.

 

I can walk (5 miles ) to collect. 90min and drive the merc home (20 mins ).

Or,

Drive the 2cv to the garage (20mins ) leave it and drive the merc home ( 20mins), get on bike, cycle to the garage ( 30mins) and put bike on 2cv tow bar rack and drive home ( 20mins).

 

I can’t decide.

[egg]

It's cold, days are short, I'd just get a taxi.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Got four Goodyears for the Landrover tonight following an emergency call from the missis' with a puncture. It's one of those jobs I've been holding out on like you do... The others are old, out of shape and cracked. The spare is fucked. Winter is here. Whenever that car gets a flat, the bead comes off the rim (18"). Top tip... Jack the car up so the Tyre is round again, it blows right up!

[richardmorris]

It's cold, days are short, I'd just get a taxi.

££!

I’ve never spent on a taxi in my life , and don’t intent to start now.

[Mrs6C]

Guess the car

 

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Early Ford Mustang?

[drum]

Early Ford Mustang?

No, it's just my Oldsmobile mrs 6c.

[Jim Bell]

No, it's just my Oldsmobile mrs 6c.

'just'.

 

Humble boast.

[Guest Hooli]

££!

I’ve never spent on a taxi in my life , and don’t intent to start now.

I've used a taxi twice in my life. 50% of those trips I refused to pay as the driving was that dangerous.

[SRi05]

Swapped a few fuses over this morning and have a few things I fucked back running, but cannot get into these two surrounded by this plastic yellow thing out. As my expertise ends basically here , anyone any ideas I can't get a proper grip on the fuses as they're embedded in this thing and it won't pop out itself

[mrbenn]

Have you checked the underside of the fuse box cover for some of those little plastic plier type things? I always forget...

[xtriple]

Or use long nose pliers... gently!

[SRi05]

There should be one of the wee tools there but looks like the previous owner kept it ill try with pliers

[fordperv]

Without looking i couldnt tell you what model, whether it went while she was driving was going to be the next question with her I just got told it wouldn't start, I'm literally in the job as far as replacing the belt for her so it starts, anything from there ahhhhmmmm ooottttt I don't fancy sorting head gaskets or at worst engine replacement

Spoke to her last night and she drove it a couple of miles home after the belt had gone, Ive prepared her for the worst

[Mally]

££!

I’ve never spent on a taxi in my life , and don’t intent to start now.

 

You've got a merc in a body shop and you wont pay for a taxi, you'd rather walk for 90 mins!

Does not compute.

[NorthernMonkey]

Swapped a few fuses over this morning and have a few things I fucked back running, but cannot get into these two surrounded by this plastic yellow thing out. As my expertise ends basically here , anyone any ideas I can't get a proper grip on the fuses as they're embedded in this thing and it won't pop out itself

That looks like what’s known as a Transit fuse, one which can be pulled to cut power to various circuits which would otherwise drain a battery over an extended period of time, but can be reinstated by simply pushing the yellow assembly back into the board.

It should come out as a complete unit then the fuses can be replaced independently if needed.

[Squire_Dawson]

 

 

Edit, when Gareth arrived he said Sally at the Funeral Directors described me as a blunt Yorkshire man.

Which is a fair description except I'm a mile and a half on the Lancashire side.

 

I get this all the time myself. Must be our proximity to t'other side.

[puddlethumper]

According to Howmanyleft I have the last 305 GR on the road. Crikey !

[richardmorris]

Well I did the car collection, it’s sleeting here at the moment so I didn’t walk. I drove down in the 2cv, picked up the Mercedes drove home and then cycled back to pick up the 2cv.

 

Car looks very shiny ( full machine polish and wax £225), and the nearside wing looks new ( repair and paint £325).

[Tadhg Tiogar]

^^

Is that an E or S-class? Difficult to tell from this angle.

[Mally]

I get this all the time myself. Must be our proximity to t'other side.

 

Aye!

[richardmorris]

^^

Is that an E or S-class? Difficult to tell from this angle.

E ( which was being glued back as I arrived as the da polished had snagged it). The SEC were already out of budget when I bought this one nearly 7 years ago. I do like it which is why I’m happy to pay to keep it smart.

This morning they had a w126 s class outside having a new rear window fitted, two w123 estates in the middle of being painted and an Aston Martin vantage having a bumper painted. Inside was a Rover p5b coupe having a full repaint alongside w111 SEb coupe. They know their stuff and are booked up for two months.

[mrbenn]

Spoke to her last night and she drove it a couple of miles home after the belt had gone, Ive prepared her for the worst

 

Oh dear.

 

This page provides further info if needed:

 

https://www.evilution.co.uk/index.php?menu=info&mod=886

[richardmorris]

You've got a merc in a body shop and you wont pay for a taxi, you'd rather walk for 90 mins!

Does not compute.

I’m mean! My wallet is also empty of cash, although the moths seem ok!

[SierraMikeHotel]

Watching Some Like It Hot on Netflix.

 

That car chase scene at the beginning!  It's a health and safety nightmare.  Brilliantly brave.