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[tooSavvy]

If anybody fancies one, come to Essex. I must have seen ten in the last week alone. Impressive reliability aside, it's beyond me why anyone would want one but it's a broad church..

..... well, I'll give you your Essex10, but here - in Rusty Haven - we might see one or *two on a fairly regular basis

 

*not the same 1, as different colours...

[JJ0063]

Is it Beko that is the vacuum cleaner God? Can’t remember.

 

Just changing the bag on my Henry and thought of the post in the last couple of weeks about working out the age of them, can’t find it now.

 

Is mine a good one?

 

 

 

Picked it up about 3 years ago for £8 off eBay, had no hose or attachments so a kit off eBay for £12 sorted that. Best £20 I’ve ever spent! Never let me down yet.

[beko1987]

Week 14 2007 (first 4 digits)

 

When it stops working one day, if it doesn't smell of fire it'll be the pcb. If it burns out its the motor... 50/50 on this year

[stuboy]

galaxy feeling sluggish, so will be changing the fuel filter this morning..

[stuboy]

galaxy feeling sluggish, so will be changing the fuel filter this morning..

[320touring]

Have spent some quality time at the Tate Modern today..

 

There's a carpet wall you can write on.

 

 

For the I'll informed of scotch, the Burd wrote 'tongs ya bass' on the RHS.

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/history/history-glasgows-street-gangs-tongs-12252432.amp

[Arthur Foxhake]

Apparently, my camper does not qualify for all the privileges that all other roadworthy vehicles do.

I have been ordered to move it from its space as "it looks unroadworthy".

It should take any layman less than a couple of minutes to find out if it is, or indeed not, roadworthy.

As a result I have put posters up in all windows stating the fact it is MOT'ed, taxed and insured, with a link to all relevant sites to prove this. Added my house number, (cul de sac) and mobile number.

Who wants to bet nobody comes forward as the complainant?

I am reliably informed as to who it was anyway.

If the council play the card that I can't park there as it isn't allocated parking then I will have a lot of calls to make on a daily basis informing on others who do the same as me. And if I am officially ordered to move it, it will unfortunately end up outside the miserable old prick who complained about it, yet doesn't own a car's house.

I should add there is a 5 year old plastic camper parked on common land in the same circumstances as mine, with wheel clamp theft deterrent as a sign it's going nowhere, that is completely acceptable apparently as it isn't old.

I haven't tax checked it as I'm not that bitter. Yet.

I'd hate to have park the 508d there for a week or two, make people realise what they were missing...

[egg]

@Stu - that looked relatively easy!

[stuboy]

Plums.. missus car failed mot..

[Eddie Honda]

I am reliably informed as to who it was

Curl one off on his doorstep.

[Arthur Foxhake]

Curl one off on his doorstep.

I'm shy.

 

 

 

Maybe a bag posted through anonymously* would do it?

Or a big NATO green van outside his window, as opposed to round the corner out of the way where he can't actually see it?

[Tamworthbay]

I'm shy.

Maybe a bag posted through anonymously* would do it?

Or a big NATO green van outside his window, as opposed to round the corner out of the way where he can't actually see it?

I am sure someone on here has complete shed of a car that can be deposited on said persons doorstep.

[catsinthewelder]

Billy?

[Arthur Foxhake]

Yep, I fit that bill!

I have an even shonkier, scrap, Mk6 transit that's also roadworthy somehow.

Spare vehicle for my daily transit.

I'd probably upset the whole neighborhood with that TBF though.

[wuvvum]

Today I have mostly been taking the interior of the 75 to bits to try and find out why the towbar electrics aren't working.  So far I have ascertained that there is no live power to the 7-way switching relay thing which is conveniently* buried underneath the boot floor.  There is a thick red wire which I assume is the live feed, but it's dead.  It disappears off behind the boot trim and down towards the front of the car, but I have hitherto been unable to discover where it resurfaces.  I've traced it down as far as the front passenger seat, but then it seems to turn off towards the centre of the car, and I can't follow it any further without taking the passenger seat out, which I really can't be arsed with. 

 

So I'm still none the wiser as to where it should be picking up its feed from - it's nowhere to be seen around either fuse box or in the engine bay.  It might have been routed to some random permanent live somewhere under the seat or centre console, but tracking that down will likely need a greater level of dismantling than I am prepared to undertake.  I am going to have another look in the morning when it's light again and see if I can spot it coming out anywhere, but if not I'm going to have to take the easy* option and run another live feed straight from the battery and then join it up (via an inline fuse) with the existing wire somewhere around the B pillar.  I love* modern car electrics.

[fairkens]

Curl one off on his doorstep.

Reckon he'd like an argos catalogue

[egg]

renewal quote for Mondeo through at £172. Can't fault it really, only 3,000 miles - but that's full multi-location business use included. If I could find a classic insurer that would accept it, I'd have the advantage of agreed value, but the price benefit really isn't going to be that much.

[dome]

I am sure someone on here has complete shed of a car that can be deposited on said persons doorstep.

Get his number and get sheefag to give him a call

[JJ0063]

Golf needs at least 2 tyres, were advisories in September.

 

Thought I’d have a quick look on FaceAche marketplace before buying new... 27 mins earlier someone had listed 4 x 225/40/18’s in a village 15 mins away.

 

Was there straight away.. they had been on a car for 9 weeks last winter and sat in the rafters of his garage since.

 

£40 for the 4.

 

 

Yes they’re winter tyres but for that price I’m well chuffed.

[DodgeRover]

Today I have mostly been taking the interior of the 75 to bits to try and find out why the towbar electrics aren't working. So far I have ascertained that there is no live power to the 7-way switching relay thing which is conveniently* buried underneath the boot floor. There is a thick red wire which I assume is the live feed, but it's dead. It disappears off behind the boot trim and down towards the front of the car, but I have hitherto been unable to discover where it resurfaces. I've traced it down as far as the front passenger seat, but then it seems to turn off towards the centre of the car, and I can't follow it any further without taking the passenger seat out, which I really can't be arsed with.

 

So I'm still none the wiser as to where it should be picking up its feed from - it's nowhere to be seen around either fuse box or in the engine bay. It might have been routed to some random permanent live somewhere under the seat or centre console, but tracking that down will likely need a greater level of dismantling than I am prepared to undertake. I am going to have another look in the morning when it's light again and see if I can spot it coming out anywhere, but if not I'm going to have to take the easy* option and run another live feed straight from the battery and then join it up (via an inline fuse) with the existing wire somewhere around the B pillar. I love* modern car electrics.

Is it fed from a rear fag lighter?

[wuvvum]

That would be a good shout, but the 75 doesn't have one.  I'm wondering whether the wire runs through the centre console and up to the front fag lighter though - the only other permanent live through there would be the hazard switch which is just behind the gear lever, but I don't know if that would be man enough to power a full set of trailer lights.

[Ohdearme]

Today I plan to find something to stick in the ciggie lighter of the Galaxy and see if all my tinkering has fixed that.

 

Also, I can' stop unnecessarily googling old V6 Galaxy/Sharans and being jealous of their heated seats and 200 bhp.

[Guest Hooli]

That would be a good shout, but the 75 doesn't have one. I'm wondering whether the wire runs through the centre console and up to the front fag lighter though - the only other permanent live through there would be the hazard switch which is just behind the gear lever, but I don't know if that would be man enough to power a full set of trailer lights.

Why would you need a perm live to trailer lights? Surely it's fed off the car's sidelight circuit. Possibly using the sidelights to trigger a relay which then powers the trailer's lights.

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Today I plan to find something to stick in the ciggie lighter of the Galaxy and see if all my tinkering has fixed that.

 

Also, I can' stop unnecessarily googling old V6 Galaxy/Sharans and being jealous of their heated seats and 200 bhp.

And 12mpg

 

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[DodgeRover]

Why would you need a perm live to trailer lights? Surely it's fed off the car's sidelight circuit. Possibly using the sidelights to trigger a relay which then powers the trailer's lights.

Modern canbus/ bulb warning light get around is to use a separate power feed for the trailer but trigger it from the existing rear lights via a. Lack box.

[Vince70]

My weekend has been spent under the bonnet of cars as first my girlfriends 206 died as the release bearing went so it has no gears and she decided she doesn’t want to spend any money on it so it’s going to the bridge.

It’s a shame really as it’s a good little motor but I can’t talk her out of it.

 

The car also has a some lovely condition alloys and a new set of Firestone’s fitted but I cannot find anyone who wants them even for free but it had a parrot Bluetooth so I took that out and it’s going in the mini so she’s using the daughters Ka which has been unused for months so it needed a quick MOT and then that also packed up but a quick look on the code reader and a set of leads and it’s now sorted.

 

Also it was lucky I had my Pela pump as the Peugeot had a full tank of fuel so that’s now in the Ka and I also put a gallon in the Mini.

[Guest Hooli]

Modern canbus/ bulb warning light get around is to use a separate power feed for the trailer but trigger it from the existing rear lights via a. Lack box.

That makes sense. I hadn't thought of such black magic.

[HillmanImp]

Hmmm.

 

 

Broken down at a car dealers in Dewsbury.

 

Think its the immobiliser.

[brownnova]

Saab built planes you know....

 

Not this plane, but just so you know what a plane looks like...

 

 

Nice day for breakfast at the local airfield cafe.

[MarvinsMom]

^Mig 21?

 

does anyone know where that picture was taken?