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[binhoker668]

Ahhhh MOT achieved - no advisories.  Wasnae cheap in the end, and it’s still a rusty ole bag, but boy does it drive nicely with its new suspension components etc.  Also probably the only one of its age with a new and fully functioning handbrake!   Bristol plans for the weekend.  Also beer, sandpaper, primer, Titanite Red etc etc

[reb]

Enginey things happened today!

 

[wuvvum]

I appear to have bought another car.  I'm actually quite excited about this one, 'cos I'm sad like that.  If everything goes to plan it will be transporting me to Shitefest, and will thus have rendered my efforts to get the Rover shipshape for the trip all in vain.  Ho hum.

It will also probably mean that the BMW will be up for sale soon.  Don't all rush at once.

[83C]

I’m currently up shit creek. 

Well, Hereford actually. Had to nip up to Crewe then Shrewsbury today, then got told I had something I needed to take care of at home. Nailed myself to the last train that would take me (via 3 connections) home, only to get stuck at Craven Arms (2 out of 3 engines FTP’ing on the train) completely spannering the first (and tightest) connection. Got a vaguely half-arsed plan to try and buy a car to get home instead....

[bramz7]

54 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I appear to have bought another car.  I'm actually quite excited about this one, 'cos I'm sad like that.  If everything goes to plan it will be transporting me to Shitefest, and will thus have rendered my efforts to get the Rover shipshape for the trip all in vain.  Ho hum.

It will also probably mean that the BMW will be up for sale soon.  Don't all rush at once.

Go on then, I'll voice an interest. I'm so predictable.

[wuvvum]

You've only just bought a nearly-identical one...

[bramz7]

Indeed, but there's no logic to what I do with cars. 

[richardmorris]

I have spent much of the day in the outer lanes of the m25 and m40 in the merc. I have no idea how people do this every day. It was if people had just watched a wacky races cartoon and thought that it was an educational video on driving. Dear god.

[holbeck]

1 hour ago, 83C said:

I’m currently up shit creek. 

Well, Hereford actually. Had to nip up to Crewe then Shrewsbury today, then got told I had something I needed to take care of at home. Nailed myself to the last train that would take me (via 3 connections) home, only to get stuck at Craven Arms (2 out of 3 engines FTP’ing on the train) completely spannering the first (and tightest) connection. Got a vaguely half-arsed plan to try and buy a car to get home instead....

Fingers crossed for you dude.

[New POD]

1 hour ago, 83C said:

I’m currently up shit creek. 

Well, Hereford actually. Had to nip up to Crewe then Shrewsbury today, then got told I had something I needed to take care of at home. Nailed myself to the last train that would take me (via 3 connections) home, only to get stuck at Craven Arms (2 out of 3 engines FTP’ing on the train) completely spannering the first (and tightest) connection. Got a vaguely half-arsed plan to try and buy a car to get home instead....

Railways are shite shocker (especially in the countryside) 

[reb]

I just spent 2 hours drying off my socket set and cleaning it after it got completely filled with rainwater earlier.

I think this is the nicest it's looked since I got it nearly 3 years ago. Anyone who's ever seen the inside of my socket set or toolbox will attest to this. It was an excellent opportunity to take out the random shit that didn't really belong, like an almost complete set of drum disc hardware that's inexplicably been living in the case for months.

Is this next level sad? Or is it a weird Zen thing? I'm happy with both.

[83C]

Now in Worcester. What I really need is a man selling a Frontera. 

Paging @red5, paging red5....

[SiC]

15 minutes ago, reb said:

I just spent 2 hours drying off my socket set and cleaning it after it got completely filled with rainwater earlier.

I think this is the nicest it's looked since I got it nearly 3 years ago. Anyone who's ever seen the inside of my socket set or toolbox will attest to this. It was an excellent opportunity to take out the random shit that didn't really belong, like an almost complete set of drum disc hardware that's inexplicably been living in the case for months.

Is this next level sad? Or is it a weird Zen thing? I'm happy with both.

I'd give it a light coating of oil or WD40 while you have it out to stop any surface rust coming through. 

[Mally]

I never oil spanners and ratchets, they tend to fly out of my hand as I never wipe the oil off.

[Ghosty]

Ohhh nice - is this an addition to the fleet or replacement for something?

Bringing it autotesting in 5 weeks

Addition hopefully. My whole family have different ideas for it.
I'm collecting it on Friday. Autotest would be a proper laugh!

[wuvvum]

It'd probably do surprisingly well actually.  Those late 960s handle pretty decently for a big barge.  Bloody good turning circle too.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Battery fully charged and reconnected. I'm just after discovering that the CX has an alarm. It is feckin' loud. ?

Previous owner never mentioned an alarm. Now to find out where the feckin' thing actually is so I can disconnect it.

[83C]

I can haz car.

@red5 is a legend.

Helmsman, take her sou’ by sou’ west. 

[Ghosty]

It'd probably do surprisingly well actually.  Those late 960s handle pretty decently for a big barge.  Bloody good turning circle too.

Having owned a 740, one with more power will be right up my street.

[clayts450]

6 minutes ago, 83C said:

I can haz car.

@red5 is a legend.

Helmsman, take her sou’ by sou’ west. 

Bet it was cheaper than a train ticket too. Good buyage in the circs, top shite-ing

[Ghosty]

Just spent £10 on a litre of genuine Honda power steering fluid as the Prelude needed a tiny top up from min to max. No leaks, but I like things to be right. The rest will come in handy for the Accord after all. Just checked the Accord and couldn't find the power steering reservoir. Hmm.
Turns out it has electric power steering, never expected that. So 950 ml of Honda PSF left over then. Will come in handy one day....

Is this XFX? How is the steering? I replaced the fluid with fresh ATF in my ownership as it had a knock on centering that I couldn't trace. Changing fluid made it a bit better but it never went away.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

On 5/18/2019 at 8:09 PM, BoggyMires said:

Welp... 

It's a no-go. Idler pulley chucked it's toys out and had a meltdown... Literally!

 

 

I couldn't drive it back. Belt does everything including the water pump. Steering was like wrestling with the Hulk, it was awful enough turning the car around let alone attempting a twenty mile drive home! All new pulleys, belt and tensioner on their way.

 

 

ITS ALIYVEEE!

Replaced all pulleys and belt. Now have spares. Tensioner bearing wasnt looking too clever either!

 

[The Moog]

Addition hopefully. My whole family have different ideas for it.
I'm collecting it on Friday. Autotest would be a proper laugh!

Excellent - you are now 12.45% Scottish

[SRi05]

41 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

Is this XFX? How is the steering? I replaced the fluid with fresh ATF in my ownership as it had a knock on centering that I couldn't trace. Changing fluid made it a bit better but it never went away.

When I had it MOT'd last year my mechanic thought the cause of it was slight wear to the steering rack 

[dean36014]

Time of the year for the bx but it passed with a clean sheet. I really do love this car, next year I'm going to try and sort some of the bodywork issues out, namely fitting the new quarter panel I have and windscreen surround repairs.

[binhoker668]

1 hour ago, 83C said:

I can haz car.

@red5 is a legend.

Helmsman, take her sou’ by sou’ west. 

Podders (Nottingham) today.  

[Ghosty]

Excellent - you are now 12.45% Scottish

I think I have more Volvos than most SVM members on average at the moment.

[captain_70s]

4 hours ago, reb said:

I just spent 2 hours drying off my socket set and cleaning it after it got completely filled with rainwater earlier.

I think this is the nicest it's looked since I got it nearly 3 years ago. Anyone who's ever seen the inside of my socket set or toolbox will attest to this. It was an excellent opportunity to take out the random shit that didn't really belong, like an almost complete set of drum disc hardware that's inexplicably been living in the case for months.

Is this next level sad? Or is it a weird Zen thing? I'm happy with both.

I quite enjoy cleaning out my socket set and toolbox, usually done for the same reasons you had to do yours. It's just nice to have everything exactly where it should be for the 17 seconds it stays that way before I'm just randomly throwing things in it again...

[Tadhg Tiogar]

4 hours ago, reb said:

I just spent 2 hours drying off my socket set and cleaning it ....

Is this next level sad? Or is it a weird Zen thing? I'm happy with both.

I'd settle for being able to retrieve the three sockets that dropped into the CX's engine bay a couple of weeks ago and were swallowed by the offside inner wing.

[vulgalour]

Huh, so that's what a socket set looks like when all the 10mm and 13mm sockets haven't disappeared into an engine bay never to be seen again.