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[dave j]

Would love to see their faces if you turned up in a faded rusty 924! 

[brownnova]

Aaaand it’s back on the road!!! Fresh new MoT certificate achieved for the Mazda! 

(Brief version) After initially being quoted £850 for the work needed on my MX5 I checked it over myself and honestly couldn’t see why it had been failed. So I took it for a second quote/opinion. He asked me if I minded if he put it in for a test... I said ok. He did some very minor fettling and it passed straight away! 

(Full version on my thread!)

[richardmorris]

Thread link ? I can’t find it this evening, and am still in shock from mr DWs trip to the barbers.

[brownnova]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

Thread link ? I can’t find it this evening, and am still in shock from mr DWs trip to the barbers.

We’re all reeling.... life will never quite be the same! 

[Six-cylinder]

8 minutes ago, brownnova said:

We’re all reeling.... life will never quite be the same! 

I have non Forum friends who have met him and refer to him as your "hippy mate from Wales"!

Now What!

[5speedracer]

On 6/21/2019 at 5:41 AM, New POD said:

Can we have a .jpg of the label, so i can have a mug made by max spelman (other print shops are available) 

Bit late but hopefully these might work.

[ruffgeezer]

2 hours ago, Ghosty said:

Oh, Civic replacement viewing Friday. Auto MX-5...

Forgot to say; Pete at work will be selling his Honda Legend shortly. It is a big wafty auto barge and is within your budget. Think it is around a 2000/2002?

[Ghosty]

Not too fussed about Legends tbh. Sounds nice but not for me. We've established I shouldn't get a barge anyway.

[wuvvum]

On 6/25/2019 at 10:37 PM, gm said:

they don't look bad at all but it's the ones either side of the engine that are a worry on the mk2, not that easy to check from above but definitely worth checking out next time it's up on ramps and you've got the under tray off

Aah, gotcha.  Well they're far from factory fresh, but I wouldn't go as far as to call them "toast".

[Split_Pin]

So driving this for the last couple of days has flushed out a couple of issues.

One is that I now absolutely must replace the rocker cover gasket as it is now weeping oil quite profusely from both front corners and along the leading edge. I have a replacement in the loft.

The second may or may not be a bit of an issue. There has been a slight metallic rattle coming from somewhere on light acceleration, how long I dont know. It doesn't do it at idle. It sounds a bit like if a small bracket was loose however investigations showed nothing amiss. On replicating the condition from the engine bay, it appears to be coming from the gearbox. It sounds like something small, perhaps a bearing in the gearbox somewhere. 

I'll just keep driving it until it doesn't drive any more before worrying any more about it.

[Fumbler]

Ordered an older but better Micra radio today. This one is old enough to have the code on the back so not too much hassle on the code side. Also enables me to test speakerz and the massive aerial.

[dollywobbler]

Just got the insurance certificate for the Fox, and it's got the Mazda's reg number on it, so the Fox isn't on the MID. Guess I got lucky last weekend then! Also slightly perturbed that the certificate has yesterday as the start date for the policy. FFS. Good job I didn't crash then!

[Ghosty]

Had a bit of a panic this morning when Adrian Flux quoted me £1750 to insure a fucking automatic MX-5... Couple of other specialist insurers basically told me to get stuffed too.

Went on GoCompare and Admiral was a grand cheaper than Flux. Not as cheap as I'd have liked but it's good enough for now.

Collection day is tomorrow.

[davehedgehog31]

Introduce interesting handling characteristics by placing circa 140kg of liquid weight behind your rear wheels.

Skoda Estelle Simulator 2019 - Out now. 

[The Moog]

Had a bit of a panic this morning when Adrian Flux quoted me £1750 to insure a fucking automatic MX-5... Couple of other specialist insurers basically told me to get stuffed too.

Went on GoCompare and Admiral was a grand cheaper than Flux. Not as cheap as I'd have liked but it's good enough for now.

Collection day is tomorrow.

Well worth giving the insurers that advertise on mx5nutz a call they can normally do a decent deal

Mine with mods on classic at 5000 miles is £300 ISH

[gm]

Mine is with Lancaster (I know they’ve not been spoken well of recently on here) at £176 a classic policy with 5000 mileage limit and mods declared. Parked on the street, not garaged overnight. I am old though

[BorniteIdentity]

Granvia passed its MOT test today - two consecutive clean sweeps.  

Quite brilliantly I’ve managed to knock a total of 9 advisories off by just having it tested somewhere else. I really like the garage who did it back in 2017 but they test everything to within an inch of its life; same with my Avensis.   Obviously I want to be told of any future issues where practical and possible, but a lot of it is - imho - devoid of any real point. 

Still, one doesn’t want the Man from the Ministry thinking you’re a friendly tester now, does one?!

[Shep Shepherd]

Today was the first day of my new job. Drove this honey around northwest London, delivering things as diverse as rolls of fabric, wheelchairs and lost-but-now-found suitcases: 

It's great to have a truck of my own at last, especially a modern one which is clean inside and out and on which everything works as it should

[mrbenn]

Can't imagine driving something that large with the amount of traffic on the roads nowadays. I take my hat off to you and anyone doing a similar job!

[hairnet]

On 6/26/2019 at 4:29 PM, chaseracer said:

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WHO THE HELL IS THAT...??!?

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a non hippy hippy (he said he was still a hippy in his vid )

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Just after discovering that my parents' oul 1989 Mk.2 Jetta was turned into a full-blown race car

Mixed feelings about the Jetta's fate. Whilst it clearly had a life, long after it was sold, the changes made by a subsequent owner were clearly irreversible and perfectly good original parts like the interior and the door glasses went into the skip.....

[The Moog]

Tesco has got prestone antifreeze at half price. £7 for 4l and it's the stuff that mixes with everything.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

33 minutes ago, snagglepuss said:

Tesco has got prestone antifreeze at half price. £7 for 4l and it's the stuff that mixes with everything.....

That's useful to know. Will it cope with the old-style blue / 2-year-lifespan coolants?

[vulgalour]

That's all 25 bulbs replaced in the BX binnacle.  Have to wait until it's dark to tell if all of them are working, though all the telltales that need to are so fingers are crossed.

[The Moog]

That's useful to know. Will it cope with the old-style blue / 2-year-lifespan coolants?

I think so. I got four bottle and might get a few more for future use

[Split_Pin]

Turning up the radio has fixed the 'mystery gearbox chatter' on the Corsa. He who shouts loudest.....

Looking forward to some topless fun with the Audi tomorrow and my final 2 weeks of driving the 172 before the tax and MOT run out.

[flat4alfa]

Discuss.

[BL Bloke]

It looks like a not quite replica of Ed Roth's 'Road Agent' show car from the 60's.

 

[vulgalour]

It's a brand new build, inspired by Roth stuff, he's been documenting it over on the blue forum.  Based on a Beetle and one of the best based-on-a-Beetle things I've seen in quite a while.  Got nothing but admiration for someone who builds a thing that far out these days and makes such a nice job of it.

[dollywobbler]

Here's the first of my Shitefest videos. Wuvvum's shonky CX. Drives FAR better than it looks (sorry about the tyre squeal).