barefoot Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 My neighbour, the mysterious Dr Torque appears to have got rid of the 03 plate Toyota Corolla he's been using as a shed. It was collected on a flat bed truck early this morning. Early? The idling of the big diesel truck woke me up at 01:30 - FFS Wasn't one of you lot was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 19 minutes ago, barefoot said: My neighbour, the mysterious Dr Torque Is he a Bond villain, does he have a white cat and secret lair? chodweaver and Sigmund Fraud 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Well my expert* repair to the Lancia's fuel filler pipe using an empty energy drink can, some imitation Tiger Seal (still £7.49 a cartridge mind) and a couple of Jubilee clips supplemented by cable ties appears to have worked. Obvs it's not a long term solution (I doubt it'd pass an MOT like that for one thing) but I've just tipped a jerrycan of petrol in without any of it pissing out, so the old crate is mobile again, at least temporarily. chaseracer, LabRat, BorniteIdentity and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 12 hours ago, anonymous user said: Is he a Bond villain, does he have a white cat and secret lair? Yes anonymous user and chodweaver 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 22 hours ago, barefoot said: My neighbour, the mysterious Dr Torque appears to have got rid of the 03 plate Toyota Corolla he's been using as a shed. It was collected on a flat bed truck early this morning. Early? The idling of the big diesel truck woke me up at 01:30 - FFS Wasn't one of you lot was it? Are you sure he knows it's gone? barefoot and BorniteIdentity 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I put the contents of this can into The Aero's A/C system today, as although the system was still working, it hadn't been regassed since just before I bought the car in 2016 and I was convinced it could have been a lot colder than it was: Here's the result: A pretty good result for £20 and ten minutes' work Lacquer Peel, davehedgehog31, Tadhg Tiogar and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 Amazon special? I've bought a couple since the Halfords ones went to 60 quid! Shep Shepherd 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 12 minutes ago, Jazoli said: Amazon special? I've bought a couple since the Halfords ones went to 60 quid! eBay. Slightly cheaper than Amazon: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Aircon-Air-Con-Air-Conditioning-Top-Up-Recharge-Refill-Regas-DIY-Gas-Can/233216262626 I had the application hose/pressure gauge already, so all I had to do was pay for the can Tadhg Tiogar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 How much are the adapters on top? I have a couple of cars in the fleet that "need a regas m8". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shep Shepherd Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 1 minute ago, wuvvum said: How much are the adapters on top? I have a couple of cars in the fleet that "need a regas m8". Less than £15 on Amazon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted June 5, 2019 Share Posted June 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Shep Shepherd said: I put the contents of this can into The Aero's A/C system today, as although the system was still working, it hadn't been regassed since just before I bought the car in 2016 and I was convinced it could have been a lot colder than it was: Here's the result: A pretty good result for £20 and ten minutes' work Useful to know. The diesel Borat's A/C system hasn't been refilled/regassed since 2008. Shep Shepherd and mrbenn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoddybanger Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 On 5/21/2019 at 3:04 PM, shoddybanger said: I have reflected on life and Trajet during past two hours and have perhaps drawn conclusions. So there is new news. I ringed the person selling the 390 euro example. It has apparently only done 200k km, but has bad lacquer peel on bonnet and failed its latest MOT for a rusty front suspension arm. Should be reasonably ok otherwise. A suspension arm swap sounds not too bad, but we shall see.. it might turn into a "no probs just swap the whole chassis m8", so I plan to go take a look at it in the upcoming days. The above happened a few weeks ago. Well, I went to have a gander, and the seller had apparently "remembered wrong". Car in fact had a rotted out frame member instead of a rusty suspension arm, so yeah.. "swap the whole chassis m8". ...and judging by the amount of filler and bodgery on the sills and arches, "swap the whole body while you're at it m8" was not too far fetched either. To the credit of the seller, the lacquer peel on the bonnet was bad, just like he said it would be. So that was a waste of time. I suddenly felt that our Trajet is in fact in very reasonable shape! The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 12 months test acquired on the Galaxy this morning, what's the best way to celebrate that, then? busmansholiday, jumpingjehovahs, Lacquer Peel and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 That veg oils bought the paint up a treat! stonedagain, Joey spud, The Moog and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Sad i know.. but finally sourced a pair of strut top covers, sort of tidy up the engine bay, little please little minds...lol djim, egg, Pat Earrings and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanciamatt Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Regarding A/C systems, if your car has got the old R12 system and it doesn't work you can buy adapters that screw onto the R12 system charge points that allow R134a gas to be put in. I've done this on my thema about 2 years ago and it's still ice cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayts450 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 3 hours ago, stuboy said: Sad i know.. but finally sourced a pair of strut top covers, sort of tidy up the engine bay, little please little minds...lol Disappoint as not pink. Or shaped like a cock n balls paulplom and Lord Sterling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, lanciamatt said: Regarding A/C systems, if your car has got the old R12 system and it doesn't work you can buy adapters that screw onto the R12 system charge points that allow R134a gas to be put in. I've done this on my thema about 2 years ago and it's still ice cold. Interesting to know, I have heard that all kinds of nuns and kittens will die if you ever mix gasses. paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I’ve just registered the x1/9 for the Capel car show in August. Is anyone else thinking of going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 53 minutes ago, clayts450 said: Disappoint as not pink. Or shaped like a cock n balls just for you paulplom, mercedade, clayts450 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 got our tickets to go to the Grange over Sands car show in August. got 2 entrance pass things cos i said i'd take either Rodney Mini, or something else. i cannot remember what the something else is/was. oops.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 49 minutes ago, stuboy said: just for you Southport pier. I see the tides IN again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 do you have a cousin in the north ? a couple saw me taking photos and laughed, I laughed too until I realised that they thought it was my car ! paulplom and The Moog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 it was in the same car park as that fooking awful jag a few weeks ago Fat_Pirate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 1 hour ago, cort1977 said: Interesting to know, I have heard that all kinds of nuns and kittens will die if you ever mix gasses. I believe it's the different oils that are used with the different gasses that can be the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I'm casually browsing houses for sale, look at this throbber's garden ornament ! The Moog, paulplom, DVee8 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I'm more impressed that you can get a house with a garden and garage for under 160k! stuboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 the rest of the house looks ok but I had a drive round the area recently and a few streets away it gets a bit rough - broken domestic appliances dumped in poorly kept gardens types of places, I'll keep looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 you do get a lot for your money up here though 3 bed, garden, garage, £135k https://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-81960638.html I may book a viewing tomorrow DVee8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 14 hours ago, stuboy said: Sad i know.. but finally sourced a pair of strut top covers, sort of tidy up the engine bay, little please little minds...lol Not sad to me. Did the same for Mum and Sis_Sterling's Micras. Seemingly some of them came with strut-top covers and some didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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