The new news 24 thread

[richardmorris]

19 minutes ago, MondeoBlues said:

Looks like it might be that new Dallara Stradale. I'm not much into moderns though, so I could be wrong.

It is indeed - I wasn't paying attention to top gear last night, but apparently one has just gone round the track in the second fastest ever time. Not bad for a ford focus engine!

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, shedenvy said:

I have no idea. How can I find out. Is it on the first page of the handbook?

Totalcarcheck says it's 140.  Which is still plenty in a car that size.

Gear lever spring seems to be a common thing - my 156 wagon had the same problem.  You get used to it eventually.

I've found with pogweaseled red Alfas that they don't always respond very well to polishing.  It seems the paint fades under the lacquer, which makes it rather awkard to get back to full redness again.

[wuvvum]

Had limited success fettling this week, which was annoying as it was such a nice weekend I was hoping to get loads done.

The CX now has a large cable tie holding its CV boot on.  It's not as tight as I'd like but it's better than not being held on at all, which was the previous situation, and it should help to keep the grease in.  I still can't get the offside rear foglight to work though - there's power at the multiplug, the bulb is brand new and I've cleaned the contacts, so I think the issue is probably with the PCB, which is annoying.  I think I'm going to end up fitting an aftermarket foglight under the bumper as an easy option.

I treated the Y10 to a new distributor cap and rotor arm in an attempt to get it running somewhere near normally.  It's made bugger all difference.  It starts up OK but as soon as you put any load on it it pops and farts and doesn't want to know.  Sitting in neutral with my foot flat to the floor it would do just under 3,000rpm.  I've checked the plugs (they're new anyway) and they're all a nice healthy pale beige colour, so no issues there.  I'm going to treat it to a new set of leads.  Then if that doesn't fix it, a new fuel filter (if I can find one).  Then if that doesn't fix it, a match in the tank.

Had another go at getting the Raleigh Runabout to run, having treated it to a new correct-spec spark plug (the one in there was slightly on the cold side).  It got closer to starting than last time - it managed to tick over for a few seconds at one stage - but it's still not running.  Still a nice fat spark, still plenty of compression, and I've cleaned the carb out so many times you could probably perform surgery on it, so I have no idea what it's doing.

On a more positive note, I have been doing all my running about this weekend in the MX5 with the top down.  And loving every minute of it.  It is far more fun than a £300 car has any right to be.

[shedenvy]

5 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Totalcarcheck says it's 140.  Which is still plenty in a car that size.

Gear lever spring seems to be a common thing - my 156 wagon had the same problem.  You get used to it eventually.

I've found with pogweaseled red Alfas that they don't always respond very well to polishing.  It seems the paint fades under the lacquer, which makes it rather awkard to get back to full redness again.

Great info thanks!

With the gear lever spring, is this usually a problem at the stick end or the gearbox end?  I think with my Multipla (cables) the stick is all waggly without the cables attached to the selector and it's the selector itself that has the centering spring.  I believe you have to withdraw the selector from the gearbox which Is as daunting as it sounds.  If I end up having to do the clutch - i'll investigate further.

i'll try and give the paint a little test tonight and see how it responds.

[MorrisItalSLX]

Winter. Ugh.

[richardmorris]

Now, this is nice. £10,000,000 maybe!

[anonymous user]

It might be nice, but not 10 million nice. I always think stuff like that is just nature's way of saying that someone has far too much money. Not envious at all*

 

 

[clayts450]

I might* have accidentally* put a deposit down on a car this afternoon, collect tomorrow.

I have at least seen it in the metal so to speak, but it's a train ride or two away from Nottingham and whilst I flirted with the idea of leaving the 620 in the relevant station car park, the fact the car I just got myself engaged to was boxed in by a broken something or other, I left empty-handed. I was at least able to roll it forward and back a few centimetres, so that'll do as a road test

Had to grab it as I'll never see one this cheap again in my lifetime, I reckon.

Lunar mileage, wafty, rare,  late 90s, some ticket till early next year, part service history, 40 quid knocked off the already low price because the bonnet doesn't shut properly (only on the first catch) - should be fun tomorrow. Where's me bungees....

 

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, anonymous user said:

It might be nice, but not 10 million nice. I always think stuff like that is just nature's way of saying that someone has far too much money. Not envious at all*

 

 

Of course it’s stupid. But think of it as a work of art, because I am sure no one actually drives them regularly. They’re really a timeless design, far better looking than modern Mclarens.

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Personal reg finally bought! Another tick on the bucket list.

[Lord Sterling]

On 6/29/2019 at 8:45 PM, Lord Sterling said:

Vectra now has working air-con. Cool. Cost me £10 instead of £50 as there is a leak so it may not last very long. As long as it keeps me cool during this heat, I'm happy.

Well. That didn't last long. Used it today and the 'cold' air was about as useful as a fart in a gale. So looks like all the gas has gone. Great.

[Lord Sterling]

On 6/30/2019 at 11:11 AM, Cavcraft said:

Cool. Diesel or petrol flava? What are you looking for it. I'm very 'into' Zafiras right now for no reason I can honestly think of or explain.

[New POD]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Of course it’s stupid. But think of it as a work of art, because I am sure no one actually drives them regularly. They’re really a timeless design, far better looking than modern Mclarens.

I have a picture painted by daughter in 2002, which means more to me than if I could afford a Lowry or a Hirst

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, BoggyMires said:

Personal reg finally bought! Another tick on the bucket list.

If it's not LE62END then you're doing it wrong.

[clayts450]

Petition worth signing methinks (DVLA double dipping on road fund licence if a sale happens midway through a month), altho I suspect if they were to cave in there'd be another stealth tax along the way.

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/254014

[stuboy]

trying to sort insurance renewel for the mondeo

[tooSavvy]

This 21st Century 'man with red flag' $hite...... Electric cars must go 'Vroom, Vroom...'!

Have the car companies been installing Noise Boxes for a while? Is it likely a 'dealer activate' upgrade??

I really only hear TNT lorries reversing, with the FFshhtt.. FFshhtt.. FFshhtt.. coming out the back ?

[egg]

31 minutes ago, stuboy said:

trying to sort insurance renewel for the mondeo

Try Direct Line, good price on my old Mondy.

[reb]

Not really news as such, but I've finally taken it upon myself to sort out the shed in my back garden.

No doors, leaky roof, the window has been half-heartedly blocked up with random bits of stone and brick balanced in place and worst of all it's absolutely rammed full of damp cardboard!

It's actually bigger inside than I thought, plenty of space for a workbench or whatever plus a decent amount of storage for stuff I probably shouldn't keep in the house.

First order of business is clear it out completely, then see what I can do to make it at least somewhat weatherproof for as close to £free as possible since I'm not spending what little hard earned I have on improving someone else's property!

I pay through the nose to live out here, I might as well make use of what makes it worth it!

[egg]

8 minutes ago, reb said:

Not really news as such

Ah, it is really, we all love a bit of outbuilding porn.

[clayts450]

Laydeez and gentz, I present my new steed - more to follow. Sadly not the V6, but for the price I paid for this rarity, I really don't mind.

 

@Honey Badger does the reg look familiar ?

[richardmorris]

It’s been a stressful day.

 

 

[Ghosty]

Yay, mystery knocking noise when I'm on the motorway in the Mazda. Hoping for wheel balancing but I'm not sure what it could be. Swapped the wheels front to back to see if it helps. 

[Mally]

36 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

It’s been a stressful day.

 

 

Yeah, all that milk.

[egg]

Pastis always gives me a headache. Should be a 2cv in the background

[Supernaut]

1 hour ago, clayts450 said:

Laydeez and gentz, I present my new steed - more to follow. Sadly not the V6, but for the price I paid for this rarity, I really don't mind.

 

@Honey Badger does the reg look familiar ?

Nice. Nearly bought one of those once. Ended up doing a rather long round trip for nothing in the end.

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, egg said:

Pastis always gives me a headache. Should be a 2cv in the background

It has to be hot for me to drink pastis, I have collected the carafes for years, but only recently ( 2002- chateau de Pizay) started the occAsional drink.

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Mally said:

Yeah, all that milk.

I’ve cut back on dairy, milk and cheese etc. 

[Mally]

Check the Grumpy thread, I don't do cut and paste.

[Honey Badger]

4 hours ago, clayts450 said:

Laydeez and gentz, I present my new steed - more to follow. Sadly not the V6, but for the price I paid for this rarity, I really don't mind.

 

@Honey Badger does the reg look familiar

Aye it does, mine was V791FLE, I don't know if @twosmoke300 still has it? 

 

Mine was a V6 and to be honest I loved it, the Lexus I have now is a nice car but I still miss my coupe.

You see a lot of coupes with FLE reg, they must have been pre registration cars by Honda? Mine was sold from a Glasgow dealer is there any info where yours was registered? Looking forward to hearing about it in your thread.