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[Spurious]

I'm eBay surfing again. I want another Xantia/BX again. I don't have the money but if anyone would like to swap a MK1 110bhp C5 estate for a BX let me know...

[barefoot]

"I, in my great and unmatched wisdom" have today given the go-ahead to repair the barefoot Scirocco which failed its MOT on a couple of biggish bits of welding last week. I'll also have my man with the spanners chase down where the electricity leaks out from, replace the driveshaft that I bent a couple of years ago and repair the driver's seat. It'll be like a new motor car - probably.

[wuvvum]

Just had the V5C through for the V70 I bought weekend before last.  Went on the DVLA website to tax it, and it's still showing as taxed until the end of August next year. 

What's occurring??? 

[Split_Pin]

Bit of a shit car day today.

I ordered the wrong bottom arms for the 172, then the ones the garage ordered were wrong too so I ended up getting only the track rods replaced, wheel alignment done and £100 lighter and a car that isn't fixed like I wanted.

The worst of it is that they said the front subframe was "getting thin" at the leading edge and would probably need to be replaced by the next MOT. Whilst I am led to believe that subframe rot is quite unusual on these cars, the long standing radiator leak (replaced by me in April) probably caused this. Subframes are cheap 2nd hand but replacement is obviously involved.

Anyway, I can't spend any more money on this car so I'm selling up. I'll be putting it on Marketplace tomorrow after I've had a sleep. If I'm honest, I'm getting vibes that I should be selling all my cars and getting something dependable so that may happen some time later.

Many dissapoints.

[anonymous user]

59 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Just had the V5C through for the V70 I bought weekend before last.  Went on the DVLA website to tax it, and it's still showing as taxed until the end of August next year. 

What's occurring??? 

It's the DVLA, it probably means you will get a letter off them tomorrow fining you for not taxing it. (Probably they have not refunded previous owner yet)

[mitsisigma01]

3 hours ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

Bought my own impact powered screwdriver, won't budge this screw in the dryer bearing, handed it now to a chap down the road who has a collection of " i was not fucking asking" tools.   Hopefully may have it sorted soon.

Left or right handed thread ?

[New POD]

I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Wife ordered some bespoke bedroom furniture 5 weeks ago with a 2 week delivery promise.

I did the max sizes it needed to be in order to fit. 

She also sent them picture of the stairs with dimensions and they agreed that the wardrobe would need to be built in situe 

So guess what they took 5 weeks to mak every piece very wrong. 

The wardrobe came fully assembled. And 25 cm too wide. 

The chest came 20 cm too wide

And the bedside draws fit, but should be cabinets. Not draws. 

I should have gone to IKEA 

 

[paulplom]

Saab going on it's 1st proper run out this morning. My partner is taking it to Scarborough and back. No breakdown cover either. I'm sure it'll be fine...

[stuboy]

Never buy when u been awake since 4am and it 10pm... I paid 3.99 for these.. 

 

I'm still shocked

[Stanky]

If they're metal caps, put a smear of copper grease on the threads before you fit them to the valve stem, or undo and then re-tighten them weekly or they will react with the brass end of the valve stem and fuse themselves together.

You'll then rip the end off the valve trying to undo them in the pissing rain, instantly deflating the tyre in question when the car is parked close up to the kerb so getting a jack in to lift the car up to change the wheel before you wreck the sidewall is all but impossible, and then it gets dark and you're soaking wet, cold and covered in brake dust and road grime in the pitch black wondering why you fucking bother.

Ask me how I know this...

[Supernaut]

The more likely outcome is that they disappear in short order, and re-appear on some local kids' bicycles.

[stuboy]

59 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

The more likely outcome is that they disappear in short order, and re-appear on some local kids' bicycles.

probably true

[captain_70s]

1 hour ago, Supernaut said:

The more likely outcome is that they disappear in short order, and re-appear on some local kids' bicycles.

My Corsa came with metal caps from the factory. Lasted about a fortnight on the mean streets of Banff..

[vulgalour]

Pink valve caps don't get nicked, FAKT.  At least, pink valves were the only ones that didn't get nicked off the Xantia

Checked the BX for leaks today.  Windows were fogged up on one side, so it didn't bode well.  I was a bit surprised when I opened the door to find it wasn't a paddling pool.  Rear floor pans bone dry and apart from a couple of spots in each front footwell everything is nice and dry.  I couldn't see any point of ingress for the water that was in there so I'm going to assume (perhaps naively) that it's just condensation and the water that was in the car all draining out to the lowest points.  I reckon I really need to strip the dashboard out and get all of the bulkhead seams exposed so that I can properly repair and reseal everything, that's just not an option right now since it's easily one of those jobs that spirals wildly out of control.

[wuvvum]

9 hours ago, New POD said:

I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry.

Wife ordered some bespoke bedroom furniture 5 weeks ago with a 2 week delivery promise.

I did the max sizes it needed to be in order to fit. 

She also sent them picture of the stairs with dimensions and they agreed that the wardrobe would need to be built in situe 

So guess what they took 5 weeks to mak every piece very wrong. 

The wardrobe came fully assembled. And 25 cm too wide. 

The chest came 20 cm too wide

And the bedside draws fit, but should be cabinets. Not draws. 

I should have gone to IKEA 

Has the wife decided it's all your fault yet?

[New POD]

Just now, wuvvum said:

Has the wife decided it's all your fault yet?

No but I had some  grief, because I phoned to let her know there was a problem instead of sorting it out first. 

Why am i giving her stress? 

Anyway, they will sort it.  Very unspecific on timescale. 

If I was single I'd save my money and cancel the order. 

[stuboy]

5 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Has the wife decided it's all your fault yet?

this can be used on most of lifes fails of the female mind

[dozeydustman]

Recently discovered Lawries Mechanical Marvels on YouTube. I guess he's in his 30's, owns shite cars, 2 fire engines (constantly broken), a Ruston diesel locomotive, and farm equipment and plant. Recently bought a dump truck for £25 and filmed his collection caper.

 

[davehedgehog31]

Red 205 unfortunately shit itself on Sunday - suspect ignition switch or something, not looked yet.

Another glowing recommendation for AutoAid though, showed up and recovered the car within an hour. Nice chap too.

[Saabnut]

520 miles in a Land Rover defender 90 towing a livestock float loaded with 1.5 tonnes of living pork one way.

Left at 2am this morning, had to wait for the auction as I might have been buying for my neighbour but didn't, just back.

I am broken.

[richardmorris]

French spottages today all seemed to be accompanied by barking Alsatians. So no camera! However, one house had both a series 1 cx and a Renault four on the drive! Another garden had both a dead bx and an early dead sinker xantia. Both in moss covered white.

Lots of c15 s on the road but even France doesn’t seem to fit Audis with indicators any more.

[HMC]

1 hour ago, Saabnut said:

520 miles in a Land Rover defender 90 towing a livestock float loaded with 1.5 tonnes of living pork one way.

Left at 2am this morning, had to wait for the auction as I might have been buying for my neighbour but didn't, just back.

I am broken.

That sounds awful.  For all their following they are to my mind not fun on the road (speaks a several time LR owner including buying a 90xs new in 2004 prior to other Money outlets house/marriage/children/divorce)

[Lacquer Peel]

Red 205 unfortunately shit itself on Sunday - suspect ignition switch or something, not looked yet.
Another glowing recommendation for AutoAid though, showed up and recovered the car within an hour. Nice chap too.

What are the symptoms? Liked for the quick recovery not the FTP.

[davehedgehog31]

2 minutes ago, Lacquer Peel said:

1 hour ago, davehedgehog31 said:

Red 205 unfortunately shit itself on Sunday - suspect ignition switch or something, not looked yet.
Another glowing recommendation for AutoAid though, showed up and recovered the car within an hour. Nice chap too.

What are the symptoms? Liked for the quick recovery not the FTP.

Dead on key. Battery reads 12.7v. Hazards etc work but no ignition lights. 

[xtriple]

Tried out'AirScarf' today. Silly thing though it undoubtably is, it works well and keeps yer ears warm  

[17-Coffees]

After a production run of 6 years (yes really) the GM Cascada has been killed off by PSA...

Sadly the Vauxhall Cascada was quietly dropped from the lines a few months ago, but its officially dead now. 

 Its a car I have a real soft spot for, so Long Live the Cascada. 

[Lord Sterling]

Bit of a grump and bit of a grin.

My new job came to a premature end yesterday. The company set up was new and was costing a lot of money to keep going and he has decided to close it. We barely had a customer in the 2 weeks I was there and it soon became obvious to me that the owner hadn't thought this through properly.

However on the grin side Fatha_Sterling is here for a few days. Not seen him in 5 years (though do regularly talk to him) and can spend a bit of time with him.

[wuvvum]

Bloody hell Mo, you really don't have a lot of luck on the job front do you?

[Lord Sterling]

10 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Bloody hell Mo, you really don't have a lot of luck on the job front do you?

Nope, I certainly don't.  Just gotta soldier on though. Got a link to someone where I might be able to set up a small business buying and selling cars. However for now I still need a waged' job until wifey gets here.

[barefoot]

Do you remember that twat who popped the roof on his bay & promptly drove it into his own car port?

Well today it's been collected and is being transported down to Dormobile as we speak for a shiny new top cap.