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[hairnet]

On 10/11/2019 at 5:40 PM, Six-cylinder said:

I have just been reading about the new Audi RS7 being a vastly improved car, 591 bhp with great grip and dynamics, but where do you use such a beast? I have been out today in the 190 bhp Alfa 156 and managed a very satisfying overtake of a car doing 45 mph in a 60 mph with plenty of shove and a great sound track, but not long and I was stuck behind the next one with solid oncoming traffic.

yeah you have form being a hooligan in that car

 

[SiC]

Bought this ready for the winter period in the garage now that the nights draw in next weekend. 25 quid and packs a decent punch. Same thing in Machine Mart is 40 quid.

 

[MikeR]

woman comes up to our little group who are talking ... her car on the way to the centre hit a pothole ..and loads of steam came out of the front of the car .

so she continued driving and parked up down the lane ... it was a Suzuki jeep

we went out and the coolant was gone ...and the engine block ... you could fry an egg on it , in fact you could smell the heat 10 meters away ..

and the help full guy offered his  help by pouring his watering  can full of cold water into the filler ,

thats when the water hit the block and the steam shot out of a ruptured pipe ..

I exited stage right and buggered off in my car  in case  the block had cracked ......  

[stuboy]

Bugger clicks drive shaft on the shalaxy has got worse, so I've parked it up till I can order new shaft..

 

https://youtu.be/89_t1p_LdWs

[Six-cylinder]

1 hour ago, hairnet said:

yeah you have form being a hooligan in that car

 

I don't think you have every been out in Black Beauty? 

[wuvvum]

Gumtree purchase successfully retrieved. 

[320touring]

Enjoy the misery.

I doubled back when walking the other day, just so I could give "the finger" to one that was parked up.

 

[catsinthewelder]

It's grim today but wasn't actually raining so I thought I'd best fit the headlight I bought for the 405 six weeks ago.  Hadn't even unwrapped it so was happy it was in one piece.

Oh FFS, checked eBay and yes I'd ordered the wrong one.  So put that away and ordered a driver's side one.

Ah I remember a job that's too noisy for an evening.  Impact driver, check.  17mm socket, check. Brew, check.  Gearbox from 6 cylinders ATV check.

And much noise later the CVT thingamybob is off.

Which means I can take the cracked casting off.

I've texted the blacksmith to see if I can leave the bearings in as I can't see myself getting them out in reusable condition.

It's almost progress ?

 

[Six-cylinder]

I went to a car show this morning at Turweston airfield organised by the Silverstone Social group but it was rather wet, about 50 cars normally 300+.

Oddest went to the Mazda 323!

Favourite to the 405 Le Mans, yes 155 bhp and I did not remember it either.

[HMC]

I dumped a fridge freezer

[Six-cylinder]

32 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

It's grim today but wasn't actually raining so I thought I'd best fit the headlight I bought for the 405 six weeks ago.  Hadn't even unwrapped it so was happy it was in one piece.

Oh FFS, checked eBay and yes I'd ordered the wrong one.  So put that away and ordered a driver's side one.

Ah I remember a job that's too noisy for an evening.  Impact driver, check.  17mm socket, check. Brew, check.  Gearbox from 6 cylinders ATV check.

And much noise later the CVT thingamybob is off.

Which means I can take the cracked casting off.

I've texted the blacksmith to see if I can leave the bearings in as I can't see myself getting them out in reusable condition.

It's almost progress ?

 

I now see what you are working on!

[catsinthewelder]

I don't fancy dismantling your Daimler gearbox on my dining table

[LightBulbFun]

17 minutes ago, catsinthewelder said:

I don't fancy dismantling your Daimler gearbox on my dining table

of course not! thats a job for @PhilA 

[egg]

Can anyone please point me toward's the ex- @TheDoctor Mazda 323 thread - I can't remember what happened to that? Ta.

[LightBulbFun]

7 minutes ago, egg said:

Can anyone please point me toward's the ex- @TheDoctor Mazda 323 thread - I can't remember what happened to that? Ta.

this thread?  https://autoshite.com/topic/36028-saved-mazda-323

 

[dozeydustman]

crap weather means I've been unable to prep the Saab for incoming collection soon - clean out, wash etc.

went through the wardrobe with the mrs; we now have 7 bin bags of clothes to take to a charity shop.

[brownnova]

Pulled the front of the Mazda into the garage... let’s get this shit sorted! 

[HMC]

Shit just got real

[brownnova]

Finally the Mazda’s back in action! 
 

Turns out it WAS a case of wrong tools not lack of skills! 
 

Full story in my thread. 

[wuvvum]

5 hours ago, 320touring said:

Enjoy the misery.

I doubled back when walking the other day, just so I could give "the finger" to one that was parked up.

 

Ooh, did you have a bad experience with one of these 320T?

It doesn't seem too bad so far.  It's an earlyish one in a lowish spec so no aircon, keep fit windows in the back and a boggo 1.4 Polo engine under what passes for the bonnet - none of your fancy direct injection stuff here.  So it's not exactly quick, but it's adequate, helped by the light weight.  The roads were far too wet and far too infested with Sunday drivers for me to be able to give the handling a proper test, but initial impressions aren't too bad - it certainly turns in a lot more keenly than any other Audi I've driven.

It has two main issues - a knocking from the front over bumps which sounds like it could be a drop link, and a tendency to stutter a bit when driving at a constant speed on a lightish throttle.  I've plugged my laptop in and it's come up with a MAP sensor fault, so that'll be my first port of call.  Hopefully it won't be too difficult to access.  Interestingly the lass selling the car actually knew how to take the bonnet off and put it back on again - I suspect she's probably in a minority of young female A2 owners in that respect (not wanting to stereotype or owt...).  Other than that the seats need a good clean (she had a smoll child which probably spilled things), but that's more or less it.  For what I paid I'm not disappointed.  Yet.

[wuvvum]

It's also probably the only modern Audi that I've never been tailgated by, and for good reason - look at its happy little face, nobody is going to be intimidated by that.

[320touring]

It did a job for me, but it was just so half arsed in its execution it annoyed me.

[mitsisigma01]

10 hours ago, SiC said:

Bought this ready for the winter period in the garage now that the nights draw in next weekend. 25 quid and packs a decent punch. Same thing in Machine Mart is 40 quid.

 

Saw these in Lidl today £25 

[Lord Sterling]

Tried to fit a new heater panel to the Vectra the other day. The current one needs a minor whack on the side to get it blowing air. So I bougjt another one off eBay for £cheaps. However, new panel is from a higher spec Vectra C but had different connections on the back. Yeah thanks Vauxhall ?

Mine: top, newer panel: bottom.

Difference:

Its even better built, I mean really.

Ordered another one from the same spec vehicle as mine. This had better work. I know a new resistor pack has been put in already. If it doesn't work I'll have to look into the blower motor itself. 

[SiC]

26 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Tried to fit a new heater panel to the Vectra the other day. The current one needs a minor whack on the side to get it blowing air. So I bougjt another one off eBay for £cheaps. However, new panel is from a higher spec Vectra C but had different connections on the back. Yeah thanks Vauxhall ?

Mine: top, newer panel: bottom.

Difference:

Its even better built, I mean really.

Ordered another one from the same spec vehicle as mine. This had better work. I know a new resistor pack has been put in already. If it doesn't work I'll have to look into the blower motor itself. 

The bottom one is for a car with climate control. The temperature numbers and the A on the fan speed for Auto is the big give away...

It will be different as it has sensors and more to do. 

[Lord Sterling]

23 minutes ago, SiC said:

The bottom one is for a car with climate control. The temperature numbers and the A on the fan speed for Auto is the big give away...

It will be different as it has sensors and more to do. 

Couldn't see the 'A' in the picture in the advert. Plus there was no picture of the rear to check against mine.

[SiC]

7 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Couldn't see the 'A' in the picture in the advert. Plus there was no picture of the rear to check against mine.

A business seller? Don't forget your 14 day distant selling period. 

[stuboy]

dammit 2 types of driveshafts for the shalaxy, went out in the dark to check and it still has the undertray fitted... looks like ill be underneath it thursday removing said under tray..

 

anyone used this place before?

https://www.jandrcvjoints.co.uk/

[Tickman]

5 hours ago, stuboy said:

 

 

anyone used this place before?

https://www.jandrcvjoints.co.uk/

Yes, many times.

Very good service and excellent product all for a very low price

[wuvvum]

I've also used them and would echo the above sentiments.