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[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.

[stuboy]

2 hours ago, Tickman said:

Yes, many times.

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

 

23 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

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

thanks for advice

[skattrd]

Another one who has used jandj, surprisingly cheap for some stuff.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Looks like my interview with a classic car rag should be published on Friday. I'm going to be looking for poor editing and spelling/grammatical errors. 

[chancer]

Another collection today. Local car so not worthy of its own thread...Ka with the usual rusty fuel flap. Which is a shame as its like new otherwise. Wheel trims will need binning tho, anyone with a decent set lying around?

[Andyrew]

19 hours ago, stuboy said:

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/

What age galaxy? 1.9 tdi?

[HMC]

Thread on the ka please!!! Deserves one IMO but I’m a big ka fan.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Seconded. I really miss my Ka. S434 LCW may you rust in pieces...

[stuboy]

46 minutes ago, Andyrew said:

What age galaxy? 1.9 tdi?

2003

[Andyrew]

IIRC

the driveshafts are the same both sides but the inner cv joint flange to the gearbox is different. The difference between the two is if its a manual or auto. 

[chancer]

1 hour ago, HMC said:

Thread on the ka please!!! Deserves one IMO but I’m a big ka fan.

I'll try and get one together. To be honest its a crackin wee car that really needs nothing mechanically. The girl selling it had it checked over by a garage prior to me buying it as she didnt want me buying a deathtrap! All they found was 2 small holes in the sills but thats nothing for one of these things. She apologised that it was low on fuel...it had a quarter tank...thats absolutely spot on where it will stay in my ownership. She asked for 90 of the queens heads....i gave her 100! I now have to decide what to do with the Bini....keep or sell

[chancer]

1 hour ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Seconded. I really miss my Ka. S434 LCW may you rust in pieces...

They do seem to get under your skin. As soon as i had sold the one i bought off jonathan_dyane i missed it and went searching for another...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

1 minute ago, chancer said:

They do seem to get under your skin. As soon as i had sold the one i bought off jonathan_dyane i missed it and went searching for another...

It was my first car.  I chucked it around local lanes with wild abandon.  With 59BHP, you can't really get yourself into too much trouble.

Wasn't great on the motorway runs to Lancaster from Gravesend but as a local runaround, it was great.  I'd have another.

[dollywobbler]

Yeah, you can get yourself in trouble with them. They do a good line in lift-off oversteer. Ideal in a car designed for first-time drivers, but sadly necessary or Autocar would have panned it for not being lairy.

[chancer]

5 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

It was my first car.  I chucked it around local lanes with wild abandon.  With 59BHP, you can't really get yourself into too much trouble.

Wasn't great on the motorway runs to Lancaster from Gravesend but as a local runaround, it was great.  I'd have another.

The trouble is that you can use every little bit of power all the time....they really love a bend in the road

[Spurious]

I drove my sisters for about a month; quite a late one, a 2003 or 2004.  Not a bad little car but I always thought it could have had another 10-15bhp to make it usable on the main roads. 

They should have put the little 1.25l Sigma Ford/Yamaha engine in it.

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, Andyrew said:

IIRC

the driveshafts are the same both sides but the inner cv joint flange to the gearbox is different. The difference between the two is if its a manual or auto. 

i was thinking this was what i needed 

[jonathan_dyane]

Slight MOT failure issue repaired. I did have to buy a new welder but now all good

 

[chancer]

20 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said:

Slight MOT failure issue repaired. I did have to buy a new welder but now all good

 

Thats a fair slice of new metal! Well played

[wuvvum]

On Sunday I did some arsing about with batteries, in an attempt to get the whole fleet starting reliably without actually forking out any cash.  I took the shagged battery off the Maxus, intending to replace it with the bargain 95ah battery I nabbed off Gumtree for a tenner a couple of months back.  Unfortunately, although the battery fitted in the space OK, with the terminals being the wrong way round the leads weren't long enough to fit.  So on to Plan B - nick the battery off the CX for the van (same size, nominally 5 fewer ah and 40 fewer CCA but a Bosch battery rather than the Hoo Flung Dung one that was on the van originally), then fit the Gumtree battery to the CX.  That just about fit - the earth lead could do with being a few inches longer so the battery sits at a slight angle on the tray, but it's on, it's not going anywhere and it starts the car a treat. 

The CX's battery needed a bit of assistance from the V70 initially to start the van (the CX hasn't been used much) but with a bit of charge in it it seemed fine - I went out to the van this evening and again it started first flick of the key, so I'm going to file that one under "sorted".  I just wish the van wasn't such a fussy bugger when it comes to batteries - seems to be a bit of a VM trait though.  I stuck the van battery on charge for 24 hours and it's only reading 10.8v, so that's definitely had it.  I was however able to resurrect the old battery which had been on the Audi 80 (which was replaced by the battery from the Rover of Doom, which in turn was replaced by an 063 battery I bought on special offer from ECP) enough that it now starts the 164 OK.  So every member of the fleet is now on the button.  Every four-wheeled member anyway - the Spacy's battery has also given up the ghost.

The clonk from the Volvo's front suspension has got worse, and it's also now got an occasional wobble through the steering, which is rather worrying.  I'm going to have to investigate more thoroughly at the weekend - it really doesn't feel safe to drive at the moment.  Annoyingly I've already bought it a drop link as initially that's what I thought the issue was - I now suspect it's something more major than that...

[17-Coffees]

Good evening USA, my choice of “mystery choice” for the rental paid off in price only. Cheapest option and you got a “compact or above”...

Nissan Sentra, it’s a smaller Altima...which is what I had last time. 
 

Shame, as there was a nice white Cascada at the office. One can dream...