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[Tadhg Tiogar]

12 hours ago, Bren said:

I have managed to obtain a new old stock glovebox handle for the SD1.

It's another part no longer available.

Could be used as a pattern for a 3D print, maybe?

[egg]

4 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

I'm seriously flip-flopping about what to do with my Ford Fairmont. Part of me wants to ship it back to the UK, because that's a stupid thing to do, the other part of me knows it's a stupid thing to do and is already busy spending the shipping fees on something else.

My tuppence? Leave it down under. Bringing a holiday romance back home often doesn't play out so well!

[barefoot]

Me too. It's a cheap car over there, fun mayhap, but by the time it's back here, it'll be an expensive car, and it'll still have no headlining.

[Eyersey1234]

@dollywobbler I hadn't realised you had bought it I thought you had hired it

[Asimo]

13 hours ago, Crackers said:

I've been driving a Freelander. .........Does a high mileage early FL2 count as shite yet? 

Only if it has a 3.2 litre petrol engine. 

[beko1987]

6 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

I'm seriously flip-flopping about what to do with my Ford Fairmont. Part of me wants to ship it back to the UK, because that's a stupid thing to do, the other part of me knows it's a stupid thing to do and is already busy spending the shipping fees on something else.

Could you road trip it back? Bar the bits of sea you have to do... Would cost fucking mega loads in fuel though

[Crackers]

18 minutes ago, Asimo said:

Only if it has a 3.2 litre petrol engine. 

They only sold 6 and a half of those, and this isn't one. Thank christ!

[Eyersey1234]

My last day of local bus is Saturday, go onto National Express a week on Monday 

[DodgeRover]

8 hours ago, dollywobbler said:

I'm seriously flip-flopping about what to do with my Ford Fairmont. Part of me wants to ship it back to the UK, because that's a stupid thing to do, the other part of me knows it's a stupid thing to do and is already busy spending the shipping fees on something else.

Get yourself onto retro rides and look in the for sale section, someone is offering shipping out of Wellington to Southampton for £1200.

[HillmanImp]

21 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Looks like it was a busy day for me 8 years ago. 

 

More photos of the Lancia appearing in my memories on Facebook. 

Christ, that was a good looking car. It was absolutely fucked like but it was good looking. 

[holbeck]

I had a collection mission lined up for earlier in the week, but had to put it off as I went down with the flu. The vendor was OK  about this and we rescheduled for next week. 

He's just phoned me up and asked if he can return my deposit as someone has crashed into it!

[stuboy]

9 hours ago, egg said:

. Bringing a holiday romance back home often doesn't play out so well!

they gain few lbs(££) and somehow not so attractive

[Jamie]

just won this on ebay- should be alright for humping and dumping boxes to the tip when moving house then probably roffle it after?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-ghia-estate-deisel/223824589312?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2648 

[Eyersey1234]

@jamiechod looks like a nice Mondeo you have bought. Chodspeed with it. 

[Jamie]

might do a collection thread as it is beriut birmingham 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

On 1 January 2020 at 7:09 PM, 64A60 said:

I took the A55 to the (heaving) Stony Stratford Vintage gathering today. Only a 70 mile round trip on A and B roads but the longest distance I've done so far in it. Was mostly ignored by the spectators because dull 50's British saloon but I did have a chat with the neighbour of the previous (now deceased) owner and a chap who owned a identical example in 1968 and wanted a sit inside. I was also interviewed and photographed by someone from Classic Car Weekly so might be in the next issue..

[stuboy]

1 hour ago, jamiechod said:

just won this on ebay- should be alright for humping and dumping boxes to the tip when moving house then probably roffle it after?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-ghia-estate-deisel/223824589312?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2648 

late mk3, they couldve washed and hoovered it out

[Jamie]

2 minutes ago, stuboy said:

late mk3, they couldve washed and hoovered it out

For 360 quid I couldn't care if they'd curled one out on the passenger seat ?

[Vince70]

I took my BMW 318ti in today and it’s failed on emissions again as it has done for the  last four years but normally it scrapes through on a retest but not this time.

I’ve tried all the norm such as sensors plugs, leads, maf & cat etc  over the years but to no avail.

The weird thing is it runs fantastic and is economical and never uses a drop of oil or coolant and I have the same engine in my Z3 and that goes  through the emissions no problem each year and both cars have done similar miles of approximately 65000.

Its at the garage at the moment and they are good so I’m hoping it’s just the cheap cat I fitted about 3 years ago but it’s only done a couple of thousand miles since it was fitted so it’s back to the mini.

 

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, jamiechod said:

just won this on ebay- should be alright for humping and dumping boxes to the tip when moving house then probably roffle it after?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-ghia-estate-deisel/223824589312?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2648 

Nice cars those Mk3 Mondeos - until the fuel pump  / injectors / DMF shart themselves anyway.  Bloody good on fuel and the heated front screen is brilliant on frosty mornings.

[Jamie]

Just now, wuvvum said:

Nice cars those Mk3 Mondeos - until the fuel pump  / injectors / DMF shart themselves anyway.  Bloody good on fuel and the heated front screen is brilliant on frosty mornings.

yeah if i can get a month out of it i'll be happy which i think i'll be fairly unlucky if i dont! It looks to have had a few quid thrown at it at the last MOT so fingers crossed. 

[Cavcraft]

They bridge quite nicely too, probably £225 in that.

 

In other news, a V5 I've been waiting ages for has literally just arrived. Time to finally sort the RFL out...

[dozeydustman]

This one's for @dollywobbler - not even lorries are exempt from the triangle of doom!

Dennis Eagle you have failed.

[adw1977]

1 hour ago, jamiechod said:

For 360 quid I couldn't care if they'd curled one out on the passenger seat ?

But you would draw the line at them doing it on the driver's seat?

[Jamie]

1 minute ago, adw1977 said:

But you would draw the line at them doing it on the driver's seat?

i guess so, it could play havoc with the heated/cooled leather so not about that on my commute.

[Jamie]

3 hours ago, jamiechod said:

just won this on ebay- should be alright for humping and dumping boxes to the tip when moving house then probably roffle it after?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Mondeo-ghia-estate-deisel/223824589312?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2057872.m2748.l2648 

also just noticed bonus chod on owners drive....

 

[wuvvum]

Evidently a man (or lady) of taste.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

2 hours ago, Vince70 said:

I took my BMW 318ti in today and it’s failed on emissions again as it has done for the  last four years but normally it scrapes through on a retest but not this time.

I’ve tried all the norm such as sensors plugs, leads, maf & cat etc  over the years but to no avail.

The weird thing is it runs fantastic and is economical and never uses a drop of oil or coolant and I have the same engine in my Z3 and that goes  through the emissions no problem each year and both cars have done similar miles of approximately 65000.

Its at the garage at the moment and they are good so I’m hoping it’s just the cheap cat I fitted about 3 years ago but it’s only done a couple of thousand miles since it was fitted so it’s back to the mini.

 

Is it worth chucking some snake oil in it? We've got a 2.0 Beetle cabriolet that failed its emissions , put a can of Cataclean in and it scraped through, well worth £15 or whatever, the place I use swear by it, reckon it gets , on average , a car a day through.

[320touring]

I imagine the 318iS would respond positively to a good ragging to get the cat nice n toasty..

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 1/8/2020 at 9:17 AM, Six-cylinder said:

Opening the FoD for camping during FoTU is no use this year and getting your Free breakfast at the Silvers isn't going to work either, so I am thinking we should find another event local to FoD (Buckingham) as a focus for opening the field for camping on a different date.

Any ideas?

you could celebrate the opening of a paper bag they'll still come! ?